Sleeper Schools
The Sleeper is located in the Auglaize Township.
Early Schooling in the Sleeper Area
From the 1889 Laclede History:
On May 2, 1853, School Township No. 11, consisting of Township 35 north,
Range 15 west, was organized, the first meeting of the inhabitants to be
held at the house of Alfred Smithpeter, on the first Saturday
of June following. J. B. Lambeth was appointed commissioner,
and G. T. Holeman and Elisha Gregory, inspectors.
Turner School District No. 10 -- 1919
The Lebanon (MO) Daily Record, Friday, April 26, 2002, Kirk Pearce
This photo of Turner School District No. 10 on May 2, 1919 was submitted
by Wilma Atkins of Lebanon. The school was located in the Sleeper
area. Front row, from left: Dock Miller, Lena Jackson,
Dale Turner, Edna Wilson, Ernie Hollandsworth and
Guy Begley; second row: Edith Jackson, Floy Begley,
Opal Jacobs, Hazel Jackson, Lillian Hollandworth,
Nettie Jackson, Ova Miller, Lola Wilson, and Kenneth
Hollandsworth. In the back is the teach, Daisy Wilson.
Sleeper School first grade -- 1950-51
The Lebanon (MO) Daily Record, Friday, October 26, 2001, Kirk Pearce
This photo of the Sleeper School first grade for the 1950-51 school year
was submitted by Lucille Gregory. Shown from left; Darrell
Gregory, Robert Burgess, Wanda Davis, Georgia Bethurem
and Rosie Cain.
