School Day 1899 Style

Today we traveled back in time to Pleasant Valley School in Stillwater.  It was 1899 and we were students attending that school.  In actual fact, our names were authentic names of students who actually attended this one room school house. For instance, there was Effie, Clarence, George, Bell, Martha, and many more.

 Charming, isn't it?

  


Time for school to begin-boys on one side and girls on the other.

 Teacher Miss Susie begins our lessons.  Boys sit on one side, girls on the other.  

So many things were different from OCS.....slate boards and chalk, ink pots,  a McGuffey Reader as the only textbook,  pumping water to get a drink, and last, by not least, was using an outhouse!!!

 Many  interesting items to look at and guess what they were used for......

Practicing our penmenship was 

very important.  

 Reading together.

 Everyone had an appetite by the time lunch rolled around.  It was a beautiful afternoon as we grabbed our lunch to sit outside.

Those lunches tasted yummy.  We played a few games including "Annie, Annie Over" and sack races.   

Then it was back indoors for more lessons in science and a spelling bee.  School  was over before we knew it and we decided that we will long remember this special day of stepping back in time.