By Frank M. Waterman
In the early 1900s, Meredith had eighteen district or common schools, each of which was independent and funded by State aid supplemented by taxing the residents of the district. School was taught through the 8th grade and students desiring a high school education had to attend either the Delaware Academy and Free Union School in Delhi or the Oneonta High School. By the 1920s bus transportation was possible and there was a movement to consolidate the district schools to form larger central districts that could support a school that taught both elementary and high school students. However, centralization was a controversial subject in the 1920s and 1930s and it didn’t happen quickly. In fact, three of Meredith’s districts didn’t join a central school district until the late 1960s and only then because they were forced to by the New York State Department of Education.
This book is divided into two parts. The first is the general history of the district or common schools in Meredith. The second is the individual history of each of Meredith’s eighteen district schools.
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