"History of Freeborn County", 1882
Geneva Twp. School Histories
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District No. 3.—The first school was opened in a private house belonging to John Brown, in section fifteen, in the summer of 1858. Mrs. Henry King wielded the ferule during this term. The nest year the citizens succeeded in building a schoolhouse on section fourteen. Miss Lucy Thomas called the first school to order in the new house, which was a log affair, 20x24 feet, which was put up by a regular "Bee," each farmer con¬tributing something. This served until 1877, when the frame building now standing was erected on section twenty-three, at a cost of about $4:00.
DISTRICT No. 4.—A school was opened in a claim shanty on the town site in 1878. Mrs. Clark was the constituted authority during this term. Afterwards the school was kept in the store of Loyhed & Matison, and then in a building erected for a saloon. The schoolhouse was gotten up in 1865.
DISTRICT No. 97.—This was organized in 1875, having been taken from the third district. That same year the schoolhouse was built on the northwest corner of section fourteen. The initial teacher was Miss Ella Davis.
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