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ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO TODAY - SEPARATE SCHOOL CREATED

Marmora Herald, June 10, 1915
"The Roman Catholics of Marmora have decided to establish a Separate School in the Village and a notice has been forwarded to the chairman of the Public School Board and signed by Reverend Thomas Murtagh (1863-1920), Captain John O'Neill (1833-1919), Michael O'Connor (1838-1917), William Flynn (1865-1942), Patrick Marrin (1845-1926) and John McCullough. Stanislaus Bertrand (1860-1957) was awarded the contract to build the new one room stone school in August 1915."

The school was opened at the end of October of the same year. The first teacher hired to teach children, from grade one through to grade 8, was Miss Brennan of Tyendinaga.

The one room school was started on July 12, 1915, and finished five months later for the sum of $2,600.00. All the funds came from private donations. A Richard Connell of Madoc, contributed $2,000.00, Mrs. Ellen Byrnes/Gehan gave $400.00, Archbishop Spratt gave $50.00 and a friend gave $100.00.

The contractor was Stanislaus Bertrand. The limestone used in the construction of the school walls was taken from the rock quarry located near St. Matilda's Church on the west side of the Crowe River.

A Second room was added in 1922 at a cost of $4,254.56

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