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it is quite fitting that some histor- ical record of S. S. No. 9, 6180813, be made this year, as it is its jubilee year, the school having been opened in Januar}. 1863, but as the pioneer community must of necessity pre- cede the pioneer school, I am going to give you tirst a brief sketch of the early settlement of the section as far as l haw been able to obtain it. The house was a typiral pioneer log shanty; the furniture also belit- ,ted thy period, the table being a large stump in the middle of the one and only room. They did not receive any kitchen shower, but when Mr. Matthews went to Owen Sound to register for his land he brought home with him an iron pot and kettle. The next spring he. being a eoopel‘. went. back to Toronto to work at his trade and Mrs. Matthews was left alone. In the tall she got Mr. (Lon- don to show her the way as fair as Durham. this part of the road being only a blazed trail. From there she ~itarted alone and walked to Toronto, not returning until some years later. Mr. Henry Farr is said to have been the first settler on the 2nd tLon- cession, and was followed shortly after by the James Allen family. Mr. and Mrs. Allen and three small children walked from Fergus, as the road was; then impassable for a wagon. Mr. Bat. tlondlin (or Con- don: is thought to have been the tirst settler on the 3rd tloncession. he and Mr. James )lctjirr, Sta, liaviln,r help- ed survey this part of tilenelg. Next came Mr. and Mrs. John Matthews. just newly married, and for their wedding trip they walked from 'l‘or- onto to their new home. As I know ewryone is interested in a bride's new home. I will desrrihe it from what I can recall of Mrs. Matthews‘ own story. In the wars '48. '49 and ’50, the svttlpmunt gl'o-w rapidly. '48 saw the running Hf the' Ritchie's, tlw Mctiin's, and ”w Smtls from Vangghan Town- qlkp. nvau- 'I'nrunlu. and Thomas Davis. Sun. {rum quboc, the rest 0f tlw Davis family l‘ullowing the next yml'. About tho- same rim» ramc the \Vhitnun'vs. tho» l.:u\\‘rvm°o-s and Hm Mck'mhlvu'.~. and m Ht» early.‘.')0s the l‘lctnl's anol‘Nio-hnls. The \Vcil'. Lind- say and Anoh'o-“n‘ l’alllilio-s We‘re also val'ly snttlc-rs. hut Just whvn tho-y tamo- l a.» nut kumv. In “In winter ul' '5]. my mollu-l', u nll_»llH'l'lP.~‘s‘ o'llllol Hl' llVO' )‘t'al’s Ul' :lgv. can)" with lu~r l‘ntlwr to this svltlvâ€" mc'nl. lraw-lling by slvigll' from I’m-- gm tn Durham. me them: ho-r l’alllo'l' t‘al‘l'iml llo‘l' ln llH‘ll' lmnw m1 llw South Linn. who-w .ianws Bmwn now llws; llllll'll ul' llw wall was only 21 mm. l'l'uln nno- piunm-r home to annlhvr. pan-l ul' tlu- Snulh Linn. :Ilnno‘. being t‘lo'm'ml. film can wvll l'o'mo‘mlwr lln- olin'icnlly lmr l'allun- had all winto-r kwping her unl nl‘ I'varll ul' lho- falling Ire-vs as ln' Chon- pml tlmm down. In tho- spring, uflvr lln- clo’al'ing was planlwl lll potatoes (slu- lu'lping. nt’ vnursv. and lvarning to mum at llw saun- tinnm they slarlml to walk hawk to Fury-us. hm- l'atlwr and anulhvr man taking turns in rarrying ‘lwr‘. l. hi the early days of the selilctnent the children of the Zli‘il and 3rd Lonâ€" cessions went to Durham school and those. farther east to Bunessan.’ so this is probably the reason that. this is one of the last sections organizml in tilenelg. Before a school section could be organized it was necessary to report a certain number of pupils for the proposed section. When the count was made they lacked one of the required number, so Will Mc- m‘rr‘s name was put down, although he lacked a year of school age, but on the morning the school opened he and his elder brother and sister, James and Jane. were the first pupils to arrive. Uthers of the early pupils were: W. Moore. '1'. Mctiirr and his brother William. S. .l. Mctiirr. ti. Lawrence. M. Scott. James Nichol. the John Matthews children. Thomas lbax'is. David Davis, Ritchie, l-lctor.“ «look. .~\.mlrews. Allen, Pounder, 0'- lmnnell. liarson. Gondon and Mcâ€" .\ssey families. The first School Board consisted of Messrs. James Mctiirr. Sr.. Andrew Lindsay, Sr” and Thomas Culbertson. The first teacher was Miss Sarah Lowther (Mrs. Bradley. still living near Grand Valley. _ I .1 _--_... A PIONEER DAYS IN OLD GLENELG The site of the first school was a mu», to the north of (hp present ope, Hm grounds, «mo-half an acre. being the gift of Mr. John Ritchie. The school. a log structure. larger than most pinm‘m' schools. was built bv gratis labor. It was furnished with flit-day. Sopunhor no, ma. AN HISTORICAL SKETCH 0F 8. S. N0. 9 By ELIZABETH SCOTT two rows of wooden desks and a stove in the centre of the room. 'l-‘hese desks, the product of some local carpenter. were about twice as long as the ordinary double-desk ot‘ the present day. The blackboard. a framework of planed wood painted black, about four feet 5 uare, is the only. relic of the old 30 mol still in existence. There was also a library, a rare thing in a pitmeer school. In 1881 the log school was replaced by the present stone building. The new srhool was of a type very com- mon thrmigtmut this part of the rountry. hut was the largest and host of its kind in this tmrality. none too large. however. for the pupils it had to armmmodate then and for many years after. The School Board who superintemled the erection of. this building were : Messrs. Thomas Metlirr. \Villiam Smith and John Staples. It was equipped with an up-to-dato- equipment of that day. hut since then many improvements have been added. In the early '90s a large hell was procured; some years later the young people of the Sf‘t‘iltfll presented the school with an organ. and few rural schools van hoast as tine pictures. When the Department of Education uttered a diploma to all schools reaching.r a certain standard in equipment. No. 9. (tlenelg. was the first school in South Urey to receive. the diploma. With the advent of‘ the railer to the north of the srhool it became necessary to enlarge the grounds to more than twice. their original size. (Let. us hope that the uext historian may be able to record this part adorned with beautiful shade trees, but the planting of these is more than an Arbor Day johT'. 'I'hn athlitinnal pluygl'uuml was a grmtt hmm to tlw schtml. for from its mu'livst «lays tlw lmys amt girls of Nu. U haw hwn hum-hall play-rs. 'l‘mw. tlu-y haw- :L l'uw fund of other game-s. lmth inotmu' {wot Hut. hut rmm' nt' tlmm swms tn huh] tlw plzwo ut' favor that baseball (luvs. In my vxlwric-ncv as a toachvt' l haw t'mlml that prau'ti 'ally M'M'y schnnl plays a farm nt' hasnhull, but some of these t'nrms mm as far rc-mmwl t'rnm tho I'val g'anw as tn 1w hardly lw‘ngnizâ€" able with it. But. let. me say that, I_ haw nvwr mmt' :u'mss . LITTLE JIMMY JERRY ON THE JOB Getting More Out of Your Farm 'l and redube your exbenseé even shghtly, it might mean the difference between a fair living and failure in some seasons. Shelters from the heat, rain or snow f or your live stock and protection from the weather for your outbuiliings, machinery a::_d implements. Sheep, poultry, hogs, and a regular “ milk cheque” have saved the day for many a farmer when his crops have failed. yvill minimize your losses and reduc yearly repair hill 3 by many a dollar. IF you could increase your prbduction a little 0 nt‘ mnAughn ‘ntII. nvnoncnn n‘rnn Qll'hfI‘Y If TOTAL ASSETS OVER $519,000,000. THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA st'hmvl which in its everyday sporgplays a better game of baseball than No. 9. Even the little tots know the rules of the game and can handle a bat and a ball. with a dexterity that is often surprising. The school also has from the first been a social centre for the section. Many a time have those stone walls resounded to the mirth and jollity of its people. both old and young. and not of its people only. but many a guest as well, for the section has an enviable reputation as an entertain- er. Its success in this line is largely due. to the fact that when its people have decided to do a thing they wnll see it through to a finish. When they want a program they do not depend on outside talent; they depend on themselves. And lastly. they don’t leave the preparation ot the program to one or two peOple; each one feels that he is responsible for doing \vl‘iatever he can do. and doing it. well. They have learned thoroughly the value of united effort and not] only does the common work for thei common weal accomplish the imme- diate end it has in View, but it ac- complishes something far greater; it establishes among the. people a spirit of comraderie and gth,iil-fel- lowship. a spirit of unity that nei- ther time nor distance can sever. and though her children may be scatter- ed for and wide. the interests of the old section are still dear to their hearts and some of the brightest lspots in memory centre around the {social life of the old school. I always pity tho St'lftlml which has nut mzulv its schuol a community mum-n, and unfm'tunatvly tlwrn aw tun many such svhouls. l'mloulilodly llw (Iniisnlitlatml School Systvm which [maps as (ho. succossor of our prusvut system has many atlvantagvs uwr tlw lattm'. but it has yvt ti? pmw wlwthm' it. will fill thn social I‘U‘v ul' llw cummunity as wall as the old rural schnnl of ”in right kiud.‘ 'l'lw l'nligimls lifc' of Hm commun- ity. too, has not lwvn nuglm'tml. Slu‘u'tly after thv urganization' of tho soc-Mon a l'ninu Sundav sclmnl was startml in Hm lug school by Me'ssrs. llnbm't .\ljm*. S12, and Anâ€" .h'c-w Mcuirr. and cuntinuml fur a numlwr uf wan-s. Abnnt, twmtty )‘vars ago a l'niun Sunday srhml was again starlml in ”w svhunl by Mvssrs. \V‘iHiflnl; Ynung and John B0]! and is still tlm1ris_lnim:. lntcllvcttmlly, too. the schcml has a mmd m-cnl'cl. if \\'c' mm judge by the numbvr 01' pupils slw has sum nn tn highm' institutimm nl' low-Hing. many nl' whnm haw [H'UVNl ”H‘IUSO‘IVPS ahlv studvnts, I'mu' hving gum mmlalâ€" lisls Many zu'v tlw girls and buys \\'||H THE DURHAM CHRONICLE your have gone forth from this school since it welcomed the first of them Sixty years ago. Where they all are now would be hard to tell“ A 00d number, no doubt, are sleeping t eir last long sleep; the others each fill- ing his own particular niche in some part of the world. The farm has claimed, I think, more than any other industry. Me- chanical and commercial enterprise has also taken many. Of these the section boasts one railroad superin- tendent. Professional life, too, has received its quotaâ€"twenty-six have entered the teaching profession, five of those coming back as teachers to the home school; there have been also four ministers, one foreign mis- sionary, one deaconess, three drugâ€" gists. three nurses, two doctors, one chiropractor (two students), one veterinary surgeon and one lawyer. ’During the sixty years of the school‘s existence twentyâ€"six teach- ers have helped to sted‘ it toward its destiny. Of these, many have ceased forever from their labors, and Continued on page 6. '02!) I010! COIPAIY OI OAIADAS‘LIIITID; 'OID. ONTAIIO 353$”? Weekly Purchase Plan Car, Truck or Tractor When the weekly payments, together with interest, equals one-third the price of the model you desire we make delivery. The balance can be paid in f0rty-eight weekly or twelve monthly equal instalments. Ask ué about the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. DURHAM )fv‘iiiét'fi all are g 6.9%“: ch fill- in some think, y. Me- erprise ese the uperin- 00, has ix [law on, five bars to '8 been gn mis- 3 drug- n's, one i), one awyer. of the ;teach- tmyard GOO is thought t but 600” Ill! '1 STAN FIELI is Gm Call and See ( C. L. gm SMITH BROS. ‘â€" or‘ CANADA. Limited ' has authorized a Advertise in The Chronicle by which is thought to go a long way, but GOOD JUDGIENT goes farther. is all you need to pay down for a GOOD LUCK By Swinnerton