Mrs. Fern Gromer-teacher.
(FRONT) Marilyn Moore, Norma Bates, Joan Bly, Elnora Turner, Wilma Tarrant, Genevieve Barker, Vienna Osborne, Hope Blankenship.
(SECOND ROW) Joe Hunt, Royce Bolls, Oscar Joseph, Thomas Brenner, Dick Lewis, Harry Wilson, Gene Barker, Jack Barnet, Joan Williams.
(THIRD ROW) Bob Vanover, Viola Williams, L. E. Stancil, Edna Mae Taft, Eugene Fisher, Carrie Moore, Charles Edwards, Alice McKnight, Roy Clayworth, Fern Anderson, unk.
(FOURTH ROW) George Goforth, Bob Ropp, Marie Moore, Buster Hedcorth, Frances Patton, Gail Woodard, Peggy Freeman, Joan Tarrant, Alta Richard.
(BACK) Herman Nichol, Grant Morgan, Garold McDaniel, Joan Treadway, Paul Edwards, I. J. Hunds, Bob Close.
Photo contributed by Joan Bly Johns
We’ve found some interesting information about the Carterville School District in the 1932-1933 Missouri School Directory, which was donated by Aaron Greek.
Carterville Consolidated School District
Accessed Property Valuation: $565,990
Tax Rate (cents on $100): 185
Number teachers: High School 6; Elementary 9
Enrollment: High School 134; Elementary 281
President of school board: R. F. McCord
Secretary of school board: L. B. Miller
Superintendent: I. J. Sweeney, Salary $1,600 year
Teacher: Wm. Crenshaw, Salary $900 year
Teacher: H. Callie Burkett, Salary $900 year
Teacher: Anna Towser, Salary $900 year
Teacher: Claude Mikkelsen, Salary $900 year
Teacher: Vanna Patterson, Salary $1,012 year
Average salary of elementary teachers: $639 year
Free Textbooks: Yes
Non-residents: High School 36; grade school 2
Tuition per year (non residents): High School $50; grade school $18
