tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post6787269043950827465..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: The Settlement SchoolWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25439791243891266092015-11-30T15:22:35.424-05:002015-11-30T15:22:35.424-05:00Agree with all previous comments, just want to tha...Agree with all previous comments, just want to thank you for posting about these schools, and how many rural mountain communities have benefited from education...though usually as the children grew up, they would leave the mountains and move to town where there were more opportunities. Still true today.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32776988955162751492015-11-30T09:57:32.441-05:002015-11-30T09:57:32.441-05:00Very interesting history and inspirational. I love...Very interesting history and inspirational. I love those town names, they sound like something out of a book. There is a series of books referred to as the Mitford series about an Episcopal priest in the Carolinas who adopts a homeless child from a rural community that sounds similar. I wonder if the author knew about or was inspired by Fr. Neve.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89556696777687824052015-11-29T18:30:30.006-05:002015-11-29T18:30:30.006-05:00Given the number of circle games played by childre...Given the number of circle games played by children through the ages, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that you have almost the perfect match to the prompt image; the history behind it however, is unique and fascinating.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-53480817542649934772015-11-29T15:22:36.669-05:002015-11-29T15:22:36.669-05:00What a great photo for the theme and very interest...What a great photo for the theme and very interesting information.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71237401148382430902015-11-28T17:54:17.627-05:002015-11-28T17:54:17.627-05:00Excellent photo for the theme and interesting hist...Excellent photo for the theme and interesting history. I like how "lost" ended up as "loft" with only one letter difference.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39406463328871300922015-11-28T12:54:08.285-05:002015-11-28T12:54:08.285-05:00A super photo for the theme and a fascinating intr...A super photo for the theme and a fascinating introduction to one of America's rural education efforts. Today we drive through the mountains on the great interstate system never realizing how isolated those communities hidden in the hollows and ridges once were.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20829327059136409712015-11-28T06:14:35.003-05:002015-11-28T06:14:35.003-05:00A perfect photo to match the orompt, and very inte...A perfect photo to match the orompt, and very interesting to read about the settlement school movement.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-72061235313057856172015-11-28T05:43:30.998-05:002015-11-28T05:43:30.998-05:00What an interesting post about a rather remarkable...What an interesting post about a rather remarkable man. I love the names of some of those communities. Is that what the Americans call "Hillbillies"Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40315541771234277932015-11-27T14:24:02.716-05:002015-11-27T14:24:02.716-05:00What a remarkable man, that Frederick Neve. And I&...What a remarkable man, that Frederick Neve. And I'm glad you have at least ONE of those schools still standing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79996998889962222042015-11-27T09:31:23.460-05:002015-11-27T09:31:23.460-05:00How fascinating! I hadn't heard of settlement ...How fascinating! I hadn't heard of settlement schools, but it makes perfect sense to start them. What a great accomplishment Neve did with the 10 schools he started! So much history in them I bet; too bad all but one closed.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com