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j e r s e y s h o r e • F A L L / H O L I D A Y 2 0 2 1 19 transferred to a new school building in 1954, which still operates today as Whiting Elementary School in Manchester Township. The original Whitings School building is now a part of Whiting Bible Church and was renovated in 2017. The building is not open to the public except for church services and events. —Jill Ocone Special thanks to the Ocean County Historical Society and Reilly Sharp, curator of the Barnegat Light Museum, for their generous assistance with this article. CEDAR RUN SCHOOL, WEST CREEK 562 South Main Street, West Creek Cedar Run School opened in 1907 as a two-room school to replace the one-room school that sat behind it and served students from the village of Cedar Run (formerly called Poplar Neck), which is today part of West Creek. At times, one teacher had to serve students in both rooms. The school closed in 1927, and the build- ing was purchased by the Cedar Run Assembly of God Church, who reno- vated it as their activity hall. The origi- the Division Street School was used from 1888 to 1968 and today houses the Eagleswood Township Municipal Offices. The building is open week- days during operating hours, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. nal water pump from inside the school is displayed outside the hall. Today, the building is the activity center for the Cedar Run Assembly of God Church. It is not open to the public except for church services and events. WHITINGS SCHOOL, WHITING 95 Lacey Road, Whiting Whitings School was built some- time between 1870 and 1872 and operated as a one-room school until 1912. At that time, a second room was added to accommodate the stu- dents from the Pasadena section of town, and during the Depression Era, a lunchroom was constructed on the rear of the building. Students Whitings School in Whiting. Division Street School in West Creek now houses the Eagleswood Township Municipal offices. 1869: Ocean County - Monthly Salary Male: $47.25; Female: $22.03 1872: New Jersey - Monthly Salary Male: $62.11; Female: $34.66 Ocean County - Monthly Salary Male: $54.65; Female: $30.11 1890: New Jersey - Monthly Salary Male: $76.02; Female: $43.62 1895: New Jersey - Monthly Salary Male: $82.59; Female: $47.04 Ocean County - Monthly Salary Male: $48.36; Female: $35.57 1906: Ocean County - Annual Salary Male: $461.23; Female: $402.39 From Chickaree in the Wall: A history of one-room schools in Ocean County, N.J. by Carolyn M. Campbell, M. Peryl King, and Martha T. Smith. Published by the Ocean County Historical Society, 1987. Teacher Salary Information 1869-1906 courtesy of Ocean County Historical Society Jill Ocone Cedar Run School in West Creek is now the activity Center for the Cedar Run Assembly of God Church. Jill Ocone

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