Mulberry School Records

Collection

Identifier: MS M6

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Three registers of daily attendance and classification records for the students at Mulberry School in Ninevah Township, Adair County, Missouri (Sub-district 1, Township 64, Range 16).

Dates

Creation: 1904-1910

Creator

Mulberry School (Adair County, Mo.) (Organization)

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Historical Note

Mulberry School was located in Ninevah Township (Sec 11, Twp 64, Rg 16) of Adair County about 4.5 miles northeast of Novinger. We don't know the founding date for Mulberry, but do know that it was in operation by 1866 when there were at least three sub-districts in this township and range. According to county histories, the school likely maintained a steady enrollment in the low seventies for most of its existence with 72 students in 1887 (Goodspeed, 1888) and 74 in 1911 (Violette, 1911). The rosters in this collection indicate an enrollment range of 70 in 1907-1908 to 90 over the 1909-1910 school year. Attendance at any one time was never as high as total enrollment for the year, of course.

In the late 1940s, enrollment had fallen to 23 or 24 students each year and by the late 1960s Mulberry and other rural schools had all consolidated with the larger town systems. Left with only three sub-districts, the County District was dissolved in 1968 and three independent districts were created: Novinger R-I, Brashear R-II and Kirksville R-III.

Extent

0.2 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is organized into four series.

Teachers Daily Register for Primary and Graded Schools, Mulberry School, Sub-District 1, Township 63, Range 16, Adair County, Mo., 1904-1907
Classification Register, Mulberry School, Adair County, Mo., 1905-1909
Attendance Register, Mulberry School, Adair County, Mo., 1907-1910
Loose Documents from Attendance Register, 1907-1910