Equipped with little more than a blackboard and a few textbooks, teachers passed on to their pupils cultural values along with a sound knowledge of the three Rs.īy the turn of the century, the population began to shift to the cities and country schools began to lose students and tax support. She had to be a nurse, janitor, musician, philosopher, peacemaker, wrangler, fire stoker, baseball player, professor, and poet for less than $50 a month. The school teacher, sometimes slightly older than her pupils, was a renaissance individual. When they arrived on their first day of school they may have only known how to speak a foreign language but they soon learned how to speak, read, spell, and write English. They got to school on foot, on horseback, or in a wagon. The children who attended ranged in age from five to 21 and endured dust storms, prairie fires, and cattle drives swirling past the school house in order to get an eighth grade education. They were called names like Prairie Flower, Buzzard Roost, and Good Intent. We can schedule an appointment if you need privacy.For a hundred years, white frame or native stone one-room schoolhouses dotted the section corners across Kansas.

Stop by the Holland Community Center anytime we are open. Please contact Building Commissioner at leave a message at (413)245-7108 x113 Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am-12pm & 1pm-4pm also evenings in accordance with meeting schedules.Īppointed boards/committees are comprised of local residents who Volunteer to be members and hold public meetings at regular intervals - see the Calendar or posting boards for specific days/times. Appointments are strongly encouraged and appreciated. Town Hall is open to the public as noted below.

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