The first grade is divided into two sections, presided over by the Misses Dyson and Sharp, both residents of Bridgeport and graduates of the institution in which they are now instructing. 1919 was the first year with two primary teachers. The enrollment of beginners was so much larger than usual owing to the influx of settlers that one room was too small to accommodate them, and one teacher was added, making a total of twelve on the entire force.

The second and third grades are combined under the instruction of Miss Irene McCoskey. This enrollment has also reached the limit, and the time is short until there will have to be a teacher for each of these two rooms. The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades are taught by the Misses Kortz, Porter and Davis respectively. All of these young ladies are local residents and graduates of the Bridgeport high school.

The seventh and eighth grades are combined under the direction of Miss Linnabery. The time is already here when each of these grades should be in a separate room and have individual instructors. After the enrollment reaches a certain number, one teacher cannot handle them to the best advantage.

Now the high school. 1919 at the beginning of the term found but very few extra seats, the enrollment being much larger than atany former time. In 1918 the school was raised to what is known as "Class A" in the comparative rating of Nebraska high schools by the state university. 1919 it was placed a notch higher, being entered on the accredited list of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This makes the rating of the Bridgeport high school equal to the best in the state. A graduate of this institution can now enter practically any school in the country without examination unless it is a professional or technical college that requires one or more years of undergraduate college study as a prerequisite for entrance.