Dewey School History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="00ac8d92egerdp.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#996600" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Dewey School History<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dewey"><U><B>Dewey School</B></U></A></div> <div> Dewey School was also known as "Blood" school.</div> <bR> <div> Blood District—O. H. Carpenter, M. A. Estey and E. Kerr, directors; O. W. Rose, teacher. </div> <div> Term began November 4th and continues four months. District enumeration fi9, enrollment </div> <div> over fifteen years of ape 5. total 32, present 29. Building aud furniture first-class. Seating </div> <div> capacity 30. The school house Is located near Salem Church nine miles north of Carthage </div> <div> and is one of the best in Preston township. A good pine fence with cedar posts and a neat </div> <div> coal house are the improvements made during the summer. Deportment and recitations are </div> <div> good and show that Mr. Rose is master of the situation. Mr. Estey visited with me.</div> <bR> <div> <I>1878 Jasper County School Report by S. A. Underwood</I></div> <div> <I>A History of Jasper County, Missouri and Its People, Volume 1, page 104, pub. 1912, by Joel Thomas Livingston.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>