The Cedar Run school was located southwest of Broadway on what is now Route 912 (Lory Mathias Lane). A one-acre lot was deeded to the Plains District school trustees by Thomas and Annie Lampkins on June 12, 1876 "to be used for free public school purposes" It also contained the clause, very common at the time that "if the use for school purposes ceases then the land would revert to its original owners". A one-room building was constructed and opened for the 1876-77 school year. The Cedar Run school was often referred to as Cedar Run Academy, which meant that it probably offered some higher level (high school or college preparatory) instruction. The only teacher known to have taught at the first Cedar Run school was Newton Neff, who taught at Cedar Run in 1890-91. By 1901, it became necessary to build a new school and a two-room school located next to Cedar Run Church was built. This school continued to serve the Cedar Run community until 1938 when the school was closed. Teachers known to have taught at Cedar Run are:

1878-79 Melvin Jacobs

1879-80 Hattie Driver

1880-81 Elizabeth Driver

1881-82 J. P. Miller

1882-83 Rebecca Cleveland

1883-84 Sydney Turner

1884-86 (two sessions) Nellie Thurmond

1886-87 Richard Ashby

1887-89 (two sessions) Susie Norford

1889-90 C. V. Carson

1890-91 Kate Neff

1891-92 Alpheus Spitzer

1892-93 Sallie G. Stephens

1893-94 Kate Welch

1894-95 Isaac Whitmer

1895-96 William Good

1905-06 John W. Holsinger, E. Lizzie Trussell

1906-08 John W. Holsinger, (unknown)

1908-09 John W. Holsinger, Mamie Andrick

1909-10 Lydia Deane, Cora Mason

1910-11 Katie F. Lam, Delphia Holsinger

1911-12 Amos Holsinger, (unknown)

1912-13 Kizzie Hayes, Annie Bowman

1913-14 Effie Dove, Ruth Early

1914-15 Lena Hulvey, Benjamin Moyers

1915-16 Virginia Driver, Anna Knupp

1916-17 Ruth Early, Vilas Helbert

1917-18 Sallie Ritchie, Myrtle Morris

1918-19 Dora Turner, Gussie Shipe

1919-20 Gertrude Jones

1920-21 Lena Hulvey, Essie Shorts

1921-22 Lena Hulvey, Verdie Alger

1922-23 Lena Hulvey, Ruth Frank

1923-24 Mrs. E. E. Miller, Blanche Landes

1924-25 Virginia Aldhizer, Jessie Ponton

1925-28 (three sessions) Virginia Aldhizer, Nancy Williams

1928-30 (two sessions) Alvan Kerns, Anna V. Hollar

1930-37 (seven sessions) Kate L. Turner, Anna V. Hollar

1937-38 Helen L. Garber, Edith C. Hollar

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