SCHOOLS

	School District No. 29 was organized in 1868 and a log cabin school costing $500.00 was built north of Beattie on the Edward Cain property, the present home of the Kenneth Jones family. Charles Pritchard taught the first term in the new log school. In 1871 a new stone building was erected at a cost of $7,000.00 within the city limits in the southwest quarter of the block where the present school house stands. This was a two-story, two-room building. C. Mattleson was the first teacher in the new school.
	In about 1880 a frame building was built east of the stone building on the southeast quarter of the block. The upper grades were housed in the stone building and the lower grades in the frame structure. A few years later when a three year high school was added, it also was in the frame building. Some of the earliest teachers were Nellie E. Perry, Myra Jackson, Henrietta Keiper and L. H. Armstrong who seems to have been the first high school teacher in the year 1894. Some people today may remember Frank Bell who was superintendent from 1902 to 1905, when Cornelius Kramer came. Because Mr. Kramer could teach Latin, the school immediately became accredited as a four year high school. Mr. Kramer stayed until 1912 and during his administration he accomplished much for the Beattie Schools. Besides making it a four year high school, he inaugurated a sports program and organized the first county track meet. Irving won the 1906 meet but Beattie won the next year with what Mr. Kramer called two good men, "the best anywhere," George O'Neil and Bill Stosz.
	In 1918 the two buildings were torn down and a new two story brick structure replaced them. During the building period, classes were held in buildings around the town. It must have been a proud day when the new school was ready for use. It served until 1959 when the present modern school was built. The north half of the block was purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Weaver to make room for the building. The block south of the schoolhouse was purchased in 1945 to make room for an athletic field. Lights were installed at that time so night games could be played.
	The high school was discontinued in 1966 when District 29 unified with the Marysville District No. 364. A year or two later the seventh and eighth grades were sent to Marysville and now the first six grades and a kindergarten are held in Beattie.

Beattie has been proud of its good schools during this past century. Many of its graduates have been very successful and it is too bad that we cannot list some of them but space prevents it. However, in 1919, so many records were broken in a county track meet, that we must mention this. It was the ninth Marshall County Trackmeet and 3,000 persons attended. Beattie won seven firsts, two seconds and two thirds. Six county records were broken that day - 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440 yard dash, half mile, shot put, and relay race. Beattie won the first four with Ralph Anderson taking the first three and George Lenington winning the half mile. Some of these records were unbroken for many years.