| Mari Sandoz attended this country school for three years and then
started teaching at the age of 17. She later attended classes at the University of
Nebraska but was not officially enrolled because she did not have a high school diploma. "Monday
morning Marie beat the teacher there and built up such a roaring fire she almost burned
down the schoolhouse." from Old Jules by Mari Sandoz, pg. 313, University of
Nebraska Press, copyright 1935. |
Old Jules, Mari's father, donated five acres to the Catholic Church
for a building site to keep his friend, the priest, from leaving Mirage Flats.
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