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GODERICH ILL USTRA TED SIGNAL—STAR.
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Educational and Religious Opportunities
A High School that has been a Credit
to the town—The Public and.
Separate Schools — The
Places of Worship.
GODERICH has always been noted
for having schools well up to the re-
quirements of the age, and the number of
culum. Mr. Haldane was succeeded by the
late Jas. Preston, B. A., in May 1868, and
Mr. Preston by H. I. Strang, B. A., the pre-
sent Head Master, in 1871. In 1874 the
Trustees were notified -that they would be
required to vacate the Temperance Hall at
the end of the year, consequently they de-
termined to erect a building for a High
School and requested the Town Council to
provide $5,700 for this purpose, which re-
quest was promptly acceded to. The front
of the present building was occupied in
Jan. 1876, Mr. W. McBride, M. A., the pre-
sent Head Master of Stratford Collegiate
Institute, being assistant to Mr. Strang. In
1875 Mr. S. P. Ilalls, B. A., received his ap-
In 1878 the attendance had so
increased that the Trus-
tees were compelled to
erect an addition to the
building at a cost of
$5,000, providing ample
room for at least 200
pupils. In 1880 Mr. A.
J. Moore, B. A., received
his appointment and in
1887 Mr J. B. Kaiser
was appointed. The
building is a handsome
structure of whitebrick,
two storeys high, with
ornamental slate roof
and iron fancy railing,
and commands a fine
view of the lake. There
is at present an atten-
pointment.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
young men and women who have gone
forth and taken leading placesat outside
points goes far to show that, so far as
educational training was concerned, they
had received advantages second to none.
GODERICH HIGH SCHOOL.
According to Governinent reports the
first Grammar School for the Counties of
Huron and Bruce was established in Gode-
rich in 1841, and Mr. J. Haldane was ap-
pointed Master in 1844. The earliest avail-
able record, viz. 1854, gives as Trustees,
Rev. Mr. McKid, Messrs. J. Strachan, Jas.
Watson, D. Lizars aria 1). H. Ritchie. What
is now a part of the Temperance Hall was
the building in which Mr. Haldane taught
the subjects of the Grammar School curri-
dance of 180 pupils.
The Head Master takes
charge of the Classics,
English and Moderns.
A. J. Moore, B. A., the
Mathematics and Mod-
erns. S. P. Halls, B.A.,
the Sciences and Com-
mercial branches. J. B.
Kaiser, Drawing and
g e n -e r a l work. The
school boasts of an ex-
cellent library and -a la-
boratory well equipped
with physical and
chemical apparatus. A
room is also specially
fitted up with tables
and apparatus, fully fur-
nished .with reagents
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ST. JOSEPH'S CONVENT AND SEPARATE SCHOOL.
Taylor, M.D., T. F. McLean, M.D., F. Jordan,
Esq., and J. Williams, Esq., with P. Adam
son, Esq., Sec-Treas. With a Board of
Trustees ready at all times to supply the
needs of the school and a staff' of teach-
ers (soon to be augmented by another mem-
ber) second to none in the Province, students
hay e been, and are being, successfully pre-
pared for the professions, University Ma-
triculation (both junior and senior) and
teachers' certificates of all grades, as the
following statistics for the past 11 years
amply testify : Passed—Intermediate, 39 ;
3rd class, 67 ; 2nd class, 95 ; 1st class, 4 ;
University Matriculation, 31 ; Law, 8 ;
Medical, 5 other examinations, 8.—Total,
257. With a healthy atmosphere, cheapand
coin fortable boarding houses, small fees, and
a well-equipped school with such an able staff
of teachers, those wishing to secure a high-
er education or to prepare for examinations
cannot do better than attend Goderich High
School.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The present Central School, on North
street, was erected in 1856. Previous to
that time the public school was conducted
in the building behind the Town Hall now
occupied as.a residence by the Waterworks
engineer. The first Board of Trustees of
which we can obtain definite information
was that of 1859, which comprised the fol-
lowing members : James Thomson, A. M.
Rois, T. B. VanEvery, Win. Kay, John
Longworth, Wm. Malcolm, Geo. Cox, T. N.
Molesworth. J. 'Longworth was Chairman.
The present Public School system of the
town is carried on in the large Central
School and in three Ward Schools. The
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NORTH -ST. METHODIST CHURCH.
(wet and dry) for prac-
tical work by students
in Science under the di-
rect supervision of the
Science Master. A
flourishing Literary So-
ciety, having in connec-
tion with it a Glee Club,
furnishes opportunities
for students to take part
in discussions, to give
readings, recitations,
songs, &c., and to be-
come familiar with the
practice of busir ess so-
cieties. The present
Board of Trustees con-
sists of Wm. Kay, M.A.,
Chairman ; Robert Ure,
D.D., Judge Doyle, A.
teaching staff is as follows: Central School
—Principal, Robert Park, Miss Blair, Miss
Sharman, Miss Cronk, Miss Campbell, Miss
K Ball. • St. Andrew's Ward School -Miss
Watson, Miss Williams. St. David's Ward
School—Miss Sharman, Miss Wiggins. Et.
Patrick's Ward School—Miss Burritt, Miss
Thompson. The following inspectors have
held• office under the public school system :
Wm. Kay, Dr. McLean, J. R. Miller and J.
E. Tom—the latter being the present In-
spector. The last monthly report of the
Principal showed that there were 357 boys
and 315 girls on the roll, and the average
attendance was 312 boys and 262
the
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the attendance being 85l per cent of the
names on the roll. The present Board of
School Trustees consists of —S. Malcomson,
chairman, M. Nicholson, Gen. Swanson, $.
W. Ball, C. Crabb, A. S. Chrystal, Alex.