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- Museum Entrance Welcome to the Lobby Marge Hagemann Marilyn
Kuhlmann Teresa Coble Marie Kuhlmann Gary Murphy Lucille Trear
Duane Schmidt Georgia Haag William Rathke Leon Pimpl Jeanette
Schmidt MaryDee Brinkman Stories of Olpe All About Us Marie
Haag
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- Museum Entrance Welcome to the Lobby Room Five Room Six Room
Eight Room Seven Museum of Name of Museum
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- Name of Museum Olpe Elementary TRC OES 6 th grade Picture
coming soon Everyone has a story to tellthat was what led us to
this project. We wanted our students to be able to listen to those
stories first hand. Then, to make it so others could experience
those stories as well. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
Back to Lobby Note: Virtual museums were first introduced by
educators at Keith Valley Middle School in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
This template was designed by Lindsey Warneka under the direction
of Dr. Christy Keeler during a Teaching American History grant
module. View the Educational Virtual Museums website for more
information on this instructional technique.Keith Valley Middle
School Dr. Christy KeelerEducational Virtual Museums OES 5 th grade
Picture coming Soon
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- Name of Museum Room 1 Marge Hagemann Marilyn Kuhlmann Teresa
Coble
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- Name of Museum Room 2 Title Marie Kuhlmann Gary Murphy Lucille
Trear
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- Name of Museum Room 3 Title Leon Pimple Jeanette Schmidt
MaryDee Brinkman
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- Name of Museum Room 4 Title Duane Schmidt Georgia Haag William
Rathke
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- Name of Museum Marie Haag was taught by nuns and through her
eyes they were very strict. Marie always had to wear a dress no
matter what. Only when Olpe had the worst weather would they allow
the students to wear slacks. She went to St. Joseph Catholic
Elementary School. She thought that it was very neat that the
school allowed non-Catholic children as well as Catholic children.
There were no buses back then so your parents took you to school
and they took you home. When asked what she thought about modern
education Mrs. Haag said, It has changed a lot. She challenges kids
of all ages to make their brains like sponges, because through her
eyes the more you learn and the better education you get the
smarter you will be. And the smarter you are the more scholarships
you will get; and the more you get there are more opportunities for
you in this world. Marie worked hard at school and had big dreams
to go to college. But sadly her father had a massive heart attack
and she had to stay home and help take care of him. So Marie got a
job at Olpe Elementary School as a janitor. When Mrs. Haag was
young she had trouble speaking, she stuttered so much that she
stopped talking just because she was embarrassed. Later on in her
life when she had a son with speech problems, she had a teacher who
took him to a speech therapist and he learned to speak correctly;
and from her son she learned to speak correctly, without
stuttering. When asked who her favorite teacher was she said that
her favorite was Doris Swindle. When asked why she said, Well she
was very nice. She made the time to make every student feel special
and important about themselves. She was a very small woman and
always had her hair high in a bun. I remember in school that we had
a big bulk of a guy and he was the size of a pro football player in
high school, and when she told him to stop and he wouldnt she would
march up to him, grab his ear and pull it. Then she would say I
said stop! Do you hear me now or do I have to pull it again!? Marie
said that Olpes community has changed a lot over the past few
years. When it first started out Olpe was a small town that was set
up with a few of the main familys that live here now. Over time
Olpe got bigger and bigger. Now Olpe is populated of about five
hundred people. Marie remembers that when she first came here
everyone that was already here was very warm and welcoming to her
and her family. Mrs. Haag says that when she was young living in
Olpe was like being in a dream. When she had to go to school to
pick up a book or needed to go to a friends house or go to a church
meet at night, she felt safe. Now, she says that you no longer have
the safety that you once felt because you know that there are
robbers and other things out there that will do mean things to you.
Interviewing Mrs. Haag was very enjoyable, we hope you find her
stories enjoyable as well. Mrs. Marie Haag Back to Room 1
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- Name of Museum She went to St. Josephs school and there was no
pre-school or kindergarten. Their dad took them to school every day
and they had nuns as teachers. They had their own chalk boards when
they wrote and sometimes spelled. They also used little cards to
spell and the cool thing is that they got to use ink pens. The kind
you have to dip in the ink. The education has changed over the
years because now we have computers, IPods, and adding machines.
They used adding cards instead of calculators and they learned
everything that they needed to know when they started because they
did not know things like we do now starting school. Her favorite
teacher in high school was her principal and in grade school it was
sister Delfina. She was very short and always happy. Her fondest
memory she had was the friends she had and all she learned in
school. She liked when it was Christmas and Easter time because
they got to draw on the black boards and sister would leave them up
for 3 to 4 weeks. The biggest challenge facing Olpe as we move into
the future is the school system because other schools might have to
move to other schools and their towns might disappear. We dont
visit as much and know as many people. Kids dont respect their
parents and teachers now as much as they did back then. They had to
eat everything on their plates before they could go to recess or
anything else. But they would try to stuff the things that they
didnt like in their milk cartons but the nuns would check them and
if it was in there they would pour it out on their plate. Then they
would have to eat it. Most changes have been good. The computers
and adding machines have been good but now we might not be able to
just look at some problems and add them really fast and some people
cant count money back to someone without a calculator. Olpe has
changed over the years because it is a lot different. Everybody who
lived in town was catholic and the people who werent lived out
around the town. She lived out there but she wasnt very good
friends with the kids out there. The really weird thing was that
every Saturday they would sell eggs, milk, and other things. On one
side the Catholics would be talking and on the other side the other
people would be over there and they would not go across the street.
She would like to have known a lot as a child. She wished she knew
how to work with all her classes and take advantage of all the help
they had because they had strict teachers and they wouldnt help a
lot. Another story she had, and some good advice, was never play
hooky because one day she had to take back props that they used in
a play in high school but they stayed out all day and when they got
back they were scared that they were going to get in trouble. So
they hid in a closet and they said Is she out there? Is she out
there? and sister said Yes I am out here. You get out here. So they
went out there and sister said You are all getting a 0 for today.
So a couple days later they were talking and they said Did you
really give us a 0? she said Yes I did but the next day I took them
off. Mrs. Marge Hagemann Back to Room 1
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- Name of Museum Interview of Mrs.Kuhlman Cassidy David and
Maycee interviewed Mrs.Kuhlman about Olpe and the school. This is
what we learned. In Olpe there used to not be any water pipes,
instead they had sisterns. There were gutters that put water into
the sisterns so they could drink. There also used to not be any
paved streets, the only thing for the streets was gravel and brick.
There was a train that ran through Olpe and sometime there were
accidents because the train had no lights on it. Out of all the
good changes Mrs. Kuhlman thought that the park and the water tower
were good changes. Mrs. Kuhlman went to Saint Joseph school, which
is a school right next to Olpe Elementary. There was also something
called an activity bus which is a certain kind of a school bus. It
took the kids to a sneak trip or some school activity. A sneak trip
is a trip you would take as a senior to a different state. Girls
were also not allowed to play sports. So if you were a girl and
ever wanted to play sports fifty four years ago you wouldnt be able
to. Mrs.Kuhlmans favorite teacher was a lady by the name of Joanne
Forager a home Ec. Teacher. Mrs.Kuhlman liked Mrs. Forager because
she was nice and fun. She also said that if you had a problem you
could always go to Mrs. Forager. Also all they had was a couple of
type writers. Then they got electric type writers and then we got
all the technology we have now. We learned a lot about our
community with our interview of Mrs.Kuhlman. Mrs. Marilyn Kuhlmann
Back to Room 1
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- Name of Museum Teresa attended school in 1942 and finished her
12 years at Saint Joseph School and finished school in 1954. She
liked to walk to school unless it was cold or snowy. Her family had
a 1943 car it was frozen up and it wouldnt start so their dad got
the tractor and pulled the car to school with the tractor. She said
it was for the better that when we had the basic reading, writing,
arithmetic but we also had biology. She said all her teachers were
pretty good but her homeconomics teacher in junior or senior year
was just 5 years older than her. She said she was really special to
her. She really took her under wings. She just liked the fact of
going to school and learning and seeing her friends. She said that
it has changed and grown immensely and that we used to have to quit
some businesses. The biggest challenge is holding on to the school.
She has enjoyed the community and she has lived here for 75 years
except for three years in Emporia. Mrs.Teresa Coble Insert Artifact
Picture Here Back to Room 1
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- Name of Museum Here are some changes to the town of Olpe. There
used to be more stores and buildings in the town of Olpe. There
used to be a hotel where the apartments are now. The candy factory
used to be a barber shop and a pool hall. There used to be a
theater, three gas stations, a train station, and a grocery store
that a doctor would come from Emporia. These are some things that
have changed for education over the years. There were 20 to 30 kids
in each class, but they had combined classes. When the boys got
older they would drop out of school so they could help their
parents on the farm. They had to walk to school even if they lived
2 to 3 miles away, and only if they were older they might get a
car. The Saint Joseph schools yearbook was first made in 1946 and
called the Bells of Saint- Joseph, and then in 1947 they renamed it
after the builder. Mrs. Marie Kuhlmann Insert Artifact Picture Here
Back to Room 2
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- Name of Museum Gary Murphy went to St. Joseph School for 8
years then he went to Olpe High School. In both schools the classes
were half boys and half girls. From his childhood, Gary most
remembers that at St. Joseph he had to sit at his desk all day
unless he had to go to the bathroom or if it was time for recess.
Garys fondest memory of attending school in Olpe was the sports
like football, baseball, track, and also dancing. His favorite
teacher was Anthony Gaydos. He was the History and Geography
teacher and he was also the football coach. Anthony was his
favorite teacher because he made classes fun and took them to
sports games. Gary thinks the community has changed in many ways.
One way Olpe has changed is that we got new roads. But the
populations stayed about the same. And when Olpe started getting
water from Emporia in the 90s, they used to have to get water from
the lake. Gary was on the City Council and was the Mayor for four
years. Gary perceives the school has changed over the year, but
technology has changed Olpe the most. We got the park in the 80s
from the Lions Club. Gary thinks the biggest problems facing Olpe
are budget cuts. Gary wishes that in school he had studied harder.
Mr. Gary Murphy Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Room 2
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- Name of Museum Lucille Trear went to school at Saint Joseph for
twelve years. She had Catholic nuns as teachers. They had no
electronics and had to walk to school every day. Mass was every
morning before school. The main subjects were reading, writing, and
arithmetic. Lucilles favorite teacher was Sister Viatora. She said
school is more fun now than it was then. There used to be three
grocery stores, two hardware stores, two service stations, one
bank, one creamery, pool hall, barber shop, one appliance store,
drug store, one doctor, one movie theater, and a soda shop in Olpe.
By: Wyatt, Haylee and John Mrs. Lucille Trear Insert Artifact
Picture Here Back to Room 2
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- Name of Museum Leon Pimple went to school at St. Joseph for
most of his childhood. His favorite teacher was sister Hermanana
she was always giving him a hard time. He thinks that the thing
facing our community is to keep the school up. He told us he would
have liked to know mathematics as a child. When he was a kid,they
had to use an outhouse. He dreamed about stuff were learning about
at this age, and they didnt have computers like us. There hadnt
been changes because the town was small. If there were changes they
were slow. He told us about how a big kid was shooting baskets and
everybody else was small so he just went up and stomped on his big
toe. Mr. Leon Pimple Insert Artifact Picture Here Back to Room
3
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- Name of Museum Mrs. Schmidt started doing Christmas pageants in
kindergarten until she was a senior in high school. She didnt go to
Olpe she went Emporia. She went to a one room school house in
Emporia. She went to Emporia High School. She moved to Olpe and
lived here for 50 years.When she went to Emporia she liked history
the best and her favorite was the history teacher, and she didnt
like math. She said there were less people in Olpe then than now.
There wasnt always pre- school in Olpe. When she was in school they
had four or five electric typewriters. She is a volunteer art
teacher at Olpe Elementary. Mrs. Jeanett Schmidt Insert Artifact
Picture Here Back to Room 3
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- Name of Museum We interviewed Mrs. Brinkman for her stories of
Olpe we never knew about. When Mrs. Brinkman went to school she
thought it would be helpful to have a computer. Mrs. Brinkman
enjoyed playing in band and on the playground. She also said that
she made a lot of friends. She felt Olpe`s community has grown over
the years. There are new homes and she says there is a wonderful
school. She says the community is a strong one. She thinks it has
gotten stronger. The art teacher and the history teacher were her
favorite teachers. Mrs. Brinkman says she learned a lot of stuff
and she says age helps. When Mrs. Brinkman graduated from 6 th
grade and she went to the high school they sang in the Christmas
program and they loved practicing for it. Mrs. Brinkman did not go
to school in Olpe she was raised in Emporia and went to school
there. Her school had Old Maids for teachers. None of them were
married. She also said a train went through Olpe a long time ago.
Mrs. Brinkman loves the new water tower Its a plus, she says!! The
new water system is very nice she said. By, Elizabeth Karly and
Lane Mrs. Marie Brinkman Back to Room 3
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- Name of Museum Mr. Schmidt went to 96 school house, and said he
enjoyed every minute of it. He lived about a mile away from the
school. He graduated 58 years ago from Olpe High School. They moved
into what is now the high school building before it was finished.
He said they were still putting down some of the tiles. He was the
first class to graduate. Mr. Schmidt used a type righter instead of
a computer. He had an ink well in his desk that he used to write.
Instead of pencils and pens they used quills. He wished he would
have studied a lot harder. He believes education is very important.
When he was growing up he thought if he got an average grade that
was ok. His biggest memory of elementary school was when he sang
God Bless America in 1st grade. His teacher didnt think he could do
it, but he did. When he was done one man threw me a dime and
another guy threw him a nickel. He said discipline that is what has
changed. Teachers are not allowed to slap the students with a ruler
any more. Mr. Schmidt believes the town has grown with the support
of the school and community. Last month Olpe had a homecoming
parade. Just to see them do that, its changed.Not many people used
to go to the ball games, now many people do. The community pulls
together when someone is in need. Like when Donna had cancer people
donated lots of money to help with treatment costs. Discipline has
also changed in the community. Kids are not swatted in public
because it is frowned upon. Some of those kids really need it. Mr.
Schmidt also shared another story with us so we could learn from
his mistakes. After the junior senior prom the juniors got to eat
the leftovers. One of the boys decided that after the big dinner
that they needed a cigar. He went and bought a pack of cigars and
they smoked one. The principal saw and he made them smoke four
cigars before they could go home. They thought the principal was
like a cat that could smell trouble a mile away. Some of them bit
the ends off so they would get done a lot quicker. He got real sick
after that. His parents werent very happy when he got home. He
never even thought of smoking again. Mr. Duane Schmidt Insert
Artifact Picture Here Back to Room 4
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- Name of Museum Town of Olpe Olpe has had many changes over the
years. People in Olpe are smarter because they are learning more.
They use more technology. School Mrs. Haag did not have computers
in school back then. They did not have cell phones either. She does
not know how to use technology. Mrs. Lingman was her favorite
teacher. Mrs. Lingman laughed a lot. She now lives in Madison. Mrs.
Lingman and Mrs. Haag still see each other sometimes. Other Mrs.
Haag lived in Missouri and she had to walk to school. She went to
school in a one room school house. She didnt learn as much as we do
now. Her favorite memory was playing outside or in the sandbox with
her friends. If she could she would go back and study more because
she loved to learn. Her husband went to a different school. When
they got older they went home every day after work and had peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches. Some of her brothers and sisters went
to high school and some didnt. Mrs. Georgia Haag Back to Room
4
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- Name of Museum William Rathke didnt attend school in Olpe. He
attended school in the country. 10- 11 miles southwest of Olpe. He
went to Rockridge. He went to school from kindergarten to 8 th
grade. His favorite teacher was Laura Greenwood. She taught at
Rockridge. She volunteered at the hospital. Recess was his fondest
memory. He enjoyed school. He didnt go to High school. If he did go
to High school he wouldve had to go to Emporia. It was the only
High school in the county at that time. There was no Olpe High
School. If Olpe doesnt get any more businesses it might collapse.
Transportation has been a good thing, but theres too much of it any
more. People used to travel with wagons or buggies. When he was a
kid they used buggies a lot. He had to walk a lot too. He wished he
would have known that he had to go to the army. He was in the army
three and a half years at world war two. In the 1940s. By: Brianna,
Chance, and Skylar Mr. William Rathke Insert Artifact Picture Here
Back to Room 4