Dunn County WI Archives History - Schools .....Peaceful Valley School-New Haven Township November 2, 2013
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School district number 7 was known as Peaceful Valley.

	According to the Town of New Haven Meeting Minutes, this school 
district was formed on September 10, 1870.  The land for it was donated by John 
Hay.  The name of the school was at that time “Connorsville School”.  Later on 
the name was changed to Peaceful Valley.  The school was located right below 
New Haven Cemetery.  Since it was located right below a cemetery the “big kids” 
always told the younger kids that the rain wasn’t good because it came down 
from the dead people.

	This school house was a large one room building with one teacher.  The 
building had a large front door entrance and about 16 steps.  Upon entering the 
building there was a large hallway.  The bathroom was located to the left side 
of the hallway.  The main room had a good sized “gymnasium” to it.  A furnace 
room was located in the school and the older boys took care of keeping the 
fires going.  At one time there were any where from 23-32 students.  There was 
a full basement under this structure.  In later years this school had chemical 
toilets.  The furnace sat in the upstairs right next to the teacher’s desk. 
	The playground equipment was that of a swing and sleds. 
	On April 16 1881, the teacher was J. W. Best.  There were 32 students 
attending this school.  Jessie Carman, Cora Hutchinson, Abner Hay, Samuel Best, 
Charles Carman, Burnett West, Willie Lord, Joel Roberts, Mary Hay, Eunice 
James, Bird Clark, Mary Monteith, Lewis James, Elizabeth James, William 
Montieth, Jerome Cook, Elmer James, Wesley James, William Hay, John Hay, Lois 
James, David Connor, Georgie French, Emma Wait, Judith Best, Sylvia Best, Lulie 
Hay, Frances Cook, Sadie Lord, Warren Landt, Edwin Cook, Samuel Hutchinson
	Other teachers were Mrs. Kemp, Louise Bjorkman, Olive Boda, Phyliss 
Score, Frieda Canfield, Mrs. Fraher, and Elizabeth Podoll.
	The school closed in 1958,

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