Hi everyone! I'm wondering if there are any McInteer researchers on the list. If so, I'd like to hear from you. My mother Mary Hunter (daughter of Simon Hunter and Frances Jane Martin) lived in Hart County two miles southwest of Horse Cave. Her father was a preacher and there were ten children in the family. They moved from Hart County to Marengo, Indiana in the 1920s. But while in Hart County, it seems my mother had a school teacher named McInteer. Mom was fond of writing poems, so she wrote one about her teacher. Mom was about age nine at the time.. The little poem gives some insight into the one-room school experience, too. I will share the poem here. I was reminded of it last night when I read Lucy Emma Cartmill's article about the Waterloo School in the January 1987 HART COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY. The article states that Bertha McInteer taught at Waterloo in 1913. That is probably the teacher my mother is writing about here. Ruth Rogers OUR TEACHER by Mary Katherine Hunter (ca.age 9) We have a very nice teacher By the name of Mcinteer. Just one look at her pleasant face Fills our hearts with cheer. She is five feet and three inches tall, And has brown hair and eyes, To teach such a bunch of children She must be very wise. When it is time to study She rings the little bell. Now her duties thru the day To you I'll try to tell. First, she calls the little folks And teaches them letter by letter Why I'll declare! She has so much patience I hardly think any one could do it better. Next, she hears all our reading lessons Including from the first to the eighth grade. Whew! It is such a troublous task She never can be repaid. Altho we try from day to day In word, and thot, and deed, Why no! We never can repay her For the way she is teaching us to read. Then she has our arithmetic lessons And tells us how the problems are solved. She is one of the best mathematicians Is what we pupils have resolved. Next she has our grammar lessons And tries with all her might To teach us to talk correctly Also, to correctly write. Of course, she teaches us history Which tells how our fore-fathers fought. Indeed, she wants us to remember How our freedom was wrought. She teaches us agriculture Which tells us how to gain wealth Also physiology which tells how to keep The more prized thing, health. Then comes our geography lesson Which tells us all about the land and water And tells us about climates colder than ours Also of those which are hotter. Then she has our last lesson Which teaches us how to spell. Why the good that she is doing us No tongue can ever tell. Of course, she has other duties Too numerous to speak about. So I'll close by simply saying She always helps us out.