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Pioneer Texan teacher recalls Pilgrim School days in 1915
Viola Ables Mills recalls teaching at Pilgrim School in 1915 at age 17, sharing classes with a second teacher, living near Kenedy, and traveling from Kenedy to Pilgrim. She describes early school life with no pay, a single dipper, strict discipline, and reading as the focus, along with later work in Kenedy and San Antonio before returning to Pilgrim.
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Ben
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Jim
San Antonio
Jim Mills
Gonzales
Colonial Nursing Home
Edwin Mills