1901 - A piano was bought for the Academy at a price of $190.00. An instructor was hired for $20.00 a year.
1902 - The property of Joseph Meade, on Glen St. was bought for a price of $500.00
1903 - The School Commission requested an English speaking nun to teach English at the Academy. 1908 - Election of the first Board of Commissioners: Georges St-Pierre (President), Henri Fontaine, Léon Trudeau, Wilfrid Labarre, David Ménard and J.B. Gendreau Secretary, at a salary of $120.00 per year. 1909 - The purchase of 49 rifles to teach Military exercises costing $80.25, of which $20.00 was paid for by the Brothers. The care of the arms would be left to the Zouaves.
A $10,000.00 insurance policy was taken out on the Academy and a $1,000.00 policy taken on the contents. 1915 - The School Commissioners resolved to build a hall for the Academy as well as a school, in Coaticook North, having 4 classrooms. This school would be located on the neighbouring property of the old school. The work could not cost more than $400.00 for the Hall or $300.00 for the school; work¬men would be paid on a daily basis. The purchase of 400 folding chairs to use in the Hall of the Academy were bought from the Gilmour house at a cost of $.50 for each chair.
1916 - Maintenance of the Academy, including the heating and the sweeping, were entrusted to the Brothers at a rate of $300.00 per year. 1917 - An annual tax was imposed at a rate of $.09 per $1,000.00 of evaluation.
1918 - Total salaries: Brothers ($2,250.00), nuns ($700.00), Miss L. Landry, Miss R.G. Boivin and Miss A. Lanciault ($300.00 each per year). 1920 - Mr. Cooney donated a bell to the school in North Coaticook. The debt of the municipality-$16,925.00
1921 - The old Bank of Commerce building on Gerin-Lajoie St. was bought for a price of $4,500.00 in order to build a school. The death of Jean-Baptiste Gendreau, the secretary for the past 46 years. The notary P.E. Durocher was hired to replace Mr. Gendreau at a salary of $200.00 per year. He has remained at this post for the last 30 years.
1922 - Demolition of the old school in North Coaticook and construction of a new two story building. Cost: $85,000.00
1923 - The lawyer, Mr Verret, and Abbot Bonin went to Québec to request a grant on the school in North Coaticook. An agreement was reached November 13th : $4,000.00
1925 - Renovation to the southern school (St-Jean) in order to accommodate 4 classrooms having a capacity of 130 students.
1926 -Approximately 30 young people requested that the School commissioners establish a night school. Regular assembly.
1928 - The opening of a new school on Thibault St. The two teachers were Miss Anna Perras and Miss Germaine Charest.
1931 - The construction of St-Edmond School on the property donated by the Vestry Board of St-Edmond. 1934 - An historical Tour of Québec given to the most deserving students, as a reward.
1943 - Mr. Osias Dupuis became the first janitor at the Academy.
1945 - Tax: $.12'/z per $1,000.00 of evaluation. 1947 - The Lacordaire Circle gave a donation of $ 100.00 to each school. The Commissioners decided to transform the Academy Hall into four classrooms. The school taxes were calculated at the same time that the Municipal taxes were done.
1949 - The Hall at the Academy served as a church for the parishioner of St-Jean as that church had burned. In order to allow for the construction of a new school, the property belonging to Dr. Church at the corner of Cutting and Johnson Sts. was purchased.
