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The library is doing as much as they can for the Centennial, but with the renovations going on, they can't do as much as they might like to. They do have a lot of information on the history of Weston. Mrs. ONeill thinks it is important to celebrate the Centennial because we remember the past. She says Weston is different than other parts of the city because it has a sense of community and it reminds her of where she grew up. The renovations have been taking place since March 23, 1981. Mostly all of the old library is going to remain. Things that aren't are the furniture, paint and the ceiling. She says the library will be better and improved because it will be bigger, modern, contain a better study place, and Other than the Eglinton- Dufferin Library, and Jane-Dundas branch, the Weston Public Library is the third busiest in the borough, and has approxi- mately 40,000 books. Last year, Mrs. O'Neill had a club, called "Super Readers" to encourage children to read. She gives them a bibliography; they then have a contest for reading. Authors have been to the library, but not recently. The library was built in 1914. Since Mrs. O'Neill has been the head librarian, she has made changes, like changing furniture and adding programmes. Mrs. O'Neill, the head librarian of the Weston Public Library, has worked there since December, 1980. She says she likes her work very much. She liked to read books when she was younger and still does. _ by Jeff Sintzel Q. Do you think the Borough should do more to preserve 'old houses? A. Yes, yes. _ Q. Are there going to be any signs to say that this is a centennial house? A. Yes, they are putting a sign on the house. Q. Have you lived anywhere else besides Weston? A. Nowhere else but Weston. Q. Whit school did you go to? A. King Street School. Q. Did you have a favourite teacher? Q. Do you know anyone else who owns a centennial house? A. The one next door is a centennial house. This was one way to get around in Weston winters. Jim Coulter used his dog to pull his sled in this photograph taken at Weston Road, near Coulter Ave. Q. Who first owned the house? A. Mr. Forsythe, and he built the house. by Chris Berti Q. Who informed you that this is apentennial house? A. We got a letter from the Borough regarding it. Q. How old is the house? A. About 110 years old. [ Q. When did you move in? A. 1954 Owning. A Centennial Home This was one way to get 'aF,tE, Wiht, yr?KTe, Ce. TY":'; f cy, 355': 'rt'iit.:?lr'j'-C" itijr,ci,ifatr,'iii'i't; kff. w)k)'k,lira'ii'ic, ai'i',: ttis: Library Has 40,000 Books have a larger staff room. There are going to be special programmes after the renovations. There will be more for children and adults! Q. What changes do you remem- ber? A. Weston was a very small village, with mud roads and horses and buggies. There were streetcars in the middle of Weston Road. Then they were moved to the far side. Weston Road used to be called Main Street and that is where I first lived. You couldn't cross the road for the mud when it rained in those days. Q. Do you think Weston is a nice place? A. Wonderful! Interview with Mrs. B. O'Neill, Librarian, Weston Public Library A.I like it very much, it is a lovely school. Q. Why did you want to be a principal? A. Well, I like it, it gives me interest to my own life. Q. Do you have any, hobbies? Q. Do you like to be a principal? A. Yes, very much. Q. How long have you been a principal? A. About 18 years. Q. Do you like to work at this school? A. As a matter of fact I have many hobbies. I am very keen on woodwork. Q. Are children "different than they were a long time ago? A. I don't think so. Well, they're certainly no worse, maybe better. Q. Was Weston Memorial School your first school in which you taught? A. No. I started teaching at Harwood over 30 years ago. . Q. Is there any other job you would like to do? Interview with Miss Ethel Smith, Weston Resident by Leo Vutmej Q. Where did you work? A. The Post Office. I worked in several smaller places to start. The building on the corner, across from Shopper's Drug Mart used to be the post office. Q. Did you like your work? A. Oh yes, I did. I enjoyed it. Q. Do you have any relatives in Weston? A. My niece -- Miss Marie Allen. A. No, I didn't really have any favourite one. They were all very nice. Weston Memorial Principal 'MR. J. CONDIE A. Lots of jobs. If I hadn't been teaching I probably would have been building. Q. What do you think could improve this school? A. Oh, I don't know -- maybe a new principal. Q. Do you think being a principal is a good job? A. Yes. If you like to be a principal. If you don't like the job then it is miserable. Interview with Mrs. N. Hawkrigg, Teacher Mr. J. Condie, Principal Back when Mrs. Mustard was a child, she used to play marbles with other children. Ice cream and popcorn were the famous and delicious treats back then. As far as Mrs. Mustard remembered, a movie used to have a reasonable price - like five or ten cents. People mostly took trains and streetcars to get back and forth. Mrs. Mustard's house is around fifty years old. The fashion of clothes back then was a little bit different. They used to wear the school colours too, and wore school uniforms to High School. Mrs. Mustard has lived in Weston for nearly fifty years. There were a lot of fields and meadows behind her house, on Robert St. by Andy Tschernow Gingerbread and ivy decorate the side entrance of the Shaw house on William St. This home is one of many centennial houses displaying classic and unique 1800's architecture. Q. How long have you been teaching? A. At the end of June, 1981, I will have taught for forty-three years. Q. Do you like to teach? A. Yes. It has been a rewarding experience. Q. Would you like to teach any other grade besides Grade 2? A. Grade Two has always been my favourite grade. Q. Was Westoh Memorial School your first school in which you taught? A. For my first three years I taught in a one-room rural school at Snelgrove, Ontario. The next two years were spent in the Primary Grades (one to four) at Huttonsville, Ontario. Then I came to Weston Memorial in Q. How do you like living in Weston? A. Although I do not live in Weston, my home is close enough that I do most of my shopping on Weston Road. Q. How long have you been living in Weston? A. I have been living in the Weston area for thirty-one years. During five of those years my husband and I enjoyed living on Elm Street. The church she west to is MRS. N. HAWKRIGG Little Town In Big City Mrs. Hawkrigg Teaches 43 Years Q. Is there any other job you would like to do? A. No. I have always enjoyed being at school. Q. What do you do beside teaching? A.l look after our home, attend Church, go bowling, holiday at the cottage and I have some hobbies. Q. Why did you want to be a teacher? A. My aunt, who taught Grade Two for many years, inspired and encouraged me to enter the teaching profession. Q. If you didn't find this job, where would you work? A. Perhaps I would teach in another school, or work in an office. Q. How are we going to celebrate the Centennial? A. The boys and girls of Weston Memorial are presently preparing a spring concert in honour of Weston's Centennial. It is to be held on the evenings of April 30 and May I. The proceeds from (Mrs. Mustard makes delicious cookies, too!) still standing. She still goes to it too. For pets, she used to have a lot of dogs and cats. The telephones were very similar to the ones we have now. What was different about the 'phones was that there was an operator who said "number please", and when one picked up the receiver, you told her the number. Her mother owned a wringer washing machine, which sometimes had little problems here and there. Most people had television sets in the fifties, but some people, like Mrs. Mustard, didn't have one until later. Mrs. Mustard concluded by saying that living in Weston is very enjoyable because it is like living in a big city and a little town at the same time. Any of the "DESERVING POOR" of the Village of Weston and Neighbourhood, who wish to partake of the "WADSWORTH BOUNTY," must signify their names to the one or the other of the Churchwardens on or before - __ _---------- the --_---.-.-_ day of December, 1869 By order of the Churchwardens. Q. Are children different than they were years ago? A. Children today have a broader general knowledge because of television. September, 1943. by Leo Vutmej , NOTICE the sale of tickets will go to buy a wheel-chair for the Weston Unit of the Red Cross Society. Some of the older students are studying about Weston's history. Q. Do you have any hobbies? A. My hobbies include bird- watching, bowling, doing needle point, playing bridge and travelling. Q. How long have you been teaching Grade two? A. For thirty-eight years I have always taught Grade two. However, one year there were also a few Grade one pupils and upon another occasion a few Grade three pupils were enrolled with the twOs. Growing up in Weston was lots of fun for kids because you could do almost anything you wanted to do. But when school came, it was not a lot of fun. You had to sit in a double-seated desk, and if you talked. you would get strapped. by Kate Ashbourne When you were just listening, you had to put your hands behind your back. / In grade eight, you had to pass your entrance exams to go to high school. In the winter you would have fun too. You could go sliding on your sled all over Weston. Then to get back you would hook onto a sleigh, put your feet on the runners and away you went. When the war began, the Red Cross asked the pupils of the King St. School to raise money. "But do not ask you parents, because we are", they said. So the pupils in Mr. Alexander's class put on a bake sale and sold everything. If you got in an accident you would not go to a hospital. You would stay at home. Miss Shaw's father broke his hip and had to lie very still in bed for a year until itgot better. Did you know that there was a tree orchard where Kresge's parking lot is now? Well there was, and there was a teeter-totter too. In High School, all teenagers knew how to sew, and that's a change from today. Church was your spiritual guide and your social life. The Young People's of the church had lots of fun. They would go on sleigh rides up to Emery with hot bricks to keep their feet warm, and buffalo robes to keep out the wind. Interview with Miss Florence Shaw and Mrs. Connie Switzer Remember Weston's Past Shaw Sisters the CENTENNIAL page 11