From collection Kosti Ruohomaa Collection
LB2017.19.3325
Mrs. MacDougal instructs the children from the front of the classrooom, in front of a blackboard with the day's assignments. Seen in the background is a calendar for J.F. Gregory Sons, a Rockland retailer of men's and boy's clothing; the date is January 1951. 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.
