A Picture of a Rural School
In the early 1960s, school unification resulted in a joint district of two high schools and six elementary schools. This new unified district included the small Kansas towns of Elbing, Furley, Potwin, and Whitewater. Today these communities share one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. But what was before? Darryl, who has spent his whole life in the area, has researched all the one-room schools which once had a building within the boundary of the current Remington Unified School District 206. The results have been amazing! Photos have been collected, students identified, school building sites have been determined, and school records have been located. The outcome is 300 pages of fascinating information and history. Readers will easily connect with their own school experiences or more readily understand the culture of those early schools. More than 380 photos and maps give the reader a sense of being involved.
In the early 1960s, school unification resulted in a joint district of two high schools and six elementary schools. This new unified district included the small Kansas towns of Elbing, Furley, Potwin, and Whitewater. Today these communities share one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. But what was before? Darryl, who has spent his whole life in the area, has researched all the one-room schools which once had a building within the boundary of the current Remington Unified School District 206. The results have been amazing! Photos have been collected, students identified, school building sites have been determined, and school records have been located. The outcome is 300 pages of fascinating information and history. Readers will easily connect with their own school experiences or more readily understand the culture of those early schools. More than 380 photos and maps give the reader a sense of being involved.
In the early 1960s, school unification resulted in a joint district of two high schools and six elementary schools. This new unified district included the small Kansas towns of Elbing, Furley, Potwin, and Whitewater. Today these communities share one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. But what was before? Darryl, who has spent his whole life in the area, has researched all the one-room schools which once had a building within the boundary of the current Remington Unified School District 206. The results have been amazing! Photos have been collected, students identified, school building sites have been determined, and school records have been located. The outcome is 300 pages of fascinating information and history. Readers will easily connect with their own school experiences or more readily understand the culture of those early schools. More than 380 photos and maps give the reader a sense of being involved.
