Karyn wrote: I remember the outhouses in back, north of the school. The front door was on the east side and went into a large hallway where we left our coats and the water container was there before you went into the big classroom. I remember a big stove in the center of the room and in the winter we could bring food wrapped in foil to cook on the stove for lunch. One time something (think it was a potato) got too hot and blew up all over the room. Funny I would remember that. I seem to remember that we had some really old style desks and some of the newer kinds. The chalkboard ran most of the way across the north end of the room. We always beat the chalkboard erasers on the step outside. The teacher's desk was by the board. When she had a lesson, all the kids for that lesson would be up front on a bench. The flagpole was south of the building. On the west was a merry-go-round, a big slide, a really big swing set, and teeter-totters. And a big open area covered with buffalo grass, of course, for us to play ball or whatever. By listening in on the older kids classes, I was ahead of the class in town. We went to Red Willow for scholastic and track meets. This is some of what I remember about the school. I will not be offended if someone would remember it different because I'm not totally sure I'm correct in my memory. " |
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