Here are a few things you would learn by looking at what's in the time capsules.
1. In the 1950s, Dayton tried to recruit teachers with a $3,550 salary. That's one of the many facts in a recruitment pamphlet buried at Hickorydale Elementary School in 1959.
2. Schools tried "tasting parties" to get students to try new foods. A photo from a 1950s pamphlet about preventing the common cold shows students trying raw broccoli.
3. The country was smaller when some of the schools were built. Students at Wilbur Wright Junior High and Elementary School included an American flag in a 1926 time capsule. It has only 48 stars.
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