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Sweetwater School First Day Trials and Pupils
Alma Merrick, a young teacher, faces a rough start at the district school in Sweetwater as unruly pupils mock her, Susie Mackeltree leads defiance, and the county superintendent questions the tenure. The story follows her struggle, threats from disruption, and support from an uneasy community while she endures the term.
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Sweetwarter
Bilaens
Big Sion
Wiel li
Susie Mackeltree
Toebiler
Jaimbert
Miss Merrick
Susie Muckeltree
Alma Merrick
Susie Mackeltrie
Cour
Alma
Willie Muckletree
Silas Woebsler