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104The resolution moved. by Coun"* cilor N. F._ Pembleton- and sec- onded by Councilor Dn J. G. Mur- `s ray, _read in part p,Gle-igyb "That Ingersoll agrees to as- ;+, sume its full share of the cost of the addition of eight rooms to I the north end of 'the academe ` wing of the IOBS according to the collegiate proposal and with tk a1] the approval ;of the'Department r ray of Education .,and the Ontario d,IMunicipal Board. Details: of the undertaking are to be under, the j direction of the Ingersoll District ll Collegiate Institute Board." ` chairman of J Harry S_-BnweFr^ the. high school board,; who ad- dressed council said a'spot in progress of the school has been " reached in which* expansion Is needed. He pointed out that a survey made of public and separ- "t HIate schools showed there was 4cnough of an 'increase in pupils Iin Grade eight to require four more classrooms, in the:high H school next year. Mr. Bower said the school was �, "built to accommodate 590- pupils Y `and has all enrolment of 61g. The sry school is using a storage, room for a Grade nine classroo,.he m He advised council that the `s:"heating plant and the electrical g, system. was planned when the school was built to:-take'care of ht additional classrooms. Cost Outlined Howard Horton, chairman of the teachers cam—rlllttee, said that based on the department's ap-proved maximum amount of $130.0o0 to build the addition with a 20-year debenture and less the #u� 75 per cent grant unddr the.:pres- r;. ent provincial government grant structure, it will'deave a total of a about $2,925 per year to be levied a against all municipalities in this W+: high school district Of less thac '/• of a mill. as said based on this estimate would cost the. Town of Inger-, 11 $1538 per year, i O €7u a eta ,4, 111 ; IUA Sa : In the Imence repur, I—.... accepted thetender of'Bell and Gouinlock Co: "Ltd., for the pur- chase of Town of Ingersoll da- bontures in the amount of $151,000 at the rate of $101.05 per $100. INGERSOLL, Feb. 22 gersoll'Distri'ct H hool'Board has accep $92,250 tender of Gilv lonstruction Company, of Pillsonburg, to build an -ight-room addition - to the north end of -the high school's academic wing. 'Await Approval Clark. Pellow; secretary-treas urec og-theboard, saidapproval has been received from Ontario Department of Education but the contract cannot be signed until approval is receivedfrom Ontario Municipal Board. The secretary -treasurer said work -must -start within 11 days after the contract Is signed. The board -.hopes to have four class- rooms ready for .occupancy this September. a\ - AVV - 7— i ys c The annual Commencement Ex- ercises were held in the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute las", night with a :capacity crowd fill- ing the auditorium -floor. In con- nection withthe'CommencemenL, the official opening of the - new eight -room addition to the school was conducted by E. -R. PJUCle11aD, inspector of the 'school. The program opened with the singing of O Canada, by the Sen- ior Girls' Glee Club and the orcle extra. Two selections, Ave Maria and The Skaters' Waltz were sung by the glee club under the leader- ship of C..A. Payne. The chairman for the evening was P. C. Houston, a member of the lU0Fsc-liool bboard.'The Vale. dietary address was presented by ]ohn_Gazzola; who is now attend. urg the foil —don Teachers' College, fn his address, John pointed 'out ,the need for further education es. pccially in this time and age ani (Istressed the information regarding ithe Egyptian crisis and the troulak ALTHOUGI[ THE NEW eight - :room addition at the Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute was officially opened only last night students have been .working in %the new classrooms, since early 'I fall. The addition was toured by Imany who visited the ,school Friday night for a program that combined theannual commence- ment exercises and the cere- �mony.for theofficialopening of ;the .new section. These photos 4show IDCI students and teachers at work in some of the new A classrooms. TOP LEFT: Erect studentsare concentrating on a )fingering exercise in th'e. new .'typing roorn. This roan incident- :j ally is the second room in .the which may lie ahead. This .was followed by the presentation of awards. H. T.' Bower, chairman of the school board, introduced the heads of the municipalities for Ingersoll and district along with the archi- teM and builderofthe new addit- ion. The architects were Shore and Moffat, Torontoand the Builder; w,axs the Gilvesey Construction .Co in p a n y. Tillsonburg. it. W. Green, chairman of the building committee, presented the inspect- or, E. R. McClellan, who official- 1.y ooeued the new wing. The deli. IDCI to be devoted exclusively ;to typing. It is intended mainly- as. a typing room for beginners and seats 40 students, the same number as can be' accomodated in the senior typing room. In- structing the Class is,IV rss M. M. H milt -on, XOP CENTS�BM—e_7r- t h o— u g'Ii it reminds one ofthe well-known line, "Hail Yorick", the skull being studied so intently is the subject of a health period. The addition to the school in- cludes a health room and here students Ruth Hull Bell) =and-EaL McCorquodale examine the skull - wifMe.icher, Miss Marilyn girls' PT idstrue o�3`OY; BIGHT, A definite asset to the school is the guidance library new aaamion w as given by Rev. J. R._S�son.. _ A .tour ot—'inspection was held for the visitors and friends of the students at;the school, especially to the new addition where eight rooms have been completed on the north end of the school. To wind things up for the evening, a dance and counseling rooms. small, bright and cheerful rc provide an opportunity for ! once councillors to talk privy with students about their I lams and their plans for the urn.urri Wilson, vice cipal of the IDCI, disci marks with Margaret Spa BOTTOM LEFT �r'I eTa�E science room is always a fa sting place and usually which students linger in aft period instead of dashing This modern, fully equippu is the fourth science room ii school' and is devoted main general: science for grades and ten. Donald Hillis is inst ing the class. (Staff Plioto_