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Teachers Licensed in October 1841
From the May 15, 1909 Daily Examiner, Charlottetown, PEI
A correspondent of The Farmer refers to the death of W. Alexander McLean at a venerable age, and says, "Just fifty years ago, the writer attended his school in Baltic, Lot 18, in Prince County, and he then had been a teacher for seventeen years. Along with twenty others, Mr. McLean was licensed in October, 1841, and so far as the writer can learn, they have all passed on the stage except John McDonald. Here follow the names as they are found on the list:
- John Brooks, Murray Harbour;
- Donald Livingstone, Cavendish;
- G. H. Annands, (?) Bedeque;
- David Thomson, Cape Traverse;
- Elias Roberts, DeSable;
- Duncan Robertson, East Point;
- James Stewart, Montague;
- Malcolm McKenzie, Elliot River;
- Lauchlan Campbell, DeSable;
- Alex. McNeill, Lot 49;
- Innis Reed, New London;
- Alex. McDonald, Murray Harbour;
- John McDonald., do. do;
- John Beaton, Milton;
- Alex. McLean, Elliot River;
- Colin McLennan, Belle Creek;
- John McDonald, York River;
- Angus McLeod, Rustico;
- Wm. O'Leary, Tracadie;
- P. F. Doyle, Charlottetown;
- Donald Bethune, Bedeque;
Alex. Brown was then Secretary of the Board of Education. It will be noticed that ladies had not then taken up the teaching profession."