Schools of Yesterday and Today

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Schools of Yesterday and Today

• Darlene Harrison
• and
• Jennifer Wojdyla-Radde

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Yesterday
Today
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Franklin County, Ohio Schoolhouse ca. 1906
DescriptionInterior of a one room schoolhouse
in Franklin County, Ohio, ca. 1906. Students of
varying ages are seated at their desks and their
teacher is standing at the back of the classroom.
A stove in the center of the classroom is the
only source of heat and the windows are the main
source of light.
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Octa, Ohio Schoolhouse ca 1909-1910 Descriptio
nInterior of a one room school house in Octa,
Fayette County, Ohio, ca. 1909-1910. Students of
varying ages are seated at their desks. A stove
in the center of the classroom is the only source
of heat and the windows are the main source of
light.
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Students and Teacher at Blackboard ca
1906-1908 DescriptionFive young students and
their teacher writing on the blackboard in a one
room schoolhouse in rural Ohio, ca. 1906-1908.
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Boys Doing Wood Working Project ca
1910 DescriptionA group of boys engaged in wood
working projects in their classroom, Lucas
County, Ohio, ca. 1910.
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Girls Sewing Instruction ca
1900-1910 DescriptionA group of girls practice
sewing with the assistance of their teacher,
Agricultural and District School, Liberty
Township, Union County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1910.
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School Children Huddled Around Stove ca
1906-1910 DescriptionChildren of various ages
huddled around a stove in the center of their
school room for warmth in a one room schoolhouse
in eastern Ohio, ca. 1906-1910.
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Extension Activities

• Recess Games Focus

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Boys on Stilts ca unknown DescriptionThree
boys walking on stilts, possibly in their school
yard. The photograph is from the Albert Belmont
Graham Collection. Based on his experiences as a
school superintendent in rural Ohio, Graham
advocated for the consolidation of rural schools
and promoted agricultural education. He is best
known as the founder of the Boys and Girls
Agricultural Clubs which became the 4-H
organization.
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Boys Playing Basketball at Recess
ca1900-1910 DescriptionGroup of boys playing
basketball at recess, Bethel Township High
School, Miami County, Ohio, ca. 1900-1910.
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Boys Playing Marbles ca 1900-1910 Description
Three boys playing marbles at recess,
Springfield Township, Clark County, ca.
1900-1910.
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Children Playing Outside Two Room Schoolhouse
ca 1900-1910 DescriptionReproduction of a
photograph depicting children playing games such
as 'leap frog' outside their two room schoolhouse
in Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio, ca.
1900-1910.
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School Girls Jumping Rope ca
1900-1910 DescriptionReproduction of a
photograph depicting four young girls jumping
rope during recess, Springfield, Clark County,
Ohio, ca. 1900-1910.
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Stick Ball Game ca unknown DescriptionChildr
en playing stick ball, possibly in the school
yard. The photograph is from the Albert Belmont
Graham Collection. Based on his experiences as a
school superintendent in rural Ohio, Graham
advocated for the consolidation of rural schools
and promoted agricultural education. He is best
known as the founder of the Boys and Girls
Agricultural Clubs which became the 4-H
organization.
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Extension Activities

• Transportation Focus

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Children Arriving at School in Horse-Drawn Wagon
1906-1908 DescriptionReproduction of a
photograph depicting children arriving at Luna
Township Consolidated School in a horse-drawn
wagon Summit Station, Licking County, Ohio, ca.
1906-1908.
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Children Leaving School in Horse Drawn Wagons
ca 1904 DescriptionReproduction of photograph
depicting children leaving school in horse drawn
wagons, Trumbull County, Ohio, ca. 1904.
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Pictures of Todays Classrooms
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http//www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/cfe/rpt/RPT_Tech_Ch
allenge/student.html
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http//www.cces.org/classtech06.html
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