Interview with Anne Elias 2.2

Segment Synopsis: Talk about various buildings, cattle, poultry, and pets kept on a farm.

Keywords: dog houses; greeneries

Subjects: building; cats; chickeb coops; cow barns; dogs; farm life; farms; horse barns; house types; mice; pig barns

Partial Transcript: When did you start attending school?
What was the layout of the school? Furniture? Heating, water?
Where did you go to school?
How big was your class?
Describe a typical day at school.
What subjects were taught?
How much time did you spend in school every day?
Who was the teacher? For how long? Where did he/she live?
What were supplies and books? Where did they come from? What did they cost and who paid for them?
How big was your class?
What was the layout of the school? Furniture? Heating, water?
Describe summer activities/ games.
Describe winter activities/ games.
Who was the teacher? For how long? Where did he/she live?

Segment Synopsis: Talk about schooling and education, and various aspects related to that.

Keywords: scribblers

Subjects: Prairie School architecture; academic calendars; after-school programs; books; calligraphy pens; desks; education; elementary schools; middle schools; office supplies; one-room schools; school administration; school attendance; school buildings; school children; school discipline; school employees; school libraries; school year; schoolbags; schools

Partial Transcript: Was there a punishment for speaking a language other than English at school?
What language or languages did the teacher use in school? and the students?
Do you remember any stories about communication problems in your community?
Who were your classmates (i.e., ethnic origins)?
If English is not one of your first languages, when and how did you learn it?
What languages did you speak at home?
Did you ever take lessons in any other language? When?

Segment Synopsis: Talk about language politics at school, languages spoken outside of school and in family, ethnicity of school teachers and school children, ethnic groups represented in school and in the community.

Keywords: English; Metis; Ukrainians

Subjects: accents; code switching (language); ethnic groups; ethnicity; foreign languages; intermarriage; language; language acquisition; language comprehension; language contact; language immersion; languages; mixed languages; neighbors; normal schools; punishment; school discipline; second-language acquisition; taboo languages; teachers; vernacular language

Segment Synopsis: Interruption due to phone call and some logistic arrangements.

Partial Transcript: Who were your friends at school?
What did you do together?
Were you friends with students of other ethnic groups?
Describe social activities that were organized by your school (e.g., Christmas concerts, school picnics, etc.).

Segment Synopsis: Talk about various social activities in school after classes, and interactions with friends of the same or other ethnic groups.

Keywords: Odd dance

Subjects: Christmas; Easter eggs; Mother's Day; ball games; baseballs; concerts; ethnic groups; friends; picnics; school holidays; schools; soccer; social events; social networking (social skills); softballs

Partial Transcript: What did you want to be when you grew up?
What did your family expect you to do when you grew up?
Normal school; tuition.
What (special) memories do you have of school?

Segment Synopsis: Talk about choosing professional education while being a schoolchild, child's dreams, influence of the family and the context of the time, gender roles and expectations, professions available for women. Practical aspects of tuition and fees, specific schools location,

Keywords: Garneau school; University Education Building; Whyte avenue

Subjects: books; dreams; gender; normal school; nurses; occupations; preparatory schools; school libraries; secretaries (office workers); teachers; teachers colleges; vacation schools