Things That I Remember —
Mendon schoolhouse in 1899 and 1900. The old school bell was used to summon the children to school. It rang at eight-thirty and at nine o’clock in the morning. George Gardner, a cripple was the janitor. The children were kept orderly by a ruler. The first basketball team was organized in this old building. Emer Richards introduced this game in town for the first time. Some of the teachers were Eva Williamson, Rachel Parker, Emer Richards, Peter Larsen, Jesse T. Reese, Leroy Reese, Charles E. Embley, D. A. Boyer and Herbert H. Thompson. The school was supervised by a school board.
— Jesse W. Walker