The Journal-Record - Bicentennial Edition Thursday, July 1, 1976 Section D, Page 3 MRS. MATTIE EARNEST WAS SCHOOL TEACHER WINFIELD-Mrs. Mattie EARNEST, wife of the late Dr. Linwood EARNEST, taught in the first school of the town under the principalship of a Mr. GARRET. She began teaching in 1889 as Miss Mattie WESSON. One of her pupils was Jesse COUCH. This first school was a plank building with one large room, that was built with funds raised by the citizens. John WINDON was believed to be the next teacher in the same building until it burned in 1893. School was held in churches until early 1900. The third school building was built near the present Chiropractic Clinic and in this school Mrs. R. E. MOORE, Sr., then Miss Jennie Lee REESE began her teaching career in Winfield in 1908. Mrs. O. W. ODEN, then Miss Nona EZZELL began teaching in this same school in 1914. This early grade school wa a two-story building and C. R. WELDON was principal. C. D. HUGHES and Mrs. Fannie BEEKER were teachers. Principal WELDON was instrumental in getting the building constructed which burned in 1951. The new and present one was built in 1951 and opened for use in August, 1952. Mr. William MOORE came to Winfield in 1923 and served as principal of the Elementary and High School for twelve years. the present Winfield High School was built in 1925, with Mr. MOORE as the first principal and Miss Zora ELLIS, a past A. E. A. President, taught in its first term.