History of I.X.L. District Number 27
District twenty-seven, now known as I. X. L., is the result of the consolidation, in March 1917, of the Nubia District Number Thirty-five and the Riney District Number Twenty-seven. The latter district was originally a part of the White Church District Number Ten and was separated that district in 1894. The two districts as they were at the time of consolidation were established in 1900 (District Thirty -five) and 1901 (District Twenty-seven). At the time of the consolidation a $2600 bond was voted for the district and the tax increased to twenty-two cents on the one hundred dollars. A neat, modern frame building of three rooms was erected on a half-way site between the two old schools and was well-equipped. The school was named by A. Y. Jones, and was called "I. X. L." because of the oddity of the name, which Mr. Jones known applied to a school in Oklahoma. In about 1918 a fifty cent tax was voted in the district and State Aid received; the help that has come from this source for a number of years been very valuable and much appreciated.CLASS ROLLAs I. X. L. is one of the largest two-teacher schools of the county and has too many pupils for the number of teachers, plans are on foot for the increase of the tax to seventy-five cents for the addition of another teacher. Misses Hettye and Alvah Randolph, who taught a most satisfactory school this year, will be in the district again next year and the outlook is very promising.
-LILLIAN BLAIR
FIRST GRADE
SECOND GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
SIXTH GRADE
Gracie Cargill Robert Barbee Lela Bush Odger Matthew Jessie Keith Hamp Dye Robert Riney Odie Latimer Ruth Jones Paul Gillen L. J. Henslee Blanton McLean Forrest Wood Clifford Gillen Elmer Fuqua Marion Wood Arlie Whisenhunt William Neill Ada Casey Bud Lilly Walter Henslee Freeman Denton Howard Cargill Nelma Riney Evelyn Barbee T .J. Neill D. J. Neill Claud Brannan Chester Doxier Raymond Thomas Morris Childress THIRD GRADE David Casey Lois Bush Clayton Reynolds Violet Frasier R.G. Toombs Irene Keith Millerd Fuqu Wilma Childress SEVENTH GRADE O. C. Blair Edna Brannan FIFTH GRADE Eunice Henslee B. B. Reynods Winifred Frasier Ray Reynolds Fronia Henslee Oval Dial Robert Dye Dora Cargill Nola Neill Alfred Dye Ollie Palmer Dolly Toombs Pat Neill Golda Crawford Oran Dial Claude Thomas James Keith Ruby Casey Alton Denton Elsie Barhee Hayden Blair Lillian Blair Lester Wood Raymond Childers Winnie Dozier
SECOND GRADE FOURTH GRADE EIGHTH GRADE Opal Reynolds Lola Fey Brabbin Opal Neill Lou Ella Denton Velma Frasier Vera Childress Lora Dial Willie Blair SIXTH GRADE John Blair Billie Deshazo Thelma Dial Ollie Dial Nolan Palmer Annie M. Whisenhunt Leona Cargill Thaxton Neill Loyd Mathews Clehia McLean Thelma Fuqua Frank Watson Adron Wood Annie L. Reynolds Earl Palmer Leonard Wood Garvin Fuqua Gale Toombs Milford Brabbin Vance McLean
Reference: The Buffalo Trail 1922