She would take a ruler and tap you on the head, but she was a great teacher and she loved the students and cared for them. We learned under her.
They built the new school because we didn't have room for the children. My husband and I helped to do surveys and asked how many would be willing to send a child to a new school if we had one.
I attended eight years of elementary school at Buchanan, from 1946 to 1954. My grandmother, Pearl Preston, was the cafeteria manager. She loved the children and always wanted to make sure they had extra food.
(Jacobs) loved to play music for lunch. He would play it loud over two big speakers, and the kids loved it. That was when teachers ate (lunch) with their students.
