1910/ City School Notes; Junior class entertains Seniors; Miss Ellen O'Leary, teacher, taking vacation on account of ill health; Hartson buys news and tobacco stand from Simons; Clear lake yielding big ice crop this year; Last Big Dance before Lent at Harmony Hall; New school in town of St. Mary opposed; 1935/ Hire New Third Grade Teacher; Public School Band Director Hired to Take Charge of Municipal Band; 1960/ Weather Man's Help Sought as Waseca Readies for Festival; Marriages Up 37 Percent During Year; Window Painting by Bradley Davis Boosts Festival; David Wilker Given C.A.P. Award Here; 1985/ Love of her job keeps crossing guard immune from cold; First Congregational celebrates 117 years in Waseca; Memorable teachers: Roers and Krassin.

1910/ City School Notes

    ... The Junior class entertained the Seniors at a flower reception last Friday evening. The room was prettily decorated in red and white, the senior class colors. The evening was spent in appropriate games. Red and white carnations were given as prizes. Dainty refreshments were served. When we broke up, we all agreed we had a most jolly time...
    - 100 years ago, January 21, 1910, Waseca Herald

1910/ Waseca County School Notes. Supt. H. A. Panzram

    ... We regret to state this week that Miss Ellen O'Leary, teacher of District 19, has been obliged to take a vacation on account of ill health. She is a most excellent teacher and the only criticism that can be found with her is that she overworks. Of course we want teachers to do all in their power for good work, but it is not a wise plan for a teacher to work beyond the limit of her endurance. When teachers like Miss O'Leary and Miss Doran and are obliged to give up the work there is something wrong with the schools.
    - 100 years ago, January 21, 1910, Waseca Herald

1910/ City, County, State Topics

   - Mr. G. M. Hartson has bought and taken possession of the news and tobacco stand of B. Simons at the postoffice lobby. Mr. Simons proposes to take a deserved rest. We wish Mr. Hartson success.
    - Clear lake is yielding a big ice crop this year, and the icemen are just now very busy harvesting and storing it in icehouses.
    - Last Big Dance before Lent at Harmony Hall, February 4, 1910, given by the Arlington Club. Music by the Metropolitan Harp Orchestra of Owatonna.
    - It seems at that there is a struggle on in the Thomas Riebold school district in regard to the building of a new school house, and those opposed thereto propose to hold a meeting at the courthouse in Waseca, on February 3d next. This district is located in the town of St. Mary.
    - 100 years ago, January 21, 1910, Waseca Herald

1935/ Hire New Third Grade Teacher

    At the regular meeting of the Board of Education Monday evening, Miss Charlotte Oren of Montgomery was elected as teacher of third grade, the position from which Miss Eleanor Buell resigned to go to Faribault. Miss Oren is a graduate of the Mankato State Teachers College was summer school work of the University of Minnesota. She has taught three years in the third grade of the Milroy Public Schools at Milroy.
    - 75 years ago, January 23, 1935, Waseca Journal

1935/ Public School Band Director Hired to Take Charge of Municipal Band

    The band committee composed of A. H. Draheim and A. F. Bartelt of the council and E. F. Johnson of the school board recommended the appointment of L. Loomer as director of the Waseca Municipal Band. Mr. Loomer is a member of the public school faculty and director of the school band. A motion was carried appointing him director of the city band for 1935 at a salary of $30 a month for 10 months.
    - 75 years ago, January 23, 1935, Waseca Journal

1960/ Weather Man's Help Sought as Waseca Readies for Festival

    Probably the only street and highway crews in the world who are hoping for snow this week are the men of the City of Waseca and the Waseca County street and highway departments.
    They hope it will snow between now and Friday night. Otherwise, they will have to put their trucks, scrapers and loaders to work gathering snow from the frozen surface of Clear Lake. The snow will then be spread on both sides of State street in the downtown area.
    It's not that the crews mind doing this chore. They've done it a number of times before for the annual Sleigh and Cutter Festival. It's just that a natural snowfall along the parade route will better set the scene for the biggest Sleigh and Cutter Festival parade which will get underway at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 23.
    - 50 years ago, January 20, 1960, Waseca Journal

1960/ June, Spoon, Moon, Croon 1959 Theme as Marriages Up 37 Percent During Year

    Cupid had a hay day in Waseca County during 1959, according to the figures just released by Clerk of Courts Frank S. Papke. His figures show that 96 marriage licenses were issued during the year, a jump of 26 over the 1958 figures.
    - 50 years ago, January 20, 1960, Waseca Journal

1960/ Window Painting by Bradley Davis Boosts Festival

    A unique State street window display is boosting the coming Sleigh and Cutter Festival.
    The work of Brad Davis, Central high school student, is the display window in the north side of the Buckley building, recently purchased by Earl Huneke and made available for the painting by him.
    The painting portrays two cartoon figures discussing the coming winter festival, with a large colorful background.
    Davis, who also does oil paintings as a hobby, and has done other murals for school activities used a unique method of outlining his work in the Huneke window.
    He first drew the cartoon on paper and then used an opaque projector to project the enlarged figure onto the glass. From this he was able to outline the work in the window and later filled this in with tempera colors.
    - 50 years ago, January 20, 1960, Waseca Journal

1960/ David Wilker Given C.A.P. Award Here

    Two years of study and work by Sgt. David Wilker, 17, Central high school senior, was culminated Monday night with his presentation of a certificate of proficiency by Lt. Howard Ragan, commander of the Waseca County Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
    Wilker, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wilker... is in his 6th year as a member of the CAP and holds the rank of 1st Sergeant.
    - 50 years ago, January 20, 1960, Waseca Journal

1985/ Love of her job keeps crossing guard immune from cold

    Vivian Kopischke said she doesn't plan to quit her job until she's 85 or 90.
    Vivian, 82, has been a crossing guard on the same corner -- Seventh Avenue and North State Street -- for about five years. She said her husband Adolph asks her to quit about every other day.
    "I just love to get out there," she said. "The kids are just great."
    - 25 years ago, January 22, 1985, Waseca County News

1985/ First Congregational celebrates 117 years in Waseca

    The First Congregational Church of Waseca has done a lot of changing in the past 117 years. It's gone through more than 25 pastors, three church buildings and three parsonages. And of course, the faces have all changed.
    The congregation will celebrate the church's 117 years of history this Sunday during the 10 a.m. service and 11 a.m. fellowship time...
    The first religious services the church held in Waseca were conducted by the Reverend E. H. Alden, minister in Laurel Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie" series. That was in November, 1867.
    The meeting was held in an unfinished building on State Street, later occupied by Comme and Helms as a furniture store. The store stood on the location now occupied by The Casual. About 25 attended the service, seated on makeshift pews and piles of lumber.
    The first record book of the present church states that a Council met at the Trowbridge Hotel January 15, 1868 to "consider the expediency, and if thought best, 80 and the organization of a Congregational Church."
    Sixteen charter members adopted nine articles of faith, a church covenant and set of rules. On May 11, 1869 the members met in what was then the Presbyterian (later the Baptist) church in what is now known as the Odd Fellows Hall.
    - 25 years ago, January 24, 1985, Waseca County News

1985/ Memorable teachers: Roers and Krassin

    Roers remembered for encouraging math skills, by Betty Nichtern
    Reflecting back in all of the teachers that I had, I would have to say that Mr. Robert Roers is the most memorable teacher.  Mr. Roers was my fifth grade math teacher. I was an average student who thought that I could never expand and get better grades. Mr. Roers gave me encouragement to try harder, and I did. Thanks to Mr. Roers, I have received good grades in math as well as other subjects.

    Krassin admired for teaching lifelong basics, by Jodi Mens
    My very first teachers that teacher that I admire the most.
    Kindergarten is a hard grade to teach. The teacher instructs us in the basics for the rest of our life. We learn manners, how to get along with others, how to follow rules, and how to read and write which we need for everything we do.
    My teacher was not just a teacher. She always reminded me of a grandmother. She kept us in line with a soft touch. She taught me that rules were to be obeyed and that they weren't always fair to everyone and that life was the same way...
    I'll never forget her what she taught me. She was the best teacher I ever had. There's no way I'd ever go back, but I'll never forget my first and favorite teacher, Mrs. Krassin.  
    - 25 years ago, January 24, 1985, Waseca County News

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