HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-04-13, Page 14the child to receive education and
the correlative duty of providing
it are established on the fact that
man has a soul created by God
and endowed with capacities which
need to be developed for the good
of the individual and THE GOOD
OF SOCIETY. In its highest mean-
ing, therefore, education is a co-
operation by human agencies with
the Creator for the attainment of
His purpose kin regard to the in-
dividual who is to be educated,
and in regard to the social order
of which he is a member."
Could it be that we have put
the stress on the education of the
good 'individual' and let up on the
education of the product of so-
ciety,, to make him a good 'citi-
zen'? Perhaps that is why we run
into such sophisms on the lips of
so many: "It's natural everybody
does it" . "Nothing is wrong
uless you get caught" .. "Youth
must have its fling" . "It's O.K.
if many people do it" "What
the gang wants, is O.K." and the
vicious deductions.. "What's
there in it for me?" .. "Get
what you can, no matter how"
... "Get him before he gets.you"
... "Money will buy everything."
There is room for it and it is
time to realize that we .are our
brother's keeper—that every move
in the daily life of the student is
under the influence of his social
attitudes and cannot be ignored.
This, of course, the school cannot
do alone and must come also from
the home and every form of so-
ciety. The school is but the ex-
tension of the home.
Prayer, vigilance and good ex-
ample on the part of every indi-
vidual citizen= makes every citizen
an educator m this respect.
It is a pleasure to service the New
ST. JAMES' SCHOOL
with the Best Fuel Oil in Canada
WILLIAM M. HART
Fuel To Burn
PHONE 784 SEAFORTH
*IRON EXPOSITOR, SEAF'ORTH, Q»,; APRIL 13, 1961
Deciicate
By LEO HAGAN tune. The first teacher was a separate school.
Miss La Chance. Other teachers Teachers today are Sister Oliva,
in the early days were Margaret princiOal; Sister Charlotte, Mrs.
Daly (Mrs. Margaret Devereaux, John McIver, Mrs. Kenneth blue
Toronto) Miss Foy, Fenella Kidd .and Miss Dillon.
and Luella Burke. Rt. Rev. Bishop Members of the School Board
F. P. WEvay, London, assisted are Maurice Etue, chairman, Ar -
by Rev. P. Corcoran and Rev. G. thur Devereaux, Gordon Reynolds,
R. Northgraves, Seaforth, officiat- John Lansink, Alvin Regier, Leon
ed at the opening of the original Bannon, secretary.
s -z
Watt & Tillmann
Architects
645 Richmond St. : LONDON
On Sunday, April 16, 1961, com-
mencing at,3 p.m., His Excellency
John C. Cody, D.D., LLD., Bishop
of London, will officiate at the
solemn blessing and dedication of
the new St. James' Separate
School.
The new $106,730 school, of single
storey design, faces on Chalk St.
and was built south of the original
two-storey school, which had serv-
ed the area since the turn of the
century. The modern structure
contains five classrooms, teachers'
offices, auditorium, furnace room
and washrooms Modern fluorescent
lighting bas been used throughout,
and long panels of windows on the
east and west sides emphasize the
efficient design of the new struc-
ture.
The building was designed by
the architectural firm of Watt and
Tillmann, of London. The general
contractor was 'Frank Kling Ltd.,
of Seaforth. Work began in the
spring of 1960, and pupils moved
into the new school in late Decem-
ber of the same year.
During the winter the former
school building was demolished,
and when weather permits the area
on Goderich Street, north of the
new school, will be graded and
landscaped.
Overcrowding in the former
school, which had served the
parish for 60 years, led to a series
of discussions by the school board,
inspector and ratepayers, from
which came the decision to build
a new school. Today there are 168
pupils attending classes daily.
St. James' Separate School dates
back to the early 1900's, following
the building of St. James' Church
1869 to 1875. It was not until Feb.
6, 1880, that a parish. was estab-
lished here, when Rev. Father
O'Shea, of Goderich, was appoint-
ed pastor.
Steady growth of Seaforth and
the community led to the organ- munity, the Town of Seaforth and
ization of a school board, and in surrounding area proudly boasts
the late fall of 1901 work was com- of the construction of a new and
menced on the building of a sc.hool larges` Public School, a District
for the parish. In January, 1902, High School and a Separate School
the new school was ready for use. within a very short time to serve
The Separate School trustees at the needs of the education of our
that time were M. Broderick, Geo. students.
A. Sills, Peter Dill, John McMann,
Jr., Bryan Cleary and Luke For -
The G.00d Citizen
Is Aim of School
By REV. C. E. SULLIVAN, Pastor
of St, James' Catholic Church
'
Because we are convinced that
the school must serve the com-
ONE OF THE SPACIOUS and
attractive halls in the new St.
James' Separate School is
shown in the . upper left pic-
ture. Sister Oliva, principal
of the school, is shown at a
floral display that is a feature
opposite the main entrance,
while Sister Charlotte looks on.
Classrooms are light and
airy and provide every aid
necessary to maintain today's
educational standards as is
seen in the typical room in
the middle picture.
The 60 -year-old school which
served several generations of
parish students is shown in the
lower picture. The building
was demolished in January.
Busy Beavers
Meet in McKillop
The sixth meeting of the project,
"Cottons May Be Smart," was
held at the home of Joan Pryce
on April 7. It was opened by sing-
ing the Women's Institute and 4-H
Pledge. The minutes were read
and the roll call answered. Mrs.
Scott gave some. notes on seams
and the slip stitch. A discussion
on dresses followed and two groups
of cottons were judged. The next
roll call as, "Bring your zipper
sample." The home assignment is
to work on dress and record book.
The sixth and seventh meetings
were held in the form of a double
meeting, so the seventh meeting
was also held at the home of Joan
Pryce on April 7. It was opened
by singing the W.I. Ode and the
4-H Pledge. The minutes were
read and the roll call answered.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Amy Stewart on April
17. At this meeting each girl is
to model her dress. The next roll
call is, "Why I chose the color I
did for my dress." The home as-
signment is to complete dress and
record book.
Zone Commander
Attends Auxiliary
The April meeting of the Legion
Auxiliary was held in the Legion
Hall Wednesday with 25 members
present. Mrs. Mary Chappel won
the lucky draw and Mrs. Gordon
Scott won an ash tray in another
draw.
Two new members were voted
in, Mrs. Roy Wildfong and Mrs.
Viola Glanville. Cards of thanks
were read from Mrs. Harry .Nes-
bitt and Mrs. Clayton Dennis. The
zone rally is to be held in Wing -
ham on May 10. At an Easter
draw an electric blanket was won
by Miss Marjorie McLarnon and
a steam iron by Helen Shields,
Saltford.
The April meeting was attended
by Zone Commander Mrs. McCann,
who gave a very interesting talk
on Legion and Auxiliary affairs.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Clarke, who also spoke. Ten dol-
lars was donated to the TB Camp
Fund.
TIMELY TIPS
Fast milkers are especially
prone to teat injury if the milk-
ing machine is left on too long,
says Fred Hamilton, of the O.A.C.
Dairy Science Department. If you
have fast milking cows andare
sometimes crowded for time •dur-
ing milking --be sure you pull the
milkers off them as soon as they're
milked out. Slow milker's aren't
so prone to teat injury.
It is presupposed that these new
schools will now serve the "com-
munity for many years to come.
We are in' difficult times and be-
cause it is to the school that we
look for our future citizens, we
feel that the answer to much of
the problem will come from our
schools. As long as these future
citizens are well-equipped to take
their places in society, then the
future- augurs well, but if they are
ill-equipped, then we would have
reason to'' fear.
The task of the school then is
not to turn out the good individual
but rather the good citizen. Man
is born into society and society
has a right to help from him. We
easily know what the failure is,
and we have at least a moment of
pride when a former pupil of our
schools meets with success at
home or abroad in accomplishing
some good for society. The in-
dividual must be taught to be
altrustic and not egotistic — he
must learn to live, work and play
in society, and not just in his own
backyard.
When. our country is in danger;
everything not strictly necessary,
everything not bearing on the urg-
ent matter of a unified defence,
takes second place. So must we
act in today's crisis. Teaching the
child his social obligations will
help us to ward off the enemies
of society.
Someone has said: "The right of
MAURICE ETUE, who is
Chairman of the Board of St.
James' Separate School.
WE CONGRATULATE
All associated with the
Construction of the New
ST. JAMES' SCHOOL
in Seaforth
We are proudto. have had
the opportunity to supply the
READY -MIX CEMENT to the
general contractor, FRANK
KLING .LIMITED.
Maitland
Redi - Mix
Products Limited
WROXETER ONTARIO
To the Bard, Staff and Pupils
of St. James' School
on their New School 'Building
We are proud to have been
chosen as general contractor
for the construction of the new
building.
We thank those responsible for
the work for their co-opera-
tion,
o-opera-
tion, which made Our task so
pleasant.
FRANK KLING LTD.
Phone 19
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Seaforth
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