The school quarters at present are in Ellerslie Hall. A new building will soon be ready for use. (The new building referred to was the one that was moved from the Richards property. It had been built about 1896 by the Richards men.)

From 1949 to 1951 classroom space was made available at the Royal Canadian Legion Home for the senior grades from Bideford and Ellerslie, due to overcrowding in both schools.

Students of Bideford Primary School in 1950. Back row: Jean Millar, Teacher, Norma MacDougall, Edna Barlow, Clarann Found, Jean Cook, Edith Barlow, Frances Bridges, Grace Ross, Carl Millar, Keith Banks, Melvin Ellis, Wesley Banks. Middle row: Lorraine Banks, Eleanor Barlow, Kathleen Ellis, Shirley Barlow, Judy Millar, Lillian Millar, Arlene Hayes, Mary Williams, Johnny Willliams, Billy Cook, Patterson MacCaull. Front row: Carl MacDougall, Eva MacCaull, Danny Ellis, Billy Barlow, Carman Paynter, Clifford MacDougall, Gladys Barlow. —FROM JUDY GILLIS COLLECTION

In 1951 the School Inspector Merritt E. Callaghan reported: Last summer the districts of Ellerslie and Bideford decided to amalgamate under the name of Ellerslie-Bideford. In order to serve the senior pupils of this dis- trict, a new one-room school was built in the middle of the two districts. This school is modern and well equipped. The new school mentioned by Mr. Callaghan was actually a building hauled from the Mount Pleasant Airport, which was made into a two-room school.

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