Students return to classes this week. I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone
of school days one hundred years ago. Specifically
looking at transportation and school buses around 1915. We have all used or heard the phrase, “the
good old days.” Well, in looking at
these school buses, the old days were not so good.
The school buses were horse drawn wagons. When weather became inclement, canvas siding provided
protection. When the cold set in, stove
heated rocks, wrapped in blankets, provided heat. When the snow made it impossible to use the
wagons, sleds looking more like ice houses provided transportation to and from
school.
Looking back at the good old days, the days were not
so good. Give me the “magnificent modern
days” instead.
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