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February 1905, All school districts allowed tax rate to remain the
same as for the previous year.
New Districts; Liberty and Happy which were county
line districts set their rate at 15<1:.
By 1915 Swisher county had become settled to the extent that twenty-four
school districts were needed. So on February 15, 1915 the Commissioner's
Court ordered trustee elections in the twenty-four school districts.
By Gordon Gatewood
Valley View
The Valley View school was organized in 1906. It was located twelve
miles Northeast of Tulia.
First Trustees were Tom Edwards, J. M. Tucker and Jess Pearson.
It was a one teacher school and Miss Susan Patterson was the first
teacher.
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The following pupils were enrolled
the first year: George Tucker, Dick Tucker, Beulah Tucker, Bob Ward,
Bill Ward, Nora Ward, Mat Pearson, Mary Pearson, Ida Pearson, Sly
Kiker, Estey Kiker, Lawrence Edwards, and Kathryn Mulhall.
In 1937 the Principal of Valley View School was C. W. Rose who had
sixteen years of service in Swisher county. He came from Hill county
Texas. Mrs. Doyle Simpson was the Primary teacher in 1937. Both
Mr. Rose and Mrs. Simpson were experienced teachers and both were
college
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