HOLLOW SCHOOL An Old School And A Letter Written By A Teacher 146 Years Ago. (Reprinted from an article in the New Holland Clarion of April 29, 1893.) Over in Leacock township, along what is known as the Ridge Road, stands the Hollow Schoolhouse. Standing, as it does, on the top of a ridge, from

OLD SANDSTONE SCHOOLHOUSE Lancaster County goes unchallenged in the claim of having within its borders, the oldest schoolhouse in continuous service found in any section of Pennsylvania. After the abandonment of Durlach School in 1904, following a service extending through one hundred and four

upon any part thereof; and also provided that the said tract of land should be holden of them, their heirs and successors, Pro- prietaries of Pennsylvania, as of their Manor or reputed Manor of Conestoga, in the county of Lancaster, in free and common soccage, by fealty only, in lieu of all other

at Franklin & Marshall College and member of the Executive Committee of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Pro- fessor Barnes, in turn presented as the speaker of the day, Dr. Cornelius Weygandt, Professor of English Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, and an authority on the history

teacher of the school. The centennial was one of the biggest events in the history of Lancaster County schools, and was attended by over six hundred people. Instrumental music was furnished by the Lincoln Military Band. The vocal music was under the direction of S. G. Hipple, a teacher in the township