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Irene Helmich
Irene Helmich
 Central Wesleyan School
This was one of the main buildings at Central Wesleyan in Warrenton.
Maple Dale School Students
Students at Maple Dale School in 1915-16.
This is the first school that Irene taught.
 Blattner School
Blattner School:
Where Irene taught from 1917-1919
Tuque Prairie Students
Students at Tuque Prairie School 1919-1920
 Richmond School
Richmond School
Christmas Play
These students were probably preparing for a play by putting on their costumes.
Christmas
Emil and Irene
Emil and Irene Helmich
 Kids
Kids Students with sleds
Students at Maple Dale School with their sleds in winter time.
Cappln School
Irene while teaching at Cappln in 1940.
 Sewing Class
A sewing class at Richmond School.
Richmond Students
These three cute little kids were students at Richmond School.
 Students at Richmond School
Students at Richmond School in 1942-43.


Teachers Contract

Each year Irene signed a new contract agreeing to teach at the school.
This contract is from Richmond School for the 1922-23 school year.


Teachers Contract

This is the agreement that teachers signed to accept their new contract for teaching another year.


Ration Book

Ration Stamps The picture above is the cover to a World War II Ration Book. To purchase the rationed food, the person would pay for the product, and turn in stamps like those in this picture. Red stamps were necessary to purchase meat, fish, cheese, dairy products, etc. Blue stamps were necessary for vegetables, canned fruits, and similar products.






Richmond Class 1948049


Augusta

This picture was taken while Irene was teaching at Augusta Public Schools. It is a wonderful picture to compare with the pictures from the first schools that Irene taught. It gives you a very good picture of how much the school environment changed between the time that she started and when she retired.

Footnotes for "The Story of Irene Helmich"
  1. Nissing, Emily. Letter to the author. 4 Oct. 1998.
  2. Diederich, Carol Marie. Letter to the author. 17 Sep. 1998.
  3. Schiermeier, J.W. Cracker Barrel Country. 1978-79. 7.3.
  4. Nissing
  5. The Senior Class of Central Wesleyan College. The 1919 Pulse. Vol. IX. Warrenton. 1919.
  6. "Teaching." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Online. Netscape. 1998.
  7. Lohman, Gwendolyn. Letter to the author. 13 Sep. 1998.
  8. Diederich
  9. Nissing
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  11. Faragher, John Mack, et al. Out of Many: A History of the American People. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1997. 696-697.
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  13. Missouri District Clerk's Record for Richmond School. 1922-32. 87.
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  16. Pogue, Marcia Baker. "The Joys of a Pie Supper." My Folks and the One-Room Schoolhouse. ed. Michele Web. Topeka: Capper Press, 1993. 114-115
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  19. Nissing
  20. Pickard, A. E. Rural Education. St. Paul: Webb Publishing Company, 1915. 74
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  22. Woofter, Thomas Jackson. Teaching in Rural Schools. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. 54-55
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  24. Nissing
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  28. Lowth, Frank J. Everyday Problems of the Country Teacher. New York: MacMillan, 1926. 301-302.
  29. Diederich
  30. Woofter, 87
  31. Woofter, 53
  32. Russell, Solveig Paulson. "Are You Thrifty?" The Instructor. Jan. 1951: 42 and 63
  33. Diederich
  34. Lowth, 124
  35. Woofter, 52-54
  36. Faragher, 798
  37. Diederich
  38. Fluit, Brenda. "Students Helped the War Effort." My Folks and the One-Room Schoolhouse. ed. Michele Web. Topeka: Capper Press, 1993. 39
  39. "Rationing." Encyclopedia Americana. Online. Netscape. 1998
  40. Diederich
  41. Missouri District Clerk's Record 210. Richmond School. 1935-44. 90.
  42. Missouri District Clerk Record 210, 89.
  43. Diederich

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