The Huron Expositor, 1952-07-25, Page 2PFi
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SEAFORTH, Friday, July 25•, 1952
Phone Advertising
One can't help but sympathize with
the writer of a letter to a daily paper
in which he protests the practise of
selling advertising over the tele-
phone.
The writer had had his privacy of
ibis home invaded by the- telephoned
solicitations of a salesman for some-
thing or other. "This is just one
man's protest," he said, "against a
particularly insidious invasion of
privacy. Here is a firm trading on
a definite fear psychosis -the aver-
age person's inner compulsion that he
must answer the telephone because
it is the symbol of emergency. A man
can plughis doorbell against pedlars
because his family can get in the
houke with their own keys but he
cannot plug the telephone in case he
shuts out .a cry for his assistance.
Time and"time again, the daily news-
papers has been proved the best and
least offensive medium of advertis-
ing and soliciting of trade ; to use the
telephone to hound a householder
Trough his fears is despicable."
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Likes Small Communities
There is an increasing tendency on
the part of' industry to locate in
smaller centres. Some times such a
policy results in increased cost to in-
dustry from the standpoint of dol-
lars and cents, but at the same time
there are benefits which more than
offset the cost.
The treasurer of one large nation-
ally known organization sets out just
what those benefits are and the part
they play in the decision to avoid as
much as possible the large centres.
According to the treasurer, his
company has found that the practice
of locating insmall communities has
certain advantages. "For one thing
there is less social discrimination in
small places between people of dif-
ferent income levels. People . live
closer together. When people go to
the same church and their children
go to the same school, they get to.
know each other pretty well. We
feel that when our managers can
know their employees and vice versa,
our industrial relations will be on a
better plane. Also, in small com-
munities our plants become impor-
tant factors in the local employment
situation -sometimes the most im-
portant factor. Not only do our em-
ployees depend on us for their liveli-
hood, but the whole economy of the
community is wrapped up in our well
being ... We do not want the re-
sponsibility of running .any town in
which we operate. That belongs to
the people who live there. On the
other hand, we feel that our people
who work there have to do their
Aare in making the place a good one
in which to live."
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Food Value -Not Appearance
Perhaps in view of the increasing
population in Canada and the Unit-
ed States, farmers are placing impro-
per emphasis on the external appear-
ances of live stock without sufficient
Weight being attached to the impor-
tance of breeding an animal that
will produce the maximum amount
of food.
}, In any event the claim is made by
Mr. E. Pal:alee Prentice, in an
American publication, the Political
ildienee q' taarterly, that the whole
system of cattle and poultry breed -
inn, as practised in the U.S. agricul-
L, dollhg s,,,. is founded upon a
rehtice is concerned' over the
,;.. , its present rate of
1i
increase the U.S. population will out-
stx`ip its food supply in approximate-
ly a0 years. He does not, of course,
believe that any possible improve-
ment in cattle and poultry . breeding
methods will do more than forestall
this coming period of shortage, but
he does hold that a grave responsi-
bility rests upon the agricultural col-
leges.
The principle upon which' cattle
judged today is, says Mr. Prentice,
"that the useful qualities of cattle
are revealed by their external char-
acters."
The breeder's goal should be, not
a prize-winning Guernsey or Here-
ford, but a cow which will yield the
maximum amount of • high quality
milk or beef. This goal requires for
its attainment an institution such as
an agricultural college, in which a
program can be carried on from gen-
eration to generation, and it requires
that the herds from which selection
can be made should be very large.
Mr. Prentice is no arm -chair theor-
ist. For more than 30 years he and
his fellow scientists have been put-
ting his theory to the test at Mount
Hope Farm at Williamstown, Massa-
chusetts. They have concentrated
their efforts' largely on the breeding
of
dairy cattle and egg -laying poul-
try.
Breeding results can be demon-
strated most clearly in poultry with
its relatively rapid rate of reproduc-
tion. Mr. Prentice therefore devotes
a large part of his article to the his-
tory of Mount Hope's poultry flock.
It was established in the, season -
1918 -19.
The original stock consisted en-
tirely of the offspring of seven cham-
pion layers with records ranging
from 287 to 314 eggs per year. As
was expected, the Mount Hope birds
did not even approach their parents'
records; in their first laying year
they averaged 160 small eggs per
hen. But by 1949 "there were 297
birds in the Mount Hope flock finish-
ing their pullet year records with
production of 300 or more eggs," and
"the average weight of the eggs laid
in a year has nearly doubled since
1920 and is rising."
No attempt is made to raise the
annual production above 365 eggs
per hen. As this figure is approach-
ed more and more emphasis is plac-
ed on weight per egg, with the result
that Mount Hope now has birds lay-
ing 300 eggs a year with a total
weight of 50 pounds -the equivalent
of 400 Grade A, two -ounce eggs.
This result has been achieved by
organizing the inheritance which the
birds pass from one generation to
another, so as "to eliminate all in-
heritances that are undesirable and
to increase all that add to the prac-
tical usefulness of the birds. We
seek therefore in making matings to
produce as many large families of
full brothers and sisters as we can,
and we judge the inheritance which
parents actually pass to their off-
spring
by the average performance
of each family." Thus an indicidual
hen•might achieve a remarkable pro-
duction record, but if the average
performance of the family to which
it belongs falls below the approved
level the whole family is discarded.
4,, Such a program calls for large-
scale operations, and to achieve this,
particularly with cattle., Mr. Prentice
suggests that the agricultural col-
leges should co-ordinate and special-
ize their breeding programs, and that
they should entirely ignore external
characteristics. This would mean the
elimination of the standard cattle
and poultry breeds as we know them
today. Mr. Prentice believes that
such a program is long overdue.
What Other Papers Say:
Horizons Of Knowledge
(Montreal Gazette)
True learning has never been and
probably never can be confined by
the bounds of geography or 1 'ee or
political nationality. From this has
sprung both understanding and pro-
gress, not for the people of any par-
ticular,
ar-
ic r privileged ed coun
t uta t but for
all the world's peoples. To maintain
such dispersion of knowledge, the
horizons of knowledge must be kept
wide and where possible extended,
and the channels of ieducation mutt
road andel
bar, kept b. c ar, with inter-
national ramifications.
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0 T E HURON EXPOSITOR it
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JULY 2., 1952
Seen in the County Papers
Grants $2,000 To Lions
At the monday, July 14, council
meethig, Clinton Town Council
granted $2,000 to Clinton Lions Club
to apply to the cost of 'the installa-
tion of artificial ice in the Lions
Arena. -Clinton News -Record.
Hospital Ahead OfbPian
Construction of the South Huron
Hospital is about three weeks,
ahead of schedule. Ulric Snell,
chairman of the building commit-
tee, said last week. Plans for the
opening of the hospital are tenta-
tively set for November 1 this year.
Workmen are starting. on the roof
of the building. The brickwork is
pretty well completed. - Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Old Tie Post Removed
In the 'proces's• of widening the
main thoroughfare of the town re-
cently, an old landmark was re-
moved. The hitching .post in front
of Irvine Wallace's'drygoods store,
went the way of all outmoded ()it-
ems, and was drawn away, presum-
ably to be discarded. It was 'the
one reminder, of the horse and bu:-
gy days still evident on main
street. -Blyth Standard.
Falls 27 Feet To Floor
What might have proved a much
more serious accident occurred at
the home of Robert Higgins, Bel -
grave, last Friday afternoon during
haying operations when Jerry Hig-
gins fell from a beam 27 feet to
the floor below. He landed on his
back and was. unconscious for half
an hour. Taken to Wingham Gen-
eral Hospital, Xray examination
disclosed that no bones were brok-
en. He is still suffering greatly
from bruises and shock.-Wingham
Advance -Times.
shaker for 'tw"o, the presentation'
being made by Percy M. Brown,
president, assisted by bon Symons,
past president. 'Clinton and Di$$
Islet Chamber of Commerce pre-
sented Mr. Atkey with a maroon
fountain pen. Mitchell McAdam,
vice-presideht, made the presenta-
tion assisted by H. E. Hartley,
president. Mr. Atkey is a past
president of the latter two organ-
izations. Members of the Clinton
News -Record staff, A. L. Colqu'houn,
Clarence Cooper and W. D. Din-
nin, gave the departing editor a
maroon office thermos, with silver
cap. -Clinton 'News -Record.
Seek To Resurface Road
Clinton Town Council will be ap-
proached at its regular monthly
meeting by a delegation represent-
ing various organizations to press
for action for resurfacing the Bay-
field Road from Mid•dleton's Corner
to Bayfield, a distance of four
miles. Clinton and Bayfield Lions
Clubs, 'the Clinton and District
Chamber of Commerce and the
Bayfield Village Council, along with
the Clinton Council, eip.ect. to .peti-
tion the good roads committee of
the Huron County Council for some
action. The lead in the matter is
being 'taken by Councillor Arnold
Rathwell and Ross Middleton, God-
erich Township residents. Leaders
of the movement claim that prop-
erty owners in the area are not
holding up the county in the 'pur-
chase of land necessary to straight-
en the road. - Goderich Signal -
Star.
Celebrate Anniversary
Over 90 guests gathered at the
summer home of Mr. and• Mrs. Al-
bert Hess, to honor them on their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.
The bride of 25 years was attrac-
tively attired in navy blue crepe
with white accessories. At six.
o'clock the guests sat down to a
sumptuous meal prepared by
friends of the Hess family. The
table was centred with a three -tier-
ed wedding cake. The Rev. E. W.
Heimrioh welcomed the guests and
read a description of the wedding
of 25 years ago, which was solemn-
ized at the Lutheran parsonage by
Rev. H. Rem'be, now of Massey,
Ont. 'Mrs. Orville Steinback, of
London, the bridesmaid, read an
address and Mr. Orville Steinback
presented Mr. and Mrs. ,less with
a purse of money from relatives.
Many beautiful gifts of silver werei
also received. Mr. and .Mrs. Hess
have a daughter, Kathleen, nurse -
in training at St. Joseph's Hospital,
London, and a son, Billie, at home.
Guests were present from North
Dakota, Detroit, Toronto, Lucan,
London, HensalI and Zurich. -Zur-
ich Herald.
New Cable Line Almost Completed
The new cable line being strung
by the Blyth Municipal Telephone
System and covering a distance of
just under three miles, extending
tram Blyth to the 13th concession
of Hallett, is practically completed
and it remains now for Lineman
Jack McGee to connect the wire to'
the telephone exchange and the
new service will be in operation.
The cable involves all the lines
serving the south end of the sys-
tem, including the village of Au-
burn. and _will _.serve rur-al users
oiil. , The'Blyth phones, will run in
Ther entirety through another
cable. 'The most important feature
of the new cable system will be a
cutting down of line interruptions
due to storms, an experience which
a considerable portion of the sys-
tem, particularly in the south, came
through not too long ago. The old
Iine, which, according to Mr. Mc -
'Gee, has served its purpose well,
has been operating for 'the past 40
years. The new installation will
cast the 'System approximately $14,-
0'00. -Blyth Standard.
Feted On Departure
Prior to the departure of Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Atkey to Arnprior, where
they will make their 'home, and
where Mr. Atkey has purchased
The Chronicle newspaper and job
printing shop, they were made the
subject of several presentations.
Clinton Lions Cub president,rne
J. Brown, presented on behalf of
the club, a nest of three walnut
tables. 'Clinton Badminton Associa-
tion presented a silver cocktail
Reformed Church Organized
The Dutch Reformed Church of
Exeter was organized on July 7. It
was an evening long to be remem-
bered. Folks coming from Holland
are now able to find their own
church in their new homeland. The
Canadian Legion Hall was 'full to
capacity and everyone was ane
pressed by the evening. The church
was organized under the' classes of
Grand Rapid's, Mich., in the Re-
formed Church. They 'will assist
them in every way as a new coln-
gregatioh. The Reformed Church in
America is one of the oldest Prot-
estant denomination's in North
America. The church stand's for the
word of God, holds fast to the faith
of our fathers, the Heidel'burg Cate-
chism sail the Calvinistic interpre-
tation of the Scriptures. The
church is under the leadership of
Mr. C. M. Solman. Speaking of the
organization of the church, Selman
said: "We have appreciated the
kind reception we' have received
from our Canadian neighbors in the
past year and hope that the co-op-
eration may continue for years to
come. -Exeter Times -Advocate.
Londesboro Man Wins $300 Bingo
Alex Wells, Londesboro resident,
was the fortunate winner .of the
$300 jackpot prize at the •.citnitbh
Lions Club semi-monthly- :.o
held in the Lions Arena
fY _' S"'eYN
July 15. 'The $200_
was ' won by Leonar�k,�,
cardine, and A. C. HO
while the other $100 pr
ed 'by 'Mrs. Thomas Con
sail, and George Henderson;
field. The regular 15 games, w
total of $20 for each game were;
follows: 1, Miss L. Freeman, C}i`
ton; 2, Wim. Marks, Listowel;
Mrs. Garton, Ripley, Mrs. Rumig,
Clinton. Mrs. Heeman, Exeter; 4,
Mrs. Theo Flynn, Clinton; 5, Mrs.
Helen Elliott, Clinton; 6, James
,McIntosh, Chatsworth, Mrs. Alice
Nixon, Seaforbh; Mrs. Schultz,
Goderich; Mr. Clegg, Goderich; 'W.
Henry, Wingham; Mrs. A. Rut-
ledge, ' Ripley; Donald Dayman,
Kippen; Mrs. Ben Fowler,. Blyth;
Mrs. C. Reynolds, Clinton; 9, Mrs.
Norman Alexander, Londesboro; 10,
E. Pratt, Goderich; 11, J. Durst,
Clinton; 12, W. Austin, Seaforth.;
W. Kelly, Goderich; Mrs. Russell
Holmes, Clinton; Mrs. Bert Boyce,
Clinton; 13, Joseph Rau, Bayfield;
14, F/L. Fedooiewieb, R.C.A.F.,
Clinton; 15, Louis Freeman, Clin-
ton, Mrs. Jack Wilson, Clinton. -
Clinton News -Record.
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Scions can be lots of fun
For mother. dad and little sat
A soothing tale. a nursery dlylne
Prepare the Wag for his bedtbne
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
tyaive and Fifty Years Ago
Article No. 20 in the Series
Hibbert Township: This -That
(By Miss Belle Campbell)
(Continued from last week)
S.• S. No. 5
When a division was made for
the old East and West Schools far-
ther south in the township, the
dividing line came at the Centre
Road. Each Section was 3% miles
long and 22 miles wide. Pupils
attended these schools from Con-
cessions 10, 11, 12, 13 and. 14. The
East School was the first in the
south ofelibbert. It was built on
the East -50, Lot 8, Concession 13,
in 1856. It was near the road
where Warren McKellar's garage
now stands. This fifty acres on
which the school was built was
owned by John McLean, and his
son, John, is still the owner of it.
James Gillespie, who came from
Lanark with his family of four in
December, 18589 was the first teach-
er and commenced his duties there
in January, 1857, with an enrolment
of 120 pupils of all ages. Some of
these were young men 'who had
never attended school before. He
taught in this school till 1868.
Before he was allowed to teach
in Hibbert he had to try an exam-
ination before the County Board of
Public Instruction in 'Stratford. Ex-
pecting that this examination and
the trip to and from Stratford
would take him away from his
home two days, he left his shanty
on the Hugh Currie farm, Lot 8,
Concession 11, eefly one morning
to walk to Stratford, a distance of
19 miles. The road Le had to
travel did not make good walking.
However, he was fortunate in get-
ting a "lift" which shortened the
walk by several miles and saved
considerable time. When his ex-
amination was over he decided to
return home. He accomplished all
this, an examination and a 22 -mile
hike, in the one day.
School 'Too Hot or,Cold
From The Huron Expositor
July 29, 1927
A barn raising took place on the
farm of Archie Hodgert, in Tucker -
smith, on Saturday. Although the
day was anything but promising,
rain having fallen heavily the night
previous, a large number of men
assembled and by 7 p.m, everything
was in its place.
As Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thompson,
Kippen, were returning home Sun-
day evening, they met with an ac-
cident on the Town Line, east of
Dashwood. A car with one light
was going west, while Mr. and Mrs.
Thompson were going east with
horse and buggy. The driver of
the car did not see the buggy and
both Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were
badly shaken up when 'they were
struck.
Mr. E. P. Jackson, Hensel], had
the misfortune, while carrying cin-
ders to put under the wheels - of an
auto, which had sunk in deep clay,
to slip over one of the pails he 'had
been carrying and fall, straining
his right hand.
Mrs. Alex G. Broadfoot, of Tuck-
ersmith, gave .a shower on Wednes-
day in honor of her niece, Miss
Lillian Knox. About 25 neighbors
and friends were present.• Contests
and games were indulged'in, after
which Miss Gretta Broadfoot" and
Miss Marion 'Chapman 'presented
her with a basket of gifts.
Miss Winnifred 'S•avauge success-
fully passed the introductory ex-
amination in piano of the Toronto
Conservatory ,of Music.
Mr. E. W. Edge recently receiv-
ed word that he had passed with
honors in the senior or Fellows
Course +°of the Canadian. Bankers'
Association examinations.
R. J. Siproat. and J. M. McMillan
rried off first prize at the West -
Ontario Bowling Association
es tournament in London this
day afternoon while draw-
tthe homestead farm
":Road West, Mr. El -
with an unfortun-
s on top of the
e horses step -
and he was
in December, 189f, a motion was -
passed that the cottage be sold and
that Mr. Hotham remain .single-
erthile there. - However, it was not
Bill 1894 that it was sold by auc-
tion. The price received was $400,
and the buyer was Archie 'McLean,
who for a few years before had it
rented at $25 a year. The cottager
is still is use. Warren McKellar
lives in it now.
Crop Report For Huron
The farming outlopk was consid-
erably brightened in this County
with a very 'heavy rain in most sec-
tions the middle of the week, fol-
lowed by an all -day rain which was
general throughout the •county.
This was the first rain received in
some sections since the 24th of
May. Practically all of the fall
wheat has been cut in the south-
ern section of the county, along
with a few fields' of early barley.
Grain fields 'have ripened rapidly
and 'harvest' will be quite general
in the county by another week. At
the end of the week there had been
no armyworm outbreaks reported
in Huron County, although they
have appeared in neighboring coun-
ties. Raspberries appeared on the
market in considerable quantifies
this week and ranged in price from
35 to 45 cents per quart.
Suspect Feed Last
It seldom happens that prepared
PP
feeds are the cause of poisoning of
farm animals. Yet almost every
year samples of suspected feed are
submitted to Department of Agri-
culture inspectors for analysis,
when some other action would be
the logical one.
Recently an Ontario fernier lost
some Piga and 'suspected that feed
had 'poisoned theta. Laboratory
testa of We deed 'tailed to show any
trace of poison and other pigs fed
the same feed remained perfectly
healthy.
On the ' rare occasions where
poison is found, agricultural offi-
cials say, it is generally the 'result
of a slip-up on the farm. Poisons
like nitrate of soda, seed' disinfect-
ants, lead paint, bug, rat and goph-
er 'poison 'had got accidently mixed
in with the feed.
In case of sickness or death of an
animal a veterinarian should be
called Immediately rather than
sending a sample of the feed for
analysis. While this is being done,
more animals may become sick or
die from causes entirely unrelated
to feed poisoning.
A Smile or Two
"Did you wife come from a good
family?"
"No, she brought it with her!"
•
"Are you saving any money since
you started your budget system?"
"Sure. 'By the time I - get it
straightened out every evening, it's
toe late to go anywhere."
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"I'm glutting stronger,"
"Haw do you know?",
"Retause a few years ago' i.
couldn't carry three Bolla u' worth
0 fgroC'er'ues and now it me emit."'
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been en-
gaged aS`" , ,`, ,: r k;l ,3 No.
8, Grey.
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From The � °+�I�¢hl�'�^xri Itor
Aug4
Mr. S. S. Coop'"?, `i1 "" arta-
ed the contract•r, f � ' 0: t
office in Clinton. '`'•
for $9,500.
;During the thund
nesday night of lash
deuce of Mr. J. Pruete4
struck by lightning, bit4 •l
Was slight. $a
Mr. Jowett's pavilion a
is occupied nearly every
parties from Seaforth, Clin
Hensall, who' thoroughly
themselves.
Miss Lottie Best has gone
Hamilton, where she has a go
position. 1''i..
Mr. A, J. Ross, Brucefield, li
sold his farm on the London Rot
near Brucefieid, to 'Mr. Jas. Petri
Tuekersmith. The .priers paid w
$6,225.
Mr. D. McLean, Kippen, has d'"
posed of a oar load of cattle to Mr
George Stanbury.
The brickwork of iMr. J. B. Md4
Lean's house at •Kippen is no*=
completed and is waiting for the:
carpenter's touch in order to 'tiring:
it to completion.
Seventy-nine applications were
received for the vacancy on the
teaching staff of Goderich public
school.
Mrs. D. McKenzie has purchased
the residence of Mr. J. G. Crich,
south of the railway track in town,
paying '$1500 for it.
A dangerous hole in the roadway
oh Anne St, Toronto, was the cause
of an accident last week that could
have, perhaps, proved fatal to Dr.
J. H. MclFaul, but for the timely
assistance of a passerby. The horse
fell into the hole and nearly turned
a Somersault. The animal was bad-
ly bruised and torn and was about
to run away as' a passerby caught
it.
Swan's
Not long after the old 'East
School was opened. in 1857, an-
other school in the west section
was built on the northwest corner
of Lot 21, Concession 13. Three -
pupils who attended this school,
known 'as Swan's School, are still
living at date of writing, March,
1952, namely, Roderick Park, Mary
Ann O'Keefe and Robert Ioggarth.
The date given for the opening is
around 1860, although the record
of the deed shows that a lot was
bought ' by the trustees .. for $7.00..
from Gilbert Robertson in October,
1862. It is possible that the money
was not paid to the owner and the' ..,
deed registered for a time after
the school was in use. Such iso
known to have been the case in,
other sections.
It is known that Bob '-Buchanan
was the first teacher and a schooL
record shows he was teaching in.
Hibbert in April, 1860. While the•
names of the teachers are all
known, the length of time each
one taught is not definitely known.-
Mr.
nown.1'4r. Yuill followed Bob Buchanan
end he was there in 1862. Hugh
Ross, who was very cross, .se the
pupils said, was there in 1866..
John Donnelly, a 'red-headed Irish-
man from M'ornington Township,
followed Ross and was'„the teacher
in 1867=8 and Andrew McGill, 1869-
70, was the last in the old. school.
Note Through the Windows
For his services in this school
James Gillespie received a salary
of $300 the first few years he was
there, 'but when his eighth child
was born he was given a raise of
$20 a year. For this he taught five
days a week, every other Saturday,
and only got a two-week holiday
and one school holiday during the
year. This was New Year's Day.
All other school holidays were cre-
ated in later years. In•addition, he
also had to do the stoking when
he first started to teach in the
school.
The first school was a small log
building, too cold or too hot, by
turn, in winter, and suffocating in
summer. It was the custom .of this
teacher on cold mornings to have
the pupils march around the room
for twenty minutes singing the
multiplication table to the tune of
Yankee Doodle until they "warmed'
up. It was said that even the
smallest children could not be puz-
zled in their tables, even the 7's
and 9's.
The average age for children to
start school was five years, but one
mother who had a large family of
small children, made 'the attempt
more than once to get a four-year-
old' off her hands at the beginning
oea school term. Mr. Gillespie hav-
ing almost more than he could
manage of the proper school age,
would send the tiny tot home for
another year.
New School Building
The new white brick school was
built on tit
Lot 6, Conce
southeast corner of
on 12', in 1872, and
was completed' Tate in December
that year. John M, McKie taught
one week in the new school. On
moving day the pupils marched
two•.by-two with the leader at the
head of the procession carrying a
broom with the brush end en, while
little Dora Scott followed alone at
the rear.
The following are the teachers
who taught in the early days in
this school: James Gillespie, 1857-
1868; Peter Lowe, 1869-1870; John
M. McKie, 1871-1872; Archie Nai-
smith, 1873-1875; George T. Anley,
1876-1878; Archie Naismith, 1879-
1880; Duncan Hay, 1881-1884; Mich -
Steele, three moths; John A.
1Vaughton, 1885 -June, 1891; Ar -
It' Jiotham, September, 1891 -De -
her, 1892; Peter Gardiner, 1893-
'George Lamb, four months,
Andrew S•aus•burn,. Eahter,
dember, 1896; Margaret J.
t47-1900 - the first lady
'elle school. She was •al-
r'eir own No. 5 girls.
morning of her term
pa- round. the stove
'into lady teacher was
a; them, much less
Much to their sur-
, ediscussion was still
'v'rhose voice 'but Mag -
,hp i'ld they 'hear from
saying, "What are
g in here with your
out into the 'ante-
them up!" Without
tates't they went, as
ate after, like a batch
}`pie ,
s.
•
hg' Teachers
Or lived in 'houses
roughout the ein-
em 'Gillespie was
l' ed in a shanty
farm, Lot 8, Celi-
a' Lowe was a
ff'.a log hone on
farm, Lot 12',
011e 'Naisnaillh,,
'was• a hatb-
Mt bearded at
i$75. George
the 'puipils
Teed a year or
e' oh Let 27,
,"iied at that
's, The
seC-
ge for the
d 1877 on
t old log
,4Was the
'eh used
o f01-
1801,
t baeh-
iied to
Xit the
held,
This school was a log building,.
built . well back on the southwest.
corner of the grounds. The front
door faced ,the east and' the side
of the building was toward the
concession. 'There were two win-
dows on each side with many small
panes in them. The windows were
about four feet from the ground,
making it easy to pail messages
from the outside to those who sat
at the desks along the wall oppos-
ite these windows. On the .grounds
on the northeast corner .there were
two high swings, one 'for the girls
and one for 'the boys, and therea.
was still plenty of room left in the-
schoolyard to play baseball, foot-
ball and.. other games.
Inside the school there 'were sev-
en desks on each side with back-
less benches for seats. Seven girls,.
if necessary, could sit on each.
bench. There was a centre aisle
and the boys sat on similar bench --
es across the aisle -the girls on the.
south side and the boys on the
north. Along each wall was a
shelf that 'served as. a •desk with a.
bench ;for a seat. The pupils in
tllose seats.sat facing the rough log
wall. This shelf also extended
across the front of the school al-'
most to the front door on the boys'
side. The water pail an•d dipper
were by the door and frequently
especially on hot days, thiscup was
passed along from one boy to the'
other, unbeknown to the teacher.
Thefollowing la ing were ticketed' to
distant points by Wm. Somerville:
Adjutant Jones and family to To-
ronto; Mr. and Mrs. L. Reinke and
Mr. and ,Mrs. D. Moore to Sault Ste.
Marie; .Mr. and Mrs. 'Gandy to To-
ronto; tMists' A. McDonald to Mt.
Clemens; Miss Jessie Thonripson
and
mothsr to Duluth; Win 10£37310
Crich to Commons, MI6.; Mr. and
Mrr. J. 0, Crich rta New Liskeard,
where they will • live perreaneittty.
4a,
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cee
bat
taU
Rol}'
Con
whet"
elor!+f
Neil
Thole
Grande
more
more ft
North
time
thin
use of
the sal
school
first to bii
by the in
loWed hail„
when Arbil
elor, camy
give lflni
cottage,
Blasting the Box Stove
In the centre at the west end of
the school there was a blackboard
directly behind the master's desk,
and a box of tablets, was under a
self near the master's table. These
tablets with words of one syllable,.
in large print, were used for the in=-
struction of the .first -graders. Rod-
erick Park knows about this 'box
from personal contact in it. He was-
reit
asput there by 'Ross for some misbe-
haviour with the tablets over hinn
for a covering. 'By much squirm,
ing, Rod' wiggled out none the
worse, but perhaps none the better -
for his punishment. 'The black-
board, the tablets, a globe and a
few maps of the continents on the
walls made up the principal teach-
ing equipment, with the addition of
the teacher's strap. This was an:
essential with all teachers, but'.
some used it more sparingly •than
others.
The box -stove stood in the centre*
aisle back of the .seatsnear the
door. A favorite pastime of the
boys was to throw blasting powder
oh it and watch it blaze. Many a•
frozen stone ink bottle, placed:
there on a cold winter morning to,
thaw, also gave them amusement.
when it weht "pop", shooting the.
cork and the ink to the ceiling, It
was in this same stove 'Hugh Ross
put one of Duncan Stewart's twin:
sons for punishment. He was not
as fortunate as Rod Park. This
child almost suffocated before he
was released.
Adult Pupils
.Pupils who were almost young;
men and women attended . the,
school, especially in the winter,.
when there•was less work to 'be •
done on the Olen. These older
pupils did the e•iveeping, dusting
and stoking. A few girle' at a time'
took turns to sweep and dust. At
noon hour the •benches were piled'.
on the desks and the room' was.
swept. The boys did the stoking.
And With it 'all, what a dust they'
stirred up! 'Often these 'same old -I
er pupils "stirred up" plenty of:
trouble for the teacher as well.
AnguslileDotiald, Who wasknown:
to his innumerable friends' as.
'Black Angus," was the oldest pupil:
present at the echool reunion on:
Juane 30, 1939, and he told many
escapades of the pupils at this old
school.
ft was 1870 that the East and
West School Sections were again:
split and another school was built
on the Centre Road, on the north-
east corner of Lot 16, Concession'
13. This madethree schools where,
there had been 'formerly •two. From
then on these three schools men -
f
t cued became Nos. 5, 6 and 7, num-
bering from east to west: Each
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