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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1974
Bayfield group hear history
(by Milvena Erickson)
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mrs. Gwen Pemberton,
newly elected chairman of the
Bayfield Historical Society,
chaired the regular meeting on
Monday, evening, April 8,
with a real good turn -out.
Miss Kay Reid tool: over the
duties as secretary.
Discussions ensued regarding
Mrs. Moira Couper's proposal
for various activities for the
summer, including arts, crafts,
theatre, etc. , through a grant
that may be obtainable from
the Government. It was decid-
ed to turn her proposal over to
the Pioneer Park Association
for their ideas on the proposal.
A committee was named as
follows for summer activities.
Mrs. R.G. Hunter, Dr. G.H.
Shepherd, Mrs. Milvena Erick-
son, and the president, Mrs.
Pemberton, with powers to add
to their numbers. Mrs. Pember-
ton also announced that Brig.
F.A. Clift would present a
paper on the First Years of the
Canada Co., and the Huron
Tract, at the next meeting on
May 13.
Mrs. Elva Metcalf, Brig.
G.L. Smith, Mrs. LeRoy Poth
and Mrs. Bill Parker, worked
to-gether and presented a very
enjoyable history of the Schools
in Bayfield. Mrs. Parker spoke
of the site of the first school
in the village and all of Stanley
Township; built in 1836 on the
site of the present home of Mrs.
Lucy Diehl. Part of the original
school is incorporated into her
home. It was originally a 20 x
30 foot structure with a cottage
roog. The first teacher was
Edward Templeton, who
taught for several years. The
school also served as a Town
Hall and a church. It was noted
that in the winter months regist-
ration was high in the school;
but was down considerably in
the summer as the young people
were needed to help out on the
farms.
In 1859 a lot was deeded for
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a new school - just north of the
present Municipal Building. It
was one story brick without a
basement; later a roorn was
added to the back and in 1892
a second storey was added. At
one time three teachers were
required to teach all the pupils.
Many teachers have taught the
Village pupils andincluded Mrs.
LeRoy Poth as principal and Mrs.
Bill Parker as assistant; who were
teachers when the new school
(Municipal Building) was erect-
ed in 1956 with formal opening
ceremonies, conducted by
William Townsend then Suffrag-
an Bishop.
Mrs. Parker stated that in the
old school, grades one to five
were taught in the lower room
and grades 6 to 10 in the upper
room, and some of the improve-
ments carried out during her
teaching career; including the
heating system from the old
box stove to the wood and coal
furnace; the wain-scotting
added, filled in behind with
sawdust for insulation. She
told of the trap door at the
front of the room to the heating
system in the basement; of the
earthen shelves around it where
the old school records were
stored. She also told that when
P.T. exercises were l:eing
conducted in the upper room,
of the dust falling down on the
junior room pupils, and spoke
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vehicles. The Commission said
that collision coverage should
continue to be optional. It is
called a measurable, limited
interest of the vehicle owner
alone.
However, it should be made
abundantly clear to owners
that they can look to no one
for compensation if they
choose not to carry collision
coverage. The important ele-
ments of the recommendations
are for a compulsory scheme
and for the elimination of Court
actions to determine negligence
and blame.
Education Minister Thomas
Wells announced in the Legis-
lature, increased grants and aid
to Ontario School Boards that
could total as much as $55 mill
ion. He told the Legislature that
the increase, coming on top of
last August's 7.9r10 increase over
the 1973 ceilings, was to cope
with inflation. Mr. Wells said
that this did not mean that the
original ceilings were unreal-
istic but it is an admission
that they were very flexible
and cognizant of changing cond•
itions in the economy.
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of the mice who were frequent
visitors to the classroom. She
also recalled many activities
engaged in by the whole
school; that of Arbor Day,
preparing for Christmas conc-
erts; practising for the Musical
Festival in Goderich and getting
exhibits ready for the Fall
Fair. Mrs. Parker said that in
August 1955, construction start-
ed on the new school and each
day from a vantage point in
the Senior room, the pupils
and teacher watched the stages
of construction. Mr. Laird
Schilbe dismantled the old
school and it contained 60, 000
bricks. A good number of these
he reclaimed and along with the
timbers, incorporated them into
a home in Goderich.
Brig. Smith then related the
happenings from then until the
school children were bussed to
a central school (Huron Centen-
nial School, in Brucefield);
where they now attend.
In 1964, the government pass-
ed an act that would eliminate
the one -room schools and the
one -room school trustees and
set up county boards. In 1965
Merton Merner was the Bayfield
representative on the board
along with two members each
from Stahley and Tuckersmith
Townships. Bayfield and the
western end of Stanley formed
a S 0, S, (Save Our School)
Committee and banned togeth-
er to try to save the school
by adding an additional two
rooms. A two day hearing was
held before Judge Hetherington
in Goderich and the committee
also had an audience with the
Minister of Education (then
William Davis) in Toronto.
Out of this meeting it was
decided to let Bayfield keep
their school but draw only pup-
ils from the village. The vill-
agers were approached regard-
ing this, but in the interim had
been told of the many advant-
ages their children would rec-
eive in a central school, and as
a result our children are attend-
ing Brucefield. Mr. Smith also
outlined the Hall -Dennis Report
and told of the recommendat•
ions that had come about
through this report; the trend
towards bigness and said this is
tragic, that size is not an asset
and this had been proved in the
U.S.A. to do away with exam-
inations, children no longer
need or received marks; and no
more strapping in the schools.
These were some of the recom-
mendations and they had pretty
well been adopted. Mr. and
Mrs. LeRoy Poth, then showed
slides, mostly in vivid colour;
from the time of the old
school to the now Municipal
Building; the interiors; the
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