Houston County, Georgia Schools


Source: Educational Survey of Houston County, Georgia by M. L. Duggan, Rural School Agent, 1915

In Houston County the taxes are levied, the teachers are elected, the schools managed by a single administration - and the people support the system.

The length of the school term in Houston is 32 weeks.

NameTeacher(s)LocationGroundsBuildingEquipment Organization

Ben Hill School
Miss Louise Davis, Byron, Ga.2 1/2 miles northeast to Byron-2 class roomspoor blackboards; 1 very small map; small globe; decorating flags8 grades; 32 pupils
Bonaire SchoolRoy E. Allgood, principal, Bonaire, Ga.
Miss Irene Baird, ass't, Bonaire, Ga.
4 miles south to Kathleen; 5 miles north to Wellstonsmall school gardens; 2 toilets2 class rooms & auditorium; wide hall used for cloak roomblackboards; maps; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library, 75 vols8 grades; 57 pupils; literary society; sewing clubs

Byron School
J. M. Gooden, principal, Byron, Ga.
Miss Ethel Horne, 4th, 5th, & 6th grades, Byron, Ga.
Miss Annie Hammock, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd, grades, Byron, Ga.
-fine oak grove in front, & joining church lot used in connection with school yards; 2 toilets3 class roomsgood blackboards; maps; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library; piano; drinking fountains9 grades; 85 pupils; sewing, literary, & debating clubs
Cleveland SchoolMiss Mary V. Smith, Byron, Ga.3 1/2 miles east to Powersvillesituated in beautiful grove; 2 toilets1 class room; 1 smaller room for storageblackboards; maps; some framed pictures; a piano; some illustrative materials8 grades; 24 pupils
Dunbar SchoolMiss Mamie Blount, Byron, Ga.2 1/2 miles west to Hattie; 4 miles west to Byron--fair blackboards; 1 map; framed pictures; library, 50 vols, in good sectional case4 grades; 14 pupils
Elberta SchoolMiss Margaret Wasner, Wellston, Ga.2 1/2 miles west to Hattie; 3 miles east to Wellstonlevel, magnificent oak grove on premises; very small playgrounds; 1 toilet1 class room; cloak rooms; veranda in front; well kept & seasonally decorated in autumn leavesgood blackboards; some maps; framed pictures; small library7 grades; 23 pupils

Elko School
Mrs. Glenn F. Riley, principal, Elko, Ga.
Miss Mary W. Brown, ass't, Elko, Ga.
5 miles north to Grovania; 6 miles west to Hendersonschool gardens; 2 toilets, screened & in good condition2 class rooms; unfinished auditorium; cloak roomsgood blackboards; globe; maps; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library, 100 vols; domestic science outfit; piano; illustrative materials; window boxes with flowers; moths, butterflies, etc.9 grades; 49 pupils; cooking; literary club ("The Nautilus"); pig club; sewing club; civic improvement club
Fairview SchoolMiss Pauline Wasner, Unadilla, Ga.6 miles northwest to Elko---7 grades; 24 pupils
NOTE: Dooly County furnishes about half the patronage to this school.

Feagan School
Miss Stella Thurmond, Fort Valley, Ga.4 miles northwest to Fort Valleyschool garden sowed to grains; 1 toilet1 class room; small verandagood blackboards; several small maps; framed pictures; library, 33 vols; organ; illustrative materials; germinating boxes; pot flowers4 grades; 10 pupils; sewing club; community civic improvement club
Fort Valley High School-----A fully accredited 4-yr high school; 12 teachers; 11 grades
Fort Valley High & Industrial School for NegroesH. A. Hunt, principal
R. L. Smith, instructor in mathematics
Mrs. F. J. Hunt, literature
Mr. C. B. Johnson, history & science
Mrs. F. M. Frazier, 4th & 5th grades
Miss M. L. Baker, 1st grade
Mrs. Sophia Moore, domestic science
Miss S. L. Jones, laundering
Mr. W. W. Hayes, agriculture
Miss L. J. Taylor, English, music
Mrs. A. W. Johnson, reading & spelling
Miss Maud E. Mosley, 2nd & 3rd grades
Mrs. J. A. Davis, sewing
Mrs. J. O'Neal, plain sewing
Mr. C. F. Stephens, carpentry
Rev. T. J. Crawford, instructor in Bible & Sunday School missionary
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Grovania SchoolMiss Nannie Fletcher, principal, Grovania, Ga.
Miss Bertha Sharpe, ass't, Grovania, Ga.
2 1/2 miles east to Haynesville; 5 miles south to Elkosloping; a few trees & flowers; rustic pavilion; playgrounds; school gardens; 2 toilets2 class rooms; cloak rooms; small work roomgood blackboards; several maps; globes; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library, 150 vols; sand-tables; manual training tool chests; booklets; illustrative materials; bird boxes; window boxes; & flowers; covered cooler with bubbling fountain9 grades; 47 pupils; sewing; cooking; drawing; literary society; junior civic league; Mother's Club
Hattie SchoolJ. W. Cole, principal, Byron, Ga.
Miss Flora Rodgers, ass't, Perry, Ga.
-oak grove, good condition; adjoining church lot; well kept yards; school gardens; 2 toilets1 class room & large auditorium used as class room; cloak roomspoor blackboards; some maps; a reference dictionary; library, 100 vols; framed pictures9 grades; 80 pupils; literary society; community Mother's Club
NOTE: During the progress of this survey [1915] plans were approved by the superintendent & board to remodel & enlarge this school house so as to meet the requirements of an up-to-date consolidated rural school, & this will be done at once. This will include 3 class rooms, manual training room, kitchenette, cloak rooms, etc, all well lighted & ventilated.
Haynesville SchoolMiss Ella Jackson, Grovania, Ga.2 1/2 miles west to Grovaniaample playgrounds; school gardens & hot beds; 2 toilets, good condition1 class room; good cloak rooms; library case built into the wallsgood blackboards; several maps; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library, 85 vols; illustrative materials; large U. S. flag; pennants; window boxes; flowers6 grades; 17 pupils; sewing club; Mother's Club

Henderson School
Miss Blanche Youngblood, principal, Perry, Ga.
Miss Clara Eubanks, ass't, Perry, Ga.
6 miles east to Elko; 9 miles north to Perry-2 story; 2 class rooms; cloak rooms; library & rest room, furnishedblackboards; maps; framed pictures; reference dictionary, good stand; library, 130 vols; illustrative materials; flowers; ferns8 grades; 41 pupils; paper folding, cardboard construction, sewing, cooking
Kathleen SchoolMiss Jessie Hogg, Kathleen, Ga.4 miles north to Bonairevery fine oak grove in rear; play is supervised; small school garden, well cared for; 2 toilets1 class room; cloak rooms; comfortably heatedgood blackboards; globe; reference dictionary; framed pictures; library, 40 vols; illustrative materials8 grades; 25 pupils; small tomato club
Lakeside SchoolMiss Hilda Brooks, Perry, Ga.4 miles northeast to Kathleensmall school garden; 2 toilets1 class room; 2 cloak rooms; veranda in front; a well planned buildingblackboards; several maps; a reference dictionary; a small library; small globe; framed pictures; illustrative materials; window plants6 grades; 12 pupils; a sewing club organized in the school
Lakeview SchoolS. E. Delinger, principal, Powersville, Ga.
Miss Sadie Henderson, ass't, Powersville, Ga.
4 miles west to Powersvillefine oak grove; school gardens; 2 toilets, screened & in good condition2 class rooms; cloak roomsblackboards; 1 U. S. history map; a reference dictionary; library, 30 vols, in good case; illustrative materials8 grades; 75 pupils; drawing; literary society
Murph SchoolMiss Martha Talton, principal, Montezuma, Ga.
Miss Essie Dorsett, ass't, Montezuma, Ga.
6 miles southeast to Hendersongood school gardens, well cared for; 2 toilets2 class rooms; cloak roomsgood blackboards; maps; globe; framed pictures; reference dictionary; library, 40 vols; organ; small decorative flags8 grades; 41 pupils; gardening; debating club; sewing clubs
Myrtle SchoolMiss Bessie Anderson, Myrtle, Ga.--1 class room; small veranda in frontgood blackboards; 2 maps; framed pictures; library, 40 vols; reference dictionary7 grades; 27 pupils; sewing club
Oakland SchoolMiss Nellie Paschal, Wellston, Ga.2 1/2 miles northwest to Hattie; 4 miles northeast to Wellston-1 class room; small veranda-6 grades; 26 pupils
Perry High SchoolC. E. Crook, principal
Miss Louise Rainey, 7th & 8th grades
Miss Sue Jelks Ware, 5th & 6th grades
Miss Hortense Davant, 3d & 4th grades
Miss Georgia Hurst, 1st & 2nd grades
----10 grades; 150 pupils
Powersville SchoolMiss Bessie Quick, Powersville, Ga.5 miles north to Byronsmall school garden; 2 toilets1 class room; cloak roomsblackboards; maps; framed pictures; U. S. flag8 grades; 33 pupils; sewing club

Small's Academy
Miss Claudia Tinley, Fort Valley, Ga.5 miles east to Perry--cloth blackboards; 1 U. S. history map; a few framed pictures7 grades; 27 pupils

Spring Hill School
Miss Laura Talton, Perry, Ga.3 miles south to Perry--blackboards; 1 U. S. history map; reference dictionary; framed pictures; library in good case; small decorative flags; illustrative materials6 grades; 28 pupils; sewing club
Tivola SchoolMiss Clifford Heard, Perry, Ga.4 miles north to Kathleen; 6 miles south to Haynesville-1 class room; cloak roomspoor blackboards; small organ6 grades; 27 pupils; literary club
Union SchoolN. H. Reid, principal, Bonaire, Ga.
Miss Made Collins; ass't, Bonaire, Ga.
-perfectly level lot with fine oak grove; small school gardens; 2 toilets2 class rooms; cloak roomsgood blackboards; 1 small map; library, 75 vols; reference dictionary8 grades; 62 pupils; a debating club & a corn club
Wellston SchoolT. W. Murray, principal, Wellston, Ga.
Miss Marilu Wellons, ass't, Wellston, Ga.
5 miles south to Bonairegood school gardens; 2 toilets2 class rooms; cloak rooms - There is also on the grounds a community building, 2 stories, used as a lodge for several fraternal & social orders, an auditorium for the school & the community, etc. On an adjoining lot is a good church building.poor blackboards; 2 maps; small dictionary at each desk; large U. S. flag; library, 50 vols9 grades; 51 pupils; literary club; corn club; sewing club; Women's Club

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