| Flagstaff History For Kids! | Page 5 |
Flagstaff families took vacation trips to the Grand Canyon, went on picnics to places
like Oak Creek or the ice caves, and visited Hopi and Navajo friends.
One of the earliest schools in Flagstaff was named Emerson, built in the 1890's. In
1891 there were only 210 children in Flagstaff between the ages of six and eighteen.
Teachers stressed reading, writing, and arithmetic. There were a lot of rules . .
. no talking unless the teacher asked you to . . . punishment if you were late. No
one had a lot of clothes; some kids had only one or two dresses or pairs of pants.
Think about what is in your closet! Soon there were others schools: St. Anthony's
and the Dunbar School, for example.
In 1899, Northern Arizona Normal School opened its doors. The school later became
Northern Arizona University in 1966. Many local boys and girls have gone to school
at NAU.
Remember that even though the lives of kids in Flagstaff years ago may seem different,
important things will always be the same for you, your children, and grandchildren
. . . Charlotte Zolotow points out in The Sky Was Blue that "The sky will
always be blue. Grass will always be green. Snow will always be white and cold. The
sun will always be warm and yellow."| Back up a page. | Return to the Page. |
Northern Arizona University
Revised: February 20, 1997
Contact: Ask A Librarian
Flagstaff History For Kids!
Produced and distributed by the Cline Library, Special Collections and Archives
Department.
© Arizona Board of Regents.
Reproduction of slides and text requires written permission from the Library.
URL: https://library.nau.edu/speccoll/exhibits/kids/kids5.html