What's left of a historic single room school house. Built in the late 1800's to early 1900's, the earliest reference to this location is a photo of students standing in front of it in 1909. The building later became a community house in the 60's and 70's, and now sits unused.

It was fun shooting the room as the sun was quickly setting. Watching the light change the shadows, the colors, and the tones of the room and it's contents.


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Golden Glow by Amishdelight, on Flickr

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warmth of the sun by Amishdelight, on Flickr


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Lean back by Amishdelight, on Flickr


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Lurking in the shadows by Amishdelight, on Flickr

On the other side of the partition was this award winning gentleman...


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He's kind of a big deal by Amishdelight, on Flickr

It is great to see that it hasn't been completely wrecked. I am impressed that the windows are still intact.

Nice stuff. I'm curious to what the circle of numbers on the floor was used for. Most likely a game of some sort.

Posted by relik Nice stuff. I'm curious to what the circle of numbers on the floor was used for. Most likely a game of some sort.

I was kind of wondering that myself. Research time!

Amish, your low light photos are always fantastic. Keep it up. i like #3 the most with the shadows & blue wall in the background.

Man, this is great. I can't tell you how much I like this, especially for the circle of numbers on the floor (whatever they were used for).

Posted by relik Nice stuff. I'm curious to what the circle of numbers on the floor was used for. Most likely a game of some sort.

Posted by oODoctorWhomOo I was kind of wondering that myself. Research time!

I don't know this as fact... But this is a potential explanation for the circle of numbers on the floor.

Math Arithmetic, or ciphering, was one of the most important subjects in the one-room schoolhouse. Memorization of facts was expected, and the teacher often drilled students on their math facts. Students spent a great deal of time copying problems that the teacher had written on the board and then solving them. They had to wait patiently and quietly for the teacher to come around and check their work. But the students also played some fun math games! Try this game, Buzz, that used to be played in the 1800s: 1. Students would stand in a circle. 2. The teacher would call out a "buzz" number, such as 4. 3. Starting with one student, students would begin counting off around the circle by ones. 4. Any time a student said a number that had a 4 in it or could be skip-counted by 4, the student had to say "Buzz". If the student did not say "Buzz", he or she would be out of the game. 5. Play continued around the circle until only one person remained. That person would be the winner.

Another potential reason

Science/Social Studies The students would play a geography game. Standing in a circle, one student would start by naming a country or continent. The next student would then have to say a country or continent that began with the last letter of the previous country or continent. For example, if the first student says, "Chile," the next student might say, "England." If a student was not able to name a country or continent, then he or she was out. Play continued around the circle until only one student was left standing. That student was the winner.

For those of you who have never read about one room school houses, I highly recommend doing so... It's amazing at how much different the world was, and how much different "school" was. Some would argue that while less was taught in those schools, more was learned.

Teaching in a one-room school was a heavy responsibility for a single teacher who could have a few students or up to 20 in the 8 grades. The quality of education was determined by the teacher’s abilities and the students themselves. With a school full of students ranging in ages from 6 to 16, a teacher giving instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic had to prepare a variety of individualized lessons. Pupils were exposed to every lesson many times. They heard it time and time again as older children recited for the teacher in front of the room and then later read it for themselves from their texts. Each pupil worked at his or her own pace and was promoted from reader to reader when the teacher believed the pupil was ready. “Gifted” students had an opportunity to advance as they heard the older students recite (after their own assignments were completed) and it was not uncommon for pupils in the 5th or 6th grades to have mastered practically everything presented to the 7th and 8th grades. Older students often helped the younger ones with their work and carried out classroom duties, such as firing the stove, filling the water crock and heating lunches.

~ http://oneroomscho...dublogs.org/about/

http://www.arkansa...omschoolhouses.pdf

http://www2.needha...teacher/index.html

http://en.wikipedi...ki/One-room_school

http://oneroomscho...center.weebly.com/

Posted by lelandro Amish, your low light photos are always fantastic. Keep it up. i like #3 the most with the shadows & blue wall in the background.

Thank you so very much for the kind words, there's a little more noise in a couple of these then I usually find acceptable... But I liked them anyway.

Posted by Punchy Man, this is great. I can't tell you how much I like this, especially for the circle of numbers on the floor (whatever they were used for).

I figured you would like this set hahaha And read up a couple comments to my list of potential uses for the numbers