A scrapbook compiled by Mary Mildred McNerny Lykins documenting her years teaching in rural Atchison County, Kansas. In 1938, she started her teaching career at Irish Point School (District 67) and in 1939 she transferred to Oak Mills School (District 34) where she taught for four years. During World War II, she and her students collected metal and rubber for a scrap drive. In 1943, she accepted a position at Cummings (District 55) and taught for one year before resigning and marrying Robert (Bob) Dawson Lykins.