1 1953-54 George MacKay 1954-55 Joyce E. Easter 1955-56 George E. MacKay 1956-58 Lavenia McAvinn 1958-60 Mrs. Merle Cole 1960-61 Edna P. MacNeill 1961-63 Mary Picketts 1963-64 Dianne Denham Adams 1964-65 Laura Paynter 1965-66 Betty Jean Wigmore 1966-67 Laura Paynter 1967-68 Helen Champion 1968-71 Marion Cameron 1971-73 Mrs. Ralph Wigmore The school inspector visited every school on the Island each year and these statements from their reports show that the quali ,y of education at Clinton was consistently on a high level. Teacher careful and diligent (1872-73) ; Miss Pickering de¬ serves much credit. Miss Cann makes an admirable assistai t. Work done in both departments of this school is of a very hijfli order. (1906-07) This school was called Harding's Creek. In July, 1878 the name of the school was changed to Clinton.. Miss Ruth MacGregor is capable, energetic and is one of our best teachers. (1916-17) Miss Carrie Easter is doing satisfactory work and is one oil our best teachers. (1913-15) Clinton. This school was graded during the year 1901-C2, Laura Duncan , principal; Katie Stewart , assistant. The work for the classes in both departments is very creditable. The teacher for 1900-01 has done good work here. Clinton reverted from Graded to Primary rank in 1925. In 1913-18 a second class teacher received $180 a year for her work. The district supplemented this by a small amount. There was no encouragement for a second class teacher to further his or her education, as a first class teacher was required to teach in a first class school in order to receive first class pay, and there were very few first class schools on the Island, and very few dtyte jobs available requiring an education. As one man said, and maybe many thought, which sounded ridiculous then as it does today: "what's the use of giving them an education anyway, they onl}' get married in a few years." ^22—