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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-09-25, Page 15R •5, 1953, Plan Allows for Additional Rooms If Necessary Scale plan of Seaforth's $275,000. Public School is shown here. The one -storey structure is built on a seven -acre site at the southwest corner of 'town. The wing below is 240 feet long and houses eight classrooms, teachers' and principal's rooms, storage closets, and boys' and girls' wash- rooms. - The wing at the left, 140 feet_ long, and the layout of rooms above the part marked `corridor', are designed with a view to additional classroom space if and when necessary. Most windows face either east or west, in order that the most natural daylight possible .will reach the rooms. Exterior construction is mainly brick and glass, while walls and floors inside are finished mainly in plaster, plastic tile and terrazzo. T -f COAL BettER srOR. ROOM STAGE PLAY ROOM 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111. I II rmwerier T n cpAYs I EST. -- LOBBY STOR.1STOt1 TEACHE.RSIPRINCIPALC L A 5S ROOM ITCME „ Ili AIT T Iv — CORR I D OR II KINDERGARTEN GIRLS A — BO CORRI DOR 5 JMECCLASSROOM CLaSSROOM CLASSROOM]CLASSROOM R Yl wiroit LT 24d SCALE: FEET CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC is proud to have helped in equipping the new SEAFORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL SEAFORTH, ONTARIO One of the major factors which governs a nation's rise to prominence in the world is the quality of its educational institutions. In Canada, new schools are being constructed from coast to coast with the best facilities for properly educating our children of today to be our nation's leaders tomorrow. The new public school at Seaforth is another step towards this goal. Canadian General Electric wishes' to be among the first to extend congratulations to all concerned with the planning and construction of Seaforth Public School and are happy to have supplied much of the electrical equipment through Frank Kling. CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED Head Office Toronto -- Sales Offices from Coast to Coast istory of (Continued' from Page 5) . people say, and delight every one, Never have- the kindergarten chil- dren disappointed me. The wonder is they can carry on, In spite of all the distractions of seeing mothers and younger children corning into the room. Perhaps the loudest voice in the Bongs is out of tune, but that doesn't matter, for who would take the joy out of life for that child by telling him he cannot sing. He will find that out,soon en- ough some day. It's natural that ai mother should have her eyes on her own child and sometimes she ' wonders why he is not like some others. Why he is quiet, or why does he talk too much, wouldn't it be better if she just accepted him as he 's and not compare him with some o child. No child has a monopoly of all the talents, but each one as some good in him that can e fostered and trained. Condition of Room en we rst thad the primary class in the ki dergarten, there was no :.;,.. bet een the main school an , the room where the kinder - g rten 'as always been. It was all ri_.' t on ,fine days, but when it , ai ed or snowed, the children had . for shelter. whe'.e furnace under one of the rooms was taken out and put below the kindergarten, we lost our stove and were very mueh mod., ern with our •big round register. when the lavatories were In- stalled, nstalled, we had doors cut into the main building upstairs and down, Then followed our present heating system and the register was taken away. No one can over-estimate the use we got out of our radiatora on winter days when mittens and snowsuits were ,soaking wet. I often wonder what we did be- fore we had electric lights in .the school. Some one on the Board thought it might not be needed in the kindergarten, but better judg- ment prevailed - and we got the light. I might go on for some time tell- ing of incidents in the kindergar- ten, but fear I might tire you read- ers when I think of all the children who have passed through the kin- dergarten, I am appalled by the number. Some of them I have nev- er seen nor heard of since they left the town; others have, at times, kept in touch with me. Often I meet some one who says, "Don't you know me?" It is always a joy, for a teacher to hear of a one-time pupil who is doing well in his life work, but there is also the hurt when one isn't coming up to expec- tations. I have so many manifes- tations of the fact that pupils do not, forget the kindergarten. Some big lad will come into the room and rather shamed -faced will slide over to the sand table. Another will say, "Do you remember such and such a game?" Or, "Tell us a story." My most faithful one wan a little lad who came to the kinder- garten indergarten some time about 1912. The first Christmas 'he was there he sent me a calendar. The family moved away next year, but every, single Christmas since then have 14 received a calendar. He is et present a successful eye, ear and throat specialist in a city in one of the Western States. Every, teacher treasures the little gifts that have been given to her at Christmas or at the end of the term. Some day when cleaning out a desk or drawer, she comes across some little gift that has been put care- fully away because it was given by a little child. Teachers Always 'Helpful One thing I would like to tell about was a little girl who, was not long out of the kindergarten. She had earned some ,money picicing strawberries, and right away she went up town, on her own, and bought a gift for her one-time teach- er eacher who was giving up her class. Many teachers have been on the staff since the kindergarten was first opened, but always were they considerate and helpful in every way. Some of thenx have gone to the Great Beyond, and I did espec- ially miss Mr. P. B. Moffat, who for so many years gave of his sym- pathy and help to the kindergar- ten. while the principals we have had were included in my remarks about, the staff, I think I should mention the names; 'Messrs. Cur- tis, Naylor, Fowler, Crawford, Mof- fat. offat and Eastmap. The Board also have had many members, but they too, have given to the kindergarten their thought and consideration. Often I wondered what would I have done without the caretakers, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Pethick and Mr, .ioynt, each in turn doing every,. thing he could for the health and comfort of the kindergarten.