Grades 1-8 were in a one room school - Grant Center #6 in NE South Dakota in the 50s. Had two in my grade and usually around 10 total in school with one teacher. Two outhouses, oil burner for heat, and the only running water is when getting water from the neighbor's hydrant (by the chicken coop) the geese spotted you and gave chase. Had about a three gallon galvanized pail with a lid (more sanitary with a lid) to get water. Didn't even know what a school bus was. Winter days the teacher would stay at the neighbors. When it was really cold the teacher would open the doors on the oil burner stove and we'd all sit around it to keep warm. About three miles up the road was a two room brick grade school that we thought was pretty high class.
When I was about nine or so, my arm was broken while at school. The teacher loaded all of us in her car and took me to the doctor in Milbank. Can't remember if we had a phone at school or if she called my parents from the doctor's office. Thinking back, it must have been quite a scene.
All in all, I think I probably had a better education than most kids get today.
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