Bertha Haug Hayman started her teaching career at age 16 at Buffalo County District 10, substituting for five months for a teacher who was ill. A lesson plan book she prepared during this time was preserved and is remarkable for its precision, clarity, and the painstaking work in its creation. She wanted more training as a teacher, so she attended Peru Normal School, graduating in 1902. Bertha taught in Holdrege prior to her marriage in 1904. In 1907-08, she taught at Buffalo County District 22. When the family moved to Hall County, she taught at District 31. In 1914-15, she taught at Berwick School District 37. In 1919, she filled in for the principal at Shelton School.
From 1920-28, Bertha taught at Buffalo Country District 8, a one-room school that was ¼ mile west of her home. She taught her daughter, Maxine Hayman Schroeder, during that time. She was a strict disciplinarian, but at noon hours and recesses, she played games with the children and in the winters, everyone skated on the nearby Wood River.
During World War II, she renewed her certification by taking courses at Kearney State Teachers College, and in 1945, she again taught at District 8. Her students included her nephew and niece, Doug and Carolyn Hayman. She taught at the Shelton School until 1951.
Bertha’s daughter, Maxine Hayman Schroeder, said that her mother had an intense love for teaching. She had exceptional ability in mathematics and she used phonics to teach reading.
Bertha married Ora Hayman in 1904. They farmed in the Shelton area and had two children, Douglass and Maxine. Douglass earned degrees in chemistry and worked for Merck and Company in New Jersey, eventually returning to Nebraska to farm. Maxine earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney in 1935. Bertha died in 1963.
From 1920-28, Bertha taught at Buffalo Country District 8, a one-room school that was ¼ mile west of her home. She taught her daughter, Maxine Hayman Schroeder, during that time. She was a strict disciplinarian, but at noon hours and recesses, she played games with the children and in the winters, everyone skated on the nearby Wood River.
During World War II, she renewed her certification by taking courses at Kearney State Teachers College, and in 1945, she again taught at District 8. Her students included her nephew and niece, Doug and Carolyn Hayman. She taught at the Shelton School until 1951.
Bertha’s daughter, Maxine Hayman Schroeder, said that her mother had an intense love for teaching. She had exceptional ability in mathematics and she used phonics to teach reading.
Bertha married Ora Hayman in 1904. They farmed in the Shelton area and had two children, Douglass and Maxine. Douglass earned degrees in chemistry and worked for Merck and Company in New Jersey, eventually returning to Nebraska to farm. Maxine earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney in 1935. Bertha died in 1963.