Babler School was located at Wisconsin 39 and Marty Road in Section 28.
The first school was taught in a log house owned by Gideon McNaught. The teacher was Mandana Newcomb.
In 1850 a log schoolhouse was erected on the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 28. The officers were William Lowe, director; A. P. Jewell, treasurer; and William Boyles, clerk. James Powell was employed as a teacher the first term.
Later a frame building was erected beside the old school.
The plans called for a building with a basement, furnace, manual arts, playroom, and separate cloakrooms for the boys and girls. The building was furnished with all necessary equipment, including natural slate blackboards.
The light was all admitted from the left and rear, overcoming the poor lighting of the older schoolhouses. The light was regulated by means of window shade adjusters that allowed the light to enter from either above or below the shades.
The building was equipped with non-breakable steel desks that could be adjusted according to the size of the pupils. The building was finished in hard wood, sided with the best redwood siding. Toilets were to be added after water was connected to the building. The cost of the building with its equipment was to be about $3,000.
The school closed in 1962, with Mrs. Elmira Root as the teacher. The building was remodeled into a home.
- Information came from Monticello Past & Present - c1977, and Monroe Evening Times May 1, 1915
The first school was taught in a log house owned by Gideon McNaught. The teacher was Mandana Newcomb.
In 1850 a log schoolhouse was erected on the south half of the northeast quarter of Section 28. The officers were William Lowe, director; A. P. Jewell, treasurer; and William Boyles, clerk. James Powell was employed as a teacher the first term.
Later a frame building was erected beside the old school.
The plans called for a building with a basement, furnace, manual arts, playroom, and separate cloakrooms for the boys and girls. The building was furnished with all necessary equipment, including natural slate blackboards.
The light was all admitted from the left and rear, overcoming the poor lighting of the older schoolhouses. The light was regulated by means of window shade adjusters that allowed the light to enter from either above or below the shades.
The building was equipped with non-breakable steel desks that could be adjusted according to the size of the pupils. The building was finished in hard wood, sided with the best redwood siding. Toilets were to be added after water was connected to the building. The cost of the building with its equipment was to be about $3,000.
The school closed in 1962, with Mrs. Elmira Root as the teacher. The building was remodeled into a home.
- Information came from Monticello Past & Present - c1977, and Monroe Evening Times May 1, 1915