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WJ-UTBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 7, 1976. PAGE 9 Co lborne Street School,1873 Girls' gym classes have changed soniewhat since this picutre was taken of a calisthenics class at the Whitby Collegiate Institute in 1888. The instructor, who cail be seen ini the background, holding the 'WCI" banner, is James McBrien, an officer in the 34th Regiment, and school inispector for Ontario County. In tliose far-off Victorian days, gymnastic classes were taught by military men. -1976 Thiis is a First Form (grade nine) class at the Whitby Collegiate Institute in 1 91 2, before the major renovations were made to the school. The teacher is a Miss Baker, standing by the door. There are many older residents who wiIl recali the days of cast iron desks with wooden tops where the student could carve his initiais if the teacher wasn't Iooking. There were no visual aids in those days except the bkickboard. 'A 4, This photograph of 1904 shows the Whitby Collegiate Institute before the extensive renovations undertaken il years later. Built in 1 873 by the noted Toronto architeet, Henry Langley, the Collegiate Institute was considered one of the best in the province at one time, and produced rnany students who went on to faine and fortune. To the left can be seen the spire of the Methodist Tabernacle (St. Mark's United Church). The old class picture is a standard part of everyone's school life. and tliis is what the Iiigh sehool population of Whitby.looked like about 1910. The picture wvas takeni in front of Colborîie Street School ini the days when boys wore suits anid tics to sehool and the girls wore long dresses. Thiere are 110 students anTd four teachers in the pficture. The principal was G. A. Hogartlh. i his science laboratory had the niost modern equipment when the above picture was taken in 1918 at the Witby High School. Each desk bas a tap and wash basin for chemistry, there is an aquarium at the front of the roomn, and a large microscape can be seen. At this time the Whitby High School embarked on an extensive agricul- tural program, supported financially from the estate of the late Col. J. E. Farewell. Photographs from Whitby For many years the Whitby High School had its own cadet corps, seen here parading in the school yard in the faîl of 1945. The last high school cadets in Whitby weie in the class of 1946. '*In the background can be seen the old Sunday School bail of St. Mark's United Church which was later replaced by a new building. One of the memorable days for the High School Cadets was when they paraded to the Cenotaph on V.E. Day in May, 1945. Historical Society archives