Parker School, 1927-28
Title
Parker School, 1927-28
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Maroa (Ill.)
Macon County (Ill.)
Description
Parker School, 1927-28.
First row (left to right): Eleanor (Rainey) Clary, Bernadine (Thomas) Austin, Anna Lou (McGuire) Hensey Beender, Eleanor (Leach) Kirby), Paul Liming, Mildred (Miller) Byrer, William Hicks, Harold "Bud" Miller, Harold Leach.
Second row: Mary Alice (McGuire) Dainty, Dorothy (McGuire) Braden, Zelda (Hicks) Gardner, Doyle Thomas, Irvin "Bud" Leach, Arthur Farmer.
Back row: Elmer Runyen, Mary (Liming) Esker, Dorothy (Miller) Devine, Alberta (Runyen) Staff, Bernard Runyen, Kathryn (Thomas) Lakin.
Teacher: Maude E. Baer is not in the photo.
Parker School was located in Section 16 of Maroa Township and was set up sometime prior to 1892. According to local records, a new school building was constructed in about 1926. The school closed after the 1943-44 school year, due to declining student enrollment and the students were consolidated into the Maroa School District.
The Parker School building was sold in November 1947 and turned into a private residence.
First row (left to right): Eleanor (Rainey) Clary, Bernadine (Thomas) Austin, Anna Lou (McGuire) Hensey Beender, Eleanor (Leach) Kirby), Paul Liming, Mildred (Miller) Byrer, William Hicks, Harold "Bud" Miller, Harold Leach.
Second row: Mary Alice (McGuire) Dainty, Dorothy (McGuire) Braden, Zelda (Hicks) Gardner, Doyle Thomas, Irvin "Bud" Leach, Arthur Farmer.
Back row: Elmer Runyen, Mary (Liming) Esker, Dorothy (Miller) Devine, Alberta (Runyen) Staff, Bernard Runyen, Kathryn (Thomas) Lakin.
Teacher: Maude E. Baer is not in the photo.
Parker School was located in Section 16 of Maroa Township and was set up sometime prior to 1892. According to local records, a new school building was constructed in about 1926. The school closed after the 1943-44 school year, due to declining student enrollment and the students were consolidated into the Maroa School District.
The Parker School building was sold in November 1947 and turned into a private residence.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (232).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society.
Date
1927-28
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1136
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Parker School, 1927-28,” MF School Archives, accessed April 29, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/104.
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