The Shaver School was located near the Plains-Linville District
line west of Bergton on Shaver Mountain. The land for the Shaver
School was deeded to the Plains District School Board on February 28,
1885 by Isaac Fink. Presumably the school opened for the 1885-86
school session. Superintendent George Hulvey, in his 1886 account of
a visit to the schools of northwest Rockingham County noted "we have
the pleasure now of following the Big River (German), as they call it
here, as we did Dry River, only in reverse order, and of crossing
sometimes twice in a hundred yards. Not far down the stream is
Shaver's school-house, No. 35. There were only seven pupils present
here, partly on account of the inclement weather and high water. The
same plea can be made for the attendance in several other schools. On
entering No. 35, we found them delving into the hidden mysteries of
a, b, c and spelling, with Mr. John Brady at the head." The Shaver
School served the neighborhood for over fifty years, closing in
1938.
Teachers known to have taught at the Shaver School:
1886-87 John Brady
1908-09 Blanche Souder
1909-10 (school not opened)
1910-11 Casper Ritchie (school not opened until December)
1911-12 (school not opened)
1912-13 J. W. Lantz
1913-14 Arthur Moyers
1914-15 Levi A. Dove
1915-16 Arthur Moyers
1916-17 Jesse J. Smith
1917-18 Levi A. Dove
1918-19 (school not opened)
1919-20 Mrs. Jesse Smith
1920-21 Gussie Shipe
1921-22 Vergie Moyers
1922-23 Grace Halterman
1923-24 Mrs. Gussie J. Hupp
1924-25 Vergie Moyers
1925-26 Lonzie E. Dove
1926-27 Beulah Shirkey
1927-28 Charles Lantz
1928-30 (two sessions) Howard May
1930-31 Grover Moyers
1931-32 J. Roy Black
1932-33 Harry E. Will
1933-34 Gail E. Trissel
1934-35 Fern C. Trissel
1935-36 Lois Stauffer
1936-37 Minnie E. Roller
1937-38 Mrs. Martha B. Simmers
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