A secret remained hidden for 100 years until construction workers began renovations. When they looked closer, they discovered something so unbelievable, news crews quickly came rushing to the site.<\/p>\n
The world changes so rapidly, we sometimes forget that the past is all around us, waiting to be rediscovered \u2014 sometimes literally. That\u2019s what one public school in Oklahoma seemed to prove during their renovations. After calling in a team of contractors, the crew found a piece of history frozen in time on chalkboards.<\/p>\n
As schools make way for more modern whiteboards, chalkboards are quickly becoming a thing of the past, and Emerson High School in Oklahoma City is no different. However, no one imagined what they\u2019d find when they pulled back the walls lined with the old chalkboards. Underneath, another set of slate boards was hiding \u2014 perfectly preserved and untouched since 1917, according to The Washington Post.<\/p>\n
Although it\u2019s hard for many of us to imagine what school was like a century ago, the boards provided unique insight. Scribblings and doodles from both teachers and students, long since forgotten, were found, as well as lessons on a variety of things from the Pilgrims to how to keep clean.<\/p>\n
Other depictions on the boards showed the progress school curriculums have made. Far different from the way math is taught today, a wheel used to teach multiplication appears on one board. \u201cI have never seen that technique in my life,\u201d Emerson High School Principal Sherry Kishore told The Oklahoman.<\/p>\n
Like opening a fascinating time capsule, everything was there from math and reading to music and writing. Many viewers were most impressed by the lost art of cursive handwriting, including the principal. \u201cThe penmanship blows me away because you don\u2019t see a lot of that anymore,\u201d Principal Kishore told the Oklahoman. \u201cSome of the handwriting in some of these rooms is beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The words are beautiful, indeed. However, the photos of the century-old discovery aren\u2019t just mesmerizing to look at, some speak volumes about the changes we\u2019ve seen as a nation. \u201cI give my head, my heart, and my life to my God\u2026,\u201d one of the historic chalkboards reads, reminding us of a much different time in our country.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheir names are here; I don\u2019t know whether they were students in charge that day that got to do the special chores if they were the ones that had a little extra to do because they were acting up,\u201d Principal Kishore said. \u201cBut it\u2019s all kinds of different feelings when you look at this.\u201d<\/p>\n
While it might seem strange to younger people, for the older generation, it was a journey back to their youth. \u201cIt\u2019s like you\u2019re walking into a time capsule that\u2019s been preserved. The chalk is so bright and clear that it could have been done yesterday,\u201d Principal Kishore explained.<\/p>\n