When Kay and Grace received permission to leave camp in June 1943 (Grace resettled in the Midwest and Kay on the East Coast), they chose Tomi to take over for them.
My mother’s family lived in Block 4. From the preschool and elementary office in Block 8, highlighted in blue, my mom recalled having to visit each preschool (located in Blocks 9, 13, 27, and 37), walking in the summer heat, through dust storms, and winter snow.
As the Supervisor of the preschool department, she attended Education Board meetings with Dr. Noble, Superintendent; Mr. Nuttall, High School principal; and Miss Wanda Robertson, Elementary School principal. She wrote: “I was now responsible for the preschool department, 4 preschools and 2 pre-kindergarten, teacher training, interviewing and hiring teachers, teachers’ meetings, the running of the schools and parent relations.”
