ALLEN COUNTY, KY SCHOOLS PETROLEUM SCHOOL Submitted by Sandi Gorin July 18, 2001 Subject: [SCKY] ALLEN CO - PETROLEUM SCHOOL Continuining our look at the old schools in Allen Co; Petroleum School was built in 1935 to serve the Petroleum community of the county. H N FRAIM was the first principal; Mrs B O HINTON and Lula DALTON were the first teachers. Buck Creek and Taylor Schools were incorporated into this school along with their teachers, Nadine Marion DAVIS and Claudius HARRIS. The high school operated until 1942 when the students were transferred to the Allen Co High School. The elementary school continued until 1971 and then consolidated with White Plains and Allen Co Middle School. High school teachers included: Harry FRAIM, Mrs B O HINTON, Dorothy GARROT, Lula DALTON, Mary FRAIM, Claudius HARRIS, Jesse Lee WODWARD and Clara WILLOUGHBY. Elementary teachers included: Nadine Marion DAVIS, Claudius HARRIS, Adele MILLER CHANEY, Mayme SPECK, Juanita HINTON DOWNING, Ovaleta HINTON HAVEN, Mildred BROWN WOODWARD, Mary Lou OGLES HARRIS, Alma OGLES, Ruby LAW, Ruth HINTON MINEYARD, John HOLDER, Merle FOSTER, Imogene FOSTER, Venice McREYNOLDS SEXTON, June DEERING MAYHEW, Winifred FOSTER SPEAR, Grady FOSTER, Celestine WILLOUGHBY GIBBS, Naomi SPENCER and Rachel HARPER. Principals included James SHROPSHIRE, Raymond SEXTON and Wayne MEADOR. The class photo of 1936 shows the following high school students with their teachers: Naoma GRAVES, Della FOSTER, Edith DEVINE, WIlma FROST, Lewis GAINES, Glyndon HELSON, Lured JONES, Ray GARRISON, Lera Mae RICHARDS, Elizabeth TAYLOR, Gwen WILLIAMS, Toyetta MITCHELL, Wilma STONE, Mona Lee WILLOUGHBY, Dean SARVER, Eunice BARBER, Audrey KENNEDY, Lorene PERRY, John James MILLER, Merrill SARVER, Virginia NEWMAN, Clara ANDERSON, Josephine FOSTER, Pearl HARSTON, Lillie May HARSTON, Lena MEADOR, Bailey LYLES, Mary MAYHEW, Mildred ATWOOD, Willie B McCALISTER, Reba Dell MILLER, Margreta MOORE, Irma LYLE, Milton CHISM, Evelyn HINTON, Anna Bell PERRY, Follis TAYLOR, Robert JOHNSON, Imogene FOSTER, Novella KINSLOW, Pauline HINTON, Christine HURT, Reba MAYHEW, Sarah KINSLOW, Lila SNOW, Aline KEPLEY, Pauline MEADOR, Earl BRASWELL, Earl TAYLOR, Don DYSON, Elvis J MITCHELL, Erma Leah FROST, Byron MAYHEW, Raymond WYGAL, Woodrow MILLER, Bryan FOSTER, Kenneth WILLIAMS, Callie CROWE, Aubrey PETTY, Doug BRASWELL, Alm Dean JONES, Hoy GARRISON, Charles PERRY, Clyde BARTON, Earl HENLEY, Elloid BARTON, Lucille BROWN, Virginia LANDRUM, Catherine PETTY, Norman O'NEAL, Theda SNOW, L C CALDWELL, Edgar POWELL, Bryce SMITH, Osco SARVER, George PERRY, Clara SHORES, Vachel RATHER, Ina Mae COOPER. to be concluded next Wed along with Pisgah School. Sandi ********************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. **********************