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The 0nlly S ntlnel-lievlew, Mnndnq, Aug, 19, 1969 1'nge
THIS IS the class of 1907 at
Foldens School, the second
oldest photograph in exist-
ance. The original photo be-
longs to Mrs. Sandy Blancher did not attend the full year.
whose husband attended the They are sixth from left seat
school. People not identified ed and 12 and 13 from left in
were members" of family who the second row,
Irt
reunion of pupils,
INGERSOLL — Foldens
School at RJR 5 Ingersoll is ono
Of seven one and two room
sebools that have been closed
recently in Oxford County.
Due to the closing of the
school, Mrs. Currie Way is or-
ganizing a reunion of teachers,
inspectors and pupils of the
school. The reunion wil ble held
tn�q Aug. 30 at the school.
Registration begins at 10 a.m.
with a picnic lunch at noon. Fol.
lowing lunch there will be a
musical program and talks
from several former teachers
and inspectors.
Mrs. A. W. Meek. of RR 1.
Beachville, has written a his-
tory of the school which will be
available at the reunion. There
will also be a picture display
inside the 'building,
Foldens was originally called
SS No. 4 West Oxford. T h e
first building on the site was a
wooden frame structure built in
1859. In 1885 a one room. brick
building was constructed As
many as 80 pupils were crowded
into the one room.
In 1911, at a cost of $4,000, a
second room was added to the
of
Seated L. to Mt Ashton Blancher,
Jim Phillips, Melvin Phillips, Reg.
Seeond Bowe Harold Butterworth,
Eva Thornton, Dorothy Pullen, Alice
Sage, Belle Murray, Mabel Budd,
Myrtle Osmond May Dawson Mil-
Folden, Archie Rivers, nnkn'An,
Gordon Murray, Charles Barrett
dred Wilson, Dora Merrill, Jean
Rivers, unknown, unknown, EthAl
Phillips, Grant Murray-
teachers1.
Thornton, 7sa Sanderson, - Clarence
building. Both rooms a POLDLNS SCHOOL H:"_S DEN CLOSED.
standing and were in u
this past June. A reunion will be held at the school for all former
Through the years e
cords have been destn -
lost, and only the name, teachers, pupils, trustees
pie who attended since t and Inspectors.
known. -There have 0
teachers at the schot
18s3. SATUP.DAY,AUGUST 3011969.
Two interesting .feat
the reunion will be grot�
graphs dating to gr i1
all the pupils are identii IREIGIfMUTION: 10 a..m.
1907 in which all but tE
,pis are identified. LUNCH: 12 o'clock
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a picnic lunch.Hot and cold drinks will be suppli
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copy of the history of the school will be
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