The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-08-18
GREENFIELD BEND
AND KETTLE MILLS
SCHOOLS ARE ONE
COUNTY BOARD CoNsoLIDATEs
ONE IN TENTH AND ANOTHER
IN FIRST DISTRICT.
TO ERECT SPLENDID STRUCTURE
Building On Gin Spring Lot Will Cost
$4,000, the citizens of the Com.
munity Putting up $4,000 Of The
Amount.

Another forward step in the educa-
tional progress of the county was
taken on Tuesday when the county
board Of education took formal action
that consolidated the Greenfield Bend
school in the First district and the
Kettle Mills school in the Tenth dis
trict. This action was taken by the
board after hearing from the advo.
Gates of two different locations and
after a full personal inspection of the
territory to be served by the new
school.
For more than year the question
of consolidation Of the schools has
been before the board, but no agree
ment could be reached between the
patrons as to the proper location.
Finally the board decided to meet on
the grounds on Tuesday and after a
thorough consideration of the entire
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The controversy was between a
point on the farm of John A. Delk,
overlooking Duck river and just across
the boundary Of the Tenth district and
what is known as the old Gin Spring,
about four-fifths Of mile from there
and that much nearer the Greenfield
Bend school, one Of the two schools
to be abolished. The board heard
representations from each side. The
advocates of the Delk location had
raised $1,000, which was rendered the
county and they agreed, il necessary,
to increase this to $500. The advo-
Gates of the Gin Spring location, also
pledges for $1,000 and insisted upon
their location.
The Delk lot advocates agreed to
tender their funds and leave the loca-
ton absolutely to the county board.
The Gin Spring advocates at first
stood pat on their location, but after
several conferences agreed too, that
they would abide the decision of the
board. The board then went into ses-
sion beneath big shade tree over
Gin Spring and by vote Of four to
one agreed to the Gin Spring location.
The board voted in detail as follows:
For the Delk lot-Mr Ross.
For Gin Spring-Messrs. Russell,
Mcknight, Derryberry and Chairman
Moore.
The losers accepted the situation In
fine spirit and all agreed that their
best efforts would be used to promote
the school.
The new school will be a three
teacher school, and will cost, lot in.
Guided, $4,000 The county will invest
$4,000, the community $4,000 and the
State Of Tennessee, from its building
fund, $1,000, making $4,000. The
school will be located on a beautiful
lot of five acres, which cost 500 an
acre. It is expected that the building,
which will be Of brick veneer, will cost
approximately $4,000.
Chairman Moore was especially de-
lighted over the success of the boards
efforts. He declared that the location
and consolidation Of these schools was
the browning act Of his administration,
which ended on Tuesday.
In addition to all the members of
the county board of education. the
county superintendent. John P. Ora
nam, and ]. I. Ffnney, editor Of The
Herald, we're present and urged upon
The citizens assembled the fine results
that would follow the consolidation Of
The two schools. A large number OF
The leading citizens of the two COM
nunities were present.
The moving spirits in the consolida-
ion of the two schools we're John A.
Oelk, w. L. Delk, the Messrs. Kennedy
and Drake Stanfil, of the Kettle Mills
section, and ]. c. Mayfield and others
If the Greenfield Bend section.