I've scanned a lot of late 1890s and early 1900s school report and other type student cards, but have never seen this style before, so I'm excited to get a digital scan of it.
I immediately recognized the name of Verna Schmidt, because in 2009 Dan Lorenzen called me and said he had some old Schmidt pictures from Wall Lake.
Since Dean's job with Rural Water takes him up to that territory, he was at a meeting and someone asked him if anyone in Manning would want some old pictures he inherited that have Manning connections.
I was excited to get them to scan and preserve.
Now 14 years later this very historically interesting item from that family shows up in the home at 63 May Street - the Winter home.

Eventually I'll digitally repair/restore this report booklet but right now I have WAY too many other projects to work on and continue working on the Veterans' book.
But even in the shape they are in, they show up well.

Yes, this is from June 1, 1900!!!

Verna never had any children and while her brother, Karl, was married they had no children.
So it is in situations like this that I'm so proud to be able to preserve the history/memory of a family that died out and doubtful that any distant relative will ever preserve their legacy or have pictures and information about them.

VERNA B. SCHMIDT Verna B. Schmidt, 81, of Wall Lake died at Twilight Acres Nursing Home here Friday, August 31, 1973. She was a retired teacher.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the United Methodist Church at Wall Lake; burial was in the Manning Cemetery. The Rev. George Brighton officiated. Music was provided by Karen Reiter, organist, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Willhoite, vocalists.

Pallbearers were Norman Hoft, Donald Hoft, Ray Willhoite, Gerold Galvin, Burton Bahrenfus, and Byron Bahrenfus. The Farber and Otteman Funeral Home of Wall Lake was in charge of arrangements.

Miss Schmidt was born at Manning September 3, 1891, a daughter of Charles and Louisa (Hoft) Schmidt. She taught rural school in Carroll County from 1910 to 1913, and in the Manning Public School from 1913 until 1917. From 1917 until 1957 she was principal at Ames Central Junior High School.

Several cousins survive. A brother, Karl, preceded her in death.