{"id":96,"date":"2020-11-04T15:40:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T15:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2023-02-17T18:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:04:10","slug":"school-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/school-play\/","title":{"rendered":"School &amp; Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"96\" class=\"elementor elementor-96\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-237c63f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"237c63f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-664717c\" data-id=\"664717c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9f35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"af9f35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8275b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8275b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 1840, only 55 percent of children in the country attended primary school. Most rural communities had one-room school houses where children of all ages learned together. Many students were siblings and the older pupils helped teach the younger ones in the classroom. Boys typically attended school for more years than the girls because they needed the education to manage the farm. By 1900, 34 states had laws requiring children to go to school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44ff634\" data-id=\"44ff634\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0beba8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0beba8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8a99d0\" data-id=\"b8a99d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9dacda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f9dacda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52514b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52514b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"657\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-657x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-657x1024.jpg 657w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-768x1197.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-985x1536.jpg 985w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-1200x1871.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Bell-scaled.jpg 1642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 657px) 85vw, 657px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This brass school bell with a wooden handle (HF.9.68) was used to let students know when the school day was beginning, when recess was over and when the school day was over.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40af3cc\" data-id=\"40af3cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0addaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0addaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-1024x790.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-191\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-1536x1185.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-2048x1580.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Lunchbox-1200x926.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This lunchbox (HF.12.60) was used by children to pack their lunches for school in.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-792c360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"792c360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-1024x562.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-54\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-1536x842.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-2048x1123.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/Inkwell-1200x658.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This wooden inkwell and a dip pen (HF.27.41) was used by students to write.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de5309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3de5309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-1024x776.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-1024x776.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-768x582.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-1536x1164.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-2048x1552.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/10\/InkwellSlate-1200x909.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">This hinged double slate (HF.27.46) was used by students to practice writing and math.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795ac0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795ac0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d479e8\" data-id=\"4d479e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec3955 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5ec3955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-511bdb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"511bdb7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69f736e\" data-id=\"69f736e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ea653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76ea653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ec9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"e1ec9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-96 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/IMG_8124-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-256\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-256'>\n\t\t\t\tThis hand carved push-pull toy of a man and bear hammering (MH.5.68) was used by children.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-1525x1536.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-2034x2048.jpg 2034w, https:\/\/exhibits.truman.edu\/victorian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2020\/11\/Toy-Stove-1200x1208.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-194'>\n\t\t\t\tThis miniature wood burning toy stove (HF.10.73) was modeled after the stove created in 1910.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c045f3a\" data-id=\"c045f3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb6a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adb6a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117f37e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117f37e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children didn&#8217;t have very many toys because they were often too busy helping their parents. The toys they did have were usually educational in some way or derived from a household item; d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">etailed toy stoves were created to play with and to teach children how to cook.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1840, only 55 percent of children in the country attended primary school. Most rural communities had one-room school houses where children of all ages learned together. Many students were siblings and the older pupils helped teach the younger ones in the classroom. 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