HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-22, Page 3Thursday, June 22nd, 1930THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
To the Town of Exeter and
the Board of Education
We Extend I rive.
on the opening of their New
School Building
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Congratulations
TO THE TOWN OF EXETER AND THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION ON THE OPENING OF THEIR NEW
SCHOOL BUILDING
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Exeter’s new High Schoo] building
was formally opened Friday of last
week by Dr. G. F. Rogers, chief high
school inspector for the Department
of Education, Toronto,
The building was open to the pub
lic during the afternoon and even
ing and many from the town and
country availed themselves of the
opportunity of inspecting the build
ing. The visitors were loud in their
praise of the entire structure but it
was the two rooms to be used for
home economics and .shop work that
drew forth the greatest admiration
and many expressed themselves as
wishing .that the opportunity had
been theirs for such a course when
they were of school age. Chairman
R. N. Creech and some of the mem
bers of the Board of Education to
gether with the high school teachers
in charge of the new work, welcom
ed the visitors and explained the
equipment.
At six o’clock a dinner was served
at the Bossenberry Hotel attended^
by Dr, Rogers, the Board of Educa
tion, the Reeve and Council, mem
bers of the High School staff, the
architect, Mr. F. W. Warren, the con
tractors and a few others. After
partaking of an excellent dinner Mr,
Creech, as chairman, outlined the
steps leading up to the erection of^
the new building. He paid a tribute/
to the'reeve and council who had re/
ceived the requests of the Board rft
Education in the kindliest manner
and had co-operated in every w/y.
First there was the passing of /the
by-law after great consideration had
been given as to rhe amount needed for the new building. Visits /had
been made to other schools and all
information possible was secured.
The Department of Education was
consulted and the board were treat
ed very fairly.
Mr. Creech paid tribute to the
architect and to the contractors all of
whom had worked in splendid co
operation with the Board and the
work had gone on well, He regretted
the absence at dinner of Mr. Johp
Putherbough the main contractor, whom he paid special tribute as doin|
more than his contract called foi^i
The firm, however, was well repre*
sented by his sons and Mr. Ale>/
Gerrard, the foreman. The result
it all is that we have a splendid ( building of which we all should f£el itG the .Exeter
proud. 's
denfield, the plumbing and Mr. R.
Cornish, the electrical work, all in
turn yoiced their appreciation of the
co-operation of the other workmen
and thought each had given a good
job, Mr. J, W. Morley spoke of rhe
preparation and passing of the by
law and was glad to know the de
bentures had sold for a good price.
Xhonuts Frycle
Mr. Thomas Pryde said that he had
been referred to as an ex-member of
the board of education. He said the
reason that he was an ex-member
was because he had been kicked off.
In 19 24 when the board were explor
ing the possibilities of more accom-
codation he had favored a separate
Bessie Johns, Nola. Perkins and
Verna Baumgarten in the
kitchenette
building and at the election follow- ’
ing he had been left at home. He t
paid tribute to the board for putting •
up a building that is a credit to the I
municipality. There has been some ;
criticism, there always will be, he!
said, but now that we have the build- i
ing he hoped it would be the asset!
we expected it to be.
Mr, Donnelly
Mr. Creech said that in
of equipping the room for
the board preferred to'give the local j
business men a chance to compete but that there was such a variety of I
grades that it was practically impos- i
sible and that Mr. Donnelly had sav- '<
ed them a lot of headaches,
Mr. Donnelly said that in no town ,
' the size of Exeter is there the equalf
~ ’ school. The board ,j and Citizens are to be congratulated .
I on grasping the opportunity offered i
j by the department of education to
provide shop work and home econo-
____ m. ntics for the scholars of this district,
few words of’'commendation for the ! As a ^machine man he knew the need
school board. The reason the coun
cil had so heartily co-operated was
the implicit faith they had in the
board. He felt that Exeter had a
high school second to none in rhe
county; that the town had every fa-
citity for making people happy he-;
ing equipped for business and plea-1
sure. He referred .to the report of I
the county equalizers who said that Exeter was the busiest spot in the
county of Huron. He had
the school for the ...first time in the pu
afternoon and was amazed
Reeve Sanders
The Reeve said that it gave him j
a great deal of pleasure to speak a,
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for skilled labor. While the courses
taught would not turn out skilled
mechanics it helped train them in
the use of their hands. The bulk of
the men in industry today are be
tween the ages of 40 and 45. The: j department of education is to be con-
i gratulated on seeing the need of in-
| dustry in giving technical education
I in the smaller centres. The children
__i with a natural flare for mechanics
visited i have had no opportunity of express- a
__ ’ ‘ ig themselves, The result is that,
theHhere are a lot of square, pegs in'
round holes. When we reach theI
■ age of 45 we stop learning. It is dif-I ! dicult to teach old dogs new tricks.!
' New machines are being brought out;
continuously and young men must learn to operate them. There is a j
crying need in industry for trained i
mechanics.
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Our Congratulations
To the Village of Exeter and the Board of Education
on the Modernly Equipped SchoolE. J. Wetliey
Mr. E. J. Wethey, principal of the
H. S-, in expressing his pleasure at
the opening of the new building stat
ed it was because of ,the pleasure and
benefit the young -people, would de-
The ’'purpose 'of education is
not only t6 make a livelihood but will
enable the
enjoyment
trained as
things of life.
was fortunate in having a chairman
on its board of education who had
the time and the inclination to de
vote of this time in the interest of
the youth, of today. After being
principal for twenty years the open
ing, of the new school marks a cli
max'long to he remembered.
THE HEATING SYSTEM
of the new school was done in a workmanlike manner
with Harold Skinner as foreman
B. W. F. BEAVERS
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proficiency of it. He stated that
Exeter would do well to Jet the mem
bers of the board remain for a time,
as it was a mistake to turn out of of
fice men who became efficient ser
vants of the people. He spoke of the
many hours that Mr. Creech had de
voted to the building and thought
that he knew every nail that went
into it.
Clarence Putherbough
Mr. Creech in calling on Clarence
Putherbough stated that Mr, John
Putherbough was one of the finest
contractors he had ever met. He did
many things that he thought would
improve the building without thought
of remuneration. Clarence Puther
bough, on behalf of the contractors,
spoke of the pleasant associations
there had been throughout the job.
At no time had there been any fric
tion between the school board, the
architect and the contractor. He
spoke of Mr. Creech as a real busi
ness man and a gentleman. He ex
pressed appreciation of Mr. Warren
who had been always ready to co
operate. He hoped the town would
have many years service out of the
new building.
Mr. B. W. F. Beavers, who had the
contract for the heating; Mr, E. Lin-
Dr, Rogers
Dr, Rogers spoke a few words stat
ing that the building was beautiful,
from a utilitarian standpoint and was'
well-equipped. Since .coming to Exe
ter he had learned that, we have here
an ideal arrangement bringing to-'
gether the men who spend the money
and the men who raise the money,;.
In many places there are differences;
of opinion between the members of
the Council and the Board, of Edu
cation, A complete understanding
between the two boards is necessary
for harmony. The man who has to
settle the bill must know something
of the bill he has to settle. Mr. Ro
gers taught for 12 years as principal
of the Seaforth Collegiate and main
tained a warm spot in his heart fof
the County of Huron.
At the close of the banquet, those
present adjourned to the Exeter
Arena where a public meeting was
held.
Foreman (to small son of work
man who has met with an accident) :
“When will your dad be fit to work
again?”
Boy: “Can’t say for certain, but it
will be a long time.”
Foreman: “What makes you think
that?”
Boy: “Compensation’s set in!”
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