School: Meadow View
(Reunion - 1978)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Matousek, Tichy, Richmond, Rennack, Boson, Ferguson, Hallock,
Schoenherr, Nicolai, Cernik, Mosiman, Swift, Woodford, Hantke, Walker, VandeBerg,
Morgan, Palmer, Hugins, Angle, Sears, Johnson, Sebesta, Zapp, Pfefferkorn,
Halle, Subke, Shramek, Krumpeck, Shawhan, Gibbons, Genteman, Pettera, Check,
Ignace, Wagner, Volz, Weeks, Meyer, Pscheidt, Neubecker, Ritter, Clark, Zocher,
Piech, Kurasz, Ignatz, Dasko, Wagner, Edwards, Maton, Billings, Schmidt, Madsen,
Kallas, Stankiewicz, Mazola, Correll, Paepcke, Gall, Hagen, Bush, St. John,
Karlovsky, Kotty, Holub, Strangfeld, Meier, Sitzman, Kalina, Kaczor, Davis
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/08/1978
Meadow View School (Reunion – 28 May 1978)
They came from all over the U.S. to ‘remember’ Meadow View years!
The ringing of the Meadow View’s school bell summoned over 160 former students,
teachers and visitors to a reunion held at the Neillsville High School, May 28.
“A friendship formed in childhood, in youth, becomes the genius that rules the
rest of life,” was the theme for the reunion. The thrill of seeing and visiting
with many former scholars and teachers was evident as the reunion room became a
beehive.
Charles Matousek opened the afternoon program by introducing the Master of
Ceremonies, Steve Tichy, who continued the program with the introduction of the
teachers present. They included Mrs. Julius (Lulu Richmond) Rennack; Emma Boson,
Marshfield; Esther Ferguson, Amery; and Percy Hallock, Rockland. Each teacher
received a corsage.
A Clap of thunder broke into the memorial pause silence as the skies were either
threatening or raining all day. However, that did not dampen the spirit of the
group as was noted by the height of music in the songs that were sung,
“America,” “Long, Long Ago” and “Auld Lang Syne,” accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Richard (Beverly) Schoenherr) Nicolai.
Letters of regret were read from Charles Cernik, Eugene, Or.; Mrs. Rita (Mosiman)
Swift, Madrid, Spain; Mrs. Douglas (Opal Woodford) Hantke, St. Paul, Mn.; Mrs.
Lloyd (Ethyl Walker) VandeBerg, Cheney, Wa.; Mrs. Marjory (Morgan) Palmer,
Thorp; Mrs. George (Evelyn Richmond) Hugins, Alamosa, Co.; Mrs. Jerry (Dora
Richmond) Angle, Phoenix, Az.; Robert Eldon Johnson, Marshfield; Thomas Sears,
Ca., and on the move to Tex.; and Gladys (Sebesta) Zapp, Ill.
Jeffrey Nicolai, 8, and Jeannine Nicolai 5, children of Mr./Mrs. Richard Nicolai
and grandchildren of Mr./Mrs. Herbert Schoenherr, Sr., presented a skit, “Billy
Boy.”
Mrs. Arnold (Elsie Pfefferkorn) Halle was the guest speaker. A former
superintendent of Clark County Schools, Mrs. Halle reviewed the role of persons
in her profession in the era of rural school elementary education. Education of
youth had to be stressed and some schools of the county had to be held in line,
so the fundamentals could be taught, she said.
She recalled one school whose teacher knew not where the children were. They had
not arrived at school; so, the teacher whiled away the hours of the day by
herself instead of trying to find out the reason for this unusual circumstance.
Upon another occasion, when the supervisory teacher arrived at a school it was
found that the teacher and pupils had abandoned it for a “field trip” of
fishing. When the school board members were approached on the subject, they
thought it was a fine idea because the children had caught a mess of fish for
the supper table, Mrs. Halle recalled.
Education is only as good as applied and consummated, she said. It is there for
a purpose and should be used a such. There is a time and a place for everything
and for everything in its season. Meadow View was one of the better schools of
the county, where parents and students took the role of education seriously, she
remembered.
The two oldest living scholars honored at the occasion were Fred Subke, Sr., 86,
and Charles Shramek, Jr., 84. Both were presented gifts. Other prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Harry (Helen Krumpeck) Shawhan, San Luis Obispo, Ca., and Marie
(Krumpeck) Gibbons of Cave Junction, Ore., for coming the longest distance. The
prize for the most grandchildren, a count of 19, was won by Mary Genteman, Rt. 3
Neillsville. Mrs. Clarence (Irene Petera) Check won the prize for promptness in
answering the reunion call. Thomas Ignace, Melrose Park, Ill., and Charles Tichy,
Jr., Mount Holly, N.J., won fish stringers for being the last to send in their
reservations. Door prizes were won by Mrs. Harry (Lorraine Wagner) Volz, Edward
Schoenherr, Mrs. Fred (Ella Weeks) Subke, Mrs. Julius (Lulu Richmond) Rennack,
Mrs. Wilhelm Meyer and Mrs. Roman Pscheidt, Sr.
A potluck picnic for dinner and supper was enjoyed, consisting of ham
sandwiches, potato salads, a variety of vegetable salads, hot dishes, Jello,
Bohemian Kolaches, apple slices and cakes. A large cake, decorated in a replica
of the booklet cover of the school’s history, was donated by Mr/Mrs. Steve Tichy.
Lemonade and coffee were the traditional beverages for the occasion.
Those from away attending were Mrs. Clarence (Irene Pettera) Check, Eastman;
Dora (Pettera) Straka, Boscobel; Matt Pettera, Wauzeka; Mr./Mrs. John Genteman &
Lisa, and Emma Boson, of Marshfield; Mr./Mrs. Richard Schoenherr and sons,
Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. B. Neubecker & Wayne, Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Elsie
(Genteman) Neubecker, Mr./Mrs. Gordon (Kathleen Neubecker) Ritter & family,
Kenosha: Hermine Shramek and Mr./Mrs. Ladd Shramek, Benton Harbor, Mi.; Mrs.
Jessie (Piech) Clark, Mrs. Sylvia (Piech) Zocher, Mrs. Ben Piech, John Kurasz
and Joe Ignatz, all of Chicago; and Charles Tichy, Jr. Mount Holly. N.J.
Joining them were Mr./Mrs. Harry (Lorraine Wagner) Volz, Wis. Rapids; Mr./Mrs.
Louis Tichy, Valparaiso, Ind.; Mr./ Mrs. Andy (Helen Tichy) Dasko, Berwyn, Ill.;
Mrs. Helen (Krumpeck) Shawhan, San Louis Obispo, Ca.; Mrs. Marie (Krumpeck)
Gibbons, Cave Junction, Ore.; Mrs. Lillian (Shramek) Krumpeck, Paris, Ill.; Mrs.
Violet (Wagner) Edwards, Alma Center; Mr./Mrs. Louis Matousek, Lewisville, Tex.;
Esther Ferguson and Cleone (Ferguson) Maton, both of Amery; and Mr./Mrs. Verlyn
Wagner, Springfield, Ore.; Mr./Mrs. Leroy Billings, East Point, Ga.; Mr./Mrs.
Charles Tichy, Sr., La Crosse; Mr./Mrs. William Shramek, Bensenville, Ill.;
David Meyer, Lester, Ia.; Mr./Mrs. Louie Schmidt, Mrs. Herbert (Doris Madsen)
Kallas and John Madsen, all of Eau Claire; Roman & John Stankiewicz both of
Milwaukee; Thomas Ignace, Melrose Park, Ill.; and Mrs. Janet (Mazola) Correll,
Onalaska.
Completing the list were Mr./Mrs. Ron (Joyce Mazola) Paepcke, Valerie Gall, Mrs.
LeRoy (Anna Madsen) Hagen and Mrs. Carrie Madsen, all of Osseo; Mr./Mrs. Roman
Pscheidt, Sr., Manhattan, Mt.; Roman Pscheidt, Jr., Milwaukee; Mrs. George
(Mabel Bush) St. John, Mrs. Ann (Matousek) Karlovsky & Mary Ann & Rosalie, of
Riverside, Ill.; Mr/Mrs. George (Rose Matousek) Kotty, Cicero, Ill; Mr./Mrs.
Adrian Madsen, Mauston; Mr./Mrs. Terry Holub and twin daughters; Mr./mrs. Arnold
Strangfeld, Nekoosa; George Sebesta, Broadview, Ill.; Mr/Mrs. John Sebesta,
Bolingbrook, Ill.; Mr./Mrs. Jerry Shramek, Des Plaines, Ill.; Mr./Mrs. Roy
(Delores Meier) Sitzman, Beaver Dam; Mrs. Martin (Dorothy Subke) Kalina,
Merrillan; George Holub, Greenwood; Cary Kaczor, Schaumburg, Ill.; Diane Davis,
Berlin; and Frank Matousek.
The editor of the school’s book of history, Mrs. Herbert (Eleanor Genteman)
Schoenherr summed it up, “Ah me, those joyous days are gone, I little dreamt
‘til they had flown, how fleeting were the hours.”
Meadow View School will become a museum soon, housing much of its own furniture,
books and records. The owners are hoping to receive items of record, etc., from
the other five schools of the township if co-operation and donations are
available.
(There were 5 photos showing many former students that attended the Meadow View
School. Dmk)
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