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Saturday afternoon the Heritage Foundation presented the
Van Egrnond committee a cheque for $7,000.00. A further
donation of the same amount will follow if the committee
raises $7,000.00 through public donations.
Shown on the porch of the Van Egmond home during the
ceremony are left to right - Mrs. John Baker, sec., Rev.
J. C. Britton, Mr. Nick Hill, Mr. John Segeren, Mr. James
Doig, and Mrs. J. R. Spital.
Heritage foundation aids VanEgmond home project
Formal participation of the
Ontario Heritage Foundation in
the establishing of the Van Eg-
• mond residence as an historical
site took place Saturday after-
noon when Fred W. Wade,until
recently chairman of the Foun-
dation, presented a cheque for
$7,000 to Mrs. John Baker,
secretary-treasurer of the Van
Egmond Foundation.
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The handing over cere-
mony took place on the tree
shaded lawn of the historic two
storey brick residence in Eg-
mondville overlooking the Bay-
field River. The occasion marked
the kick off of a fund raising
campaign to raise additional
funds with which to complete
payment of the house and to
carry out needed renovations and
restoration work.
The Heritage Foundation has
promised that if their original
grant can be matched through
public donations a second $7,000
award will be made to the local
group.
The home was purchased by
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the Van Egmond Foundation last ceremony were Reeve Elgin
spring from Mrs. Florence Smith Thompson of Tuckersmith,
of Seaforth. Mayor Frank Sills of Seaforth,
Both the $500 option to buy and Robert E. McKinley, Huron MP,
$14,000 purchase price was Reeve John Flannery represent-
raised through bank loans. lug the Warden of Huron and
Restoration costs of the brick A. Y. McLean who introduced
structure, built in 184 7 by Con- Mr. Wade.
stant. Van Egmond, son of Col. During the program Mr. Doig
Anthony Van Egmond, have been introduced members of the Van
estimated by the Heritage Foun- *Egmond family, Miss Jane dation following a study of the
house about a year ago, at
.$21,470. This would provide for
restoration work to be carried
out over a period of time. -
One condition in the second
grant from the Ontario Heritage
Foundation is that they approve
the local organization's plans
to restore the structure.
Van Egmond Foundation
chairman James Doig, was in
charge of the proceedings and
introduced members of the Foun-
dation Board. They are Mrs.
John Baker, sec. treas., J. R.
Spittal, Rev. J. C. Britton, Nick
Hill, Dr. Roger Whitman, Ar-
nold Stinnisseri, John Segezen,
Mrs. J . R Spittal and Mrs. John
McCowan.
Others who took part in the
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Cardno who had written an essay
on the Van Egmond home and
Mrs. Charlie Thomas, repre-
senting her husband at the cere-
mony.
Ironically, although Constant
Van Egmond built the house and
is acknowledged as the creator
of Egmondville, his name and
achievements are almost com-
pletely over-shadowed by the ex-
ploits of his father.
After joining Napoleon's
army at 18, Van Egmond took
part in the emperor's Moscow
campaign,
After Napoleon's defeat and
escape later from Alba, the
colonel fought against him at
Waterloo.
With little excitement left in
Europe after the 1820's he em-
igrated to Pennsylvania and fin-
ally to Upper Canada, where he
became involved with the Cana.da
Company.
After playing a major role in
blazing a new road from Guelph
to Goderich, Van Egmond built
and operated a tavern four Miles
west of what is now Seaforth.
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THE BRUSSELS
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The following is a list Of
Agricultural Society Fairs for
this area for 1972t
BruSsets , . . • .Oct. 6
Drumbo t . . Sept. 22, 00
Dungannon . • • • Sept. 28
Exeter . IP • *0 • Sept...22,20
Forest • • , • • • r 9 • • Sept. 2$
Gorrie . • .•• . Oct. 6,1
rvilidmaY . • , • . • • • • • Sept. 20
Milverton . , . . . . . . Sept. 2$
Owen Sound . Sept, 28-39
Ripley . .41 • • • • ,Sept. 29,3Q
SEAFORTH • • .Sept. 21,22
Tara . • *1..1.0 • • • Sept* 27
Teeswater . Oct. 6,7
Thedford . . . . Sept. 3Q
Tiverton . . . . . . . Oct. '7
Walkerton. .. • . Oct.19 to 21
Zurich , . , • . • . Sept. 25
Slight
decrease
for HPSS
At a meeting of the Huron-
Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board in Sea-
forth Monday, Jack Lane, Bus-
iness Administrator, reported
the Devon Park Residents,Strat-
ford, had signed and returned
the agreement for the use of
the school site as a playground
for the children of the Devon
Park area.
Mr. Lane said the purchase
would be completed within the
next few days by the Board of
the property at 208 Queen St.,
Stratford, from Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Goodhew.
John Vintar, Superintendent
of Education, reported a slight
decrease in enrolment this year.
In the ten schools in Huron the
enrolment is 1619 and in the
= nine schools in Perth it is 1744,
for a total of 3363, pupils com-
pared to 3530 last year.
The enrolment by schools is
as follows with last year's in
brackets: St. Patrick's, Dublin,
182 (178) St. Patrick's, Kinkora,
211 (215) Holy Name, St. Marys
190 (203) St. Mary's, Hesson,
118 (128) Immaculate Conception,
Stratford, 163 (16'7) St. Michael's
Stratford, 349 (329) St. Ambrose,
Stratford, 151 (175) St. Joseph's
Stratford, 141 (150) St, Aloysius,,
Stratford, 239 (257) St. Joseph's
Kingsbridge, 180 (197) St. Col-
umban, R.R.2, Dublin, 111 (128).
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, R.R.
3, Dashwood, 254 (286);Ecole Ste.
Marie, R.R.2, Zurich, 100 (105)
St. Joseph's Clinton, 95 (74),
Precious Blood, Exeter, 79 (88)
St. James, Seaforth 205 (259),
Sacred Heart, Wingharii, 126 (121)
St. Boniface, Zurich, 232 (236)
St. Mary's, Goderich, 237 (244).
Mr. Vintar announced there
would be a three-day workshop
held by the Ontario Educational
Communications Authority at St.
Michael's School in Stratford,
commencing Monday, September
18. He said it will be held in
two phases. Phase 1 - 35 stu-
dents enrolled at St., Michael's
Senior School in Stratford will
participate in three afternoon
sessions - - Tuesday through
Thursday. Phase 2 - - Teach-
ers and other participants -- 60
participants can be accommo-
dated in three evening sessions --
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
or Monday, Tuesday and Thurs-
day -- '7 p.m. to 10 p.m. The
primary purpose of the produc- •
tion workshop activities is to
develop teachers' awareness and
critical judgment of the televi-
sion medium. It also provides
them with experience in using
TV equipment as a teaching and
evaluative tool.
The board granted a request
for a C 0 R (Christ in Others
retreat) weekend at St. Mich-
ael's School in Stratford. Oct-
ober 13, 14 and 15.
Joseph Vicar, Assistant Sup-
erintendent of Education, report-
ed on a professional develcip-
ment seminar for principals
which will begin with a two-day
workshop SepteMber 27 and 28
in St. Joseph's Parish Hall in
(Continued ori. Page 16)
POST, SEPTEMBER 20, 1972-4
Fall Fair
dates