Advance 1933 3rd and 4th grade  -  Advance Seniors 1942
Bloomfield Science Class 1940   -  Brick School 1912
Dexter High School 1932   -   Dexter High School 1935
Dexter High School May Day Court 1935    -  Duck Creek School 1928 
Howell School 1913    -  Lost Creek School 1900 
 Marco School 1938    -   Poplin School  9 Jan 1903 
Tatum School  December 20, 1909    -  Unknown School taken around 1900 
 

Advance School 1933 View Photo

3rd and 4th grade class of Advance in 1933. This 1933 photo is from a "souvenir"
booklet of several pages with the teachers picture on the front with a large postage
stamp sized picture of the class that I blew up for you. Inside is a 4 page poem, a
list of the children and a handwritten note from Miss Verona Caldwell (the teacher).
I can send all of the pages if you would like. It is pretty neat. My mothers maiden
name was June Sample.
Ed Cline

Advance High School 1942
This photo was submitted in original form, but too large to upload to the internet.
I have broken the photos into one - three in a group so they can be more easily views from this site.
This photo is thanks to Ed Cline as found in his mother (maiden name was June Sample) photos

 This first one is large and will be slow to open Photo as a group      
To view a photo click on the name listed here.   N. P. Schaefer, (Superintendant)  
Ivan H. Dunn, (Sponsor)       Ollie Harrell, (President)       
Nile Looney,( Vice President) and Berry Croy   Roma Lee Delay, (Secretary/Treasurer)     
Margaret Lee Looney and Cortez Harrell         Mary Lou Shell and Inez Caby     
Lester Bland and June Sample     Virginia Cobb, Lloyd Chapman, Ester Bland      
Clara Ruth True and Linda Lou Jinkins   Helen Whitener and Helen May Cox  
Norma Lee Shell and Arthur Lee Carlton      Helen Masher / Mashek   
Ray Winchester   Emma Jane Farrar and Jimmie Hoover    Hester Stilts and Hazel Stilts
Chesley Hargraves and Geneva Ingram      Margaret Fowler and Kenneth Long    
Carl Bridges and Myrtle Lincecum      Emory Lincecum, Mildred Ramsey, Paul Smith       
 

Bloomfield Science Class 1940. View Photo
The girl indicated by the blue arrow is Dorris Dell Gibson, 4 Sep 1924-11 Jun 2000, age 16.
Please let us know if you recognize anyone else in this picture. We would like to identify as many of the students as possible. (send names to Connie Perkins)
This photo is thanks to Ruth Ann Godwin

Brick School 1912. View Photo
This postcard is thanks to Taj Wolff
Jean Davis is second from left on the front row.
[Brick School - is what was written on the back, does anyone know the real name?] "Little Brick School consolidate with Acorn Ridge School in 1922 and was known as Acorn Ridge School after the consolidation"

Dexter High School 1932. View Photo
This postcard is thanks to Laura L. Horton (Martin)

Dexter High School 1935. View Photo
This photo is thanks to Virginia Greer Bonesteel. Virginia's mother, Gery Roberts, is in the third row near the end. Gery Roberts wrote the names of each student on the back and Virginia has typed them out for us.

Dexter High School May Day Court 1935. View Photo
This photo is thanks to Virginia Greer Bonesteel. The names of the girls are listed.

Duck Creek School 1928. View Photo
The name of the school is unknown. I know that one of the kids is Freman Powell, son of John F. and Pear E. One boy is Warren Anderson, son of Buck W. and Lottie L. My father, Buford L. Taylor, is setting holding the ball with his left hand and propping his chin on his right fist.
This photo is thanks to Barbara Taylor-Henderson

Howell School 1913. View Photo
Howell School was located south west of Dexter. The little boy holding the slate is Elmer (Bill) Birchfield and the second little boy on Elmer's right (on his knees with white shirt with big collar, has curly hair) is Elmer's brother, Arthur (my Dad). This picture is thanks to Sue Birchfield Eskew. If anyone knows the names of any of the other children, please contact Sue, or Connie Perkins.

Lost Creek School taken around 1900. View Photo
Lost Creek School, or Lost School was just north of Dexter, east of Sadler Chapel Cemetery. The Teacher was Ben Cain. Please contact us if you recognize any of the students.
This photo is thanks to Rodger Huffman

Marco School 1938. View Photo
This picture is thanks to Steve Erwin. Steve's Father and Uncle are in the picture, James and Junior Hanford Erwin. On the back of the picture is written:
JAN 11,1938
Marco School Teachers - Mrs. Eva YOUNG, Grover E. MYERS
Back Row... Little Room Left To Right - Etherage CARLEW, Junior COFFEE, J.M. MILLIAN, Huil LAPE, Jack PRESSY, Doris MALDEN [MAULDING], Francis Dean URLEY, Hazel MADDOX, Betty HOOKS, Deloris MALDEN [MAULDING], Betty Lou FELLER, Barbara Lou RUSHIE, Betty Ruth WILSON, Lillian MILLIAN, Louis URLEY or URBY...
Second Row, James ERWIN, Dale COFFEE, Junior Hanford ERWIN, Nola FELLER, Wanda RAGDALE, Opal PRESSY, Lucille, Walter RUSHIE, James LAWREY, Melvin RAGDALE, Betty GIPSON, Wilma HURSH, Bernie RUSHIE, Paul C. DENTON...
Third Row, Ethron GULIE, Willenett THURMP?, Doris COFFEE, Dorthy DUCKWORTH, Cotella CREED, Pauline WARREN, Georgie Mae LAUE?, Beradean GIPSON, Juanita URBY/URLEY, Harold MILLER, E.J.LAWREY, Wilma WILSON, Lucille CREED, J.R. URBY.
{The Marco School was located on the West side of the Parma-Hunterville Road, now Hwy 153. It was about 2 miles North of Hill's store, or 1/2 mile North of State Hwy D. There is nothing left to mark it's location. According to _A History of Rural Schools in Stoddard County_ by Glynda Bates and Shelby Spears, Marco School was located in Twp. 24, Rge 12, District 90. It's first name was Nettle Ridge. It consolidated with the Gray Ridge school in 1949.} - - LeAnn Kelley Marco School 1938. Poplin School taken 9 Jan 1903

Poplin School taken 9 Jan 1903. View Photo
The sign in front of the students reads: Poplin School. Jan 9th 1903. I(?). E. Calvin Teacher.
The city of Poplin was in Stoddard Co. but faded away after the post office was relocated to Butler Co. and renamed Fiske. There is also a Poplin Cemetery near Bernie and on the back of the photo is written "Bernie, MO". Please contact us if you recognize any of the students or have other information about the school.
This photo is thanks to Mark Frazier
Other pictures Mark has of Stoddard Co.: http://news.webshots.com/album/548690664SjdZlY?start=0