Center School was located on the corner of Frederick Road and the then named Center Road. In later years the road’s name was changed to Cenfield.
Center School was like most of the township schools, a one room brick. The township’s public schools closed in December of 1949 for their Christmas break. When the children went back to school in January they left behind the memories, the outside water pump, the outside toilets and the camaraderie of all eight grades being in one room as they now were going to attend the new consolidated school.
The first superintendent was a Mr. Bowman of Mt. Union. The second was William Chenot.
Some of the teachers at the school:
Summer term 1897 John Senften
Nov. 14, 1898-Feb. 18, 1899 Ella Shaffer
Nov. 5, 1899- Mar. 23, 1900 Martha Mangus
| Summer Term 1897 | |||
| John F. Senften, Teacher | |||
| Frank Domina, Director | |||
| Students | |||
| Aldinger, Orpha | |||
| Conrad, Craig | |||
| Domina, Bertha | |||
| Domina, Della | |||
| Frederick, Florence | |||
| Frederick, Harry | |||
| Frederick, Lawrence | |||
| Frederick, Lloyd | |||
| Hartzell, Norman | |||
| Hoppes, Myrtle | |||
| Hoppes, Wilson | |||
| Kelley, Mary | |||
| Ruflin, Charles | |||
| Sell, Bertha | |||
| Shaffer, Roy | |||
| Shaffer, Clyde | |||
| Shaffer, Earl | |||
| Shaffer, Floyd | |||
| Sheatzley, Jennie | |||
| Woolf, Arthur | |||
| Woolf, Luella | |||
| Woolf, Zella | |||
| Code: P 07 78 | |||
| Nov. 14, 1898-Feb. 18, 1899 Term | |||
| Ella Shaffer, Teacher | |||
| Jacob Frederick, Director | |||
| Henry Aldinger, Sub-Director | |||
| Jacob Sheatzly, Sub-Director | |||
| Students | |||
| Aldinger, Orpha | |||
| Betz, Alpha | |||
| Betz, Ella | |||
| Betz, Morris | |||
| Betz, Wesley | |||
| Corbat, Victor | |||
| Domina, Bertha | |||
| Domina, Della | |||
| Frederick, Florence | |||
| Frederick, Harry | |||
| Frederick, Lawrence | |||
| Frederick, Lloyd | |||
| Frederick, Myrtle | |||
| Hartzel, Norman | |||
| Herbster, Norman | |||
| Hoppes, Myrtle | |||
| Hoppes, Wilson | |||
| Kelly, Mary | |||
| Sell, Bertha | |||
| Schlunager, Clara | |||
| Schlunager, Elmer | |||
| Schlunager, Gray | |||
| Shaffer, Clyde | |||
| Shaffer, Earl | |||
| Shaffer, Floyd | |||
| Shaffer, Roy | |||
| Sheatzly, Emory | |||
| Sheatzly, Jennie | |||
| Trump, William | |||
| Woolf, Arthur | |||
| Woolf, Luella | |||
| Woolf, Rosa | |||
| Woolf, Zella | |||
| Code P 07 79 | |||
| Nov. 5, 1899-Mar. 23, 1900 Term | |||
| Martha M. Mangus, Teacher | |||
| Henry Aldinger, Director | |||
| Jacob Frederick, Director | |||
| Jacob Sheatsley, Director | |||
| Students | |||
| Aldiner, Orpha | |||
| Betz, Alpha | |||
| Betz, Ella | |||
| Betz, Morris | |||
| Betz, Wesley | |||
| Courbat, Victor | |||
| Domina, Bertha | |||
| Frederick, Allie | |||
| Frederick, Alta | |||
| Frederick, Florence | |||
| Frederick, Harry | |||
| Frederick, Lawrence | |||
| Frederick, Lloyd | |||
| Hartzell, Norman | |||
| Herbster, Alta | |||
| Hoopes, Earnest | |||
| Hoopes, Myrtle | |||
| Hoopes, Wilson | |||
| Kelly, Mary | |||
| Shaffer, Clyde | |||
| Shaffer, Earl | |||
| Shaffer, E. Roy | |||
| Shaffer, Floyd | |||
| Shaffer, Roy F. | |||
| Sponseller, Crystal | |||
| Trump, William | |||
| Woolf, Arthur | |||
| Woolf, Rosa | |||
| Woolf, Zella | |||
| Code: P 07 80 | |||
| 1903-04 Term | |||
| Lucetta Shaffer, Teacher | |||
| J.W. Shaffer, School Board | |||
| Nelson Shaffer, School Board | |||
| Jacob Sheatzly, School Board | |||
| Students | |||
| Diehl, Clarence | |||
| Diehl, Dora | |||
| Frederick, Allie | |||
| Frederick, Alta | |||
| Frederick, Lawrence | |||
| Frederick, Loyd | |||
| Fryfogle, Frank | |||
| Hartzell, Norman | |||
| Herbster, Alta | |||
| Hoppes, Ernest | |||
| Hoppes, Myrtle | |||
| Hoppes, Wilson | |||
| Krumlauf, Bessie | |||
| Lower, Floyd | |||
| Lower, Harry | |||
| Myers, Edna | |||
| Myers, Henrietta | |||
| Myers, Merwin | |||
| Myers, Ralph | |||
| Sell, Clyde | |||
| Shaffer, Clyde | |||
| Shaffer, Earl | |||
| Shaffer, Floyd | |||
| Shaffer, Howard | |||
| Shaffer, Marie | |||
| Shaffer, Roy | |||
| Stoffer, Bessie | |||
| Unkefer, Ray | |||
| Woolf, Arthur | |||
| Woolf, Minnie | |||
| Woolf, Rosa | |||
| Woolf, Zella | |||
| Code: P 07 81 | |||
| 1909-1910 Term | |||
| Lenore Rinehart, Teacher | |||
| Student | Age | Parent | Mailing Address |
| Borem, Ellen | 11 | Wm. Sell | Alliance |
| Briski, Stanley | 8 | August | Maximo |
| Frederick, Atlee | 9 | Jacob | Maximo |
| Hartzell, Alfred | 7 | Robert | Maximo |
| Hartzell, Doris | 8 | Robert | Maximo |
| Lower, Harry | 15 | E.E. | Alliance |
| Lower, Mary | 9 | E.E. | Alliance |
| Krumlsief, Bess | 15 | George | Alliance |
| Oyster, Ellsworth | ? | Joseph | Maximo |
| Oyster, Fonst | 8 | Joseph | Maximo |
| Oyster, Pearl | 12 | Joseph | Maximo |
| Ruff, Vera | 12 | Joseph | Maximo |
| Ruflin, Lawrence | 10 | Joseph | Maximo |
| Ruflin, Marvin | 6 | Joseph | Maximo |
| Shaffer, Harley | 10 | J.W. | Maximo |
| Shaffer, Howard | 15 | Nelson | Maximo |
| Shaffer, Marie | 13 | Nelson | Maximo |
| Sponseller, Edith | 10 | Frank | Alliance |
| Sponseller, Harold | 8 | Frank | Alliance |
| Sponseller, Carl | 6 | Frank | Alliance |
| Stoffer, Bessie | 15 | George | Paris |
| Wilson, George | 10 | I.A. | Paris |
| Wilson, Orlon | 14 | I.A. | Paris |
| Woolf, Minnie | 14 | John | Maximo |
| Code: G 06 56 | |||
| 1912 School Picnic | |||
|
1919 School Term |
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| Mrs. Floyd Lower, Teacher | Ira Antram, School Board | ||
| J.J. Armstrong, County Supt. | Levi Krabill, School Board | ||
| J.A. Smith, District Supt. | Robert Hartzeh, School Board | ||
| Arthur Grimes, Clerk | Homer Shaffer, School Board | ||
| Colors - Black and Gold | Motto - We Do The Best We Can | ||
| 2nd. Grade | 3rd Grade | ||
| Brieske, John | Herbster, Floyd | ||
| Hartzell, Gladys | Waltz, Carl | ||
| Myers, Lowell | Ruflin, Clarence | ||
| Waltz, Clark | |||
| 5th Grade | 6th Grade | ||
| Hartzell, Earl | Wallace, Clifford | ||
| Ruff, Bertha | |||
| 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ||
| Brieske, Maymie | Lower, Dora | ||
| Oyster, Ellsworth | Sponseller, Carl | ||
| Wallace, Nellie | |||
| Waltz, Vedna | |||
| Code: P 06 53 | |||
| 1925-1926 School Term | |||
| D. F. Stuckey, Teacher | |||
| H. D. Teal, County Supt. | |||
| Brieske, Alexander | |||
| Brieske, John | |||
| Coldsnow, Ralph | |||
| Edeburn, Aileen | |||
| Frederick, Jay | |||
| Grant, Eldon | |||
| Harter, Howard | |||
| Harter, Huber | |||
| Harter, Katherine | |||
| Harter, Nellie | |||
| Hartzell, Gladys | |||
| Hartzell, Margaret | |||
| Hartzell, Nellie | |||
| Haught, Myrtle | |||
| Haught, Ralph | |||
| Herbster, Lawrence | |||
| Milner, Daniel | |||
| Myers, Charles | |||
| Myers, Lowell | |||
| Myers, Margery | |||
| Myers, Mary Louise | |||
| Oberlin, Donal | |||
| Oberlin, Roger | |||
| Schulz, Arabell | |||
| Schulz, Oliver | |||
| Schulz, Robert | |||
| Shoop, Elmer | |||
| Shoop, Viola | |||
| Unkefer, Charles | |||
| Unkefer, Lucile | |||
| Waltz, Arlene | |||
| Waltz, Carl | |||
| Waltz, Clark | |||
| Waltz, Olive | |||
| Waltz, Paul | |||
| Wood, Fern | |||
| Wood, Hazel | |||
| Code P 06 48 |
Center School was sold along with the other public schools at auction in February of 1950. The purchaser of the school turned it into a family home. He had the roof raised, six courses of bricks removed and the roof was lowered. The entranceway was removed.