Galesburg 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="#669966" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="06bc8c00dkerkg.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#669966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Galesburg 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="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Galesburg"><U><B>Galesburg School</B></U></A></div> <div> The first school building was built in the middle 1800's. Second building in 1892.</div> <div> Galesburg School consolidated with Asbury in 1940.  Closed in 1964.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="07d620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> "Galesburg District—Ed Mitchell, Frank Sponable and Ed McFerron, directors; John H. Booton, teacher. </div> <div> Term began September 23d. and continues six months. Building and furniture second class. Seating </div> <div> capacity 46. District enumeration 48, enrollment over fifteen years of age 7. total 40, present 32. </div> <div> Here we find order, the movements of the pupils to and from recitation regulated, and pupils who recite </div> <div> do not depend upon the teacher to perform that duty for them. Too many teachers hold their pupils up </div> <div> and lead them through the recitation. Remember that what the pupil does not recite independently is not </div> <div> recited. Mr. Booton is bringing the Galesburg school up to a level with other leading schools of the county. </div> <div> It pays to employ a good teacher even if to do so requires the payment of a reasonable sum for his services. </div> <div> Mr. Mitchell, one of the directors visited with me."</div> <bR> <div> <I>1878 Jasper County School Report by S. A. Underwood</I></div> <div> <I>A History of Jasper County, Missouri and Its People, Volume 1, page 103, pub. 1912, by Joel Thomas Livingston.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="07d620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> Mr. Burns of Galesburg is in the city today looking for a teacher to take charge of the school of that place.</div> <div> <I>The Carthage Press, September 17, 1885, page 2.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="07d620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I>                     </I>       </div> <div> <I>Galesburg Items</I></div> <div> Miss Anchors, assisted by her school, will give an exhibition at our school house on Friday evening of this week.</div> <bR> <div> Arbor Day was pleasantly and appropriately celebrated by Miss Anchors and the pupils of her school. After a suitable </div> <div> program had been carried out, the school, accompanied by the parents and friends present, adjourned to the school </div> <div> grounds, were a tree of plant had been provided for each child, and these were set out by the gentlemen present, after </div> <div> which "all hands," both old and young, joined in some pleasant games. </div> <bR> <div> <I>The Carthage Press </I>Thu. Apr. 21, 1892, page 1, column 6</div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="07d620b0.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="11" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Galesburg built a new house and furniture: cost $703.40.</div> <bR> <div> <I>The Carthage Press, </I>July 7, 1892, page 2, column 6.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>