![]() ![]() So again - just the basics were provided. The people of the community had to pitch in to maintain the schools. It really came down to money, and there wasn't much of it in those areas in those days. There wasn't really anything that happened after the storm to better prepare them, though - nor was much done to make those schoolhouses more insulated or better built or stocked with provisions. So they would definitely know how to behave in the prairie weather. Most of the schoolteachers (again, on the prairie) were young women from the area those districts couldn't afford to pay salaries for college-educated teachers, so they relied on their own. So while education was important - and the law - farming was a lot more important. And the school year took backseat to the farming season. Melanie Benjamin In those days, in those rural settlements without much money, school buildings were never intended to be more than basic shelters for a few hours a da …more In those days, in those rural settlements without much money, school buildings were never intended to be more than basic shelters for a few hours a day, whenever school was in session. ![]()
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