The board of education in a meeting held here yesterday called school elections at Kenley and Micro, which will determine whether or not these schools will be high schools next year. The election called at Kenly calls for the consolidation of Kenly, Niagara and Hickory cross districts. The one at Micro calls for the consolidation of Micro, Brown and Silverdale A petition from the Jones school district presented tot e board resulted in the authorizing of an election to determine whether or not the Jones school district shall be annexed to Smithfield.
The board of education has recently purchased 26 acres in Cleveland township to be used as a school site and in all probability a demonstration farm will be operated with Mr. A.M. Johnson, former county farm agent, in charge. This land was purchased from Dr. G.A. McLemore, Mrs. Mary F. Jones, Mrs. E.N. Booker, and Oakland church.
The board of education and the board of county commissioners in a joint session authorized the building of six additional rooms to the Four Oaks building. This building now has 18 rooms, and the new building will increase the capacity to 24. Four new rooms were authorized at Corinth-Holders and the entire building is to be equipped with heat and sewerage. A deep well will be dug. The building at Corinth-Holders is an eight-room brick structure at present, but two rooms in the old building are now being used.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, April 13, 1926
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