up the district was led by the late Herman Goedjen and Henry Wilke, Sr. T.
site of one acre was -purchased from Mr. and Mrs. August Wachtel for or
The site description is the southwest corner of the NEV4 of the SEV4 of Sec.
N., R. 24 E.
    The "first school building was erected soon after the district was
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Goedjen and, Wilke. It was a small log building with two windows on each
and a shed-like entrance which was also used for fuel storage. A pictur
school by L. W. Bentley is on display in the office of the county superinte
schools. Old records show that the contract price for delivery of logs, mate
labor was $200. An old box stove was used to heat the old log schoolhouse.
died out during the night, so that by next morning the ink in the inkwells
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piece of ice. Wooden b'enches served as seats, and boards painted blacl
"blackboards". The children had very few books during the early
years of tl
Most of the lessons had to be memorized while sharing the books with fell
mates. When the old log building had outlived its usefulness, it was mad
home, and is now the property of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Silbersack who lii
mile east of the school.
    The second and present schoolhouse was erected in 1905 at a cost of abol
Christ Tegen made the building plans and John Ebel was the contractor. T
ture was placed pear the center of the first school site. It is of frame
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with a full basement which now houses the furnace, fuel,- and playrooms.
floor has a large, correctly lighted classroom, a cloakroom, and a roomy
libra
porches are provided but at present only one is used as one now leads into
which was changed into a library. From 1905 to 1921, the school washea
stove. Larke double desks were used first in the new building, but single
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desks were purchased later. The school has modern equipment such as plai
sand table, electric service, and the best and latest teaching and learning
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district furnishes free textbooks. In addition to the schoolhouse, the other
on the site are the outdoor toilets. The yard has fine shade trees, plenty
space, and one of the most complete playground equipments found in the rura
of Manitowoc county.
    Summer and winter school terms were held up to 1873. Even after t
the winter enrollment was always greater because the older boys and girls
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in attendance. Because of the limited size of the district; the enrollment
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as large as some of the county schools, although the records show that 66
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enrolled in 1870. The average from then on to 1905 was between 30 and
yearly. Due to the usual rural factors, the 1947-1948 attendance was 10.
meeting was called on Tuesday evening, March 9, 1948 to consider the qu
suspending school for the next term. After careful consideration of the ad
disadvantages, and costs, it was unanimously decided to continue operating
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    Most of the early residents were farmers. Some of the more well-knoi
Herman Goedjen, Henry Wilke, August Wachtel, Anton Bugler, Rudolplh
Frank Wachtel, Fred Stueck, William and Peter Schaff, and Andrew Fay.
nent resident of this district for many years is F. C. Christiansen who was
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county superintendent of schools and principal of the County Rural Normal:
30 years. Some of the more well-known graduates are the Wilkes Silbersacl
jens, and Christiansens. This is also the home district of town chairman,
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    The early records beginning with the year 1868 are written in German
and co
tinue to be in that language until 1891. Herman Goedjen was the first school
trea
urer. During those early years the yearly salary of the clerk was $6, the
treasur
received $5, and the director received $4. Henry Wilke, Sr. is listed as
one of the fii
clerks, while Henry Goedjen, Sr. served in that capacity from 1874 to some
time
the 1880's. Robert Schubert was recorded as clerk from 1894 to at least the
year 19(
Others who served as officers prior to 1906 were Gottlieb Schubert, Fred
Stuec
and R. Schneider.


    The early teachers were common-school graduates who took teachers' e
tions to become qualified. As years went by, the teachers were high school
gr
Since about the year 1900, trained teachers who were graduates of teacher
institutions were employed. Because of the fine records kept by the variou
clerks of this district, the list of teachers employed is quite complete.
L. T.
was. the first teacher in 1869. Others were: Ella Reisland 1872 S; Maggie
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1872-75; Thos. Walsh 1876; Ella Murphy 1878-84; Mary L. Patnode 1885;
Magee 1886; Herman Schlundt 1887-90; Lena Miller 1891; Henry Arneman
Elenore Mueller 1896; Henry Wilke 1897-98; Otto Engel 1899-1900; Christ
1901-03; and Lillian Westgate 1904-05. Several of these teachers became cou


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