served as more than a place of education. It was the hub of community activity. Ice cream suppers and any form of entertainment were held at the school house.

Church services were held in the school house on Sunday. Itinerant preachers had regular routes and included Elkins in their schedules. Usually the preachers were of the Baptist or Methodist denomination, but sometimes other denominations were represented. Services were held in the afternoon, then the congregation would adjourn to someone's home for singing and socializing.

Elkins school remained an active part of the community until about 1946 when it was consolidated with Tulia schools. A few years later the building was torn down and the materials incorporated into a new gymnasium being built at Tulia. Now there is no trace of something which was an integral part of the community.

By Emory Elkins

FANCHON
Fanchon in the summer of 1910 was a small country store and post office, owned by Fred and Ed Loring. It was located about 3 miles southeast of the Raymond homestead. On rainy days the men of the community would gather here to visit and play dominoes. Such lovely dominoes. . . white with black dots. Also the delight of the children was the pink striped candy sticks for .01 each.

Joe Johnson carried the mail from Tulia. All families that lived in the surrounding countryside came to Fanchon to pick up their mail on days it was delivered, either on horseback or in a buggy.