First and Second Grade at McNeil, Arkansas, c. 1929-1930. Row One, L to R: 1. Carlton McAlister, 2. Earl Hatcher, 3. Galion Blake, 4. N.C. Phillips, 5. Percy Minor, 6. Carol Winston Gunnels, 7. Bently Reeves, 8. Durell Perry, 9. Billy Kent, 10. James Polk, 11. Loyd Burchfield, 12. Earl Brasher, 13. Elery Rogers. Row Two, L to R: 14. Terrell Crumpler, 15. Franklin Gunter, 16. Glennel Foster, 17. Elzie Foster, 18. Glen Hight, 19. Gardner Derrick, 20. Thedwell Sanders, 21. Gordon Bell, 22. Hiriam Minor, 23. James Kelley, 24. Cecil Gill, 25. Carl Holt, 26. J. T. Railey, 27. Lurell Perry. Row Three, L to R: 28. unidentified, 29. Jessie Mae Foster, 30. Elsie Staggs (Smith), 31. Jessie Mae Hatcher, 32. Elizabeth Polk (Staggs), 33. Mildred Edington, 34. Selma Edington, 35. Sybil Railey, 36. unidentified, 37. Luvenia Reeves, 38. Flora Lewis, Teacher; 39. Zelma Edington, 40. Eula Mae Rhodes, 41. Jessie Smart (Nicholson), 42. Mary Russell Drake (Ward), 43. Bethany Sanders (Thomas), 44. Mary Helen Hartsfield, 45. Daisy Hatcher. The students were standing in front of the old schoolhouse which burned in the 1930's. The picture belongs to Mrs. Iva Rogers, who helped with the identification by Mrs. Jessie Smart Nicholson, Elery Rogers, and Thedwell Sanders. The copy work is by Robert Walz.

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