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progress was satisfactory". It is ironic that map- reading was taught but there was not even a map of Canada. It must be remembered that the map of Canada would be very different then from what it is
today.
It was a formidable task for Mr. MacNevin to teach fifteen subjects to 64 pupils especially when those subjects included Latin, French, music and physical culture.
The following” is a list of the pupils that attended school in 1884, their ages and grades. Perhaps you can pick out an ancestor or relative on the list.
Name Age Grade 1. Neil Charles MacRae 16 6 2. Malcolm McKenzie 16 6 3. George W. McPhee 16 6
(George seems to have a slow start but he became a lawyer, a judge and a member of parliament)
4. John McKenzie 13 5. Annie Inman 14 6. Flora McKenzie 11 7. Jenerva McRae l3 8. Elvira Kathrens 13 9. Ernest McLeod 11 10 Finlay McRae 12 1 1. Alex Stewart 1 1
12. Clara May Inman
13. Leona Rogerson
l4. Louisa Ann McKinnon 15. Maggie McKinnon
16. Reuben McKinnon
17. Herbert Kathrens
18. Lizzie McKinnon
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