Pine Mountain Settlement School
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FARM 1946 Community Fair Day
FARM 1946 COMMUNITY Fair Day
TAGS: Community Fair Day, Fair Day, community events, fairs, Pine Mountain Settlement School community, farming, farms, thresher demonstration, Brit Wilder, Bill Hayes, Arthur W. Dodd
REFERENCE TO THE EVENT: 1946 Community Fair Day
In 1946, Arthur W. Dodd, PMSS teacher and school principal, wrote “General Statement of History and Philosophy of PMSS for Staff.” This important document includes a description of the efforts of the School to offer services to the surrounding community, such as Fair Day.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
The school is isolated, to a degree, from its community by two major factors. First the cultural gap between a plant with modern buildings and modern equipment placed in a contrasting setting of rural isolation and impoverishment. Second, its community is dispersed to such an extent up the creeks and hollows that the cohesion and unity expected or possible to develop in the normal community where communication is not a problem, is almost totally lacking.
Since its early days the school has made efforts to overcome as far as possible these inherent barriers to close constructive community-school cooperation. It has been found possible to maintain excellent public relationships. The school attempts also to render service to its scattered community through its hospital and medical service, through a limited amount of student service, through its annual Fair Day, through the farm program, and through various school events, social, religious, and otherwise, to which the community is invited to participate.
GALLERY: 1946 COMMUNITY Fair Day
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EVENTS Past Events Guide
FARM AND FARMING Guide
FARM Community Fair Days Guide
FARM Community Fair Day History
See Also:
ART and CRAFT Guide
COMMUNITY – What is Community? – Post
FOODWAYS
Biographies:
ARTHUR W. DODD Staff
BRIT WILDER Student and Staff
WILLIAM HAYES Staff