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Montana dormitories fuel education on remote Montana prairies
The piece surveys how Montana high schools venturing dormitories in Opheim Sumatra Broadus and other towns have expanded access to secondary education. It notes costs for meals and living as low as 12 to 23 cents per meal, student chores to run dorms, and the long distances prompting these arrangements. It cites towns Geraldine Brown ing Circle Glentana and Lewistown, and highlights Sumatra Broadus and Porta dormitories with bonds and private subscriptions sustaining operations. It concludes with reflections on cultural gains and asks if future leaders will emerge from these prairie academies.
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Rowland
Montana
Broadus
Powder River County
Opheim
Valley County
N. Dakota
Idaho
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
S. Dakota
Glasgow
H. O. Dohlen
Glentana
Baylor
Avondeale
Sumatra
Sumatra High School
Connecticut
Delaware
Rhode Island
F. L. Cummings
Kalispell
Cummings
Lewistown
Fergus County
Geraldine
Browning
Blackfeet
Big Sandy
Winnett
Grass Range
Whitehall
Circle
Jordan
Powder River
Opheim’s
Porta
Wyoming Line
Little
Montana-Wyoming Line