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Schools: An Overview of Gallatin Public Schools 1871-2016

In a school election in June of 1909, a vote was passed in favor of building a new school house for the Gallatin students at a cost of $32,500. The proposition carried by a vote of 285 to 103. The north and west parts of town very generally voted for the measure, but...

1970: GHS Fight Song Rallies to ‘On Wisconsin!’ with Lyric Changes

Gone But Not Forgotten

Fight songs, team anthems, battle hymns… call it what you will, those rousing songs lead area teams on to victory. Some songs have been around for as long as anybody can remember, some are being revived, and others are brand new. According to Gallatin alumnus Jerry...

1933: Students Seek College Degrees Despite Depression

Gone But Not Forgotten, The Great Depression

Even though the Depression lingered, some students were still trying to achieve getting a college education. One hundred men and women had met their $75 expense of attending one year at Kidder Junior College in Kidder, MO. Other expenses still had to be added in:...

Demise of Rural Schools, Poor Wages for Teachers During Depression

The Great Depression

In the 1930s, many one room schools were located in the rural areas. Their attendance would run as high as 35 or 40 in some districts and as low as four or five in other districts. The rural schools often offered their grades out of the usual order of first to eighth...

1918: An Historical Account of Grand River College

Gone But Not Forgotten

Grand River College was a co-educational institution, and is said to be the first college in Missouri to admit women on equal terms with men. It opened to the public in 1850 at Edinburg, Mo., and maintained there for 40 years. But because Edinburgh was an inland town,...

Schools: Altamont School District (1915-1954)

Gone But Not Forgotten

This photo of Altamont School (circa 1940) shows the second building for public education in the Altamont, MO, community.

Schools: Missouri’s First School Consolidation at Jameson, MO 1914

Gone But Not Forgotten

Jameson School District was the first in Missouri to consolidate when voters approved the reorganization of country schools during March, 1914. When the residents of any community desire to form a consolidated school district, a petition signed by at least 25...

Schools: Yesteryear Photographs of the Jameson School District

Gone But Not Forgotten

1893: Grand River College at Gallatin, MO

Gone But Not Forgotten

Grand River College was organized and opened to the public in 1850. It was located at Edinburg, Missouri, in Grundy County. It was named Grand River College Association, and was under the direction of the Baptists of Grundy and adjoining counties. After it had...

Schools: Early Public Schools in Daviess County, MO 1879-80

Gone But Not Forgotten

The number of students attending schools in Daviess County increased by 1879-1880, prompting the need for larger facilities. There were over 6,540 students of school age, and the number attending these schools was 5,300. There were 103 school houses in the county, and...

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