Teachers at Vickers School

Vickers School Class of 1899 Class Photo

The following is a chronological account of the teachers employed by District 49, teaching at Vickers Schoolhouse. The list is nearly complete from opening in 1881 until the last class graduated in 1964 and includes the teachers’ salaries as compiled by the Alpert family.

The original hand-written account was damaged by water and the ink bled across the page for several names. Best interpretation was made for these names that are indicated with an asterisk. If you have additional information, please submit it through our contact page and we would be happy to update what we have here.

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Year Name Monthly Salary

1881-82 H. August Floyd $40.00

1882-83 C.B. Holcomb $35.00

1887-90 H.A. Rossman $40.00

1890-91 Mary McCarthy

1891-92 Newton Folks*

1892-93 Ray Gille* $35.00

1893-94 John M. Boyle*

1894-95 Ada Parker

1895-96 F.H. Collins

1896-97 Agnes Rickles*

1897-99 Lillian Rose $39.16-42.50

1899-00 J.M. Neal $40.00

1900-01 Martha Gigax* $35.00

1901-02 C.D. Woble* $40.00

G.F. Heath

Nora Haight

1903-04 Bertha Stackling $50.00

1904-05 Orrin Lowe $40.00

1905-06 Mary McCarthy $50.00

1906-07 John M. Finn $45.00

1907-08 Ida Stanchfield

1908-09 Nannie Malone* $50.00

1909-10 Gwendola Lee $50.00

1910-11 Ruby Clapham* $52.50

1911-12 Ida Stanchfield $60.00

1912-14 John Lindesnood* $70.00

1914-15 Mary Rogers $67.50

1915-17 Lester A. Buchanan $55.00-$60.00

1917-18 Clara Johnson $55.00

1918-19 Lucy Boice $55.00

1919-21 Naoma Jones $90.00-$115.00

1921-22 Doris Frakes $110.00

1922-23 Ganell Foland $100.00

1923-25 Marie Swan $100.00-$85.00

1925-26 Lucille McColly $105.00

1926-28 Edith Doane $105.00-$110.00

1928-30 Claribel Elliott $100.00

1930-32 Gladys Roman $100.00-$90.00

1932-34 Thelma Vale $80.00-$65.00

1934-36 Wanda Alpert $60.00

1936-37 Mary Doherty $65.00

1937-41 Florence Seeman $65.00-$75.00

1941-44 Opal Hahn $75.00-$125.00

1944-47 Edna Whitaker $170.00-$200.00

1947-52 Edna Whitaker Patterson $200.00-265.00

1952-55 Gladys Gilliland $310.00-$350.00

1955-56 (No School)

1957-58 Ersa Rossman $360.00

1958-59 Ruth Madden $250.00

1959-60 Gladys Rhodes $267.00

1960-61 Florence Seeman $300.00

1961-62 Fern Reed $367.00

1962-63 Mildred Head $375.00

In 1962-63 District 49 united with part of East Valley District 44, Mobley District 90 and part of Mission District 33.

1963-64 Astrid Seiler $391.00

1964-65 (No School)

July 1, 1966 District 49 became part of Paola Unified School District #368