- Date
- 1959-09
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationdemographycommunitymigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island’s school reopened with 54 children and four teachers. It says three families moved away, taking 11 children, and identifies three newly added families.
Evidence limits
The report does not provide enrollment registers, payroll, attendance records, school minutes, or a complete explanation for the family movements.
Sources
- Reports the school’s reopening, 54 children in attendance, four teachers, and three families having moved away with 11 children; it names the four Sisters in the faculty and identifies the Dillingham, Sendenburgh, and Welsh families as new. It does not provide enrollment registers, payroll, attendance records, or school minutes. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the school-opening report; it does not expand the education or demographic record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school opens with 54 children and four teachers, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-opening-and-enrollment-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1959, "SCHOOL OPENS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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