School District any additional land. It was decided that the St. Patrick's Schoolhouse be moved down the road to the location where the school existed with more space up until a few year ago, when it was torn down. Peter Gallant believes that Cornelius Herrell owned the property where the school was relocated. He also indicates that the relocation of St. Patrick's School happened before the 1930's, because the school was on the Herrell Property when Mr. Gallant moved to St. Patrick's in the early '30's.

St. Patrick's School closed in 1965 with the consolidation of the St. Ann's District Schools. In the early autumn of 1965, Grade VIII was housed at St. Patrick's School, under the instruction of Mrs. Yvonne Gallant, until St. Ann's Elementary School opened on October 10, 1965. The vacant St. Patrick's School became a home to a number of families over the years. The last family to take ownership of the St. Patrick's School and its property was Brian Gallant. He tore down the old run- down schoolhouse about ten years ago to make way for his home that

was built on the property.

MILLVALE SCHOOL

By Heather MacNeill

Annual Island School Visitation Reports indicate that an inspector's first visit to Millvale School was in 1861. During the school year of 1860 — 1861, Thomas Foley was the first teacher on record that taught at Millvale School. During this year of operation, forty-two students were attending Millvale School.

The first school of Millvale was located at the present location according to conversation with Mary and Oswald Murphy of Millvale. They believe that the land for the school was donated by Peter Murphy of Millvale. The first school building of Millvale was a structure that was moved to the present location of Father Clifford Murphy of Millvale. The year in which the school was established is not known, as the school Opening would not necesarily coincide with the first Annual Visitation Report.

By the early 1930's, it was very evident that the old school was becoming quite run down and in need of repair. Mildred MacDonald of Tracadie, who taught school in Millvale from 1932 until June 30, 1935, was very instrumental in seeing that Millvale School got the needed ren— ovations and space so as to be more serviceable to students and teachers. During these years that Mildred MacDonald spent in Millvale, she also helped initiate the Millvale Women's Institute in the late 1920's. The

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