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Letitia Durnin, dedicated lower school,
teas ;...who died on Decetnber 5 last,
was .the last survivor of the teaching •
staff of eight members for, about 180
students.
when my father assumed
the principalship in September 1911
I' won thea 'eteir- Adamson li ernor'ial f,.
scholarship.` for' top academic standing at
the end of the' second form Upon
• gradjlation ip 1920,, I secured tray mmoty,:
y senior and schools, churches, ' con
matriculation certificate (now Grade • organizations, and not least The: Signal- •
13j, exceptot Labor � Star, whieh has.~a:chieved recognition as
Moais oiiWheels, and bui:lding programs
' for Kna!x Pr'eSbyterien .Church and '
Nort#$tteetpiled Church. '
From time to time, I : have written
letters' fer • publication to Robert G.
Shrier, Signal -Star publisherr on topics.
Of community interest because I ~have'-
always' . believed ••Goderich to be a
progressive, well-run town.. That in
-
eludes, the 'town counoil, school boards
Centen.nier -Year, the Goderich Cen-
tennial Committee• did me the honor
having�xie as chief :speaket -for, the
• formal •,cerexnony. opening. three . Cen
tetittial.,Par stn the town, The theme of
one. of Cana_cla"s tokweekly news.papers.
because of the many prizes the,paper
has won.
I haveinformed the :' Huron Pioneer- -
Museum through Rayntondcotchrner,: M;
that, in °due course, -I ain leaving my •
' my speech was .a strong' plea for eon- :• quite notable ,collection of more than 100
• tinuance of the spirit Oa united Canada, -framed • photographs of 'political per.-.
as evidenced. in Centennial year, so that, : sonagesto that museum, '
our country could achieve..even greater ' At the pressing• request of Dr. Wilfred
blessings for the Canadian_. people as a ' I. Smith, Dominion archivist, I 'havewhole in our next century. That day I made arrangements to leave to, the
was the guest of honor a t' a Centennial o • Public Archives' at Ottawa other con -
Committee luncheon at the Hotel Bed- siderable material from long reportorial`::
ford and then Thad -the temerity to serve;
along' with two capable ladies, as a judge
of the Huron•Caunty Beauty Contest at
career. Such material includes: -. three
filing .cabinet drawers -of my published'
articles, 1945-65';. personal letters from
Agriculture.Park..In a brief, impromptu Borden, King, ' Bennett, St. Laurent,
speech before the grand stand when. the Diefenbaker and Pearson and, my half
contest prizes were presented. I
declared. • •-"When I die, the word,
•Goderich; will be found engraven on my
heart!"
'• Since, my retirement in 1965, I ,had
published in The Toronto Globe and Mail
on .Decembocc 30, 1972, an extended ar-
ticle givinglhe true, inside story 'of the
• constitutional crisis in ..1925-26 between
Governor-General Lord Byng of Vimy
4,7.0 -W1 -Prime Minister Mackenzie King. I
had done such long, careful research on
that .story, through persons who , had
current .inside knowledge of the dispute,
that no one challenged the,.ac.ciiracy of
the picture, my. story recorded. .
The.. Canadian ' Broadcasting C'or-
• poration,.i t •1972 and 1973, had two ,hoar-
long taped political interviews with me,
inmy political photograph den, for its
television series, • "The Days .'Before
Yesterday." Several programs in that
series used excerptsfrom my earliest
interviews. Many• kind friends con.-.
: plimented.:me on the ring of authenticity time
t 1 ..oke attacks
....:. __. •excer .ts in that . s ..__ __.. ,: .... .- .. ......:.
of tny�CBC.:'I'V P p
"with vigah" (as -John Kennedy would Continuing' to live in Ottawa in my.
• say) and'' from. the angle of�"Kilr• oy was ;retirement, I keep a watchful; Concerned .
yadian ublic affairs; . par-
ticul'arly in Ottawa and at:Queei's Parka -
Toronto. •
a -page -a day diaries, which.I• have kept
-back to.1922 without'interruption.
Dr. -Smith was most' anxious also for
me tb leave the Public Archives, my
political photograph collection,' but, _ •
upon consideration, I decided to. leave
that. collection to the. Huron Pioneer
Museum in my home town'of Goderich.
The Public Archives recently borrovyed
a number `of photographs:, from my •
collection to make copies for their huge
collection of •photographs`"'rof Canadian
historic and political interest.
F inally„ but by no mean least, I record
my marriage to Miss Mary Adams,
younger daughter' of . Mr. and Mrs.
William A. .Adar'ns, in London on April
20, 1929: My wife and I enjoyed a happy
and. successful marriage during which'
she was recognized as a talented,
popular. hostess in Ottawa.. She was myk
.,greatest asset throughout my."career
My wife died:suddenly in Ottawa an June '\
8,.'19.73, after nine years of '"borrowed
me" due to recurrent coronary heart
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Goderich "the ": prettiest to in
Canada" .and "Huron'sGolden Gate" -'I .
always have- considered -to be my home.
town, though I only lived there 1911-24. I
• a. 1 h e been 'proud of the father-
daughter'., teacher • team `• educationist
contributiork made by my father as GCI
principal for 24 years. and my sister as
Victoria ' Public School kindergarten.:
teacher for 34 years;I have made and
enjoyed repeated' Visite. to 'Goderich
down through. the years, many dines
accornpanied.by my wife who came to
love -Mader -A' lmosi as mueh as.I do:
As a Goderichite, to give some con-
crete evidence of my continuing interest
in the.' town,' I' have made modest con
tributions to different community en=
terprises. • These have included:: -
Alelia'ndra and Marine General
Hospital, ornamental : lights for•.the
Square, Lions Club benevolent projects,
eye on:Can
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Stratford skaters Chris Barth; right, and Margaret-B-arth,.left, captured first and second
place -respectively in the.OpetrFree Style competitionaitaniinter=club figureskating.-meet
held in' Goderich. Mark Moore, centre, of Wingham, placed third: in the Howes M•einorial
Wingham,
trophy standings. (staff -photo)
WNAT'.S N
HUNONVI
The Flu bug has cleared up
and it is hopedtkat programs
will soon be back to nofinal
Activities,:were carried on •..
in :each of the areas during
. the past month suchas sing
:songs, bingos and the showing,
of colored slides of birthdays
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and freshness in flowers. Stunning arrangements
made by the Ioriemakers' little helpers — Kathy, Ruth -
Ann and Sue. .
1`. Fist Deliver
and events atthe Home ' •.
A special program Was
arranged and directed by jini
Lawrie,of•Blyth, for Farnily
Night in honour •' of l blbie,
Burns Birthday. Jim sang
several Scottish songs- and •
Mrs. , Ella • Richmond was
accompanist for', the
program. •
v. There were dance. numbers
by Kim Craig and Karen,
Giousher; Beth and Laurie
Charters; Kathy Bettye and
Ted -Elliott. `There were in-.
strumentals by Jim McAll,
violin,. and a : combination of
vocal and instrumentals by -
the Elliott' brothers Rick and •
f d Mel.
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:would like. to cap' you with . ,
"housewarming gifts" and 'in-
formation about •your new
location. The Hostess will:be
glad to arrange 'youa.subscrip-,>
tion to: the Signal=Star
Call her: at S24-2057
The Gospel 'Players sang
several ' religious numbers.
They include James Wharton,
Robert Esther and ;"the
Brim -inner . Family- '
Assistant .Administrator
Wayne Lester led the Bible
Study last week and Mrs.
Elsie Henderson was organist
for the service,
Conestoga College elect
new oard: chairman
••A new• chairman and two Clinton, Doon, Guelph,
vice-chairmen were elected • Harriston, :-Stratford, Y: and.
at the February. 4 meeting of Waterloo
' the board of governors of
Conestoga College: Mrs. Jane
Brewer; f irme vice-
chairmen
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chair tn,an (operat�ts)'is the
new chairman:-
Mrs. -Bnewor:, 4f , Card: -
bridge,. has been a Boar
member since 1972, and Vice
Chairmen•'' for the:past two
years. She succeeds.°Donald
E. ' Bott . who has been.
chairman for• -the .past two'
, years. . .
The • •vice-chairman
(operations) is,Walter Gerth
of • Milverton; and the .vice •.
chairman.(administration) is
Fred . Grespan. Mr. Gerth
joined the Board in :1972, and
'Mr. Grespan in 1974.
:The Board of Governors .of
Conestoga Collegeis com-
prised, of: twelve represen
tatives from Wellington,
Perth and Huron Counties
and the • Regional
Municipality of Waterloo.
President Kenneth E. Hunter
is an ex-officio,ntember'of the.
Board, and Jack M. Williams,
Director of Finance,. is the '
secretary -treasurer,
,Conestoga College has
seven, centres; in: the four
county area in .Cambridge;
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