SCHOOL DAYS

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School days, school days
Dear old golden rule days
Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic
Taught to the tune of the hickory stick

This year, my two oldest grandchildren are in Kindergarten and 4K!  One thing that is common among family members of my generation and younger is mandatory school attendance Kindergarten through 12th grade, and frequently, graduating with a degree from a four-year college.  We also have some who have gone on to doctorates - Dr. Kevin Churchwell, Dr. Deana LaRew Serrano, and Zachary Gautier, PhD.  If there are others I have missed please excuse my forgetfulness!  

This emphasis on education was not always the case of our parents and previous generations.  For example, my dad had an 8th grade education, not finishing his 9th grade year, undoubtedly because his help was required on the farm, especially since he was the only boy in his family.  This post will be heavy in graphics, light in text, since they are pretty self-explanatory.

 

1933-34, Everton, MO High School - Lois Larew is on the right end, back row, Kermit Larew is on the right end, middle row



March 20, 1948, Kermit Larew -  Diesel Engine Maintenance Course, (good thing Kim didn’t arrive any earlier, being born on March 31 of that year!)    

     


1991 - Larew girls Gail, Lois & Georgia at old Carlock School


 


Calvin Churchwell – 1927-28, First Grade


        My mom had several yearbooks from when her brothers were in Lindon High School.  After scanning all the pages, I donated them to the Washington County Museum.




1933, Freshmen class including Richard Churchwell and his future bride Viola Griswold





1933 Senior class, including Harold Churchwell

 

         In a taped interview Calvin talked about living in the basement of the high school so they didn’t have to walk to school and back home every day.  Their jobs included getting water from the nearby well, firing up the wood-burning stove on cold days, and cleaning up after school.  My mom also talked about the boys living at the school in her diaries. 

 


1939 - Calvin Churchwell, School letter in Basketball



1940 - Calvin Churchwell, Lindon High Senior Photo


        I have my mom's School Life book, it's fun to look at not only the 1940s style graphics, but also her notes and memories of her school days.   


Mildred Churchwell – School Life, Pet Teachers and Teachers’ Pets (Harold Nuttleman & I)



1941, Mildred Elizabeth Churchwell Larew - Graduation photo, 
Wheat Ridge High School (2nd row, 2nd girl from left end)




2021, Dr. Deana LaRew Serrano - doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas, Medical Branch of Galveston

 


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