Chapter V EDUCATION Poem, Dearest Teacher................................................. 87 The First Years....................................................... 87 The Three School Districts............................................. 89 School Fair 1923...................................................... 90 School Teachers - Upper Freetown ....................................... 94 School Teachers - Lower Freetown ....................................... 99 School Teachers - South Freetown ....................................... 102 Chapter VI RELIGION Roman Catholic Mission of St. James at Summerfield ...................... 105 The United Church, Formerly Methodist................................. 106 Drowning Incident.................................................... 108 Poem, Still, Still with Thee............................................. 108 United Church Women 's Organizations................................... 110 Poem, When Eldon Made a Noise in Church.............................. Ill The Presbyterian Church............................................... 112 The Presbyterian Young Peoples Society.................................. 114 Other Presbyterian Youth Groups........................................ 115 Presbyterian WM .S.................................................... 115 Presbyterian Ladies Aid................................................ 115 Lower Freetown Sunday School......................................... 116 Church of Scotland................................................... 116 Freetown Union Sunday School......................................... 116 Other Religious Activity ............................................... 117 C.G.I.T ............................................................... 117 Tuxis Group.......................................................... 117 People's Cemetery............................................ 117 People's Cemetery List of Burials............................... 118 Freetown Methodist-United Church Cemetery List of Burials................ 124 Chapter VII COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Early Temperance Societies ............................................. 127 Sons of Temperance................................................... 127 Keeping His Pledge ................................................... 127 Patrons of Industry ................................................... 128 Women's Christian Temperance Union (WG. T.U .).......................... 129 Birch Grove Women's Institute.......................................... 129 Women's Institute....................................... 131 Foresters Hall........................................................ 132 Birch Grove Hall...................................................... 132 Other Centers........................................................ 134 vn