From "Beyond the Circle"
by Leo Trunt
Published with Permission of the Author
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APPENDIX B ~ SCHOOL TEACHERS
NOTE: While Itasca County school records are well organized, the Atikin County records are difficult to find or non-existent. Most information on the Aitkin teachers has come from interview of residents who lived in the areas where the schools were located. There are records at the Aitkin County Auditor's Department that show retirees of various districts, but do not designate the schools where the teachers taught. Some teachers only taught for a short time. It should be noted that there were many other teachers that were not found by the author, especially in more current times. For more information on schools in southeastern Itasca County, refer to "Prosper, Can You Tell Me More?"
ALLEN LAKE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED QUADNA TWP 52/25
AITKIN COUNTY
Teachers unknown.
BAIN SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED BAIN TWP 50/26
AITKIN COUNTY
(INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS & THE AITKIN AGE)
| 1916-17 |
1917-18 |
1918-20 |
1920-21 |
1921-22 |
| Maude Dilley |
Milley Marsh |
Charlotte Phillps |
Etta Sotton |
Olive Harrington |
|
| 1922-24 |
1924-25 |
| Charlotte Phillips |
Jeanette Bowers |
Blanch Stewart |
Mrs. William Baird |
| 1925-26 |
1926-27 |
| Blanch Stewart |
Mabel Fowlds |
Rose Bolme |
Elizabeth Booker |
| 1927-28 |
1928-29 |
| Charlotte Phillips |
Dorothy Mae Davis |
Dorothy Mae Davis |
Charlotte Phillips |
| 1929-30 |
1930-31 |
| Lois Peddycourt |
Charlotte Phillips |
Charlotte Phillips |
Edna Merritt |
| 1931-32 |
1932-33 |
| Pearl Hanson |
Elsie Northrup |
Pearl Hanson |
Elsie Northrup |
| 1933-34 |
1934-35 |
| Elsie Northrup |
Pearl Hanson |
Pearl Hanson |
Elsie Northrup |
| 1935-36 |
1936-37 |
| Elsie Northrup |
Helen Carlson |
Elsie Northrup |
Helen Carlson |
| 1937-38 |
1938-39 |
| Pearl Hanson |
Elsie Northrup |
Pearl Hanson |
Blanch Stewart |
|
| 1343-44 |
| Oliver Hytinen |
Ethel Hartzburg |
Bill Mollson |
| Clark Burg |
Charles Rhodes |
Rick Grable |
| I. Grable |
Cecilia Kingsley |
Edith Bolme |
|
BALDWIN or LAMKE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED TWP 51/25
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMORIS & INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| Donna Montgomery |
Miss Starling |
Alice Bloomquist |
| Gwendolyn Sutton |
Mrs. Kullhem |
Molly Ramey |
|
BOOT LAKE SCHOOL (First School)
CORNISH TWP 51/23
(PER INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| 1906-07 |
1910-11 |
| Albert D. Coleman |
Esther Wiggins |
|
BOOT LAKE SCHOOL (Second School)
CORNISH TWP 51/23
(PER AITKIN AGE)
| 1927-28 |
1928-29 |
1929-30 |
1930-31 |
1931-32 |
| Alice Hawkinson |
Alice Hawkinson |
Alice Hawkinson |
Marjorie Foster |
Mrs. Arthur Sheets |
|
HAYPOINT or MACVILLE SCHOOL
MACVILLE TWP 51/26
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
| 1900-01 |
1901-02 |
1902-03 |
1904-05 |
| Jonathan J. Gildersleeve |
Fred Allen |
Miss Sailor |
Milla Rowell |
| 1911-12 |
1912-13 |
1914-15 |
- |
| Beatrice Cluff |
Beatrice Cluff |
Lillian Kravig |
- |
| 1921-22 |
| Miss Halverson |
Agnes Haskell |
Olive Chute |
Mabel Johnson |
|
HILL CITY SCHOOL
HILL CITY
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER NEWSPAPER & DISTRICT 48 RECORDS & AITKIN AGE)
| 1900-02 |
1901-03 |
1904-05 |
1906-07 |
| Miss Hanson |
Miss Hutchinson |
Miss L. M. Stewart |
Ruth Turner |
|
| 1907-08 |
1910-11 |
| Ruth Turner |
Mr. Ovestrude |
Mr. Lamson |
|
| 1911-12 |
| L. M. Stewart |
Frances Larson |
Wilma Larson |
Gladys Rea |
|
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
| 1913-14 |
| H. W. Getchell |
Frances Larson |
Leila M. Stewart |
| Miss Schoen |
Miss Ginzel |
Wilma B. Larson |
| Edna Ginch |
Miss Olson |
Hattie Christensen |
|
(PER AITKIN COUNTY AUDITOR)
| 1915-16 |
| Mabel Surratt |
- |
- |
| 1916-17 |
| J. L. Ingraham |
H. R. Walker |
Mabel Surratt
|
| Lois Reid |
Hattie Christensen |
Helma Lind |
| 1917-18 |
| J. L. Ingraham |
H. R. Walker |
Louis Reed |
| Lelah Aiken |
M. L. Harney |
D. A. Grussendorf |
| 1918-19 |
| J. L. Ingraham |
Florence Truce |
Lucia Brown |
|
| Hazel Noble |
Florence Schlennes |
D. A. Grussendorf |
|
| H. R. Walker |
- |
- |
|
| 1919-20 |
| D. W. Hiestand |
J. N. Rautio |
J. L. Ingraham |
|
| Florence Fruze |
Lillian Signer |
Mrs. Ruth Rabey |
|
| 1920-21 |
| D. W. Hiestand |
Agnes Fosmark |
Cleo G. Haugen |
|
| Aileen Green |
Margaret Decker |
Lillian Signer |
|
| Ethel Olin |
Doris Jack |
- |
|
| 1921-22 |
| Elsi M. Hayes |
Agnes Fosmark |
H. R. Walker |
|
| Eithne M. Carroll |
Margaret H. Darling |
O. H. Annestad |
|
| 1922-23 |
| Ruth R. Andrews |
Gladys Blake |
Bertha M. Brown |
|
| Margaret Marsh |
Mary Steuber |
- |
|
| 1923-24 |
| Bertha M. Brown |
Leah LeRoux |
Margaret March |
| Mary Stueber |
- |
- |
| 1924-25 |
| Bertha M. Brown |
Leah LeRoux |
Margaret Marsh |
| Mary Stueber |
- |
- |
| 1924-25 |
| Clara B. Anderson |
Jane O. Cobb |
Norma Hagberg |
| Katherine Healy |
Katherine Kennedy |
Pearl Krause |
| Hattie B. Olson |
- |
H. R. Walker |
| 1925-26 |
| Lillian M. Anderson |
June G. Cobb |
Norma Hagberg |
| Kathleen Healy |
Pearl Krause |
Ruth Naylor |
| Hattie Olson |
Anna Simpson |
Jean Sullivan |
| H. R. Walker |
Miss Stewart |
Mrs. Preston |
| 1926-27 |
| Lillian Anderson |
June J. Cobb |
Margery Hazard |
| Thelma Leean |
Mary E. Longworth |
Ruth Naylor |
| Hattie Olson |
Jean E. Sullivan |
Harold R. Walker |
| 1927-28 |
| Calma Amundson |
Mabel Amundson |
Leila E. Edwards |
| Beatrice Ellis |
Leslie C. Green |
Margerie Hazard |
| Louise A. Lohnen |
Orpha Love |
Hattie R. Olson |
| Lillian Anderson |
Louis Lohrer |
Edna Sorenson |
| Gertrude Zeller |
- |
- |
| 1928-29 |
| Mabel Amundson |
Lillian Anderson |
Beatrice Ellin |
| Olga Halverson |
Floyd Kaskow |
Louise Lohnen |
| Flossie Nelson |
Hattie Olson |
Anastasia Posel |
| Louis Stiles |
Viginis Strickler |
Leita M. Stewart |
| Gertrude Zeller |
- |
- |
| 1929-30 |
| Mabel Amundson |
Alma Ballman |
Helen Bede-Principal |
| Esther Hauge |
Lucille Johnson |
Floyd Kaslow |
| George Keenan |
Flossie Nelson |
Leila Steward |
| Flossie Torrens |
Louise Lahren |
- |
| 1930-31 |
| Ruth Alta Catlin |
Helen Bede |
Hazel Cowling |
| Lucille Johnson |
Floyd W. Kaslow |
Louise Lohron |
| Dorothy Reeves |
Louis Stiles |
Flossie Torrcess |
| J. Orlean Wick |
- |
- |
| 1931-32 |
| Helen Baker |
Alta R. Catlin |
Lucille Johnson |
| Floyd Kaslow |
Louis Stiles |
Alice Sailer |
| Lila Stewart |
Flossie Torrens |
- |
| 1932-33 |
| Helen Baker |
Alta R. Catlin |
Lucille Johnson Boleman |
| Antoinette L. Lohren |
Bernice Parker |
Louis Stiles |
| R. F. Smith |
Lila Stewart |
Alice Sailer |
| Flossie Torrens |
Supt. F. J. Wallace |
- |
| 1933-34 |
| Helen B. Baker |
Lucille Boleman |
Alta R. Catlin |
| Gloyd Kaslow |
Marie Mynster |
Bernice Parker |
| Louis Styles |
R. E. Smith |
Lila Stewart |
| Alice Sailor |
Flossie Torrens |
F. J. Wallace |
| 1934-35 |
| O. W. Ecklie |
R. W. Kaslow |
Betty Mills |
| Marie Mynster |
Bernice Parker |
Alice Sailor |
| Leila Stewart |
Lois Stiles |
Flossie Torrens |
| F. J. Wallace |
- |
- |
| 1935-36 |
| Sophie Blatnik |
Oscar W. Ecklie |
Floyd W. Kaslow |
| Elizabeth A. Mills |
Marie L. Mynster |
Bernice V. Parker |
| Alice I. Sailer |
Leila M. Stewart |
Lois R. Stiles |
| Flossie Torrens |
Frank J. Wallace |
- |
| 1936-37 |
| Sophie Blatnik |
O. W. Ecklie |
Edith Hessler |
| Floyd W. Kaslow |
Elizabeth Mills |
Bernice Parker |
| Alice L. Sailer |
Leila Stewart |
Lois Stiles |
| Flossie Torrens |
Frank J. Wallace |
- |
| 1937-38 |
| Sophie Blatnik |
O. W. Ecklie |
Edith B. Hesser |
| F. W. Kaslow |
Elizabeth Mills |
Bernice Parker |
| Alice I. Sailer |
Leila Stewart |
Lois R. Stiles |
| Flossie Torrens |
Frank J. Wallace |
-
|
| 1938-39 |
| F. J. Wallace |
Edith Hesser |
Alice Sailer |
| 1939-40 |
| Alice Sailor |
Edith Hesser |
Frank J. Wallace |
| 1940-41 |
| Mildred Gulden |
Loretta Tyman |
Frank Joseph Wallace |
| 1941-42 |
| Beatrice Adele Jackson |
Loretta Tyman |
Frank Joseph Wallace |
| 1942-43 |
| George H. Johnston |
Frank Joseph Wallace |
- |
|
(PER INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| Eileen Bergeron |
Mrs. Les Hink |
Phillip Lamke |
Mrs. Glen Nylander |
Glen Saylor |
|
HUDDLESTON SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED TWP 52/24
(PER INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| Mrs. Boese |
Henrietta Taylor |
|
LANGE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED QUADNA 52/25
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
Teachers unknown
MARTIN SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED QUADNA TWP 52/25
(PER HILL CITY NEWS)
1920-22 ~ Lula Nobel
MT. VIEW, MORGAN OR BETTY SCHOOL,
UNORGANIZED QUADNA TWP 52/25
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
| Mrs. Kaslo |
Miss Reynolds |
Miss Beade |
| Mrs. Ed Reynolds |
Hazel Noble |
Elizabeth Lalaberte |
| Ruth Dyson |
Elsie McDonnell |
Edna Naylor |
| Jenett McDonald |
- |
- |
|
O'BRIEN, NORTH LEMAY OR WHITE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED SHOVEL LAKE TWP 52/27
Teachers Unknown
RABEY SCHOOL
RUTH TWP 52/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| 1915-16 |
1917-18 |
1918-19 |
| Florence (Young) Rice |
Alice Gustafson |
Gertrude Brock |
| 1920-21 |
1921-22 |
1922-23 |
| Helen Vail |
Alice Jacobson |
Margaret McDonald
Miss Kohler |
| 1924-25 |
1932-33 |
1934-35 |
| Marie Harner |
Esther Phillips |
Esther Everson |
| 1935-36 |
1936-37 |
1937-38 |
| Miss Buhtala |
Olga Grimsbo |
Carrie Bogie |
| 1938-39 |
1939-40 |
- |
| Hildur Lundquist |
Jennie Sahlstein |
- |
| OTHERS |
| Elsie Heinen |
Florence (Young) Rice |
Margaret Walters (2 years) |
| Sadie Niesh (2 years) |
Pauline Sheppard |
Hermione Sanden |
| Miss Douglas |
Margaret Phillips |
- |
|
MT. VIEW, MORGAN OR BETTY SCHOOL,
UNORGANIZED QUADNA TWP 52/25
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
| Mrs. Kaslo |
Miss Reynolds |
Miss Beade |
| Mrs. Ed Reynolds |
Hazel Noble |
Elizabeth Lalaberte |
| Ruth Dyson |
Elsie McDonnell |
Edna Naylor |
| Jenett McDonald |
- |
- |
|
O'BRIEN, NORTH LEMAY OR WHITE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED SHOVEL LAKE TWP 52/27
Teachers Unknown
RABEY SCHOOL
RUTH TWP 52/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| 1915-16 |
1917-18 |
1918-19 |
| Florence (Young) Rice |
Alice Gustafson |
Gertrude Brock |
| 1920-21 |
1921-22 |
1922-23 |
| Helen Vail |
Alice Jacobson |
Margaret McDonald
Miss Kohler |
| 1924-25 |
1932-33 |
1934-35 |
| Marie Harner |
Esther Phillips |
Esther Everson |
| 1935-36 |
1936-37 |
1937-38 |
| Miss Buhtala |
Olga Grimsbo |
Carrie Bogie |
| 1938-39 |
1939-40 |
- |
| Hildur Lundquist |
Jennie Sahlstein |
- |
| OTHERS |
| Elsie Heinen |
Florence (Young) Rice |
Margaret Walters (2 years) |
| Sadie Niesh (2 years) |
Pauline Sheppard |
Hermione Sanden |
| Miss Douglas |
Margaret Phillips |
- |
|
SHEETS OR WEST SCHOOL
CORNISH TWP 51/23
(PER AITKIN AGE)
| 1927-28 |
1928-29 |
1929-30 |
| Mrs. Earl Conlow |
Mrs. Earl Conlow |
Helga Jarpe |
| 1930-31 |
1931-33 |
1933-34 |
| Irma Cornish |
Closed |
Mercedes Johnson
Stella Prebish (took over) |
| 1934-35 |
1935-36 |
- |
| Emma Piispanen |
Esther Meldaus |
- |
|
SHOVEL LAKE SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED SHOVEL LAKE 52/27
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS,
SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS, AITKIN
Old Wood School
| 1912-13 |
1913-14 |
1914-15 |
| Ethel Lind |
Ethel Lind |
Ethel Lind |
| 1918-19 |
1919-20 |
1920-21 |
| Miss Scanlon |
Ethel Loin |
Meda Dyson |
| 1923-24 |
1924-25 |
- |
| Mrs. Lillian Lester |
Edith Olson |
- |
|
Brick School
| 1925-26 |
| Minnie Dunn |
Harriet Kinney |
| 1926-27 |
| Harriet Kinney |
Minnie Dunn |
| Hosea Gritten: janitor and bus driver |
Richard Flood: bus driver |
| 1927-28 |
| Harriet Kinney |
Minnie Dunn |
| 1928-29
|
| Harriet Kinney |
Sabina Swiderski |
| 1929-30
|
Harriet Kinney
then Nellie Rothlisberger |
Sabina Swiderski |
| 1930-31
|
| Harriet Kinney |
Miss Hendrickson-Principal |
| 1931-32
|
| Harriet Kenny |
Mrs. Swenson |
| 1932-33
|
| Harriet Kenny |
Stella Prebish |
| 1933-34
|
| Monte Jarvi |
Grace Underwood |
| 1934-35
|
| Monte Jarvi |
Grace Underwood |
|
| OTHERS:
|
| Mrs. A. Challman |
Rose Hall |
Marie Kenny |
| Jeanette Williams |
Thelma Hendrickson |
Nellie Rothlishberger |
| Bud Lemire |
Florence Butler |
Minnie Chord |
| Morris Zaffke |
Rose Hall |
Ann Paulson |
| Kay Kelley |
Roth Sargent |
Gertrude O'Neil |
| Elsie Kohler |
Edith Von Krough |
Elster Peterson |
| Jerry Williams |
Dora Hill |
- |
SWATARA SCHOOL
MACVILLE TWP 51/26
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS & AITKIN AGE)
| 1924-26 |
| Inga Halverson |
| 1926-27 |
| Harriet Millard, Miss Barr, Miss Larson |
| 1927-28 |
| Rebecca Holton-Principal 7&8 |
Charlotte Bowers-5&6 |
| Jeanette Bowers, 3&4 |
Ellen Nyberg, 1&2 |
| 1928-29 |
| Eva Norris, 7&8 |
Miss Kicks, 5&6 |
| Charlotte Bowers, 3&4 |
Rebecca Holtan, 1&2 |
| 1929-30 |
| Mr. Peterson |
Mrs. Oliver
|
| 1930-31 |
| Bena Englund, Primary |
Lucile Winblad, 3&4 |
| Marian Goewey, 5&6 |
Mr. Hardwick, Superintendent, 7&8 |
| Note: 103 pupils enrolled and 24 going to Hill City
High School |
| 1931-32 |
| Herman Hulin, Hazel Hulin, Ann Boucher |
| 1949-50 |
| Minnie Chord |
- |
| 1955 |
| Mrs. Capitola Montgomery |
- |
| 1963-64 |
| Mrs. Paul Otten |
Mrs. Cecelia Kingsley |
|
| OTHERS: |
| Joe Knapp |
Sarah Kenny (Mrs. Joe Knapp) |
Freeman Wold
|
| Mrs. Freeman Wold |
Miss Dahl |
Miss Bruninga
|
| Henrietta Blaszak (Mrs. Florian Bielejeski) |
Mamie Sarja |
Gwendolyn Sutton
|
| Pearl Young |
Olive McPheeters |
Guy Lumley |
| Francis Wickstrom |
Marian Tilterquist |
Mrs. Conrad Hilbert |
| L. D. Peterson |
Earl Hardwick |
Bina Englund |
| Lucille Windblad |
Mrs. Irene Klennert |
Mets Neilson |
| Hazel Mattson |
Evelyn Souser |
Margaret Overguard |
| Charlott Bower |
Jeanette Bower |
Rebecka Holton |
| Lili Louma |
Lillian Brunings |
Irene Hicks |
| Marian Golway |
Mabel Ward |
Miss Hermanson |
|
TASKEY SCHOOL
UNORGANIZED QUADNA 52/25
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS)
Teachers unknown
THOMPSON OR SALL SCHOOL
CORNISH TWP 51/23
(PER AITKIN AGE)
| 1927-28 |
1928-29 |
1929-30 |
| Marjory Foster |
Marjory Foster |
Miss Moork
Irma Moritz (Dec. To June) |
|
OLD VERDON SCHOOL
(West of Mississippi River)
VERDON TWP 51/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| 1898-03 |
1912-13 |
| Minnie (Lingroth) Wiggins |
John Anderson |
| OTHERS: |
| Mrs. A. M. Riggs |
Della (Strom) Johnson |
| Nina (Wells) Stillman |
Mildred (Woodcock) Wiggins |
|
TEACHERS OF SCHOOL #1
BARTON SCHOOL
VERDON TWP 51/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER VERDON SCHOOL REUNION BOOK)
| 1916-? |
1920-21 |
| Mabel Hall |
Nina Barber |
| 1922-23 |
1924-25 |
| Mildred Wiggins |
Rachel Chapman |
| 1925-26 |
1927-28 |
| Annie M. Mortl |
Sedsel Christensen |
| 1928-30 |
1933-34 |
| Ester Larson Wiggins |
Adeline (Swanson) Roseberg |
| 1934-35 |
1936-37 |
| Brigett (Finnerty) Wiggins |
Effie DeMars |
| 1937 |
| Josephine Bronzye (2 weeks) |
Grace McRandle |
|
| 1937-38 |
| Nina Barber |
Agnes Kovack |
Frank Riggs |
Anne Wenski |
| 1939-41 |
1942-43 |
| Clara Robinson |
Esther Impala |
|
TEACHERS OF SCHOOL #2
PATTERSON SCHOOL
VERDON TWP 51/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER VERDON SCHOOL REUNION BOOK)
| 1914-15 |
1916-17 |
1919-20
|
| Mrs. C. A. (Theresa Holden) Jacobson |
Miss Casner |
Wilma (Ray) Barton Frank Riggs |
| 1921-22 |
1922-23 |
1923-24
|
| Miss Rom Esther Schularick |
Lempi M. Hesso |
Fammy (Gorshuch) Angermo |
| 1924-25 |
1925-26 |
1926-27
|
| Emily (Wallen) Oja |
Esther (Larsen) Wiggins |
Margaret Gustafson |
| 1927-28 |
1929-30 |
1930-31
|
| Sadie (Mannila) Running |
Virginia Saunders |
Velma Ahonen |
| 1931 |
1933-34 |
1935-36
|
| Sadie Heikkila |
Ann (Winski) Stanley |
Rachel (Chapman, Wold) Stevenson |
|
TEACHERS OF SCHOOL #3
WESTON - GRIMSBO SCHOOL
VERDON TWP 51/24
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER VERDON SCHOOL REUNION BOOK)
| 1926-? |
1928-29 |
1929-30 |
| Clara M. Fletcher |
Mabel Robertson |
Ruth (Hartman) Johnson |
| 1930-31 |
1932-33 |
1933-34 |
| Glendora Nichelson |
Henry Oberg |
Ella Dishington |
| 1934-35 |
1935-36 |
1936-37 |
| Grace Engstrom |
Stella Prebish |
Edith VonKrough |
| 1937-38 |
1938-39 |
1941-42 |
| Lillie Lillebeck |
Emma Watsula
Minnie MacKinzie |
Agnes Kovack
Mrs. Parker |
| 1942-43 |
1943-44 |
1944-45 |
| Lucille Kullium |
Nora Sarff |
Miss Rathburn |
|
WILLOW RIVER OR JEWETT SCHOOL
MACVILLE TWP 51/26
AITKIN COUNTY
(PER SCHOOL DAYS MEMOIRS & INTERVIEWS WITH RESIDENTS)
| 1914-15 |
1932-33 |
1932-32 |
| Miss O'Brien |
Adeline Ryden (Dix) |
Edna McGown |
| Also: |
| Minnie Marsch |
Edith Olson |
Miss Turngren |
| Ruby Rhodes |
Mrs. Ray McPheeters |
- |
|