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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-07-25, Page 6E t)i • r 9.. • `yB '3• 44, Gs, PAGE SIX TAIPI 1OW SENTINEL, LUCKNQW', ONTAI His Compiled History Of Hemiock: City Schaal, Seek History 0# Other Sections, North Ashfield: Central School Board has in mind ,the preser- vation of the history of the school sections entering this area. The project is being Promoted` by Kint'ail Women's Institute • & Mrs. Henry MacKenzie:. has as - turned the tremendous task (the publisher •speak* : from personal experience) of ,attempting ,to ob- tain and compile authentic in formation about these sections. It is 'a `task that • requires as- sistance and co-operation, and, the : •completion, of ,this project will be a ..valuable contribution to ' preserving the history of the. district: • • A special' cabinet has been in- stalled in. . the new • Ashfield ' School, which. * contains a' plc, ture of each of the "old" •schools .inthe area,. which will surround the • historical .volume,, which• will be . added • to at the history of each section is completed. The volume is being illustrated . Where: possible, by the pictures. Of tea- chers andclasses past . and ..pre- sent if` available. Mrs. •' MacKenzie has the Hem- Lock City history practically completed, ,and• here is a ' resume of records with a last of teachers and of Many .of the students who attended the school: • ,School Section No. 15 in 'Ash- field was formed in 1978,and. comprises: an. area of 3,300 :acres. which' now has ''an. assessment 'of $124,2150. • Members of •the first Board of Trustees, were:. John Macipon-. ;Wald, James Kerr,..Daniel Rose, •with Ralph :Bpegias as ;secretary- treasiirer. .• :When' the section was formed,: :% of ;an acre. of 'land was ,bought Enols , Henry; Lucas• for $100.00,' and during that year 1878 a substantial .' frame ,school; was built at . a . cost of"• -$41'9;00, ,' with Miss--MaaArce, th . at a: salary .of $2$0- per .annum. The school was called ."Grants School' • for many years .and was 'situated on the corner across • from' the Ashfield Presbyterian Church Manse; :with .the minisk ter at that time • being Rev. • Alexander Grant. , •Chaigec -To 'Hemlock City ..The name • was' ` latera changed added from time to time. ' Distinguished Students; . . Hemlock City school gradu- ated a . goodly number' of stu • dents, who have served, . With: distinetion • in important pro- • fessions across the nation. Among, them were: Principal Professor F. Scott MacKenzie of 'Montreal, Rev. Wm. Matheson of Chesley, Rev. Wm R. Ma,cIntosh of Lon- don, Dr, Arnold Cowan of Tor- onto,: Dr. J. F. MacKenzie, .Dr, Frank MacLennan Dr: John Mae - Rae of Sault Ste. 'Marie, Attor- ney Alexander 1VIacDonald and Malcolm. 'MacDonald who served as chief Justice of the Supreme' Court in •Vancouver. Paid Supreme 'Sacrifice ' Hemlock ;City section also .fig- ured: ig.ured: in the World War 1 case ualty lists: Paying''•the .supreme sacrifice .were: Robert Macin- tosh, Alexander Hamilton, Grant. Henderson. Teachers Through The Years Miss'. MacAree . 1878-1.8179. Thomas Altpn 1880 Mr.MaCKay • 11881 Thomas Hawkins 1882 Mr. .Humphrey . ' 4...,...•1883, Mr. . Stone 6 1884 W: R Maclr Cosh 1884-.1889 J: F. MacKenzie 1890 Frank MacLennan , ..... 1891 John Macrae ..,;... • 1892-1894 Alex ` MacDonald 18944897. Malcolm MacDonald :... 18974.900 Mary • MacLennan 19900-4901 Wm:..' Matheson , 1902-4903•D. A... 'Matheson 1904-1905 1906 '°1906-1909 ' ' • /1909 1910.. Ada MacKenzie 1911.. Mildred .Long .... . 19112 Olive McMurchy 1913-1915 Verna, MacLaughlin• ' 1916 Pearl, Drennan 1917-1.918 Melvina- .Welsh 1919. Martha :Hamilton 1920-1922 Er Colin. M. .Keel Flora MacLeod Lillian McLean Elmer Kennedy Mac1VI'11an 1922 • Grant, ' Henrietta. Goodwin, Vi- olet Gibson,, Chester Gibson, Myrtle Gibson, Cora Gibson, Catherine Gibson, Roy Gibson, , Dorothy Gibson, Gladys Gibson, Carolyn. Gibson, Ernest Gibson, June Glazier,Jack Glazier, Marie Glazier, Dorothy Glazier; Joseph -Hamilton, Bob • Ham - Mon, Mary Hamilton, Sam Ham- ilton, am- ilton, Alex Hamilton, .. Martha Hamilton, Vernon Hamilton, :Clara: Hamilton, M. Evaline•Ham- ilton, Ida Hamilton, Frank Hain - Mon, Bobby G..' Hamilton, Isa-. belle Hamilton, Frances. Hamil- ton, Betty Hamilton, Violet Ham- ilton, Donna 'Hamilton,. Shirley. Hamiltol, Raeleen Hamilton, Lorraine. Hamilton; Marion Ham- ilton,. amilton,. Jack Hayes, Betty Hayes, Kathy • Hayes, Eva , Harnil,ton, 'Joseph Hutchison, Dorteda Hut- ohison, Donalda Hutchison, Edith M. Hutchison, Isabelle Howes, Alex Harvey,, Ellen Eleanor Har- vey, Bertha Henderson, Harold Hibben, John Hibben, Harry Hib- ben; Doris. Hibben, Maggie- Ha- xnilton,• . • • Edna Johnstone, ' Harry John- stone; • • , Keith Kerr,'Donna- Kerr; Henry Lipschitz, Millie: Long, Daniel Long, ; Maria Long, Jeari Long, Martha Leithead, -.,Kath-. leen ,Lumbers; • : Willie Matheson, Donald Ma- theson, :Peter Matheson, John. Matheson, ' Farquhar Matheson, Duncan Matheson, Lyman. Mal colm, Fraser . Malcolm' Maud MacKenzie, .Annie Mac-' Kenzie, Lizzie MacKenzie, Belle 'MacKenzie, • Anne MacKenzie, Johnny 'MacKenzie, Sadie Mac Kenzie.,, 'Frank' S: • MacKenzie,. Neil J.. MacKenzie, Mary H. Mac- Kenzie,. Fanny' . MacKenzie, :Hen- ry MacKenzie, , Roy MacKenzie; Catherine M:aoKenzie, Jack J. MacKenzie, 'Helen .MacKenzie, Marion ' MacKenzie, Ross ' Mac- Kenzie, Rae• W.• MacKenzie; .Jim A. MacKenzie, • Allan •MacKenzie Neil G : MacKenzie, Barbara J. MacKenzie, DouglasMacKenzie, Garry. MacKenzie, Margaret Mac=: • - WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th, 1:982 • HARNESS RACE MEET Sponsored, by Kincardine Kinsmen At Kincurdine ON CIVIC HOLIbAY Monday, Post Time 1:30 Government Supervised Par -M. utuel Beating Augu.Si:.:..th MacDiarmid, David MacDiarmid,. Mary . MacKenzie, Jeanie,' Mac- Lean, • Jessie MacLean,.. Sarah MacLean, Leonard .MacLean, Al- bert MacLean,: Maggie MacDon- ald, ' Alda MacDonald,. Willie MacDonald, Ella • MacDonald, Isabelle MacDonald) 'Wm., Mac- Donald,'• Christena • MacDonald, Jessie MacDonald,: Lorraine Mac - 'Donald, John A. MacDonald, Jeanie MacGregor, • .Duncan.. -Mac- Kay, •Maggie. MacKay,. "Annie. MacKay, Mary MacKay,,` :Don- ald A, MacKay, °Jim MacKay,; George MacKay, Florence Mac- Kay, Roy. MacKay, 'Anne . Mac- : Kay,. Florence R,r : MacKay,' Gla- dys " MacIntosh, John Macintosh, Robert • Macln'tos•h Adam: Mc- Adam:. Nellie McAndy, Watt Mc,= Burney; Mary S MacKenzie; • Lucy Rutherford; ' Johnny •'therford, John /Reavie, Alvin Reavie, Fern Robb, 'Alvin Robb; Gordon'Robb, Janice .Robb, ley •Robb, ' Billy Rhoad, ,Priscilla 'Rhoads :.'John Rhoads Lizzie' Sandy; '. Elliott Sandy, Minnie Sandy; Bu.elah Sandy,,. Pearl :Sandy,. Jean .Sandy;' Anna Scott, Patricia. Shaw,Margaret' Jack Taman, Junetta • Taylor, Bobby. .Taylor,, Arnold Taylor; Corey VandeiiLay,,. Annie Van- derLay; • ..•,• • Maggie Wamsley,. • Gertrude Wamsley; Mabel Wamsley, Char les Wamsley Maudie Wamsley, Eileen Wallace, Beta • • Wallace, Marianne West, Jimmy West, Sharon West, Linda Wylds, Don- • na Wylds, Kenneth . Wylds, Marie Wanisley, LEGION. FAVORS .RED • ENSIGN' AS NATIO111AL ; FLAG 'The Royal Canadian Legion meeting at Halifax: rece'ntl'y,. de- . cided to have its Dominion:, Corn- •m:and- organize a publicity cam paign designed to,: have the lied • Ensign. ,recognized officially' by .: the "government as the Canadian flag.. The decision received al- most. unanimous ' approvalfrom • delegates to the Legion's.. 19th.•' biennial' 'convention.; With ' this. •m` ove` on the part • 'of the . Legion, it will probably be •adopted as • the, official emblem of Canada • and thus bring to an •, end the • long standing controversy of the; need; of a' new Dominion 'flag,• ':` Luella Cowan 19212 '4928 zie, L»' je Macr arm��, Mary Harvey Taylor, Billy • Taylor,• 'ls. Your Subscription: •Renewed? . ' Salena . Grant . • 19284933, Margaret M.acKerazie '1934-1988: Luella•, Oowan"'. Helen MacKenzie, , . 19454946 Margaret 'Cameron' - 494719.48 Isabelle' Howes' 19484949 Flora Edna MacDonald 11949-1950 Mrs. Dave Anderson '..1960-119541 Erma Lance ..,.. Mrs. 'Clara • 112acT Mrs. Isabelle 1Vlartyn '1954-1957 Mrs. Grace Taylor 19574955 M • rs Clara 'MacTavish` 1959=1960 Mrs. Myra'. A. 49kin:i1960496i1 Pupils For 64 Years 9P ,upils. who attended`- Hemlock City School from 1897 until 'it made way for a changing :era'.. in 1991, include::.• .to "Hemlock' City" as 'this typeavish 1951=11954 of timiber abounded in the area. A sawmill was located to the east ' of the school and piles of . • hemlock logsand lumber were to be seen in the mill. yard.. •" New. School. Controversy • As today', •the question . of a new school' is always controv- ersial.. ''During the :minutes the' annual meetings at .No.`' 15 were spicy with; : heated discussions Fred Anoquot,,Oromond' Ano- regarding'. the erection of a new quot, Tom Brown, Walter Brown, Willie' Brown, • •Phemie school. In' 1896, the old school ,Brown, Elliott , 'Brown, Emily was ,sold for 46 to. N. J: Mac- Kay, ''and.' still stands on • that farm, •now owned by his son J. Roy, MacKay, scretary-treas- urer of the new North••Ashifield Central School. ' It is used as an . implement' shed : • New, Stone ..School . • The old frame school was .re placed by 'a stone school, "com- pleted in 1897 at a cost.of only 1;850. • John Neil MacKenzie had the contract for drawing the .sand. Donald N; 1VIiacKenzie and.: his. son, Neil : G;, hauled the stone. The Parrish :Bros • cornpleted the masonary work with John Mac= Kenzie as . carpenter. Alexander Millar' was the inspector: Lt was at the annual meeting in ''18'97 that, :election by "ballot was introduced, with Hugh Macy, intosh• the. first • trustee elected /j in thismanner, with a •one -vote 'majority. . . The', problem 'of a good water Supply for the school was salved in• 19.04 when R. A. Grant drilled an artisan well. Mi. Grant has .had other close association with the school. He ,.served, as ' sec- retary-treasurer 'for 2+5 'years Irani 1910 t� . 1935. The property has always been well maintained and as far back as • 19,00 was awarded the inspect- orate prize for the best kept • school; In 1912 a library was started, tc which books have since been Brown, Dora Bueglass, Annie Bueglass, Toni ;Bueglass,' Ralph=Bu.eglass,. Scott .Black, Willie Buckingham; Tena Buckingham, 'Evelyn ' Burton, . George :Bullin, 'Betty Bissett, • Marjorie Bissett, Jean Bissett; ' James 'Beaton, Is-. obel . Beaton;, Margaret , Beaton, George 'Barger,• Lillie Brown.• 'Arnold Cowan, Maggie Cowan, Johnny Cowan,, Mervin Cowan, Annie. Cowan,.'• ?11a Cowan, Tena 'Cowan,' David, Cowan, Marion Cowan, Allen. Cowan, ' Jeanie Campbell, Edith CampbeIl,. 'Jen- nie' Currie, E Mary Cook,' Grace J. Cook, •Ross• Cook„. Ella Cook;.. John Dickson, Mina . Dickson; Maggie •Dickson, Tena, ' Dickson, Grace Dickson, Isobell Dickson; .'Ida Everett, Ruth • England, Donald England, . Bell • England, Erma : Eisery; , . • Aaral• .Tarries, `Grant 'Tarries,. Minnie M, Fatties, ',Anna Parries, George Parries, John Parries,.,. Ida Felce, ' Hilda Felce, ..Ruby Pelee, • Leonard Felce,. Edna ,Fel- ce,, Cameron Farries, • Ii.obert Felce, Phyllis . Felee, .Jean Far rish, Margaret Parrish, Muriel Parrish, Duncan Farrish, Billy, Parrish; Douglas Parrish; Mil- dred Felce, James Parrish, •Sacdie Parrish;; ' Maggie Grant, Jim L. Grant, Annie Grant,Bessie Grant, , Sao Tena Grant, Isabelle Grant, :DaV& „id, Grant, Allan Grant,. Jean • • (0wN04C IT19► 4:8. That's some a of the dial equipment for your ;, new telephone exchange!" • It takes several •months to. install and • Connect the complex switching.: equipmnent . that makes' up an autornatic dial. telephone exchange. This equipment ,for Lucknow is.. etc being' installed, and, •. it will be ready • to serve you later this year. • : At the same time as Dial Service becomes efeetive, you will also get .new 7 -figure . telephone n•uinbers:• The new nunsfbers will. all start with the figure. "5'28", the Lucknow exchange, followed by four more figures , designatingyour individual nurrhber. THE BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF CANADA • .. Please ; REMEMBER h w , We'll keep you posted as work pro- . gresses . but in the meantime; will you keep " this number change in mind• , if you order' business stationery, or any ' other material bearingtelephone your nurnber • • dr.... • 4 • • • • •• 0. r••4,A.i.•AA' ,4'••i#` •••i; •• * •••.•.•• , 414,4"11: • JIY''I?, Johnston, Martagor.`