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Cedarbutte School District No. 14
Cedarbutte School District No. 14
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Cedarbutte School District No. 14
Compiled by Mrs. Stanton Anderson
(transcribed from the Mellette County 1911-1961 book, published August 15, 1961 by the Mellette County Centennial Committee)
When Rosebud Reservation opened to white settlers in 1912, the Tom Berry family arrived by covered wagon and established their home on Blackpipe Creek. In the homestead shack of Miss Elva Berry, the three older children attended school taught by Chloe Berry. This is believed to be the first school in the area which became Cedarbutte District No. 14. The pupils were Baxter, seven years of age and Nell, six, who were second graders; and Faye, four and a half, who started in the first grade. The school term was three months. Mr. Berry paid his sister Chloe's salary.
The next fall, 1914, a school was established in a homesteader's shack near the Berry Ranch. It was twelve by sixteen, covered on the outside with tar paper and a tar roof. It had a wide board floor and unfinished interior, heated by a sheet iron stove. The school was equipped with blackboards, books, desks, wash basin, water pail and dipper.
Seven pupils were required to establish a school. The three Berry children, Simon, Myrtle and Edith Frazer, and several
Indian children were enrolled. They were Ernest Night Chase, Ed Rich, Daniel Medicine Blanket, and Julia Yellow Cloud.
The term of eight months was taught by several teachers. Mrs. Jack Tuggle, a neighbor's wife, taught a few weeks and then went home to visit her parents in Kansas. Mrs. Cleve Berry taught six weeks, Mr. Tuggle one month, Mrs. Tuggle returned and taught a few more weeks. Mrs. Tom Berry finished out the term. The salary was about $70 a month.
At this time the school districts were not organized. There was just one school board over the whole county. In 1916 this district was organized as Cedarbutte District No. 14 and included Runningbird and part of Corn Creek. Both pulled away later. At one time there were three schools in the district; at the present time there are two.
Compiled by Mrs. Stanton Anderson
(transcribed from the Mellette County 1911-1961 book, published August 15, 1961 by the Mellette County Centennial Committee)
When Rosebud Reservation opened to white settlers in 1912, the Tom Berry family arrived by covered wagon and established their home on Blackpipe Creek. In the homestead shack of Miss Elva Berry, the three older children attended school taught by Chloe Berry. This is believed to be the first school in the area which became Cedarbutte District No. 14. The pupils were Baxter, seven years of age and Nell, six, who were second graders; and Faye, four and a half, who started in the first grade. The school term was three months. Mr. Berry paid his sister Chloe's salary.
The next fall, 1914, a school was established in a homesteader's shack near the Berry Ranch. It was twelve by sixteen, covered on the outside with tar paper and a tar roof. It had a wide board floor and unfinished interior, heated by a sheet iron stove. The school was equipped with blackboards, books, desks, wash basin, water pail and dipper.
Seven pupils were required to establish a school. The three Berry children, Simon, Myrtle and Edith Frazer, and several
Indian children were enrolled. They were Ernest Night Chase, Ed Rich, Daniel Medicine Blanket, and Julia Yellow Cloud.
The term of eight months was taught by several teachers. Mrs. Jack Tuggle, a neighbor's wife, taught a few weeks and then went home to visit her parents in Kansas. Mrs. Cleve Berry taught six weeks, Mr. Tuggle one month, Mrs. Tuggle returned and taught a few more weeks. Mrs. Tom Berry finished out the term. The salary was about $70 a month.
At this time the school districts were not organized. There was just one school board over the whole county. In 1916 this district was organized as Cedarbutte District No. 14 and included Runningbird and part of Corn Creek. Both pulled away later. At one time there were three schools in the district; at the present time there are two.
Mrs. Cleve Berry taught these pupils at Cedar Butte School located south of Highway 40 near the northbound county road juction. The three little girls in front are left to right, Phyllis Berry, Alice Beckwith, and Marian Berry. To the right, standing directly behind the dog, is Louis Beckwith. Standing in the center back with a hat on is Cleve Berry. Other students enjoying the picnic are members of the Halligan, Beard and Langston families, Gladys Parks and Florence Patnoe.