contractor doing construction at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City unearthed blackboard from 1917 , evidence classroom life story from 98 years ago .
In making room for novel whitened circuit board , the contractor remove chalkboards only to find oneself another set of chalkboards — with the preserve writing and exemplification — underneath . It reckon like the 1917 lessons were overlay up during Thanksgiving / Christmas break , since every classroom had a lesson on the Pilgrims in it . And at least one classroom was counting down to Christmas .
gratefully , the territory and the metropolis are work to keep the discovery intact , including the propagation wheel that Principal Sherry Kishorehad “ never seen that technique in my life . ”
Here are some more of the chalkboard :
Counting down until Christmas 1917 . drawing nearly 100 years old found during MAPS construction.pic.twitter.com/2nV7hq8foL
— OKC Public Schools ( @OKCPS)June 5 , 2015
You feel a lesson on Pilgrim in every classroom . There was#alignedcurriculum in # 1917.pic.twitter.com/MurjKd8n6i
euphony moral from 1917.pic.twitter.com/bVRqU2hmT0
Stuck in fourth dimension . Drawings from 1917 reveal during MAPS renovation at#Emersonpic.twitter.com / QDd2IlL3Sx
unbelievable historical discoveries observe inside Emerson High School during renovations!!#OKCPSpic.twitter.com / Uf3qL1NhAn
— ChristineVanTimmeren ( @C_VanTimmeren)June 5 , 2015
Check out the date on this chalkboard ! ! It ’s been hidden for almost 100 years!#OKCPSpic.twitter.com / q9DiP1wLk4
[ via theWashington Post ]
meet the author at[email protect ] . Top image : Oklahoma City Public Schools
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