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The Marriott-Slaterville City History Collection was created by the residents of the town to document their history. The collection includes Autobiographies, Oral Histories, History of Marriott, History of Slaterville, and the History of the Merging Townships to create Marriott-Slaterville City. This information has left behind rich histories, stories and important information regarding the history of the Marriott-Slaterville area. |
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Show Manning, daughter of William Henry Manning, followed Mr. Wheeler and taught one year from 1904 to 1905. During the year 1905, consolidation of schools in Weber County took place which naturally affected routine operation of schools of the two districts in Slaterville. All grades below the sixth were shifted from the lower to the upper district, and sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of the upper were transferred to the lower district. After these preliminary changes were completed, Miss Manning was retained as teacher of the lower grades of the Perry School and taught the following two years from 1905 to the spring of 1907. (See Fig. 7-5) Following the expiration of Miss Manning's last term, a young lady named Clara Reberg was employed and taught two years from the fall of 1907 to the spring of 1909. (See Fig.7- 6) Mae Grix whose home was in Unitah, was the last one to teach in the Perry School, which was in the fall of 1909. In the spring of 1909 a central school located a few rods south of our present ward chapel was erected to serve children of both districts of our settlement. However, the building was not completed until after the first of the year 1910, half the school season later than anticipated, which made it necessary to continue schools, as usual, in the two districts until such time it was ready for use. After a successful half term's teaching in the Perry School, Miss Grix and her pupils were transferred to the new school where she finished the season in April 1910. (See Fig. 7-9) Reuben T. Saunders, who had previously taught in the Slaterville District, was employed as principal of the Central School and took over his duties at midyear with Niss Nina Perry, daughter of Steven W. Perry Jr., as teacher of middle grades and Miss Grix in charge of beginners. Attention to this point has been confined principally to a consideration of teachers who served in teh Perry District, which represented approximately 50% of the combined teaching force of the two districts from 1894 when they were formed, to 1909 when consolidation of school brought them under one head. (Fig. 7-10) Turning attention to an account of teachers who served in the lower or Slaterville District during the same period, we find that Mr. Watson taught from the fall of 1894 to the spring of 1895; Alonzo Waldrum 1895 to 1896; Arley Wilbur 1896 to 1897; Mr Stone two years 1897 to 1899; Mr. Miller 1899 to 1900; Mary Stimpson 1900 to 1901; Mary 0. Webb 1901 to 1902; David Fowler 1902 to 1903; 1903 to 1904; 1904 to 1905; Mabel Knauss 1905 to 1906; John Q. Blaylock one-half the season from 1906 to 1907; (See Fig. 7- 7 & 8). Helen Frink taught from the fall of 1907 to the spring of 1908. Names of principals and grade teachers who served under them, number and years each served during the three decades the school operated from 1910 to 1940 appear in the following tables -68- (Fig. 7-7) Slaterville District School Class 1st row: L-R; Russell Wheeler; Ammon Bartholomew; Cecil Perry; Alfred Allred; Darrell Slater; Opel Richardson; Jasper Perry; Willard Hunter; Stanley Wardle 2nd row: L-R; Myrtle Stanger; Beatrice Chadwick; Cutler; Marie Chadwick, Kinnie Perucca; Ella Cutler; Alta Wheeler; Edna Smout 3rd row: L-R; Nellie Knight; Lettie Casey; Kate Perucca; Alice Holley; Orean Ekins; Opal Ekins; Crystal Cowan; Nettie Cutler (Fig. 7-8) Slaterville District School -69- |