Editing Malcom, Iowa (section)

==Education==
The first school in Malcom was established in 1855, consisting of six students. In 1864, the Malcom Independent School was established.  By 1880, there were 136 pupils in the school.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Neville|first1=Orville|last2=Schneekloth|first2=Josephine|last3=Longnecker|first3=Margaret|title=Malcom Centennial "Memmories Today of Yesterday" 1872-1972|publisher=Malcom History Committee|date=1972|page=37}}</ref>  The first high school was started in 1885, though only three years were offered, and many students went to [[Grinnell, Iowa|Grinnell]] to complete their work.  The first graduating class of seven students, all girls, was in 1888.  A modern two-story brick schoolhouse was dedicated in November 1903.  In 1923–24, a new addition was built at a cost of $38,000.  During this time, there were also nine rural one room schools in the township.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Neville|first1=Orville|last2=Schneekloth|first2=Josephine|last3=Longnecker|first3=Margaret|title=Malcom Centennial "Memmories Today of Yesterday" 1872-1972|publisher=Malcom History Committee|date=1972|page=39}}</ref>  The last class to graduate from Malcom High School was in 1960, as the school merged with schools in [[Brooklyn, Iowa|Brooklyn]] and [[Guernsey, Iowa|Guernsey]] to form the [[BGM Community School District]].  The Malcom school was then converted to an elementary school.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Neville|first1=Orville|last2=Schneekloth|first2=Josephine|last3=Longnecker|first3=Margaret|title=Malcom Centennial "Memmories Today of Yesterday" 1872-1972|publisher=Malcom History Committee|date=1972|page=47}}</ref>