beef and mutton at 3 d. per lb. He is also to have the remuneration allowed to teachers out of the Public Treasury of the Island for the encouragement of public education, with a comfortable room, and a sufficient quantity of ﬁrewood for his own use.

Also it is to be understood that he is to teach M of a year’s Night School for his subscribers’ children, and any super- numeraries to be the Master’s. It is likewise to be understood, that each scholar is to bring a cord of ﬁrewood for Day School, and K of a cord for Night School, while Candle Light for said purpose Day School to commence in Winter at 9 in the morning; intermission in the middle of the day; out at 12; in at 1; out in the evening at 4 o’clock. In Summer. in at 9; out at 12; in at 2, out in the evening at 5 o'clock. Night School to commence at 6 o‘clock in the evening, and dismiss at 9, to complete the seasons of the year...

N.B. . We also form ourselves into a Quorum of 5 persons, and appoint a chairman, a secretary, and three Trustees, to have the disputes arising in school settled by them and superintended by this Quorum, according to the proclamation the Trustees enable said

of the General Assembly of the Island. Accordingly receive his gratuity

Teachers of Stanley Bridge School were no exception to the above rules. The early minutes of the School Trustees kept using the word order in preference to the word ask, which is found in the later years’ records.

According to the signed contract, the Principal was checked upon by the Trustees, as indicated by records of December 26, 1891. {see previous orders given to Charles W. Kielly}. In this year the Principal’s supplement was $60.00. He evidently put in long days for his supplement.

No definite Government salaries are recorded for the 1800’s, but the following records give an overall View from 1921-1952.

1921 Class I Male $885.88 Female $650.00 Class II Male $573.67 Female $503.44 Class III Male $562.88 Female $398.00 1928 Class I Male $650.00 Female $553.75

In 1944 males and females were classiﬁed as equal wage earners.

1944 First Class Male and Female $750.00 + $250.00 Supplement Second Class $650.00 + $200.00 Supplement

1947 First Class $800.00 + $160.00 Supplement Second Class $700.00 + $100.00 Supplement

1952 First Class $1100.00 with a maximum of $130.00 reached in 15 years Second Class $950.00 with a maximum 0f$1150.00 reached in 15 years

Although the Supplements had dropped to $30.00 for the Principal and $5.00 for the Assistant in 1896, the Trustees again gave “orders” to the teachers. This is as follows:

resolved the teachers be ordered to teach the full time required

by law and no substitute or change made without the permission

of the Trustees — and that the full number of legalized days must

be taught

There is no indication as to the background of this order, but at the time there was a three week spring and fall vacation. Maybe the teacher didn’t get his crops into the ground and had a sub— stitute fill in for him, but it evidently wasn’t sickness that required such a statement.

The greatest blow for the teachers in this area must have been in 1904 when a motion was moved and seconded to give no Supplement for the coming year. Three Spec1a1 meetings fol—

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