After three attempts that failed, Meadow Consolidated School District No. 2 carried its school election on December 23rd by a good majority. The two districts which had consolidated with Meadow were Glenwood and Sandy Grove. The vote in December was on a $35,000 bond issue and there were 231 votes cast for the bond issue and 42 against.
It has not been yet determined what type of building will be erected at Meadow but sometime this week a party of patrons and friends of the school will make a tour of the county, visiting each type of school that has been erected. It is probable that some school buildings in adjoining counties will also be visited. The patrons are desirous of building the best school possible with the proceeds of the bond issue. The contract will be let as soon as plans can be decided upon, and if the work is rushed it is hoped that the new building may be used next November.
The school at Meadow now employs seven teachers and there is a need for another teacher but there is not room. Only seven grades are taught this year. Last year there were 65 in high school, and four completed the 11th grade. Upon the completion of the new building high school work will be resumed.
The decision to build a school at Meadow leaves only one other section of the county without high school facilities. Pleasant Grove needs a new building.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Johnston County, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1925
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