Public opinion raged across the province usually criticizing Premier Jones for his words against the education system. The Premier resigned shortly afterwards. For the teachers who were working for a lifetime commitment, the wages began to increase. The Teachers' Federation did gain one important issue. In 1949 teachers were granted 15 sick days per year, without penalty, and a substitute was to be paid by the Provincial Government the sum of $3.25 per day. The Premier's speech remained in the minds of many people for years and older residents espe¬ cially, were inclined to agree with his statements. For the many hundreds of parents on the Island, who still had children to educate, their demands for better working conditions and more qualified teachers for all classrooms across the Island were being heard by the Government offi¬ cials. The struggle for a better education system has persisted since the first schoolhouse was con¬ structed. All schools are now moving into the technological age at a rapid rate. The informa¬ tion highway has brought the farthest corner of the world to our doorstep. It seems as though no matter how hard one tries, a person cannot gather all the information that is available. Any student can 'go to the moon and back' in the matter of seconds and visually understand exactly what is on the 'star'. Education is now available for all mankind! TEACHERS 1850-1976 Reports are incomplete from 1850 to 1877 1850- St. Anne's or Fyffe's , (sp.) Teacher - Edmund Roache , # students - 42 1851- St. Anne's - Edmund Roache , students - 50 1852- Mill River - Edmund Roache , students - 40 1852-1855- Vacant 1855- Mill River - Ephraim B. Smith , students - 40 1856- St. Anne's or Fyffe's Teacher - William Sullivan , students - 34 1857- N /A 1858- St. Anne's - William Sullivan , students - 31 1859-1860 N /A 1864- William Mcintosh Teachers of Stanley Bridge 1877-1878- 1878-1879- 1879-1880- 1880-1881- 1881-1882- 1882-1883- 1883-1885- 1885-1886- 1886-1889- 1889-1890- 1890-1892- 1892-1893- 1893-1894- 1894-1895- 1895-1896- 1896-1897- 1897-1898- 1898-1899- 1899-1900- 1900-1901- 1901-1902- Coffin, Fulton MacLean , Donald MacLean , Donald Martin , James Stewart , Allan Stewart , Allan MacLeod , Norman Beers , Donald Stewart , Allan Kielly , Charles Kielly , Charles Kielly , Charles Kielly , Charles Kielly , Charles Kielly , Charles McCoubrey , Wellington McCoubrey, Wellington McCoubrey, Wellington McCoubrey, Wellington Sellar, Morley/Johnson, Wright, Horace Cavanaugh,,__ Martin, James Stewart , Allan Henderson ,___ MacLeod, Norman Cairns , Helen McDonald , Isobel McLeod, Mary McLeod , Mary MacEwen , Helen L. Higgs , Katie MacEwen , Mary McNeil , Elsie Fyfe , Annie Ross , Margaret Ross , Margaret MacKay , Winnie MacKay , Winnie Montague Fyfe, Alice Fyfe , Alice Smith, Margaret Smith , Margaret Smith , Margaret Simpson , Rebecca Fyfe , Annie MacKay , Winnie MacKay , E.W. Simpson , Rebecca Murphy, Leeming 138