HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-03-23, Page 144* OODER1C . SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY ARCH 23, 1.972
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BY W. E. ELLIOTT
Goderich possessed a
Grammar School from 1841 until
1871, when by provincial
legislation the name was changed,
but there never was a school
brrildingw The-elasses were moved
(rani rented ' rooms ,4to other
rented-roomsa dozen . times
' before the .' ' board prok'ided
acconAm'bdation in the
Temperance Hall, North Street.
Even this was, crowded, and in
1&74 the, town council erected at
Britannia Road and Waterloo
as •Street ,part of the Collegiate
recently demolished. Classes
were transferred to it in the
following year.
Headmaster for almost all this
period was John Haldane, a
~--talented-Scotsman' whose -desire --
for a school of high standards was
so -great -that he personally
provided classrooms in his own
house, and even,board for out-of-
townstudents, His s_ cessor for
a short time was Ja'; es Preston,
followed by Hugh- Innes. Strang,
former assistant master -at Owen
'Sound High School, who continued
as principal for 34. years, and for
13 more as classical master.
• Mr. Haldane evidently did not
get much'support" from county
council. Some members regarded
,the school as a local institution,
'though ' Huron had no . other
Grammar School: others thought
it ought to be in a more central
location.
"Wew,ere thus thrown upon our
own resources," Mr. Haldane
wrote, years afterward, to Dr.
Strang. "Fortunately, we
Possessed a local-- 'element of
comparatively high grade which
'required only .good nursing to
Grammar school
form the nucleus of a respectable
Grammar School. It so happened
.that a number of , educated'
gentlemen� efnigrate"d
simultaneously from the Old .
Country and settled in Goderich. 1
was socially intimatewith all.,
The childrenof', these people,
tegether , wirt.h. 'those . of,, some
respectable • and well.to-Uo
Canadians formed a good
.Grammar School. 1 worked bard
by „coi'respendence, with the
Department and otherwise for the
admission of the young ladies. 1'
succeeded in this and fund them a
Most, refining element."
Mr. Haldane did not identify any
of the families with which he was
socially_ intimate, but thOit
navies, or'mos,t of them, are fiind
in thereminiscences, of' Henry
Ransford, of 'Stapleton,' east of
Clinton, and later of ''Clifton,"
his residence in, the Piper's' Dam
area.
in -1-,H ciubT9devetopments-thts
week the Goderich number one
'nub decided to call their group
the "Sleepytime, Gals” for their
sleepwear project.
The officers elected at their
first meeting were Mary Lou
Elliot, for president, Joanne
McClinchey, vice president,
Cathy Mcllwain, secretary
treasurer with the leaders being
Mrs. Stan Mcllwain and Mrs.
William Porter.
So far the girls have learned,
about measuring. for patterns,
types of fabrics, cutting aud
marking,. stitching, gathers,
darts seams and trims.
They were shown how and
where to stitch, to sew, flat ' fell
and: french seam. As well as
finishes for plain seams and how
to cut bias to use for elastic
casings and to cover corded
"piping which is used for trim.
At meetings four and five they
did facings and understitching as
v
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-veil- as' lace t-rimwring- ----Most
sewing is done at home and only
problems are worked but at
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Achievement day plans
occupied much of the last meeting
and no . meetings are planned
during the school mid -winter
holiday. It is hoped everyone will
be ready . for hem and slip
stitching instructions to finish off
the,garments'at the sixth meeting.
TOWN
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Mr. and Mrs. ,Walter Tigert,
192 Mary St., have'returned home
from a: month-long vacation in
Florida. The couple report fine �•
-weather in the South. '
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E.
Young, • 48 Newgate St., Apt, 4,
have just retjrneci home from a
three-rr)onth stay in New :Smyrna
Beach, Florida.. They report
beautiful weather. X11 the.
time.
They were visited by Mr. and,
Mrs. Vernon Smith, South St., for
two'weeks. The -couples motored
° home together.
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consumers' Association of
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check the reputation of the firms
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anaere
He wrote: "We knew and visited
the Hyndmans, Lizars, Gaits,
Aclands, • Webbs, • Browns,
Hamiltons, Camp.bells•,
McKenzies, Kinnears and
Thomas Mercer Jones. .
Mr. Haldane was in fact- related
to sew of thein, His wife- was a
daughter of Rev R. Campbell, •
first Anglican„rector here; rev..
Alexander McKenzie,
Presbyterian minister,• was his
brother-in-law.. Agnes, Galt,
sister of, Registrar John Galt, Was
married to John F. Haldane, a
Dundas attorney,. Bernard
Haldane. married a daughter of
William Bennett Rich, she being a
sister,ef Matilda, wife of Judge
Htigh Johnston; of Lucy, wife of
•Charles Widder, and of Marian,
wife; of George ' Brown,, first
county treasurer. .
Mr. Haldane's history of ' the
Grammar School, as given to Dr.
Strang, was reproduced in
Goderich Collegiate ' Institute's
centennial (1941) issue of the
school magazine, the Review, in a
chapter by Lucille Patterson.
Additional particulars are, found
in James Scott's history of the
settlement of Huron.
Thereinnit is stated that the
r.
c.�
u
subjects taught were English,
Latin, Greek, French,
'Mathematics, History.,
Geography and Physical. Science.
The teachers •"did not - use the
national textbooks, bUt relied on
'old standbysfrom Britain...They
slid ,use Sangster's national
arithmetic...The ' Headmater,
John' Haldane, 'Was Of course
under, the old law of -the ,Church of
England persuasion, His salary
was , a great deal' higher than
anybody else's it) the county
;800 per annum."
First master of the Grammar
School was Rev. R. F. Campbell,
who kept itina house belonging to
him, The Anglican church ruled
that he must not continue these
duties, • and Rev. Alexander
McKenzie had charge until 1844,
when M r:)•Haldane began what was
to be a tenure,of 24 years.
It was., called the County
Grammar School to warrant the
public» grant," Mr. Haldane.
recalled, "but it was at first
practically a local school, the
pioneer farmers of the .new
townships requiring not only all
their available resources but also
the labor of the children to obtain
foothold and establish home's. The
income was only $400 grant and
we care
$200 fees. I was young and I was
determined, if possible, to raise
my charge to its proper position, �.
and I had the kindly sympathy of •
the trustees, soma of whom were.
relatives and some personal
friends.,
."My‘ ideal. standardwas the
Nigh School of Edinburgh, ' with.
• Which F had'been connected. I had
:no assistance and Iadopted a
'system of monitorship, securing
thereby the confidence . and co-
operation of the more intelligent
of the scholars witji the
satisfactory result of voluntary
discipline. -
"I devised a .scheme for
bringing the school more in pouch
• with the outlying townships. I
suggested that every Common
School should have the privilege
of sending three of its best
scholars yearly to Goderich and
that out 9f these, ten should, by
examination, be selected as
county scholars, whose board and
education should be provided 'for
by the county council. I opened my
house as a boarding-house in this
connection on very moderate
terms.
"We had no permanent'
dwelling• -place. We were
dependent upon the capricious
arrangements of landlords. I had
at, first tom•. -provide. the -4
accommodation and appointments
.myself. My predecessor had got
temporarily the Common School,
,a frame building on East Street. I,
had to.va,cate this, and we'becat ie
a peregrinating establishment.,
During my. incumbency . we*
odacupied at different times three
rooms ih my own dwellings, three
"halls .of 'closed hotels; five large
rooms,' ending. -with, the
Temperance Hall..,
"Bttt'I had•my hours of
sunshine. Everything went on
serenely. No collision, ever
occurred during the whole of ,try
incumbency with either the
Board, the parents _Qr the public.
My most appreciable
compensation has been the kindly
reciprocated feelings .of my
pupils." "
The first. High School building
was intended toaccommodate 100.
pupils, but in six years the
.attendance , had reached 200.
Teachers were added, and in 1878
a large double wing was built at
.,the east end. When the Board
raised its status to that of
Collegiate it was found necessary ,
to add a gymnasium and
completely renovate the building,
especially with regard to Lighting
and heating, separate entrances
and stairs. A science laboratory
was equipped and an assembly . , *
hall fitted up on the.third floor."
Due to Overcrowding, as well as
.deterioration of the building, the
Board in 1824•deCided to remodel
the building, and .'add , three-
storey wing on the northwest
corner. in 1838, manual training
and homeeconom'ics rooms were
added above the gymnasium.
Dr. Field succeeded Der. Strang
as principal, but soon left for an
inspectorship, and was succeeded
in 1911 by J.P. Hume, principal
for the next 24 year's. A. R. Scott
was principal for 17 years of the
old Collegiate and' after new
buildings were put into use on the
South St.4site in 1952.
When the courthouse burned in
1954, the old school was used by
county council. The new
Collegiate building was extended
after about seven years. John H.
Stringer is principal now of a
school with enrolment of 875, the
.highest ever. ° The Grammar
Schbol normally had 34.
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