One-room school teachers often gave students "rewards of merit" to recognize achievement, attendance, and good conduct. The examples above were provided by Jane and Paul Moody, of Country School Displays in Quincy, Illinois, as part of a lobby display for the Des Moines, Iowa premiere of the documentary feature film Country School: One Room - One Nation.
Film synopsis: http://docublogger.typepad.com/countryschool/synopsis.html
Pre-order the DVD that includes the film and oodles of extras by visiting this page: http://docublogger.typepad.com/countryschool/10-preorder-the-country-school-dvd.html
The next public showing of the film is Sunday, December 12, 2010 at the Ohnward Fine Arts Center in Maquoketa, Iowa.
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