gram, after ten years, continues to provide excellent training for the students and the band has won many provincial and national awards, and continues to receive praise from the Island music community. The bus driver to Elementary school from North Tryon in 1992 is George Nicholson . A board consisting of three trustees, a secretary-treasurer, and a recording secretary directed the operation of the early one and two room rural schools. These board positions were filled at an annual community meeting held at the schoolhouse each spring. One trustee was appointed each year and served a three year term. It was not uncommon for a retiring trustee to be re-elected, and the secretary- treasurer and recording secretary to serve many years. Max Lefurgey , the longest serving North Tryon trustee, was frequendy chosen to chair the trustee and annual meetings. Fred Leard was a member of the school board for 19 years. Responsibilities were attached to each board appointment. The trustees hired the teacher and the janitor, maintained the school building, wood house, and outhouse, and acquired the winter's supply of wood. They settled any disputes that might arise in the community among the teacher, parents, and students. The most frequent issues seemed to be the disciplining of unruly children and head lice! Two of the trustees also had to verify and sign the teachers' monthly report. The secretary-treasurer was responsible for collecting the Poll Tax which was used to pay for the upkeep of the school building and the teachers' supplement. The government, in later years, sent its portion of the teachers' salary to the secretary-treasurer whose responsibility it was to pay the teachers each month. The recording secretary kept the minutes of the annual meetings. The teachers' supplement, paid by the district, was decided at the annual meeting. The higher the supplement, the better the chances of attracting a well qualified teacher to the community. The supplement in North Tryon reached $400.00 in 1952, and was $1000.00 in 1970. Residents who did not pay their Poll Tax were not permitted to vote at the annual school meeting. It was customary for men to hold the position of trustee; however, Adelaide Wood was appointed as a trustee in 1937. Wellington Thomas, secretary-treasurer, was very upset and threatened to submit his resig¬ nation after he discovered it was Mrs. Raymond Wood and not Mr. Raymond Wood who was appointed. Wellington did not doubt Ade¬ laide's capabilities, but he felt a women should not hold such a position. He eventually accepted Adelaide's appointment and he stayed on as secretary-treasurer. Some of the residents of North Tryon who served as trustees were: Albert Callbeck , George Callbeck , Florence Dixon , Otto Johnson , Fred A. Leard , Max Lefurgey , Charlie Lord , Sterling Lord , Leslie MacDon- ald, George Muttart , Richard Newsome , Frances Roberts , Archie 146