Union Valley School History

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="039c8193.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#336699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Union Valley School History<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> </B><B> </B><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Union Valley"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Union Valley"><U><B>Union Valley School</B></U></A></div> <div> Union Valley school was originally called "Coon Creek School".  It </div> <div> opened east of Jasper about 1869.  </div> <bR> <div> "Coon Creek, Union Valley School, two miles east of Midway (later</div> <div> Jasper City), sub-district No. 1, Township 30, Range 30, John Weed</div> <div> teacher, wages $40.  Here I found a good school, good house, good</div> <div> desks, good blackboard, plenty of chalk and directors not afraid to have</div> <div> it used.  Appearance of pupils good, clean, springhtly and intelligent; </div> <div> recitations good.  Weed is a good teacher.  His pupils love him and the</div> <div> district appreciates his labors."  Jasper County Supt. U. B. Webster.</div> <div> Source: <I>Jasper City, Hometown, USA</I>, by Marvin L. VanGilder.</div> <bR> <div> The proposition to issue $800 bonds for a new school house which was voted</div> <div> on in the Union Valley district 2 miles out of town was carried by a vote of 8 to</div> <div> 3.  The school house will probably be built during the summer.</div> <div> <I>The Jasper News, </I>April 9, 1903</div> <bR> <div> The school board of the Union Valley school distric two miles east of this </div> <div> city have advertized for bids for the erection of their new school building</div> <div> which was voted on at the last election.  </div> <div> The building will be 24 x 36 feet and the bids will be opened Aug. 5.  They</div> <div> expect to have the new building ready for school by October.</div> <div> <I>The Jasper News, </I>July 30, 1903</div> <bR> <div> The School Board of Union Valley, on District No. 1, Township 30 and</div> <div> Range 30, Jasper County, Mo., will sell the old school house to the highest</div> <div> bidder for cash at 2 o'clock p.m. Saturday, October 10, 1903.  </div> <div> Lon L. Fox, Clerk</div> <div> J. H. Harris, Pres.</div> <div> <I>The Jasper News, </I>October 8, 1903</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>