My native land (mea patria): a story of Uxbridge Township Barnes County, North Dakota, with supplement

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: North Dakota State Library 2014
• Subjects: Cummings; Maurice; Skidmore; Austfjord*
• Online Access: http://cdm16921.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ndsl-books/id/16421

MY NATIVE LAND 49 entire Uxbridge township then became School District No. 41. Those members of the old boards that resigned were Noah Jarvis, Thomas E. McMillan, and Kasper Wittling of District No. 50, and Christian Christ of District No. 41. In fact, four members resigned. Then the County Superintendent, Minnie J. Nielson, appointed Peter Rumer, as the third member of the new school board for the new Consolidated District No. 41. Mr. Rumer then acted on the board with Frank L. Widdifield and George B. Simpson, until after the June election of 1909, at which time T. E. McMillan was replaced on the board. Mr. McMillan served on the board until 1919. Mr. Widdifield served until 1918, and Mr. Simpson served until his death in 1913. Following Mr. Simpson's death, the vacancy was filled by the appointment of George Oglesby, who served on the board until 1924. The new consolidated school building was completed in the summer of 1909, and that fall on September 6th, it opened. The first teachers were Joseph F. Taylor, principal, and Ruth E. Prime. There was no high school the first term. In 1910, a third teacher, Amelia Gustofson, was added to the faculty and the first year of high school began. The following year, Carrie N. Green and Freda Maurer were elected to the faculty, replacing Ruth E. Prime and Amelia Gustofson, who had resigned. Freda Maurer stayed but one year. In the fall of 1912, Alma H. Berg replaced Freda Maurer and Mona E. Cannell a fourth member was added to the faculty. In the year of 1913, Mrs. Nettie Skidmore replaced Alma Berg as primary teacher, and Hazel B. Baker replaced Carrie Green as teacher in the intermediate room. Mr. Taylor resigned the principalship in the spring of 1915. Mr. Taylor was succeeded by Henry H. Hanson, who was principal for one year, 1915-1916. Other principals were: 1916-1917, Raymond W. McLees: 1917-1918, Frank E. Green; 1918-1919, V. A. Watson; 1919-1920, Maurice C. Kuhlmann; 1920-1921, Charles Hanson, who was the first principal to live in the teacherage, which was built during the summer of 1920. The present steam heating system was installed in the school building that same year. Members of the school board that year were Anton Christ, George Oglesby and August Arvidson. August Arvidson died in 1923, while a member of the board. The wind-charger was installed in 1940. From 1921 to 1923, A. M. Sanderson was principal. He was succeeded by the following: 1923-24, D. M. Dukeman and Sofia Austfjord; 1924-1925, Edward Boehm and Nathan W. Cummings; 1925 to 1934, James DeSchneau; 1934-1935, John J. Cosgrove; 1935-1937, Leslie Taylor; 1937-1939, Cecil B. Risser; and at the present time, 1939-1940, Robert T. Arvidson is principal. The Uxbridge Consolidated School has had the following teachers in the grades: Ruth E. Prime. 1909-1911 Amelia Gustofson 1910-1911 Freda Maurer 1911-1912 Carrie N. Green 1911-1913 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.