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South Pioneer School District #31

Note from submitter: Don McDown Midwest City OK
The 1923 Hydro High School senior class.
My mother is Mamie Hicks, front row right.

L - R
Back Row: Cecil Campbell, Theron Kingsoliver, Ray Collier, Donna Adkins,
Marshal Felton, Dorthy Blackwell, Beryl Strong & Neil Adkins.
Middle Row: Claude Moore, Curtice Crane, Bessie Burgman, Leona Scott,
Lurlene Strong, Erva Pack, Orville Oakes & Mary Etna Karr.
Front Row: Lola Brudley, Raymond Davis, Babe Waller, Mildred Gregg,
Ester Moore, Velma Collier, Mamie Hicks
 & Mr. Claude Hostetter, Sponsor

HIGH VIEW - DISTRICT 48

Note from submitter: Sheri Monroe Miller
My grandparents both attended this school growing up.
Alton Monroe b: 1900 & Alma L. Heavin b: 1906. Her cousins in this area were Heavin, Webber, Clift, Walker, Lamar, Keeton, Spoon, Harris, & Karnes.
This pictures appears High View District 48 April 1942
Located around the Cement / Cyril Area.

West Point school

This is West Point school circa 1910's. The mark in the corner reads Janzen Photo, Colony Okla. I have no names for anyone in the photograph.

submitted by Lori Killip

Note from submitter: bneal11@cox.net
My grandmother is in this picture of Ashley School dated 1902. I believe she lived in the Carnegie area. Can anyone identify any of these people? My great grandmother was a Bishop and my grandmother was a Brown, b. 1895, Montague, TX, d. 1958 Cyril, OK., married Henry Strawn Lawson in Carnegie.
Do you know where Ashley school was located? 
thanks, Barbara

Britton was school located six miles east of Binger on old Hwy. 41. The two room school was in use until the early 1940's

Photo courtesy The Anadarko Daily News

1914 Broxton consolidated school
photo submitted by Hal Beumer

In 1913 five one-room schools ( Broxton, dist #68; Cash Valley, dist #57; Hale, dist #30; Hog Creek, dist # 53; and Prairie View II, dist.#55) were consolidated into a one school system. In 1914 the two-story building was finished and called the Broxton Consolidated School.

The first school board members were
J.W. Coats, Philetus Bagley and Joe Hemming.
The first superintendent was Mr. Bates who had taught in one of the one-room schools.
The first school wagon drivers were Frank Wiedemaier and Mr. McCollum.
The first janitor was Russell Rorth.
The first graduates were Hazel Roberts and Hazel Carl, graduating in 1917.
Broxton became an accredited school in 1926.

Fern School 6 miles west of Binger

Helen Stowers, Dorothy Stowers, Opal Smith, Emily Aaron, Jewel Smith, Grace O'Briant, Thelma Kent, Elaine Aaron, Hazel Lock and Marie O'Briant.

The teacher was Miss Edrie Majors, later to become Mrs. J.W. Lambert. These were taken during the spring term, 1929.

Carl O'Briant, Cecil Russell, Kay Smith, George Aaron, Ray Smith, Roy Lock, Junior Foster, J. F. Foster, Leon Smith and Charles Aaron

Fern School Yard

Edrie Majors.
She was the teacher at Fern for 2 school terms, 1927 -1928 & 1928 - 1929. She published, or had published a little booklet while she was teaching there and she used the picture above on the front of it.
Submitted by Barbara Sevier

Students at Fern School

L to R: Back row: Jewel Smith, William Lanier, Iris Hunt, Ralph Briggs, Wilma Hunt, Dale Schears

Middle row: Ray Smith, Marvin Fleeting?, Marie O'Briant, Winfred Briggs, Verna Mae Lanier, Howard Holder, Thressel Pittman Vance (teacher)

Front row: J. E. "Buddy" O'Briant, "Taters" Hunt, "Jiggs" Hunt, Grace O'Briant, Leon Smith.

Note: William Lanier married Marie O'Briant. I'm not positive what year this was taken, but based on the dob of Buddy O'Briant, the earliest it could have been was 1931. Based on the dob of Marie O'Briant, the latest it could have been was spring 1934; my guess is probably 1933.

submitted by Delores Ireton

Pictures of Hinton School probably around 1917.
Beula Phelps is highlighted in both pictures
submitted by her daughter Shirley Duncan of Amarillo.

Hydro Grade School in Hydro, OK;
Front Row: Third from the Left,
Vada "Vi" Mae King
Submitted by: James L. Cosper

As indicated by arrow:
Vada "Vi" Mae King.
This picture was probably taken about 1931-1932
Submitted by: James L. Cosper

Picture of Vada "Vi" Mae King's Grade School
in Hydro, OK.
She is indicated by an arrow.
Submitted by her son, James L. Cosper.

Identified students,
Laura, Flora, Bertha, Florence & Alvin Gabehart.
The Teacher was Nell Johnson.
submitted by Jerry Beverage

.Turner School 1919

submitted by Jerry Beverage

.Turner school
after it was annexed by Oney School District.
Exact date unknown.

submitted by Jerry Beverage

. Oney High School about 1934
Elburn Beverage (left) others unidentified

submitted by Jerry Beverage

Turner School 1909

submitted by Jerry Beverage

Picture of the class of 1928 or 1929 Oney High School. 
These are the names as my grandmother remembered them: 
(Front l-r) Harley BROWN, Gibson HYATT, ? TIDWELL, ? TIDWELL, Calvin FULLERTON, Quanah APPLEWHITE, Guy COMPTON
(Middle l-r) Lois CRAWELL, Charlotte ALEXANDER, ? SMITH, Frankie WELLS, Eva BURKS, Lavelle CRAWELL, Etta DECKER
(Back l-r) Mr. W.H. SMITH, Irma COMPTON, Lorraine TACKETT, Freda ROAN, Alma ELLIOT, Raymond DECKER, Alvin TACKETT, Etoiley BROWN and Miss Viola CHISOLM

(NOTE Harley BROWN was born in 1911 Etoiley BROWN was born in 1912 in Albert, OK
   Submitted By D Gard