“Cable Head, ”

“Cable Head East, ” And “Cable Head West" YEAR: TEACHERS NAME & SCHOOL INSPECTORS COMMENTS: 1850 “This school has been in operation since lastApril (1849). The principal

part of the children are elementary branches. Reasonable progress has been made by those that have attended somewhat regularly. The most advanced are reading the New Testament, which they can do fluently. "

1851:1852 M. Dinn “Teacher is unlicensed. "

1858— 1859 Ellen MacKenzie “Learning of arithmetic rulesformerly neglected 'm this school, children therefore imperfect in that branch; tone of reading too low, otherwise the school is in an improving condition. "

1861 Vacantfor some time now.

1862 J. Stewart

1865 Vacant

1867 P. Sweeney

1869‘ Cable Head East — Veronica McMillian

Cable Head West — John McNeil

1878 Cable Head East — Angus McCormack “Schoolhouse is new. ” Cable Head West - Vacant

1874 Cable Head East ~ Angus McCormack “For the time the school has been in operation, the school has made considerable progress." Cable Head West — Veronica McMillian “School is in good state. ”

1875 Cable Head East — Veronica McMillian Cable Head West — Anastasia Sinnot “Reading lessons should be more extensive.”

1878 Cable Head East — Vacant (Taught by A. Sinnot until July) 1878— 1881 Cable Head West — P.A. McLeod

1879—1880 Cable Head East — Minnie Lewis 1881-1882 Cable Head East — Charlotte J. MacDonald

1882- 1883 Cable Head West — Emma Anderson

‘ Although there is nothing listed about new schools being built, 1869 is the first date listed that shows a school being present in both Cable Head East and Cable Head West. Before this date the schools were not distinguished.

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