Arkansas and Cabot Now and Then

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Arkansas and CabotNow and Then
Cabot Then and Now

• 1st Grade History Box

1st Grade History Box
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Downtown Cabot 1920s
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Downtown Cabot 1904-5
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Downtown Cabot Then 1970s
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Cabot Then and Now
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Cabot Bank Then
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Cabot Bank Now
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Barber Shop Then
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Barber Shop Now
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First Baptist Church Then
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First Baptist Church Now
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Post Office Then
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Post Office Now
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Wagon Yard Then
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First Cabot School Bus
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School Bus Now
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Old Main
Construction on Old Main was started in 1914 and
was completed in 1915. Old Main was a two-story
red brick building that housed grades one through
twelve with 10 classrooms and an auditorium.All
of the classrooms were located on the outside
edge of the building so they would have plenty of
light coming into each room.
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Utley House Then
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Utley House Now
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Utley House Windows
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Bonnet Worn by Young Girl
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Books of Long Ago
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Schools Then -
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Schools Now
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Schools Then and Now

• Boys sit on one side of the room and girls on the
  other.
• The buildings are large and have many rooms
• Reading, writing, penmanship, and arithmetic are
  taught.
• Reading is taught every day in first grade.
• Lanterns light the building at night.
• There are water fountains in the hall.

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Schools Then and Now

• Pupils play games in the gym.
• The children sit on benches.
• All of the grades are in the same room.
• The students try to learn as much as they can.
• The pupils write on paper.
• Each child has his or her own desk.

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Schools Then and Now

• The pupils write on slates.
• Students learn how to use computers.
• Each pupil has several textbooks.
• The teacher makes a fire in the stove in winter.
• Teachers use a hickory stick to punish children
  who are late for school.

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Schools Then and Now

• There is recess or playtime.
• Students put on programs for parents.
• Teachers expect students to do their best

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Students in School
At Chalkboard
At Desks
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Lunch at a Rural Arkansas School
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1872 Teacher Rules
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Hornbook
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Quill Pen
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Student Slates
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School House Chalkboard
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McGuffey Reader
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Pages in the Primer
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Textbooks Then -
The Primer
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Textbooks Now
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1915Rules for Teachers
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The Game of Graces
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Buzz Saw
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Tabletop Ninepins
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Jaw Harp
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Paper Doll Set
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Game of Fox Cheese
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Harmonica
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Bones
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Pewter Jacks
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Baby Doll
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Glass Marbles
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Pieces of Eight
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Buttons
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Cabot Now -Veterans Park
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Cabot Now -Veterans Monument
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Comparison Schools
Then
Now
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Writing Prompt
Write an essay describing three ways that schools
have changed. Use information that you have
learned from the unit Schools Then and Now to
defend your answer. Before you begin to write,
organize your thoughts on a graphic organizer.
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Special Thanks to

• Bridge Grant Committee
• Cabot Star Herald
• Mark Magee and Family
• History Club
• Mike Polston

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