The community of Whon is bounded by Home Creek on the north and the Colorado River on the south.  The Gill Ranch was the east boundry and the Robinson place on the west comprised the Whon school district.  A one room school was started in 1907 and was designated district #42.  Whon and Blackwell consolidated in 1918.  A new school was built in the 1920’s, at one time there were four teachers and 160 pupils.  The students were active in county meets and tournaments.  We even played tennis on clay courts, but we had to sweep the courts each day, and sometimes during a game.

We had a fine school building of four rooms and two wide halls.  In 1938 we got our first school bus, until that time students walked to school or rode horseback.  Joe and Concepcion Diaz were the only Mexican students at that time.  Charlie Martin Avants was the champion marble player with a taw that was the prize of the county.  Although “playing keepers” was not allowed, Charlie carried his marbles in a 10 lb. flour sack.

In 1936 Inez Mclver taught first, second, and third grades.  Leta Hancock taught fourth, fifth, and sixth.  Mr. and Mrs. Pearce Baker taught seventh grade and up.  Other teachers at Whon were; Ina Smith, Mr. Homer Schultz, Pauline England, Leora Hester, Mrs. Hood, Hayden Goodgion, Alpha Mae Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Shannon and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durham.  Principals of Whon from 1907 to 1925: H. O. Freeman, C. P. Taylor, Sidney B. Walters, George Green, W. L. Wohlford (lawyer), W. W. Gaston, James B. Barfield, Otto Smithemman, Eugene Linnnath, Mr. Damnell, Alta Lovelady, John W. Byrd, Homer Schultze, Thelma Casey, Pearl Lohn, J. L. P. Baker, Melvin Brownough, Kent Price, and Karl Price.

Students dusted the erasers, swept the floors and pumped our own water.  In other words, there were no janitors.  Terrell Graves was superintendent, at that time Warren Gill, Jim Carter, and Lee Fiveash, were trustees.  If a teacher drank, smoked or cursed, they didn’t get the job - oh yes, or danced!  I remember Mrs. Hood taught tap dancing and I wasn’t allowed to take.  But Rolan Deal and Tammie Sue Holmes taught me the steps they had learned in their class.  Children at Whon rolled casings for past time.  The old discarded tires sure got your hands black but it was lots of fun.