New Athens School
Students at New Athens School
Front row, girl with sweater with stripes on sleeves and looks like white pinafore,
Mabel Briscoe
Girl right behind her with hair parted in middle, big collar on dress with white button,
Catherine, Briscoe
Glendora Wilson
and
William Orval Briscoe
Glendora was a teacher at New Athens School and William was a student.
Homework Certificate
Homework
This Certifies that
Orval Briscoe
Of the First Grade by Industry and Helpful-
ness at Home and Good Conduct at School, has
earned Five Hundred Credits for Home Work
and is therefore awarded this Certificate.
Dated at March 19 A.D. 1917
District No. 142 . G.N. Wilson, Teacher
New Athens School Certificate
CERTIFICATE OF
AWARD
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
Orval Briscoe
of New Athens School, District No. 142 Iroquois County, Illinois,
Having received six monthly Certificates of Perfect Attendance for being
Neither Absent nor Tardy
is commended for Good Attendance and Punctuality, and is
therefore entitled to this Testimonial.
Given at Watseka, Illinois, this fourth day of
of May 1917
Glendora N. Wilson
Teacher
Frank A. Gilbreath
County Superintendant of Schools
 | Perfect Attendance Certificate THIS IS TO CERTIFY That Orval Briscoe has attended school during Twenty consecutive school days ending Oct 10th 1916 without loss of time from absence or tardiness and is therefore awarded this Certificate. G.N. Wilson TEACHER SCHOOL New Athens |
| Perfect Attendance Certificate THIS IS TO CERTIFY That Orval Briscoe has attended school during Twenty consecutive school days ending Oct 2 1917 without loss of time from absence or tardiness and is therefore awarded this Certificate. Edythe R. Williamson TEACHER SCHOOL New Athens Dist. 142 | |
| Perfect Attendance Certificate THIS IS TO CERTIFY That Orval Briscoe has attended school during Twenty consecutive school days ending Oct 1, 1918 without loss of time from absence or tardiness and is therefore awarded this Certificate. Hazel Cavitt TEACHER SCHOOL New Athens | |
| Perfect Attendance Certificates 1916, 1917, 1918 | |
Perfect Spelling Certificate
Perfect Spelling Certificate
Awarded to Orval Briscoe
of the Third Grade in District No. 142
Iroquois County, Illinois, for Twenty Per=
fect Lessons in Spelling.
Frank A. Gilbreath
County Superintendent of Schools
Hazel Cavitt, Teacher
Christmas Invitation Front
A Merry Xmas to you all
Christmas Invitation Back
Come and Meet
Santa Claus
at our schoolhouse
Monday evening
December 23, 1918
at 8 o'clock
From the Iroquois County Genealogical Society Collection