A twenty-two inch cast-iron bell was made in 1892 by C.S. Bell and Co. and placed in the St. Rose Schoolhouse east of the church, where it remained in a cupola until its removal in 2014. For many years it rang to tell children that class was about to begin. The schoolhouse was built in 1892 as an addition to St. Rose’s education system on three-quarter acre of land purchased from Joseph Meiring. Originally a one-room brick building, it was later modified to have two rooms. Its classrooms contained desks, chalkboards, and a stove for winter, and the schoolhouse seated about fifty people. Teachers were important to the building’s history, including J. Pitzen, who taught from 1896 to 1900 and earned about forty-eight dollars a month for nine and a half months each year. To serve the community, teachers also played organ for Mass and rang the church bells. In 1957, formation of the Marion Local School District closed St. Rose. After the parish bought the building, it continued in use as a local basketball court and parish hall. Because of poor condition and idleness, the bell was removed for restoration and placed on display.