Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories
Identifier
Oral history 01017
Files
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Creation Date
1-16-1991
Disciplines
History
Description
Mr. White discusses growing up in Raymondville, elementary education, home and family life. Work in oilfields, WWII US Army service in Europe, higher education. Teaching Raymondville schools, school tenure in Mission, numerous observations on education and family.
- 00:00 - (second half of interview) Has education changed for the better since the 1960's
- 06:47 - Single parent families and the fate of the United States
- 11:19 - Religion in public schools
- 14:43 - The changes in the Mission school district
- 23:37 - Athletics
- 27:23 - No pass, no play
- 29:50 - The value of encouraging post-graduate degrees
- 35:57 - Conclusion
- 37:21 - First half of interview begins
- 38:28 - When White was born and details about his parents
- 45:28 - Land clearing
- 47:28 - White's farm
- 48:16 - What White's home was like
- 51:47 - What school was like for White
- 54:57 - World War II
- 59:53 - Post-war experiences and university
- 1:08:06 - How White managed discipline when he started teaching
- 1:10:26 - Time spent in San Benito
- 1:14:06 - Rumor involving White being a gold miner
- 1:18:25 - The 1960's and Mission Texas
- 1:22:25 - Raymondville
Format
Compressed from a .wav format into a .mp3 access format at 128kbps.
Length
00:84:17
Language
English
Notes
Interview conducted on 16 January 1991 by Robert E. Norton. Digital transfer completed on 1 April 2014 from the original analog cassette tape.
Recommended Citation
Rio Grande Valley Oral Histories Collection; Kenneth E. White, 1991/01/16. ELIBR-0027. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, TX. Accessed via https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/rgvoralhistories/466