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THE MUSKOKAN, Thursday, September 11,1997. A11 : I feake en NAE N0 Aniiwe An t en 222. 1. 0 ie uis a in +3 se zn 0. 12 0. L ult ud ind ol rtalii es coanth wl O im o on ooo aaaid Bent River plaque dedication In 1887, residents of The school trustees eBE s } Bent River paid 25 cents â€" borrowed money from Judd o tnssta es to buy the land for their _ to pay John Eaton and his . ciyâ€"one uied s s( e oo first schoolhouse, S.S. #7 uncle Hugh to build the . [sssSmMiaesmime e * r,:!g* | Watt. Oneâ€"hundred and ten _ schoolhouse. They erected _ K s (iagile Mhek oseel o s Lt o years later, it cost them the building, put in sash, [Â¥ _ h ie Tss -“ considerably more ($500 to _ glass and doors and even @8 jndats facisea onl s ', [ o se be exact!) to buy a plaque _ supplied their own nails. |â€" -‘,5P' a oi mone y â€" Fee to mark the site. The school was a small L «@0 a ces se s e otes .. o) Times change, but the _ frame structure with desks _ | CWMI® se i‘?""’?@"‘;_‘ en ptcse| community pride remains lining the walls, a large »“»';-:‘j»‘ Ks . : tWe fr= strong, asevidenced atthe _ wood stove in the centre | DM@S® e ie dorie 1/ plaque dedication on Sunâ€" _ andraised platform forthe â€" BMz so Nagil~.s; s m agan day, September 7. teacher‘s desk at one end. . [« * laoaiia es s e The Bent River Women‘s â€" Students had benches to | / [‘ "}g“’}“i‘fi!a»rww y ns e Institute spearheaded the _ sit on. After a few years, |y w _( //\ (ms. â€" oi _\~, | 1 campaign to place the proper desks and seats We y i/ W s\ jan l Ne mt plaq“el"“}f rock at the _ were installed. oi in e on s o gari n original school site, near The first teacher was . «= e e i i i ns Yoglng's Lake. The late Mrs. Clem Bunn. She was PLAQUE DEQICATION. Isobel Quinton, !eft, Eileen Greer, in particuâ€" â€" followed by Miss Cecelia â€" 24 Edith Sn_uth, members qf the Bent. R;\.rer lar, championed the idea. _ Gill, Miss Longhurst, Mr. _ Women‘s Instiltute, too}( Part in the.dedlca lOlll «We were sad she could _ McNulty, Mr. Hutchinson, commemorating the ongl{xa] Bent River school. not be here with us today," _ Miss Hattie Forge, Miss Rev. Peter Simmons presided at the ceremony. says Nancy Thompson, who Ada Lousley, Miss Eliza mss oit ty S hastaken over Eileen‘s job Oldham, Miss Myrtle â€" ies ow n ,_AW“W,,“" is as keeper of the Women‘s Guest, Mr. Arthur Webb, |. [ esw$maaare.. ol o s se lt Institute‘s Tweedsmuir Miss Ashley Stubb, Miss |{ _ â€" M s eaylly e ";"’{"f‘r":' history. Margaret Wilkinson, Mrs. iatetrag nsm e td SS# 7 Watt School Hisâ€" Joseph Fullerton, Carrie 3 *# s y 2 tory: _ Clarke in 1911 and Lola 3 T{”'ZLOSP',T[ 4 "cy In 1887, John Young sold _ McDonald in 1912. wU BENT | figL x Sn the land for the school site The new Bent River L RIVER Sss ;li,{.j;‘f% to school trustees Robert _ school was builtin 1912 on wl â€" SCHOOL _ â€" es s 7| Fullerton, Alfred Cecil a halfacre of land donated m 0 :1_887 T MA ® Stasae. Saugton and William Kingâ€" _ by Mr. Andrew Greer, MMNENSHERRpapmmmmpnre c shott. The old school building € In 1911 the Mutchenâ€" â€" was purchased by the Cleâ€" jA f backer brothers of Rosseau _ ments and moved to Granâ€" o 9 h eX : Falls bought the pine on _ ite Bluff to be used as a ow n e loeall the Fullerton place from _ staff house. CR es â€" the government and gave The "new" school house â€" THIS PRETTY PLAQ!J'E now marks the 10(’!;1' Charlie Judd of Juddhaven _ still stands and is used by _ tion of the first Bent Rl_ver school, tl"lanks to the the job of cutting it. He the Bent River Women‘s efforts of the B@Dt River Women‘s In?ht“te' had a team of horses and â€" Institute and the local Curiously, the 5Ch°01 cost $100 to build, the ‘ was paid $100 for the job. _ seniors group. plaque $500! e