Photo Gallery
Slab City School: Back Row: Gloria Ann Boerst, Marlin Simonson, Mary Jane Boettcher, Lyle Hansen 3rd Row: Elaine Wussow. Mary Ann Simonson, Lois Boettcher, Palmer Hansen, Derrold Boerst, Fritz Krueger 2nd Row: Dennis Fink, Leroy Wussow, John Fink, Martin Schmidt, 1st Row: Louis Boettcher Jr., Giles Schmidt, Harvey Schmidt, Roger Krueger Teacher Concondia Kupsky.
1934 Slab City School Row 1: John Krueger, Clayton Erickson, Edward Botcher, Raymond Boerst. Row 2: Martin Themer, Fritz, Krueger, Ervin Eckert, Dorothy Eckert, Harvey Siefert, Arleen Fink. Row 3: Roger Krueger, Florence Boerst, Donald Teske, Clara Wussow. Row 4: Doris Erickson, Dorothy Themer, Florence Eckert, Dolores Boerst, Dorothy Kingstd, Doris Krueger, Standing: Verona Habeck Teacher.
1914 – Sohr School.
Pupils of 1930 Sohr’s School in the Town of Heartland. The detail in this photograph is quite amazing. The children’s shoes, clothes, haircuts, and smiles all tell the story about “picture day” in a one room school house in 1930. Row 1: Eldon Heinz, Larry Leitzke, Donald Seering, Vernon Boerst, Arletta Seering, Gladys Rueckert, Doris Barkhaus, Helen Boerst, Lilas Seering. Row 2: Willis Habeck, Frieda Wegner, Doorothy Leitzke, Louis Barkhaus, Roger Heinz, Violet Haveck, Florence Seering, Delores Heinz. Row 3: Delmer Neitzel, teacher McCasyln Erdman, Alice Habeck, Rosalyn Pautz, Carl, Pautz.
Heartland Township Schools
SOHR SCHOOL
On October 1, 1872, the town of Hartland Supervisors voted to form a new school district identified as School District No. 2.
August Krueger was directed to give notice to all qualified voters of the district, informing them that there was to be a school meeting on October 16, 1872 at the home of Henry Luecke. At this meeting, Delos Krake was elected School Board Director (3 years), Friedrich Sohr was elected Treasurer for two years and Henry Luecke was elected District Clerk for one year.
At the October 16 meeting, it was resolved that the school house should be located on the NE corner of the SW 1/4 Section 15, T26, R17. This land was owned by Wilhelm Seering and the school district was to pay Mr. Seering the sum of fifteen dollars so long as the district wanted it for the use of a school. It was concluded that a sum of $100 was required to build a schoolhouse and provide for incidental expenses.
They hired Wilhelm Ludwig to build the schoolhouse for $75 and local farmers helped haul the timbers to the site.
A stove for $25.90 and $3.31 worth of books were purchased in the 1873-1874 school years with Ellen Ward being the first identified teacher.
THE SECOND SCHOOL BUILDING
At the July 2, 1888 meeting it was resolved that the district build a new schoolhouse by October 1, 1888. It was to be a frame building with a stone foundation and should be 24′ x 36′.
At the next meeting, the job of building the new schoolhouse was let to Fred Zernicke and the old school was sold to Frank Heller who purchased it for $10.50. A wood shed was built in 1898 that was 18′ × 14′ × 8′ high. This job was let to Wm Seering for $34.
From 1873 to 1907 the land on which the school was built was leased from William Seering for a fee of $1.50 a year. However, on March 25, 1907, the school board treasurer, Wm. Brodhagen paid Wm. Seering $40 for the lot. On October 26, 1927, the board purchased an additional half-acre of land from Charles Seering, son of Wm. Seering for $125.
Through the years, this school had many different teachers and many students passed through these doors. The school suffered through difficulties in finding teachers, leaking roofs, and many bouts with communicable diseases where students were quarantined and could not come to school or the school actually closed down until the epidemic was over. The last Scarlet Fever Epidemic was in the school year 1943-1944.
At the end of the 1943-1944 school year, the school board decided to consolidate with the Bonduel Public School District.
SLAB CITY SCHOOL
1931 Shawano Evening Leader Article: SLAB CITY SCHOOL HAS 21 STUDENTS
Miss Hope Sieber is the teacher at the school.
Slab City school is located on Highway 47 in the town of Hart-land and a row of maple trees on the south side and clusters of apple trees on the north side make for a picturesque setting for the
The Slab City school was built about fifty years ago, has been remodeled several times and new equipment has been added each year. Mrs. Emma Habeck is the clerk, Richard Gehm the director, and Mrs. Lydia Wussow the treas-
Miss Hope Sieber who is the teacher is a graduate of Shawano and the Teachers Training department here. She is interested in dramatics and has appeared in several productions.
The school has given two fine programs this year and one box social. The social gatherings brought a large attendance and were enjoyed by everyone.
The school has a Willing Workers Club and every student is really willing to do his part in club. The officers are president, Dona Teschke, vice president, Gertrude Dingeldein, and secretary Dorothy Themer.
The people of this community are very cooperative with the school interests and the community school will feeling is splendid.
The enrollment is as follows: Beatrice Dingeldein, Mary Jean Boettcher, Marlyn Simonson, Helen Tilch, Elaine Marohl, Roger Klevarsahl, Derald Boerst, William Kollies, Roger Krueger, Martin Themer, Fritz Krueger, Ervin Eckert, Dorothy Eckert, Wilson, Evelyn Florence Eckert, John Krueger, Dorothy Themer, Florence Boerst, Adoiph Marohl, Gertrude Dingeldein, Donald Teschke.