32 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 167 of those meetings, ' 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 1843-1920: (The years 1843 - 1848 referred to several East Point schools so I used my judgement in those instances). Before 1843 - probably attended the Fairfield school. 1843 - Thomas Bambrick 1844 - Paul MacDonald -38 scholars 1845 - Edmond Shea - 30 scholars - The schoolhouse was sufficient and the school was satisfactory. 1846 - Edmond Shea (1st class) 1847 - Edmond Shea (1st 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 1 70 the East Point ). ' 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. ' 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 1848-49. The teacher was Paul Mac Donald until 1851. The school visitor seemed pleased with this teacher. There were about 35-45 pupils on the register at this time. The school was apparently closed in 1852. However, John McNeill taught at Portage in 1852 and 1853- In the years 1855-