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The Huron County Board of Education
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Best Wishes
to the
BLYTH HOMECOMING
and
Congratulations
on
100 Years
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Blyth's schools celeb
The first school in Blyth was established somewhere
between 1866 and 1869 and was located just west of the
municipal office.
A few years later a building was erected east of Hwy. 4 near
the northerly outskirts of the village. It was converted into
apartments, owned now by Phil Black.
In 1896, a four room school was erected one block east of
Hwy. 4 on Mill Street where the present school now stands.
Blyth Continuation classes were also held in this school until
1946. Continuation classes were Grades 9 to 12.
In 1923, a new wing containing two rooms was added to the
east side of the school. In 1946 Continuation classes were no
longer held in
Blyth as pupils
were now
bused to the
high school in
Clinton.
In 1956, the
board agreed
that pupils
from No. 4
Hullett be
permitted to
attend Blyth
School. In
February
1958, a
kindergarten
class was
opened with
Joan Watson
as teacher.
In April of
1965, the
Morris Area
School Board
met in the
Brussels
School and it
was decided then, that the Morris TownShip School Area
should be kept intact, and that the School Area of East
Wawanosh be invited to amalgamate with the Morris area. It
was also decided that the board would be in a position to
construct central schools in Blyth, Brussels and Belgrave.
The board members in 1965 who arranged for the
construction of the new school buildings were: chairman, J.E.
Elston; vice-chairman, G.E. McCutcheon and members, J. C.
Haines, R.B. Elliott and J. T. Stewart.
In 1966, they were: chairman, G. E. McCutcheon; vice-
chairman, J.C. Haines and members R.B. Elliott and J.T.
Stewart, and G.B. Gowing with R.S. Shaw as the secretary-
rate 100 years
treasurer and J.H. Kinkead, B.A.B. Paed, inspector.
In 1966 the new school was erected on the same site to
serve Blyth, the southwest corner of Morris and from
Concession 5 to the southern boundary of East Wawanosh and
the old school was demolished.
Some interesting facts to note are that in 1898 the teachers'
salaries ranged from $225 to $500. The first principal of the
new Blyth Public School was Margaret E. Michie who served
from 1966 to 1976.
Two local residents were principal of the Blyth School. Bert
Gray was the principal from September 1934 to 1956. Norman
Garrett was principal of the Continuation School from 1928 to
1944.
September 1996
welcomes a
new principal,
Rick Maertens.
In the July
20, 1977 issue
of The Blyth
Standard Mrs.
Jack Watson
shares
interesting
memories of
when she taught
at the Blyth
Continuation
School from
1915 to 1919.
She said there
were four
teachers then —
two teachers
and a half for
public school
and a teacher
and a half for
Continuation
school. They
got the half teacher because one teacher taught Junior Third
(Grade 5) half-time and then she taught Continuation classes.
It was necessary for this teacher to have more education than
the others.
Mrs. Watson's first entrance class consisted of nine boys and
one girl.
An interesting fact to note is that a lot of the people she
taught then have died and nobody she taught still lives in
Blyth.
* Researched by Mrs. Elizabeth Battye and Mrs. Mary
Holland for the July 1977 issue.
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