GOIN' TO THE CORNER Susan J. Wells 's Inn was in the original home of Harry and Thelma Wells, which she sold to Harry in 1945, according to a copy of her "Farm for Sale" ad in the Island Farmer, signed Mrs. S.J. Gordon . By this time Susie had married John Gordon who died in 1947. The build¬ ing used as this inn is now the old home on Thelma Wells ' property. SCHOOLS Oscar Hardy Coll. Elmsdale School after it became a two-room school. Picture taken in 1942. Elmsdale School District #37 - The first Elmsdale one-room school was lo¬ cated on the south side of the about a quarter mile in from the intersection and near to the road. The school would likely have had a cloakroom and there would also have been an outhouse. From childhood memories of an area resident, there was a small room in the school where the coal was kept and the boys liked to get in this room to wrestle around. In 1926 a school inspector's report reveals that the school had been moved back from the road, enlarged and nicely furnished, with a good seating capacity, new blackboard, map of the Dominion, and a new stove. This move also made for a more spacious playground. Mr. Spurgeon Jeffery of Alma had the job of moving the school. Much credit goes to the Women's Institute who raised the money for this large undertak¬ ing. Spud Limited is situated today where the first school once stood. In a newspa¬ per article of July 12,1930 Elmsdale School is said to have had a large enrollment of students for the past many years. In 1929 there were 62 students, more than the one room could accommodate or one teacher could instruct. The Women's Institute was raising funds to have the school converted into a two-room school, and they sent a petition to the Chief Superintendent of Education who signed his approval and au¬ thorized a meeting to raise the necessary funds for the purpose. In the fall of 1930 282