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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-06-26, Page 82Servo g Seaforth and District for 30 YEARS With a complote line of -Gifts -Appliances -Hardware supplies CROWN HARDWARE ME V. NO'rT, OWNER MAIN STREET SEAFORTH Finest Selection of For th JEWELLERY WATCHES PHONE-527-1720 SEAFO TH see ANSTETT eAd'A 4 f.Ais' ;ti'etk ANST JEWELLERS 3.fv•- ilwrft DIAMONDS GIFTS Free Gift Wrapping ANSTETT JEWELLERS THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 26, 1975 —9 a With 500 pupils in 1878 School budget under $5,000 By Miss Isabelle Campbell A kindergarten was opened on June 1, 1910, with Miss Sarabelle McLean as teacher. She faithfully and lovingly carried on her task for 41 years, till she retired on June 30, 1951. No one can estimate the influence for good she had upon the lives of the thousand or more children she introduced to school life. In 1878 the last year before a secondary school opened, the (Continued on Page 16) (15 In the early 1840's , children in the vicinity of what is now Seaforth had to foot it through the woods to a log Union School, near Irishtown, 'and' a little later to another in McKillop, where Maitlandbank Cemetery is now. As the Seaforth population increased, more school accom- modation was needed than a one-t eacher school could provide. In Confederation Year, 1867, land was procured on James Street and on it was built a substantial brick two-storey structure, V containing two rooms, facing on Church St. Archibald Dewar was the first principal, and Miss Jennie Guthrie was his assistant. There were over two hundred pupils in attendance. Lopsided When opened, the school had a lopsided appearance, but the ratepayers had an eye to future additions, and by 1872 the need arose and a wing was added to the south, which balanced the outside appearance. Five teachers were then on the staff. In 1874, Seaforth had 592 children, between five and 16 years, m aking it necessary to add a north wing, and to hire two more teachers, making the total seven. Later, a rear addition was made, completing the eight-room school. In all, the price, including the wings, amounted to around $10,000. Originally, the building was white brick. Later it was painted barn red, but in a few years the elements and green ivy toned down the harsh red, and gave the front an imposing appearance. The back was different. Here, no paint had been wasted, no ivy planted, and • only a cinder playground surrounded the building. It was here that all the town children, both Protestant and Catholic, were taught the three R's, till St. James' Separate School opened in 1902. SPS CLASS IN 1932 —It looked like a cool spring afternoon in 1932 when the Grade 3 class of 1932 posed for this picture. In the photo, loaned by Mary Pryde, Exeter, are back, left, Mary Geddes, Mary Wood, Helen Moffat, Ruth McNairn, Helen Fraiser, Sterling Habkirk, Jack Cameron, Frank Case, t,arl Montgomery, second, Doris Barlow, Florence Calvert, June Siegrist, Marion Sclater, Ruth Joynt, Bernice Boniface, Barbara Best, Ruth Fraiser, Lois McGavin, Dorothy Fletcher, front, Tommy Wilbee, Alfred Siegrist, Reg. Dolmage, Donald Scott, Stuart Wigg, Frank Golding, Jack Hanley, Joe Smith and Alex Baker.