The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-02-16

Miss Elizabeth " Stone was granted
certificate July 18th. 1843. Other early
teachers were licensed as follows: II.
P. Ferris, Dec. IL, 1843; Clarinda Dean,
May 4, 1874; Martin Miller. Feb IA,
1916; Darius NJ. Robinson, Nov. l845;
Misses Mary Ann Skinner, Sophia
Wetherill, Catherine Bodne, Julia Ann
Barnes. May, l845 Maria A. Herrick,
Thomas E. Young. Dec, 1845; Sarah
Johnson, Clarissa Johnson, Ezra B.
Sparks. William H. Harrison, 1916; Car
oline A Johnson, Margaret Robinson,
William 7. Van !Tuyle, Mary l.. Rome,
1847; Amelia N. Fitch, Melissa Pattee,
1848
During the year 1916, there were in
the township of Vienna. children of
school age SAT; those who attended
school during the year, 5ll; number of
school houses in township. IL; frame
houses, IL; seating capacity of school
houses, 737 value of school property,
S5, $50; graded schools, 2; m ale teachers
employed during the year, 6; female
teachers, l6; .nonth taugh, ,y males,
SO; months ta ght by females, 62A;
paid male tnschers. 5l252; paid female
eachers, 81 .e8.
The land Tor the present school
ground, one-half acre, was bought of
Hiram Hurd for fifty dollars ($50). jan
uary ", 1855.
School district No. l, Vienna, was or
ganized in the YEAR 1856, at which time
there were more inhabitants in Pine
Run than there is today.
There were TWO school houses in Pine
Run at this time. One was built on
Clinton St. and one on Walnut ST.,
which is the main road to Clio now.
For long time it was little wood
colcred building.
stood out little ways from the school
house that they used for wOodshed.
They used the one room building for a
long time, but the time came when
they wanted an addition, so the build
| ing that was used for a woodshed was
moved up and built on the room which
they used for school house. THEN the
school house vas painted white on the
outside and light gray on the inside
The first school house was not pre-
vided with the modern equipments
that today are necessary to make a sue
cessful school The only regist rs that
could he found was as far back NJ 1865
The first director OF the present
school, beginning in 1866, was Russell
Johnson. who afterwards was postma-
ter in Clio. The first teacher was Miss
Emma Parmeee The moderator and
treasurer were Charles L. Cole and John
Phillips
When the school house was first
built The desks the children had to use
were long benches built around the
room. And years later they had big
double seats When the teacher was
not looking the boys or girls would cut
their names on the seats, and wall,
some of which are still to be seen. The
big boys would get the registers and
mark them up.
The children did about as they
pleased. The little children were not in
the same room with the big children.
If boz or girl wanted to go in the
same room with the big boys and girls
all he had to do was to bring a fourth
grade reader sand go with the big chill.
dren. If he did not like the teacher he
would take his fourth reader home ano
bring third grade reader back tc
school and go in the room with the lit
tie children.
Some of the first teachers were
Amanda Smis, Emma Parmelee, Aman.
da Phillips, Nettie Hurd, Abiram Sails.
bury, Janett uurd, Gertrude Salisbury
and Isaac Delano. At this time they
had school the year round, four month:
in fall and winter, four months in spring
and two months in summer. The fol
lowing is list of teachers since 1865:
1866 1867
Seth Beden Aurelia Hoston
Nettie Hurd Eta Tenny
M. +. Stanton Richard Halstead
Nettie Hurd
1868 1869
Carrie Smith Jennie Rush
Libbie Hinkley George Beasley
Laura Beden Matte Montgomery
Rosanna Whitehouse
1870 1871
Laura Riddle j. G.. Mccormick
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