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*>■() to Mr. Morrison's place, and near the end of Mr. L. P. 

 McClellan's field, on 32-Mile House Road, pnt there, I sup- 

 pose, to accommodate the children livino- on both sides of 

 Jeremy Creek. It remained there until 1815, when it was 

 moved, or one was built near Nazareth Meeting House. Mr. 

 Robert Norrell was teacher here in 1822. My father, Mr. 

 S. I). Doar, Mr. A. J. McCUellan and old Mr. William Lucas 

 mentioned going to the first and my mother to the second, 

 where her father, Dr. Samuel Cordes, lived at Tibwin. In 

 1824 there were two other schools established, one at Half 

 Way Creek and the other on Seaboard. I can not locate 

 this latter, but was probably where McClellanville now is. 

 The schools before 1860 were so moved about, especially in 

 upi)er part of Parish, for convenience of pupils, that it is 

 alinost impossible to keep track of location. In 1854 there 

 were four schools carried on, one on Seashore and Half 

 Way Creek, and two in Ecliaw district. In 1840 there was 

 a sm,all school at Awendaw, but this was soon discontinued 

 for lack of scholars. The Seashore School;, as it was called, 

 was tauglit by N. H. AVells in 1824, Wm Rose, 1837, and 

 Sam Mc(2ueen, 1839, and Mr. George Scott, 1844. It was 

 finally moved to Mr. McClellan's place, and stood until 1800, 

 Avliere D. Doar's house now is. We find Mr. Charles Grimke 

 teaching tliere from 1851-1855. Mr Gray, 1850-50, when Mr. 

 J H. Leland took charge and kept it until 1803 when he 

 moved away during the War, and re-opened in 18()(;, taught 

 until old regime and commissioners were abolished by 

 U. S. Governntient in that year. 



Mr, Leland's report for 18(>0-01 showed thirty ])upils in 

 attendance. Allow me please to say a few words about our 

 teacher. He was a man of ability and thorough education, 

 and Avas one of the best expiipped to carry out the work 

 entrusted to him. He was a first-class teacher and strict 

 disci})linarian. No boy or girl ever entered his school with- 

 out behaving themselves, and none left it that were not 

 thoroughly grounded in the text books that were taught in 

 his day. Mr. Leland served this community for years also 

 as magistrate and postmaster, and Avas held in esteem by 

 everyone. 



