The Goderich Signal-Star, 1951-08-23, Page 8�deri�h District Colleg
ate. Institute
at 9 a.m.
The School offers ' all, the regular courses with options in
Shop, Home Economics, Agriculture and Comiiercial lead- .
ing to entrance to University and Normal School and also -
, to Cominercip,l Diploma..
ALL STUDENTS &HOULD,;REGISTER. O1' OPENING DAY
Lists of °text books being used have been posted•., at the
school and have' also been givens to the local book sellers.'.
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A. R. SCOTT, PRINCIPAL,. ,
Residence 'Phone: 496 - . Collegiate phone:. 508 -
Ogbasion "Marks 110fh, :,Anrtiversal^,
ScIio�11Gdicb;S�p1e'iiber, 1`
See Modern*620,000 Collegiate: in Use
he01(1 1 uflding. to bring .it un to the
standard .set oy the I epnrtinent of
Education, and in 1892 the school,
, re -opened .aa' a_: Ilei lte.,JuStitute.
"- --- About -MO the 'Board . ijad to
face again the question Of re-
modelling or rebuilding, Finally
ntherecommendationiia 1924,o recommendation
of the. architects, the'decision was.
made to remodel and enlarge the
old building, adding a 'three-story
wing in .the north-west corner -This
plan 'succeeded beyond expectation
and the result was a practically
neve building of modern standard.
In 1938 ,the school was 'enlarged
by the addition of the fully equip-
ped manual ,.,training and .Suome
ecgnoiiiics rooms above the" gym-
nasium.
• After Dr. Strang had been prin-
cipal for 34 years he • retired from
:History of old•.
Collegiate Brings
Back Many
Memories
When the Goderich District
Collegiate • Institute 'opens its
door's on Tuesday, Septemb,er
4th, it is expected it -will lbe
for the fiu,aT' acade c yea
the present building which,
over the years, has seen more
students attending it than the
entire population 'of Goderich ;
the graduates -from this institu-
tion are to be found'in all parts
of the world.
. The final year in the old
building .happens to mark the
110th anniversary of the .found -
in of the sehool. A year from
this Septemiber, students will rio
longer be heading for the 'old
Collegiate but rather for -the
new, modern, streamlined build-
ing nsow under construction at
the foot of South street at a
cost of. *620,000.
A brief resume of . the history
of the old school •is presented here-
with in_ order to acaitaint" new
students with •its past.
The 'first master of the school in
1.841 ,was Rev. R. F. Campbell. He
conducted the sehool in his own
house, known as "Skeleton's. Hall."
Because the, •chureh ruled that "no
clergyman remunerated .by the
church society should engage in
any employment outside his proper
duties,"; Rev. Mr. Campbell resigned
from the post six months after he
started. !Succeeding.' him was Rev.
Alexander McKenzie, Presbyterian
•clergyman, who • continued in the
charge until•:thi death of his wife
in 18-44. • Mr. John Haldane as -
stinted the position.; _which .he .held_
tint'ilquly 1805, resigning because
of ill -health.
The .first school was called the•
County Grammar i$chool to *arrant
the public grant, but . it was, • at
first, practically a local school; the
pioneer farmers of ' •the new town-
shipsregfiring not only all their
available resources : but 'also the
labor. of the children to obtain a
foothold and establish homes in
the county. The , income was onlf
•
Re netnber 'Way Back .14.11,01?
that position • but .eontinu4 .. foir
thirteen,'years as p teacher In the
Collegiate Ile was succeeded as%
principal -for -six, $ears- by i}r,
M. Field, who resigned tb become
pnblie sehool: .inspector for East
Duron. In September, 1911, Mr. J.
P. Hume :WAS appointed . a.nd°. was
the capable principal of the. school
until 1930. Mr. ,Hume wa''S . fotlodved; '
its principal by Mr. A. R. .Scott, "
who has carried on tiie high tradii
tions ( the Hast in a most conal
nmendab'le manticr•
During 1950 a total of $.00,000,000
was paid opt by Workmen's.(.3er4
,pensatloxt .Boards in .inddstria
eident cases.
•
England'.KTng% is not allowed to
enter ,s ir the House of Commons. .
•
This is the Goderich Collegiate Institute at•tbe time it was
made, a Collegiate. Subsequent years saw Wdditions and re-
modelling of the building.
.:400 grant and $200 fees: These
•figures stand in sharp contrast to
the..amount of grants and 'taxes in
•
.11d
. Mr. Haldane held ':is -the standard'
for his .school the High School . of
Edinburgh,' Seotland. -In telling of
his ' labors for. the development of
the school Mr. Haldane once' wrote,
"I worked hard 'by correspondence
with the Department•ctnd :otherwise
for the admission 'of young ladies.
I, succeeded in • this and I found
thein. tt most refining element in the
instituti n.'! -
Mr. Haldane retired, a gentleman'
respected and well thought of by
all who knew him. fHis successor,
Mr.• James' Preston; •was principal
for only a short time, In 1871 a
sehool act- was passed wliicli r
suited in Common Schools being
•eattest Pubric Schools, and Grammar.
S('hools being known cis High
Schools,' or, by • conforming- .with
certain regulations, Collegiate Insti-
tntes. , In that same. year Dr. II. I.
Strang, who was to become an
outstanding ,principal for 34 years,
was appointed headmaster. of, theGrammar Scjiool. 'At this, time
.'eiasses• were -still being held in.
the Temperane'e Hall, which was
a small building on, the- siteof
the present MacKay 'Hall. ' 'Since
-the^--number-4 -, stu:dents•,-a ttemlin g—
•the school was••groyying, this did not
afford adequate accommodation. ':1n
1874, under pressure from the High
School inspectors, the 'School Board:
took up the question with the Town
Couneil. The, present Britannia
roa.d ,-site was purchased .. and,. a
building, only the southwest part
of the present one,' was erected..
It' was built~ to accommodate 100
pupils-, and since previous average
attendance had never ekteeded 56;
it was thought. this should, be -suf-
ficient for many years.
• This;"however, was not the case.
Classes rtransferred to the.
-new biildi• -}n- St5and -t_-
€, the a tn,
tendance `inerea.sed so rapidly' that
in, six years it liad reached 200.
In 1878 a large double wing was
built at the east • end.
• At last the School Board' decided
to, • rlt' e the sI }g1r School to the
sfatus *!f a' Collegiitte . Institute,
as both the Clinton and 'Seaforth
schools• had, been for some time:.
It Was found necessary t6: -erect -..a'
gymnasium and greatly alter the
YOUR "CHILD:°:..AND HIS OR HER SAFE JOURNEY
TO AND FROM GODERICH';ACHOOLS.has been' SAFE-
GUARDED in the past by SAFETY, , PATROLS sport
'cored by ;the KINSMEN 'CLUB OF GODERWCH. This
service club appeals to all Mot -twists for, the guarding of
the lives- of back -to -school children. Motorists are asked
to drive with • care, particularly on the streets in the area.:
of the schools.
Thank -you—
This advertisement published in the interest of : school
• children's safety by
The Kinsmen
OF OODERICH
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Sale price
NEW ! 'NEW ! Printed
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Beautiful' colors. 'Full $6" . wide.
Value • here 59c yd.
Real good value. Men'k ' heavy..:
' weight WORK . SOCKS 477 pr.
Large sise,
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Value.. at -
LAMP'SHADES.
See them to -day at People's Stores
VeryTarge.selection•to choose from
PLASTIC' •
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'citing 'plastic pistol -61 --`box
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Fun for pre-school set and in ,great"'
demand. by the ones going ` to .
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39c each.
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' 39c1b .
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39cib
JUST ARRIVED TODAY—.
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45e lb'
49c, 79c, $1.09, $L49
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• $3i98 to $6.98 •
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i
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