Calamus # 6 Van Buren
Calamus Township
| Year | Teacher | Students | Notes |
| 1868 |
Mary E. Parry, L. Isabella McMillan, Lulu Belle McMillan |
Contracts were given for 3 months only in 1800’s. |
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| 1869 | Owen R. Jones, Elizabeth Williams, | ||
| 1870 | Sarah Rottenham, Mrs. Sarah Grinnel | ||
| 1871 |
Linnie Aiken, Elizabeth Williams. Frank Hutchens, Emma L. Millard |
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| 1872 |
Henry Woodcock, Sidnak Roberts, Henry woodcock |
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| 1873 | Sidnak Roberts | ||
| 1874 | John E. Jones, Lucy A Bogert | ||
| 1875 | Ellen Maria Green, Maggie Pritchard | ||
| 1876 | M. C. McGill, Maggie Pritchard | ||
| 1877 | Wm. H. Jones, Maggie Pritchard | ||
| 1878 | Thomas H. Connell, E. A. Williams | ||
| 1879-1899 | ? | ||
| 1901 | |||
| 1902 | Mabel E. Boyd | ||
| 1903 | |||
| 1904 | J. J. Hughes | ||
| 1905 | |||
| 1906 | Miriam Owens | ||
| 1907 | Jennie Owens | ||
| 1908 | “ | ||
| 1909 | Edna Foley | ||
| 1910 | Jennie Gilmore | ||
| 1911 | Grace Pautsch | ||
| 1912 |
Effie Turck Hazel Baker Renatta Cymanski Alma Poepke |
$38.00/Month | |
| 1913 | Jennie Gilmore | 340.00/Year | |
| 1914 | Elsie Pructer | 20 | |
| 1915 |
Elsie Pructer & Mary Williams |
14 | |
| 1916 | Mary Williams | 14 | |
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | Harriet E. Jones | ||
| 1919 | “ | ||
| 1920 | Miss E. Hallie Shealer | 15 | |
| 1921 | Ethel M. Austin | 13 | |
| 1922 | “ | 18 | |
| 1923 | Idella B. Powers | ||
| 1924 | “ | 11 | |
| 1925 | “ | 13 | |
| 1926 | Anna O Connor | 14 | |
| 1927 | “ | ||
| 1928 | “ | 19 | |
| 1929 | “ | 16 | |
| 1930 | “ | 24 | |
| 1931 | Florence Warmke | 21 | |
| 1932 | Helen L. Rose | 21 | |
| 1933 | “ | 19 | |
| 1934 | Genevieve Duffy | 25 | |
| 1935 | “ | 25 | |
| 1936 | Margaret L. Jones | 17 | |
| 1937 | “ | 16 | |
| 1938 | “ | 25 | |
| 1939 | Mrs. Mabel Dunn | 21 | |
| 1940 | “ | 23 | |
| 1941 |
Mrs. Mabel Dunn & Mrs. Mildren Evans |
12 | |
| 1942 | Miss Hyacinth Hendricks | 14 | |
| 1943 | “ | 15 | |
| 1944 | Mrs. Margo Platz | 15 | |
| 1945 | “ | 13 | |
| 1946 | “ | 19 | |
| 1947 | Mrs. Margarie Brownlee | 24 | |
| 1948 | “ | 25 | |
| 1949 | “ | 29 | |
| 1950 | “ | 35 | |
| 1951 | “ | 17 | |
| 1952 | “ | 15 | |
| 1953 | “ | 13 | |
| 1954 | Mrs. Twyla Muenchow | 17 | |
| 1955 | Mrs. Anna Kraus | 18 | |
| 1956 | “ | 21 | |
| 1957 | “ | 25 | |
| 1958 | “ | 19 | |
| 1959 | “ | 25 | |
| 1960 | “ | 25 | |
| 1961 | “ | 33 | Consolidated |
Mrs. Margo Platz was teacher at Van Buren School/Calamus from 1944 through 1946
A visit with Mrs. Margo Platz [Danville School/Elba and Van Buren School/Calamus]
On July 14, 2012, a very pleasant visit with Mrs. Margo Platz took place at her apartment in Columbus, WI. She makes her home at “At Home Again” living center.
Margo told stories of her teaching days in the one room schools of Columbia and Dodge Counties. She taught at Van Buren School in Calamus Township. She said this was the first school where the girls and boys had indoor bathrooms and a furnace to heat the building.
She also taught at Danville School in Elba Township. Here they had oil heat so she did not have to start a woodburning stove in the morning. She said Danville was the second largest one room school in Dodge County. At one time, it had been a two room school, but due to dwindling students, one room was converted into a garage, so she could keep her car inside during the winter months. She said this was a blessing as it was so cold in the mornings during the winter. She also said that South Beaver Dam School was the largest in Dodge County at that time.
When she taught in Columbia County, her school was located on a side road and when she couldn’t get her car down the side road in the winter, she would park it near the highway at the schoolboard member’s home. She would then hike across the field to the school.
She told how one student at Danville gave her and her class a very hard time. She told superintendent either he goes or I go. She won that battle and the student was removed from school.
A very pleasant lady to visit with. She said she has pictures at her son’s home and when we get together again, we can go through the pictures and perhaps add some of them to our collection.
Thank you, Mrs. Platz.
1890 Plat Map