1869
Higher Department - Summary for month ending October 1st,
1869: Number of Scholars enrolled, 109; average daily
attendance, 91; number of cases of tardiness, 140; time
lost by tardiness, 4 days 1 hour and 18 minutes; number
of visitations, 9.
The following represnts the standing of pupils in
Scholarship, on a scale of 100. Those perfect in
Deportment, Punctuality and attendance are marked with a *.
Wm. H. Palmer, Principal
*Margaret Vaupel,
100
*Mary A. Davis, 100
Alta Banister, 99
*Mary E. Rathman, 99
*Kate Vaupel, 98
J.F. Thompson, 98
*Mary E. Ehrlch, 96
Lincoln Vaupel, 96
Clarissa Palmer, 94
Ella Ford, 93
Catherine Patterson, 93
Jay Stearns, 93
Adolph Vaupel, 93
Viola Rolf, 92
Ella Leibrock, 90
Addie Muzzy, 90
John Partch, 90
Esther Partch, 90
Polly Cain, 89
Martha Stacy 89
*Estella Knapp, 88
Clara Thompson, 88
Isabel Sargent, 88
Adella House, 87
*Linna Boller, 87
Elmore Stearns, 87
Bertha Boller, 87
Mary Cahighan, 87
Frank Granger, 86
Mary F. Grotewohl, 86
Mary Sargent, 86
Ida House, 86
Mary A. Cassidy, 86
Emma Kaufman, 85
Merrit Skinner, 85
Harry Whitney, 85
Chas Hysham, 85
Lillian Martin, 85
Lillian Abbot, 84
*Emeline Palmer, 84
Lillian Daugherty, 84
Thos Hysham, 84
Orville Partch, 84
Edgar Partch, 84
Raphel Reser, 84
Phebe Palmer, 84
Blanche Follet, 84
Margaret Vanness, 83
Levi Barnum, 83
Linna Schoch, 82
Cyrus Grannis, 82
Orva Carter, 81
Homer Ford, 81
Chas Moyer 81 |
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Carrie Horr, 81
Clarence Phinney, 80
H.S. Patterson, 80
Dan Patterson, 80
Stella Bigelow, 79
Flora Bebee, 79
Ellen Banister, 79
Clara Hill, 78
Virgil Davis, 78
Roseann Barnum, 77
Rosa Schoch, 77
Chas Woodward, 77
Earnest Carter, 77
Martha Varley, 76
Martha J. Davis, 76
Frank Leibrock, 76
Etta Salzer, 76
Mena Luers, 76
Wm Davis, 76
Chas Freeman, 75
Lucius Partch, 74
Emma Boller, 74
Alice Stevens, 73
Wm. Hysham, 72
Nettie Abbot, 71
Fred Libby, 70
Ella French, 70
John Powell, 69
Louisa Salzer, 69
Harry Bedell, 68
Ezra Patterson, 68
Arthalinda Varley, 68
Laura Partch, 68
Mary J. Partch, 67
Milo Hodgkins, 66
Lincoln Reynolds, 65
Frank Bebe, 64
Sarah A. Reynolds, 63
Wm Granger, 60
Henry Nugent, 59
Andrew Varley, 57
Louis Grannis 55
Maggie [-ed], 55
Nellie Moyer, 53
Frank Hill, 52
Fanelia Fay, 49
Frank Russell, 48
Clara Rathman, 46
Henry Vaupel, 42
Amelia Wagner, 36
Michael Donivan, 23
Edward Kelly, 19
Sarah Smith, 17
John Kelly 14
James Cameron, 4 |
~Clayton County Journal, 10/6/1869 |
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~contributed by S. Ferrall |
1878
The following are the officers and directors of Elkader
Independent School District:
President - H. C. Grotewohl
Secretary - W. A. Preston
Treasurer - F. H. Carter
Directors - D. R. Mills, C. Reinecke, F. D. Bayless,
Marvin Cook, C. F.
Stearns
~Elkader Register, Thur., 28 March 1878
~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
A meeting of the school board of Elkader Independent
School District, held on Tuesday evening, the following
teachers were employed for the departments named:
Principle - J. F. Thompson
Grammar Dept. - John N. Hamilton
Intermediate Department - Miss Caddi Richardson
Primary Department - Miss Kate Vaupel
German Department - George Kuessner
~Elkader Register, Thur., 20 June 1878 ~contributed by
Reid R. Johnson
1882
The Elkader public school opened on Monday with a largely
increased attendance, the enrollment being 166. There
were twenty-two foreign scholars enrolled as follows:
Rose Quinn
Elsie Simmons
Eddie Gates
Mamie Pimley
Mary Johnson
Cora Reynolds
Rose Downie |
Eliza Reynolds
Stephen Donlan
Henry Schecker
Mary Lucy
Nellie Lown
Annie Hayes
Carrie Jacobia |
Albert Meder
D. Donahue
Maria Roach
Martha J. Wooldridge
Hattie B. Pimley
Rosanna Underwood
John Behn |
~Elkader Register, Fri.,
8 Sept. 1882 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
~note: "foreign" students likely are
those new to the school and not necessarily from
foreign countries
1903
Elkader Girls Win
A very interesting game of basketball was played at
Turner Opera House Saturday evening between the Volga
High School Girls and the '02's of Elkader. The Elkader
team played the more scientific game and were easy
winners, the score at the end of the first half being 4
to 1 in their favor, and at the end of the game 9 to 5.
The teams lined up as follows:
Volga -
Helen Whitford, C.
Ada Whitford, F.F.
Lizzie Brabrandt, B.F.
Gusta Brabrandt, F.G.
Frances White, B.G. |
Elkader -
Amella Becker, C.
Kate Kramer, F.F.
Carrie Schmidt, B.F.
Eva Jack, F.G.
Anna Stemmer, B.G. |
After the game light
refreshments were served to the guests from Volga. About
30 of Volga's young people were over to cheer for the
girls. Receipts at the door were over $30.
~Elkader Argus, Wed., January 27, 1903
1907
Elkader HS Graduates, 1907
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Class of 1907
Photo by Lodahl & Hover
Upper row, left-right: Tillie Tieden, Kenneth
Canada, Jessie Wilke, Lewis Lilly, Lulu
Kleinpell, Blanche Scovel
Lower row, left-right: Ella Nugent, Ernest
Lake, Johannah Peterson, Francis Foran, Clotilde
Roach
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~Elkader Register,
Thursday, June 6, 1907 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
1915
Elkader High School Class of 1915:
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Class of 1915
top row L-R: Ella Liddy, Matt D.
Foran, Supt. J.P. Street, A.H. Schmidt &
Phyllis Wilke
middle row L-R: George Downey, Kathern Maher,
Alfred Bink, Marjory Liddy & Glen Meier
bottom row L-R: Anna Mae Heiden, Henry Reinhardt,
Eva Hinsch, Harry Meyer & Ethel Richardson
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~Elkader Register
and Argus, June 10, 1915; page 2
1922
Elkader High School Class of 1922:
Leroy Bandow
Earl Ehrhardt
Florence Kitterman
Merle Oelke
Wm. Schrampfer
Valmah Wright
Greta Church
Sarah Connell
Adele Fascher |
Edna Haltmeyer
Mary Rothmeyer
Clarence Bauer
Mae Feeney
John B. Donlon
Louis Gilje
Sylvena M_nti
Herbert Thoreson
Dorothy Wilke |
Lillian Kjosa
LaVon Conboy
Verna Coutant
Evelyn Gulsvig
Mary Lucey
Mabel Steen
Helen Bauer
Mae Roac |
~Elkader Register,
Thur., June 1, 1922 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
1924
1924 Elkader Public school graduates:
Ruth Adele Bayless
A. Ivanelle Beamer
Mildred G. Becker
Gladys B. Cook
Leroy H. Benschneider
Stella M. Downey
Gerald G. Bock
Edith Marie Lange
Vernon A Coutant
Rosella Larson
Joseph J. Hyde
Ruth V. Perry |
Marguerite Hyde
Alma B. Rugland
Clarence R. Jacobson
Eleanora W. Taake
Vallie Ress Klink
Zita I. Uriell
Cyril O. Koehn
Jeanette W. Walz
Orvald E. Larson
Marie A. Lenth
Veronica M. Mathews
Iva Meder |
Helena Niemeyer
Pearl M. Taacke
Clarence E. Nugent
Marjorie Richardson
Carl F. Rothmeyer
Leota Ann Schmitt
Lillian R. Thompson
Milton W. Uecker
Salutatory - Joseph Hyde
Valedictory - Leroy Benschneider |
~Elkader Register,
Thur., May 29, 1924 ~contributed by Reid R. Johnson
1927-1928
Organization of the various classes and clubs of the
local high school has now been completed for the year
1927-28. Class elections have been held and the officers
are as follows:
Senior Class
President - Dorothy Braucht
Secretary - Helen Lenth
Treasurer - Nettie Larson
Class Reporter - Mildred Heiden Junior
Class
President - Laurine Katschkowsky
Vice-President - Greta Hakert
Secretary - Mary Oehring
Treasurer - Jean Jeffers
Class Reporter - Elma Pollock
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Sophomore
Class
President - Vernice Gilje
Secretary and Treasurer - Howard Wacker
Class Reporter - Goldie Mae Lange
Sponsor - Mr. Woods Freshman Class
President - Jeanne Bishop
Secretary and Treasurer - Harlan Lenth
Class reporter - Norma Geno
Sponsor - Miss Rice
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Eighth Grade
President - Lorraine Buckman
Vice-President - Elizabeth Jeffers
Secretary - John Stemmer
Treasurer - Gladys Gmelin Seventh
Grade
President - Gladys Kikendall
Vice-President - Donald Wolf
Secretary - Richard Wolf
Treasurer - Hanna Gjertsen
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~Clayton County
Register, Thur., 29 Sept. 1927 ~contributed by Reid
R. Johnson
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