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2nd Grade, Batavia System
The Salisbury Graded School at some point must have instituted the Batavia System of education. The Batavia System of Individual Instruction, byJohn Kennedy, published in Syracuse, N.Y. by C.W. Bardeen in 1914 is a method of classroom organization…
Under the Trees
Under the Trees in front of the Salisbury N.C. Graded School.
Theo Buerbaum was famous for his street scenes. This one shows the yard of the school planted with trees and the street—probably Ellis Street.
Raphael Tuck & Sons Postcard Series…
1st Grade Planting in Garden
Salisbury NC Graded School 1st Grade planting in garden.
In the 17th century, school gardens began to be seen in Europe. By 1869, there was an Austrian mandate that all schools must have a garden. Similar mandates followed in other European…
Graded School and Superintendent's Residence
Salisbury, N.C. Graded School and Superintendent’s Residence.
Even though laws establishing public education were enacted in 1839, in Salisbury prior to the Civil War, there was little progress in public education. Following the war, public schools…