Here is a link to The Fall 1973 issue of Bittersweet a periodical started by the students of Lebanon, Missouri, in 1973, and continuing through 1983. This first issue focused on the one room schools of Southwest Missouri, the last of which had been closed after the 1972-1973 school year. While it does not necessarily talk much about music in the schools, it does give a picture of the way it was in these one room schools. There are many nice pictures (slow loading, though!) to go along with the articles.

I am sure it will be of interest to Kath, and likely to others as well. It is a part of a site that has such a vast amount of material about the folklore and music of the Ozarks, that I have delayed putting up a link to the site until I can do it proper justice. I found this particular issue interesting and informative, that is for sure.

One of the schools profiled was called Dry and Dusty, which is the name of a well known Ozark fiddle tune. I have wondered what the connection might have been.