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Former schoolmates share memories
B''V' DANVID SCOTT
Expositor SOME
For schoolmates Phillip James
and Joe Burns, school days meant
at least a one -mile walk to a one -
room schoolhouse no matter what
the season.
The two men both attended
Hibbert No. 3 schoolhouse around
1930-37 and were reminiscing at
the Hibbert New Year's Levee on
Sunday at the Dublin Community
Centre. This year's theme was
"School Days." Phillip had a mile
walk to school back in the '30s
while Joe had a mile and a quarter
trek through all kinds of weather
during the school year.
They remember an old wood box
stove used to heat the one -room
school. Sometimes they had the
cold job of carrying firewood in
from outside.
Even more of an inconvenience
was the lack of an indoor toilet.
Students had to go outside, even on
a cold winter day, said Burns.
As well there was no hydro. Coal
oil lamps provided extra light.
The pair from Hibbert .No. 3
remember baseball games with
other Hibbert schools. "We used to
play softball with each school,"id
James. His favourite subject Was
geography. "I couldn't spell very
good,' he said.
Many students couldn't afford to
stay in school during the Depress-
ion. Phillip James left in 1937 to
help on the family farm.
"When you're living on the farm,
there's always something to do."
James still lives and farms on the
same farm in Hibbert he was born
on.
Despite some blustery winter
weather on Sunday, a full house
was on hand for the Hibbert Town-
ship New Year's Levee at the
Dublin Community Centre.
Over a hundred people or more at
any one time enjoyed the dozens of
displays that, supported this year's
"School Days" theme.
Margaret Thompson of Mitchell
was at the Hibbert New Year's
Levee looking over the memorabilia
from the Hibbert No. 2 schoolhouse
which she attended. Margaret's
maiden name was Gray. Her father
was a school trustee for 25 years.
She remembers there being 50-60
students attending the one -room
school at one time. Two of her
teachers were Pearl Thompson and
Margaret Smith.
Margaret Thompson had a two-
mile walk to school. "If the weather
was bad, Dad would come and get
us." Margaret, her two sisters and
"I don't ever remember
being let out early for
storms."
one brother would walk to school,
even 'In the winter. "Boy it was
cold," she said. The hours for
school then were 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
And did they ever close the
school early because of bad
weather? "I don't ever remember
being let out early during storms. If
DAVID SCOTT PHOTO
SCHOOLMATES Phillip James, left, and Joe Bums, right,
reminisced about school days at the Hibbdrt No. 3 schoolhouse
in the 1930s at the Hibbert New Year's Levee on Sunday at the
Dublin Community Centre.
DAVID SCOTT PHOTO
NO. 3, THE PLACE TO BE - This group of Hibbert No. 3 schoolhouse alumni gathered together for a
photo at the• Hibbert New Year's Levee on Sunday at the Dublin Community Centre. Front row, left:
Dorothy Williamson, Elgin Dearing, Julie Ovens, Joe Bums, Elizabeth Debrouwer, Viola Buri. Middle row,
left: Margaret Kemp - teacher at No. 3, Claudette Elliott, Myrtle Taylor, Jean'Armstrong, Jeanette Vivian,
Floyd Pullman, Phillip James. Back row, left: Glen Elliott, Russell Taylor, Hugh McCaughey, Rob Norris,
Peter Vandervliet, Ken Pullman, Jim Bames, Robin Daynard.
- DAVID SCOTT PHOTO
AM 1 IN THERE? - Margaret Thompson takes a close-up look at
just one of the many old class photos on display at the Hibbert
New Year's Levee on Sunday at the Dublin Community Centre.
Margaret was a student at the Hibbert No. 2 schoolhouse.
Scouts enjoy winter camping
by Nelson Pullman was kept busy building emergency
First Cromarty Scouts spent an snow shelters, hiking, tobogganing
enjoyable winter weekend camping and learning how to use snow
shots. After spending the night the
camp broke up Sunday around
noon.
The Scouts would like to thank
the friends with snow machines
who transported people and equip-
ment. It was a long walk in snow
up to the knees.
on January 8 and 9 1994. Despite
the cold, snowy conditions everyone
that attended had an enjoyable time.
First Cromarty was visited by the
• 1st Brussels and Mitchell troops on
Saturday and a few members of the
Brussels troop also spent the night.
On Saturday afternoon everyone
parents were coming to pick up
children, they wouldn't come till
four."
Although Margaret "wasn't too
crazy about arithmetic" she liked
history, geography and spelling.
How was it having all ages learn-
ing together in one room?
"I learned work ahead of me just
as fast as work I was doing," she
said. "If you wanted to learn, you
did."
Among the many things to see at
the Hibbert New Year's Levee was
an arrowhead display by Ken Pull-
man and a collection of antique
dolls by Helen Fell.
Food and refreshments were
available for the crowd. Entertain-
ment was provided by Roger and
Murray Chri tie on saxophones,
Mary F. I)ow on organ, ore Trnce
Fell on ' wlin.
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