OLD-TIME SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL-BOOKS - online book
An Illustrated history & description Of Schools in the 18th & 19th Centurys.
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A Schoolroom Corner. |
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made the most of it till the instructor appeared at the door and rapped sharply with his ferule on the door-post as a signal for them to come in. Just inside the schoolroom near the door was a pail of water and a cup, and the children helped themselves as they entered. Some drank large quantities — in part to quench their thirst and in part to make an exhibition of their capacity. Work was resumed, and the rest of the session was spent chiefly in a general "spell," the teacher giving out the words from a spelling-book and the pupils spelling them at the top of their voices.
The afternoon began with reading by the first class from a reading-book, and then the other classes |
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