Notes from the Lanam School Named for John and Eve Lanam who donated a quarter acre of land to the Board of Education April 18, 1859 January 1920 The entertainment at Lanam's schoolhouse last Friday evening was one of the best of the season. On acount of the date being changed so many times, there were not as many present as usual, but standing room with a seat was at a premium. For one and a half-hours the teacher, Miss Hazel Morris, and her pupils entertained the crowd with dialogues and recitations, after which Prof. H.S. Purvis, agriculture teacher of Caldwell High School gave us a demonstration using slides on dairying. He showed the difference and profit and loss in keeping good cows and the kind that did not pay for their feed. Discussion by L. H. Devoll, R. E. Merry, Warden Everly and others. For a while it seemed more like a Farmer's Institute than a school entertainment. These meetings are of real educational value to the farmer as well as the school pupils. Farmers of the Lanam School District are awake. They belong to the Farm Bureau. They believe that the time is here when the farmer must organize, not for the purpose of striking and starving the world, but for their own protection and a square deal for all. They believe in work, work, work and a just compensation for the work. Farmers have to pay for their time, as well as people of other occupations. We do not believe that America can be fed and clothed on a six-hour day. Mr. Purvis is a young up-to-date agriculturalist and a real live wire. His next talk and demonstrations will be on sheep. The school children with their dialogues brought the crowd to their feet with cheers often. The 20 year future prophecy written and read by Miss Lorna Lewis of the school made the big hit of the evening. Walton Anderson was togged up in great style and certainly makes a good looking old man. Too much credit cannot be given the teacher for the training of her children. Hazel is there with bells on. Ball's School sent a delegation headed by Bill McLaughlin who was sent to make a speech for the district, but when called on, could not respond. Will Snode said that Laughlin had lost the speech George Cater had written for him to read. Therefore had nothing that he could say. He is a rather absent-minded chap anyhow. We all sympathize with Harden Everly who started from Columbus to attend the meeting, but on account of the train to connect, Harden missed connections. Charles Cox slipped in the buggy to go home with the Craft girls, but was found about half mile away all covered with mud; he stated that he had no explanation to make. On account of the mud, which is the first we have had this winter, the old maids and bachelors did not venture out. Hugh Cox, Jr. says if the weather is good he will try it the next time. After the lights were turned down much trouble was experienced in seeing the slides until Warden Everly discovered the difficulty, and made Ruf Merry put his hat on. Allen Moore was shaved, dressed up and wore a big smile. His wife is not in very good health. Yes, Bill Mansperger and Robert Smith had their girls there, but we understand it is the last trip the girls will make with them, both boys are very bashful and have our sympathy. Ask Ambrose Merry who had the girls in charge. R.E. Merry says Colletta Craft and Mildred Schockling were making fun of his clothes. Ruf is sore at the girls. Bill Matheney the prominent janitor became so interested that he sat on the coal bucket until the fire went out. The following is from a personal interview with Waldo DuVall done around 1880: "Lanam School was just off the section line which ran thru Sarahsville - would be east of there a few miles" " 2 families in Noble - one by the school house and 1 back yonder" " 1 elected to office in Caldwell - He and wife both died" "Lived at Billie Bates House" "Willie B. died of typhoid fever" "Blanche moved to Pennsylvania - Got into scandal - she was the schoolteacher. Her man was arrested for horse thievery - Lived on dairy farm in Pennsylvania. Had children."