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By June 1915, the school population at Hollyburn had risen to the point that Principal Brea ley could ask for an intermediate division, stead of tv/o. It says something for West Vancouver that tions for this and one other position. But once again it classroom, this time in a Ferry Company building near the Council at a rent of $1.00 a month. or three classes in-:here were 106 applica-meant a temporary wi-arf, provided by In February 1917, the accommodation at Caulfeild was deemed impossible. The Board actually checked with the P.G.E. about the possibility of transporting the children to Dundarave, perhaps to a second room in the Conservative Hall, But in March, it decided instead to put up a temporary building ”at a site pointed out by Mr. Cameron". It was to be 24x30 and cost about $200. With a regular school costing $4,000 one wonders v/hat one would get for $200. In fact, Mr. Hutchinson built the school ac Cypress Point for $300. In May 1917, the Department advised that a requisition had been sent to the Public Works Engineer for the erection of a two room addition to the present Hollyburn School and the erection of a two room building at Dundarave. What was the Board's reaction to this good news, this completion of the program endorsed so strongly by parents and ratepayers. Negative. Negative. The Board passed a motion that said in effect that it wanted one central school and that it wanted the Department to hold off until it could look into the matter. The board was split on the issue. At the next meeting, two trustees brought in a motion to carry on with the two schools; the motion was defeated 3-2. Tne question of the legality of such an about face must have been raised as the Solicitor ruled that the motion for a central school was in order. Minutes are frustrating things. They tell you what happened but never how or why. In August, a motion to ask the Department to proceed with the addition to Hollyburn and the erection of a school at Dundarave was put and was passed with but one abstention. Somewhere in the system, somebody must have leaned on somebody else. All that remained was to choose.a site for the Dundarave School. Once again, the Board went to the ratepayers who voted 44 to 12 in favour of Blk 8 D.L. 555 the 27 street site. It was not the best of choices and was allowed to go without turmoil. the really interesting decisions yet perhaps, to have gained an appreciation one small aspect over a short period of how difficult and how complex And there we will leave it, with most of to comie. But you will have read enough, of the purpose of this paper. By taking of time, we have tried to make you aware the whole educational process is. When you realize the interplay of forces in the apparently straight forward process of chonsi'0g."-S:'Ftes and putting up buildings, and expand that to include the interplay of ail the human elements; the children, the parents, the teachers, the principals, the inspectors, the School Board members, the Department of Education, the community, the wiible fabric of society, you may realize how difficult it is to know what is best or right. But for the sake of our children, and ultimately of our society, we must seek the best education possible.