TABLE OF CONTENTS



Foreword .  . *   . *   . * *    .  .  . *

Introduction   ........ . .

Early Records  .     .     . ..      .   .

Improvements and Maintenance  *.. . .

Acquiring More Land  . .    . .     .... .

Playground Equipment *.. . .   . .

Excerpts from the Board Minutes   .    . .

School Board                ... . . . . . .

Teachers' Contracts  .  .  .     . . . .

Teachers of Smith Valley School (District #4)

Rules and Regulations    . .     . . ·  *

Discipline  .  .            ... . . . . . *

Attendance  .   . . **. .      * * . .

Course of Study   . . . *. *. .         .

Textbooks, Maps, Teaching Aids   . . . . .

Eighth Grade Examinations and Graduation  .

Social Activities . . . .               * .

Hot Lunch Program . . . . . . . . .

Parent-Teacher Organization   .  .  ..*

County School Nurse  . . . . . . . .

Evaluation  . . . . . ·       . . *    . *

Phasing Out the School  . .** . . * *

Smith Valley School Museum .     .. . . .



Group Pictures of Pupils



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List of Pupils who Attended Smith Valley School, 1867-1977

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