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From the Paullina Times June 30, 1988
The Gaza school filled social as well as educational needs for the community. Children attended country school until 1921, when Gaza built its consolidated school on the south end of town, During the first year the primary and intermediate grades were held in a little country school on the north end of town and grammer school was held in the church. the eighth grade and high school classes were held in the town hall. All classes moved into the new school building the next year.
The last class to graduate was in 1956. It was used as an elementary school for a few years. It torn down in 1994.
Gaza School Memories Saved
From O'Brien County Bell August 10, 1989
Years of school memories were pulled from boxes and given a special place of honor earlier this year at Gaza Producer's Co-op.
Built in 1921, the Gaza Consolidated School closed in 1961 when the district reorganized and students were transferred to three differnt school systems: Sutherland, Paullina, and Primghar. When the facilities was closed the trophy case and its contents, along with class photos, were placed in boxes and stored in the town fire station, The building was sold in 1965 to James M. Seger of Des Moines. He used it as a home and insurance office for a short time and then abandoned the building. It still stands on the south edge of Gaza, but it is vacant and in disrepair, It was going to be burned last year, but insurance problems forced as end to those plans.
Several months ago a group of local men decided that the memorabilia saved from the school should be given some kind of showcase.
"Several of the guys were sitting around one day and decided we ought to do something with those boxes of trophies and pictures," said Dave Hicks, manager of the co-op. Tom Horton, Wedell Tjosse, Hicks and a few others decided to pitch in and build the display area at the co-op.
The addition of the Gaza display has been welcomed by the community and area residents, all of whom think of the old school with fond momories.
"It's nice to preserve a little something from the school," said Hicks. "Even though the trophy case and pctures have taken away some of the store's display area. It's worth it!"
| Class of 1914: Wilbur Lake Wilma Clark Laura Lake Cora Virgil Willie Luhrs Logan Schnoor |
Class of 1915: |
Class of 1916: | Class of 1917: Ida Bowersoc Essie Karkal Ronald Clark |
Class of 1918: |
| Class of 1919: |
Class of 1920: |
Class of 1921: |
Class of 1922: |
Class of 1923: Alvin Bockhop Esther Conn Arthur Hicks Gerald Lannholm
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| Class of 1924: Evelyn Tjossem Edith Virgil Esther Hagen Nelson Perry Sesylu Cleghorn Abner Rockwell Forest Nelson |
Class of 1925: |
Class of 1926: May be no grads |
Class of 1927: |
Class of 1928: May be no grads |
| Class of 1929: |
Class of 1930: thought no grads? Bertina Axdahl Mildred Carlson Arlo Hagen Kembel Joines Carl Larson Leona Lindblom Ivan Machamer Alice Unger |
Class of 1931: |
Class of 1932: |
Class of 1933: Hazel Perry Arthur Chalstrom Howard Peckham
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| Class of 1934: |
Class of 1935: Arlene Andersen Opal Henderson Donald Johannsen August Korthauer Lawrence Langholz Delbert Mugge Ardine Vogt |
Class of 1936: |
Class of 1937: Amy Peckham Fawn Cleghorn Elizabeth Elaine Betz Viola K.C. Dau Edward L. Betz Carl D. Thiesen Harry L. Young W. James Ginger |
Class of 1938: Clarence Bockhop Irene Durst LaVonne Guetschow Eugene Lund Dale Perry Lisa Reick Shirley Ullman |
| Class of 1939: Dorothy Cobb Eleanor Lake Arthur Peckham Margaret Rehder Claude Sheridan Lois Stangeland Helma Thiessen Wendell Thompson |
Class of 1940: Arlene Perry Hazel I. Thompson Densel Durst Mary Helen Chalstrom Loyd H. Rohwer Elroy S.Skaar Clinton D. Schroeder Burton E. Flick Roy D. Gillsepie Eleanor K. Click Loyd W. Lund Olive Tjossem Graydon B. Martin Jack W. Ginger Dorothy Stiles Lewis I. Guetschow June A. Johnson |
Class of 1941: Russell Blaine Click Lorna Mae Guetschow Lyle J, Langholz Elmer L. Stangeland Glenn Tjossem
| Class of 1942: Burdette Rehder Alice Johansen Marvin Hartong Magdalene Thieson Orren Martin LaVera Dau Darrel Durst Paul Mathern
| Class of 1943: |
| Class of 1944: | Class of 1945: | Class of 1946: Reunion Wayne Herwig Delmar Sickelka Jack Jahn Donald Manley Henry Hompland Dorothy Manley Cooper Catherine Ruby Lois Swanson Redshaw Lorraine Weathers Kay Shirley Rehder Ebel Lois Hartong Tjossen |
Class of 1947: Barbara Guetschow Florence Lake James Koch Wilbur Koch J.W. Wetler, Supt. |
Class of 1948: |
| Class of 1949: Marian Geutschow Dorothy Koch
| Class of 1950: Reunion Marvin Hoppe Wrex Beaman Dorothy Ruby
| Class of 1951: Reunion Patricia (Guetschow) Juber Phyllis (Mehrens) Vander Sluis Marilyn (Craig) Peterson Lester Sickelka Lavonne (Fear) Vander Sluis Dona Jean (Johns) Hicks Shirley (Hinz) Alfred
| Class of 1952: Myra Sickelka Lawrence Marquardt Norma Koch Roger Crosbie John Swanson Arvide Magnussen
| Class of 1953: Joyce Kriebaum Richard Craig Wendell Tjossem Delores Hinz Alverta Weathers
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| Class of 1954: Rhoda Bode Jeanette Ruby Donald Durst Darrell Magnussen
| Class of 1955: Howard L. Craig James Rohlfsen
Eighth Grade:
| Class of 1956: Carol Bode Gaylon Fear Robert Koch Dale Kreibaum Phyllis Mathern Marlin Mehrens Karen Rohlfsen John Weathers
| Class of 1957: Jean Magnussen (Peterson High School) Janice Sickelka (Primghar High School) Sandra Bode (Primghar High School |
Class of 1958: John Ruby (Primghar High School) James McCarroll (Paullina High School)
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| Class of 1957: Karen Brown Cheryl Craig Mary Henderson Judd Huffman Marlin Johannsen Donna Rehder Robert Rohlfsen Ronald Schuerkamp Carolyn Sickelka Robert Virgil |
Class of 1958: Betty Brown Dennis Magnussen Francis Hedinger
| Class of 1959: Karen Ann Fear Loren Lee Johannsen Nelda Dee Hagen Nancy Carol Ruby Merle Richard Virgil Bertha Ann Wall |
Class of 1960: Sharon Oentrich Harold Virgil Ronald Van Heuvelen Virginia Hedinger William Johannsen
| Class of 1961: Janice Axdahl Reva Hagen Steven Hartong Corbin Huffman Ronald Johannsen Diane Mathern Linda Mathern Tommy Perry Nancy Rehder Julie Rodman Vernon Zorgdrager |
