Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Teacher to Teacher at Gibbs School

Former pupils of Gibbs School, up on Bell Road on Chehalem Mountain, discuss the restoration of their school house with Sherwood author and Sherwood Historical Society President June Reynolds. The area did not have electricity until 1941. If there was a snow storm, kids were brought to school by horse drawn wagon. Then they would huddle around the wood stove all day long and read by kerosine lamplight. Two of June's history students interviewed and videotaped the folks. The school was named after the second governor of Oregon, A. C. Gibbs, whose first priority was "...to elevate the standard of education, in Oregon, as much as my limited influence and acquirements will permit." (1862 Inaugural Address)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

When was the Gibbs School built?
What is the source record that stated that the school was named after an early governor of Oregon? Could it have been named after one of the families that lived in the area?

Anonymous said...

Thanks Lilly. I wasn't aware that Addison Gibb owned land in the area.

JayCeeSmock said...

Gibbs's Inaugural Address is interesting. He puts "education of the masses" at the top of his agenda. (Click the name "A.C.Gibbs" on the posting.)

Anonymous said...

For more on the life of Addison Gibbs, go to:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5954240

JayCeeSmock said...

Hmmm. Sorry, I tried that URL and it doesn't all seem to be on the page.

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