Model School eighth grade graduates, 1929
Title
Model School eighth grade graduates, 1929
Subject
one-room schoolhouses
Rural schools
Macon County (Ill.)
Forsyth (Ill.)
Hickory Point (Macon County, Ill. : Township)
Description
Model School eighth grade graduates, 1929.
Left to right: Gerald Hiser, Arthur Whitted, Bill Youtz, Evelyn Hinkle, Juetta Schroll.
Model School was located on the northeast corner of County Highway 20 and North Oakland Avenue. It was built c. 1885 and used as a school until 1949 when it was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District.
The school district sold the building in 1951. As of 2022, the building remains standing and is a private residence.
Left to right: Gerald Hiser, Arthur Whitted, Bill Youtz, Evelyn Hinkle, Juetta Schroll.
Model School was located on the northeast corner of County Highway 20 and North Oakland Avenue. It was built c. 1885 and used as a school until 1949 when it was consolidated into the Maroa-Forsyth School District.
The school district sold the building in 1951. As of 2022, the building remains standing and is a private residence.
Source
Rural schools of Macon County. (1978). (F. S. White, Ed.). Macon County Historical Society (191).
Publisher
Macon County Historical Society
Date
1929
Format
JPG
Identifier
2023-1128
Original Format
black and white photo
Files
Collection
Citation
“Model School eighth grade graduates, 1929,” MF School Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://mftest.omeka.net/items/show/74.
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