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id'ay; . FEBRUARY 26, 1964
THE I UCKNOW SENTINE4.,. ' 4U K..NOyV . ONTARIO
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MURRAYSSCHOOL"
early days the area now
as . School' Section No. 9,.
•ith . tile. exception
a'earings, a vast' area • of
timber. Christopher Math -
her of Henry :blathers, pos-
the only 'pair of oxen and
rsily` engaged 'bringing in
ttlers by way of 'the St.
road. Some of the earliest.
were 'Brice, Burns, • (1-11--
i * Flemming,
62 the log school -- pre
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r to the present., building,
built .about 8 feet, east of
sent' building. It was con-
1, of rough logs •. tak.en di -
rem t surrounding, buh
ro
pited on the . inner s(
he grounds' .were about I/4
°esent' size and Were, sur
by bush into -.which • the
sent culprit' boys 'for a
when such was necess
uilding was lighted: by four
;, No seats ,Were installed,
lila . sitting on. benches ar-
on both sides of the room.
sirs were' :, boards loping_
,s from the. wall.: from.. a
�f ,about four feet. Young-
is .sat in the centre of . the
e'.
nd. 'had.. no. desks as. they.
jt required to. write. The
aclers were Miss •.Swftzer
'r Mr. Win. • MacKay. The
istees ,were Messrs... Math-
wson.. and (Mlles.`
during the , time :of Mr. •.
of: his successor, Hutchison,:
►ent' building . was built and
I. $LL.
a ' woodshed . constructed, east of
the old school.
Following Mrr, I utchison—cavi
in—ordei'ame" MacKenzie,
Charles. Rutherford, Miss . Fisher
of Wingha u, Annie McLean,, and
James Scott. '
• The ..n xt. - teacher -was Christo,
pher Mathers,. brother.,of- .Henry
Mather$ of Kinloss. At this time
the enrolment .'reached 117 with
an . average- attendance of .92. Mt,
Mathers 'had as an 'assistant, one
of his older pupils, later .Mrs.
David .Kennedy. Mr. M'atllers left
thep rofession to become a Wes-
tern Editor,of note. -
• ,Andrew cWilliams; the next
teacher, ;was_ succeeded by Moore-
house: Mitchell, later of Lucknow,
Mr. Mitchell left the profession to
become • manager of his roller
business 'and obtained much of
his • material for rollers from the
timber of this Section. '
Messrs. Bruce, Rennie and Bane.
succeeded ' Mr. Mitchell, .in,. turn.:
During these early days a .Tem!
perance Lodge and . Debating
Society held regular meetings in
the'. School House. Much ,cre,,dit.' is
:,i
. this given is Society . for its excel-
lent work intraining the , youth
of the Section in. •manliiness• , and
public•speaking..
f n -1890. while Jas:. Richardson
9 ss
ceeded by Mit, John McKay and
Miss44..--May .--in order; During'
this
'time :.:« age wire; fence .N, -as
erected along .the south and west
of the grounds. The exterior . of
the school was clap -boarded and
painted, white. •
Abandon: Drilled. Well,
While, the next teacher; Mr. L'
Hooper,' was in office, ., a, ninety.
foot well was drilled and fitted
with' an , iron pump. The water
was bad and the well . abandoned.
• Messrs,. E,: Marshall,, :Wm.,: J.
Irwin and •Eglestone followed.
New, adjustable desks were fitted
during' the . term: of Mr.' Egleston.
Stanley G; Moir, Miss.. Agnew.
and Miss Lizzie' Murray i ' followed
..
During; thisr'time.•the grounds were
extended east and west a$ ' at 'pre-
sent.. The woodshed ,was -moved to
its. present location. Lightening
shattered ' the chimney and.a new.,
•one was . built' and the building.
rodded. .
' Miss Murray was followed by
E,1 'mer 'Kennedy., 'Miss Isabel
Moore and Miss Isabella McDou-
gall. The present slate black -board.
and:. •in=
was installed the'fibra
creased. to 100 voluines.
..Prom 1913 to 1918 the following:
teachers held Office: Miss Don=
aids. McIntosh; Olive J, .McMur
was teacher :.the. exterior of the chie, Miss .Dow,' MisS E. 'Peddle
school was. painted. white : and a and Miss Margaret Campbell. In
new. black -board (wooden') was in- ' 1918` the school was ' closed from
stalled in the ,school.
Miss . S. ' J. Stewart : and .., Miss'
Murray, in, turn, heldoffice as
teacher. Miss .Murray . was suc-
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October.' • 18th to November .11th,.•
on ' acco nt . of .. influenza.
-Messrs. ernes Gaunt, Thomas
Murray. ,(.di 1.918): and. Thomas
Gaunt,' held 'office. as , secretary
treasurer,: in turn.• `succeed-
ed
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Miss M. Campbell was' succeed
ed.:by Miss V. Campbell ; sand by
Miss Hamilton.' Miss Katie: Mac-
Donald sof Lucknow was succeeded'
by . Miss Patterson,' whh .after four
months . was succeeded by Miss
Shelton.
At this time the .school entered.
the: school fair:' -'and ,was a: mem
ber. of :it until 1934; '.winning :
this time,: two shields Permanent-
ly and having two'. • awards On
the present shield.' .
In 1922 the trustees joined ' .the
Bruce Educational- Association:
Honored ' Service Men
. While the next teacher, Miss M.
McGregor* was in office"`'(1925) a
community 'picnic was • held ' on the
grounds in honour of old pupils,
who h'ad ' been members : of • the
• ,Canadian 'Overseas. Contingent in
the. Great War. Mr. Alex Dawson
of . London. donated .the : stained-
glass, plaque on , the :front wall:as
a memotial. Rev. ;:Mrs...Gollan : of
South Kinloss Church officiated at
the unveiling ..service. .
Angus McKay. ..was 'next . as
teacher and was • shortly ., succeed-
ed . by . Grace Blake:. A new.. well
.was . ,drilled beside. the old. one
at a cost of $436.70: A, set of.
-' the Book of Knowledge. .was puri
chased. . •
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Andrew Thompson 'succeeded
Miss Blake. During his -period, the.
present Kaustine Indoor toilets
were installed aridlater a .$50.00
Planetarium purchased.. •
The next teacher was A. „W.
Smith. In 1934 a Sight Saving Unit
was established, to assist one of
the pupils. A flower bed was s -
the . front fence
and l bulbshed s along
r
flowers were don-
ated ' by -Mr, Roy Hudson, the
School Boai'd, and the' teacher.
In 1936 they gain entered the
School Fair.. . • '
'Salaries A , Low .as $200`.
From 1890 • to the. ' iresent the
teachers salaries have varied- from
a 'low of $200 in 1899 to , a high
of $1075 -by 1931. IDuring the. de
pression years they- dropped to .a
low of"
$600, ,
Many old students and teachers,
have made . a noted mark in Can-
adian-Life.
an-adian:Life. Besides. the many fine
farmers who have passed through,''
we find 'there. have' beefs innurrt:
erable • teachers and ministers,
many Doctors, Lawyers and Ed-
itors.,,Perhaps the most noted was'
the. late . T. G. Mathers who serv-
ed until death as Chief Justice
of Manitoba. .
Miss Frances Thompson was
succeeded, by Mr. Thomas Wil
son
let • who stayed two . years. He
er joined the 1tAp'' and was
later killed when his plane was
Shrf �..,) in .the second World.
I; 1n '1938 'Myrtle' built Vas -hired
,
istom Butchering
Mondays ---j Hogs,. $2.00 in by. 4:00 p.tn..
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Cutting ' and Wrapping, 2c pound:
CATTLE, CALVES aad LAMBS EVERY DAY,
EXCEPT SATURDAY
We Do Curing and Smoking .. Beef, Pork and Lamb.
Sold Whole,, Half' or Quarter . ..'For Better 'Servide,
- 'And. Lower', Prices r -'.Call Ripley '100.
Chas:.. Hooisma - Prop.
at a 'salary of $600,00,. Miss Mar-'
ion McDonald vas hired to_' teach
music in the school and an organ
was . procurred for the school.. ' ,
In' '1942 Jean . McMillan was
teacherwhen salaries began to
increase at $1025.00
Gave :Loh Service
In ' 1944 Mr Thos. ,aur;; re-
signed, as sec.-treas. which' •uffiz.e
he held for 25 years, The .office
was,taken. over, by hiss : son Rus-
sell Gaunt.', In this ' year new
chemical toilets . were installed and.
in ' 1945. the interior of the school
was . painted..:
Miss Margaret McDonaldwas
next in 'turn :: as teacher and in
1946 the trustees secured a piano.
Mr, . McKenzie McGregor became
teacher in that year at a- salary
.of . $1400.00. ' The exterior. of the
school was covered with insula
brit , siding. Mr. Clifford •, .Ireland
was hired to be music ,supervisor
and Grace Moir was ";hired as
teacher for $1850.00. This was ac-
complished , in 1948.
The year .of 1949 saw the hydro
installed': in the school Miss. Helen.
Walker • '.became • teacher , in .1951
for . a ,salary of $2200.00 and in
1952 the interiorwas re -painted:
In 1952 Mrs. Irwin Carruthers
music supervisor was hired and
in. 1953 Miss Lois Hunter became
teacher. Mrs. Carruthers resign-
ed as music `Supervisor and Mrs.
Wm Scott succeedded her in 1955..
The :.Assesment of the seetton
was $142,825:00 with ':a mill rate
of 81/2., mills. Mrs. David Stroud
became teacher in 1957 and 'taught
for' four years:
In 1958 a , new cement founda-
tion new . sub . floor and . a. birch
top, .' floor was laid and school re -
'painted.. The trustees secured in •
surance on pupils. to and • from
school and- at school: in case of
an accident. ' or injury to pupils:
which is • still carried by the •
board.. Also. in 1960 the schools
of. the . township were asked • if
they wished to : enter. into a town-
ship • School Area. This school
Went . on record''••and defeated the
motion A .to 1. •
• Grant ,Wsk, Refused
In 1961 Mrs., `/'Robert. Gil'ezist
was •hired as teacher who taugit
for,.two terms and: ' in 1962 ,the
trustees decided;to instal an oil
furnace, flush toilets and a Imes.'
sure system: These improvements
were'recornmended by the inspee ;
tors' and', after calling' for • tenders
and she. tender .let, the Depart.
Ment . through the . inspector,. turn-
ed it :down and • no , approval
given, so an oil furnace was . in
stalled in front ' of : the school
room.. for 5530.00 with' no ,grant
received. ; ' .
In :1963; Mrs. Orville: Elliott be •
came teacher: ` Thesecretary-
treasurer• Russel Gaunt` retired af-
ter twentyyears service.' His
duties have been taken over by;
Mrs.' Huntly . Dawson. •
In 1960'.the township levy on
the ' teachers' salary was repeal-
ed by the Department /so the,
trustees had to assume the levy.:
The mill rate for . 1963 was 14' .
mills' on , an .assessment of ' $136,'
475.00. - ' '
history log ' of. S.S. :No. 9 . •
Kinloss. was written : from. 1862- to
1935' by the. late Mrs. David Ken-
nedy of Whitechurch; . from 1936'_.
to 1963 .by Russell Gaunt.•
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