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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 1999-07-14, Page 4N is Retiring teacher creates school museum By Scott Hilgendorff ExpositorEditor. . After 31 years and ,just weeks before- his retirement, high school teacher Dave -Onn has. managed -to have display cases built to exhibit a .100 -year-old collection of high school memorabilia. . Coming = to Seaforth District High School in the 1960s. just after a new addition had been built on the school. Onn, as •a history teacher,'inherited a collection of .historical items dating hack to•1896. • ` • -Since then. we've been trying to keep, as•much memorabilia as•possible:" said. Onn, who began searching the school for _various items stored in the hacks of classrooms or buried in boxes in storage.. Seeing the collection grow. Onn wanted to have a place . to display -it fol students, • staff and visitors to see. -For - years. •t've been try ing to. convince somebody, it's interesting -stuff," said. .Onn who spent about.20 years building the collection. There are old photographs including, one of a literary society..a banner showing the then Saforth.• District Collegiate Institute. as rugby champions rn 1951. There is • an article -featuring the last , cadet inspection for a program that has not existed in the _school system for • decades and.a text boot dating back to 1891 called "Constitutional Documents of 1870s Canada. "This ,only .represents'a' small portion of all: the -material •that has been saved," said Onn of the items. in the exhibit. The school. built in 1878, had a large agricultural focus" and Onn said many of the items in the collection, stored in a room at the school, relate to that area of study while other items .include text books and scientific apparatus. Onn has found a leather,, bound record book from the 1880s and information about students that would never be collected.in today, In addition "to student names and grades it also has information such. as where the student's father works. Onn notes just as many students failed subjects then as they do today and hack. then, some classes had 10 or •15 students in•them, not the 60 pupils people today think packed the _classes. As technology has changed. Onn has made sure to keep newer items like a manual typewriter and electric typewriter that later will become other treasures of the museum since it has already been years since they. have been.used in the school. "I think it's something you can keep going and keep adding to. he said.. - He is sure the school One -tier motion defeated, 4o to 21 From Page 1 realized • - there were 1 opportunities and options That -.Were not- being considered."said Hill "What justification can there be in dem ing the people of Huron the opportunity to look at that option." Hill said this group_ tried to answer that and found the main reason was time. The county has set Sept. 1.-1999 as the 'deadjine for restructuring proposals: "We, feel we do (have time),' said Hill. • Councillor Brian NfcBurnev.. who moved the motion at j:ouneil's June meeting: said "this motion doesn't say we're going to move to; one -tier government, it says we're going to look at one --iter irr-randem- with— other options. "It's never too late to take a second look he added. "I dust want to look at it, because if you don't look at it, you'll never honestly . know if it was the right thing for the future of the county."' -We are really up•agatnJt a dcadlute.".said Councillor Robin 1.Dunbar. He said -everything must be. ready. for' March l 20(10 in preparation for the following municipal elections. 'l feel the group's timing is .a little late," said Dunbar. "The time issue is one of significant importance to all of us.- said Hill. "But in the ;rand scheme of things. w hen your grandchildren look back•on this issue it will he relatively insignificant to thein that it took an extra six •months: -Whet - will•- --be important to them is that you people took the necessary time •to put , in place a government structure that Was not.only in sour best interest but their best interest. "I guess I have a hard time accepting the fact that we • have an issue this big: this important that we have a deadline • that is that inflexible.". Hill added. He said that all their group is asking for is the opportunity to listen to representatives from municipalities who have' restructured; to find nut what they 'did; what works and what doesn't: "What possible justification can there be in denying us. the opportunity •to participate in that kind of dialogue." "Going two-tier. doesn't say we can't go one -tier further down the line." said Councillor Ron `Murray "Let's.take it One bit at a time. Once we go one -tier there's no going back". A recorded vote was called and the motion was defeated 40 to 21. Following.the' meeting: Hill said he is not sure what the implications of this vote will be. • "The people involved with our group_are going to have to collectively decide that." .he said: He, added that 'while . the time limit does concern them. "deadlines. can be extended." GRAY NSURANCE BROKERS INC. 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Maitland Djstriet School Board gave Onn the approval -to have the* cases built this year in the school's main hallway. just opposite from the school .office and provided most of the funding. The cases were built by Bill Price and students from the technical classes and were erected in enough lime before the school year was over to attract the attention of many students.... "I'tn really pleased to see this put together, particularly since this is my.last day." said Onn who logged his last official day as a teacher June 30. when he.was interviewed. "Every once in awhile we'll change. it _around." said • Price of the efforts Hi keep the exhibit solos and changing in'Onn's absence.' :But Onn hopes to, he hack in the school helping lei the items more organized for ?nure displays "He's welcome to come hack." *said Price -Um. just as happy as can he to see this done.'' said Onn. • Scott Hilgendorff photo Sill Pr.ce and retiring teacher Dave Onn show some of the 100 -year old memorabilia that will be exhibited in the new display cases at Seaforth District High School SEAFORTH INSURANCE BROKER LTD. 527-1610 • Home • Commercial • Auto • Farm • Life. • Out of Province Travel Insurance 3arh Hatt. ;canoe ,Vrllramsan. Lain Prersch. Ken r'srrino 11 Bain N. 5. Seaforth SAVE A BUNDLE ON� Don't be left out in the cold! Are you Call now to have rear. for "Debarked Firewood" Y2K for the Millenium Choose from Hard Maple or Ash Slab Wood. Bodywood or a load of.. 1/2 Slab & 1/2 Bodywood H CRAIG HARDWOODS LTD. 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McLachlan Clerk -Treasurer 1 3 3 3 3 3 33 33 33 33 33 MR[9R►Y119R 1 un lH iu iilYbrl.RiJ I SURf'S UP! Each week The Huron Expositor will be surfing the net looking for fun and interesting web sites for you to enjoy. This week's site is: www.iisten,com This site contains a huge selection -of----- music. search by name or songtitle! Don't forget to check out The Huron Expositor's website at www/bowesnet/expositor.com Frau, " O 100 Main -St., Seatorth 527-0240 4twwwwwwwwiwwiwigtiw►sllltssirR OSJlannei\ Church Services You are invited to attend . these area churches St. Thomas Anglican Church Jarvis S. Seaforth" Rev. Robert Hiscox 482-7881 Sunday, July 18" Seance of Holy Communion at 9:30 CAVAN Mntnropj 9:30 a.m ? NORTHSIDE toadncn St . Seatatnl ' t :00 a, rn UNITED CHURCHES 527-2635 uccamsatcc.on ca Guest Speaker: Don Vau ' Sunday School at Northside. Nursery provided. We welcome the members of First Presbytenen Churcn Seaforth Community Church 10:45 Sunday AM Orange Hall featuring • 3rd Annual Sunday Night Sing 8:30 pm Victoria Park (Caron Lawn Chair) July 18th Bob Heywood - Sinoinn a Elnefmnic Armrrltan Egmondville United Church Rev. Judith Spr►ngett Worehiptat 9:30 a.m. Bethel Bible Church An Associated Gospel Church Now Meeting at 120 Main St. Seaforth (formerly Canadian fire) 10:00 Worship Smell Group Meetings Weekly Pastor:Rev. Doug Cornveau 527-0982 Catholic Church Masses Victoria St., Seatorth Saturday - 5:15.pm St. James Pariah, Seaforth Saturday • 7:15 pm St. Joseph's Perish, Clinton Sunday • 9:00 am St. Michael's Parish, Blylh Sunday • 11:00 am St. James Parish, Sealorth Father Direr Salvador