| Seventy three years
ago there were 44 or more students in the one room Washington
rural school district north of Paris, which like others of
Monroe County, was closed many years ago. This picture, owned by
Russell Brady of Paris, formerly of the Washington district, was
taken on September 28, 1904.
List of Students:
From left to right, as identified
by Brady, those in the picture are:
Bottom row: Lloyd Lewis, Frank
Martin, Park Lane, Ross Lane, Long Martin, Buford McKinney
2nd row from bottom: Ray Batsell,
Charles Reed, Jodie A. Waller, Russell Brady, Less Patrick,
Mattie Mae McKinney, Lutie Lewis, Hazel Patrick, Roy Cullifer,
Leon Martin, Bryan Crow, Earl Lane, John McKinney, John Beals.
3rd row from bottom: Leona
Hardwick, Lena Lewis, Edna Tuttle, Earl McCreery, Grace Lane,
Blanche Burks, Lula Crow, Sue Stevens, Lottie Smith, Ida
Lorenson, Jessie Tuttle, Emmett Hanger, Lon Lewis
Top row: Charlie Hanger, Flossie
Waller, Virginia Burks, Pat Hanger [teacher], Warren Smith,
Roger Batsell, Lynn Lewis, Earl Cox, Frank McKinney.
Charley and Wiley Patrick and
Stanley Crow were absent, bringing the school total enrollment
at the time to 44. |
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“Washington grade school was
opened Tuesday, September 1st with an enrollment of four
pupils who are Lola Faye Burton, 4th grade, Joseph Rodger
Burton, and Rice Lee Burton Jr., 7th grade, and Lela Mae
Burton, 8th grade. Mrs. Telitha Griffin is the teacher. Much
improvement has been made on the school building for which we are all
grateful.
The Teacher”
Source: Undated newspaper article
from unnamed newspaper; provided by Don Duvall.
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