Sources: Photo: The school around 1940.
For those who learn to read them, books can open the door to a world of possibilities…In 1898, village children received education in the house of Edmond Chartier, which served as the first school. A teacher earned $100 per year (50 cents per day). Eventually, three one-room schoolhouses were opened; in addition to teaching children of different ages, the “mistress”, who could not be married, boarded there as well.