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 Cora, Wyoming (1925)
- from the Paul Allen Collection
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Cora
Post Office - from the
Museum of the Mountain Man Collection
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Ruth
"Lolly" Alexander's teachers at the Cora School:
1st 1927-28 - Celia Alexander; 2nd
1928-29 - P.H. Walling; 3rd 1929-30 - Ella Cordes Clodius; 4th 1930-31 -
Celia Alexander; 5th 1931-32 - Miss Vail for 1st half; C.E. Weaver for
2nd half; 6th 1932-33 - John Larmer; 7th 1933-34 - Ada L. Cady; 8th
1934-35 - Ada L. Cady.
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Recollection
of Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant of a prank played on teacher
Celia Alexander. When
Celia was her 1st grade teacher, there was a large globe which was
suspended above the classroom, with rope and a weight as counter
balance. It was lowered for geography lessons then raised out of
the way. She had also made a tall, sloping wastebasket from heavy
cardboard and decorated it with pictures from magazines. Celia keep her
teaching outfit at the school and went to and from in her "gubbies".
Seems that after school one time, Bill and Oscar returned to the school
house and turned the wastebasket upside down and "dressed" it
with her teaching outfit. She doesn't recall what other accessories
there were but was sure that wasn't all. They suspended this by the
globe rope for her return the following morning. Guess she wasn't real
impressed. Lolly claims the boys never "fessed up," but
guessed Celia knew who would do such a thing.
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Early
Schools Days at Cora (1928).
Alexander dogs Brownie and Doodle. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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New
Cora School built in 1933.
Old school was actually bigger in sq ft, but colder. - Contributed by Ruth "Lolly" Alexander Bryant.
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Celia
Cady in front of Cora School taken in late '60s by Anita
Alexander. Celia
started teaching school at Cora in 1927. -contributed
by Don Alexander
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