http://www.livingarchives.ca/subject/school-bus The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-USCA http://www.livingarchives.ca/blog/living-archives/aug-26-2007/26 <p> <a href="/node/318?q=node/318&amp;pid=la:1153"><img src="/node/318?q=node/318&amp;pid=la:1153&amp;dsID=PRE" alt="A Macdonald Consolidated School horse-drawn school bus with children, ca. 1905-1912. The side of the wagon reads &quot;Middleton Schools&quot;." title="Macdonald Consolidated School horse-drawn school bus" /></a> At the turn of the 19th century, about 470 school districts existed in Prince Edward Island, each with its own small school. The quality of education was dependent on the teacher, with the Province setting the curriculum that students studied. PEI was largely agricultural at the time, but education – especially higher education – was largely geared to students who wanted to enter the professions, such as law, medicine, and education. Little was taught that would be helpful for students who decided to remain in farming and agriculture. </p> <p><a href="http://www.livingarchives.ca/blog/living-archives/aug-26-2007/26">read more</a></p> School Etext Transportation Etext picture school bus Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:51:23 -0400 Living Archives 26 at http://www.livingarchives.ca