Shelby County, Iowa. The general attitude in this community about education is that every child shou . . . - NARA - 522406

Scope and content: Full caption reads as follows: Shelby County, Iowa. The general attitude in this community about education is that every child should go through high school, but that, unless he wants to go on into some kind of specialized work, education beyond the twelfth grade is unnecessary.... Besides this, there are 11 country schools, of which 9 were in operation during 1940. ...[One of several images] taken in and around the Consolidated School. [Irwin Consolidated High and Grade School]