upon amicable terms, by which the independent district received twenty-one percent,
amounting to $1,847.60.
In this division, O. P. Mace, J. W. Griffis and Willoughby Dye represented the township
while S. D. Lane, Sylvester Dye and T. J. Young the first school board, Looked after the
interests of the independent district.
With this fund on hand and prospects for the future in sight, following the desires of the
people, the board proceeded to purchase the present school grounds at a cost of $375, and
the construction of the building which is now called the grade building at the contract
price of $5,100 was begun. Quite an undertaking at the time, considering that it was
necessary to maintain a school during the time.
Like all the other patriotic communities, it was the first effort of the people to provide
means for educating the youth, that they might grow up to be beneficial to the community
in which they might live, and good citizens of the state. With commendable zeal, the Board
of Education has always worked to maintain the standing of our school equal to other like
schools of the state.
The first regular commencement exercises were held in 1893, when Armanis Patton
and Lillian Ashley passed out regularly from the school and were given certificates as
having completed the complement of study.
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THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
The present Consolidated District was formed in1917 and work on the present high
school building was rushed, but it was not ready to use until about the first of January, 1918.
Consolidation did not affect the size of the high school so much as it did the grades. The
school now employs twelve teachers including the Superintendent. It is regularly approved
by the State Department of Public Instruction as a four year high school.
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