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<strong>TEACHER'S DESK.</strong>
One room elementary schools, which were built throughout the Eastern Townships, made primary school more accessible for many within walking distance. Generally these schools were 24 x 24 feet with an entry room with hooks for coats, a shelf for lunch pails, and a stove for heat in the centre of the room (often of sheet iron). Desks were long narrow tables with benches for seats. The earliest schools were of log construction, with floors of hewn boards. The teacher's desk was high, with a sloping surface.
The teacher worked hard and long hours. Besides being responsible for the maintenance of the school room (sweeping, bringing in wood, and so on), she would board with local families and often helped out there, as well. Some teachers rotated their lodging, boarding a week at the home of each child and then moving on to another home.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)
One room elementary schools, which were built throughout the Eastern Townships, made primary school more accessible for many within walking distance. Generally these schools were 24 x 24 feet with an entry room with hooks for coats, a shelf for lunch pails, and a stove for heat in the centre of the room (often of sheet iron). Desks were long narrow tables with benches for seats. The earliest schools were of log construction, with floors of hewn boards. The teacher's desk was high, with a sloping surface.
The teacher worked hard and long hours. Besides being responsible for the maintenance of the school room (sweeping, bringing in wood, and so on), she would board with local families and often helped out there, as well. Some teachers rotated their lodging, boarding a week at the home of each child and then moving on to another home.
(Compton County Museum Collection / Photo - Jackie Hyman)