“Open up the window, let some air into this room.”Good classroom ventilation was imp

“Open up the window, let some air into this room.”

Good classroom ventilation was important in 1916, just as it is now. This open-air school was on Moore St. in Richmond, Va. 

Creative fundraising supported the schools. Prominent women of the city served as hostesses in the palm garden of the Jefferson Hotel for a series of “golf teas” where indoor golf contributed to the afternoon’s enjoyment. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 2, 1916) 

Image courtesy The Valentine via the Social Welfare History Image Portal.