HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-06-28, Page 45Public school cost $130,000
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BRUSSELS, ONT.
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are extended to the citizens
of the Village of Brussels on
their 100th Anniversary.
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The official opening of the
new Brussels Public School took
place Friday, January 20th,1961.
Guest speaker for the ceremonies
was Dr. F. Stewart, D.D., past
chairman of the Kitchener Board
of Secondary Education.
The cornerstone for the new
building had been laid at a cere-
mony on October 12 of the pre-
vious year by Frank Mitchell, at
that time senior member of the
board and a former chairman.
An impressive two-part pro-
gram was arranged by the School
Board under the direction of the
Established
in 1946
In 1946 George Bridge came
to Brussels from Listowel and
took over the Ford Garage from
Gordon Sanderson and sold used
cars. That fall he became farm
implement dealer for Inter-
national Harvester Company.
In 1948 the firm moved to
Thomas Street and opened an
Imperial Oil Gas Station. Here
the implement business was car-
ried on until 1959 when Mr.
Bridge was joined by two sons,
Glenn and Allan. The sale of
Mercury cars and a garage repair
service was introduced along with
the farm implements. In 1960
the garage repair business was
operated from the former Elliott
Garage and in 1962 the firm
purchased the building formerly
occupied by Brussels Motors.
Bridge Motors became the
franchised Ford of Canada dealer
in 1966 and opened a branch in
Wingham which is operated by
Allan Bridge. Since the retire-
ment of George Bridge due to
ill health, the Brussels business
has been managed by his son,"
Glenn Bridge. Another son
Harold joined the staff in 1967.
Board Chairman, the Rev. Lloyd
Brown, B.A., B.D.
In the afternoon, at 3 p.m.
there was a ribbon-cutting cere-
mony for the children of the
school. Teachers and pupils
assembled at the old school and
marched to the new 'school
accompanied by the Brussels
Legion Pipe Band. The ribbon
was cut by Inspector J. H. Kin-
kead. A brief program was
carried out in the auditorium
when the guest speaker addressed
the children. Parents and friends
were welcomed and after the
children were dismissed to their
classrooms, following the
program, they were taken on a
tour of the building.
The official opening, to which
the general public was invited"
to attend, was held at 8 p.m.
Among pests attending were
T. R. Brown, who brought greet-
ings from Haldimand Inspector-
ate; J. H. Kinkead, North Huron
Inspector; architect, B. P. Tem-
plin; L. E. Cardiff, M.P.; J. W.
Hanna, M.PP,.local clergy; school
agrea board and council members
from the adjoining townships of
Grey and Morris; Brussels Coun-
cil; and the representatives of
the two townships and the village
of Brussels on the W.D.H.S.
board.
To mark the occasion, the
board chairman, Rev. L. Brown
and Mrs. Brown were hosts, at
a dinner for the school board
members and their wives, the
teaching staff and visiting digna-
taries.
Members of the school board
in charge of the construction
program were Rev. L. Brown,
Chairman, Jack McWhirter, L.
Ebel, G. Stephenson, F.Mit-
chell and R. W. Kennedy.
The total cost for building
and furnishing was $130,000.00.
The structure is one-storey and
is of buff sandstone and brick
construction. There are six
classrooms with inside measure-.
ments varying from 32 feet by
23 feet in some rooms, to 34
feet by 27 feet 6 inches in the
kindergarten. This latter room
is a unit in itself with separate
entrance and washroom facili-
ties. A sliding door which sep-
arates the Kindergarten from
Grade I may be rolled into the
hall, thus making available an
auditorium-A variety of colours
add brightness and grace, and
range from a happy jonquil shade
through to a laughing ocean spray,
a thoughtful mint green, and soft
rose.
The floors are of vinyl as-
bestos tile in the following colour
schemes; sand beige in the
corridors, honey beige in classf
rooms and principal's office, and
mint green in the Grade I roogi
and Kindergarten. There are
drapes in all windows and are of
a neutral shade. Fluorescegt
lighting is used through-out. Wt.*
dows are double glass and draft
free. The furnace is American
Standard, hot water and oil-firel,
with a heat capacity of approil
imately 285,000 B.T.U's. per
hour. There is also controlled
ventilation.
A small kitchenette is
situated close-by the teachers'
room, equipped with electrical
outlets, sink and cupboards. The
teachers' room also doubles as a
Board room. Washrooms for
girls and boys, plus a large
storage-room, complete the
room accommodation.
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CONGRATULATIONS
on your 100th birthday
Brussels
While you are celebrating your 100th,
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EXTENDS BEST WISHES
to the
Village of Brussels
on its
100th Birthday
We are proud to be
part of this Community
and' wish it continued
success and progress
during the next
One Hundred Years.
THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 28, 1972=41a
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