Several young children are standing next to a sidewalk with wooden buildings in the background in this 6-3/4" x 4-3/4" black and white photograph. The girls are wearing dresses, and the boys are wearing short pants, long-sleeved shirts, and caps. Some of the children are barefoot. Written on the photograph is: "The growing Citizens, Better Schools, Better Citizens".
Hayward School was located at 1215 N. 9th Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, 1902-1981. This school was named for Monroe Leland Hayward, a prominent Nebraska City lawyer, farmer and stock raiser. The school was built in 1902 by contractor E.A. Stephens for $16,416.84. At one time, Hayward School had 9 portables or cottages.
