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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-04-20, Page 6Page Six The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, April 20, 1955 A Proud Day for The District Citizens of Wingham and District may well be proud pf the new district high school which will be opened today. For not only is it a monument to modern and progressive education, but it is also a manifestation of the co-operation possible between town and country for the betterment of both. Less than a year after actual operations on the new school started, the school has already had a happy history of which everybody who had anything to do with the building can be proud. The harmony between the high school board, the architect and the contractors has been something which it is the privilege of few undertakings to enjoy. Members of the board itself, although coming from different environments which might have caused a division of energies and purpose, have worked together admirably on a project which is of common interest both to the rural and urban people. And they have done so in a harmonious atmosphere which augurs well for .the future of rural- urban co-operation. The congenial atmosphere under which the board, • architects and contractors worked was reflected in the speedy and yet effortless way in which the building was erected. There were almost no hitches in the building program. Due to the type of construction which was used in the building and the smoothness of the operations, under the capable direction of Stan Woods, liaison man for Kyles and Kyles, the district was provided with a school in a much shorter period than would otherwise have been possible. The promptness with which the building was finished paid off handsomely in December, when the tired old H- huts were destroyed by fire. At that time it was possible to move students into the new school because enough of it was finished to provide accommodation. The new Wingham District High School is a credit to the entire district, and the opening ceremony today will mark an important milestone in its history. *& NOTE THE SIMILARITIES We hear a lot of talk these days about the differences • in nationalities. And these differences are particularly stressed in the people of those nations with whom we do not happen to be agreeing at the moment. A scant ten years ag*o the German nation was thought to be imbued with all the nasty characteristics that any humans could possibly possess. At the present time the Rusians and the Chinese seem to have inherited all the bad qualities of the Germans, who, in the short space of ten years have suddenly become clever, industrious, solid citizens—in short much more like ourselves. Generalities about nations and national chartceristics are dangerous. It should be obvious, to any one that every nation has its quota of saints, rogues and fools, and if the truth were known the proportion is probably the same the world over. In these troubled days it would be a good idea to dwell on the similarities between nations, rather than the differences.*** THAT EDITORIAL “WE” For anyone who wonders why editors use the pro­ noun “we” in writing editorials, the current issue of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association bulletin has the answer. We quote: “An editor is one who reads newspapers, selects mis­ cellany, writes articles on all subjects, sets type, reads proof, folds papers .and sometimes carries them, prints job work, runs on errands, cuts wood, works in the garden,' talks to all his patrons who call, patiently receives blame for a thousand things that never were and never can be done, gets little money, has scarce time and materials to satisfy his hunger, or to enjoy the quiet of nature’s sweet restorer, sleep, and esteems himself peculiarly happy if he is not assaulted and battered by some unprincipled demagogue who loves puppet shows and hires the rabble with a treat of cider brandy to vote him into some petty office. A man who does all this and more, not here record­ ed, you will know must be a rather busy animal ; and as he performs the work of so many different persons he may justly be supposed their representative, and to have an indisputable right, when speaking of himself, to use the plural number, and to say ‘we’ on all occasions and in all places.”*** A CHANCE FOR FAME If some public spirited citizen wants to leave a real monument behind him, he has a wonderful opportunity in his own town, suggests the Financial Post. Let him lead a drive to clean up and beautify. There is plenty of scope. Most of the downtown areas of our cities and many towns are badly congested just because the builders did not look ahead. There are few parks and often these are neglected. And to the casual motorist, .at least, the great majority of them look exactly alike. Towns and cities that are really different and attrac­ tive in .Canada stand out like a peacock in a barnyard filled with drab Plymouth Rocks. ' 't ------------------------------------— Whtjjhattt Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept. Subscription Rate — One Year $3.00, Six Months $1.50 in advance a R A. $4.00 per year Foreign Rate $4.00 per Advertising Rates on application year Reeves -> Jefferson A quiet but pretty wedding solemnized at the heme of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Christena Jefferson and her brother, Mr. Hilliard Jefferson, when Catharine Olive Jefferson, grad­ uate of Woodstock General Hospital and of Toronto University was united in marriage to George Arthur Reeves, of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ar­ thur Reeves, of Stratford, by Rev. Hugh C. Wilson of Clinton. The bride was smartly attired in a dress of doir blue taffeta, made on princess lines with a toreador jacket. She carried a bouquet of pink carna­ tions. Msso Margaret Jefferson was her sister’s attendant printed silk dress of charcoal grey. Her bouquet was yellow mums and pink carnations. The groom’s brother, Mr. Norval Reeves, of Buffalo, was his attendant. Following the cere­ mony a reception was held at the home of the bride’s brother, Mr, Charles Jefferson and Mrs. Jefferson. For travelling the bride chose a grey suit with a mink clutch cape. After a trip to Virgina, U.S.A., they will reside at 50 Cassels Ave., Toronto. Guests were present from Buffalo, Toronto, Woodstock, Newmarket, Owen Sound, Mitchell, Clinton and Wingham, Was and wore a Personals Mrs. Stuart Chamney,Mr. and Diane and Donna, were Sunday visit­ ors with Mr. and Mrs. Donald and family. Miss Grace Thompson Easter holidays with her John Tiffin in Wingham. Next Sunday will be Angus spent sister, Mc- the Mrs. Next Sunday will be Communion Sunday in Donnybrook Church, the service will be at 3.30 D.S. Time. Mrs. Fred Barker and son, Teddy, of Goderich, visited during the holi­ days at , the home of Mr. and Mrs. John R.' Thompson. Miss Sheila Doerr, of Niagara Falls, visited last week at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Cham- ney. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Thompson re­ turned home on Friday after a trip to the Western Provinces, California and other states. Woman’s Missionary Society The W.M.S. met at the home of Mrs. W, C. King on Thursday evening. April 14th, with ‘a good number in attendance. Mrs. T. V. Edgar had charge of the devotions and was assisted by Mrs. Ethel Bradnock, Mrs. Glad Edgar and Mrs. Gordon Edgar The theme “The Hope of the World” was followed throughout. Mrs. Gordon Edgar gave a talk on the chapter on crime from the study book on India. Mrs. Irving Toner presented a report of the Presbyterial held at Wingham, the previous week and Mrs. V. Buchanan gave a brief outline of the address given by the guest speaker, Miss Kate Rutherford of .Angola, Africa. Plans were made discussed for the Thankoffering meet­ ing to be held in early May. The meeting closed with prayer led by the president, Mrs. I. Toner. A friendly hour was then spent with the serving of delicious refreshments served by the committee in charge. Woman’s Association The W.A. of the Gorrie United Church will meet Thursday evening, April 21st at the home of Mrs. C. Grainger, at 8.30. Friendly Fours have the program, Mrs. K. Hastie, Mrs. Gerald Galbraith, Mrs. Irving Toner and Mrs. Russel Powell. Two cars of men from the United Church attended the rally for Huron United Church men held in Londes- boro on Sunday evening. Mrs. Flora Litt Word has been received by Mr. H. V. Holmes of the death of a former Gorrie resident, Mrs. Flora Litt, widow of the late W. H. Litt, a one­ time local merchant. The death oc­ curred at the home of her daughter Mrs. Murial Regan, of Marmora. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Richard James, she was the last member of a well known Gorrie fam­ ily. She was a teacher of piano and organ in the district and organist in St. Stephen’s Anglican Church and in the former Methodist Church. With her husband she moved from Gorrie to Teeswater about 1905, later they went to Marmora, where she has since resided. Her husband prede­ ceased her several years ago. Two daughters Murial and Kath­ leen, of Marmora, survive. Burial was in Stratford cemetery on Wednesday, April 13th . Personals Mr. and Mrs. Stahley Dane, and Mr. Chas. Hooey, of Toronto, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Dane, last week. Mr. Edward Ferguson of Saskatoon, Sask., visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson, for a few days last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Montgomery have returned to their home here after spending the winter months in Milton. Mr. and Mrs. Courtney Gilpin left last Wednesday for Viking, Alberta, where they will spend the summer. On Monday Mr. Gilpin received a letter from Viking, which he thinks breaks the records in speedy mail service. urday, April 9th at 10 a.m. and arrived in Gorrie, Monday, April 11th, at 2 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stinson, of De­ troit, spent the week-end here and visited Mr. Sam Stinson, in Wingham. Mr. E. H. Strong was in Chesley on Wednesday of last week attending the annual meeting of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority. He is an advisory board member of the Public Relations Committee. Miss Etta Burns has been visiting at Clifford. Mrs. Bertha Plant visited her daughter, Miss Laura Plant, of St. Marys, over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Short, of Fergus, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. T. Short. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hockridge mov­ ed* their household effects to Toronto last Tuesday, where they have pur­ chased a home. Best wishes of many friends go with them. It left Viking, Alberta, Sat- “Every Known Facility for Study” at New High School by J, D. Kyles, Architect The new Wingham District High School is now an accomplished fact. Through all the trials and tribulations that usually beset a district high school board, there has *been a spirit of optimism and co-operation on our board which is seldom equalled. Just to run over some of thq high­ lights again. We all know the pro­ blems which had to be solved by the various taxing bodies before any ser­ ious consideration could be given to the actual school building. After the tax structure was settled, the next problem was the selection of a site. Many sites in and around Wingham were considered before the final decision was made to locate the new school on the high ground im­ mediately east of the old school. This new site seems very well suited for an imposing structure, which may be seen from great distances on ap­ proaching the town on the various main highways. With the site selected, it now be­ comes necessary to develop an over­ all plan which would cover the many activities of a great centre of learn­ ing over many, many years to come. Roughly some of the problems were: present and future school studies such as academic and science work, with a view to flexibility for changes in curriculum; agricultural studies, both inside and outside of the build­ ing from plant and garden culture to areas for actual instruction on the use of farm equipment in field work; physical edueuation by no means the least of the school’s activities, so the development of areas for physical training in the gymnasium and on the field as track, for football, baseball, rugby, tennis, running, jumping and hockey must be considered. Orientation of a school building is a very definite problem, to provide the maximum value of light and cross ventilation to those areas where least physical activity is required and most academic work is carried out. High portions of a building should not protect entranceways . from the value of the sun for snow clearance. On top of all these problems and the big problems of what the years to come are the ever portation, and from school conveniently serve the com­ munity for crowds on foot and in cars. * Our new school will very soon now have a broad expanse of lawn running up from Carling Terrace with an avenue of trees toward the south side flanking the entrance walk and an area north of the walk for future tennis course, The entrance driveway will be a continuation to the east of Victoria Street, and this drive, large enough to park 15 or 20 busses, will swing up in a large circle to the south en­ trance, which is connected by a fljght of steps with the west main entrance terrace, thus forming a dual main entrance formed around the southwest corner of the building. This entire prospect from its maim concept to finishing details and color­ ing has been an endeavor to provide every known facility to study under ideal conditions in comfort and hap­ piness, in surroundings optimistic and cheerful in color and appointments. In providing the maximum for the student, the needs of the teaching staff must not be overlooked, as these are the people who to a great extent mould their lives of our children in their care. Color schemes and room details must confirm to the require­ ments of both adolescent student and mature instructor. How seldom do we ever stop to visualize what a gigantic task it is, in all its ramifications, to produce a large building to house so many ac­ tivities. Our school has taken 8 months to plan and 9% months to build. First many months were spent by the archi­ tects with the school board studying the many-sided problem and planning the building. After contracts are let literally thousands of men came into the picture from far away places, supplying resins, gums, alumnum, steel, copper, tin, alloys, brick, asbes­ tos, asphalt, corn fibre, cork, marble, stone, porcelains, glass, paint, rubber, woods—material without number. All of these materials originally were in the ground, from where thousands of workers in almost as many strive Other store, package, transport and deliver to the various contractors on the job at the previously determined time, in proper sequence to keep the job run­ ning smoothly and most efficiently. Truly one can say of the Wingham District High School, that the mater­ ials of which it is built come from the four corners of the globe. SAVE70 DEODORANT FOR LASTING DAINTINESS countries as there are products, to produce the finished product, thousands are organized to going ..to ask for, we have present problem of trans- both in moving students to the school and making the New HS Affords Opportunities Equal to Any in the.Province by W. S. Hall, Principal The new Wingham District High School was planned to solve the ac­ commodation problem. It is note­ worthy for its spaciousness, the ex­ cellence of its equipment and the beauty of its site, design and decora­ tion. It offers accommodation for more than five hundred students, thus providing facilities not only for the present enrolment but also for the future. This has resulted from care­ ful surveys made of the public school population in the district. The facilities will give to the pre­ sent and future students educational opportunities equal to those anywhere in the province. Each particular sub­ ject has a special classroom with a qualified teacher in charge. Thus there are rooms designed and equip­ ped for the study of English, social studies, history, mathematics, the sciences, French and classics. In ad­ dition there is the art room, the music room and very well furnished rooms for commercial studies, home econom­ ics and industrial arts and crafts. The school has a large gymnasium­ auditorium with a seating capacity of approximately one thousand. When the chairs are stored beneath the stage, the gymnasium fills a much- needed place in the program of phy­ sical education and indoor sports. Another new feature is the kitchen and cafeteria which adjoins the stage, with accommodation for two-hundred and fifty at a time. Our past records have been good, but they are not enough. The present and the future are all important. The heart of the school is the staff and the curriculum. The school provides facilities which challenge the teachers and students to strive for better re­ sults because of greater opportunities. We look for improvement in our sports and in our extra-curricular activities, while still maintaining our record in scholastic attainment. QUICK PERN REFILL By Richard Hudnut Attention Farmers Gentle, Regular and Super $1.75 Richard Hudnut PIN QUICK $1.75 Richard Hudnut EGG CREME SHAMPOO $2.00 75c RINSE FREE Make sure of a good season’s crop, see our wide range of Seed Disinfections and Blight Prevention Products. KERR’S DRUG STORD THE HOME OF FINE MEDICINE JU Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harkness, Mc­ Intosh, visited at the home of Mr. Geo. Dane Sr., on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Weir and Miss Fanny Belle Weir, Wingham, called at the same home. Mr. and Mrs. Lome Schinbein and children, of Gowanstown, spent Sun­ day with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Charles, The Rev. and Mrs. N. J. Truax and family, of Lynden, spent Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Edgar. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Armstrong, Fordwich, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lome Walker. Mrs. Fleming Grainger, Jamestown, and Mrs. Lloyd Workman, Lynne and Murray, of Brussels, spent Wednesday with Mrs. W. C. King. Miss Edith Scott and Mrs. A. Ham­ ilton, of Wingham, visited in town­ last week. Friends will be sorry to. learn that little Judy Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith, con. 1, is confined to bed with rheuumatic fever. Mrs. John Wylie has returned to her home here, after spending the winter months in Toronto, accompan­ ied her and spent the week-end here. Mrs. E. J. Farrish spent the week­ end with relatives at Holstein. FARMERS ! Farm Machinery Needs iDisc Harrows, Hydraulic Lift Cultivators/ Spring Tooth Cultivator?, Drag Harrows, Ezee Flow Fertilizer Spreaders ’ ALL WAYS AT YOUR SERVICE Makes good sense to change sludgy oil every 1000 miles. See us for your periodic oil checkups and changes. 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