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per year, one for $350.00 per year, both oooei: by the trustees. Hired teacher without a certi $24.00 a month. April 6, 1889 - Contract for a new school awarded for $350.00. Work to be completed by August 15. school was ' built until 1391 on the Defriee property for $375.00. The ’ '. for the new school was chosen by Messrs. George Bullied, Edgar and Patton Shewen. It was a white frame building. The first teacher was Harry Anderson (who later became s doctor), gold medallist of Trinity College, Toronto. Mir. George Rose who later became a minister at Owen Sound was the next teacher . In 1931, the Rural School Fair was introduced. This schoa won the shield donated by Rev. C. A. G. Spence for the high - average number of points at the Fair. Rosalie McCall (nee- won the T. Eaton Co. Silver Trophy in 1932. In 1934, the again won the shield. Jean Scott, daughter of Bob Scott, won. _ ‘ w the trophy in 1935. Ruth Rexe (Nicholle) won in 1936. Prior to 1932 there was a larger majority of rural rate~ I, payers in the section, then village ratepayers. Consequently ‘ the frame school building was built in the middle of the; 917.4, ‘ section about one mile north of the village. V ‘ By 1932, the school was rather crowded. There were 3‘1" ‘v and several more were ready to begin. This along with ' t‘, 4-,. Class (9th grade) necessitated a change. Disagreement between the rural and village :5 v ‘ L the aocomodation of the pupils led to e yeti ' ' . t ‘v before the township council. to V?