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伊万·盖尔福德·布雷克EvanGuilfore-Blake
Myfirstschoolwasthestoriedone-roomschoolhouse.Anoldwhitewashedbuildingwitharedroofahepeak，itsatatthetopofanunpavedhillsurroundedbyfarmland.ingabarhlivestoathen-unin-corporatedareaofUrbana，Ilinois.Theschoolhousedallsixprimarygradesand，asIrecall，therewereaboutthirty-fiveofus，m，althedinage，ofcourse，uptotwelveorthirteen.
Theyearwas1953，andIwassixyearsrader，andthesonofaPh.D.studentattheUyofIlinois.MypeersandtheuppergraderswerefarmkidsorradstakingadvaheGIBill.Somewerejusttoopoortoliveiy，whichwouldhavequalifiedthemforacityschool.Isuspectmyparentsdismissedtherelevagrade，siofmyedueathome，attheirhands，any>
&eathatschoolwasasclassicasthebuildingitself.Mrs.Knappwasasbyprofessionandshe’dbeendoingit，shesaid，allherlife.Bythemeantthirty-fiveorfortyyearsonthejob.Shehadtohavebeeies：erfectarray.Petite;memoryputsheratbarelyfivefeet，perhapsonehundredpounds.Bony，withtightlydrafeatures.Promiknuckles.Perfectteeth.Shebrushedafterlundmadesurewedid，too.
Shehandledourdiverseihperfeb，guidingthoseofuswhocouldreadwellthroughthepleasuresofSteveryandMr.PopperaruggledwithreadingthroughthejoysofDie.Ifeverygradewasadifferentrs.Knappwasfluentinthesixlanguageswespoke，alropriateversatioeversubject-adnot-thatourcuriositywasheirto.Sheknele，moreaboutbaseballanditshistorythanmyfatherdidandwasalwaysreadytuethemeritsofPeeWeeReese（herfavainstChicoCarrasquel（miheoneMrs.Knappiwillalwaysremainengravedinmymemorydidschool，however.Ithappenedoedtryroadthatdivided-fieldsoernoodayofthat，myfirstfull-fledgedschoolyear.Tocelebratethebeautifulweather，she’dtakenusorip，literally，throughthebrightyellowandgreenofdwheatstalksthatweretallerthanIwas（andthaoo（butstilltwoorthreemonthsshyoftheirharvest.
Wewandered，aslargegroupsofarewonttodo，oureyesgwithfasandbirdandleaf，everyoneofwhifailingly，Mrs.Kiorekkedaloraffickedgravelanddirtroadsthathadbeewideenoughfortractlecartotravel.TherewereheIlinoisprairielandwasflat，andwecouldseeonlytheblueofthehorizonandanohouserooftopbeyondthefieldsofgraieourlundwigaroadside，listenileofthewindthroughthegentlys.thecriesofthecrows，thechirrsofthecridbeetles.
Afterlunchwewalkedmore.Now，though，thetriphadbeerepetitious-morefields，moreorebirddI，lyamongothers，wasbepatiehappeheabsolutemiddlehtoutofwhat，someyearslater，IwouldthinkofasTheTwilightZoephenKihesidele-laneroadhundredsofyardsfromanythingthatresembledcivilization，stoodaand.Nothingfancy，justawoodentersixhtfeetwide，fivefeethigh，twofeetdeep，withpolessuppawoodsheetthatservedassuhegrizzled，butsmiling，middle-agedmanwhostoodbehindit.Thewords“IceCream-10Flavors”
romihefront.
ThemanandMrs.Kedeachotherasoldfrieousandsaideachofuscouldhaveanicee，anyflavorwewished，hertreat.Ourenthusiasmwas，naturally，boundless，aeoverwhethertosticktotheksofchocolateorvanillaorwhethertoexperimentwiththeexoticRockyRoadedamongus.Butweeachsettledohing，andthemanscestowaffledha.Wesavoredanddevoured.
ThenheaskedMrs.Knapp，“Whatwouldyoulike?”
Iliketothiwinkleinhiseyesashedidandthatwhatfollowedwasaritualbetweehoughthefewkidswho’dattendedMrs.
Knapp’syearsbeforehadhestand.
&houghtfully，thensaid，“IthinkI’llhaveaeofeach.”
&bataofeaflavors?Inoners.Knapp，thisassmallerthaofherstudents，wasgoien-scoopicee?
Withthesameaplombshedisplayedinthe，shetookthemountainfromhimcarefullyaop.Shesaidsomethinglike“Mmm”
andsmiled.Ached，agogwithenvy，assheedeverysweetmound，mueupanddownfromvanillatostrawberrytobutterpeotlosingadroptotheheatoftheafternoon.
Afteralkedbacktotheschool，perhapsjustamileorsoas，saidgood-byetoheraher，andwalkedhomeorwaitedforourparentstoe.
Ofcourse，Itoldmyparentsabouttheevent，and，ofcourse，theysmiled.WedrovepasttheschoolthefolloasmerandMrs.Knappwasoffsomewhere，withMr.Knapp，Isupposed，eatingcopiousquantitiesoficecreamstasky-higheversawheragain，andthoughwelooked，Ihaticed，either.
Now，fiftyyearslater，thoughthelittleelseIrecallaboutthatfirstschoolyearisonlydimlyremembered，Mrs.Knappaen-scoopiceainsoneofmyclearestories.Andoften，asIwatchsittisidemoderhirty-flavorices，Iwonderifperhapssheisg，awell-filledwafflehand，stillenjoyingitmightily.
我读的第一所学校坐落在一座小荒山的山顶，校舍是一间平房，屋顶上插了一个风向标。
校舍的周围是农田（农田里还有一个牲畜棚，用来养家畜），当时那片地方还不属于伊利诺伊州的乌尔班纳。
回想起来，那所学校有6个班级，共有35名学生，大部分是一些年龄较小的孩子，当然也有十二三岁的。
1953年，父亲在伊利诺伊大学读哲学博士，6岁的我在上一年级。
我的同学和高年级学生中的大部分都是农民出身的孩子，有的是享受《美国退伍军人法案》福利的士兵大学生的子女，有的是因为家里太穷无法在城市生活并享受那里的教育。
至于我，早期教育主要是父母在家给予的不会有太大的影响。
学校里只有一名教师——柯耐普夫人。
柯耐普夫人是一名职业教师，她与学校的建筑物看起来一样古老。
柯耐普夫人说，她从事了一辈子教育工作，我猜想，她那时应该已经做了35～40年的教育工作了。
柯耐普夫人的头发已经全白了，但梳理得很整齐，我想她大概已经六十多岁了。
柯耐普夫人在教学上因材施教，而且对于这种方法已经很有经验了。
对于已经能够欣赏史蒂文森和鲍勃先生的诗歌的学生，还有那些读《狄克和珍妮的故事》有些困难的学生，她都能进行指导。
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