What was it like to go to school?

by a Historical Society member

The Lewis County Historical Society is having a meeting to share experiences of going to school in the county. Did you attend Garrett, Gordonsburg, Sweetwater, Rosenwald, Slippery, or other rural schools? Or go to town? We would like to hear about what it was like to go to school back in the “good ol days.”

Did you have a favorite teacher that was special? Was there discipline? What kind? What did you have for lunch? Did you walk to school or ride a bus? Did you take music lessons?

Was there a bell that told you you were tardy? Did you ever have to miss school be...