Friday, February 26, 2021

The End of the Mount Zion School Term in 1927

The April 20th, 1927 Worth County Tribune reported on the final day of school for the school year at the Mount Zion School. The roads and weather were so bad on Friday the 15th that the patrons decided to meet at the schoolhouse on Sunday the 17th and have a basket dinner. The teacher, Miss LeVon Gabbert, and the students had a track meet that was enjoyed by all.

Present were Mr. & Mrs. Ed Berg, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Berg, Mr. & Mrs Clarence Berg, Mr. & Mrs. Tom powers, Mr. & Mrs. John Boedecker, Mr. & Mrs. John Gabbert, Mrs. Etta Hammons, Mrs. Robert Riley, Miss Leta and Lela Sherlock, Francis, Florence, and Louise Boedecker, Mildred Evelin and Louise Powers, LeVon, Arlene, and Margaret Gabbert, Winnie Francis, Regina, Rita, and Leona Berg, Lula Collins, Francis Hammonds, Edna Riley and Miss Roach, Everett and Howard Hammond, Edwin Edward, Victor Kendall and Jimmie Berg, George Giesken, Mailey and Noel Gabbert, Albert, Austin, and Roy Powers, Eugene, Leo, and Ray Sherlock, Martin Boedecker.

The school voted to rehire Miss LeVon Gabbert to teach the school for the 1927-1928 school year with a raise in salary.


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