The school was set back at the foot of the mountain to be away from the prying eyes of the constant stream of visitors. Pine Lodge was the school in the early years. The old moonshiner's cabin served as a dining room and kitchen. Twenty-five boys could be accommodated. A lthough Pine Lodge was built with bathrooms, there was no running water until a Mrs. Smythe of Cincinnati gave money for the hydraulic ram to pump water from the spring.
P ine Lodge now has four apartments and is used as guest housing.