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Anna Aiisberry recalled that day how she had enjoyed May Day celebrations and Christmas plays at the school, saying, “I have many wonderful memories of Scrabble.”
Nanette Butler, another former student, told the audience about the religious devotion of children and educators at the school, beginning every day and even their Friday evening programs with devotionals.
James Russell also attended the school and remembered its unique flair, including taking turns hauling water to the building from a nearby stream.
Rebecca Pryor, a teacher at the school in 1924, also shared her experiences in Scrabble in a separate letter to the editor from 1974.
“I have many sentimental feelings about the old Scrabble School,” she said.
“We were all proud of that new little school then. I can remember the social we had one night to raise money to pay off the last three loans of our parents’ friends who had given to the building,” Pryor added.
The days of life, laughter and even occasional struggle which Pryor and others remembered came to an end in 1967 when the school closed. With the building no longer meriting necessity it languished over the years and its potential reuse has been a point of contention among county residents.
On Jan. 10, 1974 it was reported that the Board of Supervisors consid
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