First Brick Rural SchoolThe following appeared in the Rock County Herald on Aug. 21, 1908:A Fine Brick School House will be built in dist. no. 1."Oldest School District in the County Will Build First Brick School House to be Erected in the Rural Districts — Contract Awarded for Sand-Lime Brick Structure — Work Now BegunThe first brick school building to be erected in a rural district in Rock County is now being built by school district No. 1, one and a half miles south of Ashcreek. The building is to be constructed of white sand-lime brick, the product of the Luverne Pressed Brick company, and the ground dimensions will be 24x42 feet. The plans for the building were drawn by Architect W.E.E. Greene, who also has been awarded the contract for its construction, which was begun last week. As indicated by the number, the district is the oldest in the county, and it seems fitting, therefore, that it should take the lead in the construction of the most modern and substantial school building that can be built. The building will certainly be a credit to the district and to the enterprise and progressiveness of its people. Donations to the Rock County Historical Endowment Fund can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.