The Garber's School was a two-room frame building constructed in 1902 to replace an older school called the Union school. The school was located about 3 miles northwest of Broadway at the intersection of Andrick Lane and Crossroads Lane. The Garbers School was also known locally as the Crossroads school. Land for the Garber's School was deeded to the Plains District School Board on July 20, 1901 by J. A. Garber. The Garbers school operated until it was closed in 1934. It was difficult for the school to maintain a population sufficient to justify two teachers so for the last 14 years of its existence it was a one-teacher school. After the school was closed the building was torn down and the lumber was salvaged for use for the new shop building at Timberville High School. Teachers known to have taught at the Garbers school were:
1902-03 Annie F. Zirkle
1903-08 (unknown)
1908-10 (two sessions) C. H. Zigler, T. H. Fansler
1910-11 David R. Crider, Cora Mason
1911-12 A. J. Powell, Eulalia L. Miller
1912-13 Carrie Watson, Birdie M. Helbert
1913-14 Clara M. Garber, Birdie M. Helbert
1914-15 C. E. Barglebaugh, Birdie M. Helbert
1915-16 D. R. Heatwole, Vilas Helbert
1916-17 Lena Hollar, Lena Blankenship
1917-18 Vilas Helbert, Georgia Lee Ritchie
1918-19 Vilas Helbert, Altie Helbert
1919-20 Ethel McMullen, Anna Louise Hubbard
1920-21 Katherine Cover
1921-22 Iva Cooper
1922-23 Mollie Holsinger
1923-25 (two sessions) Ada Neff
1925-26 Lena Will
1926-27 Ruth Vaughn
1927-28 Mrs. C. C. Turner
1928-29 Edith V. Branner
1929-30 (school not open)
1930-31 Charles C. Turner
1931-32 Louise Martz
1932-33 Louise Martz ( Gordon)
1933-34 Evelyn Whitmore
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