Here is some additional information that you may use as you would like. My Mother Dora Pearson attended school in district 48 until the spring of 1917 and then started high school the fall of 1917 in Moorefield. The Pearson's lived on the road that went to Ingham, they were about 3 or 4 miles west of Ingham and just before the road that went up the hill to Moorefield. I have attached the picture of 4 people only 3 are named and I am not sure who is who, but believe that Louise Swanson is on the left, next person unknown then Miss Cox and far right is Miss Meyer. I have also attached a school photo that would be from district 48, which is in Lincoln Co. but evidently some of the students lived in Frontier Co. or at least went to Moorefield to High School. The students are named on the back of the photo as follows: Backrow L to R - Edna Souder, Edmund Boas, Clara & Minnie Langdon, Gertrude Hill, Clark Souder, Tommie Hill, James Stephens. Front row Alfred Langdon, Clara Delate, Arta Hill, Dora Pearson, Don Delate, Bill Stephens, Lillie Stephens, Sam Langdon, William Boas & Teacher Susie Souder.
A Perfect Attendance card was issued to Dora Pearson Oct 9, 1914 and sign by H. Van Skiver, Teacher and Miss Cox, County Superintendent.
Perfect Attendance Certificate was issued to Dora Pearson Oct 4, 1915 signed by Ina La Bounty, Teacher, School No. 48
A report card for Dora Pearson, District Pleasant View, 48, County Lincoln, State Nebraska, Hattie Van Skiver, Teacher, Miss Cox, Superintendent, dated May 14, 1915.
A report card for Dora Pearson, District No 48, County Lincoln, State Nebraska, Ina LaBounty, Teacher, Aileen Garitt, Superintendent, dated April 28, 1916.
A report card for Dora Pearson from September 3 1918, to Mary 24 1918, 9th year. Then above the grades are the following dates Oct 15 - '17, Nov 26 - '17, Jan 18 - 18,
Simester Grade, Mar 1 - '18, April 15 - '18, May 24 - 18 Final Grade. Signed by Ruth McMichael, Teacher
This report card has no date
Dora Pearson, Dist No. 38, Grade 10 promoted to 11th Grade, Alivine Meyer Teacher
The final report card.
Moorefield High School
Pupil Dora Pearson, Grade 11, year beginning Sept 15, 1919. Ending May 28, 1920. Promoted to Class 12th Grade, then hand written Graduated. Signed by W. K. Harris Superintendent.
The commencement announcement.
Class of Nineteen Hundred and Twenty
Moorefield High School
Wed Evening
May Twenty Sixth
at the Methodist Church
eight-o'clock
Class Motto:
Wish Less Do More
Class Colors
Maroon and White
Class Flower
Lily of the Valley
Class Roll
Merna Elberta Reeves
Mary Alice Walther
Dora Alida Pearson
Stella M Cox, Principal
W. K. Harris, Superintendent
The following is an article written by Dora Pearson
I Dora Pearson started to Moorefield High School in the fall of 1917 after graduating from District 48 that spring. I rode horseback 4 1/2 miles, most of the or elsse drove a horse & buggy that first year unless it was too stormy and cold then I would stay at Mr. Ira Battens home. Later at Mr & Mrs Clark's or Whitman's.
There were 6 in the 9th grade to start, but Marion LaBounty moved to Farnam with his family and Patsy Barksdale went to Wyo, I think, leaving just 4 of us.
I missed quite a bit of school that first year with 2 kinds of measels, flu, mumps and finally small pox.
We had 2 teachers Miss Meyer and Miss McMicheal I think. We had several picnics or weiner roasts in the canyon west of the school house all 3 years also dances at different homes the boys bringing canned fruit and the girls cake or cookies, just water to drink.
Mr. Whitman was very good to let us have dances at his place. Ernest (Whitman) played the violin and they also had a Phonograph with good records for dancing. There was never any liquor or smoking and we had to quit at 11:30 or 12 P.M.
Miss McMicheal formed a Sammy Girl's Club during the year, we would meet at her parents home.
The 10th grade was a repeat of the 9th grade, only with Miss Meyer and Miss Cox as teachers. Mr & Mrs Baker moved to the farm next to ours and Gladys rode horseback to school too so I had company. I left my horse at Frank Lenz's barn and would walk the rest of the way, some morning my feet would be so cold that it semmed like a mile to the school house instead of 3 or 4 blocks.
We had to take enough subjects that at the end of the 11th grade we would have enough credits to equal a 12th grade education. Mr. Harris and Miss Cox were our 11th grade teachers.
Mr Harris said we would have school on New Year's day, most of us disagreed and said we wouldn't go. He said either we would or he would expel us - we didn't go and most of us spent the day at Mr & Mrs Sears and then went to my Sister's for a dance that night, all going in a lumber wagon. We all reported for school the next morning and nothing was said. Only one pupil went New Year's day.
We had one boy in school that last year that if he got a chance he would imitate some of the girls, one girl in particular in walking to the library. She was a country girl and quite heavy, I always felt sorry for her and decided should he ever walk behind me like that I would slap him and he did and I did. His brother with whom he stayed ask Mr. Harris to make me apologize or expel me. We had quit a meeting over that but I finished school and he quite imitating the girls walk.
Mrs. Reynolds gave a banquet for us as Nona & Mildred (Reynolds) were in the class following us. We had a lovely meal and a very good time.
When I went out to go home I couldn't crank the old model T so one of the boys tried and got his arm broken.
I had 3 new dresses one a pink crepe square neck trimmed in Black Velvet, a blue chiffon with an over skirt with silver tassels on each point and a white china silk for graduation. These were the most new dresses I have had at one time. They were made for me by Mrs Baker. My cousin, Ruby Peterson, from Iowa and my 6th grad teacher, Miss Hattie VanSkiver, from Davenport, Nebr came for my graduation. A lady from Stockville furnished the music, but I don't remember the speaker.
School Board members that signed the certificate were :
President A. J. Swanson
Sec. J. J. Green
I taught school District 108 one year on permit 1920-21 and married Charlie Scrutchfield July 22, 1924.