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Ashippun Township
Introduction to District Schools
The
education of the children in the Town of Ashippun began with home teaching,
much as is being done in some families today.
Back then, neighbors gathered their children together and held classes
in reading, writing, and arithmetic. An
older daughter of one of the families acted as teacher. When more settlers arrived, the need for
formal education became as important as religious service and self government
Thus was born the country school.
As soon
as the town government was set up in 1846, provisions were made for the
organization of school districts.
Beginning on November 21, 1846, the school districts were formed, each
encompassing several sections of the township.
A few districts included children from neighboring townships. Some areas in the Town of Ashippun were part
of school districts in other townships. The districts were given numbers, and
the schools were given names. The
districts were often altered by the inclusion or exclusion of other township
sections or parts of sections. With
residents contributing time and materials, the schoolhouses were built
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Forsythe
School
was located on the south side of what is now Evergreen Road about 1/2 mile west of Lincoln Road in the Town of Ixonia. The majority of the childred
lived in the Town of Ashippun. It is
being used as a residence.
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