Drift Run School
The early school sat on the east side of Drift Run Creek, past where the road ends today.
It is believed to be one of the oldest schools in the community. Mathilda Ellis (Workman) went to school there
in 1860. This log struture burned and they rebuilt on a spot which would now be on the Kenneth "Windy" Ward
farm.
Other children known to attend this school were: W. M. Paynter (Charlie Paynter's father)
T. T. Pope (Hazel Workman's grandfather), Rufus Culp (Kenneth Culp's great uncle),
Ida Dailey (Berbice Trueax's relative).
A man by the name of Johnny Butcher taught there at one time.
Jim Ward attanded the new Drift Run School. He recalled that he walked out the ridge from Ward Ridge road,
past Uncle John Hitt's home and went to school with his children. The only boy, Henry, and the girls, Meadie,
Matt and Arnie, Uncle John always read the family Bible and had prayer before the children left for school.
Young Jim always managed to get there in time for this, even though he always thought Uncle John picked the
longest chapter in the Bible to read.
Drift Run School cost of each child for 3 months $3.00 Trustees J. P. Trueax
In July 1971 the Robertson Co. Review printed four special editions of the paper for the Mt. Olivet
Centennial.
this information come from~ Issue #4 headline: "Why the Name Deming High School".
Articles on: History of Robertson Co., Schools, area churches, local Civil War soldier,
Doctors:-Wells, Wood, Holmes, Linville, Chandler, Mullikins, etc.