Mound No. 35

Mound School District No. 35 was established in 1869, when the first building of native stone was built. This original location was at the southeast corner of E. 300 Rd and N. 1400 Rd. on one acre of land deeded by Amelia and Charles Smith to the school board members of District No. 35, then known as "Scouten", or "Mound" or "Mount View."

According to Goldie Piper Daniels in "Rural Schools and Schoolhouses of Douglas County, Kansas" some early teachers to my records were Miss Connole, Effie Taylor, Mr. Green, Mr. Telmas, and X.J. Kennedy. A new wood framed building was built in 1894.

For the term of 1897-98 two school board members were of record; H.E. Swadley and Michael Roller. Teaching 52 students was Edna Pryor, followed by D.C. Fisher teaching 42 students the following term. For the 1898-99 term the school was known as "Mount View." The teacher for the next term was T.J. Fisher with William Shaw, Michael Roller and M.L. Kennedy serving on the school board. The name of the school was still listed as "Mount View" on the annual report.

Teaching the early years of the 1900's were Vera Nelson, Minnie Tracy, Vera Nelson again, for two terms. The school name had then become "Mound." Delia Mulvhill, Grace Creel, Mary Tucker, Bessie Taylor, and Mary Samson and Maude Butler completed teaching the decade.

Faye Woodward was the first teacher for the next ten years, followed by W.H. Bertz, Louise Loesch, Waneta Smith, Roa Fry, Emma Hartley, Ruby Chilcote, Sena Sutton and Bertha Glenn. Serving on the school board for the term ending in 1920 were J.E. Koehler, William Ice and Add Scheer.

Teachers of the 1920's were: Denca Curd, Sena Sutton, Bertha Weidman, Clara Pine, Hazel Noe, Theresa Guenther, Nila White and Kathryn McCaffrey. Enrollment for the term ending in 1930 was now 24 students. Those serving on the school board for the ending term of the 1920's were George Anderson Jr., C.B. Slusser and Thomas Connole.