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576 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY.<br />
to the trustees of school lands. On the same day the township was<br />
divided into school districts, No. 1 comprising the north llalf of the<br />
township clistrict No. 2, commencing at north-west corner of sectaioll<br />
19, thence to the center of the township, thence south to south-east<br />
corner of section 21 ; thence west to the south-east of section 20 ; thence<br />
south to the south-east of section 29 : thence west to the soutll-west<br />
corner of section SO ; thence north to place of l~eginuing. District KO.<br />
3 comprised the reinaincler of the township. In January, 1850, Messrs.<br />
Stone, Searl ancl Henry Seely were electecl trustees. In April, Riley<br />
Chainberlain was appointed treasurer. In 1851 there were 228 perso&<br />
under twenty-one years of age. In IS53 there were 43 scholars in district<br />
1 ; 48 in clistrict 2 ; 95 in district No. 3, nncl 25 in the new clistrict<br />
No. 4, giving a total of 211. This clistrict was set off April 25, 1551.<br />
On January 17, '52, J. E. Jones, Josllun Gillfillnn, now of liewanee, nnil<br />
Henry Seely mere elected trustees, and I. W. Sesrl was cllosen treasurer.<br />
The name of Morgan Wever al3lIenrs on the record. as selling<br />
coal to clistrict No. i. Mr. A. J. Stunn states that tliis Werer Ilatl<br />
coal-bank in Elmira township at this time. District No. 5 was 0l.g.mizecl<br />
out of district No. 1, July 30, '53. In Milarch, '54, Otis Garclner,<br />
Peter Sturm, now of Cambridge, Ill., and Alfred Freenlan \irere<br />
electled trustees. In '56 A. M. Smith and J. E. Jones took the places<br />
of Messrs. Sturin and Freeman, I. W. Searl being continued as treasurer.<br />
The number of pupils enrolled was 320. In '58 John Snethen<br />
was elected trustee, vice J. E. Jones, deceased, and district No. t; uTas<br />
establishecl. In '59, district No. 7 u7as set off, and John Laclcie, John<br />
Snethen and A. M. Sinith mere elected trustees. In '63 the name of<br />
John Winslow appears as trustee, ~vi t h Smith i~nd Laclcie. Williain<br />
Moore, C. Wilson and A. Foster were elected trustees in '65,' Mr.<br />
Searl still serving as treasu~er. This bosrcl was continued until October,<br />
'68, when A. PI. Abbott ancl E. P. Wright were electecl, with<br />
Charles Wilson holding over. In '70, Philip Munson was elected ; in<br />
'71, Charles Foster served on the boclrd : in '72, W. W. Winslow mas<br />
elected trustee, ancl in '$3, he, with E. P. Wright ant1 Charles Foster<br />
formed the i~oarcl. In '75, Isaac Sturm, W. P. Dator, anti E. P. Wright<br />
formed the board. W. Winslow mas elected in '77, and in '78, he<br />
with E. P. Wrig11t ancl C. 13. Foster were electecl. Israel Seely was<br />
chosen trustee in 'SO, but cleclining to serve, Charles Weir was electecl.<br />
I. W. Sear1 served as treasurer ant1 clerk up to April, '80, when John<br />
Hall, Jr., was ap1)ointed. In '82, the names of John II. Drawger and<br />
Henry W. ~re\r& appear as trustees. In April of this vear a, motion<br />
was made to appoint 11. J. Baldwin treasurer. his" motion was<br />
carried in May, '82. In April, '83, the names of W. C. Decker, J. H.<br />
Drawyer ancl John IIall, Jr., appear as trustees, with 11. J. Ik~ltlwin,<br />
clerlr ; all holcling office at the close of '86.<br />
The records of clistrict No. 1 show the following names of teachers<br />
since '7-7: Joseplline Dyer, Judson Wo~~se, Hattie Abl~ott, Broolts W.<br />
Crurn, Miss E. Gardner, Miss A. E. Eicl~ols, Paul Ne~vton, Etta Gharret,<br />
Wilna Snare, Emma Prosser, Jn~nes E. Brown, Elmer Brjggs,<br />
Lewis A. Miller. In '86 there mere 309 males and 297. fema!es under<br />
twenty-one years, one graded and eight ungraded schools, attended
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