A Rural School Romance and the Reform Ordeal
Jennie Woodruff refuses to marry Jim Irwin over money worries. Jim becomes district schoolteacher and clashes with the board over innovative, life-linked teaching. As Jim pursues reform, Jennie grapples with duty and doubt while community figures rally around him. A blizzard, crowd-pleasing schooling, and a looming removal vote set the stage for a dramatic conflict.
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Jennie Woodruff
Jim Irwin
Jennie
Jim
Woodruff
Jesse James
Pete
James Boys
Youngers
Raymond Simms
James Ging
Selma
Selene
Darbishire
Wno
Whittler
Mantas
Tom
Lincoln
Board of Education of
Independent District of
Colonel Woodruff
Colonel
Toom
Bronson, Peterson
Banner
Albert Woodruff
Bill
Chapter X Trial Sparks at Woodruff School
A Woodruff schoolroom session unfolds with a distinct uproar as a private talk among five boys and three girls disrupts the geography class. Weed-seed monitors Jinnie Simma lead a forfeits game where pupils must present accurate weed specimens or pay forfeits, testing recall and attendance at a cabinet-placed display.
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Woodruff
Jinnie
Simma
Sahoe
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