boys and girls. The judges and prize money were supplied by_ the De- partment of Education, and Mount Stewart was one of the fifty loca- tions throughout the Province where fairs were held. Exhibitors from Mount Stewart, Cherry Hill, Head of Hillsborough, Pisquid East, Pis- quid West, Canavoy, St. Andrew’s and Savage Harbour assembled on the appointed day for the judging of the various categories. Among those who placed first in the 1924 awards were Ernest Cameron, Head of Hillsborough (oats); Howard Douglas, Head of Hillsborough (wheat); Mary MacEachern, Mount Stewart (beans); Mary MacPhee, Canavoy (Green Mountain potatoes) ; Ronald MacDonald, Pisquid (Irish Cobbler potatoes); Alex MacEachern, Mount Stewart (turnips); Helen Clark, Mount Stewart (sweet peas) ; Mary MacDonald (sugar cookies) ; Catherine MacDonald (apple pie); and Ernest Affleck (milking stool).

In 1926, Mr. Ray Hughes, principal of Mount Stewart school, undertook to organize a night school for those over school age who had not had the benefit of an early education. The enterprise was short— lived, as Mr. Hughes did not return the following year. The idea, in a somewhat different form, was, however, taken up by the Community School movement which made its Island debut at Mount Stewart during the late 1960’s. On the occasion of the school’s 1967 closing, Mr. Daniel Mullen, the teacher of the associated Basic Training School, stressed that the value of the community school “is not so much for what is learned as the development of a community spirit, the promotion of leadership, and learning to work together towards common goals.” The school has not operated during recent years.

On October 26, 1939, Lieutenant-Governor B. W. LePage pre— sented the Canada Horticultural Society trophy to Mr. James Morrison, chairman of the trustees of Savage Harbour school. The district thereby gained permanent possession of the award, as, for three consecutive years, it had been judged to have made more improvements to its school buildings and to the beautification of the grounds than any of the other rural districts in the Province. As his own district of St. Andrew’s had already won the cup, the Hon. J. P. MacIntyre, chairman for the occasion, was in a jubilant mood. He said he “knew that Savage Harbour would win the cup; therefore he had built a paved road leading there, so Mr. Clark would have a comfortable drive there this year.” Actually, Savage Harbour and Lorne Valley had been so evenly matched in honours that the judges were undecided which district had the greater claim to the trophy. The difficulty was overcome when Lieutenant—Gov- ernor LePage generously donated an additional cup.

' _A dream of long standing assumed reality on May 21, 1958 when the.c1tizens of Mount Stewart and vicinity assembled for the opening of their new school. Hon. Keir Clark, Minister of Education and a former student of the school that was being replaced, officiated and, in his re- marks, expressed. the wish that, while passing from the old school into the new,.h.is audience “pause and pay a tribute of remembrance to the many brilliant scholars who received their training Within its walls and later furthered their education for such callings as bishops, clergymen of all denominations, doctors, lawyers, professors, teachers, etc.” De- Signed by_Mr. Keith Pickard and constructed by Messrs. Ira Gay and Lester_Keizer, the new structure was located on Main Street, immed— iately in front of the site which had been in use since 1913.

_In 1958, the press paid tribute to Mr. Warren McGuirk who t that time. had been principal of Mount Stewart school since 1946. Due;-

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