The first Burden public
school building was a small frame structure located one and
one-half miles northeast of Burden. This building was later
moved to the present school location. Fifty years ago the first
part of the old stone building was constructed. This building
consisted of four rooms and was added to as the size of the
school increased. The present building was remodeled in 1925 and
is made up-to-date in every respect.
The first school terms were
taught by one teacher with a large enrollment of about sixty.
Today the grades and high school combined have a faculty of ten
teachers and an enrollment of 220.
Lowell A. Small has been
superintendant of schools for the past two years. The other
members of the high school faculty are: E. L. Andrick, Mrs.
Cecilie Peck, Frankie Bouge, and Carol G. Shelley. Earl Dyer has
been principal of the grades for the past thirteen years and
holds the record for having been employed in one district longer
than any other teacher in the county. Lola Cashman, Jemima
Eaton, and Frances Snyder are also employed in the school. Mrs.
George Brooks has also been employed as music supervisor for the
past eight years.
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