Utah Schools In The Early 1900s Were Nothing Like They Are Today

It's always interesting to look back at Utah's history to remind ourselves just how good we've got it. Though the Beehive State's education system seems to always lack the funds it needs, some teachers in the early 1900s had to teach grades K-12 in a one-room schoolhouse. Check out these vintage photos from Utah's past.

1. School, Wendover Air Force Base

Imagine growing up in the tiny town of West Wendover! There's no date on this photo, but it looks like the school was already closed when it was taken.

2. The gymnasium at the Fairfield District Schoolhouse

The gymnasium had a stamped tin ceiling! The schoolhouse is still standing in Fairfield today, though it closed to students in 1937.

3. Escalante High School, 1936

This is likely the high school my grandmother attended. Today's high school in Escalante is much larger and more modern.

4. St. Mary of the Assumption School, Park City

This school was built in 1884; it's still standing at the same spot on 121 Park Avenue, and it's on the National Register of Historic Places.

5. Whittier School, Salt Lake City

Whittier School was once located at 120 W. 500 S. in Salt Lake City; the building is no longer there (this is a different school that the current Whittier Elementary at 1600 S. 300 E. in SLC).

6. Grade school children in Santa Clara, 1940

Back when little girls wore dresses to school every day and each desk had a hard, wooden bench.

7. Schoolhouse, Mendon

This schoolhouse in Mendon was built in the mid 1930s.

8. One-Room Schoolhouse, Fruita

Imagine attending school in this tiny cabin!

9. Rock Schoolhouse, Fillmore

This little schoolhouse was built in 1867. Today, it's part of the Territorial Statehouse State Park Museum.

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