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SCHOOL BUILDINGS. PAST AND I RE?ENT. On the site of what is now the Courtney home there stood in 186? a log schoolhouse, surrounded by primitive forests. This was lighted by three windows on two sides and with eight small panes in each. The door was small and the blackboard consisted of slates standing on the floor along the wall. An old-fashioned stove with four lids warmed the school, which was attended bv about sixty pupi's. When but few scattered settlers lived at The Plains, fortmrW known as Wolf’s Plains, a small school building stood on the farm now owned by Levi Ha'e. A log school house was later erected near the mound bv the cement-block residence owned bv Joseph Evans. This was replaced by a small frame school building on the mound. When the mines were opened many years later, the increase of population made another building necessary. The frame building on Hocking hill was next added. Next the two-story, two-room frame school house near Mine No. 10 was built. Increase of population caused the renting of the Lyon’s building, the Mathenv building, the Webb building, and finally, the temporary use of the M. E. Church, pending the completion of our present brick school building. The Lyons, Mathenv and Webb buildings were all store rooms and very unsuitable for school purposes. For some vear«, The Plains member of Athens Township Board of Education. Mr. Joseph Evans, had waged a tire’ess fight for proper school facilities for The Plains. The people becoming aroused b” repeated defeat of his proposals for reb'ef elected a second member of the board. The struggle for a building continued against strong opposition from other narts of the township. The intensity of this struggle is shown by official records. An election to bond the town- ship for $15,000 for a building was defeated March 11, 1014, bv 18 votes. Following this, on August 15, 1914. a vote was taken on a $16,000 bond issue which wa«= lost by a tic vHc. The board next proposed a $7,000 issue which was defeated bv opposition of The
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