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Chase County Kansas Historical
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SHARP'S CREEK SCHOOL
The creek south east of Bazaar was settled by
the Sharp family, so was named Sharp's Creek, as
was the school. In some families, three generations
of Sharps attended from the 1870 or 80's until 1944
when the school was burned by a prairie fire out of
control.
Sometimes there were more than 50 pupils in
attendance. In 1907 when I came to Sharps Creek
there were 32 pupils. The smaller children sat 3
to a desk.
Some of the teachers I recall were Nell Kerwin, Martha Proeger, Mildred Willhite, Etta Shofe,
Percy Edmonds, Katherine Ring, Clara Griffith
Iva Ward, Mattie Waidley, Cecil Hepler, Etta Schwilling, Nellie Patterson, Flora Albin, Clara Stewart, Lonnie Williams, Edgar Starks, Mabel Thompson, Bill Pherigo, Frances Avers, Marice Drummond,
and Doris Norton.
The 32 pupils in 1907 were from the Mercer,
Tarrant, Watchous, Sager, Russell, Sharp, Ward,
Webrenberg, Stewart, Echardt, Galentine, Lawrence, Lamar, and Maddox families.
If school went well for the month the teacher
would let us have a ciphering match or spell down
on the last Friday afternoon. We had parties or
programs on holidays and sometimes community
meetings during the winter. There was a well at
our school but with very little and very poor water,
so we took turns carrying a pail of water at the
noon hour, either from a spring about 1/8th mile
in the J.P. Sharp pasture or 1/4th mile from the
well at Granny Russell's. This was never considered a chore, for you always chose your best
girl or boy friend to help you.
County Supt. Anna E. Arnold's visits were a
highlight in our humdrum school days. She loaned
us books, brought new ideas, told us stories, but
mostly she loved us and we loved her.
By: Orea (Maddox) Cooper
Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972
by Lorna Marvin
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