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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1944-07-20, Page 3a THURSDAY, JULY 20th, `'1944 The Lucknow. Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario' PAGE MIRES Retires 'From T.eaching StaFf Of Belleville •Collegiate Institute Miss Jessie Kilpatrick, well 'mown to many in this district, retiring this year after thirty, years in - the teaching profession, the ..last seventeen of which were • spent its a member of the Brock- ville 'Collegiate Institute staff. Miss Kilpatrick is a ' niece "of ' •Mrs: ;Isaac Andrew of Zion.. She is a daughter of the late S. J. and Ruth Andrew Kilpatrick. Her father taught .school in this com- munity 67 years ago. Miss Kilpatrick wasrecently. presented : by the staff and pupils. " of B.0 1::with a''handsoine Shef= field:. tray. In expressing her -ap- preciation Miss Kilpatrick spoke reminiscently as follows: ° "It is certainly a pleasant ex- perience to be . so kindly remem- bered by the students and staff of , .the school. I wish to thank you very much foryour parting. .gift s'To say that I have been sur- prised by this presentation would scarcely be the truth. During my 17 years:, here I, have seen 38 de- parting teachers receive, similar tokens of esteem.. With :.today's presentations the list now stands at 41. Inaddition to these a few teachers who were married also received gifts. I believe the B.C.I. has been 'considered a regular matrinionial bureau! However, it doesn't seem to have done any- thing for me!. "Most of the teachers who went elsewhere' have remained in the profession, or re-entered 'it after a short interval. That is not my intention, for I .ant retiring per- manently. Thirty full years I- , have put in, and am quite con- 'teeirto sto"'p: A't tli'is point sAticitilc like to remind the students that a famous ' poet, Oliver Goldsmith, once wrote about a certain school master in' the Deserted . Village. Those pupils who have had to be reprimanded should remember his opinion— 'If severe in aught; . The love' he bore to learning was: in' fault': "It . happens that_I am one ' of the very few former ' pupils who have returned to belong to the • B.C.I. staff. Only two of us at present—Miss Roberts being the: other representative: But 17 years ago there were six of us, out of a total of 14- on the staff. And it was a year 'I like to recall for it was a year of fine friendship and complete harmony. it gave file quite a thrill to ,come back to the old school to teach. Few of you will remember that stately stone structure' that formerly stood on the same site as this. ' building. But it had a distinct air of dignity all its own. 'Then the girls' entrance was on the east side, thus causing many a girl to put on an extra burst of speed to get past the building and round the corner in time. Past Is Recalled "You pupils of the , present ,day can scarcely realize . what a long day's work we had. There was no morning assembly with musical \ambers, no classes in music, no anual training or domestic' science, not even. a gymnasium nor any gym classes, and there we're certainly' no school dances. We did not have a glee club. The ,boys had 'a couple of football teams- But there was one advan- tage we girls had. • We had an outdoor tennis court, something Which. . the school does not possess today. How I would like . -to see good tennis courts ., here" on .'the Collegiate .grounds,! "I don't suppose 'there was a single pupil who owned a four= tail' • pen, and as for foolscap we all bought our own and used it very . sparingly. _What a saving it would be for the board, of ed 'ucation if such a state of t6ffairs prevailed today! ;There were no electric, lights. in the ;classrooms then .Just a few gas-lights—none 4of which I • ever •.remember being Wed. All classes continued to have lessons. right up to the: end of. June. Then Wetried our final examinations during the month' of July. How would you like .to be trying an examination" on the Glorious Twelfthwhile the Or- angemen's parade went past the. schoolwith half a dozen bands playing?. It certainly was hard to concentrate under such . circum- stances. And when the heat be- came ' unbearable, the janitor would -come in with a dipper and a pail of ice water and proceed to cool us off by sloshing dipper- fuls. of Water along ' the aisles -on the- floor, of course, not on us. "At that tithe there were only six teachers on the staff, so the attendance was not more than 200, I think. Only one woman be- longed to the staff—Miss Giles— of whom. I am sure 'you have heard your patents speak with fond remembrance. We must have had fine students in' the upper school, for at least one university scholarship was won"each year, but mere frequently the number •was two; three or four, and one year was .six—actually six . uni- versity scholarships won by our students, few as they were in nun fiber. I don't know , whether that record has ever been reach- ed or exceeded in the present school. It happens that I possess records of thesecholarships, 'in the - form of old commencement programmes for nine consecutive years, and it. 'is my intentionto present them to the Board as souvenirs of the past achieve- ments of the B.C. ' "When, as a student, I studied history and read about • war, I thought of it only as some far- off thing. that happened long ago. Brit . I have lived long enough to see my pupils take part in two wars. I can number them by the hundred -brave fellows, all of them—willing to fight for the de- fence of our freedom and our rights—even •our very right to attend this splendidly -equipped school. Sometimes' ] wonder if the pupils here today realize, what a wonderful 'privilege they are, having. It is being bought at a price—a high price indeed "Many of . out boys and girls have gone out into the world and won distinction and honour. Others are ordinary citizens, do- ing good honest work and show- ing willingness to._take on the \re- sponsibilities of being good, use- ful citizens. To you, whore I shall very shortly he referring to as "my former pupils", I now ' bid farewell, with the hope that when your turn comes toaccept re- sponsibility, you will ,reflect cre- on the venerable instztutioni known as the Brockvlje Coln ate Institute and Vocatidfal School". 5 LANGSIDE NORTH The Y. P. S. social was held at -I'ithe home of Miss Gertrude Browne on Monday evening with 16 in attendance. 1V1iss_,_Ezleen___;.Ross_ 'spent -._last Monday with Miss Wv innifred 1 Donaldson. Miss - Bernice Thompson �~rf Tirnnins is visiting with her aunt Mrs. Neil MacDonald • The Presbyterian W.M.S. meet- ing was .held at the home of Mrs. Peter Moffat, Kinloss on Thum- day. • . Mr. and Mrs. John McInnes family visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McInnes. • WEDDING BELLS LOWEY : MUNNINGS On Saturday, July 8th, a pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Mannings, R. 4, Goderich, when their dau- ghter Anna Mary was united in marriage to Neal' Kenneth Lowey son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo,. Lowey of Wingham. The wedding took place on the lawn before a bank of ferns and•�iVladonna lilies. 'The bride, given in marriage by her father, looked lovely iii a floor- -length gown of ivbry 'satin with inserts of lace in . priness style, and: her finger-tip veil caught in a coronet of seed pearls. She 'car=.. ried a bouquetof white roses;' She .was' attended by her sister, Lucy, in heavenly . blue sheer,, carrying a bouquet of tea roses. The groomsman was the bri,,ee's. brother; Fred:. Mr. Geo. Lowey, father 'of the groom, :officiated, assisted by, Mr. Arthur Drennan of London. The wedding march was played by Miss Marion Gar- rett, ar rett, .' • who played "Whispering Hope" during thea singing of the register. At the reception which followed, the bride's mother, re- ceived in,_a dress of blue figured. crepe and corsage of . American Beauty roses. The .groom's• moth- er wore brown figured crepe also with a corsage' of American- Beau- ty roses.: A dainty buffet' lunch- eon was served, toabout forty guests. Mr,. and Mrs. Lowey left for a short trip, the bride attired in an aqua blue crepe ensemble, with white accessories. On their return they will reside in Wing - ham. Guests were present from Detroit, Toronto, Strathroy,. "Lon- don, Listowel, " < Teeswater and 5 , _ It was a dramatic moment in theplay, when, with fiery de- nunciation, the hard-hearted father' was about to ;thrust his erring daughter out, ofthe house forever. "What. can I do? Where can. I go?" sobbed the girl: There was a tense silence. Then amid the' sobs, rose the 'shrill voice. of .a woman in the, gallery; "Come home with me, lass!". Mr. and Mrs. John Miller of 4 Lucknow, Mrs. Thos. Robb and Wilmer o mberley and Mr. Alex Ma Kenzie visited on Sun- - da,with'..I/1 . arid rs Parisi* ' Moffat. LANGSIDE Mrs. P. Stan and baby of Kit- chener is spending a holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caskinette- , EH, ECTIVE SATURDAY No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School at. Sky Harbor became known as R.C.A.F. Holding Unit No. ;102, and ceases to operate as a ,training centre. Mr. ' and Mrs. Russell Ritchie spent Sunday with Mr..and Mrs. Wm. Ritchie of Zion. Mr. and Mrs. ,liam'uch 'of Pres- ton spent Sunday with her par- ents, Mr. arid Mrs. 'Ralph Caskin- ette. Mr. and Mrs. SV: 'Emerson and Mrs. R. Tiffin spent Sunday, with Mr. and Mt s. D. A: MacDonald, 2nd Concession.. Mr. and Mrs. John Ri'ardson & .family spent. Sunday in Wing.- ham ing_ham with Miss Fairy Fells and Mr. Elliott. Fells. Mrs. Wm.. Conn spent Sunday with -Mr. and Mrs. Harold John- ston of Lucknow. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Morrison and Jack spent Sunday with . Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin. ,Miss "Kathleen Simpson' of Cul- ross is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn. 0._Mrs. Frank Tout of the Lake Shore and her son Ward Walker of -.the Navy spent ' Sunday with Mr. and- Mrs. ' John Crowston. Ward has to undergo a sinus op- eration in the near future. This community wishes him a speedy recovery, _____ ..___._.-..___- —. Mr. and Mrs. 'Fred . Thompson of Toronto,' Mr. and Mrs. Will 'Muriel and Bob of Edmonton spent the week -end with Mr. and Mt -s. George, Wesley and Orville Tiffin. Miss Grace Richardson has re- turned `to Teeswater after a two weeks vacation at her home here. Outstanding DONNYBROOK • l the .. W. M. S. was :held in the United Church on Thursday , .a f- ternoon with ..Mrs. W. I. Miller the president the chair. Guests wer•e, ' present . from Whitechurch: :and. from the Ashfield ,circuit. Mrs. Philip of South Kinloss, the guest speaker, delighted her lis- tener's, ' with her talk on Hong Kong where she had lived . sev- eral years. Readings were given. by Mrs. Beecroft l!if Whitechurch and by Mrs. Howse of . Ashfield. At the conclusion a pleasant hour" was enjoyed when lunch :was served.. Mr. Neely Tood' 'of the R. C A. F. and: Mrs. Todd and little son of Stratford. were visitors with 'Mr. and Mrs. D. Todd. All the ladies are invited to the Red Cross quilting on Friday afternoon. •The WX.S.:and,. W.A. of Don-. nybrook TJnited church` met on Thursday-afteriieon at the .home of, Mrs. Thos,. Bari -114d with 14-- ladies present. The Meeting was in charge of Mrs. Jas. Craig and consisted of scripture readings by Irene Jefferson and Mrs.. Arnold Craig, a piano, solo by Irene :Rob- inson, solos by Mrs. H. Jefferson and Mrs. R. Charnney, piano and autoharp selections by. Elaine Bamford and Mrs. Jas. Craig and a splendid `talk by the. president, Mrs. W. A. Campbell;;, on . "Are Missions Worthwhile". Mrs.. Cainpbeif, closed the meeting with prayer and during ' the . lunch hour a bazaar was held the -pro- ceeds: of which amounted to $16.5() for Red Cross • work.. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. W. A. Camp- bell and Mrs. R. Ohamney. ` Mrs. W. L. Craig of London. was a week -end guest at the home of Mr: and Mrs. Jas. Craig. Mrs. Elizabeth • Naylor of Whitechurch spent Sunday at the home . of her 'brother, Mr. J. C. Robinson Mr ""Teel'" Thompson of Win ` p g� ham spent the week -end at his. home here. S.T. HELENS Miss Flora Du[rnin of Dungan- non • who is county coach was the guest. speaker at the Nursing, 'class on Thursday night. . She gave 'an interesting and inform ative address on "The food needs of ''adults". Miss Jean Boyce of Toronto was a guest .at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie Webb last week. . The Annual Social' meeting . of OBITUARY.. MISS ELIZABETH SNIITH. The' death of Miss `i+'.ti7abeth • Smith occurred in Goderich `hos- pital on ;Friday 'afternoon in her 89th . year after a long illness She "Was—a— 'beloved: member rif Knot Presbyterian church and' ;of the W.M.S. A native of. Dung-. annon she was the -daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Wig- gins Smith. She lived for forty years - in Shortsville, N.Y., and the remaining years of herlife in Goderich. Surviving are two nep- hews, R. J. ;S-mith; Guelph and Goldie Smith; Goderich; and three_:. nieces, Mrs. Hilton -Schuy- ler, Kitchener; Mrs. Frank Allem and Mrs. Lou Maskell, Goderich. The funeral was held from • the Brophey funeral home on Mon- day. at 2.00 p.m. The service was conducted by Rev. Richard Ste- wart. Interment -was in Dungan- non cemetery. SALVAGE Collection Under Auspices of The Clansmen, In LUCKNOW 11 E'S:QAY, JULY Commencing at 6:45 Sharp r ' WASTE PAPER IS VITAL GATHER UP ALL YOUCAN CAN Rags,Iron, Rubber Tires, Inner Tubes, Glass and Bottles Will Also Be Collected BUNDLE OR '!BOK IT SECURELY AND PLACE IT AT THE CURB All Proceeds. For Overseas Smokes- Fund