In the continuing history of District #14 - The Union Free School this writer is quoting verbatim what Mr. Ubele documented in this ongoing saga:

“Resolved that the Board of Education be, and hereby empowered to sell the old school building, and the old school site at a price of not less than $500.00, the proceeds of such sale to apply on the purchase of the new site heretofore votes; old site bounded and described as follows:

DISTRICT NO. 14, OF GUILFORD

“All that tract or parcel of land situate in the Town of Guilford aforesaid and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Southeast corner of land conveyed by said R. A. Morse to Edward S. Bradley, now owned and occupied by R. M. dark on the West line of lands conveyed by said Morse to Dr. Clark; thence South along the West line of said Clark land six and one-half rods; thence Westwardly about eight and one-half rods to centre of road as fenced out by said R. A. Morse for a public highway; then along the centre of road six and one-half rods to Southwest corner of lands conveyed by said R. A. Morse to Bradley, as above; thence East along the South line of lands conveyed as above described to said Bradley about eight and one-half rods to place of beginning containing about fifty-five rods of land, be the same more or less.”

Continuing and excepting and reserving all school furniture, stoves and bell. Possession will not be given until close of the school year. A resolution was passed that the tax of $3,500.00 was voted on at a special meeting April 25, 1900 for the construction of a new school to be raised in installments. A vote of 37 was taken with 31 ayes - 6 nays and signed by N. D. Bartle.

It was finally settled! A new Union School was to be built at last! Five members were appointed to a committee to prepare plans and submit them to the Board. This committee comprised of 2 carpenters (builders), the President of the Board, and 2 qualified voters from the District. This school not only served the hamlet of Guilford, but additionally many of the surrounding districts who chose to be included in the new District. The remaining districts would use the High School for those who wanted to further their education beyond the 7th grade of the numerous one-room schools in their respective districts. Guilford Union School would continue to serve from 1900 until the middle 1930s as the Guilford Elementary School and High School.