As soon as settlements began dotting the prairie lands of Crawford County, our forefathers began making plans for the education of their youngsters. Iowa Township, in 1875, had only 223 residents, but already had four school houses. They were located in the southwest corner of section 1 (south of the present Jerry Bluml farm); in the south central part of section 3 (between the present Calvin Stammer and Gene Lohrmann farms); in the northwest corner of section 16 (near the present Jeff Joens home); and in the southwest corner of section 13 (east across the road from the present Dorothea Musfeldt farm).

We also note that in 1878, before the town of Aspinwall was created, Iowa Township Officer M.F. Collins, representing District 5, listed his post office as "Aspinwall."

CRAWFORD COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
Thomas Dobson, 1858-1860
H.C. Laub, 1860-1870
N.J. Wheeler, 1870-1874
J.O. Stanton, 1874, (7 months) died in office
E.W. Sargent, 1874, 3 months (appointed to fill vacancy)
N.F. Smith, 1874-1878
Z.T. Hawk, 1878-1880
N.F. Smith, 1880-1882
E.M. Ainsworth, 1882-1886
M.M. McAlpin, 1886-1892
Henry Kelly, 1892-1896
W.T. Wright, 1896-1898
A.G. Myers, 1898-1902
C.W. Van Coelin, 1902-1904
F.L. Hoffman, 1904-1911
F.N. Olry, 1911-1951
Edward Coen
B.J. Albertsen
Mr. Levengood
Steven O'Donnell, 1968-1975
(End of county school system)

IOWA TOWNSHIP OFFICERS AT LARGE
1878-1879
District NAME POST OFFICE
1 W.G. Wilson, Secretary Westside
2 A.J. Weatherly, Director Vail
3 M.W. Carey, President Vail
5 M.F. Collins, Treasurer Aspinwall
6 John Hockett, Director Westside
8 C. Mahoney, Director Vail
1893 - March, 1896
No. 1 John Brus Aspinwall
No. 2 Claus Stammer Aspinwall
No. 3 Tim Cary Manilla
No. 4 Jim Knott Manilla
No. 5 H.E. Joens Aspinwall
No. 6 Henry Kuhl Manning
No. 7 D.H. Nulle Manning
No. 8 E. Hathaway Aspinwall
No. 9 P.C. Gray Manilla
March 21, 1898
No. 1 John Brus Aspinwall
No. 2 John Wunder Aspinwall
No. 3 E.W. Hathaway Aspinwall
No. 4 William Knott Manilla
No. 5 Roger McMahon Manilla
No. 6 P.C. Gray Manilla
No. 7 C. Bohnsack Manning
No. 8 D. Nulle Manning
IOWA TOWNSHIP SCHOOL OFFICERS
March 1879 - 1882
Henry Grant, Manning President
Selden E. Whitcher, Botna Secretary
George Nicals, Manning Treasurer
September 18, 1883
Henry Grant, Manning President
John Hockett, Manning Secretary
C.W. Granhart, Aspinwall Treasurer
September 16, 1884
E. Fervores, Manning President
Martin Collins, Aspinwall Secretary
John Hockett, Manning Treasurer
March, 1886 - March, 1887
C.E. Arney, Manning President
George Nicals, Manning Secretary
Martin Collins, Aspinwall Treasurer
1887 - 1888
Pinkney Gray, Botna President
M.F. Collins, Aspinwall Secretary
Henry Kuhl, Aspinwall Treasurer
March 1, 1889 - September, 1889
James Dalby, Aspinwall President
M.F. Collins, Aspinwall Secretary
Henry Kuhl, Aspinwall Treasurer
1892 - 1896
E. Hathaway, Aspinwall President
M.F. Collins, Aspinwall Secretary
Henry Kuhl, Aspinwall Treasurer
October 10, 1897
William Knott, Manilla President
John Brus, Aspinwall Secretary
E. Hathaway, Aspinwall Treasurer
March 21, 1898 - September 19, 1898
William Knott, Manilla President
Henry Brus, Aspinwall Secretary
E. Hathaway, Aspinwall Treasurer

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YEAR TEACHER GRADES TAUGHT OLD SCHOOL
1893-1895 Lina H. Loechner All
1895 Johan W. Jenson All

BEGAN SCHOOL IN THE NEW BUILDING, September 16, 1895
1896 - 1897 Lina H. Loechner All
1898 - 1899 Albert Healy All
Fall - 1899 C.R. Bigelow Upper
Ida M. Hall Lower
1900 O.B. Walters Upper
Anna Heicksen Lower
Fall - 1900 Albert Healy Upper
Anna Heicksen Lower
Fall - 1901 James McBrinck Upper
Anna Heicksen Lower
Winter - 1902 Albert Healy Upper
Anna Heicksen Lower
Fall - 1903 to Bessie Hayes Upper
Spring - 1904 Anna Heicksen Lower
March - 1904 Lillian Graves Lower
September, 1904 - Anna Goettsch Lower
Spring, 1905 F.M. Essex Upper
September 1905 M. Gertrude Bradbury Lower
1906 Francis DeWitt Upper
Fall, 1906-1907 Lottie Woodyard Upper
to March, 1908 Ella A. Shea Lower
Spring - 1907 Margaret Mozeney Upper
March - 1908 Albert E. Moser Lower
Margaret Mozeny Upper
Fall - 1908 Pearl Ralph Lower
Margaret Mozeny Upper
Spring - 1909 Ray K. Francis All
Spring - 1909 Marie Moser Lower
Winter - 1909 W.T. Ralph Lower
Margaret Mozeny Upper
1910 - 1912 Ida Krohn All
September, 1912 - Joanna Murphy All
June, 1913
1914 - Spring, Florence Hunter All
1915
Fall, 1915 - 1917 Helen Dethlefs All
September, 1917 - Clara Harding Lower
Spring, 1919 Helen Dethlefs Upper
September, 1919 - Hilda Dethlefs Lower
Spring, 1920 Helen Dethlefs Upper
Fall, 1920 - Regilda M. Hoffmann Lower
Spring, 1921 Hilda Dethlefs Upper
Fall, 1921 - Frances B. Langel Lower
May, 1922 Hilda Dethlefs Upper
Fall, 1922 - Frances B. Langel Lower
Spring, 1923 Esther Ohde Upper
Fall, 1923 Myrtle McMahon Lower
Mabel E. Houlihan Upper
Fall, 1924 Helen Wiese Lower
Betty Jean Metcalf Upper
Fall, 1925 Helen Wiese Lower
Catherine Claus Upper
Fall, 1926 - Helen Wiese Lower
Spring, 1928 Elsie Kuhl Upper
Fall, 1928 - Leone M. Lally Upper
Spring, 1930 Claire V. Lally Lower
Fall, 1930 Alice Guth Upper
Claire Lally Lower
Fall, 1931 - Vivian Marr Upper
Spring, 1933 Alice Guth Lower
Fall, 1933 Margaret Miller Upper
Alice Guth Lower
Fall, 1934 Delpha Boyens Upper
Alice Guth Lower
1935 Delpha Olson Upper (Also 9th)
Lucille Lally Lower
1936 Delpha Olson Upper
Lucille Lally Lower
Helen Wegner Lower
1937-1938-1939 Delpha Olson Upper
Helen Wegner Lower
1940 Delpha Olson Upper
Louise Koester Upper
Clariss Keat Lower
1941-1942-1943 Aurelia Lamp Upper
Dorothy Ehrichs Lower
1944-1945 Aurelia Lamp All
1946 Aurelia Lamp Upper
Wilma Gruhn Lower
1947 Edna Gollibit Upper
Lucille Wegner Lower
1948 Marie McSorley Upper
Lucille Wegner Lower
1949 Lucille Wegner All
1950-1951 Kathryn Lakers All
1952-1953-1954 Regina Lally All
1955 - Spring, Helen Clark All
1959

Independent School District Created in Aspinwall
Officers and Board Members
October 1, 1897 - March 21, 1898
Meves Schacht, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Henry Kuhl, Treasurer
September 19, 1898
Meves Schacht, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Jurgen Schroeder, Treasurer
March 21, 1898
P.C. Roggendorf, Sub-Dist. No. 1
Henry Guth, Sub-Dist. No. 2
Andrew Boyens, Sub-Dist. No. 3
1899
P.C. Roggendorf, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Jurgen Schroeder, Treasurer
1900 - 1901
P.C. Roggendorf, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
John Claussen, Treasurer
1902 - 1903
P.C. Roggendorf, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Adam Wiese, Treasurer
1904 - 1905
P.C. Roggendorf, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Adam Wiese, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
M.J. Kuhl
Emil Sinow
John Will
Henry Guth
1906 - 1907
P.C. Roggendorf/Henry Guth, President
C.J. Holling, Secretary
Jacob Carstens, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Mohns, Manning
John Will
John H. Stammer
Emil Sinow
1907 - 1908
Henry Guth, President
C.J. Holling/W.T. Ralph, Secretary
DIRECTORS
Charles Mohns, Manning
John Will
J.H. Stammer
Emil Sinow
1908 - 1909
Henry Guth, President
W. Ralph, Secretary
Jacob Carstens, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Mohns
P.C. Roggendorf
Emil Sinow
Adam Wiese
1909 - 1910
Adam Wiese, President
W. Ralph, Secretary
Jacob Carstens, Secretary
DIRECTORS
P.C. Roggendorf
Emil Sinow
Henry Schade
John Ehrichs, Sr.
1910 - 1911
P.C. Roggendorf, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
Jacob Carstens, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Adam Wiese
John Ehrichs
1912 - 1913
P.C. Roggendorf, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
John Ehrichs
Henry Brus
Emil Sinow
Peter Christiansen
1913 - 1914
P.C. Roggendorf, President
Matthias Joens, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
1914 - 1915
P.C. Roggendorf, President
Henry Brus, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
1916 - 1917
P.C. Roggendorf, President
Louis Ranniger, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
1917 - 1918
Ed Brady, President
P.C. Roggendorf, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
John Ehrichs
John Woest
Emil Sinow
Julius Guth
1918 - 1919
Ed Brady, President
Louis Ranniger, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Julius Guth
John Woest
Emil Sinow
John Ehrichs
1919 - 1920
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Julius Guth
Herman Sinow
William Jensen
John Ehrichs
John Woest
1920 - 1921
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
John Ehrichs
William Jensen
Herman Sinow
Andrew Babik
1921 - 1922
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
Charles Pfoltner, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Herman Sinow
John Ehrichs, Jr.
William Jensen
Julius Guth
Hermuth Schroeder
1922 - 1923
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Pfoltner
Hermuth Schroeder
John Ehrichs, Jr.
1923 - 1924
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
John Will, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
William Jensen
John Ehrichs
Charles Pfoltner
Hermuth Schroeder
1924 - 1925
Hermuth Schroeder, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
William Jensen
Charles Pfoltner
Julius Guth
1925 - 1926
Julius Guth, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Frank Meggers
Alfred Schroeder
Emil Ehrichs
William Jensen
1926 - 1927
Alfred Schroeder, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Frank Meggers
Charles Pfoltner
Harry Boyens
Emil Ehrichs
1927 - 1928
Alfred Schroeder, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Lorenz Clausen
Frank Meggers
Charles Pfoltner
Emil Ehrichs
1928 - 1929
Alfred Schroeder, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Lorns Clausen
Frank Meggers
Charles Pfoltner
Emil Ehrichs
1929 - 1930
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Pfoltner
Frank Meggers
Ferd Ranniger
William J. Schroeder

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1930 - 1931
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Pfoltner
Frank Meggers
Ferd Ranniger
W.J. Schroeder
1931 - 1932
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
William J. Schroeder
Charles Pfoltner
Ferd Ranniger
Emil Sinow
1932 - 1933
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Ferd Ranniger
Charles Pfoltner
William Schroeder
Emil Sinow
1933 - 1934
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
William J. Schroeder
Ferd Ranniger
John Schilling
1934 - 1937
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Emil Sinow
William J. Schroeder
John Schilling
Ferd Ranniger
1937 - 1938
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
William J. Schroeder
John Schilling
Ferd Ranniger
Henry Jansen
1938 - 1939
Emil Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Henry Jansen
William J. Schroeder
George Peters
John Schilling
1939 - 1940
Emil Ehrichs (to March 18)
Louie Ehrichs (March), President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Henry Jansen
William J. Schroeder
George Peters (March)
William Soll
Lester Dammann
1940 - 1942
Louie Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Wilmer Ehrichs
Harry Schroeder
Charles Pfoltner
William Hansen
1942 - 1943
Louie Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
J.R. Schacht, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Charles Pfoltner
Herbert Rowedder
William Hansen
George Beck
Wilmer Ehrichs
Harry Schroeder
1943 - 1944
Louie Ehrichs, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
William J. Schroeder, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Wilmer Ehrichs
Harry Schroeder
Herbert Rowedder
George Beck
John Schilling
1944 - 1945
William Soll, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
William J. Schroeder, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
John Schilling
Harry Schroeder
Herb Rowedder
John Meeves
1946 - 1947
John Meeves, President
Louis Schroeder, Secretary
William J. Schroeder, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Robert Wailes
Eddie Hensen
Orren Schroeder
Clarence Lacy
1947 - 1948
First year ladies on the board
John Meeves, President
Gertrude Hensen, Secretary
Goldie Meeves, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Clarence Lacy
Orren Schroeder
Eddie Hanson
Robert Wailes
1948 - 1951
John Meeves, President
LaVerne Wailes, Secretary
Goldie Meeves, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Clarence Lacy
Robert Wailes
Orren Schroeder
Harry Koester
1951 - 1952
Clarence Lacy, President
Esther Hinners, Secretary
Goldie Meeves, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
John Lorenzen
Carl Musfeldt
Ed Hinners
Roy Soll
1952 - 1959
Ed Hinners, President
Esther Hinners, Secretary
Shirley Swanson, Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Richard Swanson
Carl Musfeldt

According to the school information available, the people who served on the Aspinwall School Board the longest were Louis Schroeder, who served 28 terms as secretary, J.R. Schacht, who served 16 terms as treasurer, and P.C. Roggendorf, who served 13 terms, 10 of them as president.