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t pit hf stnfl plmtn blue mountain school built in 1871 will close its doors forever at the end of this term and pupil who are attending will be transferred to the new central school near limehouse under construction now during the official opening of the old school aoton band was in at tendance and at that time more pupils attended than even today a celebration is planned for the closing of the school to be held this saturday beginning dt 12 o clock everyone is wel come to attend harvey laverty heating plumbing and eavestooughino repairs to all makes of furnaces custom sheet metal work oil and gas furnace installations conversion burners sales and service main street n rockwood phone 8569934 rockwood 24 hour service outdoor chunk semites moaned anon miniserial association is sposonn outdoor ichgious ser ins in ac tun paik beginning sun da julv 8 tluv will continue un til sunil i seplcnibu 2 su ices will tx held troin 6 10 until 7 p m each sliiki i uuimg mil ac ion cmens band will rx 1n atlcndance mi mix is ol tin mmisiiil i as situation will iikv turns ii c left snm wuh rev j h wilson l uilc1 baptist chuich and rev dwiljii fiicai ol ail on tinted church oil n uit mi it ihc lust ser eightyseven i h year no 52 ht mn jfrtt ftatsft acton ontario thursday june 28th 1962 second section built in 1871 blue mountain public school closes this term hold reunion saturday ii kssoil ml lolllld oil most ol lhc plllllls wllkld loljuns i kiwd mra 1 he lk 1 lui in the i scmei oik is iimud to unl ol lite k 111c 11 1 v will be cancelled i nd blue mountain khool will close its doom and the child ren of thai amsvlu to to the new consolidated school at umehousc this saturday the school is holding a reunion with a picnic lunch at noon sports program and address by inspector r bomnold r short iii of balllnafad her has written the his tory of the school which col lows 11k tirsl school win a wooden sirueluic al tin lop of blue mouniam hill mam tine old limbcis ol this uk 11 ill building win uiitin into john snows din mi slitd the pixst n i sc hool w as built in 1871 tlii kind on which tins link school is buiii uas formerly ownid bv henry cok mr cole willinglv sold i ik piuc or land on whuh to erect ihe school later iftcr much persuasion mr whiti suk who owned rhc adjoining laun 10 ihc nuith sold another hilt 11 k this made the grounds the size the arc today concert held when the school was ulticiallv opened 1 concert was held with ae ion baud in al te ndancc re ficshmcilts wcie served the hrst teacher of the school w is mi william cook his salary was iwo hundred and fiflv dollars paid in quart h instalments the altcndancc was high well ahou ihai ol even today such families as cooks lind sas prices shortills hills coks campbells ycmtns fergusons kuitncrs mceneivs lived in ihc vmnitv in the winter ihc older bus jnd giils he of some of llu 11 i arm duties al tended to hinder their education and also lo om in ihc lun we are quil sde in saving this school section uniiicin esqucsing contains 3500 utes and includes lois 27 lo 32 wist concession 9 and 28 to 32 casl concession 8 v plv liv 1 1 0111 eaili 1 itv hfinswi i d uklu nkh lis 1 n thiu alul itld llllllll v hid bun t sums hoiii id ihcu ma uts ii link hind ihm h whin link h to ik polite k ikiki un up 1 upnio plu mid inspn ulmh km old d i ikk id nn al l ik bott inning th ground was divided hv a lugl hoard iciiic lor boys ami guk old wood move a dclaihul woodshed was 1 i lie back a big old wood bo sluvc he a ted the buuiltny tht school llljniiun eunsisled tusl 11 be nc in s lain double sia i screwed lo ihc llooi ihese lite were replaced bv single seats which at dial mix wc ui m tuin seemed quile moduli mod old scats ihcv wni loo and iiukii supellor to llie sliding labks ind ihjls in use lod iv wc sltoiiiilv sumxii the pnvnl wooden leach ey desk is a rehe ol ihose vnv ancienl days the black boat els lone simc covered up weic ol pauiud boards which pimodu dk u ecivcxl a cual ot dull black puni many impovemcnls thiough the eais aiioiis 1111 provcmenls have been made tin vanous tiuslccs and leactuis have done ihcir pait each in uuii some ol llu e irlv si to make the school foi iheu j ho nil uu minis win nl llu children as pleasant as possible unilns loinuilv niuilionid for a huilding oi this tvpc children help the row of maple irees al tin 11 ui ikittl w is doiu in 11 fronl was planted ikioii llu w i i k swipi llu sch 1900s whin mi b11111 wis a ovs ln hu u 11 leachet one hlllc ttcc bioughi imjimny chililnn hou 1 irom cook s bush bv small bovs llu s books ikiuik boh shoriill hcniv pruc and 0 supplies elmci maw was too small foi uk pisi m vu ii i nun vi the row at ihc irani so tluv pi mi i lplli ll jnnkinj w u td it behind 1 he school nun n ubiuiiiil wis ilnlkl in grcv and has slood along wnh vvl nikis who the othcis lo shade mil he uililv u wis known is 1 liiml ihe lot as the years have lolkd s wilh hoist powu on book whu most ol ihe pupils walkid h scikkii hut tin balliualad sialic tiuj to icoigelown loi marl and sloix supplies give ihc ihildun hum tile i 111 tides to school be hind 1 ttliihk tiani ol hoists vuid in win ihe ihool till 111 us 1 u- 1 i s be 1 ime iiowded i nil vi pisul lownslup pupils horn balliualad si whit wen riqiuiid to piv st mils 1 mlliii month 01 o lu then own sillool own iv miik many ol hum lioin li us ol our tin lownslup line then wnu lli lr id to puioik the allcndaiui siciu w pro cd to mucin he out suhsiili al n is tin out nun the eiuolmcni was so 1 1i1 u a outstanding pupils 11111 inns oulsliikliriy pupils kll 0111 sihool to 1zim lo kiuiuiv ol hun 1 dint and h oilms who possibly have uhiviil i inn ind meill have contributed woilliwluk le- llu kaininn icicivcd al plkrtii nd llu books inninllv to llu lolljis supplies ihc school and transport bliu muuni un school h ihc ihddicn in 1940 i ins irousul liophics mil plupus line been ntwuiil ihi nc ol old residents who nie l tw udeil 0111 pupils lot in my 1 oiu in 1 ihhiv and si run fly piolesledvi us a siiuhii i 111 was held pup il iaih such 1 drasiu ulion ls hom this siiuhii seemed to liiiukil highest enrulmenl h iu in uk 1 nnni showing al ol llul a lew vcars lalci llu en 1 sinh 1 01 a nnmhii ol years ing ik in nl k school mhi iwo leaehei vi u lollowmt ikiukd lo liiiv pupils lo skwar id school sum ihu ind 1 ui mil 41 huha we 1 nil ol mi dei lid 111 hl ol illtv i i canted on lor mi wlucli it was and oil the sen 101 cairn wn two room puprls thai 1 1 rm wc tins i 11 m in ml hclc i ilk plll ol itoin vi lo hliv mil o b 1 uove nil spl horn fu line inn tt doi held 1 ins lot lo lit and with ihc 1 plinlnl titlk woik mil inlciisi iwardid pnisol hu doll us willi tin hid i 111 ihk i anil 1 yius an nth tin an iciesiid pa i i hool am look over i ik mi nun 111 1941 al dial in uitlcpeiuknt liuslns we i w shoriill hcniv hills andj di pin il foi 1111 si100i ilihu 10 in i 0111 land ol bliu m01111 hiu hid llu ouil iiticlls famous school to be commemorated plaque marks rockwood academy horn ihe hl s h lindsay was seciilaiv m k r 1 j dcccmbei 14 1900 showed town i inext saturday ship granl ol 328 81 and leprsla j live grant 21 out ol this 21 i had lo be paid loi wood and the resl had lo coui tcaellil silaiv and olhci expenses first inspector the first inspcclot we can i ind in the records was a mr link he was suceexded bv mi deacon in thai da the inspectui dmu a horse and buggy irani ocoigc town inciy stable in 1899 mr deacon prescind iq mr and mrs gcqrgt campbell sr miss lucna campbell s grandparcnls wilh an aulograph ed book as a lokcn ol esteem loi ofa siins bung elected ihtough v 1 1 s t hk sruiitf l i miltiii intf mltn iheir hospilahi in si ibling his mil ihe pimmn in llu dip 11 1 nibble 1 t willi mi willuiald hoise and gning him ihe fine n ol tiivil ind puhliuiv ui lk k s louiuki llu rev will laim looked dinner lhc seiyed mi on llu uhici ol the 11i1 no s 11t y in i veiv reined pasloi ol ijii h p 11 nun- in lbs worship w 1 ii iimllon u mivoi il mlph f whitelfw wink 11 ol willinglon onnlv j h i 1 o reeve o lr linos 1 o lomiikiudi ik llu hi luuiislup ind mis alvin lyons loiv ol llu rockwood ac idem v p ol the wellington vill hi held in roekwood will itounlv historical research sol ngton coonlv i ins pi ique is one llk j ht wll bl un lo 111 llu u bu ttpi nl illijii h willnm wet hu ild llu wuhu ikl luuilv lllcillllcis nl ihc soiielv ol i ri ends oiinilcd in yoikshln in gl md mil m isis imigraiid to uppercmadi wlun lluvsillkd iiilv which hu ime go to your dealers see pontiacfe grace try porrtiacs pace franklin prouse motors limited 351 queen si e phone 8530450 balunafao scouts received the trophy for tnc moit toints donryjjhc goorgetown div tnct scout jamboree held rter rockwood lam weekend pictwed above leftftp nhi te ivan wood of balhnafad who received the trophy fo his troop friicii holme camp chief and ron break of the first hornby troop who presented the trophy hornby wje ihe winnen last year scouts from the georgetown district attended including two acort no6p int iphmii ihc pn ci idllllrs n lutdv icmirth ptim niinisli su adim hk is loiindtr ot tin pnmikt h ficiinn in irn svs um and james j hill the rail- way magnptc j aflcr 14 cars of arduous work i contlnutd or page t