Dunn County WI Archives History - Schools .....Forest Grove School-New Haven Township 2013
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According to the Town of New Haven meeting minutes dated April 2, 1867, this 
school was formally known as #9 in the town of Menomonie.  The land for this 
school was donated by the Omaha Railroad Company.
	The first Log school building sat on the town road to the east of where 
this school building sat.  (Later the property becoming the Forseth Farm)  Fire 
destroyed this building and a new one was constructed at a different location.  
The 2nd Forest Grove School building was a one room schoolhouse located in 
section 29 (New Haven Township).  It once sat on the east side of County Road 
V.  The cost of this school building was $152.00
	The original school record books show that the 1st log school house was 
built in 1876, the second school building being built in 1894.  The building 
was remodeled in 1923.

	About 51 students attended this schoolhouse at a time.  The playground 
was well equipped with a Giant Slide, a swing and a teeter-totter.
	Mrs. Lawrence Carver was a music teacher, so she would hold music 
lessons for the students.  She entered them into the County wide competition, 
the students sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot and won first place in the song fest 
competition.
	Dale Lunke taught at Forest Grove School for 2 ½ years.  He boarded 
with the Norman Johnson family.  He left teaching because he was drafted into 
the service. 
Many of the students arrived to school at 7:30 am so that they could get a ball 
game going before the school bell rang.  Sometimes after school a ball game 
between Forest Grove School and Hilson School was arranged.  This was always a 
treat for everyone.
	During the winter months when the wood stove was in the basement, the 
building would be chilly when students arrived in the mornings.  So they would 
play follow the leader around the classroom to warm up. 
	The Forest Grove School was heated with a kerosene stove.  This was 
very welcome to the students; many of whom would bring soup and have a hot 
lunch thanks to the stove.
	Forest Grove School was torn down in 1960 by Art Bygd. 

Teachers of the Forest Grove School are as follows:
1878- Libbie Bull
1879-Hattie Blodgette
1880-Hattie Blodgette
1881-Hattie Blodgette
1882-Hattie Blodgette
1883-Janelle Thurston
1884-J.T. Boardman
1885-Minnie Hays
1886-Lottie Allen
1887-Sarah Thomas
1888-Eugenia French
1889-Grace Wilcox
1890-Effie Cronk and Mary Douglas
1891-Ora Pierson
1892-Maggie Bodette
1893-Minnie French and Emma Morley
1894-Emma Morley
1895-Emma Morley
1896-Eliza Best
1898-Adela Rudow and Eliza Best
1899-Franklin Bunker and  Carl H Hanson
1900-Guy Owen
1902-Elnora Hendrickson
1903-Mae Hunter
1904-Mae Hunter and Alma Anderson
1905-Fay E Flick
1906-Ive James
1907-Pearl Roberts and Lina Baker
1908-Margarette Simons
1909-Miss Schellinger
1910-Katie Wing
1911-Katie Wing
1912-Vera Benner
1913-Laura Anderson
1914-Laura Anderson
1915-May Rassbach
1916-Julia Brevad
1917- Julia Brevad
1918- Julia Brevad
1919- Julia Brevad
1920-Florence Grover
1921-Josie Forseth
1922-Josie Forseth
1923-Josie Forseth
1924-Bertha Traxler
1925-Anna Jensen
1926-Anna Jensen
1927-Anna Jensen
1928-Milton Aasmundrud
1929-Gladys Norrisk
1930-Howard Oleson
1931-George McLeod
1932-George McLeod
1933-Mrs Nils Clements
1934-George McLeod

	Other teachers that years are not exactly known: Dale Lunke, Meachum, 
Lerenz, Gerda Schlough, Louise Bjorkman, Lawrence Carver, and Irene Stuart.


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