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COOKING CLASS – 1900
This is the fourth in our series of Gilded Age classroom pictures. This one is of a cooking class.
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GILDED AGE SCHOOL PUNISHMENTS
The picture is of a gym class in a 1900 school, but let’s look at some facts about punishment in a Gilded Age school. A typical school philosophy was “Speak the truth, be honest, be punctual, be clean and kind.” Showing respect was also highly emphasized. Here is a list Read more…
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GILDED AGE SCHOOL DAY
A typical day in a Gilded Age one room classroom. Boys and girls enter the classroom single file, youngest to oldest. Girls enter first, curtsying to the teacher. Boys would bow. Hang your coat on the hook. Put your lunch pail on the shelf. You sat according to academic ability, Read more…
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Gilded Age Classrooms
This will be the first in a series of photos of school children around 1900. Many kids worked at the turn of the century. Only 51% of 5-19 year – olds attended school. Only 30% of non-whites attended. Only 11% of eligible kids went to high school. Most students went Read more…