By wife's "Aunt Blythe" was a great-granddaughter of Jacob Alfrey, the first white child born in Van Buren County Iowa. She was a teacher in the Farmington, IA school system for fifty years at the time of her retirement. Born in 1902, her first marriage was kept secret because of the rule female teachers could not be married. Her husband died in 1935 in a coal mine explosion and she later married my wife's uncle Arlet Lamborn in 1944. When exactly her marriage became public, I don't know. Perhaps not until her second marriage in 1944. My own mother took normal training after high school graduation and taught in the country school system but didn't teach after she was married but I never knew if this had anything to do with any restriction by then. I suspect this rule had been lifted before she married in 1938. Rich Lowe *Iowa Gravestone Ph*oto Project http://iowagravestones.org On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 1:01 PM, Linda Ziemann <lin.ziemann@verizon.net>wrote: > Great conversations we have going on the IOWA list.... > > I was told that early teachers could NOT marry anyone and keep their > teaching job in IA. This policy did change sometime after 1930, > thankfully. > Many folks I know had mothers who taught....and once these ladies married > they had to quit teaching. What a waste for that time, right? I have > actually seen early contracts that were worded that the "contract would > terminate" if the teacher married. > > My best to you all........ > > Linda Ziemann > > 718 Santa Cruz Dr. > > Keller, TX 76248 > > IA GenWeb Plymouth, Monona, Sioux County Coordinator > > http://iagenweb.org/ > > Iowa Old Press IAGenWeb Special Project Co-Coordinator > > http://www.iowaoldpress.com/index.html > > "A Look Back at the Lives and Times of Our Ancestors" > > N.D. GenWeb, Mercer Co. Coordinator (My hubby's home county) > > http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndmercer/<http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Endmercer/> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:iowa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf > Of Scottsfamilytree@aol.com > Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 8:43 AM > To: IOWA@rootsweb.com > Subject: [IOWA] School teachers can not marry each other. > > In 1910, my mothers parents were school teachers in Henry county. But there > > was a law that school teachers could not marry in Iowa. So they got married > > in Monmouth, Illinois. Scott > **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1219957551x1201325337/aol?redir=htt > p:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com > %2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID > %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Erichard/ialist/> > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in > the subject and the body of the message > > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/<http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Erichard/ialist/> > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IOWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

In light of the recent discussion about teachers, here's a list of rules for teachers in 1872 which I have post on Ringgold County's IAGenWeb site: http://iagenweb.net/ringgold/schools/sch-1872rules.html Note Rule #6: Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed. IPTV aired their program "One-Room School Houses" last night during their Festival week. It is out on dvd but I'm not sure if it is available for sale to the general public yet. It is an endearing program and well worth your time to watch it. It may repeat this weekend during "Festival Favorites" particularly since it is an Iowa production. Another program IPTV aired this week is "Picture Perfect - Iowa in the 1940's" and is a wonder trip down memory lane. The teacher for Foland School in Decatur County "roomed" with my grandparents. My grandfather was in charge of the school and they lived just up the road from the school. In my grandmother's photo albums are photographs of my grandfather taking a litter of puppies down to the school to play with the students. I have posted 1895's final exam for high school seniors on Ringgold County's website. Could you pass this exam? http://iagenweb.net/ringgold/schools/sch-1895hsfinals.html My grandmother and great-aunt taught in country schools. They were required to attend 2 years at Normal school [Des Moines] to obtain their certifications. They were very much "in to" penmanship and we kids spent hours doing exercises they shared with us. However, rages of arthritis have destroyed my penmanship :~( My grandmother was very interested in geography and passed this along to us, her grandkids. Both of my great-great-grandfathers founded a county school where I grew up. With the closing of these schools, one was moved to Grand River and used as the band/chorus "room" and the other to Kellerton for the same purpose. So, as a kid, I spent time in both school houses as a member of the school band and chorus. With the closing of Grand Valley Community School (Decatur & Ringgold County), the Foland School (which became the band "room" in Kellerton) was moved from the school grounds and is now the town's museum. The Brick school was moved across the street and is now in the town's park, used as Grand River's town museum. As far as I know, these are the only 2 country schools in Decatur and Ringgold county that are still in public "use." Decatur County is undergoing a project to erect signs (with a picture of the school if one can be found) at the sites of where her county schools once stood. Clarke County has been involved in the same project for her schools. Sharon R. Becker Ringgold County IAGenWeb Coordinator srbecker@iowatelecom.net