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"School Days"
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The 1907 song "School Days" was composed by vaudevillian Gus Edwards, German immigrant to Brooklyn, New York.
Edwards had probably never set foot in an American one-room school. But his song preserved it, at least in our minds. The New York Times would rank "School Days" as one of the 10 most popular tunes of the 20th century. 
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School days, school days,
Dear old golden rule days
Readin' and 'ritin' and 'rithmetic
Taught to the tune of the hickory stick
You were my queen in calico
I was your bashful, barefoot beau
And you wrote on my slate, "I love you, Joe"
When we were a couple of kids. 

                                                                 .  .  . Gus Edwards  in 1907
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    • About Cornell School
    • Friends of Cornell School
    • About One-Rooms
    • "School Days"
    • A Teacher's Memory
    • Online Resources
  • Teacher's Guide
    • Welcome
    • Prepare for Your Visit >
      • Clothing Suggestions
      • Lunch Suggestions
      • Discipline
      • Schoolhouse Definitions
      • Rules for Teachers
      • Rules for Students
    • Daily Schedule >
      • 1st & 2nd Grade Example
      • 3rd, 4th or 5th Grade Example
    • Curriculum >
      • Arithmetic >
        • 1st Grade
        • 2nd Grade
        • 3rd Grade
        • 4th Grade
        • 5th Grade
      • Elocution
      • Health & Hygiene
      • History/Geography
      • Penmanship
      • Reading
      • Spelling
    • Skits & Stories >
      • Billy Dragoo
      • Johnny Appleseed
      • "The Past Revisited"
      • Drinking from the Water Crock
      • Nurse Maude
      • "Toys Teach History"
      • Christmas Celebrations
    • Extra Activities >
      • Choral Readings
      • Games & Crafts
      • The Flag
      • William McGuffey
      • Laura Ingalls Wilder
    • State Standards
  • Contact
    • Kroger Community Rewards
  • Cornell Images
  • Gallery
  • Brochure