Kiel High School - Triad Yearbook (Kiel, WI)

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Ka Kiel Hiqh School, Kiel, lDis. mm mm mm mm of SN FOREIDORD The Senior class of l928 presents this volume of the 'Cried to the student s, friends, and patrons of the Kiel High School. May it preserve the memories of this year's school life for your future enjoyment. ef 'll

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guS l!1II1D l'IJm l11ID l1DIlTI P.1gel our Kiel High School, Kiel, lDis. B. A., Lawrence College Student, University of lllinois Nl. A. University of Wisconsin -Co our qbrincipai, William R. fBruce, who has guided us lhrough these four years of school Idle, we, the class of l928, gralefully dedicate this book ,l

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Kiel High School, Kiel, lUis. gg mm mm mm mm gg Historq of the School ln I85 7 the first district school was built on the present site of the graded school. lt was a one room, frame building. The pioneers found it very dif- ficult to secure an instructor to teach in this little outpost in the wilderness. Finally the sister of one of the founders came here and she, Miss Johanna Schlichting, a fourteen-year old girl, became the first instructor. She received a salary of 518.00 per month. The pupils were: Dora Barth, Charles and Louis Best, Pauline Burmahln, Bertha and William Edens, Mathias Feile, Maggie and james Queen, Henry Ruppenthal, Balzar and Charlotte Stark. Some of the people had tried to have the Indians of this vicinity come to the Kiel school but not one Indian ever took a course here in the district institution. They preferred to be instructed by their tribe leader Yellow- bird, who was well educated and exceptionally beautiful. Settlers said that it was because of her influence that the indians and pioneers lived so peace- fully. Some time later a one-story, brick building of two rooms was built. About I879 a second story was added. The school enrollment was about seventy-five pupils, and all these pupils, in the eight grades, were taught by three teachers. The settlers desired to give their children a better education, so in I885 a three-year high school course was introduced. Mr. Patrick H. Hewitt was the principal at this time. He took charge of the high school and left three lklgt' Six