There were different classes to take - much different than elementary school. I took academic courses. Bain graduated in 1944 and didn't attend college for teaching until after she was the widowed mother of four children. She was inspired to teach when she was in elementary school, but her aspirations were placed on the back burner when she married at the age of 18. During her 25-year teaching career, Bain taught math, computers and basic skills classes at Oak Valley Middle School in Deptford.
Education is so important.
The other teacher, McDaniels of Medford, still remembers the joy of teaching. McDaniels taught first and second grade at military base schools in New Jersey and Florida. Her students were from all over the world. I'd let the children talk about where they came from. McDaniels taught her students reading, the alphabet and penmanship.