Interview with Stella Hill Ryan of Lacrosse, KS, 1958-07-01

File — Box: MS 017-02, Folder: MS 017-02-13

Identifier: MS 017- File MS 017-RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 08

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RT 398 F666m 1958 no. 08 - CD-ROM, 7 inch Reel Tape and 1 Audio Cassette Tape

6 index cards - Education--Kansas--History--Rush County; Folklore of the Middle West, 1958, no. 8; Frontier and pioneer life--Kansas; Ryan, Stella (Hill) (2); Schmidt, Mary P.;

Typed and handwritten notes.

An interview with Stella Hill Ryan of La Crosse, KS regarding her experiences as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse. Recording is muffled.

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:01:00 - Family origins

00:03:16 - Family homestead

00:05:11 - Experience with Indigenous Americans

00:06:34 - Grasshopper swarms

00:07:18 - Attending school

00:10:00 - Overview of teaching career

00:12:00 - Moving a school across the river

00:14:24 - Discipline in the schools

00:15:50 - Involvement with politics

00:17:26 - Discipline in the schools

00:20:43 - Finding a place to board

00:22:38 - Corporal punishment

00:26:11 - Personal politics and political work

00:31:00 - More teaching experiences

00:36:18 - Retirement

00:40:54 - Memories of Rush County

00:46:55 - Remaining family