Wilder School

Porter Township, Rock County, Wisconsin

Wilder School was located in Section 20 of Porter Township on Wilder Road, just south of County M.

The first Wilder School was built in 1860 and a new building in 1920. The school closed in 1962 when the district attached to the Evansville school system.

Newspaper articles:

• Closed for Christmas - Evansville Tribune, December 21, 1894
• Winter term ends - Evansville Badger, April 1, 1899
• Term begins - Evansville Tribune, January 15, 1901
• Graduates - Evansville Review, July 2, 1903
• Term ends - Evansville Enterprise, June 21, 1907
• Practice teacher - Evansville Review, October 14, 1926
• Graduates - Evansville Review, June 13, 1929
• Term begins - Evansville Review, September 7, 1939
• PTA meeting - Evansville Review, September 13, 1951
• PTA meeting - Evansville Review, December 6, 1951
• PTA meeting - Evansville Review, September 4, 1952
• Joins Evansville school district - Evansville Review, March 1, 1962
• Joins Evansville school district - Evansville Review, March 6, 1962
• Joins Evansville school district - Evansville Review, March 15, 1962
• Reunion - Evansville Review, May 1962 [with photo]
• Community picnic - Evansville Review, May 21, 1964

Alumni ("G" denotes year graduated):

BRUNSELL, Martha - 1929G HATLIN, Mildred - 1929G

KEYLOCK, Celia B. - 1903G TOLLES, Amelia - 1903G

Teachers (by year):

• 1894-1895 - Anna EARLE
• 1899 - Lettie JONES
• 1901 - Nellie PEACH
• 1907 - May HERON
• 1926 - Mrs. Warren PORTER
• 1937-1939 - Helen McCARTHY
• 1957-1958 - Mrs. Willette HAWKINSON
• 1962 - reunion of teachers (lists teachers not mentioned above)

School Boards/Other Staff:

• (none known at this time)

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