Sunday, October 21, 2007

Rivalries at District 46

"In that school the Swedes and Norwegians were equally divided with one German family and one half German family in the minority. I was half Norwegian and half Swedish, so I was the swing vote, although we never really argued about nationality except in fun. However, we did argue about breeds of cattle. Of course, the Swensons and others dominated with their Holsteins. My father had Shorthorns which weren't very highly regarded. The favorite comment we used to taunt the Holstein people with, was to say that they might as well milk the water tank!"
......Ruth Snyder Larson

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