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From lS(;:i-(;5, Mr. Hyatt, the Epis<-()pjil rectoi', liatinj; 

 to see the children running around, opened a school for 

 them and taught from sheer love of doing good, for there 

 was no money in it. After his death, 1805, James C. Doar 

 taught it for a short while. 



In early days the schools were managed by five commis- 

 sioners appointe<l by the Legislature, who did everything 

 connected with school system, even examined teachers; this 

 mode was abolished in 18(»(), and three trustees put in their 

 places under the new school law. The salary paid teachers 

 in those days were quite a contrast to the present. I can 

 find nowhere of a teacher being paid more than |75 per 

 quarter; generally it was |37.50 or |50, and at one time they 

 were paid three or four dollars per juipil per quarter. For 

 several years Mr, (Jrimjlve and Mr. Gray were compensated 

 for 8 months' work by receiving |100. Think of that! ye 

 teachers of today. 



It was the custom of those times, though, that those men 

 who were ahlc to, should pay for their children, this being 

 followed, allowed Mr. Leland, Avho only got |.*5T.r)(l per (juar- 

 ter, to increase his salary. 



The first commissioners in the Parish of whom we have 

 had any record were Alex. Mazyck, Richard Vanderhorst, 

 David Gaillard, John Middleton and William Clieland, Not 

 a name represented here now, except perhaps Mr. H. T. 

 Morrison, through the Vanderhorsts. The two teachers 

 were Jos. Logan and James Butler, and at the last meeting 

 held August 17, 180(), under the old law, were present A. J. 

 McClellan, A. J. Bailey, E. P. Allston, Elias Butler and 

 James C. Doar; thus ended the chapter of the old regime. 



The first Trustees, under new law, were J. C. Doar, L. P. 

 McClellan and Paul Drayton, (colored.) 



Forgive me if T mention Avith pardonable j)ride that of 

 the 91 years, of which we have a record of our school, my 

 family has been represented on the boards for 80 odd 

 consecutive years. 



Dr. Samuel Cordes, n\\ grandfather, 1817-1827, ten years; 

 S. D. Doar, my father, 1835-1865, 30 years ; James C. Doar, 

 1860-1890, 21 yeai's, and Samuel C. Doar from 1890 to 1907. 

 The McClellan family vnup next in point of service. The 



