One of my current research projects is investigating what was lunch like in a one-room school. In furthering that investigation, I've constructed a survey. If you attended or taught in a one-room school, please fill it out and send the answers to me at:
info@trundlebedtales.com
or School Lunch Survey Trundlebed Tales P.O. Box 111 Solon IA 52333 If you know anyone else who attended or taught one-room schools, please forward it along.
You can fill this survey out several ways:
One-Room School Noon Meal Survey
Your Name:
Name or Names of School:
Location of school (city, state):
Years Attended (for example 1925-1932 or 1947-1955)
:
What did you take for the noon meal?
Did you take anything store-bought (e.g. candy bars, SPAM)?
What was your favorite lunch?
What did you hate to get, but sometimes did anyway?
What did you have to drink with the noon meal?
Did you have any kind of hot food at the noon meal?
- Hot dish for everybody?
- Pint jars from home heated in water pan on stove?
- Thermos?
- Part of noon meal cooked by mothers or students?
Did you wash your hands?Where did you eat? (At your desk?At a table? In basement? Outside?)
What did you carry your meal in? Please describe. Do you still have it?
Last Updated: November 26, 2011
By Sarah S. Uthoff info@trundlebedtales.com