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I Reminiscence of a Rural School Life and its Lessons
The narrator recalls years teaching in a hillside school near Gur reservoir, describing wooden classrooms, pupil discipline, spelling bees, and intimate community ties. He notes the challenges of maintaining order without corporal punishment, a winter routine of spelling contests, and a later move to a broader farming district with choir programs and a tightly knit, interrelated student body. A disciplinary clash over an alien family prompts a trustees meeting and a cautious outcome.
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