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apartments were erected which joined the two structures mentioned and the result is a connected string of buildings, running from Main street back to South Twelfth street, and opposite the handsome new high school building. The institution was opened November 17, 1903, under the management of a corps of local physicians. But the managing board soon tired of the responsibilities involved and the hospital was turned over to the Sisters of Mercy of St. Joseph's parish and is now known as Mercy Hospital.

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CHAPTER XVIII.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF APPANOOSE COUNTY-THEIR HISTORIES AS PORTRAYED BY MRS. S. S. WEBSTER, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-THE VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN THE CITIES AND VILLAGES OF THE COUNTY.

The school system of Appanoose county was organized under the same laws and regulations pertaining to other counties of Iowa. There are thirteen school townships, twelve independent districts, one city and twenty-three rural independent districts. At the present time (1912) there are one hundred and forty schoolhouses, suitable for use, two hundred and thirty teachers employed, and eight thousand, nine hundred and sixty-three pupils of school age. The following towns have graded schools:

CENTERVILLE. Four buildings for the grades and a high-school building. The high-school building is modern, convenient and of beautiful architecture. It is an accredited school and the work done by the teachers and pupils is surpassed by no other school in the state. Appanoose county may well be proud of the Centerville high school.

MOULTON.-One school building, with an excellent high school, and for its size the equipment is one of the best in the state. The courses consist of a normal training course and others.

MYSTIC. Four school buildings and an excellent high-school course.

CINCINNATI-One building, all grades, from the primary to four-years' high-school course. Its building is modern in every manner.

MORAVIA. One school building, all grades, and a four-year high-school course. The building is excellent and modern in design.

JEROME. IS supplied with one three-room building, in which are employed three teachers who extend their services to the tenth year work.

UNIONVILLE-One school building, three teachers and all employed to teach to eleventh year.

EXLINE. One school building, four teachers and grades to tenth year. NUMA. One school building, four teachers and all grades to eleventh year work.

BRAZIL. One school building, two teachers and work extending to ninth year. RATHBUN-One school building, not modern, but a very good structure. There are three teachers who extend their work to the ninth year.

UDELL. This modern little village has one very convenient school building. There are two teachers, whose work extends into the tenth grade.

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