Schools and Scholars in Southern Patagonia

Beyond the primary objectives of imparting knowledge and training for adult life, each school also imbues the students with its own culture and traditions. This variety (public, private, parochial, co-educational, rural, etc.) was present from an early date.

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mission
(10) mission
1898
  advertisement
(6) advertisement
1916
 
certificate
(11) honour certificate
1916

schoolmistresses
(9) schoolmistresses
c1925?
 
school clothing
(4) dressed for class
c1926
 
playground
(8) playground
1927

gymnastics
(1) gymnastics
c1938
 
parade
(5) parade
1940
 
former pupils committee
(7) former pupils committee
1944

urban school
(2) urban school
1946
 
ranch pupils
(3) ranch pupils
1951

Photo credits: Marco Álvarez (8,9); Manuel Becerra (5,7); Ana María & Marta Borič (11); Odilia Cruz (3); Voltaire Díaz (4); Tom Fisher (2); Elvira Paz (1); South American Mission Society (Tunbridge Wells, England) (10)
Last updated: 19-IX-2004