TEMPERANCE CORNER: 1890-1971 At Temperance Corner, Gordy Erickson recalled there being about 21-22 kids in grades 1-6. Erickson’s grade was comprised of four students: Joan Raisanen, Ron Thompson, Karen Dahlman, and himself. According to Erickson, “You learned more because you could listen to upper class people or you could listen to the lower class ones (lessons) if you didn’t pay attention to it before. The teacher took your grade up to the front table to do lessons.” He also remembers that unlike Melquist, Temperance Corner had chemical toilets inside, but they still had to go out and pump water. They also had a heater in the back room.-Excerpt "Country Schools" CHS "In The Midst." (fb)

STOCKHOLM COUNTRY SCHOOL: 1865-1971 Lee Titrud, Cokato High School class of 1968, went to Stockholm Country School during his elementary years. According to Titrud, Stockholm country school was a two-room schoolhouse run by two teachers. One room held grades 1-3 and the other grades 4-7. Each grade level had separate books. Lee remembered that although the class size was around 26 students, he only had four kids in his grade, two boys and two girls. He also recalled having lessons on Reading, Penmanship, and Arithmetic (where he had to learn how to use a slide rule).-excerpt "Country Schools" from CHS "In the Midst Of." Photo: Stockholm Country School, 1956. (fb)