Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-02

Medoraa Nay Eaf.-How inst our EN-
pire state Il being settled. A few
years ago, befefe Tue sltcing, Billing!
county was larger than many Of thu
European principalfties. The frs
school n the county was, a private
one. In 1855 before the ofganfzatfct
OF the county, the Marquise de Morss
seeing SO many children IN Medota .!
school age, proposed ID the patents
lhet she would furnish a school room
and pay A'teiehef, provided they
would furnish HE board, THIS was
done. 7 do hue recall the nannret. 81
the teacher. but III was innaostaiifsd
by our Old toxnsnsan, Theodore Rooae'
welt. in his Sketches 81 Medora, tn the
early days, as 3, ii who had been
a bar tender, school teacher, and judge
OF probate IN 1856, after the organ.
ization Of the county, a small dwell
ing house, about 1GA BY 20 feet was
rented and the first public school
opened With Miss Ellie Ellison as
teacher. In 1887 the same building
was purchaser BY the school board,
and Miss leila Standiford taught the
term 1888. 4 Mrs. Partridge taught
the term 1888 followed by E S. Foley
and Miss Tina Lee, S9-99, Miss Slack
9o.91, J.. w Foley, Jr. 1892. Miss Fin.
ger 1898, Mr.. Myers 1894, r. X. Foley
1896, Mrs. Eldor 96.s7, Rachael A.
Foley $4,000, Mary r. Foley 19oo-01,
The. foregoing are the earliest teach
ers, %.sk% : q, 2 y s&tfS
The first superintendent was w. T.
Dance, now publishing a paper in
Maryland, followed by Rachael A..
Foley, ST., who died in office. For
some ten years from 1886 Medora
school was the only one in the county.
At some terms not more than four pu.
pills would be In attendance, but never
for a season was the school closed.
In 1899 the old school building was
torn down and a more modern one er.
.ctcd on the old sight, which was used
Until the year 1918, when the present
,taa;iful modern school building was
erected, and an high school organized.
#any children have passed the eighth
Saao in the. Medora school, but not
~ tbs year can we call to mind.
as ,hf.e ever held Commencement
.xt.ti$es" This year the bunch Of
MARRIED women, the cracker.jacks, got
their heads together; rented the town
hall, which they spent two days decor.
ating, ii the class Ecclors, purple and
white, ard d%seoratea the stage with
potted plants The Following rs the
program: =,
Mustc-orcfsra.
: lnvoeation-fnev, M~utct.ik.
Observation-Disclosures Iaa:on aul
Johnston.
Address of Welconc-NNaA Pcder.
SON.. s1kS
The Junior Institute at Fargo A. c..
Melissa Watson.
Trombone solo1-Mr. PcArsson.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address-Geo.
Thommen.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Benham.
Selection-Male. Quartet.
Not For School but For Life We
Learn-Ann Freer
Vocal solo-Mrs. Pehrsson.
Address-Rev. Mutchnik.
Vocal solo,. L. Shutllewclth.
Presentation Of ,Diplomas--Supt. Me
Cullough.
Music-Orchestra. r i
The class from Medora sctocl were:
Hilda Peterson, Anna Freer, .nelissa
Watson, Gecreg Thoman, and Miss
Benham who graduated from
one of the country schools, but at
the exercises here.
After the program a reception was
held, followed by d delicious lunch
which was shared by the whole towns
people. ~
Friday a picnic was given the child.
rem in the same hall, which all in
town and some from the country, at
tended. A sumptuous lunch was serv.
ed to which all in town came; in fact
no family served dinner at home on
this day. The afternoon was spent In
games for the children, dancing for
the older people, and until s p. m.
All remained and enjoyed themselves.
Seldom, If ever, have we spent a more
delightful day; delighted, because all
the childrn were so happy; for the
children it will be a day long remem.
bered. Nowhere DOVE know of such
a bunch as the married women at Me.
dora, for all the pleasure given the
children and others they, and they
alone deserve all the credit.
MIMI cRAGlAT[