Johnston School students sitting in small classroom

A girl stands at the front of the classroom with paper and pencil facing six children sitting in their desks with hands folded in front. Little boy sitting in chair with hands folded in lap to the side, chair, small desk with paper, a book, bell and apple in front. Bust of man sits atop small shelf in front of classroom. Oriental rug on the wooden floor. Written on the chalkboard: "Not what we do but how we do it." Handwritten on front: "Johnston School, May, 1919." Picture is torn on the bottom right corner. Stamped on back: "Harvey C. Jackson, Photographer, Cherry 6054 M, 474 Beaubien St, Detroit, Mich."