Mrs. Betty Gurganus, Age 74. Sam Dunn, Age 19. Reynolds School, Walker County, Alabama. Mrs. Gurganus learned to read and write during the summer of 1928. She attended school during the summer of 1929 and continued her work. She walked four miles each day. Sam Dunn came two weeks of the 1928 session and came during the 1929 session. He learned to read and write and completed the second course. He lived 12 miles from school, but worked and earned enough during the winter of 1928 to be able to pay his board and stay near enough to attend school during the summer of 1929
Date
- approximately 1929
Creator
- unknown
Language
- English
Collection
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Publisher
- University of Kentucky
Format
Identifier
- pa58m25
