Education as it Was
Wyoming and Nebraska
Duane's Events
EDGEMONT, SOUTH DAKOTA 1967-1968
Joe Trotter's letter
Duane's letter |
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A letter from Joe Trotter, a local parent and rancher, February 5, 1968
and a reply from Duane. The strange thing here is that Duane first wrote
his letter to the paper. His letter was then shown to Joe Trotter who then
answered Duane in the same issue of the paper Duane's letter was in. |
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| February 5, 1968 - a letter
from Duane to the newspapers |
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February 12, 1968. Letter was from 4 teachers at Edgemont: Duane and Karen Miller,
Joseph Cersosimo and W.E. Hartshorn.
Click
here for a smaller version of the article. Or here
for a larger one and be sure to print in landscape
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March 14, 1968 a letter from M.A. Wallace
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March 1968 - Board Offers teachers $5600 base, fringe benefit
increases Refused |
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A
letter from neighbor Joe Monger in support of the Edgemont teachers 1968. For a larger article click here
and print in landscape |
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A letter from a student at Edgemont High School, Francie Hanson -
March 26, 1968
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A student John Trotter's letter to Duane 25 years after
Duane had him in class.
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| The SDEA sent staff to speak to
the Edgemont teachers to reinforce their courage. |
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Page 1 from Sydney of Cheyenne |
Page 2 from Sydney of Cheyenne |
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Page 3 from Sydney of Cheyenne |
Page 4 from Sydney of Cheyenne |
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First Teacher's March to Pierre South Dakota for higher
pay -
currently only one step above Mississippi
who was on the bottom
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