Interviewer
May Vallance
Files
Description
May Vallance reminisces about attending the Dutch Hill School, also known as the Fairplay School, in Ravalli County, Montana, from 1910 to 1914. She also recalls teaching at the Sleeping Child School after she finished high school. Vallance describes the different social events and programs her schools hosted, such as dances and holiday programs. She remembers her students and discusses how a teacher would successfully teach a group of children with ages ranging from 6 to 14. Vallance also speaks about her coworkers and the board of the school, recalling pranks that were pulled and the difficulty they sometimes had getting to school every morning due to poor roads.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bitterroot Valley, Montana; Dutch Hill School; Fairplay School; Ravalli County, Montana; Sleeping Child School; Hamilton, Montana; Education, Montana; Schoolhouses, rural; One-room schoolhouses; Ravalli County, Montana
Original Date
1978
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project, OH 120, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 120-014a
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (60 min.) analog + 1 transcript (4 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:10:57 minutes
Local Filename
OH_120_014_a.mp3; OH_120_014_a.pdf
Citation
Vallance, May, "May Vallance Interview, circa 1978" (1978). Bitterroot Historical Society Oral History Project. 34.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/bitterrootvalley_oralhistory/34