1. Hiring of teaching staff. (Mrs. Adelaide Wood, Mr. Emerson MacDonald, Mr. Gerald Best)

2. Transportation. (Messrs. Clifford Dawson, Keith Foy, James Gordon, Lewis Francis)

3. Construction. (Mr. Elmer Inman, Mr. Wrixon Moore, Mr. George Nicholson, Mrs. Adelaide Wood)

In all committees, the first named was to act as chairman.

The next item on the agenda was to decide on a location, and,

'on June 14, 1961 the present site, containing approximately four

and one half acres of land, was purchased and the school was built.‘

On June 19, the following teachers were engaged: Mr. Desmond Connolly, Principal; Mrs. Mervin MacPhee, Vice-Principal: Mrs. Charles Howatt, Mrs. Bruce MacDougall and Mr. Harry Cook. 98 students were registered for grades 9, 10, and 11.

The matter of a suitable name for the new school was discussed and it was agreed that the Board of Trustees sponsor a contest with the suggested names to be in to the secretary, Mr. Brent Wood, by

July 8, 1961.

On July 3, 1961, Mr. Keith Pickard presented to the Board sketches and drawings for the new school. The same papers were also presented to the Department of Education for study and approval. Both the Department of Education and the Board of Trustees approved the plans and it was decided to proceed with the blue-printing im- mediately.

On July 10, 1961, three names were chosen from the list of dif- ferent names submitted -- Southshore, Englewood, and Northumberland-- and a ballot vote taken with the following result: Englewood (6), Southshore (4), Northumberland (1). It was therefore declared that Englewood, the name submitted by Mrs. Verner Noring, Cape Traverse, would be the official name for the new school.

On July 4, 1961, tenders were called for construction of the High School. A tender submitted by County Tile and Supply for the construction work, and the subtender by Inman Plumbing and Heating Ltd. for the plumbing and electrical work were accepted. Engle- wood, incidentally, is one of the few Island schools constructed of

Island brick.

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