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More settlers were coming in and people realized that a school was needed. There was a German man by the name of Henry Elm in the community who was instrumental in the founding of many of the school districts. He had belonged to German nobility but because of a birthmark on his face, his family was ashamed of him and thought it was a disgrace to have him around. This sent him to school away from home as much as they could. This was an advantage to him as he got a good education. He left home and went to South America where he decided to raise...
