New Virginia School History

School was first held in a dug out in 1882-1883 or sod house. The first frame school house was built in 1884. In April of 1886 a 12 ft extension was added on. In 1899 a new 20 x 32 ft school house was built. In 1901 – repaired and painted school house. In 1904 the anti room or hall was built on and a book case was built cost 125.00 dollars. In 1907 new desks were bought for $450.00 and the old ones sold for 60 cents apiece. The storm cellar was built in 1912 and the coal house repaired. In 1916 9 mo school started.

Teachers

Years	Teacher	Salary
1883-1884	Nora McCall – first teacher taught 2 mo.
	Mattie McCall – taught 1 mo for Nora
1884-1885	Fr. Brooks – 6 mo	$30.00
“	Mary Robertson – 2 mo	$25.00
“	Jo Brooks – 3 mo	$27.00
1885-1886	Addie McFrittle 2 mo	$30.00
1886-1887	“	“
1887-1888	Aristole Smith	$30.00
1889-1890	S F Bailif	$35.00
1890-1891	Ella Renasberg	$40.00
1891-1892	SS Fisher	$33.00
1893-1894	Belle Spanble	$40.00
1894-1985	Mildred McCall	$65.00
1895-1896	“	$65.00
1896-1897	Retta Able	$30.00
1897-1898	William Fraizer	$40.00
1898-1899	J. M. Scales	$40.00
1899-1900	Mamie Wiedman	$35.00
1900-1901	“	$37.50
1901-1902	Grace Onstat	$35.00
1902-1903	Bruce Payne	$40.00
1904-1905	Della Mccallum	$40.00
1905-1906	E G Peterson	$40.00
1906-1907	Visa Dickerson	$45.00
1907-1908	Blance McCartney	$40.00
1908-1909	Bernice Marker	$45.00
1909-1910	May Dickerson	$45.00
1910-1911	“	$50.00
1911-1912	Clare Dyer
1912-1913	“
1913-1914	Mable Lund	$60.00
1914-1915	Nellie Brooks
1915-1916	Francis Nolan
1916-1917	Homer Fetty	$65.00
1917-1918	Leonard Springer	$70.00
1918-1919	Mildred Arnold	$70.00
	Helen Johnson
1919-1920	Alta Coon	$66.00
1920-1921	Grace Keagle	$90.00
1921-1922	Ella Davis	$100.00
1922-1923	“	$80.00
1923-1924	Pauline Pitney	$80.00
1924-1925	“	$75.00
1925-1926	Alice Whitaker	$70.00
1926-1927	Pauline Hathjen – first teacher in new school house
1927-1928	Mildred Lutz
1928-1929	Gertrude Wiggins
1929-1930	“
1930-1931	Dewey Adams
1931-1932	Maxine McClure	$50.00
1932-1933	Dorthy Arneson	$50.00
1933-1934	Veva Feis	$35.00
1934-1935	Marie James	$45.00
1935-1936	“	$45.00
1936-1937	“	$45.00
1937-1938
1938-1939	Verdell Noble

Closed School
Reopened in 1951

Years	Teacher	Salary
1951-1952	Bernice Marker
1952-1953	Thelma Hasselbacher	$225.00
1953-1954	Mrs. Jean Gilbert – 5 mo Mrs. Jolene Sanger – 4 mo
1954-1955	Mrs. Joan DeBord	$182.50
1955-1956	Miss Jeanette Martin	$172.50
1956-1957	Mrs. Darline Pitney
1957-1958	Mrs. Barbah Bright
1958-1959	Mrs. Joy Pruner
1959-1960	Mrs. Schmalle
1960-1961	Mrs. Ruth Bridges
1961-1962	Mrs. Ruth Bridges
1962-1963	Mrs. Bernice Shackleton
1963-1964	Mrs. Bernice Shackleton
1964-1965	Mrs. Don Burge
1965-1966	Mrs. Don Burge
1966-1967	Mrs. Don Burge
1967-1968	Mrs. Myrtis Alber
1968-1969	Mrs. Myrtis Alber Mrs. John Yost (last six weeks)

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