“The first school-house in the township was built near the log house of J.J. Gardner, some time after his advent. The early teacher in this rudely-constructed building is not remembered by the surviving settlers. Soon after a school was organized embracing the children of the families living on section 32, and a log school-house was built, the first teacher being Miss Crucia Ann Tuttle.
School-houses followed the arrival of settlers until the township is well supplied with means of instruction. There are in Wakeshma 6 whole and 4 fractional school districts, presided over by the following directors: J.G. Wicks, N.R. Wakes, Joseph Crotser, A.S. Pomeroy, William Culp, Nathan Holcomb, Thomas Copley, J.C. Mears, George Eberstein, and I.F. Alvord. The whole number of pupils receiving instruction is 463, who are taught by 10 male and 11 female teachers. The total amount paid them in salaries is $1488.50.
School Inspectors
1847, A. R. Scott; 1848, Caleb Orcutt; 1849, J. J. Gardner; 1850, Joseph Heminway; 1851, Charles Root; 1852, Joseph Heminway, 69 J. J. Gardner; 1853, R. R. HIeminway, George Rickard; 1854, James Hawes, George W. Corliss; 1855, Israel Leighton; 1856, Walter F. Lovin, J. W. Codman; 1857, Samuel R. Culp; 1858, E. B. Skidmore; 1859, Valentine Cornwell; 1860, William Bradshaw; 1861, E. B. Southwick; 1862, David Kindy; 1863, Wm. H. Overholt; 1864, David Kindy; 1865, C. C. Crotser; 1866, David Kindy, A. E. Brockett; 1867, A. W. Pierce; 1868, J. 0. Wilsey; 1869, A. W. Pierce; 1870, 0. M. Gates; 1871, P. M. Thomson, A. W. Pierce; 1872, no record; 1873, A. W. Pierce; 1874, P. M. Thomson; 1875, A. E. Brockett; 1876, 0. M. Gates; 1877-78, Samuel Rosenberry; 1879, S. B. Snyder.
Superintendent of Schools
1875, Samuel Beane; 1876, C. E. Faunce; 1877, John P. Reidinger; 1878-79, Amandus B. Hanshue.”