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Skipness School When the first settlers came to this community, the school was on the C Line. ' In 1872 a school was built on Morton's Hill on the i seT3i 3» east side of the FlftCCnth' , across from the p.resent home School continued in the stone school house until the of Bob Byers. One of the first teachers was Miss Margaret : , township school board was formed. McRae from Hall's Corner between Tara and Allenford. R This frame school was used until 1892 when a new school The Skipness School was closed in 1965. Grades was built below the hill on the corner of the Reid farm, seven and eight were sent to school at Salem School on F the County Line near Park Head. Mrs. MacDonald went now the Davidson farm. o 3 to teach at Maple Grove School S.S. No. 10 where the In 1915 the school was burned. The story is t'old in lower grades were sent to school. the school log that a tramp threw a match in the window causing a fire that destroyed the interior of the building. It was replaced the same year. _ . Teachers From 1918 While the school was being rebuilt, the pupils went Grace Holmes, N. Sproute, Agnes Sutherland, Eva to school in an old house. Miss Eva Gowan was the Gowan, Vera Sutcliffe, Janet Ward, Elizabeth Hillmer, teacher and drove to school in a horse and buggy from Jean Geddes, Edith Hodgins, Olive Cruikshanks, Edith her home on the Tenth Sideroad of Amabel. Warmington, Margaret McFarlane, Miss Sumpton, Miss Heddle from Allenford was one of the first Marjorie Blundell, Thelma Dawson, Betty Wilson, Sadie teachers in the stone school house. In 1896 Mr. Eli Kidd Fenton, Mildred McArthur, Helen McDonald, Willie from the D line taught school. Other early teachers were McDonald, Murie! Blue, Jean Wark, Marie McDonald Miss Elizabeth Rushton, Miss Annie Gunning, Miss (the last teacher). Thompson, Misses Laura and Edna Hunt. c . e e * e 0st _ A § reot ""A 7 "J ' * e 9 o w @" ~AM e ° + / o . . » t l oiige * Liike e ols 2 s e o _ *k y o hy ~ ol =. l $ 000. oc . l oo en uc o s o o * e B T L7 ~ F2 + P . 5% °/9 20 s c o . > WA aleh" . ue <_ . e wl . s t oc cy. . > wl' s a / 1 k 8. . . y hss tss . > . # 29e M . e cg d 9 "' ... 2e [ k 4 ¢ e lc e t t L ' "_ 4* o w s * e e +/ i o k E c Mess _# "%fi% v/ 1 wl '5' ffiw 1 o s Wt f:% * _ y o. .. . ooaah s q C 0 . . w 0s %%'afi y?" We' ic a [ 2 c -- k 4 * ~ Ew' P 0a e 2k n 44 "é*{ [# wWi ) é%ég 5 7 f * 0 4 e $ .. d %g"%" l . .. po--ialee * a : ' ,43,'% C\ _ W% 2 . o o t e §§?"3'A ig},v ?;'wg??%w P 'fi@:vg m 4 y ts L .. A L w L c ie | y _A CY ie *1 . s wzf'&w LV . on t' lt ts o5 %, oo s o 0 2 es 4 C 1 o. .. °. > _ . uie _ . s i > % o d e _ e w 3V e 1094 2 2 '*"; 5 wu rxg;% C thg : "%Li'é?fi "h%fi%% l K 0 19 ~ A e t o s Th s oR e ie W s s w M iss o0 ue t 1. . < o o 1e o m . o e o. 2. * P ho t in 5 . ult . Pnud "@__*" 0500 U op -- a i i. @¢~~ e § °C *+~' / mA oi _ e * *"*. . D .. , o e s h. * s w o 2 s e * Hbige t:w & . hi # [ l o wA °. . . ~ t 02 towm l e t _ ¢" .~ ... . es o | . 2. 0M e 7 awing ¢ =~~ * o A , _ pdize mb CUU l * wert P > y 0 _ es -- oz _ e ay'. t t ioi fl%@fi _ e S. No. 9, June, 1905 Bick: Dora Hunt, Laura Hunt, Bertha Menary, Emma Edwards, Miss Belmore (teacher), Maggie McDonald, Jack McCullough iddle: Reta Hunt, Jennie George, May Warmington, Velma Proctor, Ethel George, Florence Webster, James Elliott, Edna Menary, 8 y 8 8 Herman Proctor, Nettie Walker Front: Irwin Elliott, Willis Hunt, Emma Menary, Maggie Proctor, Stanley McCullough, Tommy George, Maggie Strang, Bertie Hunt, oward Webster, James George, Earl Morton, Sadie Buckland, Lottie Plante, John Plante, Harvey Plant, Ethel Strang 8