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THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
WIIIONSDAT; DECEMDIER 3, 1951
Public School Addition to Be Officially Opened Frideky.
Kindergarten is `Bright and Cheerful
it one of the cheeriest rooms in the school. Special
chairs and seats have been purchased. A portion of
the alphabet and numerals are shown on the asphalt
tile floor, while the other walls not shown have scenes
from fairy tales painted on them. —Staff Photo.
Ten months ago, on January 8th, of
this year, the first sod was turned at
the corner of John and Frances Sts„
for the new public school addition
which will be officially opened this
Friday evening when Mayor Gurney
cuts a ribbon at the John St, entrance,
This bright, eye-pleasing building
is a credit to the community and will
be open for public inspection, along
with the main public school building
on the same evening.
Latest Design
Some of the latest innovations in
teaching methods and equipment have
been incorporated into this newest
addition to Wingham's teaching facil-
ities. It is a T-shaped, one storey,
brick structure containing three class-
rooms, kindergarten, office, wash-
rooms and corridors. It is so designed
that classrooms can be added to the
north and West. Concrete block with
brick veneer was used mainly in its
construction,
New Wing Features Latest
Design in School Buildings
board lighting takes the strain from
the children's eyes. Cloakrooms are dm
contained in individual classrooms so
that teachers may supervise the child-
ren as they are preparing to leave the
building.
Well-Lighted
When you, first enter the building
you are struck by the cleanliness and
simplicity of the rooms and furnish-
ings. The corridors and washroom
floors are of terrazzo while the class-
room floors are asphalt tile. Full side-
wall lighting is provided in each class-
room by full-length windows. Modern
fluorescent lighting and special black-
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PUBLIC SCHOOL ADDITION
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windows on the right look out over the school grounds.
The terrazo floor and modern lighting are shown to
good effect. —Staff Photo,
Sch.00i Board Has Overcome
Many Problems During Year
frills has been a busy year for the The manager' of Wingham Metal Fab-
Wingham Public School Board, who 1 Heating Herb has worked night and
have done a notable job on this build-,day on thiS new building project.
ing project. All of the hoard members • Assisting him as chairman of the
have their own businesses and jobs I property committee was the other
to look after, which means that any ;Board member from Ward 4, Alton
time given to the public school work i Adams, Alton, who is in his sixth year
must be taken out of their leisure 'of this work, is the manager of the
hours and in many cases from their Lyceum Theatre. He has worked hand
business hours. This fact, while it , in glove with Herb on this project and
seems to be taken for granted by ;has also sacrificed a great deal Of his
many citizens, coupled with the fact = time.
that the public school board is spend- IGeorge R. SOU, from Ward one, is
ing a great deal of our money this q the chairman of the finance commit-
year, makes the load much heavier 'tee anti has served the longest of any
and the responsibility greater. The member of the school board, a total of
work of the public school board mem- 12 years, Charles Lloyd, representing
bers is probably the least unsung ,of Ward three, of the firm of C. Lloyd,
any of the municipal offices in Wing- and Son, has the second longest re-
ham and yet it is one of the most im- cord of service, 11 years altogether.
portant. We would like to give credit Harold Wild, from Ward two, an em-
at this time to men like: ployee of Fry and Blackhall, has six
herb Fuller, chairman of the board, years experience. Hartley Smith, Ward
who represents Ward 4 and is corn- three, local dairyman; Scott Reid,
mencing his 7th year on the board. Ward two, CKNX chief radio engin-
eer, and Dave Murray, Ward one,
machine shop proprietor, are all serv-
ing their second years.
INSTALLS AUX. UNIT
In keeping with its aim to have
the best equipped hospital for its size
in the country, the Saugeen Memorial
Hospital is installing an auxiliary
power unit. This will consist of a
gasoline operated generator that will
provide a total of 1500, watts, This
much wattage will permit emergency
lights for the entrance, hallways and
kitchen. It Will also provide an emer-
gency lighting system for the oper-
ating room and delivery room. Out-
lets for the use of the oxygen tents
will also be installed so that in the
event of a power failure the oxygen
tents may be kept in operation for
seriously ill patients.—Southampton
Beacon.
Kindergarten
The kindergarten which has win-
dows on two sides, is 'a cheerful room
with the alphabet and numbers work-
ed into the linoleum tile on the floor.
Nursery rhyme figures decorate the
walls and there is even an individual
washroom especially designed for the
first year children.
No Slouching
An interesting feature of the class-
rooms are the latest style desks and
chairs, especially designed to keep the
children sitting upright in their seats,
and overcoming the common habit of
slouching. These chairs are uncom-
The first public school was built fortable if the student slouches,
on the corner of John and Leopold
Decoration
sent eight-room school was built on
Sts. in Wingham, It was a small,
frame building which was soon great-
ly overcrowded that in 1878 the pre-the corner of John and Frances Sts. tel colours were chosen to give a strik-
ing effect in each classroom. The en-
interior decoration of the school. Pas-
Special attention was given to the
tire building is heated by hot water, Large Increase
supplied through a converter system
This building proved quite adequate installed in the main building's boiler until abont 1949 when overcrowding
again beeame apparent, especially in room. Individual thermostats control
the Junior grades, The enrollment in the temperature of each classroom.
1947 was 247 pupils and for years back The principal's office, located just
the number of pupils had varied only off the lobby, will also be used as El
8 to 10 either way. A survey taken in nurse's room, where all children in the 1947 showed a definite increase would school will receive medical check-ups. come in the next four to five years An intercommunication system is in
with a possible 380 in September 1952.
Under these circumstances the board use throughout the entire school which
could see no other alternative than to enables the principal to speak to any
make provision for this increase and or all the rooms, A radio receiver in
to also look to the future for further 'the principal's office can transmit
expansion. After a debenture issue for programs of special interest through-
$115,000 had been approved by the out the entire school.
town council work was commenced on
the addition.
Mowbray Awarded Contract
Mr. Gordon Adamson, e.ef Toronto,
was engaged as architect, Suitable
plans having been drafted, the con-
tract was let te„Mowbray construction
CO. of Wingham and work began on
the project on January 8th., 1952.
Work continued through the spring
and summer months until completion
with the classrooms being occupied
on November 3rd., 1952.
The new addition was planned to he
in operation at the beginning of the
1952 term and at that time 378 children
were enrolled. The necessary accom-
modation has-therefore been supplied
to accommodate the present needs.
A survey taken one month ago
shows that the number of pre=school
age children is still definitely on the
rise. All indications show that by 1956
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Staff at School
Enlarged to 13
The influx of pupils into our public
school has made it necessary to en-
arge the teaching staff, which now
numbers 13. Principal T. S. Beattie,
who teaches Grade VIII, must also
look after the countless administra-
tive details connected with his staff
and the student body.
Members of the staff and the grades
they teach are: Miss Myrtle Deans,
Grade VII; Mrs. Grace Webster,
Grade V; Mrs. Velma Shera, Grade
IV; Miss Phylliis Johns, Grade II;
Miss Agnes Williamson Grade I; Mrs.
Vera Elliott, Kindergarten; Mr. A. J.
H. MacDonald, Grade VI; Miss Verna
McLaughlin, Grade III; Miss Ediith
Beacom, Grade II; Miss Jean Pen-
nington, Grade IV and V; Miss Grace
Golley, Grade I; Mrs, Marie Douglas,
Music Superintendent; Caretaker,
Roy Manuel,
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The first grade of the new addition to the public
school is a very important one, especially to the first
graders. The section of the kindergarten shown in the
above photo looks out onto John sereet, The side of
the morn toeing the east is also glassed in, making
The above photograph was taken looking along the
main corridor of the new building, toward the attrac-
tive main foyer. The clossrooms are to the left, and
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Public School Was
Erected in 1878
.It is not necessary to go outside
as the addition is connected to the
main building by a covered walkway.
While our attention is drawn natur-
ally at this time to the new building,
we must not forget the splendid con-
dition of the original school. This
building has passed its 74th Birthday
but is still in excellent repair, both in-
side and out, and provides light,
cheery, classrooms and all modern
conveniences required for modern
educational methods. This will be an
opportunity for the public to include
an inspection of this building, as well
as the new-addition on the evening of
December 5th. At this time all class-
rooms will be open and 'the teachers
will be present.
an additional 100 children will be at-
tending Wingham Public School,
bringing the total at that time to a
possible 480.
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The Wingham Public School
Boaid,
The Staff and Pupils
ON THE
OFFICIAL OPENING
Of THE
NEW ADDITION
TO
The Wingham Public School
We are proud to have been the contractors
Mowbray Construction Co.
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