Edyth E. Moon resided in Drain, Oregon where her mother ran a boarding house. Though the exact location of the above school house is unknown, Edyth describes in her letter that it's in the country and about six miles from Elkton and twenty miles from Drain. She was boarding with the, A. Walker Family in Elkton, at the time. Edyth further writes, "It had rained so much that the children will probably have trouble crossing the Umpqua River to get to the school."
She had a 3 to 4 month term at this school earning $40.00 a month, and paying $8.00 a month for board. 
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C.R. Franklin ... Chairman Mrs. S.A. Clements ... Clerk H.A. Traylor K.C. Adkison In memory of days spent together in the school room this token is presented with the compliments of Your Teacher PUPILS Grade 7 Emma Heckathorn Grade 6 Myrtle Traylor * Ethel Traylor * Ethel Franklin * Grace Traylor * Edith Franklin * Rupert Adkison Grade 5 Julia Shadle Grade 4 Lela Adkinson * Ernest Traylor * Tommy Traylor * Gerald Traylor Grade 2 Gladys Franklin Grade 1 Howard Shadle * Roy Heckathorn * Dewey Adkison * Jesse Traylor |