 By 1935-36 there were five elementary buildings in Adams Township; one elementary and one 12-graded building in North Richland; four elementary buildings in Noble; and six elementary and one high school in Tiffin Township.The Defiance County School Board’s records reveal that on April 1, 1938, a petition signed by about 710 resident electors, was presented to the board requesting that Adams Township School District and North Richland School District be combined into one district in order that a new school might be built in the center; and that all of Adams Township could stay together and remain a part of the Defiance County School District.The Defiance County Board of Education met on May 13, 1938, and approved the reorganization plan.