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Echoes from the Past
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This article first appeared in the "Echoes from the Past" column of the The Low Down to Hull and Back News.
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Schools
It is not intended to list these schools in any particular order, either alphabetically or chronologically.
Information came from the publication with the title "A Century of Schools" published and copyrighted in 1985 by the Kathrine Moore Memorial Committee, Wakefield.
In 1959 a petition was sent to the school authorities with respect to the erection of a school. It was to become Masham No. 4 (Parent Creek).
Slightly west of a line joining the western ends of Lakes Mahon & Gauvreau came Masham No. 3, - Moore's - 1857.
West of Moore's and north of Ste. Cecile de Masham was No 5. This was know as Gibson's and was later than Nos. 3 & 4.
At Rupert, Masham No. 1 was situated and Masham No. 2 was at Lascelles. There is no indication when the schools came into being.
Later the numbering of the schools changed.
At Cascades there was another school the late Arthur Brown went to. Whether it was the same as the little church which served as a school on week days is uncertain.
Farm Point had a school as did Wakefield, the latter being called La Pesche (old style spelling). 1849.
Across the river was Wakefield No. 1 - Stevenson. At North Wakefield, now Alcove another school was situated. Further north and on the other side of the river was Wakefield No. 2 - Fairbairn.
Farrelton had two schools, one on each side of the river, St. Joseph de Wakefield (west side) and (east side) St. Joseph de Wakefield (Dissentient).
At Low, by 1855, there was a "common" school (accepting both Catholic and Protestant pupils). This was in addition to Caleb Brooks' school. In 1857 the common school folded, but reopened some years later as two schools, Protestant and Catholic. The former (Prot.) was known as Mountainside.