Volume 15 , Issue 7

The Liberty Bell School District #9

No doubt that you have notice the 1905 Liberty School Souvenir to the left. I got out my Pioneer Footprints Across Woods County history book to view an Old Woods County map with the townships and school districts located on it. Liberty Bell School was located in the southern part of Liberty township. The school was located 6 miles south of Alva , Oklahoma and 1 mile or so west of highway 281.

My Great-grandparents, John Robert and Signora Belle (Gwin) Warwick, settled on three-quarters of land, 5 miles south of Alva along highway 281. That is where they raised their children, Constance Estelle and Robert Lee Warwick in the Liberty Township (between Avard township and Valley township).

This Souvenir 1905 Liberty Public School booklet belonged to my Great-uncle Robert Lee Warwick. His name was spelled Lee Warick in the booklet. The "Warwick" is pronounced with the second "w" silent.

My Great-uncle Robert Lee Warwick was born 5 November 1887, Monterey, Virginia. In 1905 he would have been around 18 years of age. Graduating from Grade A at Liberty Bell School Dist. #9. I was wondering if Grade A would have been the oldest Class? Does anyone out there know anything about how the grades in the early one room schools were distinguished. Someone mentioned that they did not have kindergarten back then and that the Primary Class might have been the younger class.

1905 Liberty Public School District #9

Located in Liberty Township, Woods County, Oklahoma. These are links to images from that souvenir edition:

page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4, page 5, and page 6.

In 1905, Bertha M. Drollinger, was the teacher. The Grades were Grade A, B, III, II A, II B, I, Primary Class.

Liberty School had a list of pupils by Grade. The front cover had an oval picture of a lady on the front that I presume is the teacher. I assume the booklet was given out during the final days of school. I am passing the information along to you just in case you connect with someone who might be related to anyone listed below.

Grade A
Bessie Ross, Blanch Corbin, Vera Corbin, Willie Percival, Lee Warick, Doler Snyder, Paul Hook, Ida Ross, Nellie Corbin, Opal Bevis, Charlie Snyder, Guy Ross, Roy Jenkins, Roy Brisendine.

Grade B
Bessie Bartmess, Stella Brisendine, Nellie Hook, Hazel Corbin, Sanford Brisendine, Lela Matthews.

Grade III
Lottie Boham, Paul Matthews, Harrison Brisendine

Grade II A
Alva Snyder, Harold Hook, Flavins Percial

Grade II B
Walter Corbin, Irvin Yohn

Grade I
Edith Corbin, Virgil Brisendine, Eugene Yohn, Lloyd Percival, Willie Ross

Primary Class
Muriel Matthews, Retta Yohn, Ada Pfleider, Anna Renaker, Roy Severe, Velma Ross, Elsa Pfleider, Bertha Brown, Laura Severe, Everett Percival

Others listed: J. B. Ross, Treasurer; J. W. Hook, Director; G. S. Percival, Clerk.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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