[Oral History Interview with Kathryn Mitchell] Page: 3
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we had a bench. This bench, all the first and
second graders were come in on this particular
bench and she would teach us to read. She
influenced me very, very much. I said--because I
liked the way she dressed and she had a car and
all that--I said, "When I grow up, I really want
to be a teacher. I really want to be a second
grade teacher." Of course, that's what I was for
thirty-five years. I was a second grade teacher.
My experience as far as elementary school, to me,
was wonderful, because once a year, we would meet
up at Texas College, which was about seven miles
from where we were, and we would have something
they called an Interscholastic League and we would
have to spell--some children would be spelling,
some would have [unclear] contests and some would
have writing--trying to win nothing but a piece of
paper which was a certificate saying you won. I
will never forget [that] I won second prize in
spelling. The reason that I didn't win first
prize, I missed the word, I'll never forget it,
appreciation. So, anyway, I got second prize in
spelling. I think I was in fifth grade at that
time, but it was a wonderful experience to have
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