Clark County MO Archives News.....History of the School January 1925
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The Tattler
     At a regular March meeting of the Board of Directors of the Wyaconda 
School district, composed of the following directors: E. A. Crandell, M. 
Morgan, Jno R. Hume, Orson Suter, F. A. Londenberg, H. E. Sherwood and M. 
L. Kurtz as treasurer a motion was made and carried to submit a bond issue 
of $4,500.00 (that being the limit they could vote on) for the erection of 
a new building.  The clerk was ordered to post notices of said election to 
be held at a regular meeting in April 1910.  This day turned out to be a 
very rainy day, but a fairly large vote was cast and resulted in plans 
being lid at once for a new building.
     The public school building was auctioned off to the highest bidder, 
which was C. M. Waters and Sam Bowman.  The college building to Dr. J. A. 
Swearingen and the foundation of said building to I. M. Well & Co.  The 
sales totaling about $1,000.00.  Plus the $4,500.00 was all the money 
there was for the new building.
     At this juncture the question was raised whether this sum of money 
would build a building large enough to meet the need of the future.  A 
live wire by the name of Floyd Wilson was delegated to circulate a 
petition to raise additional money for a larger building.  So faithfully 
did he work that in less than a week’s time he had raised $3,500.00 by 
donations.  Then the board named W. F. Schragie as architect, who drafted 
the plans.  Plans and specifications were submitted to six contractors.  
Jno. T. Williford of Kahoka, Mo. being the lowest bidder was awarded the 
building.  Jno. H. Kitchen & Co. of Kansas City, Mo. were the successful 
bidders on the heating plant.
     No accidents of any importance during the construction of the building.  
But all funds were exhausted so extra money was raised to complete the 
work, even to tinting the walls.  Then the question of a well was raised, 
but there was no money for that.  A good Samaritan by the name of Daniel 
W. Adams hearing of the plight offered a young calf for the cause.  F. A. 
Londenberg proceeded to raffle off this said calf.  From this source 
a’most enough was realized to dig the well.  With a little more outside 
help and money enough was raised that the p????nt well was sunk and pump 
installed.
     So the present building was built, which later housed the first 
Consolidated School in the state of Missouri.
     Thus we have school opening on schedule with R. M. Hogan as Supt. 
for the year 1910-1911, the 9th and 10th Grades being added.
     The superintendent for 1911-1912 was C. M. Wise, this term the Junior 
year was added.
     1912-1913 opened with Geo. V. Baskett as superintendent.  In the 
spring of 1912 the district went from an Independent District to 
Consolidated District No. 1, also the Senior year was added, thus under 
Supt. Baskett we have the first graduating class composed of four girls 
and one boy.
In 1913-1914 School opened with G. V. Baskett, Supt. Eight graduations.
In 1914-1915 School opened with F. M. Beach as Superintendent. 
Eight graduating.
1915-1916 school opened with Jno. L. Carter as superintendent.  
Twelve graduating.
1916-1917 school opened with John L. Carter as superintendent. 
Ten graduating.
1917-1918 school opened with Jno. L. Carter as superintendent.  
Nineteen graduating.
1918-1919 school opened with Milton Patterson as superintendent. 
Fourteen graduating.
1919-1920 school opened with M. B. Platz as superintendent.  
Eighteen graduating.
1920-1921 school opened with Mary A. Fiddler as superintendent.  
Twenty-seven graduating.
1921-1922 school opened with Lee H. Morris as superintendent.  
Seventeen graduating.
1922-1923 school open with Lee H. Morris as superintendent.  
Thirteen graduating.
1923-1924 school opened with W. H. Cordle as superintendent.  
Fourteen graduating.
1924-1925 school opened with Walter C. Beard as superintendent.  
The Senior Class of 1924-25 has twenty-one members, composed of nine 
boys and twelve girls.



Additional Comments:
The Tattler Volume 1. Number 1, Wyaconda Missouri, January 1925, Page 1, 
column 2, 3, and bottom ¼ of 4. Note: The school was at the corner of Clark 
St. and Main St. in Wyaconda.


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