 
  Cold Springs School Frontier Village Denison, Texas There
are two windows in the school, covered with oiled paper, that don't let
in much light. The wooden shutters were left open
to let in light and air during the warm months, but when the cold
winter
came, the shutters were closed and locked to keep out as much of the
cold weather and rain as possible. These would also be shut
and
latched by the teacher at the end of the school day.
Students played games and socialized outside the one-room school building. The school would have a large bell with a rope attached to it to be used to ring the bell, or the teacher would stand at the door and ring a hand bell after recess. The school bell was also used when it was time for school to commence each morning. In early American schools, the schools were furnished with long benches made from split logs, hand-made by the parents of the school children; these logs were sometimes called "puncheon". The logs were rough; and with students sitting on the curved side of a short log, any movement could easily topple the bench and the children over. SCHOOLS Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |