History of Passaic and its environs ..: historical-biographical . were neversix children of school age within her borders at any time, consequently therewas little justification for a school, and the nearest one in her township wasin the woods, near where Woodridge is located and where our young VanIderstines, Van Winkles, Vreelands and Tades learned their letters. The firstteacher was Patrick Dillon, an Irish redemptioner, who was paid £72 a year,toward which each pupil was required to pay a part, besides furnishing hisproportion of fire wood to heat the school house. This continued to be the
History of Passaic and its environs ..: historical-biographical . were neversix children of school age within her borders at any time, consequently therewas little justification for a school, and the nearest one in her township wasin the woods, near where Woodridge is located and where our young VanIderstines, Van Winkles, Vreelands and Tades learned their letters. The firstteacher was Patrick Dillon, an Irish redemptioner, who was paid £72 a year,toward which each pupil was required to pay a part, besides furnishing hisproportion of fire wood to heat the school house. This continued to be the only school until shortly after the Revolution,when one was established in the upper part of the township on Terhune orPassaic avenue, which served as such until about 1853, when School DistrictNo. I, of Acquackanonk (Passac), was enlarged, so as to include the presentWallington. This continued until January 2, 1872, when a new public schoolwas opened in East Passaic, a two-story building, costing, with the land, THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY TIU)EN FOUNDATIONai.
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