Gesell School

 Located on Long Hollow Road, this strongly built brick building still stand and appears to be in as good condition as when it served the pupils of the neighborhood.  It is owned and utilized as a tool shed by Marvin GESELL.  A long time teacher here was Alma GESELL.  The GESELL family quite possible produced more teachers than any other family in the state of Indiana.  Among the student body over the years one finds these family names: KLEMME, BOSSERT, WILSON, BARRETT, JUDD, EVANS, BECKMAN, WOLBER, BOHLANDER, PRIFOGLE, and STUDT.  Maribell BECKMAN WILSON, the mother of the three WILSON brothers of Brookville High basketball fame attended here.

Mike BOSSERT, an educator, who later became county superintendent of schools, came from this community.  He attended Indiana State Normal School and graduated from there in 1901.  Later, employed by the United States Government, he went to the newly freed Philippine Islands and taught school there for a number of years.

                                                                                                Elmer E. Peters, MD,

May 21, 1995