S.S. #8 South Fredericksburgh, known as ‘Lower Hawley’, or the ‘Union School’ was located on County Road 22, just east of the Townline road in Ernestown Township, but included students from the Hawley area of South Fredericksburgh, and was listed under both the South Fredericksburgh (#8) and Ernestown (#5) Township School Boards.

Schoolhouse in the 1990s

S.S. #5 Ernestown/S.S. #8 South Fredericksburgh

S.S. #8 Lower Hawley

1922-23

Back Row: Lorena Parks, Zelma Huffman, Marguerite Seeley, Beatrice Murphy, Loretta Murphy

Middle Row: Wilkie Seeley, Eileen Murphy, Lela Parks, Olive Clement, Mildred Seeley, Gordon Paul

Front Row: Ellen Clement, Christine Galt, Hugh Galt, Marjorie Huffman

The teacher was Bernice Lawrence.

S.S. #8 Lower Hawley

1955

Back Row: Keith McLaughlin

4^th Row: Dale Olner, Howard McGinness, Peter Biss, Dale McLaughlin, Allan McLaughlin, Judy Smith

3^rd Row: Pam Markman, Luba Biss, Marjorie Irwin, Valery Thompson, Lynn Briscoe, John Harpell, Tom Laraby

2^nd Row: Chris Smith, Paul Biss, Ruth Briscoe, Harry Hudson, Becky Markman, Ruth Olner

Front Row: Susan Olner, Sandra Irwin, Ricky Irwin

Promotions & Honour Rolls
South Fredericksburgh S.S. #8 - Lower Hawley
Publication Date Teacher	Student Names
Mar 11 1904 A. Leone Loyst	Fifth Class – Martin McDonald, Thomas McDonald Fourth Class – Inez Ohlman, Jennie Reed, Michael Meagher Third Class – Nellie Reed, Mabel Brethen, Aleta Garrison, Alice Detlor, Arthur Ohlman, Fred Reed, Pearl Hill, Edna Phalen, James McDonald Second Class – John Gavin, Florence Detlor, Charlie Brethen, Maggie Jaynes Pt. Second – Gertie McDonald, Queenie Reed, Cora Hill, Fred Phalen Infant Class – Kenneth Brethen, Gladys Phalen, Iva Cranston, Russell Phalen
June 17 1904 A. Leone Loyst	Class IV – Jennie Reed, Inez Ohlman, Inda Lawrence Class III – Freddie Reed, Arthur Ohlman, Nellie Reed, Aleta Garrison, Alice Detlor, Mabel Brethen Class II, Sr. – Florence Detlor, Charlie Brethen Class II, Jr. – Bernice Lawrence, Herbert Revell Pt. II – Gertie McDonald, Queenie Reed, Cora Hill Pt. I, Sr. – Iva Cranston, Kenneth Brethen, Mabel Detlor Pt. I. Jr. – Ray Cranston, Rosa Fremantle, Mary Hill
June 23 1905 A. Leone Loyst	Class IV – Inda Lawrence, Arthur Ohlman, Mabel Brethen, Nellie Reed, Alice Detlor, Aleta Garrison, Fred Reed Class III – James McDonald, Florence Detlor, Pearl Hill Sr. II – Gertie McDonald, Bernice Lawrence, Charlie Brethen, Emkin Nelson Jr. III – Cora Hill, Queenie Reed, Ernest Young, Herbert Revel Sr. Pt. II – Mabel Detlor, Iva Cranston Pt. I – Ray Cranston, Kenneth Brethen, Nellie Young, Infant Class – Annie Nelson, Mary Hill, Rosa Freemantle, Harry Brethen, Norman Young.

Teachers at S.S. 8 South Fredericksburgh
Year	Board Secretary	Teacher	Building	Average Attendance	Salary
1912	Charles Loyst	Margaret McDonald	Frame	4	400
1913	Charles Loyst	May Hunt	“	3	400
1914	Charles Loyst	Hazel S. Frink	“	6	600
1919	Charles Loyst	Ruth Cooper	“	13	750
1920	Charles Loyst	Ruth Cooper	“	13	800
1922	Martin McDonald	Bernice Lawrence	“	17	1000
1923	Martin McDonald	Bernice Lawrence	“	19	1000
1925	Martin McDonald	Alice M. Leonard	“	17	1000
1926	Martin McDonald	Zelma Huffman	“	13	1000
1930	Martin McDonald	Zelma Huffman	“	12	1000
1931	Martin McDonald	Zelma Huffman	“	13	900
1932	Martin McDonald	Zelma Huffman	“	15	700
1938	Bertram F. Hawley	Caroline Briscoe
1939	Bertram F. Hawley	Caroline Briscoe
1940		Caroline Briscoe
1941		Louise Milsap
1942		Eva Glenn
1943		Florence Galt
1944		Edith Hogle
1945	Bertram F. Hawley	Edith Hogle
1946		Edith Hogle
1947		Edith Hogle
1948		Edith Hogle
1949		Edith Hogle
1950	Bertram F. Hawley	Mrs. Edith Hogle	“	15	1800
1951	Bertram F. Hawley	Eleanor Varty	“	15	1900
1952	Bertram F. Hawley	Golda Perrin	“	--	2100
1953	Bertram F. Hawley	Golda Perrin	“	--	2150
1954	Bertram F. Hawley	Mrs. Rose Hill	“	--	2300
1955	Mrs. W. Smith	Mrs. Rose A. Hill	“	--	2450
1956	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Erma B. Craven	“	--	2600
1957	W.G. Gilbert	J. Grace Ackerman	“	25	2800
1958	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Wilma Nugent	“	26	2900
1963	W.G. Gilbert	Sylvia E. McElroy	“	21	3600
1965	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Sylvia E. Dopking	“	21	--
1966	CLOSED

School Board Meeting Minutes, April 1 1946:

Moved by Arthur McLaughlin that due to the attendance now being increased to seven pupils and another pupil to start after summer holidays, the school board will not consider closing the school at present. The present system of taking care of our local roads in the winter would make it impossible to transport children to another school with any regularity.