This picture was taken at the end of the school year in 1950. The teacher, Martina Hughes , presented each student with a small gift. That particular year the girls received miniature cups and saucers, a keepsake that some still have. The boys received ball point pens. This was one of the smaller schools, but memories within the confines of its walls still remain with some of its students. Leo Gallant vividly remembers Hallowe'en, when a witch would invade the premises with a basket of apples which she threw around the classroom. A parent, Albina Peters , dressed as the witch for a few years, and later, Louise ( Jimmy Johnny ) MacDonald continued to take on the role of the witch. Shirley MacKinnon vividly remembers Arbour Day, usually held the third week in May, when they would come to school equipped with rakes and shovels for a clean-up day. It was a great treat to get out of the classroom for a while, and clean up the school premises. After the work was completed, they usually had a baseball game to end the day's activities. Anne MacAdam recalls having a group photo taken in school. It was quite a novelty at that time, and all the students came dressed in their Sunday best. The teacher, Mrs. Annie MacPhee , looked at them and said, "You all look like movie stars today." The students felt so good about that, and it left everlasting memories. Anne remembers the Lucy Maude Montgomery books that the teacher read a chapter from each day. The Christmas concerts were the highlight of the school year. The students were fascinated with the white cotton bed sheets hung across the front of the room for a curtain, through which curious little faces would be peeking. They thought they were in Hollywood, as they stood before the audience and sang, danced, and acted out plays. The highlight of the evening was Santa's arrival, with his sack full of presents for all the children. 118