by Jules Joly - éditions Horvath 1985 - 199 pages - 24 x 16. - Lot 514

by Jules Joly - éditions Horvath 1985 - 199 pages - 24 x 16.5 cm. NOTRE ECOLE AU BON VIEUX TEMPS - Collection " vie quotidienne autrefois ". The author recounts the childhood of a schoolboy in the early 20th century. A simple childhood, as many people of the time experienced it. The teacher, a demanding man, is no more or less strict than his colleagues, and his teaching methods are those of the good old days: work, discipline and application are the pillars of his pedagogy; morality, highly privileged, is present in all subjects... Contents: a merry little start to the new school year, Ech' mait, scientific and rural education, arithmetic, reading, grammar and French, recitation, history, geography, morality, singing, drawing, music, Monsieur l' inspecteur, the certificate, solemn communion, good and bad Thursdays, games and distractions, patois etc...