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SALFORD, May 2 — The
58 pupils of the Salford public
school took a hurried, not -too -
unhappy backward look as
classes closed for the last time
at their -90-year-old school-
house today.
The ancient structure, be.
lieved one of the oldest schools
In use in Western Ontario, is
to be replaced this summer by
a modern, $49,000 three-room
building, catering to the ele-
mentary education needs of
Dereham Township school
area.
Orville Nancekivell, area
board chairman, said today
wreckers will move in Monday
morning to tear down the old
school. It is hoped the new
building will be ready on the
same site by September.
In the meantime, junior and
senior grade pupils will finish
out their term in another
school which was closed down
some time ago at Mount Elgin,
three miles away.
Plans are under considera-
tion, Mr. Nancekivell said, to
commemorate the present
building by erecting a memo-
rial cairn in the school yard,
using same of the original
bricks. The memorial would
probably be surmounted by
the old school bell, he said.
The schoolhouse was erected
In I and has been a focal
ppp B0
1nt n the school and com-
j in n" life of SS 2, Dereham,
ib for hu reds of township resi-
dents. l�
�s. School of will trans-
port grades seven and eight
pupils by bus from SS I and
SS 3 after the summer holi-
days, the first time that bus
service will have been used
regularly.
Mrs. Eva Harris, of RR 1,
Salford, has already been en-
gaged as principal and teacher
of the senior room in the new
school. She will be assisted by
the present teachers, Robert
Dodgson, who will be in
charge of the intermediate
room, and Mrs. Andrew Hutch-
ison, who will take charge
of the junior room.
Salford Opens
3-Room School
-Year-Old Salford Public School
This picture will probably go down in history — school will be torn down next week to make woy
for a number of Salford area residents. It shows for a modern three-room structure. In the mean -
the pupils of the Salford Public School, who have time pupils will finish out their term in an aban-
token readin', writin' and 'rithmetic for the last doned school at Mount Elgin, three miles away.
time in their 90-year-old classrooms. The ancient (Photo by Longfield).
SALFORD, Oct. 29—Laurie Fi
Hyde, vice-principal of Lourlon
Teachers' College, was guest
speaker tonight at the officials,
opening of the new $4t,0001 >
three-room public school here.
The building was dedicalyd
by the Rev, Albert Menzies, thr
invocation was pronounced hy,
the Rev. R. B. Cumming, or,
London, a former Salford min
later, and opening remarks ti4vv.(�
were by Orville Nancekivell.
chairman of the board of trus-
tees.-
Teachers are Ma-EXLilarms,
principal, Robert Dodgson and
Mrs. Andrew I utchison.
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LEGAL NOTICE
For Sale by Tenders
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The Dereham Township
school board will receive
tenders for the Dereham
Township School No. 2, situ-
ated in the Village of Sal-
ford. Building has to be de-
molished and moved by May
17, 1958.
Also separate tenders for
the heating equipment. For
further information apply to
the secretary,
The board reserves the right
to reject any or all tenders
received. Tenders will be re-
ceived by the secretary until
April 25, 1958.
CECIL W. WILSON,
Secretary -Treasurer,
Salford, Ontario.
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A very early school for children of pioneer families was located in con.3
Dereham township. The school was on the north east corner of the south
half of lot 8. a half mile south of con.line 2. Five families had taken
up lands and settled on lots 7-8-9-10 in con.3. "his; was during the middle
1830s. There were three families by t,e name of McCue and a few other
families. At this time there wt:s no school nearer than Manchester. One S
of the "cCue aln9n t'-erefore bililt a school on the above locfttion. .his -
wa o allow t.e children of there lAoneer settlers to receive some
education. The school has been refereed to as the ':SoCue school. During
the first few years the children were taught by members of the pioneer
families but when more settlers arrived their children also came to thiq_
school. At this time it wale necessary to hire a te%cher and a Miss d �
Bodwell wits engaged to be the teacher. School operated 7 months of the`"''r�
year. '.Miss 3odwell is believed to have been a daughter of Capt.Bodwell
who served in the war of 1812-14 and wtis made a grant of land in Dereham. _
I:'e settled on lot ll,con.l,Dereham and eventually owned 1100 acres.
Idr.FQcCue,the bull�r of the McCue school died in his 11'Dth.year. X -d x6Ck