The following 1913 document is a school souvenir that shows Wilson Korns and Peter Petenbrink serving as directors of the Comps School, Southampton Township, Somerset County, PA. This document was reproduced from volume two of the 2007 book "A Look At Southampton Township Pennsylvania The Way It Used To Be!", with permission of Mona Huffman. Click here to see a 1930 newspaper article that states, "The Comp school house was burned down in 1922 and was not since rebuilt. The pupils of this district are conveyed to the Kennell's Mill school."
The following excerpt from the Southampton Township portion of the 1876 Beers atlas of Somerset County shows that the Comps School was located near and south of the church.
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