Metcalf's school flourished for several decades, attaining renown as a school of significant quality, but by the end of the nineteenth century, it was turned over to the state and converted into a public school.
Metcalf's school flourished for several decades, attaining renown as a private school of high quality. By the end of the nineteenth century and years of extended agricultural depression, the school was turned over to the state and converted into a public school.