What kind of lunch pail did the children have?
Lane: They had usually a tin pail that had a cover that fit down over the top of it. And a handle that went over the top. No one had a fancy lunch box like they do today. Interviewer: How did the children get to school? Lane: They walked. Interviewer: How far did most of them live from school? Lane: Some of them lived nearby, some of them a mile or more. Interviewer: Where did you live when you taught at Chestnut Street? Lane: The first year I taught, I lived on the farm which was East of Sharon Springs, and the second time I taught there, I lived where I do now. Interviewer: How did you get to school? Lane: I walked. When I taught at Chestnut Street the first time I lived on the farm with my parents and I drove a horse and I left it at the neighbors house. Interviewer: Did you close school during bad weather? Lane: No. Bakkom: Did you have snow days like we do? Lane: Yes. But we didn’t ever not go. Bakkom: How was the school heated? Lane: There was a wood or coal stove. Sometimes in t
