The Daphna School was located south of Broadway in Plains District. The Daphna school was a two-room school built in 1905 east of the railroad depot. It was built to replace the old Shirkey school. The building was not only used as a school but also as a town hall. Many literary programs, singings, debates and public meetings were held in what came to be known as Cowans Hall or Daphna Hall. The land for the school was not deeded to the Plains District school trustees until January 22, 1917 when a deed was recorded by F. M. Stinespring for the one-acre lot where the school was located. The Daphna school was closed in 1929. Teachers known to have taught at Daphna are:

1908-09 Effa V. Showalter

1909-10 Alice R. Bowman

1910-11 Ressie Boward

1911-12 Issa Winsboro

1912-13 Ruth Early

1913-14 Lena Hulvey

1914-15 W. J. Whetzel, Virginia Dean

1915-16 W. J. Whetzel, Nellie Rhodes

1916-17 Grant Souder, Nellie Rhodes

1917-18 Esther M Roadcap

1918-19 Esther M. Roadcap

1919-20 Katherine Miller

1920-21 Vallie Landes

1921-22 Louise Williams

1922-23 Hazel Mankey

1923-24 Molly Holsinger

1924-25 Alda Garber

1925-26 Alma LaRue Leavelle

1926-27 Anna V. Hollar

1927-28 Hazel Driver

1928-29 Edithe C. Hollar

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