Victor Ortner visits Barclay #3 School August 11, 2024

On August 11, 2024, during the first work weekend on the one-room school restoration project, Victor Ortner made a surprise visit to see the school that he once attended. This video was taken that day.
00:00 The Ortner family sent 9 children to Barclay #3. Teacher was Mrs. Hogan.
00:33 Location of teacher's desk
00:44 Where his desk was located
00:54 How many rows of desks?
01:06 Oldest brother also had Mrs. Hogan. Fantastic teacher.
01:25 His dad, Casper Ortner, was the school director
01:42 They lived a half mile north of the school
01:53 Coats hung in the hallway. Went to the priest's to get water every day
02:22 Most of the students were Catholic. Mrs. Paul Staebell was a teacher. Students went to mass 3 times a week during school
03:01 Discussion about moving the chapel
04:12 School kids went to both the big church and the chapel for mass
04:59 Location of the stove and story about the vent with John Ortner playing tricks
05:57 Explanation about the missing floor
06:18 Walls and windows were originally painted white
06:36 Cork board was there when he was a student
06:50 Electricity when he was a student? Yes, his dad wired it in about 1948-49
07:24 Establishing Julie and Dennis's family relationships
08:33 Coat closet information
09:28 His first job was to start the fire for catechism -- he crawled up into the attic and found a book from 1890
10:08 When was the school building built? St. Francis Church built in 1876
10:34 Risse's donated land for the church. Henry Naebers donated the land for the rectory and the school.
11:14 Up in the attic
11:48 Invitation to see the museum
12:17 FFA experience
12:53 Flooring samples for the schools
13:03 Gresham School photo and depot plans
13:14 Other Bennington Schools
13:52 McIntosh-Dunkerton Reunion photo
14:14 Victor checks out the display cases
14:47 Roy Ortner's book mentioned
15:00 Craig asks how long the museum has been here
16:01 Joe Bartholomew story