Girls sat opposite with bonnets and aprons. Boys sat on one side, straw hats off and in their laps. Girl’s fingernails were to be kept short and neat. If someone climbed a tree, they were cautioned they could receive one lash for the first three feet, and an additional lash for each additional foot climbed. The schoolmarm started the day teaching the rules. This earned the school the name, “Blab School” because everyone read aloud in pairs. A student who started later in life would be paired with one who could read. Children of all ages attended the same school and moved up based on mastery. School typically only lasted three months during the winter when the need for farm help was lowest. The school has a split-shingle roof, stone fireplace and wooden benches. The one-room schoolhouse was built by China Grove farmers. Rowan History Museum campers stepped back in time to 1847 at Setzer School. The sounds of children once again echoed in the walls that once housed many generations of Rowan County pupils.
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