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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-07-18, Page 2tri blister A. T. M4ean, Editor Sursheddda' aty afteSefornorthon, Ontario, byMcLevean Th °$[*, nber of Canadian y Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $x:50,. a year in ivance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single leopies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 ' . ihnihhoriaed as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, July 18, 1952 Reading Habits We had thought that children of today read nothing but comics and picture magazines. That view has been supported by the vast array of such literature that is displayed at every point where it is likely to at- tract a youthful eye ; and by the in- •Sistent demands on the part of the younger generation for money suf- ficient to augment their already vol- uminous library of such books. tut apparently the situation is not as serious as it appears on the sur- face. In any event, the annual re- port of the Toronto Public Library indicates that boys and girls are still ,wading the "classic" children's books., Fere is the list of their favorites in order of preference: Tom Sawyer, .Alice in Wonderland, Christmas Car- ol, Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Huckleberry Finn, Gulliver's Trav- els, Tom Brown's Schooldays, Kid- napped, The Three Musketeers. The list does not mean that these are the books chiefly read by the To- ronto Juniors. All it means is that when they go for the "classic" or "standard" books, these are the fav- orites. The Library also remarks that grownups go for the "standards" too. The report says: "About 4,000 of the classics are selected by our readers during each loan period of two weeks. The great fiction writers of all time are not for- gotten—Jane Austen and Thackeray, Dostoevsky and Tolstoi, Dickens and Galsworthy, Dumas and De Maupas- sant, Henry James and George Meredith—they and their peers en- dure." That is good news. If the present generation ' of young Canada con- tinues to indicate a preference for outstanding writers of English— those who through the years have proven their worth—there probab- ly is not the need for worry as to the reading habits 'of today's youth, as at first blush might appear to be the case. • A Sound Philosophy Human ' progress in the final an- alysis depends on the individual. And in order that there may be positive progress, it is necessary that each of us give thought to ourselves and our relation to our fellow man. The Royal Bank, in its monthly let- ter, sums up the problem when 'it says: "All is not plain sailing,how- ever. Human life is made up of con- tinuous adjustment of internal rela- tions to external relations, and this is not so easy to master as the ad- justment of physical things to physi- cal things. "We still have to learn in all its meanings that we must not interfere with other people's ways of being happy, if those ways do not collide too violently with ours. The people around us 'are just as inevitable in the scheme. of things as we are, have just as much right to be themselves, are precisely our equals in the face of nature, are entitled to the same latitude as we demand for ourselves, and are no more responsible for their Makeup and 'environment than we are haat ours, i'Progress is being made in this so- ,i]C e» Meit are all the time ris-, Ri igstones of their dead Vir4iens of human great. �idnee' ;'an. adjust- ,,,,... d ehavicuir to our environment as it is; having learned its laws and peculiarities, we may then set ourselves to change the world around us to suit our needs, or else, if we cannot do so; to change ourselves to fit the new situation as it is. "This is expressed pithily in a lit- tle prayer that is so full of wisdom as to contain a whole philosophy within itself: Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference." • A Word To Dad That most interesting and excel- Ient Iittle publication, "Sylvia," issued monthly 'by the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests, in a recent is. sue contains a word of advice to Dad. "With the arrival of the summer vacation season, most family groups begin to plan the annual summer holiday. For many, this means a trip into the `north woods' or some other favorite recreation spot. Not a few of these vacations are for the purpose of hunting, fishing or just plain lying , around, and with them comes a great opportunity for fathers. "Now Dad may believe that his on- Iy opportunity is to pay the bill, but if there is a young son in the fam- ily, he .has a chance to help his educa- tion, thereby making him a better -• citizen. "Conservation is something that can't be taught too early in life. At home, the youngster is taught to pre- serve his toys, the family furniture, -etc. When he picks a flower `til the garden, he is cautioned not to do it again, lest he destroy the beauty of the home. "In the woods, the father has an opportunity to teach his son to con- serve nature's beauty as well. By ex- ample (the best teacher), the funda- mental rules' of forest fire protection can be taught. A carelessly thrown cigarette, a camp -fire that is not pro- perly extinguished, or a pipe that is emptied on grass, all set a poor pat- tern for junior to follow. By proper- Iy doing these things, the father can teach the basic rules of fire' preven- tion and at the same time gain a great deal of parental respect from his son. "When fishing or hunting, Dad isn't going to teach junior much in the way of conservation if he takes more fish than the legal limit allows. Nor is he going to gain much respect if he bags a deer out of season, or shoots birds just for target practice. Young people generally follow the example their parents set for them. If a father shows little respect for nature, his son may take the same attitude. "Good critizenship demands that our natural wealth be protected. It is the duty of parents to emphasize this responsibility whenever and wherever the opportunity arises. Don't fail,. your family or Ontario. Teach and practise -conservation so everyone might benefit." What Other Papers Say: They Kill the Flowers (Ottawa Citizen) The deadly enemies of Canada's woodland and wayside native flowers are not bugs with long Latin names. They are people. And they are not people who hate wild flowers, but on the contrary those who like flowers so well that they simply must carry armfuls of them home to cheer and brighten hten the Iiving room for a day or The trouble is that many species cannot stand indiscriminate picking —or rather, plucking. This is true of the trillium, which suffers mass at- tacks every May, and which when pulled up by the roots is done for. However, many people believe that if they are careful and don't remove the whole plant frdm its habitat, -,all will be well. They are probably right, but what they are doingis to strip a ,patch of woodland of its color, leavingno bloom 'behind , This .for others to enjoy, is plain selfishness. Seen loan i 'n the tyPapers ti Won $300 At Bingo Mrs. Luella McGowan, Myth, was the luckywinner of the $300 bingo at Clinton Thursday night, July 3. The bingos are held every other week in aid of the artificial ice in- stallations to be made in the Clin- ton arena this year.—Blyth Stan- dard. Hand Injured Under Wheel Albeit Bacon, of Belgrave, had the misfortune to fall and have his hand crushed beneath a wagon wheel, last week, while bringing a load of hay into the barn•, He._was a patient.in Wingham General Hos- pital for a few days.—W3ngham Ad- vance'Timee. New Constable Appointed Constable William Miller has. been appointed to the Goderich de- tachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, .after serving 18 months on the Hastings County detachment at Belleville, where for a short time he was a radio despatcher. He has also served at O.'P.P. district head- quarters in 'Mount Forest. He hopes to move his family of three girls of school age and an infant son here as soon as he can procure ac- commodation. — Goderich Signal - Star. Open Bank in Grand Bend To meet the growing banking needs of the Grand Bend district, the Bank of Montreal opened an office at Grand Bend last week. Situated on the main street near the post office, the office will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday until Sept. 30 next, after which time a service on Tuesday only will be given un- til summer. Bruce Biggart, of the B of M's, Exeter branch, will be in charge of the new office.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Wheat 4y2 Feet Tall Following last week's note about T. P. O'Malley & Sons' fine crop of mixed grain, Henry Glousher took 'time out to pull a few stalks of fall wheat from his field and on Saturay evening brought them to the office. They measured 4 feet 6% inches in height and were well headed out. Mr. Glousher asserts that they were picked at random and that they are indicative of the height of the entire six acres.— Blyth Standard. Members To Decide On Mill Directors of Exeter District Co- operative met over the week -end to consider the rebuilding of the mill which burned last Sunday. No definite decisions was reached, al- though President W. C. F. Oestrich- er said the general opinion was to rebuild. Aefu11 .meeting of the Co- operative members will decide the issue as soon as insurance adjust- ments have been completed. Mr. Oestricher said damage was now estimated at between $40,000 ad $50,000.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Tree Loaded With Apples, Bloom We had a call from Thomas Col- son, of the village, Friday noon, asking us to come down and see something 'freakish inthe apple orchard. Mr. Colson showed us a Duchess apple tree which was ov- erloaded with apples which were approaching half their normal growth. That, however, was not the' freak. On one of the twigs, which also bore an apple, was a complete blossom, in full •bloom. It was the only one evident on the tree, and Mr. 'Colson remarked that he never saw a similar situation be- fore.—Blyth Standard. Honored On Wedding Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas re- turned' recently from a most enjoy- able trip to Victoria, B.C. They I? RtLcle No. 19 in the .$rt+Kles bbert Towns ;•,, ($y� ,Mi8Ta Belle CaMnb travelled out through titin. Canud'ian West ,spending a little time at Banff and Lake Louise, and coming home by Way of the U S:A. They also spent some time at yellow, stone National Park in Montana* and Wyoming. The trip wan to cele- brate the occasion of their twenty- Birth wedding anniversary, and on, their 'return were made recipients of several lovely gifdts,• aulong which was a beautiful tray fitting- ly engraved, 'from employees of Mr. Thomas and a chest of si)lver- ware from their 'family. Mr, ,and Mrs. Harvey Dennis aecempasri:ed them. on their trip,'--'Beussele,.Post. Rescue Girl From Drowning A near -drowning accident occur- red in the harbor here last week when Miss Mary Mitchell, 17, of Paris, Ont., got Into difficulty when she was swimming across the chan- nel. She had swam across to the north pier and was returning when her strength failed. Her cries for help were answered by Donald Bert MacAdam on .hoard the "Skipper." He threw a life belt to the girl. who managed to grasp it. Donald Bert dumped in, fully clothed, and. with Billy Bowra, rescued her and 'helped her onto the boat. Her friend, .Doreen CIydesdale, of St. Marys, also jumped in to help. She lost her glasses and was not able to give assistance. 'The girls were none the worse for their experi- ence.-•'Goderich-Sdgual-Star. Fire Threatens Building At R.C.A.F. Fire, believed to have started in the eleetrib wiring installation, caused extensive damage to one of the new officers' barrack blocks at R.C.A.F. Station last week. The building was to have been handed over to the R.C.A.F. by the con- tractors, R. Timms Construction & Engineering Limited, next Tuesday. This will be delayed until neces- sary repairs are made. The blaze was noticed by a workman late in the afternoon, on the main floor, and the alarm was turned in by rt. B. Sutter, office manager of the construction firm. Both the R.C. A.F. and Clinton fire brigades re- sponded and kept the fire under control. In the meantime, however, the ceilings of two rooms were badly damaged and the flames spread up the partitions to the third, floor, Heavy damage was caused by smoke to the newly dec- orated quarters where workmen had been putting finishing touches. An inquiry was commenced into the cause of the fire 'by Central 'Mort- gage and . Housing Corporation and the contractors. ----Clinton News -Re- cord. Bride-Efect Honored Miss 'A + i•ta Datars, bride -elect, has been ,,. nored at a number 'of pre -nuptial social events, Miss Pauline Ha'.'; er and • Mrs, Russell Tieman were ohostesses at a mis- cellaneous she;, er on July 5. Miss Katherine Kal ;r eisch assisted in displaying the t'.ousseau and gifts, after which a day + ty luncheon was served by the he:teases. Mrs. L. Deters, grandmoth of the bride - elect, poured tea. She was also honored with a kitchen shower by her bridge club at the home of Miss Audrey Seebach in Kitchener. On June 29, Mrs, R. Taylor, mother of the groom, and her daughter,'S•hir- ley, jointly entertained a group of the bridge friends in her honor at "The Pines," Kitchener, at a sup- per party. Miss Thelma Totten as- sisted with the games and enter- tained. On the following day Miss Datars was presented with an elec- tric grill by the members of the teaching staff at their annual pic- nic. The �, �"Y" ,Club entertained her at a suppe party at the Castle Inn, Kitchener, and presented her with a linen bridge set. Zurich Herald. Crop Report For •Huron County The rains of a week ago, coupl- ed with some Iight showers during the week will greatly help pas- tures, hay aftermaths, grain and cash crops. Despite days of warm, sunny weather, apiarists , report that the production of honey Is down, considerably in the county this year. A 'fair crop of cherries was harvested in the county last week, and raspberries are just now appearing on the market, and ,be- caus@ of recent rains will be about an 'average crop. Haying is now about 85 per cent completed in the county, and most of the hay har- vested to date has been above av- erage in quality. There have been numerous inquiries lately regarding artificial insemination and techni- cians are working in this area re- port unit membership increasing. New Bulletin On Exhibting And Judging Vegetables The many fairs and exhibitions held throughout Ontario provide a medium for both the amateur and commercial grower to exhibit the results of his labor in the garden. However, exhibiting of vegettbies to -best advantage requires nearly as much skill as the growing of these prod'uets, To assist those in- terested in this work, the Ontario Department of Agriculture has re- cently* eiteued the new bulletin No. 488, and entitled "Exhibiting and Judging Vegetables." 'The early sections of this publi- cation deal in general with eudh matters 'as the rules and regula- tion's which are laid down at most fairs and exhibitions, the best ways of selecting specimens for competi- tions and iml,portant show' point's. The -remainder of the publication dente with the vegetables' Individu- ally. Beginning with aspartigtle, they run through the alphabet to 'lvaternieloit, cov'ei ing g'olne .thirty seven vegetables in the process. For the grower interested in either showing or judging vege- tables at 'the fair, be he amateur or commercial, this new bulletin, No. 488, entitled "Exhibiting- and Judg- ing Vegetables," should prove most useful. It is available to residents of Ontario free of charge and• may be obtained from the office of the local Agricultural Representative, or from the Statistics and Publica- tions Branch, Ontario Department of Agriculture, Parliament •Build- ings, Toronto. 45 Pe At Care At Calving Prevents Losses To be profitable a beef cow should raise one calf a year. If, through negligence or lack of at- tention at calving time, the calf dies, loss is incurred because the cuw is maintained for a whole year without any returns, With proper care, most losses can be avoided. There are four steps which beef producers should take to avoid such accidents, says P. E. Sylveetre of the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. These are: (1 Watch for sign); of approaching calving; (2) Have a comfortable place for the cow; (3) Make Sure that the calf starts 'breathing, and (4) Make sure that it gets its first drink early. When breeding dates are not available, a close watch should he kept for approaching signs of part'uritio'n in the cows. An' early sign is the enlargement of the ud- der. This is followed by a change in its content from a watery secre- tion to a thick milky colostrum. At about the e:amre time, there will be a loosening of the muscles around the tail and pinbonee. Later on, as labor pains begin, the cow will' Show sigais of tmeaainege. Fre- quently, she will lie • dott'it anti ;get up at short intereale. 'Phis is Rife' (Centin,if e'il oft 9L age 0) - Vilma child Is *tinted Conceal from hM all signs of dread. A Uappg and a cheerful air VAN heights illness to repair. Diot ill National H•slth and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items 'Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago (Continued from last week) Time brings changes. in 1.873: and later, the ' Cromarty children remained' at home when the •picnic was held at Roy., because of the distance. By the. middle Ws, whet. motor cars had become- plentiful, the Mountaln Qrove picnic. had lost' its charm for the children and young people. They sought their pleasure on Dominion Day farther afield, with the result the Sunday (School picnic was disbanded.' The last one was held in 1925. roonagerosesesseesseeseee From The Huron Expositor July 22, 1907 The garden party given by the Lions Club Thursday evening to mark the opening of their new park at the eastern end of the town, was a huge success. The races, in which a number of young people from the town took part, were quite interesting. Among the winners were: Leslie Bateman, Lorne Pink ney, Gordon Rennie, C, Archibald, Ian McLean, Hodgins, -Sills, .Mc- Leod, A. Calder, John Cardno, Mur - lel Beattie, Mary Archibald, Jack Wright-- Mabel Bateman, Pearl Reeves, Nellie Reeves, Irene Abed'I hart, Helen Rankin, Rose Black- burn, Edna Batemah, Margaret O'Hanley, Grace Free, and Norma'. Habkirk. Fine music was furnish- ed ,by the Seaforth Highlanders Band. Mr. Wallace Sholdice, who hal been junior in the Bank of Com- merce, Dublin, is relieving in Blyth. Mr. Meyers, of Mitchell, is the new teller. The following students from this district successfully passed their Normal School examinations: In- terim first-class, Leonard T. Boyes, Margaret E. Grieve, Eliza Godkin, Davis 'A. 'Moore, Dorothy L. Reinke, Mra:rzette S. Sadler, Rena Simpson, Lydia E. Reid, Annie McGrath; in- terim second-class, Annie R. Brod- ie, Marguerite 'Black, Elva M. Jef- ferson„ Margaret M. McGrath, Gladys R. Way, Edna L. Thompson, Ruby E. Young, Viola J. Morrison, Monica Reynolds, Ross McLean, Teresa Carpenter, Marie Bennin- ger„ Daisy Spain, Sanies Lane, Thomas McQuaid, 'Helen J. Lane, Margaret Finlayson. Mr. W. Cudmore'.'s horse, "Cap- tain Gratton," 'won second money in a $10,000 stake race in Detroit this week. Mr. John Taylor, who lives sev- eral miles west of Walton, lost 40 chickens one night last week. It is believed to be the work of thieves: Misses Kathleen Snider and An- nie Mustard, Brucefield, are attend- ing the summer school in Goderich this week. Those passing the Entrance at Hensall were: Jean Bell, Lulu Lin- denfield, Harold Munn, Joyce Scru- ton, Marian Sinclair, Mildred Smil- lie, Ellwood Smith, Royce Welsh and Clare Zuefle. • . From The Huron Expositor July 25, 1902 James Snell, the well-known sheep and stock breeder of Huliett, left on a four weeks' trip among sheep breeders of -the American West. Mr. Wm. Peace, teller in the Dominion Bank here, left Saturday for Toronto, his place in the bank being taken by Mr. Kilpatrick, who has been the dedgerkeeper, Mr. Colin Kennedy, of the Palace Meat Market, of town, met with an unfortunate mishap. He was try- ing to capture an enraged heifer to take it to the slaughter 'house when the animal attacked him, and with its horns Inflicted a severe wound in his side, under the arm. Messrs. Close, McPhee and Wan. IlicLeod, of the 33rd Regiment Band, are playing with the Clinton Band' in Goderich Thursday ,and Friday. Lorne Weir and W. Kling, ac- companied .by Miss Myrtle Weir and her aunt, Mrs. Waugh, are camping at the Ranch, near Ben - miller. • The following were ticketed this week to distant points by William Somerville: Mr. Peace, Toronto; Mr. and, Mrs. Wm. Fortune to St. Anne, Quebec; W. 'fluff; Toronto; Rebt. Armstrong, Deloraine, Man.; Joseph Sproat, Braeelbridge; 'Mrs. D, Donovan., Niagara Falls; Mrs. 1), McGregor, Ortonville, Mich, Mr. Wm. Mulcahy, of San PStan- cieco, Calif., Is here on a visit with his mother, Mrs. E. Mulcahy, and other .friends. He is in the .pub- lishing. business. Hatcher & PurcelI, of .S'eaforth, have the contract, Rosehill,` for the grand fete In Dublin on August 11 and 12. Keating & Adams, also of town; have the cohtract of erect- ing seats in the Rosehill ample - theatre. The 'following •music pupils 'of MISS Clare ,Dobie have passed' their exams: Primary theory, first-class honors, Clare Pickard, Hattie Hurl - hart, Minnie Beattie; honors, Miss Rae Dickson, Jeanie Marian; pasts, Miss O Thompson; primary piano, first class honors, Ilse Dickson; honors, .Lois .Johnson, Jessie Mc- Leaii; pats, H. Htlrlblirt; junior 'iaifo, 'honors, Minnie Cattle; .. $nnbrti, MiS'o C. Thdlmpson, • Schools • After;,ohurches in Hibbert had. been well established, their next undertaking was schools. As early as 1816 Parliament passed the first Common School Act which requir- ed the election of three trustees for each township. Their duties were to hire teachers, select books, etc., but it wasn't till a Bill was brought in by Hon. B. Harrison in 1841 that a grant was given for the carrying on of school work. In 1843 Hon. Francis Hincks intro- duced a bill making several amend- ments to the above Bill after it had been in effect two years and they found where improvements could be made. By this: Act provi- sion was made to divide townships into school sections. The Harri- son-Hincks' School Act is the cor- nerstone upon which our present school system rests, and the suc- cess of it is largely due to Rev. Egerton Ryerson, D.D., who in 1844 was appointed Assistant Superin- tendent of Education in Upper Canada. In 1847 there were only fifteen schools in Perth, and this • included McKillop Township in Huron Coun- ty. The Government grant amount- ed to £134 lis 6d, and the teach- ers' salaries were £772 10s. The grant was based' on the increase in school attendance. In that year, 1847, there were three schools in Hibbert and McKillop. In 1849 there were still only three schools, and these were all near the Huron Road. The first school in Hibbert was situated at Carronbrook, and was a Union one for the Town- ships • of Hibbert, McKillop and Ligan, but there is no record of the year it was erected. ' Another was on the McKillop side, a mile and a half east of Seaforth, and the third on the Mciiillop side at Irishtown. As late as 1852 there were only seventeen schools in Perth County. The schools in the southern part of Hibbert were all built after this date, and they were not designated' by numbers as they are today till after 1870, as chang- es were made in the sections up to that time. - There was a Union School east of Dublin in the early days, as there is a record of a meeting be- ing held in, the Hicks House, Mit° obeli, in April, 1875, to consider dis- solving School Section No. 1; Rib- bert and Logan. Among others present were the Reeves of Fuller- ton, Hibbert and Logan. After an animated discussion, the Board de- cided to dissolve the Union, and the 'Councils of these two town- ships—,Hibbert and Logan—were to rearrange their school sections. This school was opened again at a later date. S. S. No. 1 ave no record of S.S. No. 1, H , on Lot 6, Concession 3, on- ly a Mr. Cowan was the teach- er a in 1875. This school was closed cl in 1940 because of the few o in the `section. These p then attended Union No. 2, H , Logan. and McKillop, situ ed on at the Hibbert side at Dublin. No. 1, Hibbert and Logan, re ck school, was built on No. 8 ay, on Lot 7, Concession 1, H t, in 1928. After being clos- e five years, it was reopened i tember, 1949. At that time No. 1 N Hibbert, and these two un- io ools mentioned, united to form a f three -section school area. P uth Moore was the first teacher t , and Earl Roney was the fi transport the pupils by bus t school on Lot.7, Concession 1, ert, known as the "Highway School. S. S. N o. 2 1 was first held in No. 2 in a ouse on the sideroad farther n from where the present Scis situated. After the first s was built on Lot 6, Conees- si the Methodists held services it 'til in 1 Salem Church was built in 1 John 'Carmichael, while not air fi ac their rst tenter, was one of the e teachers. He was there 'by 1 nd left in December, 1868. O teachers in the early years w mes Hyslop, Emma Hutchi- s r, Elliott, Mr. Good, PetercNaug M hton and Gibson Mahaffy, w s there for many years. S. S. No. 4 is -That Coyne, the first native eon to teach, in the school..,lie was there Won the ; date.- Wee Mary'.:4 asey gees:,* other ex -pupils taught in the years. that followed. Atter Ann, Ward left yin 111e9ait' more ore than thirty. years before'- another lady teacher 'taught in titleschool, and all teachers from' • 1855x' till 1875, except Ann Ward, wares married men. C. J. McCabe, .whoa - came in 18751 was the exception. He, was•a Bingle, energetic ypuug man. During his term 'the first:- pupils were 'prepared°• $gr Highs School Entrance Examinations---• something which had just come in- to effect in the Province in 1873... These examinations were tried in. Mitchell early in July.' A new frame school was built to 1869 by James Walsh. a Seaforthcontractor. Late in December,. 1914, about seven years after thee - Separate School was built half a. mile north of No. 4, this frame~ school was moved from the eouth- west corner of Lot 25, Concession - 6, to the southwest corner of Lot. 25, Concession 8. John Flanigan,- of Stratford, with his moving equip- ment, and twelve teams of horses with their drivers from the sec- tion, drew the school through Davis' fields from its old to its new location without a mishap. By this' time all the pupils on Concession 6 and' 7 were attending the Separ- ate School, and •the Protestant pupils all lived on Concessions 8 and' 9, hence the reason. for thee. removal of.the school. Ever since' the division, No. 4 'has been a very," weak school. We h ibbert that they hildren upils ibbert Union d tri High ib,ber d for n Sep, n cch Muth R ret to o this Hibb Schoo log h u-th chool :hoof on 7, 863. arliest 866, a :her ere Ja on, M ho wa What was 1aKgr "No. '4, . Hibberte was organized in 1854; and the log school was opened in•`1855. Philip Purcell was the first teacher and received a salary ofa $120 a year. He boarded round. The more chil- dren of school age a ratepayer had, the longer the teacher stayed at his home. Each parent at first provided' the school with a quarter of a cord of wood for each child attending the school. At their annual meeting in 1879 a resolution was passed in favor of Section School Board's instead of Township Boards. Tuckersmith, the adjoining township, had a town-, ship board from 1875 till 1889. The above motion showed that Hibbert favored Section Boards, rather than Township, in the management of its schools, Other teachers after Philip Pur- cell, who was there from 1855-7, were: Mr. Flynn, first part of 1858; Ann Ward, latter part of 1858 till end of 1859; .Tames De CantiIlon, 1866-1865; William Dunn, 1866- 1870; fames Ryan, 1871-1874; C. J. McCabe, 1875.6; Ronald 'Mbtionald, 1877; H. J. Cosgrove, 1878.1886; C. J Kennedy was there several years - and he was followed by John o!I! iuUa n.0 ire'. • • S. S. No. 3 The first school at No. 3, known°' as Burns' School, was 'built in 1860. It was on the southeast corner of Lot 17, Concession 6, about eighty rods west of the,presen't school, on what was then Thomas • Oliver's': farm. Stone ink bottles are still'! ploughed up in this plot. It was to, this, school the Dunlop boys, Ben and Bill, went after they were ex- pelled from the old West School on Concession 13, for misbehaviour,. before School Trustee John Hog- garth died in May, 1864. At least'. one pupil who attended this log school is still living, 'She is the - former Mary Hotham, now Mrs. •. Harry Stoneman, of Mitchell, The ceiling of this school was see low that. the teacher, when about to apply the strap, had to take the culprits outside to do so. Inside,., the ceiling prevented him from' having the full sway of his arm. - The floor in the school was a mud? one, and in the spring, or at aays" time when there was a heavy downu pour of rain, the water flowed into the building. The grounds out as far as the road became a lake of water, as the land here was low and swampy. ' At such times tee, older pupils, full grown young mens who wore long leather boots, but were still attending school, carrielt the younger pupils to a place of safety, either up or down the con -- cession. Often in those days a school was 'used to hold church services, but. the reverse was the case in this: community. 'For a short time after' the Wesleylsn Methodist Church was built in Springhill, school was• held in it. By 1866 Mrs. Dick Yeo» taught the small children during' the winter months in her home, which had been sometime before' James Hill's store. This saved the• tiny tots the long, walk through the snow to the old, log school. By .1867 a clapboard, school was ,built on the southeast corner of Michael Murphy's farm, Lot 16, Concession 6, near the fence where' the, pump now is. In 1876 another small room was added to the south side for the juniors, and the large" room was used for the higher. grades. There was usually a lady teacher for the juniors, and a male: teacher for the seniors,. The Teachers The names of all the teachers fir the old log school may not be known. It is possible that 'Mr. Dooshmay, who was there in 1862, was the first. John M. McKie waif the last to teach in it, and he was' also the first to teach in the new; clapboard school on the corner. He taught there in 1867 and 18684. John Carmichael was there 'in 1869 and 1870. The next ' was Marion Oliver in 1871. She was later a. medical missionary in India from 1886 till 1911. Others who followedi her were John J. McLaren, 1872-3,, William Gardiner, 1874, and Bob+ Hyslop, 1875. Kate Walker, wilco was drowned• when on her honey moon, was , there ' from 1876 Cilli 1878. James Burns, Tom Shilling-. law, Mr. Greenwood and Jim Nor- ris followed Kate Walker in the) order given, and each taught one, year. John .T. Wren taught from 1883 tiiil,, 1888, and F. D. Hutchison rum 1889 till the new, sago]. open- ed in 1692. • ' 'From 1876 there were two teach- ers in the school. Kate ^Hutchison, was the first. She taught in the' old part. By 1877 the new part was• built and Annie Pringle was the' first to teach in it. She was also' there in 1878. Thomas Murphy was the junior teacher in 1879, and•Ag' nes McDougall in 1880.' Ellent Geary, Miss Rough and Kate 'Stew- art followed these others, Kate' Stewart left in 1889. Bella Muir' was there in 1890 and 'George' Thompson in 1891. He was' the' last junior teacher, The new brick 'school was 'built in 189$ farther back from the Cen- tre Road and north of the red clap- board• one. ' Other teachers in the new school were F. D. Hutchison, 1892-8; .Arthur Hotham, 1894 till June, 1895; Will Hoggarth, Septem- ber, 18961897; Peter "McNaughton, 1897 till the early 1900's. Others who followed till 1921 were Harold Dorrance, Mr. Williams, Mr. Mon- roe (relieved'), line's Jordan, Pearl S'tecwart, Mary Ferguson, Miss is Mont, 'Mabel Livingston and 11,6el Hay, what' Is. mnriied and.lines, now ' (Continued on Page 7) , s l a., ., Y'