Old Sacramento Schoolhouse Museum

This is an old one room school house just as seen on Little House and the Prairie. The kids thought it was fun to dress up and draw on the realistic chalk slates the kids would use back then. It was fun to see all of the history, there were many things that showed how important Christian faith was in our education and society. The hymnal on the piano was open to a song about Jesus. Everything from the moral codes, rules for the teachers, and a teacher's prayer are displayed and you can take home copies of many of them. I will write all or some excerpts from them below:

Flag Salute used until 1892

I give my head,

I give my hand,

I give my heart

To my country

One God, one country, and one flag.

The "Moral Code For School Children" reads IN GOD WE TRUST at the top of the document. It then reads IF I WANT TO BE A HAPPY, USEFUL CITIZEN I MUST HAVE: and then there are several different virtues listed, I will list them all and elaborate on 2:

Courage and Hope, Wisdom, Industry and Good Habits, Knowledge and Usefulness, Truth and Honesty, Healthfulness and Cleanliness, Helpfulness and Unselfishness, Charity, Humility and Reverence, Faith and Responsibility.

Charity ~ I must love-I must love God, who created not only this earth but also all men of all races, nations and creeds, who are my brothers. I must love my parents, my home, my neighbors, my country and be loyal to all these.

Faith and Responsibility ~ I must do all these things because I am accountable to God and humanity for how I live and how I can help my fellows and for the extent to which my fellows may trust and depend upon me.

Most of the other virtues deal in some sort of way with establishing good character and making proper choices by avoiding evil and doing good.

The Copyright is by Collier's, The National Weekly. Although I cannot read the date clearly it appears to be in 1935.

The following is a Teacher's Prayer:

I want to teach my students how

To live this life on earth

To face its struggles and its strife

And to improve their worth

Not just the lesson in a book

Or how the rivers flow

But how to choose the proper path

Wherever they may go

To understand eternal truth

And know the right from wrong

And gather all the beauty of

A flower and a song

For if I help the world to grow

In wisdom and in grace

Then I shall feel that I have won

And I have filled my place

And so I ask Your guidance, God

That I may do my part

For character and confidence

And happiness of heart

I hope this blesses you as it did me. Wow! to have teachers be able to pray in school. We are so thankful to God that we can have our kids in a Christian school. Join us in praying for kids who are not learning about the truth of God in their homes and schools.