In the numerous articles that have been written since 2002 with both the “In The House of the Lord” and my current series the pages of the book are always open for new historical information that may surface from time to time. Such is the case with this week’s article.
The above school was the subject of a second article January 28, 2010 article and in that article a photo was published of students of District #14 taken about 1928 and at that time there was no identification of the students.
This past week I received a call from Sandra Rivenburgh Rothwell advising that she would forward to me a copy of this photo, again with this article, and that it had been given several years ago by her cousin Edith Rogers who passed away recently. Sandy’s mother was able to identify part of the students and Sandy, through her own research was able to identify a few more. She has advised me there remain five unidentified students.
Sandy advised me she had intended to share this photo with me, but never got it done and now is glad for the opportunity again. As a tribute to these students the names are listed below and hopefully I will put these in the correct order. If I err I am sure I will be advised and perhaps some other person will come forward with the names of the five missing students.
1. Jerusha Monroe Rivenburgh - second row -tall girl in white dress in middle of photo and mother of Sandra.
2. Martha Frink Pellett - first row - last girl on right
3. Helen George - first row - sitting next to her brothers
4. Mary Elsworth Hadley - last row - girl standing next to teacher by door
5. Amy Elsworth Doing - second row - second girl in on right
6. George Montgomery - first row - boy second on left
7. Mary Brazee - last row - last girl on right
8. Kendrick Jones - last row - first boy on left
9. Kenneth Monroe (brother of Jerusha; also twin brother of Keith Monroe) second row - standing next to his sister Jerusha
10. Keith Monroe
11. Grover Calvert - second row - second boy on left w/sweater
12. Pat Calvert - second row - third boy on left w/sweater
13. Millie Hogencamp - last row - second girl on right
14. Lena Calvert Edwards - first row - first girl on left next to two boys
15. Reginald George - first row - fourth in from left
16. Augustus George - first row - fifth in from left next to his sister Helen
17 - Bud Johnson - last row - boy standing next to teacher
18 - Teacher - Grace Eldred - in school house doorway
19 - Bernice Jones - second row - girl standing next to Jerusha Monroe Rivenburgh.
In closing this brief article, it is sincerely hoped by both Sandra and I that it will bring back pleasant memories of anyone who attended, not only the Kirk school, but any of the district one-room schoolhouses that once dotted Chenango County. Finally a most sincere thank you to Sandra Rothwelt for sharing this information with this writer!