Oak Grove 1959-1960
Institute Notes and
Plans for Organization of Schools
No talking, without holding up their hand during spelling. Count off one word every time they talk. Have Herman [Smith] come in and tell them to leave their seats where they are.
Monday, August 31,
1959
All present
First day of school at Oak Grove School. I am teaching 5th & 6th
grade and am the coach.
Tuesday, Sept. 1,
1959
All present
Tuesday, Sept. 15,
1959
None absent
Eye-Testing today. Trixie went to the Doctor today and she got sick. We are staying with her mother now.
Wednesday, Sept. 16,
1959
All present
We play Wayne City after
school. 2-5th grade Language
workbooks. Wayne City beat us 7 to 16.
Tuesday, Nov. 17,
1959
None absent
The pipeline man came today and I thought it was someone to tell me about Trixie. He paid us for the pipeline $152.25. I was eating lunch when he came in and I just knew something had happened to Trixie or she had a baby. We used this money to pay for the baby.
Wednesday, Nov. 18,
1959
None
I went and gave a pint of blood
last night.
Thursday, Nov. 19,
1959
None absent
I took Trixie to hospital today
for x-rays.
Friday, Nov. 20,
1959
None absent
Shots will be given today
Monday, Nov. 23,
1959
None absent
Trixie had a baby boy Stephen Edward over the weekend. Mr. [Gib] Wilson announced it to the whole school. I was embarrassed. We have a teacher’s meeting today.
Tuesday, Nov. 24,
1959
None absent
Wednesday Nov. 25,
1959
None
I stayed home today. I went and got Trixie from the Hospital
today.
Monday, Nov. 30,
1959
All present
End of second six week
Friday, Jan. 15,
1960
John Stephenson
Sharon Lane went to the doctor
End of six week, End of 3rd term, End of semester, 27 days in term
- Roger Gammon 8
- Jo O’Daniel 2
- John Stephenson 6
- Connie Mullenix 4
- Tommy Smith late
- Sharon Lane 1
Monday, Jan. 18,
1960
Larry Frazier
John Stephenson
Roger Gammon
Tuesday, Feb. 2,
1960
All present
Ground’s Hog Day. It was cloudy all day the ground hog didn’t
see his shadow.
Wednesday, Feb. 3,
1960
All present
Thursday, Feb. 4,
1960
All present
I had to drive the bus for
Junior Trotter last night and this morning.
He things he has the mumps.
Friday, Feb. 5, 1960
All present
I couldn’t get the bus started this morning. Glen Jackson pulled it down to Leon Riches but couldn’t get it started. Mr. Wilson went down and I guess Leon pulled it and got it started. This just not my day. Mr. Wilson couldn’t get it started either. He finally gave up and came back to school. When Clyde [Shelton] came in from his run he took mine.
Monday, Feb. 8, 1960
Kenneth Seidel
Last night when I was driving the bus the first stop I made I killed it and couldn’t get it started again. Leon Rich had to pull me. Then this morning when I was going up the hill by Cambell’s [sic] it got a short in it so I had to shut it off and then I couldn’t get it started again. Lemma Hood pulled me and got it started.
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1960
Kenneth Seidel
Roger Gammon
I am driving Herman’s bus now because
I can’t drive Junior’s.
Tuesday, Feb. 23,
1960
Connie Mullenix
Wednesday, Feb. 24,
1960
All present
Randy Ile started today. Trixie took the car and my school check today and went to town. I got paid for driving the bus. Almost seventy dollars.
Thursday, Feb. 25,
1960
Jo O’Daniel
We play Orcharville tonight but it came a big snow last night and is still snowing. It looks like we will have to call the game off. We called the game off. We have teachers institute tomorrow.
Monday, Feb. 29,
1960
All present
Leap year. We have a teacher’s meeting today. Let out school at 2:30. Recess duty. End of 4th six weeks. End of term, 29 days in term.
Tuesday, March 1,
1960
Roger Gammon
Wednesday, March 2,
1960
All present
It snowed all day today. It is really getting bad. It looks like we may not have school tomorrow if it keeps this up.
Thursday, March 3,
1960
School was called off because of
bad weather too much snow.
Friday, March 4,
1960
School called off too much snow. I started to school this morning but it was too bad and there was no school. I had started down the Morre [sic] Road and met Glen Jackson and he told me I couldn’t get through by Leon Rich’s.
Wednesday, March 9,
1960
No school. Grade cards came out Thursday. It came another big snow last night. So school had to be called off. There was no school in Wayne County today.
Thursday, March 10,
1960
No school today. I stayed home today. Dad sold his calves at Art Barnard’s. I went down and helped him to load them and take them to town to weigh them. I also helped Trixie all day.
Wednesday, March 23,
1960
All present.
The sun is shining today. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty day.
Thursday, March 24,
1960
Tommy Smith stuck a stick in his
eye
Friday, March 25,
1960
Tommy Smith
Roger Gammon
Monday, March 28,
1960
All present
Recess duty. Had a teacher’s meeting today. Sent students home at 2:30. Board meeting tonight. Will get paid tomorrow. End of six weeks Friday after next.
Tuesday, March 29,
1960
Randy Ile
Yesterday was a very nice day. It is still warm today but is cloudy and looks like it might rain. The power went off at about 9:15 this morning.
Wednesday, March 30,
1960
All present
Thursday, March 31,
1960
All present
Friday, April 1,
1960
All present
This is April fool’s day. We will have our benefit basketball game tonight. When I got to school this morning my door was locked and on the inside was a sign which said “April fool.” I think Mr. Wilson did it, but I was too stubborn to let him get any pleasure from it.
Monday, April 4,
1960
All present
Noon duty. Fill out April’s month report. It got awfully dark and it rained fairly hard for a few minutes just after 4 o’clock. My pen is running out of ink.
Tuesday, April 5,
1960
All present
State inspector may be here
latter part of this week.
Friday, April 8,
1960
All present
End of sixth week
Monday, April 11,
1960
All present
(Recess Duty) Today is Trixie’s birthday. She is twenty years old now. Saturday Trixie and I took LaRita Gammon to Fairfield to the Spelling Bee. She won first place in the County. We were all proud of her. Friday night the coaches had a meeting an decided to have a track meet at Geff Friday April 22 at 2 o’clock.
Tuesday, April 12,
1960
Roger Gammon
Ricky Rawls
Fill out lunch report for last week April 4. Lunch money collected $27.50. LaRita stood up before the students at assembly and said that she won the Spelling Bee for her school Oak Grove. Isn’t that something? 34 days
Wednesday, April 13,
1960
All present
Thursday, April 14,
1960
All present
Today is last day of school this week. Tomorrow is good Friday. I left my pen home today. [Entry written in teacher’s red correcting pencil.]
Friday, April 15,
1960
Good Friday No School This is the only day I got off for Easter because we have to make days up we lost when it snowed. I planted my sweet clover seed today. I almost walked my legs off. They still hurt. I didn’t think I would be able to make it back to the car when I got through.
Monday, April 18,
1960
All present
(Noon duty) Back to school after our long Easter vacation. We took Dorothy [Lathrop] to school yesterday evening. We got back home about 10 o’clock last night. Grade cards came out today. I am looking for the end of school. I guess I will have to go to summer school. PTA tonight.
Tuesday, April 19,
1960
None absent
Wednesday, April 20,
1960
Roger Gammon
Trixie went and played for Mrs. [Corine]
Farmer’s funeral today.
Thursday, April 21,
1960
All present
Trixie’s grandmother [Edna Davis] came last night and she told her she would get her money the first of July.
Friday, April 22,
1960
Roger Gammon
We had a practice track meet today at Geff. We left school at 1 o’clock and never got back until 6 o’clock.
Monday, April 25,
1960
All present
(Recess duty) Had a teacher’s meeting today sent students home at 2:30. Board meeting tonight. They will decide if they want us back for next year or not.
Tuesday, April 26,
1960
None absent
I was worrying all night about getting fired. I found out this morning I would get hired back. We may get a raise. I was afraid to ask Mr. Wilson if I was rehired & afraid that I wouldn’t be. My room is right by the kitchen. I could hear Mr. Wilson talking with the cooks about the Board meeting and about their getting hired back. But I just waited and worried, I thought if I wasn’t hired back he would eventually tell me.
Wednesday, April 27,
1960
All present
I got my check today.
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