LB2017.19.3513

LB2017.19.3513

Mrs. MacDougal is instructing the children in a music lesson. The caption in the Pageant article is: "Musical talent is one of the many special abilities expected of most teachers." p.54 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. Ruohomaa, Kosti. “Your Children’s Other Mother.” Pageant, Nov. 1951, pp 54.