Wisconsin Schools In The Early 1900s Were So Different

It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school after the holiday break – which the kids are sad about, but parents are just a little thrilled about. But the schools you send your kids to look nothing like how they used to look back in the early 1900s. Here is what Wisconsin schools looked like back in the day.

1. This is a rural school in near Tipler, Wisconsin.

2. This is a shot of the interior of one-room school house. Crawford County, Wisconsin.

3. These children take a rest during recess at a rural school near Tipler, Wisconsin.

4. This building served as a school and a community building in Greendale, Wisconsin.

5. Check out the old Richland County, Wisconsin country school.

6. These boys are "studying" for a farm short course school at the University of Wisconsin.

7. Students in the dairy husbandry class watch a demonstration of a milking machine.

8. The boys eat In the cafeteria at the University of Wisconsin.

9. Professor Thorsen shows students in the farm machinery class how to operate a plow.

10. Students listen attentively to a lecture on "forage and small grains."

These schools have really changed, haven’t they? Do you have some old pics of Wisconsin schools? Be sure to share them on the Only in Wisconsin Facebook page.

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