Extra Credit Questions

[Eva Elisabeth]

I have zero idea, but it reminds me of elementary school. In winter we (students) had to bring carpet slippers to be worn in the classroom to keep it clean and dry. The wet, "snowy" boots were denied entry. I would guess this was similar in the frontier log cabin schools. Wild guess - Abraham Lincoln himself? (On a second thought though I don't think frontier people possessed such luxury goods as carpet slippers.)