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History of Wylie District Number 11

The Wylie School District was organized in 1888; the site for the building having been donated by Mrs. M. V. Wylie, the school was named in her honor. Before the days of the rural free delivery, a little post-office, nicknamed "Sambo" by Mr. W. A. Curry, was established just south of the school house. To the present time the Wylie School is commonly known as "Sambo." The material for the first building was bought by Messrs. W. S. Shaw and L. C. Round at a cost of $110.00; Mr. W. D. St. John, assisted by other patrons of the school, erected the building with no charges. The equipment was, of course, very limited. The first teacher was Miss Georgia White, who boarded in the home of two of the most interested patrons of the school Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vance, now county officials.

In 1892, this district was consolidated with District Number 17 as District Number 11. In 1904, Iberis District desired to extend its boundaries north to the road running just south of the Wylie School house; and there was talk of moving the Wylie building farther north in the district. However, an agreement was finally made placing the south limit of the Wylie District at the north line of the Winters' farm, which point forms the present south boundary of the district.

In 1915 the district voted a twenty-four hundred dollars bond and levied a fifty-cent tax. A well built, well- equipped, two-story frame structure, containing three class rooms, an auditorium, and several small rooms-admirable for cooking and sewing classes-was erected just across the road from the site of the first building the old building was converted into the church now in use in the district.

In 1920-1921 domestic science work was introduced into the school, good equipment being added for this purpose. The same year the boys did especially creditable work in agriculture. Two teachers whose work has been particularly appreciated by the district and who have rendered services there for a number of years are Mrs. T. C. Weir and Miss Lucretia Curry. A satisfactory, though short, term of school was held at Wylie this year; some much needed funds were contributed by the patrons in order that the term might he prolonged.

M. A. Clemens, and Misses Lalah Fain and Lois Stephenson were the teachers in charge.

Class Roll

FIRST GRADE
Lloyd Savage
Malcolm Shores
Lee White
J. W. Appleton, Jr.
Woodrow Appleton
Hilburn Weatherspy
James Holly
Flora Newberry
Viola Weatherspy
Otherine Forrest
Vivian Waldrop
Carl Goldsmith

SECOND GRADE
A. F. McCormick
Ira Forrest
Dorothy Parr
Violet Martin
Viola Miller
Alberta Mullins
Mable Shores
Addle Waidrop
Lone Waldrop
Reba Waldrop
Iva Weatherspy
Arthur Newberry
THIRD GRADE
Huel Goldsmith
Elmo Fan
Harold Newberry
Ernest Harris
Euell Goldsmith
Musette Kirby
Louise Newberry
Flora Mae Holly
FOURTH GRADE
Elnora Farr
Mary Lou Newberry
Beatrice Waldrop
Ruby Savage
Opal Casey
Bessie White
Ila May Forrest
Hilden Martain
Samuel McCormick

FIFTH GRADE
Weldon Newberry
Carroll Parr
J.A. Kirby
Otto Appleton
Helen Sartain
Clinton Kirby
Louis Forrest
Elbert Forrest
Haynes Holly
SIXTH GRADE
Bernice Parr
Gladys Mullins
Ida Martain
Hilliard Newberry
Willis Pope Parr
Lelmond Parr
Clyde Casey
Guy Told Smith
Ross Seaholt
SEVENTH GRADE
Hiram Casey
Carl Waldrop
Ruth Shores
Arl Davis
EIGHTH GRADE
I V. Norman
Horace Mullins
Cluster Casey
Delma Parr
Lee Davis
NINTH GRADE
Ruth Bourland
Mary Helen Curry
Senoma Edmonson
Walter Fair
Wendell Fan
Betty Waldrop

Reference: The Buffalo Trail, 1922, yearbook of Taylor County Schools

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