Education

The education system in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was certainly different from what is offered today. Children were not guaran- teed an education at the expense of the government and the taxpayer. Schools were not established unless there were a sufficient number of stu- dents to warrant them. If enough people were interested, a school board would be formed, a secretary appointed, a school would be erected, and a teacher would be hired.

Several people in the village recall the schools in these earlier times. Some remember a system where students went at their own rate through a number of books which required approximately a year to complete. Some remember four books, others more.

Students were required at home to help with farm chores. Consequently, many never had the opportunity to complete more than the first few grades.

Third classroom at chicken factory. Teacher: Bernadette Lewis. Back: Noreen Mac- Donald, Mary Gallant, Dottie Campbell, Ruth MacKenzie, Mary Murphy, Mary

MacIntyre, Kate Shephard. Front: ?, Carl Shephard, Jimmy Ryan, Lemmy Shep- hard, Andrew MacDonald, Bobby Agnew, Johnny Walsh, Lequis Gallant, Isabel

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