ABOVE: LEFT TO RIGHT:
SEATED IN FRONT: ____ Buck, Lester Bufler, and Carl Geisler
FIRST ROW, STANDING: K. Lewis, Helen Bufler, Glenna Isabella Pierson, ____ Bernard, Gustabel Bradbury, Dorothy Grau, and ____ Grau
SECOND ROW - standing: Harold Shaw, unidentified male , Paul Krebs, EITHER Earl Charles Joseph Zuber or his brother, Richard Napolean Zuber, Unidentified Teacher, and Glen Ward
THIRD ROW - standing: Robert Harris, Andrew Popst, ____ Myers, and unidentified male
Webmaster Note: Paul Krebs (third row, third from the left) was identified on January 17, 2016, when Sibyl Harris emailed the following message: "The Krebs boy is, I believe, Paul Krebs. He is my father's cousin. My father is that darling little schnickelfritz, Robert Harris, in the upper left of this photo. His mother, my grandmother, Nelle Louella (Krebs) Harris, spoke a significant amount of German around the farmhouse, on the "home place" on Scott Rd."
LEFT: An unidentified person wrote names on this photo. Only two students are identified by both first and last names (Dorothy Grau and Ilena Pierson). Research indicates that Ilena Pierson is actually "Glenna Isbella" Pierson.
“G. Bradbury” was likely Gustabel Bradbury of the Bradbury family that lived on Scott Road.
From the brick design and the entry way, it seems likely that this photo was taken at the Darrtown school.
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RIGHT: Some of the students who appear in this photo also appear in the photo above. It seems likely that these two images were taken on the same day, as several of the students appear to be wearing the same attire in both photos.
The inclusion of the other (younger?) students in this photo may stem from the fact that teachers often taught combined grade levels.
Again, the teacher is recognized as Miss Marie Miller.
This photo was taken at the Darrtown school.
ABOVE: There are 33 students in this 1929-1930 photo. Given the age-span shown in the DOB column, it seems likely that this photo includes three grade levels.
Collinsville teachers regularly instructed more than one grade level, in one classroom. The two-grades per classroom arrangement continued, into the 1950s at Collinsville School.
ABOVE; LEFT TO RIGHT
FIRST ROW: Charles Kirkbride, Nelson Ward, Vernon Bufler, Paul Weiss, Robert Shaw, and John Bradbury.
SECOND ROW: Hugh Decker, Margaret Grau, Hazel Gintner, Liz Kramer, Grace Knighton, Elizabeth Shaw, Violet Mars, Frances Weiss, Ruth Leslie, Martha Kramer, Ruth ___ .
THIRD ROW: ______, ______, Mrs. Roll (teacher), Tom Popst, ______, Fred Popst, Vernon Colgate, and ___ Colgate.
LEFT: On June 5, 2008, Hazel (Gintner) Green contributed the following image (circa 1920's) and identified the persons named below the photo. Hazel identified the teacher as Mrs. Roll.
This photo was taken at the Darrtown school, as Mrs. Green confirmed that she attended school in Darrtown.
ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT:
FIRST ROW: Hazel Gintner (who married ____ Green), Ruth Kramer (a cousin to Martha Kramer - seen at the far right of the first row), Irma Johns, Elizabeth Shaw, Ruth Leslie (who married Harry Fillager), Julia Johns, Ruth Ledwell, and Martha Kramer.
SECOND ROW: Fred Popst, Kirk Mee, Robert Shaw, Vernon Bufler, Paul Weiss, Charles Havens, Vernon Havens, and ____ Havens (Hazel said the three Havens boys were brothers), and John Bradbury.
BACK: Ruth Teckman (teacher)
LEFT: On June 5, 2008, Hazel (Gintner) Green contributed this image and identified the persons named below the photo. Hazel said that the teacher was Ruth Teckman, who, according to Hazel, was a graduate of Miami University.
Based on the brick design and the entry way, it seems likely that this photo was taken at the Darrtown school.
ABOVE - left to right:
Standing at left front - by himself: Paul Weiss
FIRST ROW: Irma Johns, Ruth Kramer, ___ Colgate, Hugh Decker, Hazel Gintner, John Bradbury, ___ Colgate, Raymond Schmidt, Vernon Bufler, Loretta ___.
SECOND ROW: Fred Popst, ______, Shirley Kramer, Nelson Ward, ______, Elizabeth Shaw, ___ Colgate, Homer Colgate.
THIRD ROW: Tom Popst, _____, Opal Trew (teacher), Marian Snavely, John Mee, and Ralph Schlabach.
Jean Bradbury and Bernice Weiss are seated at the right end of the second row from the top.
ABOVE: LEFT TO RIGHT:
Kneeling at the front, far right: Bill Clark (with necktie) and Dale Bufler (bib overalls).
FIRST ROW: Unknown; Alice Mae Kramer; the next five girls are unknown; then, Eleanor Johnson. The boy standing, with the sweater and collared shirt is unknown.
SECOND ROW: Unknown; Mary Ellen Bufler; the next three are unknown; Frank Cory; Val Joe Watkins (with the bow tie); Charles Wagonfield; and Jimmie Bowman (wearing bib overalls).
THIRD ROW: Sarah Jane Manrod, Delores Uhl (with bow, in her hair); the next three are unknown; and Vera Wyckoff stands next to Miss Miller.
FOURTH ROW: Unknown; Charles Teckman; unknown; Dewey Miller; unknown; Clyde Wagonfield Jr.; Donald Day; Eugene McKibben; and unknown.
Donald McVicker lost his life, as an airman, in WWII. See Casualties of War.
The teacher of this class is unknown.
Taken at the Darrtown school, this photo was provided by Sally (Rinal) Johnson, granddaughter of Luther and Opal McVicker, the parents of Donald McVicker.
LEFT: Miss Marie Miller appears with her 1935-36 first and second grade students at the front entrance of the Collinsville school.
The students were identified by persons who attended the April 18, 2009 Darrtown Gathering and more recently (July 2023) by Dale Bufler - who appears in the photo.
ABOVE: This image, taken at the Darrtown school, was contributed by Marvin Russell, who received it from Donna (Laughlin) Blackwell. Donna's mother was Roberta (Russell) Laughlin, who taught at Collinsville School with Marie Schmidt.
RIGHT: Left to right...from front (or bottom row) to back (or top) row.
First row: All unknown
Second row: Howard Cox, unknown, Eugene "Newt" Wagonfield, unknown, and unknown.
Third row: Donald McVicker; William Falk; unknown; William Kash; unknown.
Fourth row: The fourth girl from the left is Mary Alice Neanover.
Fifth and sixth rows: All unknown.
ABOVE: Left to right:
Back row: William Falk, Don McVicker, William Kash, and Raymond Geisler.
Front Row: Howard Cox, Helen McVicker, Mary Alice Neanover, and Eugene Wagonfield.
Records indicate that the Darrtown and Collinsville schools were reorganized in 1930.
ABOVE: Left to right: Arthur Fulmer, John Smith, Fred Grothaus, Mabel Withrow, Dorothy Harris, Helen Geisler, Phirbia Hibbard, and Dell Miller.
LEFT: On June 5, 2008, Hazel (Gintner) Green contributed this image and identified the persons named below the photo.
Hazel pointed out that the teacher was Miss Opal Trew who later married Luther McVicker.
It seems probable that this photo was taked at the Darrtown school, given the appearance of the brick design and the entry way.
ABOVE: Left to right: Carlyn Brown, Bobby Betz, Donald Irwin, Dwight Harris, Roy Tharp, Mildred Harris, Martha Grothaus, Verna Pfaff, and Della Hibbard.
ABOVE: Left to right: Carlisle Wolfe, Edith Geisler, Charles Uhl, Bernice Weiss, George Hansel, Jean Bradbury, Herbert Owens, Hazel Pfaff, and Edna Neanover.
The images presented in this section were donated (by persons named below), or discovered (as described below).
The images are presented in chronological order, as determined by research and/or the best estimates of the Darrtown.com webmaster, Fred Lindley, and Ancestry.com guru, Kim Johnson.
The older images come from a time when elementary age children from Darrtown and nearby environs attended school at Darrtown. In 1930, the local schools were restructured to a six-six plan, in which the Collinsville school building housed the elementary students and the secondary students attended school at Darrtown.
1919-1920: Grades 1, 2, and 3
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
1920-1921: Grades 1, 2, and 3
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
1921-1922: Grades 1, 2, and 3
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
1923-1924: Grades 1and 2
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
1925-1926: Grade 1
LEFT: This photo was one of several preserved by Mrs. Bernice (Weiss) Lindley.
Bernice said that the teacher of this class was Miss Marie Miller, who became Mrs. Marie (Miller) Schmidt.
This photo was taken in the front of the Darrtown school, on west Oxford Street, just west of the village square.
ABOVE: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
LEFT: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
ABOVE: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
ABOVE: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
ABOVE: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
1925-1926: Grade 2
LEFT: This photo was among several preserved by Mrs. Bernice (Weiss) Lindley.
Miss Marie Miller was the teacher of this class.
Miss Miller became Mrs. Marie (Miller) Schmidt.
It appears that this photo was taken at the Darrtown school.
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
LEFT: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
1925-1926: Grade 3
LEFT: The teacher of this class is unknown.
From the surroundings, it seems likely that this photo was taken at the Darrtown school.
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the
LEFT: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
ABOVE: Persons identified include: Front row (L-R): The second girl is Jean Bradbury and the third girl is Bernice Weiss. Back row: The boy in the middle is George Hansel.
1928-1929: Grade 4
LEFT: This photo shows another class taught by Miss Marie Miller, who is seen standing behind the students.
From the background surroundings, it appears that this photo was taken on the front lawn of the Darrtown school.
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
LEFT: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
ABOVE: The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the Darrtown Family Tree.
1928-1929: Multi-grade
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
LEFT: If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
1929-1930: Grade 2
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
LEFT: The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the Darrtown Family Tree.
If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
1929-1930: Grades 1, 2 and 3
George Hansel is seated third from the left, in the third row, from the top.
The teacher of these classes is unknown.
This photo, taken at the Darrtown school, was contributed by Sally (Rinal) Johnson, granddaughter of Luther and Opal McVicker, the parents of Donald McVicker.
Donald McVicker lost his life, as an airman, in WWII. See Casualties of War.
RIGHT: In this class roster, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
LEFT: The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the Darrtown Family Tree.
If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
Webmaster note: All rosters on this page are sections of a spreadsheet created by Kim Johnson.
Click to see the entire speadsheet.
1929-1930: Multi-grade (likely grades 1 & 2)
ABOVE: In these class rosters, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the Darrtown Family Tree.
If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
1935-36: Multi-grade
ABOVE: In these class rosters, students are listed by their date of birth (DOB); oldest to youngest.
The appearance of a student's DOB indicates that the student's family is included in the Darrtown Family Tree.
If a year is listed in the "Grad. Class" column, then the student's image appears in her/his senior class photo on the Darrtown High School page.
If you have photos of classes from Darrtown or Collinsville schools that you are willing to share or if you have information that will enhance this page, please contact the Darrtown webmaster.
Records indicate this is should read Alice "Mae" Kramer.
1929-1930: Multi-grade (likely grades 3, 4 & 5)
RIGHT: This photo, taken at the Collinsville school, was among several preserved by Bernice (Weiss) Lindley.
Unfortunately, no names were found with this photo.
However, a few persons (known to the webmaster) are named in the duplicate photo below.
ABOVE: 1 - Miss Roberta Russell, teacher / 2 - Bernice Weiss / 3 - Esther Ledwell / 4 - George Hansel / 5 - Fred Guiler
1929-1930: Multi-grade (grades 6, 7, and 8)
RIGHT: This photo, preserved by Bernice (Weiss) Lindley, was taken at the Collinsville school.
CLICK THE LINK at the right to see a 1930 newspaper item that describes the six-six grade-level configuration.
1930-31
ABOVE: left to right...
FRONT ROW: Minerva Curtis, Gladys Ledwell, L. Bowers, M. Gerber, Verna Pfaff, M. Harris, E. Havens, Martha Grothaus, R. Bowers, Mary Beiser, and Naomi Baecker
MIDDLE ROW: Teacher - Ethel Findlay, M.G. Baker, Dorothy Harris, ___ Pemberton, Dorothy Lackey, Frances Lang, H. Havens, J. Lunsford, Dwight Harris, D. Lambert, and S. Gilmore.
BACK ROW: Robert Fisher, R. Schlabach, Harold Shaw, B. Withrow, C. Elliott, E. Lamb, A. Grothaus, Albert Lindley, Charles Witherby, B. Weber, and Donald Irwin.
A "six-six" plan was implemented at the start of the 1930-31 school year, with grades 1-6 housed at Collinsville and grades 7-12 attending at Darrtown.
Many of the dates and grade levels reported below are based on information that appeared in newspaper articles and a collection of report cards.
If you have school-related images to share or if you can name any of the unidentified persons seen below, please use the link in the footer to contact the Darrtown.com Webmaster.
Records indicate this is "Kenneth," not Keith Imhoff.
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