Walk: The Trees Are Marked for You

I. Introduction: Homesteading in Dakota Territory, 1870's. Birds, animals & the glories of nature. Farm boys make their own fun in spite of heavy responsibility - 1913-1930. II. Several of the 11 themes: Grandfather from the Ukraine, Pheasant hunting, Angry bulls, Cruelty to animals, etc. III. Who are the Mennonites? IV. What are naive farm boys doing in a Bible School? An Average American's perspective. V. Incidents & Experiences -- Blizzards, Prairie Fries, Hailstorms, Rattlers, Rats, & Runaway horses. VI. The Dust Bowl Tragedy. VII. The Log School House in the wilds of the high Rocky Mt. pinion pine forest. VIII. An Ode to the Middlewest. IX. To Calif. & College; a lone stranger in a new urban environment with 50[ to my name. Ten days later, a sophomore, taking 17 hrs. & managing a chauffeuring job. X. Four college boys batching in a tiny cottage, surviving poverty & the depression. "We were always laughing about our tricks: please forgive us." XI. Pearl Harbor: Turmoil in Los Angeles! XII. Unusual incidents & observations during 26 years of teaching in secondary schools, colleges & university. XIII. Academic problems in small schools. XIV. National Survival Factors vs. Public Education.Dirks, G. Frederick is the author of 'Walk: The Trees Are Marked for You', published 1989 under ISBN 9780962157301 and ISBN 0962157309.