The Wood School located in Robertson County on Highway 63, four miles from Mt. Olivet, was organized in the early 1800's.

The school was named for the late Malcolm Wood, a pioneer family of the community.

The land was purchased from the late William and Malissa Harber.

The building that was erected, was to be used for a church and school.

The first school building was constructed of log, seats were long plank benches and a long plank table was used for the desk

for the children and the teacher. The buildingwas heated by a stove that burned wood.

The early teachers were John Struve, Charlie Collins, Maggie Struve, Jessie Hendricks, Roy Berry, J. J. Wood,

Frank Woodward and others. The school term was 4 or 5 months. The books used

were the famous and well loved McGuffy Readers, spelling books, Ray's Arithmetic,

and the much used copy book. Water was supplied from the spring and the neighbor, Mr. James W. Jones' well.

As the commuity progressed a frame structure was constructed by patrons.

Patent seats, a teacher desk and chair, water cooler,a stove that used coal was used.

The length of the term of school was 7 months. With this improvement came more comfort and happiness for the teachers and pupils.

Also a good cistern was constructed bt the patrons under the leadership of the teacher, Mrs. Della Berry.

The teachers teaching in this building were

Tom McClain, Kemper woodward, Nora Hudson, Mable Asbury, Grace Kiser, Della Berry,

Fensten Heminnger, Elizabeth Woodward, Ena Jones, Berice Simons, Stella Ormes, and others.

The one room schools were closed about 25 years ago when they were consolidated and taken to Deming at Mt. Olivet.

The one room buildings were dismantled, the lumber used for constructing of a cannery, which was later discontinued.

The present building became the Home Economics building.

From the Wood School pupils have gone out to be taechers, business people, farmers and homemakers.

Two of the oldest pupils still living that have most cherished and fond memories of the many interesting

and helpful instructions they had at the Wood School are Mr. C. B. Jones and Mr. Joe Woods of Robertson County.

When the school was discontinued the land was purchased

by the late Mr. Edgar Jones and Mr. Ernest Harber and later sold to Earl Welte for a residence.