Clinton News-Record, 1985-07-10, Page 134•
t; 6The.Inspector of schools for .South
„tgoiA,A0$04,1or $25 far township mop,
Cooed moved, seconded and earned
"tbat. OfWoney be granted, as we consider
-the annually increasing enie040; of OM; •
Mon eebobis'iS:alreadY beyond the resources
of the country.”
11199- Goderich paper '.
The trustees and ratepayers of S.S. No. (-;)
have decided to dispense with the Services
of the present teacher, and have notified
Writ° this effect. Things have been very un-
satisfactory during the past year, and it
might as well be understood that no teacher
be allowed to rule his masters - the people.
Another teacher will be engaged.
INSPECTOR TOM'S VISIT
Years ago inspectors regularly visited.each
rural school to asess the teachers' Own-
petence and check the information learned
by the pupils (another way of monitoring the
teachers' abilities). In the primvy grades
large poster -sized charts, called tablets,
were used to teach the alphabet and'
numerals and easily identified what these
children knew.
In one visit to Tipperary School (S.S. No.
9) about 1922, the legendary Inspector Tom
came for his inspection. This' was an occa-
sion that made both teacher and pupil shud-
der. His long black beard, stern expression
and reputation did not put anybody at ease.
In time he asked to see the first grade class
•and they reluctanly trooped before him.
Next he asked the teacher for the tablets. On
hearing this, one inexperienced young lad
standing nearby decided that he had had
enough and ran home! He Was not going to
be given any 'pills' by this intimidating
visitor! It was not known what Inspector
Tom thought ofithis abrupt departure.
GUSSIE OAKES - MUSIC TEACHER
Augusta, "Gussie”, was the daughter of
George and Matilda Oakes from Lot 56, Con.
Maitland. This Oakes family were early set-
tlers in our township and known as a
musical family. In order to give her pupils;
both children and adults, their weekly organ
lessons, Gussie often rode horseback to
meet them in the communities surrounding
Clinton. Such dedication deserves note!
Resident
researches...
Aerial view obitilmesville in Goderich township
• from page 19
veyances returned to the housewherethey
would toast their health and pay, tloeir, •
respects to the widow.
Elizabeth continued to live in the house
until her death. Six months later'she too was
laid to rest.
Their retirement home in Bayfield has
been sold many times over and has had
many uses but the facade and the windows
have not changed much. I can remember
seeing the house as A child, going past it
twice a -day on my way to school, not know-
ing my great -great-grandfather died there.
I remember as a child going past the inn on
my way to music lessons where my great -
great -grandfather had his accident, not
knowing he received his fatal injury there.
How much more information is secret and
can still he found I do not know.
Their gravestone is weatherteaten and
the engraving almost illegible and until
• quite recently meaningless to me. The
mound has sunken quite a bit. The stories
that have gone to the grave...
Nonsense, C.G. would say in his
characteristic manner, "We did what had to
be done and thought no more about it.
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