The Wingham Advance-Times, 1957-04-17, Page 7woiniwerk for $80 with 'ail:other
14.00 for extras, '
Classes opened an Ireirtuaty
of that year with William 4oed
ey as teacher at a salary Of $40,0
per year.
'.Pie late Tboxibis j, McLean/
who in his later years wrol;e• are
excellent history of Winghanif
gave an account of those earl'
days at this school, lie first at-
tended a month after the...classes
OPened and had WI unpleasant
experience with the ,teacher,
was so terrified of the Itistienan
that it was some time before the
family (mulct persuade him to re-
turn to"acheol, -
According to Mr. MacLean, it
was neither ail, work, nor all play.
The bays were expected to split
all the wood used for heating the
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wiNoliAm, (*TWO, WV1,)N0404V, ANAuf. .7i 1907
eneritions:ofTownship Childten-
aucited in the. Oiiginal , Lower: ToiArt School
Thrain4 the Years gre4t., eitanges have been made In the
eeducational system ,in our schools,
irliis,faei..WaS brought sharply to
' build a feW wceip age when IVIt,
1.1leitlson„ teacher of,,S,B, No. 11,
TUrnberry, conducted his flock
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plant
bnt their first dornand was for
spfritual solaee and guidance, Ser-
vices were bald. in lb° various
'homes until priVer Meeting places
could be built. The Milltlete were
,,the first'of the Several 'clenomin-
aloes to accomplish the erection
of rellUral, when the. Baptist
Chapel was built in 1863. While
the present edifice was under
construction on the west corner
of John and Hdward Streets, the
original, building Was sold to be
used 'a& a, school. .
Became School in VIVI
The children had been learning
abgtlt newspape r' prOduction in
social studios, are advancement fh
itself, from the former days of
reading, writing .and 'rlthmetie,
le'ollowing the "book' learning"'
came a. practical demonstration
Iii order to 'make the instruction
ore graphic. •
Lower Town School, S, S. No..
has been libown many
years, was not originally, intended.
Inr its ptesent' use.' Our pioneers
,i'ealyect the need ,,for education,
.er, also a prominent businessman
and active in church work, acted
as secretary, trustees named
were Archibald Fisher, Richard
Rankin and Edward Farley, the
fli:st resident gif. the Town Piot
At a meeting a few flaYSilater •
the trustees reported that they
had selected two., lots on 'finch a
building 'could b'en, ereeted, 'or •had
the alternative of purchasing the
Eaptist Chapel, The latter was
decided, upon,
Aoughth:.fox 330,g
The purchase Price was $80,
payab.le eight months, This in-
cluded the, platform, stove and
stove pipes end the side forms
running, alongqbe interior of the
chapel. The coptraet for castings
for seats .vvaS :let to ,Tames And
JeeliSen for $80, and Thomas and
Charles Elliott• agreed to do the
T. O. Jackson, prominent burn-
.nossman of that period, called a
public meeting of, the xatepayers
on 3arivary 1875, for the ex-
press purpose of laying Pions for,
a school, Joseph Flack, proprietor
of the tannery, was chairman at
the meeting and Archibald Vish-
children get set for a praetice session. From the,left they are Sherry.
iiitaeey, Judy. Welsh, 'Daphne Walker and Delorci; E.:kacey.
There,are big doings in ,thc junior room of the school at present,
,where Mrs. 'Mary 'McKinney • is busy preparing her pupils.. for• the
forthcoming ,Turnberry Music Festival. "'fere four of the smaller
Vxtra. 'reading material is alWays popular with the fnmils. Cathered
around tile: library table in the. senior 'room are, from thy. left,, Ruth
Hotchkiss,,Ron Oleghorn, Thelma St. Marie, Terry McDougall, Sharon
Riley. and Sandra McDonald,
Marten,. Judy Forsyth, David Stokes and Randy Martyr', ROW at right,
front to. Patsy Hotchkiss, Irvine Storey, Been Baket,
Mackay and, Ruth Errington.
Above are the Grade In pupils at the Lower Town School, who are '
also taught 'by Mrs. McKinney. In the row at left, from front to
back arii/erry Brooks, Raymond McDonald, Marilyn Riley, Jean
Sinnamon and Rini jouwsnia. Middle row front to bask,
The Study of' the WOrld and 'its problems is a part of the work of senior
pupils shown here -gathergd around a globe:. From left to right they.
are Phyllis TheinPsOng :Lois' Jarvis, Helen. Iiotchkiss, Julia Cruik-
shanki Wells Jouti6mtC
hool Ptineitial 0o.rdon lbltiaon handleg'the tecerd 010,Yee Willth is
usii to: mid iriStritetierh Shawn with him frOnt the left ate ,seitiot
and ja6kie* Storey; right, 'Carol McDonald, Michtlei Pcrsyt1i
Fonyth, bitten, Pattilne Pupils 'Oracles 2 dila 3 fit the Lower ToWn School are ShoWn. above,
At left art. Terry Brooks and kOnnie roXtoni centre: Bennie Ba,1ter
Sttnlenti Hugh 'k paid, DoriOkla Stacey', Die
Stacoyi 'andr!
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