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HAVE always taught. Whatever I knew, I always passed it on.”
This is the positive approach to life manifested by Miss Elsie Dodson of Flint Hill, a retiring school teacher. She has just completed 21 years of teaching in elementary schools, all in Rappahannock County. ‘‘Whether it was reading, writing and arithmetic, how to smock a dress or bake a pie, I’ve always shared knowledge. It seems to me we need to do more of that— trade work as well as ideas.”
Miss Elsie decided she was old enough to retire, over 65. She also felt that her eyesight might prevent her from doing a good job of teaching. “If I can’t do a good job, I won’t do it at all,” she said.
“You know, it took me 30 years to get a degree and now I need only three hours to complete graduate work at the University of Virginia.”
Miss Elsie attended Madison College in Harrisonburg in 1927 and 1928. Her mother died and the depression evolved, so she stopped school to help with the three younger members of the family. She secured a teaching position, then realized how very much she needed her degree.
She spent seven summers, whenever she could manage, in college, took a half-year .sabbatical from
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