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Howard McLaughlin, retired schoolteacher and administrator, talks about his family, his educational background and his teaching experiences.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Howard McLaughlin

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: May 16, 1975

Location: Abilene, Texas

Interviewer: Dick Brusewitz

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Personal background, Mobility due to father’s preaching, Father’s strictness, Studies stressed in elementary school, Sex education from parents, Curriculum in high school, Dating, First drink of whiskey, Ku Klux Klan, Father as member, Marriage (1939), Wife’s background, Depression, Hardin-Simmons University, Working through school.

Tape 1, Side 2: General science teacher, Sweetwater, Texas (five years), North American Aviation (Dallas), World War II, War ends (1945), Principal in Hamlin, Texas (1 year), Fuller Brush salesman (3 years), Woodson School in Abilene, Texas, Integration of schools, Retirement, Problems with children and parents, Special Education.

Range Dates: 1920-1975

Bulk Dates: 1920-1960s


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