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.01d Collegiate Passes Into History sc or, by conforming with' Education, and in 1892 the school
ice' regulations, Collegiate I 11--1 1- re opened as a l'oi1414,iatc
tut ,s. In that saute year Dr. 11. 1. About 1920 the Board had
't was to become face agu t he quest ion of t e•
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Students Prepare EnterNew
'1'he bid tioderich t'ollt14 Lite to- ) 0411 41 July 1SGS, resiguiag bey a (OW
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tititnte on Britannia. ro.,tt ot,o,td 01 11I'lleaIII,
Grattan:4r School
.1,14 existence as a sc,...o .4 w hi u
' The first school was called the
• pupils passed out of its doors for
t'ottuty Grammar School to vs -arrant.
the lust time last June. lt [narked tt„,, public grant, but it W4144. al
the 110111 -anniversary of the fouittl- 41 4t Km -Ovally it loval school. the
lag of ale 'sv11•001 Ito G0tierich- Al -id pn!nuer 'farmers of the new t0\ 44
at ale Oid, iltnys anti Girls Itetinion shrps requiring not only alt their
,in August former pupils gathered avarilable resources but also Ilic.
' in the school for the lifst time ci.r- 10,n. ,,f. The children to 'obtain it.
A. joyous get-together and a final foothold and establish homes 111
•Ifirewell to the school. In Septene the eutuity. The im.0411, Wils tfiity
her it new' era in collegiate educit- $.100 'grant and $200 fee:. These
tion in Goderich will commenec _figures stand in sharp contrast ro
with the opening of the new Cloth- the amount of grouts awl taxes 0:
rich District Collegiate Institute. 1950, • ,
As the now' era 'Vous a resume Mr. Haldane held its the standord
of the history of the old school is for his school the lligh School of
presented for the benefit 01 Ow Edinburgh, Scotland. In telling of
'Present day students. , his labors for the development of
The first molder of the school in rite scnotd mr. Haldane 4,1m, ,.roi,,,
1841 was Rev. It. F. eitual)bell• Ile "I. worked hard by correspondence
condueted the -school in his own with the Department 1141(1 01 IlOrWiSO
" house, known as "Skeleton's pall." for the admission of young ladies.
Because the church ruled that "tto I succeeded itt this tthd 1 found
clergYman - remunerated by the
. . church society should engage in
any employment outside his proper
duties." Bev. Mr. Campbell resigned
fr•om the post_ six mouths after he
started, Succeeding hint was ltev. Mr. James Preston, was principal
Alexander NIctienzie, Presbyterian for only a short time. In 1871 o
clergypian, who continued in the school act Was passed which re-
Vharge until the death of his wife stilted in Nninant Schools being
in 1844. Mr. John Haldane II 4. 'l'aned Ptddie Sen1/01S. and G 1:41Innil l'
stoned the position, which he held Schools being known its High
them a most rotining element 111 Illy
institution." :41 t he, east .end.
Mr. Ihildatie retired, 13 gentleman At last the School Board decided
respecteti and well thought of Is; to raise 1 he High School to 14441
all who knew him. His sui!cessor, status of a Collegiate Institute,
as both the Clinton and Seaforth
schools had been for Shia' 414144'.
11WaS found necessary to erect a
gymnasium and greatly alter the February's precious stone is the
old building to bring it up to 1 Ile amethyst, a clear purple which _is
standard set I.y the Department Of Ithe symbol of sincerity.
1144 outstanding principal tor 31 settv.,, 111,deilitig „r ro,110,111,g, in,
. ttaiti„,
Gra toiuur School. At the, time in 11424, on the recommendation
was appointed headmaster of the of the architects, the decision was
(*lasses were still being ito'b-i" in' made to remodel 2444(4 ('41424 P424' On
the "[eloper:ince liali, which W1, old building, :Waling it 414411' 5104,4
a small building on the site of 1 wing in the north-west rorner. This
the present Nlitelitty Bail. Since plan succeeded beyond expectatioa
the number of students attendim.4 and the result was a practically
the'school wits growing, this did tor_ new Imildiug of modern stan(1avt).
11 110 id caleqqate accommodation. Itt 111 1938 the school was enlarged
1874, under p1414444411'41 front the lligh by the addition of the fully v(014.-
8(11001 insPeetors. the School Beard ped manual training a 1111 110111e
took up the question with the Town economics ' 10011144 above tbe .g.V111-
l'o41tteil. 'rite, Britannia road s1441 nasium.
was purchased and a buil(ling, only i After 1)r. Strang had been min -
the southwest part of the present ; cipal for 34 years he retired front
1(1141, 11115 -'recte41. 11 4124,5 htlilt 10 ' 1 hat 444)511 1011 but' contlnned 'for
'accommodate Plo pupils, ntid since thirteen years as a teacher in the
previotis average attendance had C44llegi214e. Ile was succeeded as
never exceeded 50, it was thought 1 principal for six years by 1)r. J.
this should be sufficient for many NI. ',lent, who resigned to beConte
years. public school inspcetor for East
Attendanee Grows Huron. In Septein•ber, 1911, Mr. J.
'IUs, however, was nut the case. P. Hume was appointed and was
Classes were transferred to the new the capable principal of the school
building in 1875 and ' the attend- until 1935. Mr. Hume was followed
:Ince increased ,st. rapidly that in as principal by Mr. A. "It. Seott,
six. v4111r5 it °had reached 200. In who ints carried (at the high tratii;-,
1878 a large double wing. WaS IOW', HIM,: Of 4141' past 111 il III0S1 C0111-
Itivittlahle manner.
Canada's knit goods industry has
spent $38,000,000 since the Second
NN'orld War on a campaign of
modern iza t ion.
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WE ARE PROUD to have been
associated with Bali Bros. Ltd.
in the erection of the fine new
Goderich District Collegiate
Congratulations to Goderich and district on this fine building
Congratulations
TO
Goderich and District
on its lovely, new
GODERICH DISTRICT
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Berna.rdo-Hill Tile Co. Ltd.
71 Queen St. S, 'Kitchener Phone 5-5681
• Terrazzo and Asphalt Tile Floors, Marble Work
'CONGRATULATIONS
TO
Goderich
Upon the completion
of your
NEW
COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE
All Painting
throughout the
New Collegiate
was done by
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THURSDAY, Al1{4.11,ST 210t4, 1052
1CONGRATULATIONS
TO GODERICH AND DISTRICT
on its beautiful, new
Collegiate '1Insititute
The reinforcing steel for this building was supplied by
M. BROWN AND SONS LIMITED •
- Kitchener, Ont.
CRAFTSMEN
• , PAINTING;
Kitchener and. Goderich
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Longrat r
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iGodench and District'
on your beautiful
New Collegiate
We had the pleasure
of supplying
TEACHERS' DESK$
whiel will be used in the Goderich District Collegiate
Institute, and a picture of one of them appears below.
We are happy to have been chosen
as the suppliers of the structural
steel and the Massillon Bar Joists
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'co , Ls trit'tto
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1/ II vovoisoo.
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PrestraisNeelting Ltd.
glikATI<ORD, ONT.
Mannfaettirets of it complete line of office furniture and
filing 'cabinets.
Dealer handling the installation was C. STILLMAN, 1
Extra. Street, Guelph, Ont.
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IF YOUR
BUILDING PLANS
ARE IN. THE
BLUEPRINT STAGE
IT WILL, PAY
YOU
TO GET INFORMATION ON
YOUR NEEDS FROM
' JACK WILLIAMS,
Goderich representative.
M. Brown and Sons Ltd.
1254 Union St. N., Kitchener, Ont. Phone 5-5646
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GODERICH and DISTRICT
on the opening of your
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new Collegiate
institute
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English & Mould Ltd.
1186 Western Road
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Toronto 9
Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating Contractors
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