Matching passages and citation notes from our published collection.
Tour stopSchools & Churches11 cited sources
In “Tour stop 3 — history”
The grounds trace a sequence from a contested replacement school to separate high-school and grade-school buildings, vocational expansion, elementary reuse and eventual residential redevelopment. Distinguishing each structure prevents the 1909 and 1924 schools from being collapsed into one building. (Historical interpretation.) Notes: The July 2, 1908 newspaper excerpt says the vote occurred on Monday. The report date is not itself the vote date; do not call it a July 2 election or assume a July Monday. Foust’s 2026 account begins Hooper High occupancy in 1922, while the older detailed account and tour give 1923 cornerstone and 1924 opening. Logan View campus dates remain in conflict: August 30, 1971 in the 1976 book versus September 8, 1970 in Foust’s 2026 contribution. Preparing the former high school for elementary use in 1970 does not by itself settle the new-campus date. The 1970 demolition photo concerns the former grade-school building, not the later high-school building that served elementary pupils through 2012. The housing-development description is explicitly from the 2026 tour, not an independently verified current construction report. Newspaper school-dismissal and temporary-classroom notices describe announced arrangements, not independently verified attendance at every event. The 34 boys in 1954 attended a basketball meeting; this is not a final team-roster count.
Tour stopSchools & Churches4 cited sources
In “Tour stop 15”
The former St. John’s building carries a rural congregation’s history into Hooper. Its story includes a school, a moved church, a 1911 replacement and a second relocation before its 1956 dedication in town. Notes: The July 14, 1955 original newspaper reports future move preparations at the July 10 meeting, conflicting with treating December 1954 as a completed move. The precise transport day is still unverified; the 1976 photograph’s1955 label does not supply that day. Do not confuse this congregation with St. John’s Ridgeley near Scribner, which has a separate archive and history. The St. Paul’s of Winslow considered in the 1950s merger discussion is not rural St. Paul’s at County Road E. Private residential use is the tour’s 2026 description; the tour is not permission to enter or approach private grounds.
Tour stopSchools & Churches9 cited sources
In “Tour stop 12 — history”
The centennial history says Hooper’s first village pupils walked to a school west of town until that building was moved into the village. The 2026 tour identifies the later hilltop brick-school site at South Myrtle and West School. An earlier schoolhouse and the later brick building should not be treated as the same structure. Notes: Construction year remains unresolved: the 1908 Sentinel says the main part was built in 1876, Andreas’s 1882 history gives 1880, and later histories give 1881. Do not invent a construction-versus-opening explanation. The January 30, 1908 newspaper describes the fire as Tuesday morning, supporting January 28. The later book narrative also gives January 28, but its photograph caption/postcard inscription gives January 23. An inscription alone does not settle the exposure date or override the contemporary report. The source’s first-school label is shorthand for the brick school; its own narrative mentions an earlier building west of the village. The earlier schoolhouse’s original and relocated parcel addresses are not established. The exact number of women voting in the 1908 site election is not established by the excerpt; no voting-law conclusion is inferred. The original paper credits an unnamed teacher with discovering smoke; the centennial book instead names student Elta Nelson. Both accounts are attributed, not silently combined. The newspaper prints Hartung for the temporary Main Street classroom building; a later account/previous transcription used Hartwig. The original newspaper spelling is used here.
