History of Iberis School District Number 38

The lower part of what is now district thirty-eight was originally district forty-five and was organized about 1901 under the name of "Fairview." In 1902 this district was enlarged with territory from Buffalo Gap District (Number Nine), Cedar Gap District (Number Three), and Cedar Creek District (Number Seventeen); at this time the district was changed in number to Thirty-eight. In 1904 this ambitious little district desired still more territory and wished to extend into the Wylie District to the road just south of the site of the present Wylie School. As has already been recorded, at this time the north line of the Winter's farm became the north boundary of the Iberis District. The little inland town or post-office was named by the first post-master, Mr. N. C. Kirby, but the reason for the name is apparently forgotten today. Of course, the school bore the name of the post-office. The Abilene Southern Railroad reached lberis in about 1906, and the growth of the district was rapid, Fairview and Iberis having been consolidated. In 1913, in order that better educational opportunities might he offered, a bond was voted and taxes increased to twenty- five cents. A modern frame building was erected and was in use about two years. From an unknown cause it was totally destroyed by fire. Then the district, bravely assuming its indebtedness and determining to maintain its school at any cost, again voted bonds and increased taxes to fifty cents. Thus it became eligible to receive State Aid, which fund has been of much assistance to the progress of the work. The present building is modern and well equipped.

The Iberis School is one of the largest two-teacher schools in the county. Because of it location on the Cedar Gap pike, it receives every year a great many transfer pupils, who cannot conveniently attend school in their own districts. In 1921, without any opposition, the district voted the limit on the taxes $l.00. It is looking forward to being able to increase its bonds and to add another room for the work of a third teacher. G. C. Tiner and Miss Ola Smith had the work in charge this year, and a number of improvements in general were made.

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