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BEYOND BARNARD LOOKING PAST A SCHOOL BURNING FOR A SENSE OF IDENTITY.

The article offers the author's insights on the burning of the Barnard Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was the remaining memory of his deceased mother. He relates his mother's tenure as the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) president in 1984. He states that he learned to appreciate what h...

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Published in:This Land Vol. 3; no. 23; pp. 9 - 11
Main Author: BAILEY, JEREMY
Format: Article
Published: This Land Press, LLC 12/1/2012
Subjects:
Parents' & teachers' associations
Quality of life
Elementary schools
School buildings
Fires
Barnard (Vt.)
Vermont
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article offers the author's insights on the burning of the Barnard Elementary School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was the remaining memory of his deceased mother. He relates his mother's tenure as the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) president in 1984. He states that he learned to appreciate what her mother did for his quality of life. He adds that a New Deal initiative that employed many Americans during the Great Depression, gave Barnard, Vermont its signature for passing commuters.