Bill Warner's History of Eidsvold School Taken From
Stories of Clark County in the Bicentennial Year 1977

S.S, Warner, now of Thorp, was a member of the School Board for 18 years; first as clerk and later as treasurer. The late Wm. Jerard was also a member of the Board for many years.

As the years passed by and the population of the District increased the little log school house finally became too small to hold the increasing number of children and a new building had to be erected. By this time the village of Eidsvold had come into existence and the mill company offered the district a site where the present school is located.

Here a suitable frame building was erected. Miss Mary E. Boylan taught the last term in the old building and Miss Marian Gwin, the first term in the new building. Sometime prior to the building of the new school house the district had been divided and a new district formed known as the Rogers Creek School. A few years later another division was made and the Peterson School came into existence. Still later the Junction School was formed from territory taken from all three districts already mentioned.

A few years ago the school building again became too small to hold all of the children. An Addition was built and the school became a two-room state graded school.

Probably the largest pupil who ever attended the school was John Kearney, a boy 19 years old who was six feet tall and weighed about 150 pounds. One of the youngest was Lucinda Warner who started when Four. Probably the oldest was John Warden who attended a winter term at 23. Others attended until they were 18, 19, and 20.


COMPLETE LIST OF STUDENTS ATTENDING EIDSVOLD SCHOOL

Fall Term 1894

  1. Henry Baxter
  2. Dick Craig
  3. Lulu Craig
  4. Birdie Craig
  5. Myrtle Ruscher
  6. Mabel Ruscher
  7. Elsie Jordan
  8. Jim Jordan
  9. Mike Jordan
 10. Linal Cornwell
 11. Leona Cornwell
 12. Susan Warner
 13. John Christopherson
 14. Anna Christopherson
 15. Addie Nason
 16. Louis Baker
 17. Stella baker
 18. Rolla Baker
 19. Glen Robeson
 20. Lyle Robeson
 21. Ray Robeson
 22. Ina Bell Carpenter
 23. Myrtle Hadley
 24. Eddie Nelson
 25. Emil Tornrose
 26. Mary Kass
 27. Alfred Kass
 28. Lucius Hadlock
 29. George Eiler
 30. Florence Eiler
 31. Ed Carey
 
32. David Crozier
33. Bennie Buyette
34. Pearl Carpenter
35. Alta Carpenter
36. Willie Jordan
37. Armand Christopherson
38. Phoebe Jordan
39. Arthur Sayles
40. Anna Tornrose
41. Rosy Jordan
42. May Bruno
43. Nora Harris
44. Euphema Clark*
45. Daniel Clark
46. Mary Clark
47. Hugh Clark
48. Robert Clark
49. Verne Boardman
50. Ervin Boardman
51. Ernest Boardman
52. Elizabeth Boardman
53. Vedal Boardman
54. Henry Miller
55. Mary Miller
56. Claude Miller
57. Carl Miller
58. James Kealiher
59. Cora Boardman
60. Fred Crowley
61. Grace Thompson
62. Pearl Thompson
 
*Euphema Clark was a cousin of James Clark. A sister by the same name attended at another time.
 
This information was contributed by Ken Wood.