School: Epps
Submitted by:Carolyn Avery  
Source: West Carroll Gazette  15 March 1934




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                 EPPS SCHOOL HISTORY COMPILED

In the year 1893, a family by the name of Louis moved into the community
of New Hope, which was located 1 1/2 miles east of the small village
of Calvit. In this community of New Hope lived a few frontier settlers
who were very proud of their school. This school was made of wood and 
consisted of one room.  This small building served as the school house
until 1908, when it burned at night.  When the fire was discovered the 
building was so far gone that it could not be saved.

Of course, no thriving community can be complete without a school, so 
in the year of 1909, Mr. Leon LeFever of Monroe was hired to construct
a new building. This building seemed doomed for destruction, for only 
three teachers taught there. Miss Rundells in 1909 and 1910; Miss Flor-
ence Everettin 1911; Miss allida Perice in 1912. In the summer of 1912 
this building was destroyed by a storm, which scaattered destruction
over the community.

The next year the people hardley knew what to do about the school, 
but it was decided to hold school in a little shack about one hundred
yards north of the building with the pine trees in front of it, on the
place now belonging to Mr. Jones. 

This school was taught by a girl reared by Mr. Jessie Warner. She was 
an orphan who did not know anything about her parents, so she called
herself Jessie Warner, in honor of her foster father.  Miss Warner
taught there from 1912 to 1914.

Now during all these 31 years and the fourteen years before this Louis
family moved into the New Hope community, another small school was being
taught at the Sharplin school, which was located 1 1/2 miles west of the 
little town of Calvit. This was in 1889 and school was taught in Mr. H.
H. Sharplin's one-room building, which was later used as a blacksmith
shop. In 1889, the only year in which this building was used, Miss 
Audis taught this school. The next year,1890, they built a new school
house, it consisting of only one room also.  Miss Myrtis Bradley was 
the first teacher, followed by Miss Kate Armstrong, who taught only 
in the year 1891. The next four years, 1892-1896, Miss Zulla Rence
taught. Then in 1897 Miss Annie Thomas taught a year followed by
Miss Roxie LeFevre, who taught in the year 1898. Miss Clara Rundell 
taught in 1899-1902. The next year for school to be taught in this
building was taught by Mr. Taylor.

After that year a new building was completed and the first teacher 
to teach here was Mr. Fox. He taught for only one year , 1904. The
next year, 1905, Miss Minnie Leggett taught and Miss Julia White 
taught in 1906. the next three years 1907-1910, Miss Rose Kavanaugh 
taught. Mrs. Henry Smith occupied this place from 1910 to 1915.