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LIBERTY BELL DISTRICT ORGANIZED IN 1854; FOUR SCHOOL HOUSES BUILT IN 78 YEARSofEnrollment Reachei .9.6 Pupil* Daily in 1894*96; E. S. Crowe, Editor of The Pilot, One Time Teacher in The School; Many Prominent Peraom Came From DistrictimmThis shows the p-esent school house In the'Uberty Bell district built In 1921. Thru generation* of the Brady -family have attended school In the district. Peter Brady, grandfather of Mery and John Brady shown above taught the school many years ago, Edwin Brady, the father of theee children at* tended the school that was burned in 1919 and le a member of the school board at the present time.OideninootHt tPhilMr.logbutof «weeof Icoblmanf«U9survsont of ycagiPenaeplMiaKaliMeeIceschuoffl.adj.odFront row: Elroy Borgwardt, Ruth Borgwardt, Adelhelt Nagel. Francis Barnes, Janet Lippert’. .Sec* ; ond row: Gerald Barnes, Earl Lau. Esther Borgwardt. Harvey Lelder. Harold Borgwardt. Carmen Lippert*. and Lillian. Ibe. Back row: Ralph Wisncwski®. Paul Webauseh-. Raymond Wlsnowskl*. Miss Alice Larson, teacher: Walter Nagel. Robert Barnes. Ocothy Lippert. Three pupils were absent from the group: Mary Brady. John Grapentine. and Junior Schmeisser. Those names with the aster-Isk following are the pupils who have a perfect attendance since the term opened this fell.the district rotors decided thot (her needed a bet*The pupils that attend the Liberty Bell school in the township of Liberty today have l a much more comfortahle building; in which uu j to sit than did their fathers and grandfathers 1 that attended the first school that served Dis-i trict No. 5 more than 75 years ago. The J.1*!above picture shows most of the pupils that]]red I aibekereDuller.rleetile-are attending the school now, Reading from left to right they are shown in above picture.An organization known as the Liberty Bell Literary society includes all the pupils in the school and is responsible fur all programs presented this year. Dorothy Lippen is president: llarold Borgwardt. vice-president; Esther Borgwardt. secretary, and Walter Nagel, treasurer of the society. The organisation holds a regular nicotine on the last Friday of c*ch mouth. Right now plana are under way for a combined Lincolns birthday and a St. Valentine's program to be given this week Friday. Tin* parents of the pupil* aro always welcome to attend these pro-grams and have been issued a special Invitation to at. lend the program this Friday. Friday. Feb. If*, the pupils are planning to stage a Washington's birthday program. District Organired 1854According to Hie records of the Liberty Rr|| school, tho district was organized in 1851 by the following early settlers in that section of the county; James Taugher. Nathan Stewart, John Murphy, James O'Rourke, 1'atrlck Brady, Thomas Bohan, Thomas Finch, Michael Lynch, Thomas Donahue. Lawrence Walsh, John Stephenson. Patrick Dorsey. Thomas Hanly. John Barnes, Michael Malloy. Anthony Clarke. Anthony Morris, Michael O'Connor and James Shanahan.The first school house In the district was built of logs and stood on the old Stephenson farm on-JJIgh-way *42 about a half mile cast of the present school site. It wa* known then a* District No. 3. Town of Newton. The district money In 1854 that was raised for school purposes amounted to $92 and this money was raised by a tax levy of $2 on each SO acrea of land In the district. Where there were any unclaimed eighties of land In a section the school tax levy onsUch wSS divided cdlially among the property owners of that section so that each section in the district, though probably only partly owned, was paid up In full. The first 'school board consisted of Patrick Dorsey, clerk; Thomas Bohan, director, and Nathan Stewart, treasurer. “The school term was four months long and Patrick Shea, one of the flra^teachers, received $90 for his aerrlces. In 185S the present town of Liberty was separated from the Jown of Newton and became the town of Buchanan and this district was then changed to District No. 5. Town of Buchanan.Build New School In 1859In 1859 It was voted to build a new school and the school site was moved to a point a half mile west, not exactly on, but near 111 present school slto. In 1862 the name of the town was again changed from Buchanan to Liberty. and tho school district was changed accordingly. •This school served the district up till 18*8 whenweHaMiShter school and It was voted io build one of the most . modern schools of that day. TIm new school was 28 ! x 40. and was considered a large sc hool house for ( He l ha I time. Evidently It was not loo large to accom- Ml modate the large enrollment. In 1S94 the school; -census showed 115 pupils In the district of school j ^ age. and an average dally attendance of 96 pupils. ian A teachers' regisier for the year 1S96 showed the clr following pupils In attendance at the school: Gi«John Barnes. James Barnes. Mary Barnes. Ed. Mr Burner. Kalla Barnes. Elmer Barnes. Warren Barnes. Nellie Barnes. Joe Brady. James Brady. Mary Brady. :calt; Walter Brady. Alice Brady. Edwin Brady. August , Ml Borgwardt. Maggie Connors. Josie Connors. Jennie . aelt; Connor?. James Connors. Alice Connors. Alice Con-, nor*. Eva Dunbar. Mae Dunbar. Alice Finch. Nellio-rjj Finch. John Finch. Malvina Finch. Hattie Finch. *' Mike Gairy. Nellie Garry. George Curry. William Garry. Jennie Garry, .lame* Garry, Arthur Carry. John Gin pontine. Mathilda Kelly. Emmet Kelly. John Knox. Joe Knox. John R. Knox. Richard Knox. Thomas Knox. James Knox. Walter Knox. William Knox, j Claienc-o Knox. Eugene Knox. Robert Knox. Mag-: Mi g|e Lynch. Thomas Lynch. Mary Lynch, Lucy; Mi Leschke. Annie L*9Chke. Joe Leschke.Katie McNulty. Joe McNulty. Mamie McNulty. Min. nio Nagel. Louis Nagel, Ella Nagel, Maggie Shanahan. Alice Shanahan. John Shanahan. Maggie Shanahan. Eddie Shanahan. Kiltie Shanahan. Muriin Shanahan. Ella Stephenson, Cornle Stephenson. Mas-Bio Stephenson. John Stephenson. Iona Stewart, Essie Stewart. Gertrude Stewart. John Taugher. Agnes Taugher, Tessle Taugher. Eddie White. Emmie Lelder. Dora Lelder, Eddie Lelder. William Lntske. George Morris. Mattie Meyer. Mary Garry. Haiel Stewart. Joe Wagner And Otto Liter.George Garry Is believed to be the only person living that attended the old log school house that stood on the Stephenson fsrm.School Burns jIn 1919 tho third school house to be built In tho j district caught fire from the chimney and burned to, the ground. For two years the district was without u ■ school building, and the pupils were taken to the . school most convenient to them.In 1921 the present new school was built of con-j crete and brick and ls ono of-the most modern rural-schools In I ho county. Miss Alice Larson la the j present teacher, this being her third torm of tench ( ing In the district.E. S. Crow* Taught School Among some of the early teachers of the district; were: Patrick Shea. John Mulholland. P. J. while.J. W. Finch, Peter Brady, John Barnes, later Justice, of tho state supreme court; T. J. Walsh. Francis Taugher. Alice Ouldlnger. Nellie Carey. E. S-Crewe. | editor of the Pilot: Mrs. Jamea Reedy of Marlbel;Dr. E. P. Knox of Green Bay; and Mrs. Edward-Barnes of Manitowoc. 'Rome of the early members of tM ■CRPQI. board were: John Cody. Thomas Whetston. William Good(Stephenson, Janieswin. James Taugher. Gordon Shanahan, and Thomas Finch. • . .....It Is Interesting to note that In 1863 the Ux levy dropped from I for each eighty acresfor each eighty acres to/5 cent*continuing the dally trip to andThe village was shocked to hear
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
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