EARLY DAYS EDUCATION.

Tiny School houses were sprinkled in the remote areas. Most would be forgotten if someone had not taken the photos and recorded the names of each school and the hearty souls that taught and learned in these little one room buildings.

The first Burroughs school. Back row L to R. Theodore Enman, Alice James (Tingley) Anna James (Keehler) Bert Masen, Stella Mason (Sprague) (in front of B Masen) Lottie Kline, Christy Staley, (Robb) Pearl Owens -- Teacher. Front row L. to R. Lottie Kline (upper) Emma Falk (James) Guy Enman, Roy Masen, Ore Aberthal (Kneertzer), Ester Enman (Babb) Henry James. Corner of Burroughs and Spotted road.

BIG FOOT VALLEY SCHOOL WEST OF CLAYTON and used as a Sunday School. L to R - Wesley Davis, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Willard, Waldo Stelting, Mrs. Bill Enfield, Mr. Willard, Verna Willard, Bill Davis, Kate Coffin, Mary Barnes, Ira Davis, Ethel Barnes, Bertha Enfield, John Barns, Ruth Davis, Dorothy Coffin. Francis Coffin, Grace Kelso, Trula Barnes, Jack Coffin.

The Olson Spur School 1914 1915 Spotted and Enoch roads.

Last School (Wild Rose) now being used as a community center.

Early days Wild Rose school. One of the first Schoolhouses on Wild Rose Prairie. 1888 or 1890

Second Wild Rose School Dist. #54 Converted to Comunity center. Last used as a school spring of 1902

Borders School. Located 9 miles northeast of Deer Park. Pend Oreille County. Teachers. Goldie Hall 1913, Minnie Michner 1914, Mildred Renshaw 1915, Leonora Gemmill 1916 1917, Agnus Kirkland, Goldie Morris (Hall) Alta Long, Hazel Zarner, Emel Reed, Zora Botavac, Mildred Diener, Ester Gustafson ( Hutchins), Florence Rice, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Lee.

Original Twin Mountain School. 1908. L. to R. George Babb, Blanch Deline, Charlie Newbrand, Ira Joiner, Lulu Deline, Levera Joyner, Eva Ellsworth, Lulu Ellsworth, Ruby Hillyard. (latter became Mrs. Walter Bushnell) Walter Bushnell -- Teacher.

First Twin mountain school. Picture taken in 1922. L. to R. alternating. Ernest Froman, Mark Gray, Margaret Kline, (Dunham) - Teacher. Bessie Froman (Barnes) Richard Kline, Lindly (Ike) Gray.

Justice Family: Keener House at Olson Spur School, Corner of Enoch and Spotted Road. L. to R. Logan Justice, Wm. Justice, John Justice ( Alice En.'s Father) Mattie Justice (Alice's step mother, Nora Lee Trull, Pearl Justice (Alice's Sister) Mark Justice (Bro. to Alice) Paul Trull, Elizabeth Justice (Alice's Grandmother) Alice Justice ( Enright) James Justice. NOTE. ( A Historical fact ) Jimmy Sturr the Polka king has a record entitled " Alice, who the Hell is Alice"

See photo to the right

Upper grades Clayton school 1911 Dick Enright, Fanny Stroup, Edith Johnson, Rose Burke (front left) Pete Berg, Alta Enfield, Myrtle Christiensen, Mandy Berg, Gertrude Enright, Cap Westby (third on right) Ruth Olson, Hanibel Huffman, Frank Cure, -----Cowan, Einer Westby, Lower grades insert Dick Enright, Gertude Enright (King) Alta Enfield, Rose Burke, Fanny Stroup, Mandy Berg, Wesley Davis. Lower grades Clayton WA. 1909.

Grammer School 1908 -- 1911

Clayton, WA Grade School, 1909. Second grade school building.

Orchard View School (Arcadia school) 1920-21 Miland Dist. Teachers salary $125.00 a month. 9 mo. term. Gladus Kummick (girl in white blouse on steps.) L. to R 1 & 2 unknown Martin Strandberg.(Boy in back) Theda Clary, Bernice Clary in front of Theda, Gladys Kummick, Ada Clary and Lewis Clary.

Winding the May Pole. Deer Park Elementry and High school Circa 1904

NORWEGIAN SETTLERS. As per Lorraine Nord, Niece of Lawrence Zimmerer. This photograph of the Norwegian settlers was probably taken in the summer of 1901. At the home of Ole T. and Helen Westby, located on the spotted road. 2 miles east of Clayton. Potluck dinners were served to collect money for the Lutheran Church being built across the road from the scene, Following are those identified in the picture. Left front: Nellie Westby, Inga Johnson, Olaf Julius Johnson, Albert Westby, Einer Westby, Olaf Westby, August Westby, Elda Westby, Otto Westby, Marie Johnson, Hilda Westby, Sena Iverson, Inga Iverson, Serena Grambo, Inga Westby, Olga Westby, Helen Westby. Second row seated in: Erling Westby, Otene Westb in mother Helene Westby's lap, Ole T. Westby holding daughter Ida, Anna Westby, Mrs. short holm, Oline Westby, Anne Olson, Raginaild Johnson, Tea Olson, unknown lady, standing -- Olaf and Halvor Westby. Standing -- third row: unknown man, Andrew Westby, unknown, Louis Christianson, Anton Iverson, Waldernar Westby, unknown, Ola. A Westby, Otto Dahl ?, John Johnson, unknown, Arnie Roland and wife Olive, Paul Johnson, unknown, Torvald Westby. Back row: unknown, unknown, Carl Olson, Martin Hafsel?, Magnus Olson, unknown, unknown, Pete Rowland, Karnius Dahl,(who built the church). The lineage of Lorraine (Zimmerer) Nord, wife of warren Nord is as follows.Her Mother was the Daughter of Ida Westby and Ida's parents were Ole T. and Helena Westby. Ida Westby married Calyd G Nolan and they had 11 dhildren, Lorraines Mother Violet was the 4th child. Violet now lives on the next farm north of where this picture was taken and that is where Lorraine (Rainy) was born & raised.

SWEDE HEAVEN HALL Located on North Spotted road on the O.T. Westby farm. It was purchased by Mr. Mall. He moved it to his farm at Montgomery and Spotted Rd.

The Church the Nowegian Settlers built:. TRYSIL LUTHERAN CHURCH. --- 2 Miles east of Clayton on Spotted Road. The Church was organized in 1892. The Building was built in 1901.The first child Baptized was William Hansen, Second, Lilly Johnson, and Third -- Harold Westby.

Forreston School located at the corner of Spotted and Montgomery roads. 1 mile north of Highway 395. Teacher -- unknown Jim Olson (far left) Ella Lempke, Inga Westby, Sena Iversen, Bill Lemke, Olaf Westby,? Westby.

Williams Valley School --- 1900 Marion Kartzer (Trowbridge) Alice Casberg (Hutchins) Elva Irish (Edwards) Mrs. Jenny Borman - Teacher, Ernest Casberg, Benhnie Irish, Luther Irish, Ella Johnson (Reuthinger) Jenny Rose (Lawson) Ester Irish (Anderson) Willy Boorman, Newt Grove.

Second view of foreston school. Back row; J. H., Heal -- teacher. Taught in 1898 & 1899, A. M. Fish, Edgar Anderson, Charlie Anderson, Sam Fish, Lawrence Anderson. Middle row. Sena Anderson, Nelly Westby, Ella Lemke, Eda Lemke, Halvor Westby, Hockon Olson, Jim Olson John Olson, and George Fish. Front row: Olaf Westby, Otine Westby, Minnie Lemke, Albert Westby, Louis Olson. The foreston school located at the corner of spotted and Montgomery Road's.

LOST SPRINGS SCHOOL 1927. 3 miles N. E. of Deer Park on Sherman rd. Two large girls in back row Florence Johnson and Irene Zeman. Benny Johnson, Jack Meyers, Laurel Zeman, Dorothy Zibell and Robert Wheeler.

Lucie Sievers. Teacher of Forreston School.

Third view of Foreston school, Lucie Sievers - Teacher.L to R. up and down. Otine Westby, Otto Westby, Ida Westby, Olaf Westby (tall boy- Ole T. Westby, the blacksmiths son) Oscar Westby (small boy) Sadie Conner, Albert Westby, Oscar Olson, Hilda Westby, Fred Forgey, Inga Iverson, Hill Lempke, Olga Westby, E.K. (Cap) Westby, Minnie Olson, Albert Olson, Lena Olson, Einer Westby, Ole Westby, (Ole A. Westbys son)

The Fan Lake school located 8 miles east of Deer Park. Also kmown as the stevens and Eloika Lake School. Kathryn Edington 1932-33

DEER PARK HIGH SCHOOL (Crawford School) Built in 1910 (started in 1910) ready for School in the fall of 1911. Contractor - Strauss and Sons of Spokane Wa. Board members - A.J. Peters, Ray Neaville and Thomas Zimmerer.

TWIN MOUNTAIN SCHOOL. 9miles southwest of Deer Park 1929 -1930

Edgewood School. 8 miles SW of Deer Park.

The second Loon Lake School. The first was a log building of which there is no available photo to date. NOTE: This is not a Lawrence Zimmerer photo and is the only such photo in these entire 5 albums. This is furnished by and compiments of the Loon Lake Historical Society.