"History of Freeborn County", 1882
Alden Twp. School Histories
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DISTRICT No. 40.—Effected an organization in 1867, and in 1868 erected a schoolhouse in the southeastern corner of section ten. The first officers were: William Townsend, Clerk; George Larman, Treasurer; and Harrington Austin, Director. The first school was taught by Miss Maxson, for $15 per month, and boarding "round," with eleven scholars present. The last term of school was taught by Miss Lena Patrick, with about twenty-three scholars to answer the roll call; her compensation was $25 per month, and board, the latter to be received among the scholars' parents.
DISTRICT No. 70.—A meeting was held on the 28th of March, 1865, at the house of O. T. Hull, at which the organization of the district was effected by the election of the following officers: Director, N. L. Bassett; Treasurer, O. T. Hull: Clerk, E. F. Clark. The first school in the neigh¬borhood was taught at the house of Mr. Russell Maxson in the fall of 1868, by Ada Bassett, with nine scholars present. The first instruction given in the schoolhouse was by Angelia Langdon, in the spring of 1869, with eighteen scholars present, and for $12 per month. The house was erected in the winter of 1868-69, size 18x26, at a cost of $600, in the northwest corner of section seventeen. The last term of school was taught by Isabella Bickford; attendance, twenty-three pupils.
DISTRICT No. 80.—Embraces as its territory the northeastern part of Alden, and extends over the town line into Carlston. The first and organizing meeting was held at the residence of Ira Russell, on the 24th of August, 1866, and the following were the first officers elected: Director, Ira Russell; Treasurer, William B. Humes: Clerk, James
H. Whitehead. In 1869 their schoolhouse was erected at a cost of $600, in the northeastern corner of section two, being a neat frame building, 16x24, with patent seats. The first school in this house was taught by E. J. Russell, with nine scholars present: the last was taught by Emma Alien to an enrollment of twenty-three pupils, for $25 per month.
DISTRICT No. 81.—The first meeting was held at the house of S. T. Brown, on the 26th of March, 1869, at which the district was organized and the following officers elected: A. H. Stevens, Director; I. A. Blackman, Clerk; F. F. Blackman, Treasurer. The sum of $400 was voted for the purpose of constructing a schoolhouse, and the following summer it was erected at a cost of $500, size 22x28 feet, in the southwestern part of section twenty-seven, being equipped with patent seats and all necessary apparatus. The first school was taught in a sod house in section twenty-seven, in the summer of 1869, by Olivia Burdick, and after this there were three terms taught in the same primitive structure.
DISTRICT No. 89.—Embraces the territory in the southeastern part of the town, with its school-house in the southwestern part of section twenty-five. The district effected an organization at a meeting held at the residence of H. Babbitt, in the winter of 1869-'70. In the following spring a house was erected, size 16x20 feet, in which Dette Stillman taught the first term of school as soon as completed, to an attendance of twelve pupils, for $12 per month. In 1874, the school structure now in use was built, at a cost of $250. The last term was taught by Chester Maywood, for $23 per month, and an average attendance of twenty-three juveniles.
DISTRICT No. 93.—This district embraces the territory known as the Alden District, with a schoolhouse in the village of Alden. The school-house was erected in the summer of 1875, size 20x40 feet, two stories high, with two rooms, and cost about $2,300. The first school was taught by George Miller in 1876, for $45 per month, with fifty-seven scholars in attendance. The last term was taught by L. W. Bassett, with forty-one scholars present, and the teacher received $50 per month as compensation for his services.
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