The Students a presentation of the Clarke Historical Library One-room schoolhouses mixed together a wide variety of students.
Many students fondly remember the experience as creating a strong sense of community.
There was so much bickering and quarreling between the families that it spilled over when the children came to school. Despite these problems, the children often bonded closely to their teacher. You don't dare touch her. Rural students often experienced difficult family situations or extreme poverty, particularly during the Depression. Ms. Tennis recalls one student who was being raised by her older sisters, both her mother and father having died.