[Treebeard]

Maybe the school should pay back the trust fund for the football stadium and the scholarships. After all, it's tainted money from that nasty old Confederate slave owner, Wade Bolton. I wonder how many people of any color his scholarships 'freed' to pursue an education?

[Lady Jag]

From this write-up on Bolton HS's own site, it would be hard to repay old Wade Bolton's family:

"Bolton High School enjoys a rich and unique history in Shelby County, Tennessee. The current campus exists on the former Hoboken Plantation owned by Wade H. Bolton. Upon his death in 1869, the prominent land owner set aside 1,200 acres for the founding of an agricultural college. Bolton operated as an agricultural college and teacher's preparatory school from 1887 to 1911, whereupon it became part of the Shelby County School system. By 1925, Bolton had been designated as a secondary school and has remained a part of Shelby County Schools ever since.

"The Administration of Wade Bolton's will involves Bolton High School in the oldest active court case in Shelby County. As a result of this bequest, Bolton High School exists as the only land grant secondary school in the state of Tennessee. In its more than 100 years of service to Shelby County, Bolton High School has proven to be an integral part of the history and education of the citizens of Northeast Shelby County."