Interesting picture

[mpallamary]

This school was located in San Diego near the International Boundary. I can't help but think about how many surveyors could have benefited if they went there!

[DaveRyan]

"Monument School". I love it. That's a good one Mike!

It's left to our imaginations to surmise what goes on in there.

First crack at what the syllabus might look like:

Monuments, old and new. Stones, mounds and pits, & bearing trees to brass caps in street wells.
Durability.
When it is just a goat stake?
Set plenty and record them.
Durability.
Search diligently for them. Then look again.
Durability.
Protect them. At all cost.
Final exam, repeat 500 times- "monuments are important...."

[dharri]

I attended “Meridian” elementary school. It was named that because it is located on the San Bernardino meridian. I was destined to be a land surveyor from a very early age, I just did not know it.

[mpallamary]

Good stuff!

[Scott Tikalsky]

My Step-Dad grew up in Nestor. His family had a farm in the area. He is 87 years young and remembers this school. By the way, he started his professional career on a survey crew for San Diego Water. Retired as one of the better hillside subdivision design engineers in the East Bay.

[Peter Ehlert]

Great photo Mike.
That bluff in the background, is it the one to the East of Interstate 5 at the San Ysidro border crossing?