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TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State

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Told<br />

<strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pioneers<br />

ways held during <strong>the</strong> winter months. Men teachers were paid from<br />

$40 to $50 per month. Women teachers received about one-half <strong>the</strong><br />

salary <strong>the</strong> men received. All teachers boarded around, which cost<br />

<strong>the</strong>m none <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir salary.<br />

The first school in Quinault was established in 1891 and <strong>the</strong> first<br />

teacher was Miss Ida Locke, who later became <strong>the</strong> wife <strong>of</strong> J. A. Ingram,<br />

pioneer storekeeper. It has been only within <strong>the</strong> past few<br />

years that <strong>the</strong>se pioneer settlers have had a road on <strong>the</strong> north side <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> lake. R.ecently, however, <strong>the</strong> county, aided <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> federal government,<br />

has built <strong>the</strong>m a beautiful road. A school, modern in every respect,<br />

now serves <strong>the</strong> eommunity and busses collect all <strong>the</strong> children<br />

and transport <strong>the</strong>m to this central school which is located on <strong>the</strong> south<br />

side <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lake.<br />

The first school at Vesta was held in <strong>the</strong> house <strong>of</strong> C. B. Collette.<br />

The next school was held in R.obert Hines' house. Robert and Enoch<br />

Dillars, Josie and Grover Wagner and Myrtle Wilson were <strong>the</strong> first<br />

pupils. A school house was built out <strong>of</strong> split cedar where J .K Roberts<br />

<strong>the</strong>n lived. The house sold in 1907 for fifty cents. W. H. Amidon<br />

was <strong>the</strong> first teacher in <strong>the</strong> school house here.<br />

LEE KIRK<br />

Walla 'TValla County<br />

Our neighbor in Oregon was H. H. Spaulding, missionary. He<br />

taught me my ABC '8 in his little log cabin school on his place. Often<br />

he came to mv .- fa<strong>the</strong>r's house. He would tell about <strong>the</strong> Whitman<br />

massacre. It took him so long I always fell asleep. When he forgot<br />

his daughter, Eliza, prompted him. She was at <strong>the</strong> Mission <strong>the</strong> day<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> massacre.<br />

MRS. OLLIE EVANS<br />

Taught Thirteen Months' Term <strong>of</strong> School<br />

Kitsap County<br />

When we first moved to Kitsap county where Port Orchard is noW<br />

located, <strong>the</strong>re was quite a settlement <strong>of</strong> J ohnsons. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> family<br />

was a preacher, and one a school teacher. There were four schools in<br />

<strong>the</strong> county, and Effie J ohnsoll taught in all <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m. She relates that<br />

she lacked only one day <strong>of</strong> teaching thirteen months in one school<br />

year. Each school had a three months (12 weeks) term, and she rotated<br />

from one school to ano<strong>the</strong>r. Very few scholars <strong>the</strong>re were in<br />

<strong>the</strong> countrv but who went to school to Effie.<br />

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