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year and to collect taxes from the local residents. The school trustee meetings also dealt with matters not dealing with the school {e.g. appointing reeves). As shown by minutes of several of those meetings,167 the trustee groups were really a more prim— itive community group.

A list of teachers and the number of enrolled students follows for the years 1845-1920: (The years 1845 — 1848 referred to several East Point schools so

I used my judgement in those_instances).

Before 1845 - East Pointers probably attended the Fairfield school.168 1845 — Thomas Bambrick 1844 — Paul MacDonald ~58 scholars 1845 - Edmond Shea - 5O scholars — The schoolhouse was sufficient and the school was satisfactory. 1846 — Edmond Shea (lst class) 1847 - Edmond Shea (lst class) 1848 ~ 1849 — Edmond Shea. 169

(This school probably served East Point and several nearby communities. It may have been located at Portage instead of at

the East Point) .170

The following teachers definitely did teach at an East Point school. This first school was located halfway be~ tween Angus Beaton's Brook and Percy Beaton's gate. There is an indent in that area}!71 The site was later switched to its pre— sent location on the northwest of the lighthouse road. This school was opened in the winter of 1848m49. The teacher was Paul Mac Donald until 1851. The school visitor seemed pleased with this teacher. There were about 55~45 pupils on the register at this

time. The school was apparently closed in 1852. However, John MoNeill taught at Portage in 1852 and 1855. In the years 1855—