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t jvctim ffictt pifiess ninetyfourth year no 24 acton ontario wednesday december ii 1968 second section thirty years of continuing progress in schools reviewed by principal at final board meeting a cycle that smarted 10 years go- is now being completed robert little principal g w mckenzie told school board members ai their last official meeting the year when all these changes began was 19 v he recalled then the hoard members were dr a j buchanan dr pearen jf boyd vic runilcy and prcu blow wilh bud mcdonald a cli nrmun and murray mcdonild a secretarytreasurer l l skucc was the inspector of public schools for lljlton county our quiet town had a wellworn eightroom school with two small rooms used for music and other small groups xo architecture of actons school showed dignity and heavy grace the school bell showing in the belfry has been preserved on the school grounds all the rest is demolished there were chemical toilets and each room had two lights on the staff grade i and music muriel rickctlsfnow mrs charles heard grade 2 1 mily young mrs wallace grade 1 mildred llolhnger who is still leaching grade 4 margarei 1 young who is still teaching grade five kohel anderson retired here grade six martha orr retired grade 7 dusy i olstcr retired uul grade h g w mckcnie in the continuation school were m m leitch mary jackson now mrs bert llinton andllacl bell mrs orr the eiretiker for the public and continuation school was george m inn the total public school salaries 5 for eight teachers vice principal daisy roister at s92s per annum was topped only by principal mckenie at a princely si 100 and the provincial grant amounted to all ol sh27 k7 thai fall there was an election of january 1940 and on the new board were dr i g oakcs j boydv rumley i blow a j buchanan and g a dills in 1941 william middleton became he secretarytreasurer of the hoard and ins geniality and dedicated service stijl coin inue in 1941 w dl liner smith joined the staff as principil and g mckenie joined the rjp a i when mr mckenzie rturned he resumed the posl of pvineipal ruckindergartcn program was first introduced in i ms with miss i warner in cli irge the sline yen crowded conditions forced the board to build a portable now the home of c orp ray m ison of the opp there was a plebiscite in 1951 on the question ol building a sixroom addition with auditorium to the school the question e irried tour to one board members then were chairman dr oakes tom watson wes wolfe h irlcs heard t jones and j reighton premier leslie i rost olfieially opened the school addition in october i9s2 and how he cost ol operation grew vow it took ssi 2 is ok and the provincial grint had soired insiluioi inspector skiice was joined by k i llomhold ind i mcneil the present are i superintendent i give her the best frigidaire frlgldalre cookmaster oven control startscooksstops all automatically whole meals at times you select two blfl 8 and two 6 surface units can handle 2 big skillets and 2 saucepans at same time automatic appliance outlet starts stops any appliance you plug inl big removable storage drawer for pans 21995 new front loading oishmobiles mattel dwcmn cuttom daluxa dlth- meblle super surge action 16 table settings convertible in snowcrest white sunny yellow an tique copper and tahitian groan 37995 we a1so carry frigidaire refrigerators upright freezers all racks by the ojm warranty waasn washer four different wash and rinse combinations on dial control soak cycle 5 year warranty and protection plan on all fngidaire washers deasn dryer durable press care for noiron fabrics fine mesh dacron lmt screen on the door 5 year warranty and protection plan on all fngidaire dryers 2o9- 169 manning electric wt v hrst sod for robert little school addition was turned by board chptrnvin dr frank oaivoi in may 1951 with him tiro bow members jack hirqrive torrv jones chirlos heard wes wolfe jack croghton tom watson mr watson has been continuously on the public of high school board ever since hit first music icstival wji in ls2 ind there ins been one every yejr suite it was good bye to the high school in il when the el ies moved to the prcsenl location from the si one school now the public school boird hid the stone school as well a sirooin primary school was planned for the cilenlea area in 1sft one mild october noon in ljo fire broke out in the robert i ittle school smoke and i lames billowing irom ihe windows while some students watched in teais loicsaw the necessity ol m iking the ilenlca area school even i irer with the coopcralion ol the community alt the children weic hick to school somewhere or oilier ihe next d ty miss minnie bennett former school principil bad the new school mined in her honor in s7 i inter smith became principil and took along with hi 11 noiil half the experienced teachers ai the robert i ittle and so now ihe school needed a name loo another former principal and ihe first inspector ot schools tor halton county robert little got the honor this time the old section ol ihe r l school was lorn down in ijsh and ihe tine new 12 room addition included a home economics ind industrial areas room despite the fact there were no grants avail ible at that time and in the days when the avro arrow contract had been cancelled this took lailh now ui 1 1 theres an addition underway at the m z ilennell school teachers whi added stability to the stafl through heir years of devoted service have been mrs k alger here since 1948 mrs j amble since 0s imrs helen little since l and mrs june dohcrthein since 1s4 they were followed by mrs tiibson mrs allen mrs reed mr and mrs opeland glenn hanks mrs white and a host of others mr mckcnie avows they have all tell a htlle bit ot their heart and soul in tins school i be close relationship between the two principals has continued over the ye irs and soil iberc are several calls i d iy between the two schools as i hey agree on methods make joint decisions or iron out details in the course of study at first ihe staffs ot both schools me i together while this has been dropped still the teaching is so similar al both schools hat a child has been known to transfer ind be right on the same page in the textbook mr smith ha been a tower ot strength mr mckenzie commented ihioulhotit the years sjid mr mckcnie the board has jwas trieil lo give the student he best thai monc could buy tor then education in supplies equipment ind leaching jids lhe supported their principals aim staff as did he parents and cluldleii and 1 in mighty pruud rentier residents injured b1 mili st altqn 5329s0 norman hume ink and ins wile were scnouslv mjuicd in j car accident mi ihgliva it near vicloiu mi december i both were taken in peel meimtrijl i kispit jl in buiiiptun and put under intensive care mr llumcnik has been taken off the danger list but his wife remains in serious condition the llumeniks now live in georgetown lie owns norms barber shop un mill street as i look hnk tonight on the pist anil lorwaid lo the future willi the ilillon nuiiity school bond on completion ol the h building program at ton will have two up to due elementary schools the students will have the advant igcs ol a resource ecu i re and a gymnasium as well as many modern leaching aids acton his music and art supervisors a remednl reading teacher special cl isses and oral i rench in the senior grades acton has always enjoyed cvccllcnt relations with our school inspectors and of course we owe much to men like lome skuce bob bornhold and 1 en mcneil threaded through all these activities has been mr middlctous allegiance to the board and education in acton and one cannot recall m full the put that he has played the press has always been generous to us in many ways he expressed a special thanks to the i rce press and guclpli mercury mr mckcnic said lie will be missing the meetings with elected members of the community and he ended his review of the years by personally thanking each one of them for leadership and devotion to education in acton the members of lheschool board over the past 30 years can be justly proud of the elementary schools which will join the county system in january i he declared burning schoolhouse long the suboc of jokes pro duced shock and oven tears for watching pupils in october 1956 this section ha all been replacod tjie original school was of stono with brick additions built in 1892 and 1914 miss m z bennett laid the cornerstone of the towns second public school in may 1957 with her are board member murray smith tom watson wes wolfe charles heard cliff bradley colin maccoll and long time secretary bill middleton omoinal stone school shows behind the eightroom brick addition in this old photograph fttttt present schools still building to provide up to date facilities m z bennett construction is up to the led is expected to be completed in the spring roof with the auditorium addition the pro staff photo the new resource centre at robart little students should be using the facilities mrly school is near completion on ihe exterior in the spring staff photo