The schools, the boarding school, the city council

When on July 16 1833 Claude Beau, mayor and former tax officer, read to the members of the city council, the ordinance of 16 July of that same year which ordered the municipalities to create a "school of education", he was surprised by the reaction of the members present: they refused.

He thought that a school in Cailly was a chance for the village and had been for several years. Indeed, he undertook on his money, the municipality not being able to afford it, the construction as early as 1832 of a "square local of thirteen meters of extent on each face, (...) to be able to serve first for the holding of a school of mutual education for the use of Cailly and the surrounding area, and later for a boarding school." It consisted, in addition to the cellars and a ground floor, of two floors; the roof, Italian style, was terraced.

He therefore found the arguments to convince a reluctant municipal council, especially since the municipality could not evade the law.

The city council, in its decision, therefore decided to fund :

• • the rental, from January 1834, of half (12m by 6m) of the construction on the three levels, including a teacher's accommodation on the first floor, for an amount of 250 frs (approximately 750 euros),

  • the establishment of a two-class elementary school, beginning in October 1833,

  • acquisition of the necessary equipment.

Several clauses conditioned this decision, including :

• • The method of mutual teaching (one teacher for all students, each child transmitting knowledge to others of lower level of knowledge) will be applied to it.

  • The municipalities of Saint Germain and Yquebeuf/Colmare will be reunited "to enjoy the benefit of this establishment".

In October 1834, 38 boys and 29 girls, 22 of whom were received free of charge, attended the school, which was run by Louis De Cacqueray de Marquemont, the teacher.

It was not until November 1854 that the commune acquired Claude Beau's (school and boarding school).

In 1859, with the teacher's class having nearly 80 students, the city council of May 01 requested the creation of a job as an assistant teacher.

The present school was built much later in 1886.

Louis De Cacqueray de Marquemont, the municipal school teacher, founded the boarding school in October 1835. He managed it until 1845, Louis Martin took over in 1850 until 1868, replaced by his son-in-law Monsieur Despréaux and then on his death in 1885 by Monsieur Bianchon, son-in-law of the latter.

The property still had 7 residents when it closed in 1939/40.

Distribution of the rooms according to Simone Quilan, last resident in 1939 :