Hill County MT Archives History - Schools ....."Gildford Hi-O-Hi" - High School Annual, Gildford, Montana 1930
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Hi Story of Gildford School:  
   Before the year 1910, there was no need for a school in Gildford, since 
the "town" consisted of a box-car depot, one dwelling house, and a post-office 
and store combined.  In 1910, however, a little building, which in later years 
became the Tribune printing office, was utilized for school purposes.  
Instruction was given here for two years, but in the meantime the population 
grew, and more room was needed for housing the pupils.
   In the year 1912, a two-room structure, which is now the lower story of the 
present building, was built,  This was completed in December, but school was 
not begun until the first of the new year, 1913.  
   In 1914, the school officials advertised for bids to enlarge the school 
building to its present size.  This was done, and from that time on there were 
two years of high school, in addition to the grammar grades. 
   No improvements were made in the school nor in the school building for many 
years, but in the fall of 1923 the high school was enlarged to include three 
years of work, and the following year a course in all four years was given.
   There were just four students in the first class which graduated from 
Gildford High (1925):  Alice and Paul Goller and Lyle and Ivan Beeson.  
Graduation exercises were held in the hall above what is now the "Gildford 
Grain and Trading Co." store.  The commencement speaker was E. J. Klemme, of 
the Intermountain Union college at Helena. 
   In 1926 and 1927 there were again only three years of work offered here, 
but the following fall four years were once more added, and this school became 
fully accredited.  New improvements were made; a small building was moved in 
from north of town for the use of the seventh and eighth grades.  This left 
the entire upstairs of the main building for the high school.
   In the spring of 1928, the following were graduated:  Forest Browning, Mary 
Gillet, Martha Sprague and Hortense Stephenson.  Dr. Klemme was again the 
commencement speaker, and the exercises were held in Moore's hall. 
   During the next summer the high school building was remodeled 
considerably.  A typing room was built in, and the office was converted into a 
library.  At the beginning of the 1928 school term, the attendance was larger 
than it had been for some time, but there were only four in the graduation 
class:  Edna Crites, Irene Penniwell, Bonnie Mundhenk and Paul Stephenson.  
the commencement exervises were held in Moore's hall, with Dr. W. H. Spencer 
of Billings delivering the principal address.
   This year the grades had to be divided again, due to lack of room and the 
fifth and sixth grades were moved to the old post-office building, another 
teacher being hired to instruct them. 
   1930 marks the fourth year of graduation classes from Gildford High 
School.  There are only two seniors this year, Belva McKown and Marie Kurtz, 
but we hope to have more next year.  
FACULTY:  Mr. E. T. Hale, Principal
          Mathematics-Latin
          Oberline College, B.A.
          University of Colorado, M.A.

          Miss Lucille J. Donovan
          Comercial-Latin
          University of Minnesota
          St. Benedict's College,B.A.

          Miss Helen L. Castle
          English-History
          University of Montana, B.A.

SENIORS:   Belva McKown
           Marie Kurtz
JUNIORS:   Pearl Miller
           Reuben Kurtz
           Esther Mundhenk
           Lillian Miller
           Orville Hanson
           Ben Sprague
           Loy Hanson
           Albert Wilson
SOPHOMORE: Lola Stevens
           Alice Mundhenk
           Irene Kurtz
           Laverne Stevens
           Raymond Lake
           Myrle Nelson
           Myrtis Hanson
           Vivian Christensen
           Mildred Bennett
           George Grimes
           Myrtis Stevens
           Alvin Mundhenk
           1 unnamed
FRESHMEN:  Earl Hoffbeck
           Alice Penniwell
           Kenneth Wilson
           Roe Browning
           Josephine Thennis

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