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Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 19: STUDENTS
James Herbert Hall Correspondence<\/p>\n

JAMES HERBERT HALL Correspondence, 1942-1943<\/h2>\n
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TAGS: James Herbert Hall correspondence, student records, student autobiographies, student applications, student letters to parents, student evaluations by teachers<\/span><\/p>\n

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CONTENTS: James Herbert Hall Correspondence<\/h2>\n

Application to Pine Mountain Settlement School<\/b><\/p>\n

01<\/b> N.D. MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY- Application form with handwritten entries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I. Facts About Myself<\/span><\/p>\n

Name: <\/span>Herbert Hall<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Address: <\/span>Viper, Ky.
<\/span><\/i>Born: <\/span>September 13, 1927, at Viper, Ky.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

II. My Family<\/span><\/p>\n

Father:<\/span> Joe Hall, age 54, born in Viper, Ky. <\/span><\/i>Education:<\/span> 3 <\/span><\/i>grades in the elementary school. Present occupation: <\/span>mason – farmer<\/span><\/i>. Has also been a <\/span>carpenter & miner<\/span><\/i>. …<\/span><\/p>\n

Mother:<\/span> Ida Young Hall, 50 years old, born in Leatherwood, Ky<\/span><\/i>. Education<\/span>: 6 <\/span><\/i>grades in the elementary school. …<\/span><\/p>\n

02<\/b> DUPLICATE OF 01.
<\/span>03 <\/b>DUPLICATE OF 01.<\/span><\/p>\n

04<\/b> MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Page 2.<\/span>
<\/span>Mother\u2019s occupation: <\/span>Home <\/span><\/i>
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I have <\/span>2<\/span><\/i> brothers and <\/span>6<\/span><\/i> sisters.\u00a0
<\/span>Those who left school <\/span>(all married<\/span><\/i>):\u00a0
<\/span>Ruby, age 32, reached grade 10
<\/span><\/i>Delmar, 30, reached grade 8, mechanic
<\/span><\/i>Sue [Susie]<\/a>, 28, 1 year college<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Mable, 26, reached grade 10, lives in a city|
<\/span><\/i>June, 24, reached grade 12<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Cora Lee, 20, reached grade 10<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Those now in school:<\/span>
<\/span>Opal, age 18, at Pine Mt., Ky., grade 11<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Corbett, age 17, at Pine Mt., Ky., grade 10<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

III. Our Home<\/span><\/p>\n

We <\/span>own<\/span><\/i> the home in which we live. We own<\/span> 60<\/span><\/i> acres of land. The chief crops on our farm are <\/span>corn & vegetables<\/span><\/i>. We hav<\/span>e no<\/span><\/i> car,<\/span> no<\/span><\/i> truck,<\/span> 6<\/span><\/i> head of stock\u2026..I live a distance of<\/span> 1 mile<\/span><\/i> from school and reach it by <\/span>walking<\/span><\/i>. Our home is <\/span>unpainted<\/span><\/i>, heated by a <\/span>fireplace<\/span><\/i> and lighted by<\/span> kerosene lamp<\/span><\/i>. We have <\/span>no<\/span><\/i> running water. We get water from a <\/span>spring<\/span><\/i>. We have<\/span> 7<\/span><\/i> rooms: living room,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

05<\/b> MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Page 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

and <\/span>4<\/span><\/i> bedrooms. \u2026 We have about <\/span>100 <\/span><\/i>books in our home. We take these magazines and papers:<\/span> Grit, Reader\u2019s Digest, American Farmers Journal. <\/span><\/i>We have these musical instruments: <\/span>Violin, guitar, banjo<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Home duties: <\/span>Feeding stock, kindling, water, going to store
<\/span><\/i>My occasional duties are: <\/span>Helping with sawmill<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

My Education Thus Far and Plans for More:
<\/span>School: Viper, Ky, grades 1 – 8
<\/span>I should like to stay in school through the <\/span>12<\/span><\/i> grade, and then take <\/span>4<\/span><\/i> years in college. My parents would like me to stay in school through the <\/span>12th<\/span><\/i> grade and then take <\/span>4<\/span><\/i> years in college or trade school.<\/span><\/p>\n

06<\/b> MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Page 4.
<\/span>What I like: My Interests: <\/span>When I have time of my own\u2026: <\/span>Fish – hunt – work in garden<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>I like best these kinds of reading: <\/span>Travel – adventure
<\/span><\/i>The studies I like best\u2026: <\/span>All
<\/span><\/i>My future occupation: <\/span>My father\/mother would like me to be a: never says<\/i><\/p>\n

07<\/b> MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Page 5.
<\/span>VII. Group Contacts: I attend <\/span>no<\/span><\/i> Church\u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

08<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD<\/span><\/p>\n

DAUGHTER OR SON: <\/span>Herbert Hall<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Birthplace\/Address:<\/span> Viper, Kentucky<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Family<\/span>
<\/span>Father: <\/span>Joe.<\/span><\/i> Birthplace, <\/span>Viper, Ky.<\/span><\/i>, Age <\/span>54<\/span><\/i>, Education <\/span>3rd grade, <\/span><\/i>Occupation: <\/span>Farm & Mason,<\/span><\/i> Previous occupations, <\/span>Carpenter, Sawmill operator, coal miner
<\/span><\/i>Landowner of 60 acres
<\/span><\/i>54 years <\/span><\/i>in present community<\/span>
<\/span>Activities and Interests: <\/span>Storytelling – just sitting around home.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Mother: <\/span>Ida; <\/span><\/i>Education:<\/span> 6th grade<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

09<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 2<\/span>
<\/span>Occupation before marriage: <\/span>Home<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Occupation since marriage (in addition to regular home work): <\/span>Needlework, canning, baking, gardening, dairying, poultry raising, flower raising, sewing, fruit raising<\/span><\/i>.
<\/span>50 years<\/span><\/i> in present community<\/span><\/p>\n

Brothers and Sisters<\/span>
<\/span>Ruby, <\/span><\/i>(age) <\/span>32,<\/span><\/i> (amount of education) <\/span>10th grade – married<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Delmar, 30, 8th grade – married<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Sue, 28, 1 year college – married<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Mable, 26, 10th grade – married<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>June, 24, 12th grade – married<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Cora Lee, 20, 10th grade – married<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

10<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 3
<\/span>Present members of household: <\/span>Joe–father, Ida–mother, Opal–sister, Corbett–brother<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

III. HOME<\/span>
<\/span>Location: <\/span>Side Road<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Distance from School <\/span>1 mile<\/span><\/i>; Church <\/span>3\/4 mile<\/span><\/i>; Town <\/span>9 miles
<\/span><\/i>Nearest neighbor <\/span>100 yds<\/span><\/i>; Nearest doctor <\/span>5 miles<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>
<\/span>Family recreations: <\/span>Storytelling – sitting about home<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Number of trips to town weekly<\/span> 1 <\/span><\/i>by <\/span>father, mother.
<\/span><\/i>Books in home:<\/span> 100<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

11<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 4<\/span><\/p>\n

Magazines and papers: <\/span>Reader\u2019s Digest, Ladies Home Journal, Life, Farm Journal, American
<\/span><\/i>Musical instruments: <\/span>Violin, banjo, guitar, harmonica
<\/span><\/i>Who uses them: <\/span>The whole family<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Construction and arrangement of home:<\/span>
<\/span>Frame; unpainted<\/span>
<\/span>Heated by: open fireplaces
<\/span>Running water? No
<\/span>Number of rooms: 7; Number of sleeping rooms: 4<\/span>
<\/span>Bath? <\/span>No<\/span><\/i>; Living room? <\/span>Yes.
<\/span><\/i>Labor saving devices in home:<\/span> Sewing machine
<\/span><\/i>Outside help for: <\/span>farming<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Farm Duties: <\/span>Milking, feeding stock, plowing, hoeing – cultivating, etc.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

12 <\/b>HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 5<\/span><\/p>\n

General description of home: <\/span>Bare but clean.<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Yard:<\/span> Flowers <\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Farm:<\/span> Corn, vegetables, pasture<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>Truck, Tractor, Car? <\/span>No<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Home duties (Herbert): <\/span>Carry water, Plow – cultivate, Feed Stock, Wash dishes
<\/span><\/i>Recreation (Herbert): <\/span>parties, hikes, picnics, movies<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>With whom? <\/span>Mother<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Does (Herbert) like to go visiting in the neighborhood? <\/span>Yes – decidedly.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

13<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 6<\/span><\/p>\n

PHYSICAL DATA:\u00a0 Colds, Headaches?<\/span> Rarely…. No serious illness.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

EDUCATIONAL DATA<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026 Attitude toward school?<\/span> He likes school, placing it first in all his activities. He wants to go to school.<\/span><\/i>
<\/span><\/i>What are the reasons for this attitude? <\/span>Because of the influence his brother-in-law has made on him and because he sees his brother and sisters so much away at school.
<\/span><\/i>… Are you planning to send him to college? <\/span>Yes, if possible.<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>Where?<\/span> Berea. \u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

14<\/b> HOME AND PARENTS RECORD, page 7<\/span><\/p>\n

INTERESTS: Prefers <\/span>outdoors<\/span><\/i>
<\/span>What does he like to do indoors? <\/span>Read, listen to stories of older folks, tools, bicycle
<\/span><\/i>Outdoors? <\/span>Fish, play – hike, hunt, bicycle<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

PARENT\u2019S OCCUPATIONAL PREFERENCE FOR CHILD:\u00a0<\/span>…When he finishes his education? <\/span>Have a trade or profession. \u2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Letter to Parents, December 1942<\/b><\/p>\n

15 <\/b>December 18, 1942. Handwritten letter to Mr. Joe Hall, Viper, Ky, from Herbert Hall at Pine Mountain School, Pine Mountain, KY, page 1. <\/span>\u201cDear Parents, The time of the year has come for all the students here at Pine Mt. …to write their parents and tell them how they <\/span><\/i>[are doing]<\/span> in their school work and play through the year.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Industrial work: makes bed; takes turns with other students to sweep the bedroom floor for a week. Housemother: Mrs. Rogers.
<\/span>\u201cI worked at the barn the first nine weeks and… learned to take care of the cows and keep the barn clean.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Supervisor: Lloyd Lewis. <\/span>\u201cI did my best to earn my board.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

16 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s December 1942 letter to his parents, page 2. Currently working at the woodwork shop. <\/span>\u201cI have learned many good jobs that I could do at home. I also learned how to use different kinds of tools and machines, some of them are some that I have never seen before.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Study habits:<\/span> \u201cI waste a lot of time when I should be studying. \u2026 From studying hard I have learned that it does help in my classes…and from now<\/span><\/i> [on]<\/span> I will try.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i>He writes that he is learning to make better use of the library which he goes to about three times a week.<\/span><\/p>\n

17 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s December 1942 letter to his parents, page 3.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI have a very good Civics teacher…and I have learned many things about our country and other countries and people.\u201d <\/span><\/i>
<\/span>In science class, he learned to survey…teacher: Miss [Alice Joy] Keith<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy teacher seems to be the best science teacher that I have ever had. Because a person doesn\u2019t make good grades they should not blame their teacher. I have had good reports from Miss Keith and have had some bad ones, but I am improving more every day.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

He writes about his classes in American History and Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

18<\/b> Herbert\u2019s December 1942 letter to his parents, page 4. There are no classes this year in mechanics, printing or art due to lack of teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Home Ec: He learned to cook and sew by hand and machine; he can mend and iron his own clothes.
<\/span>Mentions dancing classes, scouting. <\/span>\u201cI am almost a second class scout now. Joining the scouts and living up to the oath and law is about the best event that I have done since I have been over here. \u2026 Your son, Herbert H.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Letter to Parents, [No Date]<\/b><\/p>\n

19<\/b> N.D. Handwritten letter to \u201cDear Parents\u201d from Herbert Hall at Pine Mountain School, Pine Mountain, KY. page 1. Herbert begins his letter by describing his Industrial Work: He describes his woodworking class and his work as a kitchen boy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

20<\/b> Herbert\u2019s [N.D.] letter to his parents, page 2. He helped the dietician by getting vegetables and cleaning the rooms. In the Barn, Herbert learned to care for and herd the cows and cleaned the Barn. His supervisor was a high school senior.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy study habits have been very poor but I have been studying pretty hard these last few weeks. I have made pretty good use of the library\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/i> but feels he could do better. <\/span>\u201cIn some classes I have made poor and I can not lay the blame on my teachers\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

21<\/b> Herbert\u2019s [N.D.] letter to his parents, page 3. Describes his classes in civics, woodwork classes, American History and science; sports activities\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

22<\/b> Herbert\u2019s [N.D.] letter to his parents, page 4. Describes his classes in Bible and home economics. <\/span>\u201cI could make more friends by behaving in the house…being fair to everyone and not say[ing] ill words to them and also by not acting the fool around them.\u201d<\/span><\/i> He writes that he doesn\u2019t always make good use of his free time; sometimes he earns money in his free time; <\/span>\u201csometimes I study but not always. …I am learning to take responsibility of a job when it is handed to me\u2026.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

23<\/b> DUPLICATE OF 22<\/span><\/p>\n

24 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s [N.D.] letter to his parents, page 5. <\/span>\u201cI won a prize at the book party and was next to the high man in the field day meet. Your son, Herbert Hall.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Letter to Parents, December 1943<\/b><\/p>\n

25 <\/b>December 16, 1943.<\/span> Handwritten letter to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hall, Viper, Kentucky, from Herbert Hall at Pine Mountain School, Pine Mountain, KY. page 1. He writes about his accomplishments in the previous semester: In<\/span> Economics in Everyday Life <\/span><\/i>by Goodman and Moore, he learned about the Grange(?) League Federation and operations of big businesses. English, taught by Miss [Minerva M.] Sparrow<\/a>, includes literature and grammar. In Biology, he learned about classifying plants and animals, has taken hikes, studied plants and animals.<\/span><\/p>\n

26 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s<\/span> December 1943, letter to his parents, page 2. In Mechanics, Mr. Pinkie<\/a> (sic) is teaching driving a car. Miss Smith teaches music. In Co-op, his class \u201c<\/span>organized the store by selling shares at twenty-five cents each. Each week a Co-op student goes to Harlan to shop for the store. I have gone once and I sure did learn a lot. I made a deposit at the bank and did a lot of shopping for the workers and the store. We have learned about co-ops all over the world\u2026.\u201d <\/span><\/i>He names several co-ops in other states.<\/span><\/p>\n

27 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s<\/span> December 1943, letter to his parents, page 3. He has clerked in the co-op store, did bookkeeping, <\/span>\u201cgives out 24 1\/2 percent rebate back on a dollar and one cent interest on each share. We find the rebate by dividing the net profit by the sales to shareholders.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cMy conduct in the house is not too good. I make a lot of noise and have been called down a few times.\u201d <\/span><\/i>He describes his \u201ceveryday work\u201d on the farm and in the laundry. <\/span>\u201cI can be a more helpful and thoughtful member of the school by being more polite and use my manners more.\u201d <\/span><\/i>He writes that<\/span> being a good scout and helping others<\/span><\/i> is his most meaningful event on the campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

28 <\/b>Herbert\u2019s<\/span> December 1943, letter to his parents, page 4. <\/span>\u201cI have read some interesting books and usually read the news but I should study more and I will try. Yours truly, Herbert Hall.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Student Evaluations by Teachers<\/b><\/p>\n

29 <\/b>Fall 1942-43. Subject: Science and Geography. Instructor: Alice Joy Keith.<\/span>\u201dHas a natural hunch for scientific principles. A very satisfactory record throughout the term\u2026.\u201d <\/span><\/i>Lists the contents of the course that he had mastered. May 28, 1943: <\/span>\u201cVery quiet and unassuming…Cooperation: good. Sometimes inattentive dreaming.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

30<\/b> December 23, 1943. Subject; Auto Mech. Instructor: Roland F. Pinke<\/a>.<\/span>\u201dHerbert is a good student when he gets down to business, but he thinks of constantly having a good time. He enjoys acting up in the class and getting them all to laugh at him\u2026.If you constantly keep after him he is a good student and a good worker\u2026.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

31 <\/b>December 16, 1943. Subject: English. Instructor: M.M. Sparrow. <\/span>\u201c…[H]e does good work but too frequently he has other things much more pleasurable than study\u2026.I think him capable of much better work.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

32 <\/b>December 20, 1943. Subject: Economics. Instructor: Gladys Hill<\/a>. <\/span>\u201cHe profits much by drill and special teaching.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

33 <\/b>December 20, 1943. Subject: Biology. Instructor: Alice Joy Keith.<\/span> \u201cA natural observer, drawing clear-headed conclusions. Would rather play than study…does good, studious work when alone. Draws well\u2026.Excellent written work on self-tests\u2026.Probably knows more biology by now than most of the class.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

34 <\/b>Sticker: \u201cBox 43, Series II\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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See Also: JAMES HERBERT HALL Student<\/a> – Biography<\/h3>\n
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GALLERY: James Herbert Hall Correspondence
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