Irene Pauley has written a book TEACHING MEMORIES OF IRENE PAULEY. This book begins with the first school in Ashdown which was organized in the fall of 1891. It covers her 32 years as a second grade teacher in the Ashdown Elementary School. She began her thirty-two years teaching career in Ashdown at the beginning of the second semester of the 1944-1945 school term. She previously had nine years of experience teaching in elementary schools.

She also kept a diary of the enrollment of each class and the names of her students each school year. The following is from this list. In some instances a class member is now deceased. If that information is known, it has been added.

Also, a book ASHDOWN GRADUATES 1906-1985 compiled by Mrs. C.I. Bowles and Mrs. Ross Henderson, Jr., has been reviewed to see which students from Mrs. Pauley's second grade class graduated from Ashdown High School. In addition, a few editions of the Panther Eyes have been used. This graduation information is noted by (G) behind the name. If errors are found, please send them to Wynell Walraven Choate at the email address listed above.