. (Transcribed from the book "History of Education In Sawyer County, Wisconsin, 1902,"
pages 163 - 165)

The first school house was erected during the summer or fall of 1883, on the S. W. corner of the S. E. ¼ S. E. ¼ Section 8-39-9.  It was a log house and was erected by the officials of the town of Big Bend, Chippewa county.  The same officials also paid the first teacher, Clyde Campbell, who taught a term of five months during the fall of 1883 and the winter of 1884.

On March 21, 1888, this building was burnt and the rear part of the present frame building was immediately erected a few rods south of where it now stands.  In August 1899, it was moved to its present locatiopn and at the same time an addition was built to it.

The first county superintendent to visit this school was from Chippewa county.

Terms of school have been held as follows:

CAMPBELL, Clyde M. - Fall of 1883 and winter of 1884 for five months
SULLIVAN, Minnie - Summer of 1884 for three months
DANIELS, E. R. - October 27, 1884 to March 13, 1885
KEYES, B. Frank - May 4 to June 26, 1885
KEYES, B. Frank - Fall of 1885 and winter of 1886 for six months
HAMMOND, Mima - Summer of 1886 for three months
RILEY, Nellie - Fall of 1886, winter and summer of 1887 for nine months
BUTLER, Maggie E. - Fall of 1887, winter and summer of 1888 for 9 and 3/5ths months
BUTLER, Maggie E. - July 23 to October 12, 1888
BUTLER, Maggie E. - November 12, 1888 to March 29, 1889
JORDAN, Nellie C. - April 29 to August 16, 1889
DOOLITTLE, Minnie M. - September 2 to November 22, 1889
DOOLITTLE, Minnie M. - December 9, 1889 to February 28, 1890
SINCLAIR, Jessie M. - April 14 to July 3, 1890
SINCLAIR, Jessie M. - September 8 to November 26, 1890
SINCLAIR, Jessie M. - December 8, 1890 to March 5, 1891
SINCLAIR, Jessie M. - April 27 to June 24, 1891
CAREY, Ella M. - August 10 to November 27, 1891
DUTTON, Lola E. - April 11 to July 1, 1892
DUTTON, Lola E. - August 1, 1892 to January 13, 1893
CALDWELL, Sadie - April 11 to June 30, 1893
CALDWELL, Sadie - Fall of 1893 for three months
HICKS, Sara - Winter of 1894 for three months
HICKS, Sara - Spring of 1894 for three months
HICKS, Sara - Fall of 1894 for three months
SABEAN, Albert - Spring of 1895 for three months
HELLWEG, Elmer - Fall of 1895 for three months
HELLWEG, Elmer - Spirng of 1896 for threemonths
DUTTON, Lola E. - Fall fo 1896 and winter of 1897 for 7 and one-half months
DUTTON, Lola E. - Fall of 1897 for three months
DUTTON, Lola E. - December 6, 1896 to January 28, 1898
MacDONALD, Lillian - April 4 to June 24, 1898
MINER, Edith - September 12 to December 13, 1898
PHELAN, Mrs. Ella M - April 3 to May 26, 1899
PALMER, Mary - May 29 to June 23, 1899
JORDAN, Nellie C. - September 18, 1899 to January 5, 1900
BECK, Hilda - April 9 to June 29, 1900
JORDAN, Nellie C. - September 11, 1900 to February 28, 1901
JORDAN, Nellie C. - April 8 to June 18, 1901
Eva YOUNG of Cadott, Wis., has agreed to teach in this school during the fall of 1901.