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In the beginning questions from me were answered which I've taken away.

Leila wrote about "Education."

When the public school in Glenfield was ready for use, Anges and Nora were
in the fifth and sixth grades, and Arnold and Henry were in lower grades
with their small friends. One of the teachers was Lottie Posey who later
became the towns post-mistress and lived in Glenfield until her death at age
103.

Since only three years of high school were offered at the Glenfield school,
Agnes completed her education at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and then went on to several years of teaching. Nora attended the
Valley City Normal School for the completion of high school and the three
months of summer school needed to begin teaching, and then she began her
teaching career.

Arnold and Henry completed their high school education at Cooperstown, North
Dakota. When Arnold graduated, a businessman from Cooperstown came to
Glenfield and hired him as a truck driver for his gasoline service station.
When Henry graduated some men from Glenfield were about to write an exam to
fill the position as mail carrier on the rural route. Henry wrote the exam
and became the "mail man." The two Hendrickson boys held these positions
for many, many years.

Elva began her first year of school at Glenfield and Leila began two years
later. After their graduation from high school they attended Valley City
State College and received their teaching certificates. Elva taught nine
and one half years and Leila taught eighteen years.

Leila wrote about "Recreation."

During the school years in Glenfield, one of the important recreational
events was the county Play Day. The girls took part in races, broad
jumping, and the high jump. The boys did these and also pole vaulting and
chin-ups, etc. In the winter the small towns had basketball teams. In
girls basketball the guards could not cross the center line plus other
rules. The games were not as intense then.

Two lakes, Spiritwood Lake to the south of Glenfield near Courtney, and Red
Willow Lake, north of Binford, gave the whole area a great deal of pleasure.
Besides swimming, fishing, and camping, people would go for holiday
celebrations and other events. The pavilion of Spiritwood Lake ws a great
place for roller skating by all ages. Red Willow was a popular dancing
spot.

During the winter Elva and I developed a love of skiing. The land was not
hilly, but there was a fair sized hill [North Dakota standards] out of
Glenfield about two miles. We would ski to that area, have a wonderful time
skiing, and then return t town. When on the farm, there was a large
snowbank between two buildings for sledding. Much snow, plus a stiff
northwest wind made this snowbank a yearly event.

We had no TV back in those days but we found much pleasure in climbing

trees, making play houses under the trees, making swings from ropes fastened
between branches, playing in the barn hay mows, and riding ponies. One of
the most fascinating things I remember, was going to free movies in town on
Saturday nights, sitting on benches before the screen in a vacant lot in the
middle of town.

The following provides more information on the current "Hendrickson Family."

This part I've cut out since many living persons are mentioned.

Elva plans on writing an account about the farm. That will be sent tomorrow
night. Elva and Leila will be returning to North Dakota on December 10th.

We hope you're finding this information useful and interesting.

Sincerely,

Jim