West Line and running thence south easterly to the rear of his land, thence along the rear lines of Stanhope farms to Foster Road thence south to Henry Green’s south line of land thence east to east line of Lot 34 thence north on said line to Duck Creek thence due west to John McAulay’s. west line of land thence north to Gulf Shore and

thence along the shore to Duncan MacLaughlin’s west line the place of commencement.

Various landmarks in provincial education had been as follows: In 1870 an association of teachers from Lots 32 to 37 was formed, with monthly meetings which could be attended by local school trustees. There was no set curriculum until 1877, when the Public School Act was established; before this, teachers used their own books or any which the settlers had broughtwith them. At this time teachers were required to attend the Normal School and to be licenSed in three classes; there was also a demerit system for teachers. 50% attendance was required in each school and all children between 8 and 13 years of age had to attend school for at least 12 weeks each year. Children attended school 6 days a week; the school year began on July lst. with just two vacations of three weeks each in May and October, to coincide with the planting and harvesting of crops. In 1914 report cards were instituted, and in 1916 School Fairs were organised; the first of these in Stanhope was held in 1921. School was now compulsory for children aged 7 to 13, and by the 1940 School Act parents could be fined or jailed for non-attendance of their children.

In 1951-52 a new modern school was built at Stanhope by Clifford Shaw; this was a big improvement on the old one, which may still be seen, in use as a storage barn on Harry MacLauchlan’s property. School Improvement Grants were available from the government at this time. The School Inspector noted in his report that the district is to be commended for their progressive spirit.

In 1960 an addition of one room was made to Stanhope School, thus making it a two-room school. The specifications and plans for this addition were drawn up by the architect G. Keith Pickard, and H. W. MaCLauchIan had the contract for the addition with Baldur Peterson as the foreman. And in January, 1963 the basement was cemented and fixed up as a play area for the children.

Until the fall of 1963 Stanhope School had grades 1-10 with the students attending free of charge. If further education was desired the students went to Charlottetown to Prince of Wales College or to St. Dunstan’s University for grades 11 and 12 where a fee was charged. They could then. continue on to university if they so desired. In September, 1963, the Regional High School Unit went into operation. At first the pupils were housed in the new Vocational Institute (built the year before), awaiting the construction of the new Charlottetown

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