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History of Smithfield Graded School THE Turlington Graded School of Smithfield was formed from the old Turlington Institute. The school bears the name of the man who spent the greater part of his life in sincere devotion to the upbuilding of education in Smithfield and Johnston County. He had been head of the Turlington Institute for twenty years, and was superintendent of the present school for five years The building was then a large wooden frame of rooms. The enrollment of the school was 239 and the faculty consisted of 5 members. The trustees were E. W. Pou, President, W. L. Woodall, Secretary, J. W. Wellons, T. K. Hood, and J. D. Underwood. Supplies of books were bought, and rented to the pupils each season. In 1910 Mr. A. Vermont was elected Superintendent, to succeed Mr. ' Turling- ton, a position which he held until 1917. In his first year the eleventh grade Avas added and Seniors were graduated. In 1911 a petition for bonds was made in order to erect a modernly equipped brick building. The petition for bonds was granted, the bonds were sold, and the contract was given to Joe Stout Co., Sanford, N. C. Mr. H. B. Marrow succeeded Mr. Vermont in 1917. Mr. George T. Whitely continued to act as [principal, a position which he held for a number of years, giving his best support to every improvement undertaken. During the four years of Mr. Marrow ' s superintendeiicy the number of students increased so rapidly that a new building was necessary to afford them the proper training. Again bonds were discussed and issued in the summer of 1921. In this sauLO year Mr. Thomas II. Franks, who had been principal during the 1920-21 terms, was elected Superintendent, and through his efforts bonds were raised, contract let to the Kenyon-Thompson Company of Raleigh, and the Smithfield High School building, one of the best in the State, was completed in 1922. It was then that the county began to bring in by trucks children of the rural districts, following out their plan of putting every child in the county within reach of a standard high school. During Mr. Franks ' s four years as Superintendent he gave loyal support to the upbuilding of athletics in this school and to raising the scholarship standard to the highest level of any high school. At the end of the 1924-25 term Mr. Franks resigned as Superintendent, to become a lawyer. He was succeeded by Mr. ' N. C. Shuford, formerly of Black Mountain, who has cooperated greatly with the student body and has been a great addition in making the school a success. Sixteen
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