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adding her activites in 4-H led to her interest in home economics and teaching.
In 1961, Betty Wood graduated from Madison College — now James Madison University — and returned to her hometown of Amelia, Va. Little did she know in just months she would be leaving her hometown for nearly a lifetime.
“The new superintendent for Rappahannock and Warren counties had been my principal and physics teacher,” Mrs. Wood said, referring to the late 0. A. Norton.
“He came down to my home and asked me if I would come up here and take this job,” she said, adding she did not know of the job or the area at the time.
“It was the second year the school was open,” she said.
In 1961 home economics was something every girl took — with seriousness.
“It was different,” Mrs. Wood said of the classroom and student attitudes.
“I think they were serious about studying, then,” she said, adding the class was small, hands-on activities were common and teacher-pupil attitudes were more friendly.
“I used to go and visit my students and their families in the summer months,” she said, adding her 11-month contract meant her duties as a home economics teacher were extended over the months. Getting to know the student “to best serve their needs was just part of the job.”
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