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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…
8th Grade Football Team
Salisbury N. C. Graded School, 8th Grade Football Team.
Not a usual team shot, as the boys are in suits, not uniforms, but they are showing their purpose with the football (dated 1907). Team sports as part of the regular school activities did not…
Salisbury High School
Salisbury High School was built in 1904 and attached to the Graded School built in 1881. It was the second high school in the state. In 1926, Boyden High School was built on Lincolnton Road and was named for Col. Archibald Henderson Boyden who was…
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…
Salisbury Graded School
Graded School, Salisbury, N.C.
The postcard is postmarked Oct. 14, 1906. Built in 1904, this large edition was connected to the Old Graded School.
51588 Buerbaum’s Bookstore, Salisbury, N.C, (Germany)
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50th Anniversary Edition, Salisbury…
Gymnasium
Salisbury, N.C. Graded School Gymnasium
Exercise class using Indian clubs circa 1907.
The Indian Club is an exercise devise with a fanciful tale attached to it in the “Emperor’s New Clothes” tradition. It seemed that the luxurious job of being king…
Chemistry Class in Laboratory
Salisbury, N.C. Graded School A Chemistry Class in Laboratory.
As early as 1854, a “practical” education was advocated for public High Schools. As a result, education in the latter part of the 19th century moved away from the teaching of the…
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…
On the Playgrounds
On the playgrounds of the Salisbury, N.C. Graded School, April, 1907.
While this is obviously a group portrait of students and staff, it is interesting that it is on what they called a “playground.” Physical education did not appear in public…
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…