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1959 Pioneer BIG SANDY HIGH SCHOOL Big Sandy, Montana Foreword Knowing that some reminder of the events of the past year will be needed in the crowded years which lie ahead, the staff has prepared this account of school life for the year 1958-59. We have also tried to show the progress the Big Sandy School system has made since its beginning more than half a century ago. We are proud to present this history in our annual. We hope it will bring back as many treasured memories to the alumni of other years as it will to the class of 1959.
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Dedication This issue of the PIONEER is dedicated to the Big Sandy school system and those who have made education possible from the first pioneers in 1890 to those who today are planning a new grade school. In 1890 the county superintendent of schools received a petition from the people around Big Sandy for a school district. There were 6 pupils in the first school which was taught by Babe Tingley. This school house ended up as a chicken coop after the second building, The fast school a log cabin, was built. The cabin, which became a wash house, was re- placed by another building near the edge of town. The fourth school was a frame building. When it opened, it boasted of a poker table for a teacher's desk and a long table for the pupils' desk. In 1892 the clerk of the district, which then was Number 12, was Leigh Marlowe. The trustees were J.W. Clark and Julius Lehfeldt. In 1892 the district number was changed to 11 and re- mains that today. The first community Christmas in Big Sandy was held in the old schoolhouse. Brother Van Orsdel was leader and conducted an interesting meeting. In 1893 there were 20 pupils in school. The teacher. Miss Lena Marsh, swayed the rod for two terms. The Tingleys, Smiths, Williams, and Murrays comprised most of the pupils. The big event of 1898 was the building of a frame schoolhouse. It opened the first year with an en- rollment of 21 pupils with E.P. Flolow as teacher. The first term lasted 4 months. Gertrude Ra- gum was teacher from 1900 to 1903 with 35 pupils. She later became the wife of Bud Cowan. In 1913, what is now known as the old grade school building was started and in September 1 914 was used for the first time. This year, two years of high school work was started. As the students advanced, the other two years were added until the full 4 year high school course was given. The first record of alumni is for a class in 1917. This class boasted three graduates—Edna Wall Sones, Marie Tuttle Chambers, and Marcia Tuttle Fisk. Chambers A. Worstell was the only graduate in 1918. In 1950 the new high school building was built. In addition to the classrooms, it included a cafeteria, music rooms, auditorium, shop, and gymnasium. Plans are now being made for a new, modern grade school for grades one to six. This is the story of 69 years of school planning and education in Big Sandy. 2 The new school
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