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Book Title: Bean’s History And Directory Of Nevada County, California

SCHOOLS OF GRASS VALLEY TOWNSHIP.

  The Trustees of Grass Valley School District are Wm. K. Spencer. C. Conaway
and E. W. Roberts. They contemplate the erection of a school building the
present season, at a cost of $7,000. It is their purpose to transfer the High
School to this building, when completed. The rapidly increasing demand for
admission to the public schools, keeping pace with the increasing facilities
offered by the School Trustees, in the construction of buildings and in the
employment of efficient and competent teachers, promise to place the public
schools of Grass Valley, by another year, second to none in the State.

High School.

  The High School building was erected in 1856, at an expense of $5,000, and is
pleasantly located on School street, and the grounds inclosed contain about four
acres; B. F. Welch, principal. Number of names on school roll, fifty-five;
average daily attendance, forty-five.

Winchester School.

  This is the Intermediate School. The building is pleasantly located on
Winchester street; was erected in 1864 at a cost of $1,500, including grounds,
which contain about three-fourths of an acre; M. B. Potter, teacher. Has on the
school roll one hundred names, with an average daily attendance of eighty.

Primary School.

  This school is kept in the same building as the High School: Miss Marion
Marsh, teacher. Whole number of scholars on the roll, ninety; average daily
attendance, sixty-five.

Pike's Point School

  The building is located on Union Hill street, and was erected in 1866, at a
cost of $1,800. The grounds inclosed contain about one acre; Augustus Moore,
teacher. Eighty-three names on the roll, with an average daily attendance of fifty.

Mrs. Coleman's School

  This is a successfully conducted private school, located on Church street,
where all the principal English branches, and music, are taught; Mrs. Coleman,
teacher. Average daily attendance, thirty.

Mrs. Rider's School.

  On the south side of Main street, near Gas Works; Mrs. J. V. Rider, principal,
and Mrs. M. A. Thompson in charge of Primary Department. Higher English branches
and also music taught. Number of names on roll, sixty-five; average attendance,
sixty.

Mrs. Aldersey's School.

  At the family residence, on Mill street, near Gold Hill mill. Number of pupils
on school roll, thirty, and average attendance about the same. English branches
taught, also the languages and instrumental music.

Mrs. Harvey's Select School

  This school, on School street, is successfully conducted by Mrs. Harvey,
assisted by Miss Florence Edwards. Music and all the principal English branches
taught. Average daily attendance, thirty.

Allison Ranch School.

  This School District was organized in 1S85, and the building erected the same
year at a cost of $2,000. Number of children enrolled, seventy-eight; average
daily attendance, sixty-five. All the English branches taught. The school is
under the control of Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Startsman. Moses Remington, District
Clerk, Postoffice address, Grass Valley.

Forest Springs School.

  This district school, unclassified, is under the management of B. J. Watson.
The school house was erected in 1864, at an expense of $1,500. Number on roll,
thirty-seven; average daily attendance, thirty-five. District Clerk, W. H.
Stephens, Post-office address, Grass Valley.


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Bean’s History and Directory of Nevada County, California

CONTAINING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, WITH
SKETCHES OF THE VARIOUS TOWNS AND MINING
CAMPS, THE NAMES AND OCCUPATION OF
RESIDENTS; ALSO, FULL STATISTICS
OF MINING AND ALL OTHER
INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES.

COMPILED BY EDWIN F. BEAN.

PRINTED AT THE DAILY GAZETTE BOOK AND JOB OFFICE,
1867.

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