Ebenezer School, 1906

Ebenezer School, 1906 EBENEZER SCHOOL, 1906 -- This photograph of pupils in one of the many long-closed rural Faulkner County schools was made September 4, 1906, at Ebenezer. The community school was about 3 1/2 miles southeast of Vilonia. Ebenezer was consolidated after the 1912-1913 session with the Ballard school and given a new name - Woodrow. In 1906, there were six schools in Cypress Township: Vilonia, Belmont, Ebenezer, Central Point, Ballars and Cypress Valley. Now only the Vilonia school is in existence. Identification of pupils, teachers and school directors was furnished by Elmer Fiddler of Conway. Front row (from left), Doyle Wright, Vernon Walthall, Romine Withcer, Willie Witcher, Carl Fiddler, Doc Ford, Lyman Fiddler, Cecil Bush and Earl Bush; Second row, Winnie Sellers, Ester Witcher, Zora Witcher, Bessie Wright, Annie Fiddler, Blanche Walthall, Florence Turnbow, Della Ford, (standing) Mamie Fiddler and Gladys Ford; third row, Era Bush, Ethel Witcher, Edda Fiddler, Laura Ward, Ella Johnson, Liza Ward, Cora Williams, Ola Johnson, Mattie Wright, Lella Stevens, Pearl Stevens, (standing) Leola Fiddler and Vera Bush; fourth row, Frank Witcher, Earl Johnson, Will Turnbow, Bun Wilson, Sam Ford, Bill Witcher, Jim Mann, Shirley Ford and Jess Wright; fifth row, Stella Wright, Eddie Ford, Ida Johnson, Della Witcher, Mary Witcher, Ida Wright, Bessie Witcher and Grace Johnson; back row, Alva Downs, teacher; Monroe Wright, George Fiddler and Jim Jolly, school Directors.