The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-04-20, Page 2Bage Two The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, April 20, 1955 Modern Kitchen
What’s In a Name?
Quite a Loti
The name of the Wingham District
High School was almost changed to
something else last year.
Hack last April board members
thought that a name more representa
tive of the district which the school
serves should be chosen. Rural people,
particularly would be more kindly
disposed towards the new school if
the name was changed.
Hoard members decided to run a
contest at the high school, offering
a prize of $10 to the student who sug
gested the most appropriate name.
Principal W. S, Hall had every student
write a suggestion on a slip of paper.
Suggestions were weird and wonder
ful and the board, after deferring the
matter of choosing a name for several
meetings, finally made its decision
in September.
■ “Maitland District High School" was
not representative enough, they de
cided. After all, part of the district
is in the Saugeen watershed, rather
than the Maitland. “North Huron
and South Bruce" was a good name,
but not particularly distinctive for
Wingham, since Lucknow high school
could lay claim to the same name.
‘’Hillcrest’’ was a nice enough name,
but would convey nothing to anyone
outside Wingham, In fact the board
decided that any of the names sug
gested would leave the location of
the school a mystery to outsiders.
And so, after* much discussion, they
.decided that the new name of the
school should be—Wingham District
High School.
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CONGRATULATIONS
A corner of the modern kitchen in the home economics room is shown in
the photograph above. With the very latest in modern equipment, students
in home economics will have every opportunity to become familiar with
modern living techniques. Two ranges, electric and gas, are used in classes
to familiarize students with each type of cooking.
AND
GOOD WISHES
TO THE CITIZENS OF
WINGHAM AND DISTRICT
AND TO THE MEMBERS
OF THE BOARD OF
WINGHAM
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
KYLES & KYLES
ARCHITECTS
HAMILTON ONTARIO
Congratulations
ON CHOOSING
STAN-STEEL
School Furniture
FOR YOUR NEW
HIGH SCHOOL
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lations !
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EXTERIOR GLAZED TILE
ON THE NEW
WINGHAM
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
Was Supplied By
WHOLESALE BUILDING SUPPLIES
HAMILTON
Pleasing Surroundings in Home
Economics Room Aid Studies
Certain educational theorists have
advanced the opinion that the quality
of education which a school is able
to give the students depends entirely
upon the quality of the teachers.
However, on both students and teach
ers, the effect of beautiful surround
ings is tremendous. This last word
has been much weakened by improper
use, but in this case it ts used ad
visedly. The uplift to the spirit
caused by a beautiful home econom- (
ics room is tremendous. It has to be , cost of clothing.
Congratulations
ONTARIO
to Wingham District
experienced to be realized.
The present teacher’s theory of her
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Miss Dorothe Comber
Graduate of the University of Toronto
in Household Economics. She taught
in Arnprior and Fenelon Falls prior
to her appoinment to the Wingham
staff in 1954. She holds a specialist
■certificate in home economics, and the
degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy.
subject is that it consists of an effort
to teach home life. For a‘ woman
the three most important factors in
successful home life in order of im
portance are: First, good personal re
lationships to promote mental health;
second, correct selection of food to
promote physical health; third, sewing
to promote mental health by a whole-
I some use of spare time and a reduc
tion of money strain by lowering the
Other skills are
desirable, such as keeping the house
clean and neat but are not to be
confused with the three important >
aims.
The great advantages possessed by
the new home ^economics room are
the daylight, sunshine, the view of the
countryside, the beautiful colour and
the pleasing floor plan. Also, the
number of sewing machines has been
increased from five to eight. Wait
ing for a sewing machine has no
merit, and spending much time in
basting is not a modern practice.
Other advancements in equipment are
larger sewing tables, and a splendid
arrangement of three long mirrors
mounted on three doors which show
all aspects of the figure at’ once.
The fire the end of December
necessitated the buying of all new
furnishings, and it has been possible
to select them so that in style and
colour they harmonize with the room
designed by the architect. The room
itself and its furnishings give an up
lift to the spirit, and pleasant personal
relationships between teacher and
students can be established with ease
in such beaautiful surroundings.
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on the opening of the new
High School
CAFETERIA EQUIPMENT
IN THE MODERN SCHOOL CAFETERIA
was supplied by
Johnson & Barbour
Limited
China, Glassware, Pottery, Hotelware
London Ontario
R. Ross Vogan
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General Contractors
FOR THE BUILDING OF THE NEW
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After serving with the RCAF he took
teacher-training in industrial arts and
crafts, in which he holds a specialist
certificate. He came to the school to
organize and take charge of the gen
eral shop „ when the district was
formed in 1947, He handles the guid
ance program as well.
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Standard
Limited
District High School
WE WISH TO THANK
ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ERECTION
OF THIS MODERN SCHOOL BUILDING
OLMSTED & PARKER
WOODSTOCK TORONTO
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
OTTAWA MONTREAL
Miss Jean R. Thompson
Graduate of the University of Western
Ontario, She came to Wingham front
the Ontario College of fSducation, in
1954. She is in charge of the physical
training program for the girls, land
also teaches junior French,
HAMILTON ONTARIO