School Days in Sherwood in 1889

 From a column in the Sherwood Chronicle, April 8, 1948 -

"THE GOOD OLD DAYS

OUT OF THE PAST

SCHOOL DAYS - 1889

Mr. Emerson (Shelly) Miller got to rummaging around in an old trunk recently, and came upon a folder, entitled 'School Memories," dealing with the Sherwood School for  the term which began on October 7, 1889, and closed on March 14, 1890.  He has since been kind enough to loan the folder to The Chronicle for the purpose of this article.

Mrs. M. M. Farnsworth and Miss Rose Gleason were the teachers, and one of the mottos adopted by the students went as follows:

'If God and your own conscience gives you a good grade, the pencil marks of the whole world cannot reduce your value.'

Mrs. Farnsworth wrote: 'Aim to live so well that the world shall demand your service while living, and learn of your death with regret.'

The folder, printed at the Hicksville Independent, shows that 119 pupils were enrolled for the term - a big responsibility for two teachers, even in that day and age.  

Here are the names:

Willie Blair and Louis Blair  - 

Chas. Bercaw 

Albert Bossler

Luman and William Farnsworth

Coe,  John, and Albert Haver

Peter Hammel

Samuel Kintner

Eddie Marlett

Hollis Miller

Martin Openlander

Clarence Pitts

George Shoe

Alpha Van Meter

Irvin Wolf

Ernest, George and Daniel Whetstone

Emerson Miller

Wilber Shook

Warrie Peach

Edward and Curtis Miller

Chas. Dunigan

Florence and Grace Allendeer

May, Regina, and Hattie Boor

Choe Boyer

Addie Huff

Lydia Huffman

Cora Miller

Elsie Marlett

Estella Mller

Pearl and Lillian Potter

Iona Pitts

Lizzie, Ella and Emma Rock

Bina and Cora Rank

Lottie Buckman

Mary Shoe

Lillian White

Myrtle Wallace

Albert and Grace Marlett

Esta and Vernie Rank

Willie Huffman

Curtis and Lily Haver

Dallas Koons

Elmer Renz

Emma Polry

Carl Weber

Effie Worthington

Henry, Melbourne and Ethel Miller

Broes Bercaw

Era Wheaton

Clara and Charlie Hamel

Onie Adams

Elmer Bloom

Joe Smith

Milo Bowker

Louisa Sprow

Bertha Heller

Alice Byers

Allie Conkle

Yetta Standecker

Bessie Doud

Maud Havlin

Willie Boyer

Arthur Farnsworth

Josie Andrews

Roy Ruckman

Clara Shoe 

Willie Marlett

Bertha, Harvey and Charley Rank

Frank Huffman

Robert and Myrtle Haver

Adam Rigal

Jessie Poiry

Grace Weber

Marty Whetstone

Cory, Elmer, Ada and Elsa Miller

Otto Breeze

Harry Wallace

Willie Hamel

Lottie Pitts

Ray Bloom

John and Peter Smith

Ada Kintner

Erma Heller

Lawrence Creig

Ezra Byers

Julius Standecker

Eethel Havlin

Katie Boyer

Henry Boyer

Clayton Huffman

Willie Ruckman

Fannie Crookton

Charley Allender

*None of the photos are from Sherwood; they were added to show the dress and hair of the students of the time.