Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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John EVans Lehman ■y OHX EVANS Ll ' HMAN was born near Lititz, Lancaster county, September ii, 1S50. He is of y Welsh descent on his mojher ' s side, and of German on his father ' s side. The nearest approach t(i fame we have been able to trace in either family is Robert Evans, his great grandfather, who was nothing more than government surveyor, to whom, however, we might trace his mathematical tendency. At the age of four the famil ' moved to Avon, Lebanon county, where John began his education, as a mischievous boj ' , receiving his floggings thrice daily. As an inspiration to him in his school-bo} ' efforts, his father at one time ofi ered him a twenty-dollar gold piece, if he could succeed in catching his teacher with a difficult problem in arithmetic. He never received the twent -dollar gold piece. By his mother he was bidden to sleep with his school books under his pillow, in hopes that he might in that «ay imliil)e their contents. At the age of eleven the family moved to a mill, .southeast of Annville, still known as Bachman ' s mill. Here he partly learned the trade of a miller and in the old saw mill sawed off a little finger, the al:)sence of which is still evident. He continued his education at the Heilig school house, under the direction of such men as A. R. Forney, W. B. Bodenhorn, the late county superintendent of pulilic schools, and the Hon. J. H. Imboden, all of Annville. About the year 1865 the famil ' moved to Annville, and John attended the town high school. vShortly after this Lebanon Valley College was founded, and the only building was the present Ladies ' Hall. The growth of the school soon demanded an additional building, and John stood by as an inquisitive boy of fifteen when ground was broken for the Administration building which he saw destroyed by the fire of last Decemljer. He was employed as a helper in hauling bricks and carrying mortar while the building was under construction. In the fall of 186S he was employed as janitor in the College. The work then consisted in sweeping, bell-ringing, and taking care of the seventeen stoves, by which the two buildings were then —4—