Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-07-06, Page 5-T111* MORON *POT:. • • • The first school Mouseof SSc ,airman. and Gorge Murray,wbich follQWg .al 1lfany were -op - 9 Mantop was built in the Inid-George Herrin, and Thomas Day -posed to 'butt g a new achpPL cession thirteen, in. the yearsiason as tiVtees. Geo.b t a 1867. It was a log building, 24ray acted as' secretarytreasur-the inspector' who decided in feet'by thirty feet. It -had noer, favor of a new building. About basement and a box stove was The first teacher was'Joaephthis time the .board fence "en - used for heating purposes. ThisDix who was engaged for $240closing the school grounds • was school was fer the use of schoolper year. He taught Pr Qnly one replaced by a wire fence, a section number nine. whoseyear and was •followed in 1869we11 was drilled and equipped boundaries at that time wereby John Campbell who receiv- with an iron jump. William Mo- tets twleve to twenty inclusiveed a forty dollar increase inKay taught„188485,. to be fol• on the twelfth'�ncession, lotssalary.. After three years, he lowed by. James Nogg, who re - seven to twenty inclusive .on tbewas followed by John k'erguson.mained two or three years. One ,thirteenth concession and fromThen came Gilbert Smith,. Ed -of the first pupils to pass the lots one to nineteen inclusiveward Evens and Stanley Ander-entrance and go on for a tea - on the fourteenth concession: son. At this tiMe . 1882 —cher was James Brotheson, Shortly after the school was the log building was replacedtaught by James Hogg. The next built a well was dug and a by 'a new frame school. Mr. An- teacher was Uriah McFadden, wooden pump installed. - : derson was the. last teacher in assisted by Miss Lydia Camp -- The first school board consis-the log school and also the bell, the only time the school. ted of: Daniel Southwick as first teacher in the frame school was divided. The next teacher st of bush on lot'fourteen, con- r Mur -but the"' question was lei t School Centennial As Canada celebrated its-Oentennial Saturday,,there was a celebration at SS No. 9 McKillop, in honor of its Centennial too. Many former teachers and pupils returned to mark 100 years since the founding of the school section in December, 1867. The near and far asppec,t of the re, niers is .illustrated by former teacher,: Miss" Mar4L'e' d Seaforth 'John ' . Leeming, McKillop and Mrs. Mande • Gorby, Winnipeg, Manitoba. r r H • ti. Some Came Home Home • Many came home for the reunion at SS iNo. 9, but some didn't have to. Mrs. James Smith (right)' didn t' have tq come home,. She is the present teacher at the school. Mrs. Ruth (Dennis) Rowe did have to come home. She now lives in Tor- onto. ' Registered _Gue4fs Guests who registered at the SS No. 9 McKillop reunion Sat- urday included: • • 'Mr. and Mrs. William _Boyd; Mrs. Jessie Boyd; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bosman and. family; Mr. and Mrs. William Dennis and Geraldine; Mr. and Mrs. How- ard Hackwell and family; Mer- ton Hackwell; Mrs. Violet Gra- ves; Mrs. Joan Underwood; Mr. and Mrs. Sam McSpadden and family; Albert Martin; Mrs. George Dundas; Mrs. Edith Wey and family; 'Mr. and Mrs. Fred Glanville and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dennis; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Dennis; Mr. and Mrs. .Stanley Hillen and family;' Elmer Dennis; Mr. and Mrs. Dave Watson; Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCallum and fam- ily; .Mrs. Agnes Reid; Mrs. Eve- lyn Pickering; Mr. and Mrs. Rod Hinz and .family; Mrs. John Coutts and Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd- Regele and family; Mrs.• Donna Hannon and Susan; Mrs. Ida Andrews; • Mrs. ' Mary E. Lynch; Mrs. Jean B. Miller. Mrs.' Margaret ; Humphries; Mrs. Jean-Broadfoot; Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Campbell; Ethe'1 :Dennis; Lorne Dennis; Mrs. Mar- garet -Cuthill; Mr. and Mrs. Glen McNichol and family; Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dennis and family; ,Mr. and Mrs. Roy, Wildfong and family; John R. Leeming; Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCutcheon; Mrs. J. MacUmber and family; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Regele. and family; Peter Wandguik; Tonne Dennis; Bessie -Davidson; Mrs. Maude,Goiby; Mrs: Mable Allen; Mrs. Edith Dunlop; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Regele; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Fischer and family; Mrs. Mary Royde; Mr. and Mas. Alex Frey; Mr. and Mrs:'Harold McNab; Mr. and ' Mrs. Don S. Dennis' and family; ',Mr.. and Mrs. Grant. Dennis and Paul. Mrs. Leila. Forbes; Mr. and Mrs: Andy Crozier • and grand- children;- Mrs. Lizzie McNichol; Annie McNichol; Mr. and Mrs. George McNichol and family; Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hulley ,and family; Mrs. Marlene Robinson and family;., Mrs. Ruby Dundas; Mrs Eleanor Murray anefam- ily; Mr. and Mrs. Norval Sti- more; Mrs. Edna Lowrie; Mrs. Nellie Lowrie; Mr. and . Mrs. Keith Rock and family. - Mrs. Margaret Leemi`n•g; John Taylor; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne }Tilley; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Petley and family;, Mr. and Mrs, Conrad Bayes and` family;" Mips: "Olive McNichol; Mr, , . and Mrs. Fred Rose and family; David •Schmidt; Mrs. Orville Beuerman - and family;, Mrs. Marion..' .Murray and" family; Mr. and Mrs. Er- vin Swint; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith; Mr. and Mrs. John Old- field and family; -Mrs. Isabella Boyd. __.. " Mr. and Mrs: Earl Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Diegel; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Somerville and fam- ily; Mr. and Mrs. Lavern God - kin and family; Tom Haley; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Clark; Mr.- and Mrs. Elmer Oesch and family; Mr: and Mrs. Frank Glanville and family; Karen Wright; Ron Foran; Linda Miller; J. A. Pet- rie; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wood and David; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh -Mc- Pherson and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson and fam- ily; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Leem- ingg. and family. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. L. Cum- mings and Jim;; Mrs. Emily.Nay- ler; Mr. and Mrs. Armour Dun- das; Vera M: Gardiner; Adeline Palmer; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Beuerman and -family; Mr.' and 16s. :Charlie Boyd; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bergey; Mrs. Verda 1' ;on , G. MrLr4 d, 1889. 104, Then iron - WilUiai Doig ,taught ;and was succeeded by Mr. Mood: Miss Jane Brothers= taught for a short time. William and James Rae both graduated from i um ber nine and taught there for a term. havea becomteache. lawyers,of s,b r judges doctors and high school princit pals. The .frame school was. re- built in 1926 when the sehool was bricked and a basement put under it. This present sehool' was equipped with tenets, fur- nace .and lightning rods. The first teacher in this sehool was Miss E. Reid. Pritchard and- family; Mrs. Ione; Maier. Elmer and Charlie Kieber; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tunney and - family; M. and 'Mrs. Alvin Crawford; Mr: --and Mrs. .Rae Crawford; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Davidson; Mr.. and. Mrs. Ken Wilbee a,nd family;,- Lauraline Foster; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNichol; Mr. and Mrs.' Wes Rowe. and family; Mr. and Mrs. Alvin,8timore; Mrs: Percy Lit- tle; arionn Bolton; Mr. and Mrs. Torrance Dundas; Mr: and Mrs. Ralph McNichol and fam- ily; Sam and Earl Bolton; . Mrs. William Neabel and family. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Neabel and family; Mr: and Mrs: 'Ger—:' ald Cardiff and family; Porter Dennis; Wilfred Dennis; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Machan; Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Fraser and family. Rev. Derwin and Mrs. Docken; Mrs. Bob McMichael; Dorothy Watson; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Brodhagen; Mrs. Mary Rae and family. , Mr. Ross Leeming and family; Mr. and •Mrs. Leonard' Leeming; Mr. „and Mrs. Wesley Roe; Mr., and Mrs. Leslie Bolton and Eliz- abeth; Mr. and Mrs." William Roe and Betty; Mrs. Maud Leeming; Mrs. Lois -Houston and. Janice; Mrs. Ethel . Hackwell; Carl Leonhardt; Mrs Ken Mc- Farlane; Mrs. Hazel Coutts; Mr. and Mrs. Alf "Johnston; Mrs. Mary Hack -well; , Pat, Donna, Sherri and Mrs. Storey; Hilda Sellars; Mrs. Bernice Gray .and Linda; Mr. and, Mrs. Irvin Leon hard and Donna. Mrs. George Leonhardt; Mrs. Irene Eisler; Miss Anna Mac- Leod; Mr. and Mrs. Den La- mont; Ed Pryce; Mrs. Fern Patterson; Amye Love; Mr. and Mrs. Bert 'Hemingway; Mrs. Hannah Miller and Linda; Mrs. Jim Smith; John and Eileen Burch. Other Former Teachers Teachers through the years at SS No: 9 McKillop, in addi- tion:. to those mentioned else- where have included: Archie Forbes; Miss McNab;. Miss Windsor; Cecil Gowland; Miss Milne; Miss Sturdy; Miss McMane; Miss Smith; Miss Mur - die; Miss 011a Armstrong; Har- vey Hoover; Marshal Leng; Miss Clark; Miss McMichael; Jean Hays; Muriel Stirling; Nettie Homuth; Jim Johnston; Arthur Betiviey; Audrey Dentis; :Nellie Doig. SPECIALS FCR Thursday,. Friday and Saturday Cherry Morn COFFEE, fresh ,_ground reg. ' • • 1 lb. 6 Red Rose Orange Pekoe , TEA BAGS• Gold Seal F n y Red n SOCKS' SALMON Kleenex Facial TISSUES Liquid JAVEX • ply'. 6O 750' S9i. 2 Pkgs. 33* large 128. -oz.. 7 Stokely's Fancy Qu lily TOMATO JUICE 48 -oz. 370 Welchade Grape DRINK r 3 large 32 -oz. tins $ 1 California CANTELOPES, large size.. • • . ,_.eaih_ ;390—. Large Black -PRODUCE CHERRIES lb. 550 OntarioCABBA..,• GE ib. 70 • FOR•.�. _ ADDITIONAL SP CIALS SEE LONDON FREE PRESS THURSDAY Smith's . Phone 527-0990 Fr,,e Delivery "He's «raised his .fees so I'm going •to throw in a few symptoms for my cisterl" PERSONALIZED COASTERS • GIFT IDEAS • SERVIETTES Dia1527-0240 -- Seaforth 4 r Good Woather • Helps Fine sunny weather helped make it a happy occasion for all, old and young. Part of the large group in attendance relaxes in the shade of the big trees, some almost as old as the school itself. - • • Even Whole Families Came Back The togetherness that Qne-room schools bred in its • students wa-s evidenced when,old students from far and dear came back to mark the Centennial of the School section.' hven whole families that attended the scool were re -united. Here is the • family bf ,t orfer D nis w egrew attd went. to :school,there• (Hack row, from left) Mr. Dennis;. Els, e, • rs. 7VCcS ad h up deli; Grace,• Mrs:.. Wilbee; Don: Dennit;' alta•"1Vl'urray Dennis.; (front �row) Floro�eg,�s. '� oda . and l uthf .Mrs. Rowe. Honor, Graduates At St. Colunnban Graduation exercises were held in the music room of the new St Colunmban Central Scbodl for fifte0n students of the Grade 8 graduating class. These. pupils have the honor of being the first graduates of the new school. At noon on Wednesday the Grade 7 class, assisted by Mrs. Ray Murray and Mrs. Peter Van "Drunen, served a lunch- eon to t he Grade 8 class, their mothers, the , teaching staff, ,Mr. Iiarley, music sup- ervisor, and Monsignor White. BALL REUNION The Ball family reunion was held on June lath, at Spring - bank Park, London, Ontario. The guest •-book was signed by 111. A picnic lunch was enjoy- ed by all.• , .'' • A family tree and several old time pictures were on .display. Prizes were given for all those with centennial spirit, wearing old time hats, bonnetts and costumes. . Prizes were given to: the youngest person in attendance, Susan Stanbury; the oldest couple,, Amos and Hattie Bell,. Goderich, Ontario; the family travelling the farthest for the occasion, . Doris and Jack An- drews, $carborough, Ontario; the only beard, 'Arnold Riley, Clinton, Ontaria. Sports followed and winners of the races were: preschool children, Jamie Stanbury; boys 7 and under Jeffrey Andrews; girls 9 and under, ,first, Noreen Stanbury, second, Sandra' Mc- Gregor; boys 9 and under, first Paul Gibbings, 'second Michael Gibbings; girls 12 and under, first Nancy Gibbings, second Joan Garrow, boys 12 and un-" der, • first Wayne Andrews, sec- ond, Brian McGregor; 3 -legged race, first, Arnold Riley and Janice Wright. There was also a men's tug of war and a peanut scramble for the kids. The children then had an opportunity to visit Story Book Gardens. The 1968 executive is: honor- ary president couple Hugh and 1 lizabeth Da11,-; esident couple, Warren .and 'Marie' Gibbings; Nice -president couple, Fred, and mean V9dclen• secretary-troasur, ers, Bob and Donna Gibbings; eommitt�e, Bev and: Arnold Mil- y, Mi'nie an4, Maxine Darnin, and ° Garnet and Margaret Wright, . ,.•.:-...., The guests were .escorted to their places by the -Grade 7 boys and the Grade 7 "girls assisted, at, the tables. David O'Reilly of the grad- uating class was chairman for the occasion. Kevin. Kale Was- Valedictorian. asValedictorian. Awards were presented fo,r 'academics, sports and general athieve- ment. Mary Lou Ryan and Kevin Kale were the recipi- ents of the Knights of Colum- bus scholarship from the Fa- ther Stephen Eckert Council of Seaforth. Monsignor White spoke to the graduates reminding them that they should take into the Fligh School. and into the world the religious and •moral' training they have received'. He presented the diplomas. Mother Mary Justin, the prin- cinal,• congratulated the stu- dents and presented the spec- ial awards. Danny Mu>:ray, on behalf of the graduating «lass, pres- ented Mrs. Murray, the teach- er with a gift. Mrs. Murray thanked -the class and congra- tulated them on their_success The members of this first graduating class are: Jean Coyne, Joanne Coyne, Gordon Cronin, Randy Duffy, Tom Hunt, Kevin Kale, Danny Murray, •,Jimmy Murray, Neil Murray, Jean Nolan, . David O'Reilly; Donnie Ryan; Mary Lou Ryan, Sharon Shea and Regina Van Bakel. The%followi•ng received spec ial awards: Religion, Donnie Ryan; Spelling and Writing, Sharon •Shea: Mathematics, David O'Reilly; Sports, Randy Duffy and Danny Murray: History and Geography, Kev- in Kale:"Composition. Mary.•. Lou Ryan; Science, Neil Mur- ray; Grammar, Regina Van Bakel; general ,achievement, Jean Coyne, Joanne Coyne, Jean Nolan, Gordon Cronin, Tom Hunt, Jimmy Murray DO YOU KNOW THE 4 POINTS BEHIND EVERY.. AD? When You See An Act in THE HURON •EXPOSITOR -THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS - . A REPUTABLE STORE . . • r astore that lives up to its advertising bar-- gains, aregains, has a reputation to uphold. • 2. DEPENDABLE QUALITY in the merchandise it sells — Merchandises that is exactly s ' represented. 3. HONESTY ' in advertising messages and in •dealings • . with the. public. No attempt, to falsi.fy'or . deceive. 4.. VALUES•- • • -• Every Huron ,Expositoradvertiser has: an important message for you. It pays to read them all ! d • Seaforth Calf Club MAKE YOUR PURCHASES THE SAFE WAY CONSULT THE ADS EVERY WEEK IN On June 22nd, the Seaforth *II Calf Club met at the farm of Mr. Wynja with: 32 membera ans*ering the toll call. Two elasti s" df all were lodg- ed With •all tbe. ntembel;s giving reasbne, after witch the ttf,enl- bers 'garote two quizes. Dol) Netiglliik tha ked Mr. Wyttja for–the use• of Ilia forth aYtd 1ujiclt was toned: • •- SEA 'ORTJ1, (N' A1tIO, CANADA !Since 1866, Serving the Conlrnu n +' et"