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m History of the Monteith Industrial Farm s The Farm was selected by the Hon. Nelson Montsith and this would be in sither 1907 or 1908,. 1t included five 16O0â€"zere lots, but was cut up some by the railway, the river and townsite. It is believed that the title called for 717 acres. & Mr. Donald Sutherlend from Oxford County was the first man sentup to look after things. Mr. Sutherland brought with him a Mr. John Whitton and a Mr. Jemes Philmore, who were also both from @xford County. . After Mr. Sutherland left %%g. C.A. Galbraith came as the first Superintendent. We do notfl e date of his appointment, but it is known that he planted a lot of trees aroud the Farm in 1911. kalph Clemons was the second Superintendent. He had an assistant by the name of MeUDowell.In the Spring of 1917, perhaps, May or June, Mr. W. CG. Nixzon was sappointed Superintendent of the Soldiers and Seilors treining School, which included the Farm and on August 2, 1917, Mr. L. Heanlon weas appointed Assistant Superintendent. This arrengement continued until the Election in October 1919, when the U.F.O. Government got in power and Mr. E.C. Druty the new Premier decided to close the entire scheme out. On Mr. Drury‘s and Mr. Dougherty‘s visit to the Monteith Farm in December 1919, Mr. Drury asked the men in charge to write up s prospectus for a new use for the Institution. ‘This they did during the next two days and copies were sent to the following: : P *\ Hon. #.0.Drury, Fromier } 19 Manning Vougherty, Minister of Agriculturse 7 Beniah Bbowman, Minister of Loends and Forests 1+ _ x.H.G@Grant, Minster of Education As a result of the recommendations the verious departments got busy working out a practical programme end in Septrmber 1920, the new Sehool was opened up under the nsame of the Northern Academy. Mr. Geo. Johnson was the first Principal of the School. It was verylflhch in keeping with original recommendations even to the one room for the High School Entrance Class. Mr. Johnson remsained in charge for a number of yesars until being responsible for the action of the Btudents in a residential School where both sexes were in attendance got the better of him and he . hod a pertial nervous breskdown. When this happened the Minister of Edueation of the day sent up a Mgjor Cowell, who cerried on without ® difficulty for the repainder of that school yesar. After Major gowell, Mr. H#scocks was Frincipsl until the School was sclosed at the end of June,1l935. Going back to August 1919, when the soldier Settlement scheme began to peter out, Mr. Nixon wes ‘Wrensferred back to the Agricultural Kepresentative Office in New Liskeard, and Mr. Hanlon was rromoted from Assistant superintendent to full fledged superintendent. On september 16, 1920, Mr.Hanlon resigned this position in order to return to the O.A.0. to finish his course and Mr. thas, Leaidigw was appo nted superintendené by Mr. Manning vougherty. Mp. Laidlaw wes the last superintendent in charge of the warm, as the Lepartment of Education took it over agd Mr. Leidlaw wes transferred to the New Liskeard Uemonstration rarm as superintendent . 1If the fall of 1955, after the Northern Academy had been closed there wes a Sergesant Metlusky arrived from Burwash with a number of prisoners. h6 premsained in cherge until the summer of 1940, when the kx 4