Randolph County AlArchives History - Schools .....The History Of Ofelia School 2022
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The Ofelia School dates back to at least the early-1870's. The two-story 
building was two large rooms. The Rueben Mason Lodge was on the top floor and 
the Ofelia school on the bottom floor. 

In 1869 Daniel & Charlotte Sharp donated the 10 acres land for the church & 
school.

The students always planted a flower garden near the school. The children took a 
lot of pride in the school and the grounds. 

Teachers: [Not a complete list] 
1896: Prof. Grover 
1897: Prof. Strickland 
1902: Lorenzo Leftwich, Teacher
1905: Mr. Richard Thomas, Teacher and Mr. R.H. Harris, Teacher
1906: Mr. Carl C. Smith was the principal. There were about 175 pupils. 
1907: W.Z. Hodge, Teacher. 
1908: W.Z. Hodge, Teacher. 
1909: Mr. R.H. Harris, Principal/Teacher.
1910: Mr. Reuben H. Harris, Principal/Teacher.
1911: Mr. R.H. Harris, Principal/Teacher.
1912: Miss. Bessie Cofield, Teacher.
1914: R.R. Hunt, Principal/Teacher, Miss. Maudie McCain 1st asst. and Miss. 
Mattie Edwards 2nd asst.
1915: R.R. Hunt, Principal/Teacher and Miss Maudie McCain.
1916: R.R. Hunt, Principal/Teacher, Mr. Harmon Teacher, Miss. Snow Teacher Miss. 
Sudduth Teacher and Miss. Onie Taylor [Music]
1918: Mrs. Carrie L. Stewart, Teacher; Miss. Ethel Landers, Teacher; Mr. Pate 
Landers, Teacher and Miss. Clara Stovall, Teacher.
1919: Miss. Dora Ayres, Teacher.
1920: Mr. John Lucas, Teacher and Miss. Dora Ayres, Teacher.
1925: E.H. Harmon, Principal/Teacher.

Mar-1926: The Ofelia school/Mason Lodge caught fire. The rest of the school term 
was held in the church. The Ofelia school was consolidated along with several 
other schools to New Site school. 
New Site school was built in the late 1920's it was located on top of the hill 
on road between the Ofelia voting house and the old Kelly cemetery is today on 
County Road 57. 

Notice in the Lineville Headlight:
On August 16th [1926] the trustees of Dingler school will sell to the highest 
bidder the old school building. On that same day the trustees of Dingler, Mt. 
Gilead and Ofelia school will let the contact for a new school building
which will be known as "New Site" to the lowest bidder. All interested be 
present. Trustees: Dingler, Mt. Gilead and Ofelia. 

Some of the surnames of the children attending Ofelia School were:
Adamson 
Bean
Burrow
Carter
Cockrell
Dingler
Floyd
Heard
Hendon
Knight
Morrow
Warren
Willingham
Yates
Young


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