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"Rockville High School circa 1936." On the wall: "To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise." National Photo Company Collection safety negative. View full size.
Maintain our rank, vulgarity despise,
To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise,
You would not swear upon a bed of death--
Reflect--your Maker now may stop your breath.
- Anonymous
“Leisure is the time for doing something useful.” - Benjamin Franklin.
I check Shorpy all the time, and usually get my desktop backgrounds from your site. With woodworking being my hobby, this is my new one....
Seventy-two years later, those bentwood chairs are still in style.
Nice to see young lads well dressed and doing something useful. I much prefer these ones to the graffiting, pants round knees youth of today.
Hammer on thumb: "Drat!"
Nail through toe: "Oh, pshaw!"
Finger lopped off by band saw: "Yikes!"
This was back when shop teachers wore pin-stripe suit pants and ties to work.
The chap looking at the camera has done a great job building a root beer crate!
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