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Sharon Sanders
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1953-54: Can you help ID these Kage School children?

Posted Thursday, January 17, 2013, at 12:00 AM

In the school year 1953-1954, Kage School had 16 pupils in grades one through eight, taught by one woman.

I know this, because Roger King of Jackson submitted the above school photograph to the Missourian a few weeks ago. He's hoping that someone will be able to identify these children and the teacher.

The school district marked its 100th anniversary in 1954. An article published on the occasion declared it was one of the oldest rural schools in the county. While the district itself was organized in 1854, the building that still stands on Kage Road wasn't constructed until 1880. Here's the 1954 anniversary story:

Kage School continued to operate until 1966. Although the old building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, it continues to slowly deteriorate.

If you recognize any of the students or the teacher pictured above, drop me a note. Mr. King is anxious to have them identified.

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  • I shot one of the last classes, if not THE last class, at Kage School.

    http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/kage-school-a-picture-with-a-question...

    I went back to the school in 2010 and discovered old names and dates scratched into the bricks. If they were real, some dated to 1899 and 1913. I also documented the building's condition and looked for traces of the school's outhouse.

    http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/kage-school-initials-mystery/

    -- Posted by ksteinhoff on Thu, Jan 17, 2013, at 8:21 AM

  • I can positively identify 3 of the children in the 1953-54 Kage photo: 2nd row to the right of the information block - Ann Keller (myself in 2nd grade) & Larry Altenthal; 3rd row 5th child - Patty Altenthal (my fellow 2nd grader). I think the 2nd child in the 1st row may be Donna Strauser; and 4th child in the 3rd row may be Kent Heise - but not positive on those.

    -- Posted by alsmith on Mon, Jan 28, 2013, at 10:17 AM

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