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PAGE TEN More About the Early History 0f Dowmanville High School By John Elllott B.A., Former was somewhat contagious and I There were no early records The reminiscent sketch of the available, but aid students think: 60th anniversary of the beginning ing back fifty years or more f iii- of the schaol, as given in The ed the gaps, and by continued Statesman on February 19, 1942, correspandence and personal in- is ta be fallowed by accasional quirrng, always cordially respand- notes on its early history. ed ta, I gathered ffiaterial which The letter of Mr. J. J. Tilley with departmental and other rec- which accompanied that sketch is ords was the basis for a sketch of special value. Unable ta be presented ta the literary society present at the anniversary re- af the schoal, and published by union in October, 1911, hie sent The Statesman in January 1908. this letter ta, the principal. Not Editor M. A. James at that time only was Mr. Tilley one 0f the urged interested readers t0 pre. most distinguished aid boys af the serve that first January number school but he knew its ear]y his- for future reference. and one feels tory probably better than any like enquiring if there are any other man then living, for he was copies available now. born in Bawmanviiie and was one [t seems quite clear that organ- of the original students, and his ized secondary school education in experience as teacher and inspec- the village of Bowmanville, as it tar in the county speciaiiy fitted then was, had its beginning with himi for giving accurate infor- the schooi ocened by Mr. . G. matian. King. (Mr. Tiliey in his letter of * * *October 1911 made a slip in Mr. When I became principal in King's initiais.) September 1906, following a ten* * years' principaiship at Leaming- Floigi h is ato h tan, I faund a weli organized four solioasing isthedfinst ar0f the teaherscoolwit ahig reu-some slight additions and cor- tation. There was a local pride in 1 rections . It is to be remembered connection with the school thatIthat before 1871 the termi gramn- mar school was in use where we now say high school. S "Higher education in Bowman- ville began with a class organized JUb y Colonel H. S. Reid, an aid 7 country officer of good famiiy, then resident on the north side of King street east, in what was later the Malloy home. Col. Reid en- gaged Mr. W. G. King, a scholarly man, especially in the languages, a graduate of Trinity Coilege, j Dublin, ta teach his sons, and fitted up a school roomn over hîs ~' driving shed. Here Mr. King ataught a class consisting ofth Reid boys, their cousins the Hall- ands, and the Ussher boSms. Mr. Richard Halland, afterwards po- lice magistrate of Port Hope, was one of the boys. "Other citizens desft'ing ta have their boys share in the advantages of Mr. King's training, one of te twa roams in the old town hall which stood on the present site of the public schaol was rented, and here in Octaber 1851 Mr. King apened up with a schaol af 15 or 20 boys. This may be called the beginning of Bowmanville Gram- mar Schoal, which at first was supported by the fees paid by the students." Early in 1852 awing ta strang feeling aroused over a severe flog- ging administered by the head master ta one of the boys, mem - ber of a leading family, bath Mr. King and his assistant Mr. Symons gave up the work and the schotl was clased. Later in the same year it was reapened under thie direction of Rev. John Smith, the Presbyterian minister ai Bowman- ville. His yaungcr brother Willia,.. a theological student taught the school, being assisted in the man- agement by the minister who per- iodicaily visited the schooi and administered discipline. Towarrds the end of the year the sichooi was closed temporarily by the re- turn of the younger Smith t.) col- lege, but in January, 1853 it was reapened under Mr. W. T. Boate who, accarding ta Mr. Tilley, had gained an enviable reputatian as a teacher in the township of Clarke and Newcastle and brought with ¶hiim a number of students fromn his former homne. From that date it has cantinued without a break. The first grant from the grani- mar school fund was abtained ir, 1852, and in the governiment re- port 0f 1853 the village of Bow- manville is mentioned for the first time as having a grammar schoul, the amaunt received as grant be- ing £92. 10s. Mr. Boate conducted the school with success for two years, but he incurred the displeasure of a large section of the cammunity, when as a member ai the Church ai Lng- land he marched his traap af boys with hlm to Rev. Dr. *MacNab's church on Ash Wednesday. As a result ai the feeling arauscd, he was not reengaged for 1854. He had a strong following and he or- ganized a rival school in a build- ing prepared for him by Mr. Peter Coleman, but Mr. James Rollo, ,B.A., af Queen's University was appointed head master ai the grammar school and under him HAVE your 'thumba up" in approval, af- ter a loss, because you took this agency 's advice ta carry sufficient insurance on your property ta pay for any loss, Before anythiug happens ta your property or your business, check up your policies with- Je J. MWASON & SON INSURANCE AGENTS Bowmanville -- .. ----. .q-'.lb j, ~A. j.TilUÂtJJA, N,ALK4'.n26, 1942 Barriefield Training Centre Fis Demands For Specialized And Expert R.C.O.C. Crafismen Officers and men of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps snowed. just what they can do. un- der field conditions and how speedily they can do it in a demonstration staged at the R.C.O.C. Training Centre at Barriefield for Senior Officers attending a course at the Royal Military College. At the top is a Ram tank which took part in the Demonstration. Left, bottom, shows a weld- er of a R.C.O.C. Divisional Ordnance Workshop at work in the open. Right, bottom, another Divisional Workshop tradesman aperates a lathe in a Mobile Workshop. Lorries carry the equip- ment and necessary toals and forges and machine shops are set up beside them. the cammon and grammar sci-o>lIs were united and bath moyed inta a new brick building erected on the site af the present public school. As Mr. Rollos union schaol was now in receipt 0f public funds, and Mr. Boate was dependent of fees for support, the rival acad emy was first sald ta a Rev. Mr. Livingstone and finally closed, and by 1856 the grammar achool had the field to itself. (At a later time, Mr. Boate be- came superintendent ai Darling- ton and Bowmanville schools, and for a time he was a caunty super- intendent. He died at the early age of farty.) In 1857 Mr. Rallo was succeed- ed by Mr. M. J. Kelly, the head master who was 50 appreciativeiy referred ta by the ald boys who attended the 6th year reunion in Octaber 1911. He held the po- sition till 1860. Thaugh a very capable teacher, Mr. Kelly had not the legal certif icate for a head master and reports ta the gaverri- ment were si4aed by the assistant, Robert Mcace; ,who held the nez- essary certificate and was the 'nominal' head master. This wilI explain why Prof. Squair in his list, evidently faliawing the gov- ernment reports, names Mr. Mc- Gee as head master for these years and makes no mention ai Mr. Kelly, who subsequently cam- pleted his university caurse and was for many years public schooi inspector for Brant county. Later histary ai the progres ai the school will be faund in The Statesman sketch ai January 1908 and in Prof. John Squair's excel lent history ai Clarke, Darling- tan and Bawmanville, and the present writer, wha is the senior ex-principal ai the schaol, plans to draw further on his personal recards and recoliectians. Guided by men wha knew at first hand the canfused school sit- uation ai those early days, he be- lieves that the main stream ai Bowmanville High School histary is in the following order, first the1 school under Mr. W. G. King, then the Smith brothers and Mr. Boate, and next Mr. Rollo and Mr. Kelly, aiter which ail is clear.1 It wouid be a gaod thing if aId -1 time students wauld occasion'ally i give for the benefit ai Statesman1 readers, bni historic notes ai early high schoi days. 800 William St., London, Ont. Prof. G. E. Day Offers Congratulations to Shorthorn Breeders Mr. S. Charles Allin, Secretary Durham County Shorthorn Asso- ciation, is in rcceipt ai this letter which speaks for itself: Ontario Shortharn Club, Guelph, Ont. March 14, 1942 Dear Mr. Ailin: At a recent meeting ai the On- tario Shorthorn Club Executive, a resolution was adopted com- mending the public-spiritcd ac- tion of the Durham County Short- horn Association in making such a noteworthy contribution ta the Telegram War Victims' Fund (750.00), and extending congratu- lations ta the management upon the signal success of the under- taking. It gives me grcat pleasure ta convcy this message ta your Board. Yours very truly, G. E. Day, Sec'y. A WEEKLY REVIEW 0F DEVELOPMENTS ON HOME FRONT: MARCH 12-19, 1942 1. Unity ai command aver Can- adian air, naval and military farc- es established in three strategic areas. Appoîntments: Maj.-Gen. W. H. P. Elkins, commander-mn- chief, East Coast; Maj.-Gen. R. O. Alexander, commander-in-chief, West Coast; Maj.-Gen. L. F. Page commands Newfaundland defenc- es. 2.- Canada's domestic exponts totalled $166,519,000 in February 1942, an increase of approximate- ly $67,000,000 over February 1941. Exporta ai munitions and food- stuifs ta alI theatres ai war heav. ily increased. 3. Except by permit, manufac- ture ai civilian trucks ceased as [rom March 14. All sight-seeing bus trips and charter bus trips, not clearly identified with war effort, banned by order of Tran- sit Contralier. 4. Department ai Externai Af- fairs issues liat of 72 Canadians in- terned in Japan, all but twa are missianaries. 5. Curtailment ai retail deliver- les ordered by Administrator of Services for .Wartime Prices and Trade Board, ta conserve rubber and matorized equipment. 6. Govcrnment war expenditure for fiscal ycar, 1942-43 estimated at $2,213,000,000 exclusive af $1,- 000,000,000 gift ta Britain. Revised estimate af war expenditure for fiscal year 1941-42: $1,431,000,000. 7. Cammodity Prices Stabiliz- atian Corporation (A Crown com- pany) ta purchase from Austral- ian Gavernment Canada's entire 'requirements ai currants and rais- ins. 8. Women represented mare than 40 percent ai the students in the Dominion-Provincial War Em- ergency Training Programme in Ontario schoala in February. 9. Direct administration ai the Air Cadets ai Canada taken over by R.C.A.F. 10. Building and repairing af roads ta, be curtaied because af shartage ai asphIkIt, petroleum~ asphait and steel, sametimes used ta reinforce concrete highways. New construction will be restrict- ed ta roads regarded as vital de. fence arteries and for links be- tween existing roada and new mil- itaýy plants or war camps. 11. Uniform pricing s y stiem across the Dominion established on automobiles. Men's hearts ought not ta be set against one another,- but set with one another, and ail against evil only.-Carlyle. Nere's Quick Relief from SINUS PAIN 3-Purpose Medicine IIeIps Clear Omut Congested Sinus Aroas ONE best way ta, get relief fram tortur- Ing sinus pain la ta, clear congestion from nasal passages and give inuses a chance ta drain. A few draps af Vicks Va-tro-nol In each nastril la usually enaugh ta brlng this comlaort- Ing relief . * a Va-tro-nol 15 50 I@pUPS successful be- I13 Mmcm cause It daes three - - rtanthigs: (1) shrnkswle membranes af the nase; (2) helps clear out paln-caustng congestion and (3) soothes Irritation. Many sinus sui- ferer say It's best VI<KS->".q reli ef they've V 'MR-OL iound. Try Itl AR CANADIAN GARDEN SERVICE Planting Orders Flowers and vegetables divide themselves inta threc general groups - hardy, semi-hardy and tender. In the seed catalogues and on the packets these are the general descriptions used, and this information pravides the key ta planting time in any part ai the Dominion. The firat graup can be put in just as soon as the soil is fit ta wark, this means when one can get out and. dig withaut raising any mud. Sail fit for working or planting shauld crumble, nat pack inta a bail, the experts point out. Amang the very hardy are spinach, lettuce, radish and peas, *among the vegetables, and most ai the poppies, cosmos, bachelor buttons and sweet peas, amang the flawers. Late, severe frost will nat hurt these things. Usual- ly the soaner they are planted the better. In the semi-hardy line, vege- tables and flowers which wiil stand a light frost or two, wauld be carrats, beets, beans, patataes and corn in the vegetable line, and zinnias, calendulas, calliopsis in the ilowers. The tender plants are those which will nat stand any frost at aIl. If up above ground when the night suddcnly turns cald and the mercury fails below 32 de- grecs then anly a miracle will save thcm from blackcning. In this delicate line there are the melons, cucumbers, p c p p e r s, pumpkins, among the vegetables, and gladiolus, dahlias, cannas, in ilowers. Flowers That Fit There are flawer gardens that fit almost any situation. For thase people who have neither the time non inclination thene are plenty ai annual flowers that thrive almoat an negiect. A little digging ai the ground in late Spring is about ail that is requin- cd. Take such things as alyssum, dwarf marigolds, portulaca and Califonnia pappies for edging. These are littie flowens that al- moat seed themselves, crowd out weeds, do well in any lacation but prefer sun and light sou. Once started they wiil look aiten them- selves. For the centre ai beds or near the back, larger fiowers such as calendula, nasturtium, poppy and phlox will make a good showing, and for screens, castor beans, dahlias, cosmos. sunflawer, taîl marigold are advised. For scent, especially in the evening, a few nicotine, carna- tions, mignonette or stocks will perfume the whole garden. Modern Vegetables Scicntists have been giving us many improvements in vege- tables. Their wark has been car- ried out in twa directions: first, the introduction ai vegetables un- familiar ta most Canadians, and, second and prabably mare im- portant, vast impravement in those varieties that have been grown in this country for yeans. Corn is a good example. At one time it was passible ta get anly anc variety ai Bantam. Cobs were short and thc scason alsa. Naw there arc offered three or four diffenent Bantam types, some ex- tra carly, same regular season, some late. Cabs have been iength- cned, kernels made bigger. One can enjoy the fincst table corn for aver a manth instead ai but a weck or twa as in the old days. Ncxt Week: Take yaun time, LGarden tools, Layouts. Health of Work.rs Must be Guarded States Medical Officer "So far this war has been for us a war in which ndustrial warkers have played an almost larger part than the members of the fighting service," says Sir Wilson Jameson, Chief Medical Officer of the British Ministry of Health. Special arrangements have had ta be made for medical care and welfare work in the new factary areas of Engiand, according to Sir Wilson's repart. He notes that af- ter 'the evacuatian of Dunkirk and the collapse of France in May 1940, a tremendous effort was put forth by industry. Langer and langer hours were worked, and it is on the record that in. many factories there was actually a higher houriy output of wark. "These conditions, as we knew from experience cauld nat last and gradually output began ta fail as a resuit af strain and fa- tigue," Sir Wilson explains. "'Time began ta be last through sickness and injury and workers became stale." Had the long hours con- tinued there would undoubtedly have been a serious effect on heaith and efficiency. Sa a re- duction of hours was introduced and some provision was made for holidays. It is true ta say that there is little ta gain and probably more to lose when the weekly haurs of work exceed 60 ta 65 for men and 55 ta 60 for women. In spite of what aur people have been thraugh I am glad ta have the assurance of the Senior Medi- cal Inspectar ai Factaries that he finds no evidence that in general the health af the industrial work- er has suffered materialiy. Sir Wilson admits that war conditions have, naturally, re- sulted in the increase of certain industrial paisanings. The most r ateworthy increases are assaciat- ed with the pracesses -involved in the manufacture of T.N.T. and result in aniline paisaning, toxic jaundice and in paisoning from nitrous fumes. There ia, tao, Sir Wilson admits, an increase of car- bon monoxide poisaning awing ta the greater use af blast and other furnaces in the making af muni- tions. The Ministry of Labor has issued an arder makîng medical supervision, nursing and welfare services compulsory in dangerous munitions factories. According ta Sir Wilson Jameson, over 100 full- time and nearly 400 part-time doctars have now been hppointed in munitions factories, as well as very large numnbers af nurses. The multitude which does not reduce itself 'ta unity is confu- sion; the unity which does not de- pend upon the multitude, is tyran- ny-Pascal. Our doctrine of equality and liberty and humanity cornes from our belief in the brotherhood of man, thraugh the fatherhood ai God.-Calvin Coolidge. .The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, ahl having the saine Principle, or Fa- Qgua1ity Commis Most NOTO SAVE SUGCAR# ther; and blessed is that man who plieth it, seeking his own in an- seeth his brother's need and sup- other's good.-Mary Baker Eddy. . Y -~ - --.-.- ~ .......-----.---..- ~ I for collection phone - PHONE 380 or 569 Phone 681 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN. BOWMANVILLV nXMAPM IrIJTTR.qT'IAV MAR(IT-T ga lnAý iii