SCHOOL BOARD
Simon FREESE, President
John BELT, Clerk

DIRECTORS
Alonzo LANKFORD - John POIRY

Submitted by: Barb Z. -2007- Date was not listed on it.

Hickory Grove reunion planned. Former students of the old Hickory Grove School, Newton County, are planning to have a reunion late in August. Anyone with information on families that moved away are asked to contact either Barbara FISHER, Rt. 1, Seneca or Lavonne JOHNSON Rt. 4, Joplin.

The following names of families whose children attended the school between 1935 and 1952:
GOWER, LANKFORD, CONNELL, MAILES, THOMPSON, POIRY, LAWSON, ANDERSON, ADAMS, GOLDEN, COLE, SEATON, DAVIS, BOMAN, KENNEDY, HILL, CHESTER, SALLEE, KNIGHT, McDONALD, GREEN, RHINE, SMITH, DAVIS, FAIRCHILD, COPELAND, GRANT, WALKER, COX, AREHART, MULLENS, MEANS, BARKER, KING, McKINZIE, LUDIKER, WHITMAN, HIRSCH, PLUMMER, WALLS, OWNENS, BRIZZENDINE, HALL, STEGALL, TRIPLETT, WEAVER, GILSTRAP, MORGAN, CRUMBLISS, McMILLAN AND BLACK.

Former teachers are also invited to attend. Some of the teacher were Earl WALKER, Jean COOK, Juanita HAWKINS, can't read the rest.

Reunion Set At Seneca-
Seneca, MO- the former Hickory Grove School of District No. 87, south of Seneca, will be hold its first reunion Saturday in the Seneca City Park.

Articles submitted by: Barb Z. -2007- Date was not listed on it.

This was an article submitted by Barb Z. No date on it.
By: Mary Alice Campbell

Mrs. Laveta HIGGENBOTHAM brought in the picture of Hickory Grove School. It was taken Jan. 30, 1912.
The little boy in the front row, left, standing is her brother, the late Lester MAILES. This was his first school.

Some of the children's names were forgotten. Those remembered are as follows:
Front row from the left:
Lester MAILES, Elmer KELLHOFER, Edward BELT, Fred REYNOLDS, unknown, Marguerite Lawson HERMAN,
Essie HELLHO?ER, Vesta Keller BORTHICK, Florence PORTER, Anna POIRY,
 Viola Rogers HELM, unkknown, and Bert THOMAS
 

Second Row:
Claude REYNOLDS, Fred PORTER, unknown, unknown, Myrl NORRIS, Holbert WILLIAMS, Teck BELT,
Alex REYNOLDS, Marion BUZZARD, Nicholas POIRY, Herbert WILLIAMS, unknown and L.A. HENDON, teacher.
 

Third Row:
Effie Norris ADDINGTON, Beulah Mhoon KE??, Alta MHOON, unknown, Orville GRAIGER, unknown,
 Corda Reynolds THOMPSON, Leona Mhoon ADAMS and Leora Lankford COX.