The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-11-28, Page 11BIBLE PRESENTED—Bruce Robertson, prin-
cipal of the new Howick Central School, at
left, is seen as he accepts a Bible from In-
spector J. H, Kinkead. The Bible was a gift
from the Ontario Trustees' and Ratepayers'
Association. ---Photo by Connell.
UNUSUAL VIEW of the new Howick Central School is pro-
vided by this night shot taken last Friday evening as open-
ing ceremonies were in progress. Near left can be seen the
modern front entrance portico which breaks into the long
lines of the front exposure. Classrooms and offices flank
the porch on either side.—Photo by Connell.
New Howick School
Continued from Page Two
is part of a vast plan of school
expansion requiring an expendi-
ture of $800 million in the past
two decades. The past ten
years have seen the opening of
a new school or an addition to
an existing structure for every
day of those years. There are
now over 600 central rural
schools replacing the one- and
two -room structures of the past.
They have attracted a higher
class of teacher and are provid-
ing a superior grade of educa-
tion for our children. Higher
costs of operation have been
offset in great degree, by the
economy of educating more
ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS in the Howick Central School—
This picture indicates the functional design carried through
the entire plan of the new school building. The school con-
tains 16 classrooms as well as the auditorium -gymnasium
and auxiliary rooms of various kinds.
—Photo by Connell.
AT SCHOOL OPENING—Stuart Douglas, chairman of the
Howick School Area Board addresses the large gathering in
the auditorium of the new Howick Central School at the
official opening on Friday evening,—Photo by Connell.
children per hundred teachers.
On the question of transpor-
tation, Dr. Rivers congratulat-
ed the Howick board on its de-
cision to purchase and operate
its own buses. He said that the
bus system now works well be-
cause of the improvement in
country roads and the snow-
plowing program. He advised
the pupils to learn avidly and
to treasure the fine school fa-
cilities which have been pro-
vided for them.
The speaker outlined some
of the auxiliary education fa-
cilities which are now being
operated for handicapped child-
ren. Among these are 81
schools for retarded children, in
which 2700 youngsters are be-
ing trained. He looked for-
ward to the day when schools
for the retarded will be taken
over entirely by the department
of education, and so relieving
the local associations for re-
tarded children of their obli-
gations in this regard.
In conclusion, Dr. Rivers
said that the success of an edu-
cational program depends com-
pletely on the co-operation of
home, school and church, Ile
declared the school officially
open.
Appreciation was expressed
to the speaker by board mem-
ber Morley Johnston.
WARDEN SPEAKS
Huron County Warden Wal-
ter Forbes extended greetings
from the county council and
expressed his personal admir-
ation of the accomplishments
in Howick. He said that the
new school is proof of what co-
operation can accomplish. He
also mentioned as one of the
benefits the fact that the coun-
ty health nurse is now able to
adequately oversee the health
of all Howick pupils, a situ-
ation all but impossible under
the old system.
Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. for
Huron -Bruce, complimented
the board and the people of
Howick on the attainment of
not only one of the largest, but
one of the best equipped rural
schools in Ontario. He spoke
of the accomplishments of the
past and wondered what the
next ten years will bring.
Marvin Howe, M. P. for
Wellington -Huron, also refer-
red to the challenge of the fu-
ture and the high purpose which
the school will fill in preparing
the coming generation for un-
known tasks.
Both speakers referred with
profound regret to the assassin-
ation of President Kennedy,
which occurred that day.
SCHOOL DEDICATED
Rev. J. W. E[ird dedicated
the new school to the pursuit of
knowledge and the training of
young minds in the habits of
logical thought. Ile said that
its graduates must be honest,
law-abiding and must learn to
meet each day's demands.
Principal Bruce Robertson
spoke of the complicated pro-
blems which arose while sche-
dules were being arranged and
paid tribute to the inspector and
the board, as well as his staff,
all of whom had been so help-
ful in this regard. Ile invited
the parents to consult with him
Wingham Advanee'Times, Thursday, Nov. 28, 1993 -- Page 3
New Howick School Provides
latest Facilities for Teaching
The keen interest of Howick
residents and people from neigh-
boring municipalities was very
evident on Friday evening when
a crowd estimated at almost
one thousand attended the open-
ing of the new Howick Central
School,
Though the building has
been in use since September,
this occasion was selected to
officially open and dedicate the
structure.
The school is unique in
many ways, being one of the
largest rural schools in the pro-
vince, with an attendance of
537 pupils. It replaces 18 rural
one -and two -room schools
throughout the entire township.
Another unique feature is the
architectural design of the
building, which was planned
and supervised by Dunlop, War-
dell, Matsui and Aiken.Though
the big building appears to the
passerby as a single structure,
it is, in fact, two separate
schools, one designed to ac-
commodate the junior pupils
and the other for the senior
grades. Its 16 classrooms are
contained in two individual
DONNYBROOK
Mr. and Mrs. Willows Moun-
rain and Mrs. Elgin Josling of
Londesboro visited Tuesday with
Mrs. Wesley Jefferson and fam-
ily.
Mrs. Cecil Chamney of
Wingham and John, Susan, Mur-
ray and Jane Thompson were in
London on Saturday to see Santa
Claus.
Miss Joanne MacLaughlinof
Detroit visited over the week-
end with Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Thompson and family. Other
visitors at the same home on
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Chamney, East Wawanosh;
Miss Claire Chamney, Toronto;
Miss Sandra Chamney, London;
Mr. John MacCormick, Toronto
Mrs. Cecil Chamney, Wingham
and Mr. Bert Thompson, East
Wawanosh.
Mr. and Mrs. William Har-
dy and Jean spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Brooks
and family of Ripley.
A little girl, standing on the
bathroom scales, said to her
smaller brother, "Funny, I
don't feel anything, but when
Mommy gets on these, itmakes
her mad."
and his teachers whenever they
found themselves perplexed by
school questions.
The program was concluded
as Mr. Kinkead spoke of the
help afforded at every turn by
Ewart Whitfield, clerk of the
township, whose duties had been
been multiplied by the legal
requirements involved with the
new school. The inspector also
presented a Bible to the school
from the Ontario Trustees' and
Ratepayers' Association.
Following the program
doughnuts and coffee were serv-
ed and the crowd toured the new
building as the staff explained
the function of the various
rooms.
wings. There are separate play,
grounds for the lower and upper
grades, as well as separateload•
ing and debarking platforms
where the buses pull up. The
one portion of the school which
is common to the two wings is
an auditorium -gymnasium
which is situated between the
two wings and provides not only
gathering space and recreation
facilities, but acts as the cor-
ridor between the two. Walk
space is provided under a drop-
ped ceiling at one side of the
auditorium,
The building contains 16
classrooms, as well as kitchen
adjacent to the auditorium,
health room, staff room, stor-
age closets, principal's office,
secretary's office, caretaker's
room, supply room, etc, Se-
parate washroom facilities for
male and female students and
male and female teachers are
contained in each wing.
Finished in modern brick
exterior, the over-all design is
a pleasing blend of modern and
functional planning. One of its
outstanding characteristics is
the evident application of high-
ly practical features, with a
complete absence of expensive
"frills".
The auditorium is a striking
room, its steel deck roof sup-
ported by a series of deep lam-
inated wooden beams to break
up what would otherwise be a
flat and uninteresting expanse
of ceiling. There is a large
stage, under which storage
space is provided for the stack-
ing chairs from the auditorium.
Small stained glass windows
along one side of the room add
a pleasing touch of color during
daylight hours.
Total cost of the building,
which is located on Highway
86, between Gorrie and Ford-
wich, will amount to about
$315,000, well within the bud-
geted cost.
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