From collection Kosti Ruohomaa Collection
LB2017.19.3318
This photo appeared in the Pageant article with the caption: "Doris must have quick verbal reports ready for superintendent's regular visits." Pink page notes for contact sheets say: "Supt. of Schools J. Waldon Russell very often drops into a class, not only to talk over teaching problems, parent-teacher relationships, etc., but also to talk to Doris M. about administrative problems in connection with the running of the school. In this case he is telling her of a meeting of the School Board where she will be asked to present the problems of the McLain School for consideration." The photoessay follows a day in life of teacher and principal Doris MacDougal at the McLain Grammar School in Rockland, Maine. The essay focuses on the challenge of managing increasing class sizes as post-war baby boom starts to overwhelm schools across the country. The article illustrates both MacDougal's teaching and administrative responsibilities, with a bit of homelife at the end. Selected photos from this group were used in an article for Pageant magazine: Ruohomaa, Kosti. “Your Children’s Other Mother.” Pageant, Nov. 1951, pp 51-57.
