Jerry Apps: One-Room School

PBS Wisconsin October 15, 2025
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Wisconsin historian and storyteller Jerry Apps recounts his experiences attending Chain O'Lake School, a one-room schoolhouse in rural Waushara County, from 1939 to 1947. Apps describes daily school life, community traditions like Christmas programs, and Wisconsin School of the Air radio broadcasts that connected isolated rural students statewide. 0:00 Introduction 3:32 First Day at Chain O' Lake School 11:45 School Routines and Teacher's Duties 20:14 Christmas Program Traditions 28:50 Wisconsin School of the Air 38:20 Recess Games and Outdoor Play 46:39 Eighth Grade, Polio, and Graduation 54:55 Credits and Closing Reflections Watch this program here on YouTube and streaming any time online and on the free PBS app on all streaming devices: https://pbswisconsin.org/watch/jerry-apps/