Manville School

This old school building sits about a two miles up the road from Aunt Monnie's house. My mother and her younger siblings, at least, went to school here in the 1930's and 40's. Aunt Wanda told us about walking down to school from their house on the ridge, and carrying their good shoes, because the dew was so heavy on the grass. The building is now used as a community center and is maintained by the Manville Ruritan Club.

All kinds of events are held here. The Ruritan holds a fish fry every month in the summer, and breakfasts in the winter months. It's also popular for reunions. Tom and I went to the Penley reunion in August, and the Peters reunion is coming up this weekend. A memorial service for the Pendleton-Lane Cemetery was held in May, which we also attended. These events are covered dish socials, and we have had some really great meals here.

I never go into this old school without thinking of my Mom.

This is a photo of the upstairs hallway.
We had a tour of the building the very first time we came down here, when we met Rayford Pendleton, in the picture above with Tom. Rayford was doing some work and invited us in to look around. This auditorium is on the second story and has a sloped floor, which was pretty novel in its day. The whole building is beautifully cared for by the Ruritans.