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WINCHA.M SC 00L—This photograph of the Lower Wingham School has been;donatl:
ed to the VVingham and ;District Museum by Albert Rintpul of Wingliani. It is thought the picture was
• taken someffinearound: ?r before, thefurnT5f the-Cerift-W7kraity rate,Tf-viriTtakertIong one. a red'
brick veneer was added to the building in 1926. Today tlie- Wingham Kinsmen Club and Teens
Unlimited have Undertaken to renovate the century -old building as a youth drop-in -centre. (Photo
courtesy of Wingham and District Museum)
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date8 back to 1875'
By Cheryl Reece
In 1875 it was decided to start a
school in Lower Wingham. The rec-
ommendations were either to build
in two vacant lots or purchase the
former Baptist Chapel, built iii
1863.
Finally, it was decided to pur-
chase the chapel. It was bought for
$300, payable in eight months. This
included the inside features, such
as the stave and stovepipes. There
were no school seats, so some were
made at a cost of $60.
The school opened on Feb. 15,
1875. William Mooney was hired as
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correction to your editorial (The
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the first teacher at a salary of $400 year However, Mr. Mooney did
not stay at the school very long.
The building was heated by a
stove, so the boys attending the
school had to split the wood and
pile it ready for useinmintett-,-;
By the time Mr. Walker'wtras
teaching at the school, aidund1877,n;
the enrollment had riseto 160
pupils. It is said Mr. Walker would
teach two classes at once on the
floor, while an older pupil;would
conduct a class in the hail.
Mr. Walker was a well -liked man.
He introduced sports to the school.
In summer the boys played base-
ball. "Rowdy Hill" (Upper Wing -
ham) aid Slab Town" (Lover
Wingham) were great baseball
rivals.
Finally in 1926, the Lower Wing -
ham School was remodelled and a
basement installed with a furnace
room and children's washroom.
The outside'.of the building was
veneered with ne* red brick and
new windoWs were installed.
In all, Wilding. was used as a
/schoOl fOte. years...,-MOY
y o, say .
zens remember attending classes
there.
In the 1960s the building was
converted to a dwelling. Now
owned by the Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority, the school-
house stand (Mite citigirial site.. '
,r7PROSently the building is being
restored as a youth drop-in centre.
In fact, a fund-raising auction is
schgdulecl for this weekend.
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It would be nice to think that the
old school building will be restored
• tobenefit young people once again,
NEW CHEV HERE
In January of 1928, it was an-
nounced that a new Chevrolet
would go on display fOr the first
time on the following Saturday in
the showroom of A. M. Crawford.
Claimed by its sponsors to be the
most distinctive low-pricecl auto-
mobile ever offerOd to the public,
the new Chevrolet was four inches
longer than before and impressive-
ly large 'IOW" and racy It was built
on a 1:07-ialt hiselbase..
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this way, •teenagers will be a'
combine 'schoolroom eaturattOrt
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with on-the-job WorRexperienCe;, • - Under this prgr!
Yiwur government believes that if with tiralnee4
teenagers are to secure. WM-paying for a *1,000- wage,:*n
jobs in a world of technological. .031,011).*.
change andiindustrial restructur- apprentice. The,.
ing, they must have access to train- Experience is designed
ing options. This is partiCular.ly• •::clentet'Oetter insi
ghtin
,_- importantin an era where 4:high
premium is placed on basic analyti-
cal and technical skills. The program,will be laun
. the summer of 1990. ,
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specifically designed to •exPciae,,P,Or‘ changing the lace of they cantheW a
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rifts people to. a and it is a fact Windt;
plciyment environment so
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participate fully in the workplace
the future;
aes in certain bits.
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vides young people who .aireoy has rettivect a:• rant of. St —
The traineeship-ptogrant pr,
PROGRAM The Eastern Synod of
gelical Lutheran Church in and
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have left hijhscho1 access to Iabs week from theininistry
where there are 'skills Shtirtages::,etoccutductan uwe tor
Trainee* -will spend vlpeilWeeti otte4-,,lanontio.
in southern
and two years combining on-the-
job experience with shorter class -
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tuition periods. The inventory will examine lands
Traineeships will be tailor-made owned by the Eastern Synod of the
to the requirements Of certain church to deterinine the suitability
industry sectors, such as the auto- of sites, for the development of
motive, teleconummications equip- non-profit housingby the church.
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By lan Moreland
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By Mayor Ian Moreland .
The recently -formed Wingham
Economic Development Conurtittee
met July 11 with staff from the
Huron County Plaitningand Devel-
opment office.
The purpose of the meeting was
to identify, in broad terms, some
locally -appropriate opportunities
for community developirient and
economic growth.
•During the next -few -Months the
committee will attempt to .assess
the strengthinherent in the town
on Which to build and the weak-
nesses which may inhibit our
efforts to develop. During this peri-
od an economic.development strat-
egy will be hammered out and
goals and objedives defined.
At present the committee consists
of threepeople, but it is hoped that
as the need arises, several more
members will be added to assist in
identifying and implementing pro-
jects which will improve our corn-
attinitY.00nOrniC development corri-
iThenittee is dedicated to the concept of
Making Wingharn a pike of Which
ifcre tan bp'
In order t� .reach that goal we
•�f everyone in
yourself the
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ornic 4evel
ide any effort ty:
. trAt:y.10ur
munity activities and residential
development.
All of our resources — people,
buildings, scenic areas, parks, recre-
ation opportunities — should be
developed and used wisely. Eco-
nomic development in Wingham
wilt be a long-term project and no
• doubt many of our goals will not
be Attained, but we cannot stand
still and Watch -the rest of the world
passemustusbYdevelop, a vision for our
cominunity, identify the possible
opportunities and -establish strategy
plans to make use of our.opportu-
nities.
Wingham is a very attractive
community, strategically located on
two main highways and should be
the hub around which the sur-
rounding areas revolve. We have
the opportunity to influence the
future growth of Wingham, to
make it even ,more attractive, to
give it ecotone stability, increase
business and with the proper
industrial growth, stabilize taxes.
None of these things will happen
if we don't all work together. But I
•innue that there are enough peo-
,00 Wingham who care about
their town and who will, want to
behind any project which will
tycfre andImiefit .the carturiuni-
'onottiit development coin -
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