Born in 1901, Arthur Dell Goodman was a graduate of Wake Forest, teacher, and educator. In this interview he provides insights into his own family and local history, as well as insights into education in the 1920s.
PART 1 IS UNINTELLIGIBLE
PART 2
00:20 Travelling to Wilkesboro / Camping
10:49 Desire to teach
11:19 Family’s importance on education
12:03 Registering for classes at Wake Forest
14:05 Assisting with teaching at Wake Forest
16:20 Travelling to Wake Forest from Ashe
21:00 Success at Wake Forest
PART 3
0:00 Taking Greek to graduate in 1927
3:00 Teaching Sunday School in West Jefferson
3:40 Starting teaching career at Orion and Oak Hill
5:50 Reflections on Oak Hill
6:30 Teaching at Caldwell County
8:30 Meeting Wife (Mangum)
12:00 Establishing new schools
15:00 Tam Bowie’s and politics’ influence on education
16:35 Teaching at Fleetwood
17:34 Responsibilities of a principal at Healing Springs
20:17 Changes in teaching
PART 4
0:40 Depression years in Detroit
13:38 Effects of depression in Ashe County
18:30 Mrs. Goodman working at Belk’s
21:25 Causes for migration
27:02 Roles of women
29:37 Enlistees in World War I
PART 5 (Largely unintelligilble)
0:00 Ghost Stories