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IiEarly Bruce County school houses and teachers Bruce County to establish local school I 1 took {A few years tor the settlers 0t I ‘ serious about educating their children. Each school had its own trustees - httvirig I hiring the teachers. ’Thc schools were ‘ often used. not only For the students but meetings, Sunday School. pnlilicol rallies and more. I I There way '4 local \‘upcrintuntit‘nt who ViSilEd all at the schools to ensure ULII I I obligations. The firstsupcrtnle‘ndcnt was appointed December 30, 185011) Count) built, The fint «uperintendcnt Wits Mr I John Nuim. and hit with lane was ihL‘ school in Bruce Count}. it \\.i\ .i squurcd I Ilog school 20' t 16' buiiiin ix51 [thud three Schools in oll ttt' Britt: Cutititi .iiitj I one superintendent By 1855 lllt‘l’C \icru District Wm split into lhrct: â€" cht. North Irâ€"â€" hozu'ds: but once they did they were meetings inspecting the QL‘hnnl. iinil I‘t'or the families community events. Firs1 superintendent the teacher.» \terc tull'illtng their Council. het'tire tiny whom]: had been School Mittresx‘ oi Kim-drains. the tirsi 66 pupils on roll [n 135:, thch more 15 schools in Bruce Ctiiiniy int] the It FROM THE PAST iamount!ioii+EX7iiiiNniiiioN.<~ ‘ PM" it. TO SEND"). A P" R I ‘ BY ANN~MARIE LOLLINS AitrHii/io it: Mi isrtiM Historically Speaking and East By 1863 there were 108 schtiulti A supcnniendcni'i siihu'y \V3\ is per \L'htlt)‘ 41nd hL‘ [Unelieu by foot. iiiiitiwmg tho stirvcyort‘ Mules. l-Ie \‘15tlcd ciich school 1“th per year, Ruriil \ChDOIII‘lg (it'th ctiirtcd in winieonc's home More nt'1en Lhan not the land for the school was donated by .1 local liirmcr iinil the L'l’tldL‘ lng hiiilittng “xix hiiiit h} the titmlht‘w‘ “hose children uiiuld tittcnd the whool The} came mini 1| [.ltlltb ii‘ t1“IVl1I three milei Finding .i [catcher could be ditficuli. »\nnu.il \tlltll'll.‘\ xttirtcd around 5150 iiith A i'tlllU\ it lilL‘} iiciit Ill curl) iii \lllt the fire in 1|1L' iiiiiioxtiiit- it the} iier: I'rom it'.\.t_\, llmy iiiiuiti htiurd Jt titrtrtus 4888. AMTHMETIO. ‘ PART 11,â€"Iipi-Il, icon 1. From 112010310 luhtrnot 815051597. 2, snow-nan t~10§0+8+9fl8fl dorm. B. A mu bought a horn loi- soon». and told it at odour of am How mitolt did he not lot-tho hot-cu! 4. smoaoooor T “northeast. B, A man MIND It. '1‘th w‘oiwipmona on it min at am, and no u uuttnln . tori flyoti‘omnud 1510: on i How nitiuy wm thorn on ‘I. obit albino-141500 JOHN)” - son.- 0. :Whotnuinlmr tattoo train 104 wtlt limo MM 'fl'mh loti'mti. 'p throng hold 9nd no l|llop to another. flu until 100 a on)» haw‘mony but in tutti i This old test was found and submitted to us recently by Don Koppel. This is the final exam tar what would now he known as tirade 3. Looks pretty dauntv 7 [up doesn't it? Does this have anything on the math you did (or your children are now doing) In Grade 3'! For the record, the answers are; 1. 366,952,283; 2. 6.837; 3. 1,844; 4. 57,397,782,573; 5.59:6. 69:1 652; B. 1.26. It you have an old I photo that you would like to share with our readers, drop it by our office at 694 Editorial: Streetin Port-‘EIglni hoto at the Grade 1 class of Port Elgin 69-70 years ago The ouglas omas o D p FROM THE PAST families' home». within the nt'tititil section. II‘ a Woman teacher out installed in a school, she was threat to resign upon marrying. Many communiiicx offered schooling at no charge to student» â€" 111(11’11L‘\ {111th schools were ruised through taxes. In 1871. the Common tk: Grammar School Act was passed in Ontnriti and mud: school free for all children 6713 ycttrx Ultl. Eventually a new lrtinic or t“trick srhnnl wix‘ butlt \Vhlt‘h limit I" _| lnrgt'r area. Often these ne\\ 5rhtttt|~ were built on different propertic» than the ltig schools. Tho lug \khtiUIN r:\t‘rtt‘\l hut-L to the {arm the}. come i'rtini » \tintL‘ \icrc used As iiuthuildiiip illl lllL‘ I.iiiii, iitlicn deteriorated tind \icrc ciuntiinlly rflmm Cd Sr'uritn Biyi-iit [lirii m [l’tll4 tti .‘itmultel “(Lat Htitllti. Bruit ('iiiiiui Ilixmrittil Siiiitii 1i iii‘miit jut/J Pllfllit' GHHL‘ FiiHii Ni/imil - fl 4 Huron T/miiii’iip \ \‘iiiiiinii (ll [tinny]t Dirty - [96" MW (intili Hlt’l’l'\ ii/ Ilii (Ulllln of uniti- in \, r/tltlll k/i/m irrvn the girls’ the early ad two separate Donald Shell. (second): Eddy Catherine Leith. first row): Lulu Kenneth E 9, Charlie Hodge: st to name ev- Ison (Manon). Anne Reg McArthur and Nancy Fenton. Christ n. John McKay. . most schools in Donald Travi Joan Vogt, Allan Brown; r Ph 5 Nelsn alas for doing his be eryone. From left to right( Douglas Thomas; (laurtti): Classta Mann. hota was taken on the steps of (third): Arthur Yvonne Ashwell, Lawrence Pertdergast. Peter. Patricia entrances for girls and boys. Thanks to . 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