MORAN — At 97, it’s a safe bet Ruth Wood is the sole survivor of the 1936 graduating class of Elsmore High School.
After all, there were only a dozen in her class.
She fondly remembers walking the three miles to school and back each day. And though she wanted to take bookkeeping and typing courses, lack of equipment prevented more than two students at a time to take the popular classes.
The school closed about 50 years ago.
As a youngster, Ruth remembers an Elsmore of a different era. She grew up on a farm, the daughter of…
Farm life still suits Wood, 97
