Teachers at San Pasqual Elementary School 1896-98 Alma McKibbin (Home School only) 1898-99 Eloisa Elwell School organized Feb 1899, Valley Echoes vol 5 #3 School built by early settlers, Lawrence O Johnson & William Potts, in 1898. The Spirit of San Pasqual, 1986 by Mary Keiser 1899-01 Eloisa Elwell & Marie Barber, who later was Marie B Marchus 1901-02 Sadie Ross 1902-03 Minnie Embree & Sarah Striplin 1903-04 Clara Rogers & Parker Smith 1904-05 Willis Jones 1905-08 George Morrison 1908-10 Willis Jones 1910-11 Elizabeth Rice & Ida Shirley 1911-12 Pearl Stone, Ernestine Wheatly, Lenore Dill & Alice Noggle 1912-13 Kate Hafford, Chester Prout & Lucille Prout 1913-14 Frank Carey & Alice N Judson 1914-15 Marie Anderson 1915-16 Edith Willits 1916-18 Marie B Marchus & Marie Anderson 1918-19 Lena Dortch, Marie Anderson, Max Hill & Laura S Martin 1919-20 Carl Gober 1920-22 Marie B Marchus 1922-23 Alta Coles, Marie B Marchus & Lydia Timm (later Georgeson) 1923-24 Florine Hall & Marie B Marchus 1924-25 Marie B Marchus & Mildred Merriweather 1925-26 Doris Scott & Marie B Marchus 1926-27 Lydia Georgeson & Marie B Marchus 1927-28 Joybelle Loutzenhiser & Marie B Marchus 1928-29 Alice N Judson & Marie B Marchus 1929-30 Esther Duce & Marie B Marchus 1930-31 Flora Rasmussen & Marie B Marchus 1931-32 Ted Werner 1932-38 Gladys Russer 1938-39 Clarence Baker 1939-40 Geraldine Ingles 1940-41 William McHenry & Marie B Marchus 1941-42 John Guptill, then Marie B Marchus 1942-43 Robert Gale 1943-44 Mary O Neil 1944-45 Eunice Carlin & Ed Scott 1945-46 Marie B Marchus, Eunice Carlin, Ann Tay & Frank Judson 1946-47 Mary Lee Belier, Jack Ragsdale & Alice Judson 1947-48 Marie B Marchus & Mary Lee Belier 1948-49 Marie B Marchus, Mary Lee Belier & Gladys Baldwin Page 1 of 5 Send additions or corrections to Raúl A Miller <RaulM@cox.net>
History of the SAN PASQUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Here in the San Pasqual Valley, in 1896, the Seventh-day Adventists began operating an elementary school. Classes have continued here since that time, making this school the oldest west of the Mississippi River operating without interruption. School first began in 1896 in the home of Henry Johnson with only three pupils for the first two years. In 1898 this building was erected by Lawrence Johnson and William Potts on land owned by the Peter Georgeson family, which was later donated to the school. The building originally stood about 300 yards north of here next to the present girl s dormitory. The classes began in this building in February 1899. In about 1944 a second building of concrete blocks was built by Julit Judson, Lawrence Ferguson, W. O. Baldwin and others and used until 1950 as a second room. This building still stands beside the girl s dormitory. When the Academy was built in 1949 the second building was put to use as a laundry and the present lower-grade room was constructed. In the interim between then and now, the original building has made several moves and would have fallen to the demolition crews had it not been for the efforts of the Ervin Georgeson family, who purchased the old school and moved it onto their property to preserve it. In 1962 the Georgesons donated the building to the San Pasqual church, who shortly had it moved to this site for a museum. In the years since 1896, many teachers and students have shared their joys and sorrows within these hallowed walls. Lack of space and records makes it unfeasable to list the students here, but many have gone from here to fill responsible positions in the church as Christian workers at home and abroad. Source: Prepared in 1976 by Colenne Lewis Page 2 of 5 Send additions or corrections to Raúl A Miller <RaulM@cox.net>
SAN PASQUAL ACADEMY Route 1 Box 890, Escondido, California Phone #971 Administrative Staff Principal & Manager ~ Richard J. Larson Secretary ~ Sarah J. Slate Accountant & Cashier ~ Daphne Larson Registrar ~ Sarah J. Slate Dean of Boys ~ Orville C. Baldwin Dean of Girls ~ Marcella E. Duerksen Instructional Staff Gladys Baldwin ~ Grade School Orville C. Baldwin ~ Agriculture Mary Lee Belier ~ Spanish & Grade School Supervisor Dorothea I. Fitzgerald ~ English & Librarian Frederick G. Hoyt ~ History Vivian Hoyt ~ Biology Doris Larsen ~ Home Ec & Girls Phys Ed Kenneth N. Myers ~ Industrial Arts Sarah J. Slate ~ Business Ed G. Erman Stearns Jr ~ Science & Math Theone Wheeler ~ Piano Walter R. Wheeler ~ Pastor, Bible & Choir Page 3 of 5 Send additions or corrections to Raúl A Miller <RaulM@cox.net>
Departmental Staff Bookstore ~ Ann Levson Dairy ~ G. Erman Stearns Jr Farm ~ M. A. Martin Food Service ~ Doris Larsen, Matron Cook ~ Oneda Stricklin Hostess ~ Marcella Duerksen Grounds & Agriculture ~ Orville C. Baldwin Health Service ~ Marcella E. Duerksen Laundry ~ Marcella E. Duerksen Maintenance ~ Kurt Schleusner & Kenneth N. Myers Poultry ~ Frederick G. Hoyt Tile Factory ~ Olaf Kildal Truck Crops ~ Walter Wheeler Associated Student Body 1st Semester 2nd Semester President Marvin Clark John Kilgore Social Vice-Pres Loretta Cantrell Irene Poelstra Religious Vice-Pres Glen Weston Laverle Emmerson Secretary Pansy Stricklin Adele Jenkins Treasurer Verna Heinle Donna Johnson Parliamentarian Jack Fabiani Sergeant-at-Arms Frank Parsons Leona Paulsen Faculty Advisor G. Erman Stearns Jr Valley Echo Editor: Asst Editor: Staff: Photographers: Faculty Advisors: Pat Larson Doris Chapman Irene Poelstra, Tad Lanergan & Leona Chapman Paul Tallant & Bruce Reid Sarah Slate & O C Baldwin Page 4 of 5 Send additions or corrections to Raúl A Miller <RaulM@cox.net>
Senior Junior Sophomore Freshman President Loretta Cantrell Jack Fabiani Laverle Emmerson Elaine Shafer Vice-Pres Marvin Clark Irene Poelstra Patricia Escalante Alvin Hummel Secr/Treas Leona Chapman Sue Baker Becky Vander Ende Cecelia Parsons Sergeant-at-Arms Ruth King Jimmy Ewert Robert Burkhardt Pastor John Kilgore Tad Lonergan Betty Parsons Paul Tallant Parliamentarian June Sweigart Pat Larson Glenn Weston Darroll Shafer Faculty Sponsor Marcella Duerksen Alapé Editor-in-Chief: Doris Chapman Asst Editors: Marvin Clark, Pansy Stricklin Staff: Neil Davidson, Bobby Parsons, Patsy Escalante, Glenn Paden, Betty Joe Layland & Darlene Goffar Photographers: Paul Tallant & Bruce Reid Faculty Advisors: Dorothea Fitzgerald & Doris Larsen Graduation Weekend: June 1-4, 1950 Alumni Association President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Faculty Representative Officers Alumni Weekend Page 5 of 5 Send additions or corrections to Raúl A Miller <RaulM@cox.net>