Solano, The Way It Was

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Lessons, then and now

Were schools’ standards stiffer than nowadays?

In my last column, we took a continuing brief look at some of the 1911 requirements as written in the Course of Study Rules for Promotion and Graduation from Solano County Schools to graduate, in the eighth grade, from grammar school.

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Law was passed closing saloons on election day to quell rioting

Our recent local elections with low voter turnout and disinterested citizens had me look at earlier elections in Solano County. With today’s well-regulated and orderly campaign and voting system in mind, 19th century elections read more like a riot.

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Sunday, November 04, 2007

Lessons learned in 1911

How would today’s high school graduates compare?

In my last column we took a brief look at some of the 1911 requirements to graduate from grammar school (the eighth grade).  This week we will look at a brief summary of reading and literature and an example of part of an article written by a graduate of high school in 1912.

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