tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442660665515602478.post5717927447655302872..comments2024-03-23T21:25:40.002-04:00Comments on Permanent Record: Paul Lukashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01569493938573591538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442660665515602478.post-65937366489200016252012-07-26T15:26:15.566-04:002012-07-26T15:26:15.566-04:00The connections seem to be on the increase. I alm...The connections seem to be on the increase. I almost fear what might be around the corner.Robert Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072077759344441122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442660665515602478.post-67537518877372076882012-07-26T15:15:08.718-04:002012-07-26T15:15:08.718-04:00Holy moly, Robert -- you're not only PermaRec&...Holy moly, Robert -- you're not only PermaRec's most consistent reader, but you seem to have a personal connection to nearly every post!Paul Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569493938573591538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442660665515602478.post-73120671579350218442012-07-26T15:09:27.697-04:002012-07-26T15:09:27.697-04:00Being a Cornhusker born and bred, it was somehow e...Being a Cornhusker born and bred, it was somehow exhilarating to see an entry that is Nebraska related.<br /><br />Small school, indeed. Cedar County only has around 8000 residents, with 1500 or so of them in the county seat of Hartington. The population has changed little since the '30s. Despite its low population, the county supports two high schools (one public, one Catholic).<br /><br />Back in those days, Nebraska was first or second in the nation (along with Texas) in number of school districts. As a result, there were great numbers of tiny districts with one room school houses with a single teacher for kindergarten through eighth grade. Consolidation has taken root over the past few decades, but I have a friend who graduated in 1984 who attended such a one roomer in the '70s, so some of them persisted for a long time.Robert Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072077759344441122noreply@blogger.com