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First schools in Johnson township
Probably the first schools were taught in this township in 1810 by Will-
iam Woods. The teacher boarded around, of course, and his pay consisted
of a small sum from each family represented by a child in the school. James
Johnson and James Curry were later teachers. Ingenweb -
Gibson County is formed from Knox County
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Indiana becomes a state (19th)
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Large influx of emmigration from Germany
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First "Normal" school was established in Massachusetts
"Normal schools had their roots in this country in 18739, when the first normal school was established in Massachusetts. Educators realized the need to have uniform (hence "normal") teaching standards and courses" -
"Ray's Arithmetic" introduced
"This arithmetic took the place of the older Guthrie's, Smiley's and Pike's, and introduced dollars and cents instead of shillings and pence as a form of money exchange" -
Gerhart Sollman born
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Indiana Normal School established in Terre Haute
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Gerhart marries Maria Carolina Christina Fredericka Graeper
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Snake Run Academy
Evansville Journal, Feb 22, 1875 "The closing exercises of "Snake Run Academy," in Gibson County, are said to have been very interesting." -
John G. Berger born
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Sollman-Berger School BUILT
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Union Township formed
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John Timothy Sims (teacher) born
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Destructive Storm
Evansville Journal, Feb 24, 1892 "Last Sunday there was a severe storm at "Snake Run," near Princeton, which blew down a Catholic church, the priest of which was Father Holmes. There was a considerable debt on the church, which made the disaster serious to the congregation" -
"By 1900, over 8,000 one-room schools stood statewide"
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John G. Berger (age 21) marries Elizabeth Maria Sollman
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John G Berger teaches 51 pupils, earns $2.38 per day
"John G. Berger taught at Sollman School for four years at the beginning of the century. In his first year, he had 51 pupils and was earning $2.38 a day" -
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G.A. Niekamp & John G Berger teach at school
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"Sollman School No. 6 News"
"Disagreeable weather, snow and bad colds, not to speak of hog killing, or rabbit hunting, made quite a hole in our attendance this week" -
John G. Berger House is built
The house was built in 1902 by Gehard Sollman for his daughter and her husband John G. Berger. Ida Berger was born in the house and was a local school teacher. She later married and became Ida Gleim. She lived in the house until she moved into a nursing home in 2005. -
"Sollman School No. 6 News"
"A carnival will be held at our schoolhouse next Wednesday afternoon and night. It is to take the place of the well-known pie supper. The afternoon part is for the benefit of our little ones who may not be able to come at night. The door will be opened soon after dark, and the carnival will continue until about 9:30p.m. A 10 cent admission fee may be applied in the guessing and voting contest. A fish-pond, candy and popcorn booths, grab bag, walking match, and country store will be some of the.. -
"Sollman School No. 6 News"
"Our schoolhouse carnival was "pulled off" as advertised, and enough money was cleared to add over thirty books to the library, also to purchase a flag and some apparatus to our school." -
Pupil's Teeth
"The subject of caring for teeth of pupils in public schools was first introduced in Indiana at Princeton in 1906, when the first special effort was made along this line and since 1908 general inspection of the pupil's teeth have been made." Stormont, Gilbert R., 1843. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions. Indianapolis, Ind., B. F. Bowen & co., inc, 1914. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/44021376/>. -
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C.A. Reed teaches at school
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the General Assembly gave the State Superintendent the means to close districts where attendance was under 12 pupils
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Olly F. Boswell teaches at school
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Dear Sanata
Dear Santa-- I am a little boy 10 years old. I go to school at Snake Run. I want you to bring me many things for Christmas. I want an air gun, a knife, top, ball, a horse and wagon and horn and some nuts, oranges, bananas and candy. Please don't forget me. Goodby, Santa. From your little friend. Agatha Freudenberg -
Compulsory education was extended to age 16
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Union Township School info
"Union township, enrolled 572, average attendance, 428; number frame schoolhouses 8; valuation of buildings $6,000 Stormont, Gilbert R., 1843. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions. Indianapolis, Ind., B. F. Bowen & co., inc, 1914. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/44021376/>. -
Gibson County School Info
"Grand total of value of schoolhouses in county, $254,700.
Grand total of enrollment in county, 6,796; average attendance, 5,030.
Total number of schoolhouses in county, 117 frame and 18 brick
Total number of books in libraries in schools of county, 5,797." Stormont, Gilbert R., 1843. History of Gibson county, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions. Indianapolis, Ind., B. F. Bowen & co., inc, 1914. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/44021376/>. -
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Edith French teaches at school
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Timothy Sims and Bessie Pearl Trible get married
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Timothy Sims returns from Wagner, South Dakota
"Timothy Sims and wife have returned from Wagner, S. D., where they have been teaching school." -
"Big Blizzard of 1918"
"At the end of the "Big Blizzard of 1918," in March, Mr. Miller said, "Now would be a good time for a snowball fight. This may be our last chance." The boys pitched in with gusto; and when the girls fled inside the schoolhouse, the boys followed. Soon the air was filled with flying snowballs. When it was over, Mr. Miller had the boys clean up the mess." -
Teacher, Timothy Sims, has 18 pupils
Nine girls & Nine boys
1st Grade: 2
2nd Grade: 1
3rd Grade: 1
4th Grade: 1
5th Grade: 3
6th Grade: 3
7th Grade: 1
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Roscoe Miller teaches at school
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Timothy Sims teaches at school
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Delegation Meets at School
was a delegation that met at Sollman School to advocate for a six mile stretch of concrete road to improve the road that passes St. Benard's Catholic and St. Paul's Evangelical and feeds to the Dixie Bee Line. The delegation will call on the Gibson County Commissioners. John Berger presided over the meeting. Will cost between $25,000-$30,000 per mile. -
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Leonard Freudenberg teaches at school
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Lucia Marlette teaches at school
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Golden Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhart Sollman celebrated at St. Paul's and the school
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Jessie Lowe teaches at school
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Class of 1924
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Ruby Malone teaches at school
The last teacher at Sollman School Ruby Lora Malone
1905-1975 Attended Fort Branch High School
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John G. Berger death
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School Closed
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Gerhart Sollman death
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School purchased by Sollman/Berger family and moved due to road construction
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"Bits and Pieces About Rural Grade Schools of Gibson County, Indiana" published
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723 one-room district schoolhouses identified in Indiana
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Princeton Daily Clarion reports potential plan to move school building to Hopkins Family Park
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Indiana Landmarks adds Sollman School to "10 Most Endangered List"
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Gibson County Commissioners Approve MOU
Gibson County Commissioners approve a memorandum of understanding to take ownership of the property contingent on finding funding for project to secure the building and move to Hopkins Family Park