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THE GODERICg EsIGNAL-STAR
derti New Collegiate Ready to Open Sept, 2
Tuesday, Sentemt#r 2, more The main entrance is approached
400 Pupils' from, this district from South- street by means of a
begin an exciting' adveuture hi paved road complete with a 100-
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ation when they make their foot -long walls awl curb for the
to the completely modern (lode- unloading of passengers from buses.
District Collegiate Institute ou
b street between Blake and
ett streets.
signed netonly to prepare
lam ',for courses of higher
ug but to eqiffp the men and
en of tomorrow for abundant
responsible lives in Canada's
atnic century, this striking edi-
like other new C011eglates and
4 Schools ' throughout the pro -
incorporates an unbelievably
variety ot facilities to train
guide today's students for any
of a number of vocations in the
stngly. complex economy of
ern communities.
Special Design
v. to the difficulty in obtain -
structural steel, the school, was
,441pecially designed, using rein**reed concrete in the classroom
11,61g and bearing wall construction
the remainder of the building.
stock briek has been chosen for
erior walls.
he school is laid out in three
in divisions—classroom wing, ad-
lanistration section and an area
,,billiusing the noisier athletic and
'10eational activities.
A total of live buses, a station
wagon and •a car bring more than
1.70 district students to the school
from as far as 20 miles away in the
Township of Colborne and parts of
the Townships of Goderich, Ash-
field, Hallett, East Wawanosh and
WestWawanOsh.
To the South of. the school, large
'paved payking areas have been pro-
vided for, automobiles and buses.
They will be illuminated at night
by five floodlights placed along t1t4
sidewalk, thereby also illuminating
the wall of the anditorluin for
protection and • the convenience of
those, using the school for night -
Uwe Activities.
Landscaping Planned
Provision bas been made in the
contract for the landscaping of the
grounds by seeding or sodding in
some areas and the planting of
shrubs to further enhance the ap;
pearance of the building. It is also
intended to do some planting
around the north entrance from
which a pedestrian walk extends
to Kenys street. Students coming
to school on bicycles can convenient-
ly use this approach and a long
PEFFER
Sound System and Inter-
communicating Telephones
COLEGIATE PRINCIPAL
A.
SCO'ItT, B.A., B.Paed.,
who has been principal of the
Goderich 'Collegiate Institute for
the past 17 years. Born and raised
ou a farm in Duribun county tit
Burketon, north of Oshawa, Mr.
Scott attended Oshawa High School
and. then Queen's University, gradu
atiug from Queen's in 1920. Re-
turning to Oshawa he taught in the
high school there during 1920 and
1921. Then he was instructor in
mathematics at Bowmanville Hieb
.School for Ove years, following
which he was principal of Anterior
High School for nine years from
People with room for two rows of
1920 to 1935. Mr. Scott came to
Ooderich in 1935 aud has been spectators in the side galleries.
where the centre of an elaborate
communications system is located.
With u loudspeaker la 'every room,
messages, or radio and recorded
programs can be transmitted from
here throughout the school pr to
any oue room or group of roonis.
In addition there is a telephone
systein, with a switchboard lu Lite
eillee and 24 outlets for entirely -
private conversation's betwueu all
the teaching units and the men and
lady teutbers' rooms.
Vocational Guidance
Beside the office is the vocational
guidance room where private cents -
:selling is' given individual stuttents
in addition te the elassrb.otu cOUrSe
where various occupations are
de-
scrtbeil, including details' as to
qualifications required and salaries
to be expected.
In the adjacent health roti, 4
parse from the liuron Ceuilt/
Unit is In attendance lnilf it,
day a week and ail. studefifii in
grades 9 aud 12 are Oven, Medical
examination by a qualilied 440et0..
The final room in the adniiniStra-
tion block contains the library
where all English courses will be
taught.
South ef the central unit is the
wing where the noisier activities
Of aelwa life are married ou. The
lefty ettfeterhi, painted in buff" and
light green, with its vast window
along. one Wan, Is eqUillped with o
modern kitchen containing stove
and steam table for the preparation
and serving of hot meals.
A stairway leads from the cafe=
feria to the mezzanine above where
tive rows of seats look dqwn on the
auditorium -gymnasium, designed to
accommodate approximately 750
principal and mathematics teaclad
since that time. This September
he takes over at the new Goderich
District Collegiate Institute.
bicycle rack has been provided fur
their use at this entrance.
•From the Fast, the building wilt
preseut itsfacade
attractivefacade
as one faces the centre of all the
activities which will be conducted
wliliin the building. At night, the
outside wall of the long, low ad-
ministration wing will be illumin-
ated by concealed lights and the
huge Window of the cafeteria will
present a very dramatic appearance
when the lighted gallery of the
gymnasium — auditorium will be
visible
The main entrance to the schtiol
features an inside -outside flower
bed ou either side of the window
adjacent to the dor. The walls
of the lobby are sheeted with Can-
adian birch plywood, with space
provided for a trophy cabinet yind
a plaque containing the date of
the school's founding in 1841, the -
date of erection .of the new building
'and the names of the members of
the school board, the ^contractor
and the architect.
Beside the lobby are the ['call'
office and the principal's office
The floor is of standard gymnasium
size and hos facilities for basket-
ball, volleyball and two badmintou
Courts.
Drama Facilities
At one end of 'the auditorium is
a stage, equipped with drapes and
backdrops for dramatic productious,
concerts and lectures. Beneath the
state is storage space for chairs.
scenery and stage properties At
the side are separate change roams
and showers for boys and girls,
floored with mastic tile and walled
with enamel cement. • The bo s'
shower room is equipped with a
new type' of group shower while
the girLs' has separate showers,
divided by marble partitions.
The north portion of the building
comprises the academ0', wing, with
seven class rooms, a science room
for experiments and classes- in
Chemistry, Physics, Botany and
Zoology, junior and senior Agri-
cultural Science rooms and the men
and lady teachers' rooms.
A unique feature of the operation
of the new Collegiate will be the
fact that none of the students will
have a "home" class room. Stu-
dents will assemble in their first
classes each morning a(coraing ta
their time -tables. An attendance
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ONE Or
Lrgest Electrical
Installations in
Huron County
CONGRATULATIONS to. Goderich
dis-
trict ..citizens on completion of :Melt le*
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Goderich District Collegiate Institute
The complete electrical gystem, wiring
fixtures, 5,000 volt sub -station, heating
and automatic controls were installed
by MacDonald Electric.
WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE KIND CO -OPERA., TION IN CARRYING OUT
THIS INSTALLATION TO: EARL Howl% CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT FOR BALL IS
AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS. BALL BROTHERS; CHAIRMAN OF THE BUILDING
HARRY M. FORD, AND THE GODERIOH DISTRICT COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE -BOARD; MANAGER E.
WEAVER AND STAFF OF THE GODERWH PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.
We Thank You!
acDonald Electric
GERRY DENOMY, LENNIE WILLIS, BARRY DOAK, GEORGE WILLIS, STAN WILSON,
FRANK BOWRA,- DONSANDERSON.
"Skip" MacDonald
Bruce MacDonald
WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE BEEN
THE GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR
THE NEW
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making happy a new generation of Goderich
and district students
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