Abstract The Larry Meskan collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript of an oral history interview conducted between Meskan and Raymond Arsenault during the fall of 1987. At the time of the interview, Meskan was working as a secondary English teacher at Waterville-Elysian High School in Waterville, Minnesota. He had been at the school since 1954. In the interview, Meskan focused on the areas of change and continuity during his teaching career. For instance, he mentioned textbooks,...

Abstract The Jeffrey Pridie collection consists of an audiocassette and transcript for an oral history interview conducted between Pridie and Raymond Arsenault during the winter of 1987. Pridie began his career as an art teacher at Blue Earth, Minnesota in 1981. In 1987, Pridie left Blue Earth to take a teaching position in Waterville, Minnesota. In the interview, Pridie noted the problems of chemical and drug abuse among secondary students in the two schools. He discussed his experiences working...