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At the annual meeting of September 25, 1874, Messrs. Jacob L. Bieler, L. Schmidt and Dr. Eggert were taken up as members of the Schulverein.
The election resulted as follows:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Secretary-Edward Mueller.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Bookkeeper-Alexander Metzger.
Trustees-Louis Ludorff, Jacob L. Bieler, Hermann Lieber, Adolph Metz- ner and Louis Lang.
It is interesting to note the rise in the cost of tuition in the course of time ; this meeting decreed that for the ensuing year the dues were to be as follows :
Children of the sixth, class, annually $25.00
Children of the fifth class, annually 25.00
Children of the fourth class, annually 30.00
Children of the third class, annually 30.00
Children of the second class, annually
35.00
Children of the first class, annually 40.00
Children of the real class, annually . 50.00
The election of new trustees necessitated the reorganization of the commit- tees of the Schulvorstand as follows, on October 7, 1874:
Finanz-Committee - H. Lieber, W. Haueisen and Louis Lang.
Unterrichts-Committee - Cl. Vonnegut, Alexander Metzger and L. Ludorff.
Bau-Committee-A. Metzner, J. Bieler and L. Lang.
It was decided to furnish one of the rooms of the Real-Klasse with gas and to again meet in the school building.
Under date of October 21, 1874, it was decided to drape the school in mourning for eight days on the occasion of the death of a pupil hereafter.
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Some time in November, 1874, the Schulvorstand petitioned the city to pave with brick the sidewalk in front of the school lot.
On December 2, 1874, the Oberlehrer Tschentscher reported the illness of Miss Wate, and that he had appointed Miss Eldridge in her place.
At the meeting of December 9, 1874, Miss Wate resigned as a teacher on account of illness.
It appears that late in November or early in December a concert for the bene- fit of the school was given, at which Mrs. Louis Lang was especially active. The Philharmonic Society assisted at this concert, which netted the school $731.50.
Upon inquiry, Miss Berran informed the Vorstand on January 6, 1875, that she would stay with the school until July 15, 1875.
On March 3, 1875, it was agreed to employ Mr. Carleton as an English teacher.
At the meeting of March 25, 1875, the secretary read the names of those persons who had contributed more than $15 to the school without having been mem- bers, as follows :
Charles Gauss.
Henry Severin.
Fred. Fahnley.
Charles J. Kuhn.
Fred. Ballweg.
A. Bals.
Louis Hollweg.
J. B. Ritzinger. Charles Soehner.
Albert Gall.
J. H. Kevers.
Richard Essigke.
Charles E. Reese.
H. H. Langenberg.
Alphons Vorster.
William Haerle.
Charles F. Hahn.
Ferd. Dietz.
Christ. Schetter.
Joseph Deschler.
Fred. P. Rusch.
Henry Frank.
It was resolved to solicit each and all of the gentlemen named to become members.
On May 20, 1875, the Vorstand appointed Mr. Niewoehner and Miss Rathsam, both of Cannelton, Indiana, as teachers to fill vacancies. Miss Rathsam, however, never served.
On the same day, Miss Emma Barsch, of Hamburg, Germany, was also ap- pointed a teacher, but decided later not to-come.
On September 1, 1875, it was resolved to close the school on afternoons when the heat reaches eighty degrees in the shade.
Mr. Teacher Niehwoehner asked permission to conduct a night school in one of the schoolrooms, which was granted.
The members in annual meeting assembled, on September 24, 1875, elected the following officers, to-wit:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Bookkeeper-Louis Ludorff.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
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Indianapolis as We Knew It in Our Earlier School Days
WASHINGTON STREET EAST OF MERIDIAN STREET IN 1862.
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Secretary-Edward Mueller.
Trustees-Charles Gauss, Adolph Metzner, William Kothe, D. A. Bohlen and Henry Schnull.
The principal of the school, Mr. Tschentscher, in his elaborate annual report, stated that with the end of the school year in June, the following teachers resigned, i. e. Mr. J. W. Achilles, Mr. Charles Pingpank and Miss Lizzie Eldridge, and that in their stead Mr. J. W. Carlton, Mr. H. Niewoehner and Miss M. Holbrook had taken service.
The attendance numbered 192 as against 256 at the same time the previous year.
Mr. Tschentscher further showed that on an average 128 hours were devoted weekly to English, while 117 hours were devoted to the German language in the seven classes, while in the four higher classes 76 hours were given to English and only 61 hours to the German language.
At this meeting it was also proposed to establish a Kindergarten.
The election of trustees resulted in a rearrangement of the committees of the Vorstand, as follows:
Finanz-Committee-Will Haueisen, L. Ludorff and Henry Schnull.
Unterrichts-Committee-A. Metzger, Wilh. Kothe and Clemens Vonne- gut.
Bau-Committee-D. A. Bohlen, Charles Gauss and Ed. Mueller.
On December 1, 1875, teacher Niehwoehner asked that his salary be paid to his wife, and on December 15, he resigned, to take effect on January 1, 1876.
On December 22, 1875, the Vorstand cancelled the engagement with Mr. Nie- woehner.
Herr Simon became a member of the Schulverein on February 2, 1876.
On January 8, 1876, Charles Reese and Louis Hollweg were made members of the Schulverein. The report of Mr. Tschentscher related that 185 pupils were in attendance, of whom 117 were boys and 68 girls.
On March 7, 1876, Messrs. Vonnegut, Schnull and Haueisen were appointed a committee to arrange for the celebration of the centennial of the Nation's exist- ence.
It appears that a ball for the benefit of the school was given in the latter part of February, which resulted in a net receipt of $3.50. Messrs. Engelbert Metzger, Hermann Sturm, A. Abromet, Dr. Max Scheller and Jacob Huber each con- tributed $5.00, and so made up the sum of $28.50, which was given to the school.
At the meeting of March 22, 1876, Mr. Jacob Metzger was asked to look after the receipts, Messrs. Theodore and John F. Mayer to control the sale of tickets and Charles Grobe, Edward Mueller and L. Ludorff to act as a committee on dancing, all for a public concert and dance to be given for the benefit of the school early in April. On April 26, it was reported that the net receipts of the concert amounted to $169.
On April 7, 1876, Messrs. William Haerle, Fred Fahnley, George Hotz, F. W. Simon and Henry Fuerchtenicht were chosen as members.
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On June 1, 1876, Mr. Vonnegut reported that after a conference with Miss Holbrook, the latter decided to stay another year at a reduced salary.
On May, 1876, it was reported that the net receipts of the April concert for the benefit of the school amounted to $173.55.
At the meeting of June 1, 1876, thanks were voted to Mrs. C. F. Schmidt and to Mr. Peter Lieber for refreshments furnished, and to Mr. Gustavus Schurmann for the use of the park, on the occasion of the school picnic on Pfingstmontag.
On August 2, 1876, it was decided to dispense with the services of Miss Mattie E. Holbrook as a teacher, owing to a prospective slump in the attendance of pupils the coming year.
On August 30, 1876, teacher Berwig agreed to resign his post on November 15, 1876.
Owing to poor attendance, the annual meeting, which was to have been held September 29, 1876, was postponed to October 13, 1876.
The officers elected were:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Secretary-Edward Mueller.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Bookkeeper-Alphons Vorster.
Trustees-D. A. Bohlen, Theodore Meyer, H. Lieber, Gustav Zschech and Jacob L. Bieler.
Mr. Tschentscher presented a detailed report showing those paying tuition fees at this time, the number of children sent to school by each, the place of resi- dence, the amount paid monthly by each, and the classes to which those paid for belonged. I will give an extract of this report:
Name.
Residence.
No. of Children. 2
Am't Paid. $6.50
1. Becker, Mrs
Morris St.
2. Becker, Jac.
180 N. New Jersey 2
6.50
3. Bergener, G.
109 W. Washington
1 3.00
4. Bieler, C. .
318 S. East. 2 3.50
5. Bohlen, D. A
71 N. Noble 1
5.00
6. Borst, Fred.
76 Kansas
1 5.00
7. Butsch, Val.
553 N. Meridian
1 2.50
8. Ballweg, Fred.
400 Madison Ave
2 6.50
9. Bals, J.
178 S. Illinois.
3 8.50
10. Bott, Gottlieb
377 S. Delaware
1 2.50
11. Dietz, Ferd.
171 N. Noble
2 8.50
12. Dohn, Phil
244 S. Meridian
2
7.00
13 Dietz, Fred.
29 Coburn 2 10.00
14. Emmerich, J
224 W. Maryland
2
7.00
15 Essigke, F
177 S. Illinois
2 10.00
16. Faut,
88 Broadway 2 3.00
17. Frenzel, J. P
280 E. Market 1 2.50
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18. Fahrbach, Phil
86 W. Washington. 1 3.00
19. Friedgen, C. 87 N. East.
1
5.00
20. Gauss, Chas. 8 Fletcher Ave. 2
8.50
21. Gehring, Con.
127 E. Washington 2 6.50
22. Goepper, Fred.
573 N. Meridian.
3
9.00
23. Gruenert, J. H
61 S. Meridian
1 2.50
24. Gall, Albert.
131 N. New Jersey
2
6.50
25. Mannfeld, Geo
336 N. East. 2
6.00
26. Pfaefflin, Mrs.
. 184 W. Vermont
1 3.50
27. Reissner, Albert.
516 E. Market.
3 9.00
28. Rusch, F. P
67 N. New Jersey
1 5.00
29. Schnull, H.
125 N. Alabama
1
4.00
30. Roos, Mrs.
137 S. Illinois. 2
11.00
31. Seeman, Mrs.
477 W. Washington
1 5.00
32. Severin, H.
132 N. New Jersey 1 3.00
33. Scheller, Dr
423 Madison Ave. 1 3.50
34. Schmidt, L
. 66 Virginia Ave
1 4.00
35. Seitz, Mrs
112 S. Illinois
1 3.50
36. Stumph, J.
Arsenal Ave
1
4.00
37. Seidensticker, A
377 N. East.
1
2.50
38. Schmidt, R
.96 S. East 2 6.00
39. Schneider, J.
405 S. New Jersey
1
3.00
40. Tschentscher, R
343 E. Ohio.
1 4.00
41. Voegtle, J.
473 N. Delaware
3 11.50
42
Wachstetter, J.
133 N. Mississippi. 4 16.00
43. Warmeling, H
175 Madison Ave.
1 3.00
44. Woerner, L.
154 Indiana Ave
3
11.00
45. Huelsmann, A.
Schuetzen Park.
1 2.50
46. Haerle, W.
342 N. Illinois
1
3.00
47. Haueisen, W.
279 N. Tennessee
2
6.50
48 Henning, H. R.
355 E. Market
1
3.00
49. Hotz, George
124 S. Illinois
2 6.00
50 Klepke, H.
284 N. Liberty
1 2.50
51. Kuhn, Mrs.
150 N. East.
1
3.50
52 Kuhn, Charles J
.207 W. Michigan.
1 3.50
53. Kretsch, P .325 S. Meridian.
1 4.00
54. Koehne, Chas
467 N. Delaware
3 10.50
55
Lieber, H
404 N. Delaware.
4
15.50
56. Lieber, P.
510 Madison Ave.
2 8.50
57 Langbein, J.
200 E. Washington
1 3.00
58. Mueller, Edward. 182 E. Washington. 1 3.50
59. Mueller, Mrs. John.
558 Madison Ave 1 4.00
60. Meyer, Theodore
Madison Ave. 3 6.50
61. Metzger, Alex 385 N. Pennsylvania 4 16.00
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62. Metzger, Engelbert. 97 N. East 3 10.50
63. Metzner, A.
South and East Sts 2 6.50
64. Gawrzielski, P
206 E. Market 1 2.50
Special Contracts.
1. Gaston, Mrs.
182 E. Washington
1 2.00
2. Recker, Gottfried
238 S. New Jersey.
3
7.00
3. Sponsel, Mrs. 532 Madison Ave
1 1.25
4. Heider, Mrs
200 E. Washington 1 1.00
5. Heider, Augusta
.200 E. Washington 1 1.50
6. Hessling, B
187 E. Washington 1
1.50
7. Martin, Mrs.
147 W. Washington 187 Blake
2
2. Carleton, Teacher
22 W. North 2
3. Gramlich, Teacher 322 E. Wabash.
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At the meeting of the Vorstand on November 15, 1876, the following commit- tees were appointed :
Unterrichts-Committee-C. Vonnegut, D. A. Bohlen and Edward Mueller. Finanz-Committee-W. Haueisen, H. Lieber and J. L. Bieler.
Bau-Committee-A. Vorster, Gus. Zschech and Theodore Meyer.
On December 5, 1876, it was decided to have the usual Christmas celebration on Monday, December 25, or on Sunday, December 31, 1876. There is nothing of record showing where the celebration, if any, was held.
At a special meeting of the Schulverein, held February 22, 1877, Mr. Vonne- gut presented the precarious condition of the finances of the school, and that it would be impossible to continue the school in its present shape.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Friederich Goepper, George Mannfeld, L. Schmidt, William Kothe, Jacob Becker, Henry Schnull, J. L. Bieler, D. A. Bohlen and Clemens Vonnegut was appointed to consider ways and means to continue the school, and to report to a special meeting to be held March 11, 1877.
At an extra meeting held March 11, 1877, the committee above appointed, recommended that in the future but three teachers be employed, and that they be Messrs. Tschentscher, Gramlich and Miss Berran. However, those present disagreed and thought that there should be four teachers; so it was finally resolved to leave it to the Schulvorstand to determine.
The meeting of March was decidedly stormy inasmuch as the members re- fused to recede from their stand as resolved at the last meeting. This inaction re- sulted in the resignation of the officers of the Schulverein, Messrs. Vonnegut, H. Lie- ber, Haueisen, Mueller, Bohlen and Bieler. The resignations were, however, not accepted.
On April 15, 1877, a meeting of the Vorstand was held at which the presi- dent announced that Mr. Zschech's place as trustee had become vacant, whereupon it was decided to elect a successor. Messrs. George Mannfeld, L. Schmidt and Fred- erick Goepper were suggested, and Mr. Schmidt chosen.
Reference made to teachers showed that the following teachers were then in
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1.50
1. Koster, Mrs.
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position : Messrs. Tschentscher, Carleton and Miss Berran, and that a fourth posi- tion was to be offered to Mr. Pingpank.
On April 15, 1877, it was also decided to hold the annual picnic on Pfingst- montag, May 21, and Hermann Lieber was instructed to ascertain if Schurmann's Park could be obtained for the purpose.
On April 22, the Vorstand appointed Messrs. Theodore Meyer, J. L. Bieler, Friederich Dietz, F. W. Simon and George Hotz, the picnic committee.
It was also decided to draft into service the following young men to aid the above named committee: Armin Bohn, Clemens Vonnegut, J. P. Frenzel, Jr., George Kothe and Rudolph Warmeling. It was furthermore agreed that the combined com- mittee shall meet at the Turner Hall on Thursday, April 26, 1877.
At the meeting of May 23, 1877, the following teachers signified their inten- tion to continue in service during the following year, that is from August 15, 1877, to August 15, 1878, to-wit:
Rudolph C. Tschentscher, W. J. Carleton, Charles Pingpank and Miss K. L. Berran.
The quarterly meeting of June 29, 1877, was attended only by Mr. Hermann Lieber, so Mr. Vonnegut's report was not read, but published in the "Taeglicher Telegraph" of July 2, 1877. Mr. Vonnegut reported that on August 15, the school would again open, this time with Messrs. Tschentscher, Carleton and Pingpank and Miss Berran as the teachers.
The annual meeting of September was postponed to October 12, 1877, when the following officers were elected:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Secretary-Edward Mueller.
Bookkeeper-Alexander Metzger.
Trustees -- Charles Koehne, Friederich Goepper, Wm. Kothe, Hermann Lieber and John F. Mayer.
The following new members were taken up: Messrs. Max Leckner, Charles E. Emmerich, Hermann Waegemann, Philip Rappaport and Hermann Pink.
On November 13, 1877, the Schulvorstand resolved to hold a fair, lottery and dance on December 10, 11 and 12, respectively.
Eight committees were appointed with the following heads, to-wit:
Press-Rudolph Tschentscher.
Finance-Alexander Metzger.
Decorations-H. Lieber.
Kitchen-Ed. Mueller.
Music-Clemens Vonnegut.
Lottery-Charles Koehne.
Doorkeeper-John F. Mayer.
Messrs. Frederick Goepper and William Haueisen had charge of the dance program.
The minutes of the meeting of December 19, 1877, show the receipts of the
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fair, lottery and dance to have been $1,358.06; expenditures, $183.80; net proceeds, $1,174.26.
Appended to these minutes is a copy of the proceedings of the meeting of the ladies who had the arrangements in charge. The meeting was held on November 17, 1877, and Emma Schnull was the secretary.
It is shown that the ladies resolved on six tables or booths, to be attended as follows:
1. Flower Booth-By Misses Bertha Kuhn, Louise Fertig, Laura Grobe, Anna Fahrbach and Tillie Friedgen.
2. Ice Cream Booth-Misses Emma Jose, Hulda Grobe, Emma Grobe, Bertha Mannfeld, Bertha Frenzel and Miss Jose.
3. Candy Booth-Misses Lena Kuhn, Augusta Reinmann, Hattie Mueller, Emma Mannfeld, Gretchen Frick and Emma Schnull.
4. Cigar Booth-Misses Laura Metzger, Andrae, Lizzie Bauer, Lena Goepper, Caroline Goepper and Mary Schopp.
5. Fancy Booth-Mesdames Krugmann, Koerner, Barmeier, Rappaport and Miss Emma Seidensticker.
6. Coffee Booth-Mesdames Koehne, Schulmeyer, Vonnegut, Frenzel, Fahr- bach, Tilly, Metzger, Lieber and Misses Becker, Louise Frenzel, Sophie Sipf and Sophie Dithmer.
The minutes of the Schulvorstand give a list of the gifts or donations to the fair, and the donors thereof. The same includes many names of persons or firms long dead. The gifts numbered 150.
At a special meeting, held November 20, 1877, probably for that purpose, Mr. Vonnegut proposed the following new members, to-wit:
William G. Abel. George Bauer.
Charles Becker.
Fred. Berger.
H. Frauer.
Fred. Francke.
O. N. Frenzel.
Chas. Frese.
John P. Frenzel.
Eugene Dollmetsch.
Leon Haller.
Robert Haueisen.
Paul H. Krauss.
Charles Krauss.
William G. Krauss.
Albert C. Kuhn.
William F. Kuhn.
George Kothe.
William Kothe, Jr.
Adolph Maeulen.
John Mayer. Otto E. Mueller.
Franz Mummenhoff. Frank A. Maus.
William C. Martin.
Frank L. Ritzinger.
Augustus W. Ritzinger. Leopold Strauss.
Oscar C. Schindler.
Charles L. Schwarze.
Arthur Mueller.
William Schriever. John W. Schmidt.
George F. Pfingst.
Theodore Sander.
Edward Schmidt.
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B. Frank Schmid. John Ulrich. Otto Wagner.
Clemens Vonnegut, Jr.
John Wocher, Jr.
Of the above, twenty-three went to the old school.
The above candidates were all voted in as members at the meeting of De- cember 28, 1877, and Messrs. Franklin Vonnegut, August Erbrich, G. A. Martin, A. Kipp, Joseph Becker and W. C. Anderson were proposed as members.
Mr. Charles Pingpank became "Oberlehrer," to succeed Mr. Tschentscher, on January 1, 1878.
On May 8, 1878, Messrs. Charles Koehne, Clemens Vonnegut, Jr. and Rudolph C. Tschentscher were appointed by the Vorstand to perfect arrangements for the annual picnic to be held on June 7, 1878.
On May 14, 1878, Miss Kittie L. Berran, one of the kindest and most beloved women who ever taught children and who served longer than any of our teachers, re- signed to take effect at end of the school year.
At the meeting of May 29, 1878, it was decided to turn the school over to Mr. R. C. Tschentscher for one year, and the Vorstand authorized to close a contract to that effect.
The candidates proposed at the last meeting were then made members, and Armin Bohn proposed as a candidate.
Again the annual meeting had to be postponed on account of lack of attend- ance, this time from September 27, to October 11, 1878.
The election resulted as follows:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Secretary-George Kothe.
Bookkeeper-Otto N. Frenzel.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Trustees-H. Lieber, Wm. Kothe, Geo. Mannfeld, Jacob Metzger and Edward Mueller.
At the meeting of December 27, 1878, it was resolved to hold a ball, and George Kothe and Armin Bohn were appointed as a nucleus for a committee for that purpose.
On April 20, 1879, Mr. Tschentscher asked to be relieved of his contract en- tered into by the Schulvorstand, since the assistance he relied on had failed him. Agreed to.
In his report to the Schulverein on June 27, 1879, Mr. Tschentscher stated that there were then ninety children in attendance at the classes.
The annual meeting of September 26, 1879, elected the following officers:
President-Clemens Vonnegut.
Secretary-George Kothe.
Bookkeeper-Otto N. Frenzel.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Trustees-George Hotz, Hermann Lieber, William Kothe, Jacob Becker and George Mannfeld.
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At a called meeting of the Schulverein on October 24, 1879, Mr. F. P. Rush was elected a member of the Schulverein.
On June 6, 1880, Mr. Pingpank, who had charge of the school since Mr. Tsch- entscher's withdrawal, reported to the Vorstand that he had given the parents of the children who attended the school notice of the proposed school picnic, but that so little interest had been shown, the same was abandoned.
At the same meeting Mr. Pingpank offered to take over the school on his own account, under certain conditions.
Again the annual meeting did not have a quorum, and deferred proceedings to October 15, 1880.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President-Clemens Vonnegut, Sr.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Bookkeeper-Charles E. Reese.
Secretary-George Kothe.
Trustees-Hermann Lieber, George Hotz, William Kothe, George Mann- feld and Jacob Becker.
The meeting further resolved that members delinquent in the payment of dues be stricken from the membership list.
It was further ordered that Dr. Homburg, Charles F. Hahn and Gustav Zschech be relieved from the payment of dues.
On November 14, 1880, Mr. Lieber reported that Mr. Reese, who had been elected bookkeeper at the last annual meeting would not serve and Otto N. Frenzel was appointed in his stead.
The meeting of September 30, 1881, elected by acclamation the following offi- cers:
President-Clemens Vonnegut, Sr.
Secretary-George Kothe.
Treasurer-William Haueisen.
Bookkeeper-Otto N. Frenzel.
Trustees-Hermann Lieber, George Hotz, William Kothe, George Mann- feld and Jacob Becker.
On April 9, 1882, Mr. Pingpank reported that he would resign with the end of the school year, for the purpose of entering the book trade.
On the same day condolence resolutions were passed by the Vorstand, on re- ceipt of notice of the demise of Rudolph C. Tschentscher, the former teacher, who died in Jersey City on March 30, 1882.
On May 21, 1882, the Vorstand dropped a large number of members for non- payment of dues.
The school breathed its last when, on July 14, 1882, the committee appoint- ed for that purpose reported that their conference with Mr. Theodore Dingeldey, to induce him to take over the school on his private account, had failed.
The school had run its course and so had our good old teacher.
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Random Notes
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On behalf of Mr. Clemens Vonnegut, Sr., who was for many years the school's bookkeeper, and also served as president longer than any one else, be it said, that especially in the later years of the school's existence, he not only continued to contribute liberally as always toward the maintenance of the school, but he also gave much valuable time to induce others to assist financially whenever necessary.
The city of Indianapolis is indebted to Mr. Vonnegut more than to any other person for the introduction of the German language in our public schools, and when the School Board of our city decided to name the old Ninth Ward School, later called No. 9, the "Clemens Vonnegut School," it honored itself in no small degree.
Candy stores form great points of interest for school children of all ages; the stores often frequented by the pupils of our old school were Moesch's candy shop, already alluded to, which was afterward conducted by a Mrs. Martin ; Hummel's con- fectionery on North Pennsylvania street, south of the present location of the Fletch- er-American National Bank, and Fred Bollman's bakery on Washington street, op- posite the old court house, and back of the school. A short while ago the author met an elderly lady, whose features seemed to show familiar lines; upon questioning her it developed that the lady was the goodlooking Sallie Bollman of our school days, who waited on so many of the boys and girls when in quest of some rolls or other cakes for noonday lunch.
Without disparagement to the character and ability of the many other good teachers who taught in our school, the author will say that the school was at its zenith during the days of Dingeldey, Wilhelm Mueller, Klemm, and the Misses Annie Wate and Kittie Berran.
Some of the older pupils, like John Philip Vollmer, had severed their connec- tion with the school before the advent of Mr. Dingeldey, others entered the school after his departure, and to these the above-named teachers will not appeal.
The former pupils of the old school who may read this volume will therefore consider their respective teachers, each as he or she knew them and, in recalling them, give to each the credit due.
Of those named Mr. Mueller lives in the town of his birth in Heppenheim, Hessen-Darmstadt; Mr. Klemm in Washington, D. C .; Miss Annie Wate, now Mrs. Horace F. Brown in Meriden, N. H.
Kitty Berran has gone to her reward as most of the former teachers have. Mrs. Wynn lives in Colorado, a woman of ripe old age, but hale and hearty.
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In the course of conversation on board the Hamburg-American liner "Moltke," West India bound, during the months of January and February, 1913, the author learned from Mr. Victor H. Kriegshaber, now of Atlanta, Ga., that he had Theodore Dingeldey for his teacher at the German Academy at Louisville, Ky., about the year 1872.
Of the men teachers Theodore Dingeldey will survive longer in the memories of the former pupils of the old school than any of the others, for the reason that with one exception he served longer than any of his colleagues, and for the further reason that during his incumbency the school had the largest attendance. Mr. Dingeldey's character was such that those who came in contact with him at once respected him.
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