The Schools of the Ulah Area

 

Pleasant Hill School , District 63, was located two miles east and one-half mile south of Ulah. A directory for 1920-1921 lists school board president Andrew Rapp, clerk Fred Johnston, and Bert Peterson as the other director. Rosa Peterson became clerk in 1921, and Fred Wexell later was elected president. Some of the names of pupils enrolled at Pleasant Hill include: Willis Johnston, Arnie Anderson, Melvin Johnston, Herbert Anderson, Henry Hier, Harry Kelly, Helen Rapp, Helen Hier, Ethel Ericson, Myrtle Spiegel, Maud Rapp, Leila Hobley, Ray Hier, Walter Hulstedt, Earl Anderson, Harold Peterson, Lloyd Hobley, Raymond Johnston, Wesley Ericson, Lloyd Spiegel, Milford Peterson, Anna Peterson, and Anita Anderson. Names of some of the teachers include: Nanie Dahlberg, Elsie Nordstrom (Hallquist), Valla Cummins (Greep), Rena B. Winne, Josephine Page (Ouart), and Myrtle Belscamper ( Johnston ) (Galvaland Magazine, September 1977).

 

 

 

Old Pleasant Hill School

 New Pleasant Hill School

Pleasant Valley School , District 67, was located one mile south of Ulah. Information about the early history of the school is incomplete, but the Ulah Methodist congregation was organized there in the Spring of 1866. The school supported a large enrollment, often with two teachers being employed, although it was only a one-room schoolhouse. Directors of the Pleasant Valley school during the 1920’s included: Roy Schumaker, president; Leonard A. Johnson, clerk, and Herman Stephens, member. They served at least through 1924, according to a Henry County Directory. Directors in 1928-1929 were Julius Wiley, president; Harry W. Harris, clerk, and Roy Schumaker, member. In 1930-31 Mr. Wiley again was president, Roy Schumaker was clerk, and John Rogers was a member. A list of some of the teachers include: Lovina Olson, Mrs. Walter H. Larson of Galva, Mrs. Fred Fincher, Nannie Swanson, Hazel Partridge, Miss Cummins, Ruth Whitman, Goldie Rapp, Helen Philblad, Rueben Nelson, and later, Lillian Samuelson and Mrs. Good. Names of some of the pupils in the 1920’s include: Leonard Schumaker, Kenneth Stephens, Rueben Nelson, Kenneth Wongstrom, Ruth Hepner, Lucille Jeffries, Charles Ludington, Leroy Johnson, Benjamin Stephens, Clarence Hepner, Charles Jeffries, Robert Anderson, Russell Schumaker, Vinton Johnston, V. Wongstrom, Blaine Harris, Ralph Schumaker, James Rogers, Raymond Rogers, Ralph Rogers, Robert Rogers, Mary Rogers, Fred Wiley, Russell Wiley, Ruby Wiley, and Irene Wiley (Galvaland Magazine, September 1977).

 

 

Pleasant Valley School

 

Pleasant Valley School about 1912

Teacher Agnes Peterson. Front Row: ___Robertson, Martha Dollander, Pearl Wiley, Mabel Rogers, May Johnston,___Lindbloom, Rolland Stevens, Ruby Vincent, Second Row:____, Annie Lindbloom, Myrtle Slater, Hope Bergren,Cleo Wiley, Dorothy Stevens, Bertha Johnston, Allan Vincent, Charlie Dollander, Third Row: Fern Rogers, Clyde Rogers, Mary Slater, Daisy Lindbloom, Gladys Vincent, Clyde Johnston.

 

 

Pleasant Valley School about 1930

Goldie Rapp (center back) Teacher. Some of the students: Virginia Wongstrom, Robert Rogers, Claude Stratton, Ralph Rogers, Hazel Schumaker, Irene Wiley, Glenn Larson, ____Stratton, Ruby Wiley, Gladys Larson, Earl ____, Blaine Harris.

A copy of the Christmas program given at the school in 1939 lists a Recitation by pre-school children - Lowell Bentley, Eileen Naslund, Glenn Nelson, and Joan Nelson.

Recitation and Exercises - Helen Wexell, Vernon Nelson, Ivan Quayle, Dolores Ann Wishnick, Marie Wiley, Zoe Ann Bentley, Elbert Good.

Play - Elbert Good, Wayne Wiley, Wayne Rogers, Dolores Ann Wishnick, Erma Jean Moline, Norma Jean Hepner, Donna Jean Quayle.

Mechanical Christmas Toys - French Doll, Dolores Ann Wishnick; Mickey Mouse, Wayne Wiley; Pop Eye, Linder Schumaker; Infant Doll, Marie Wiley; Jack-in-the-Box, Ivan Quayle, Speaker, Elbert Good.

In addition to numerous songs, there were rhythm band numbers, drum solo (Ivan Quayle) and selections by the Pleasant Valley Cowboys (Galvaland Magazine, December 1977).

Contributed by Bonnie Wiley

 

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