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Between
the east windows, the higher blackboard at one time probably served
to remind students
of homework assignments or special messages from the teacher. |
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The stovepipe
still remains where the stove used to stand. Lucky were those select
students sitting near it in the winter time. The lower blackboard was the
right height for the younger
students where they could demonstrate how to solve tricky math problems or
to apply grammar rules. |
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An
interesting wall finish, embossed tin was an alternative to wallpaper in
early settler days when such an item became affordable or even available.
Three distinct designs are seen in the schoolhouse; no doubt, they must
have provided inspiration to practise patterning and drawing skills for
many of the students who passed through these halls... |
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A
glimpse inside the west wing which was added to the original stone
building in the late 1800s. It was needed to accommodate the increasing
village population which had grown rapidly with the settling of farms on
the surrounding hillsides.
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