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c'Mn flnter'à Historical Whi*1tby, > MODEL SCHOOL (On Wcdnesday Sept. 6 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. there wMi be a i-vunion 'of ail students who attended the Mode] Sehool in Whiitby prior to 1935., n~ Model School, presentiy called the Florenice Heard .S( .hool and formierly Dundas Street Sehool,,was buit in 1875 wnd served as a school fce the training of teachers.,This' article, il f irst of two parts, telîs the story of how'the school wasbulit. April 1$75, the Whitby Board of School'Trustees purchased a onDundas Streg East at Garden Street for $800 for the Good Day! Well this time next week the kids will be back to schooi. The summer is prety well over, and faîl will creep in slowly. Morgan's Schooi of Higfiland Dancing wili be taking registration until Friday September 8. This is their first year in Brooklin. The school is qualified with the British Association of Teachers of Dancing (B.A.T.D.). For further information on the school please caîl 655-3872. Due to the holiday on Monday September 4, the Group '74 will hold their first meeting on Monday September il at 8 p. m. at the Brooklin Community Centre. Th e Women's Institute willE start their meetings on Wcdnesday September 20. Don't forget to start saving your old Newspapers again. The Cubs and Scouts will be starting their paper drive soon. Since the kids are going back to school next week this will be the last time I will put in a word. Today's word will be ENCORE - interj. Again! Once more! - a caîl by an audience, as by prolonged applause for repeated performance.The play was such a success, the audience called for an encore, three times. Have a good week, and be careful! A bad excuse is better than none, Marie 655-3061 Brown's drop-off (before 2 Sat.) le' o: f erecting a. new public schooi for the town. '11j ci ision to buiid the new school was made hecause t he easter. portion of the town was badiy in need of a school, and Ihere was severe overcrowding at the lienry Street School jrcsently the King Street Schooù\, The Board of Education applied toh oncuclfr$,0 ho be raised by debenture, to pay for the new school. Early in January 1876, the school trustee advcrtiscd for a teacher for the new schooi. A financial report issued by the Board of Schooi Trustees at Ibis ti me gives an example of theccosts involved in erecting the lwo-slorey brick building. 'j'lie total cost of the building, exclusive of the lot was $5,134.10. The contractors, Dunkley and Westiake, of Whitby were paid $2,250; William Barnes was paid $205 for fencing; (',(orge Cormack was paid $1,674 f or 'the woodwork; A.C. ilson was paid $163 for painting plus an additionai $59.10 for iinting and glazing; William Bryan .was paid $100 for* tin îrk; T. Wilson was paid $4 for cartage,; a gallery cost $163 a drain tile cost $37.73 including labor. The architect was commission of'$197.46. *January 13, 1876, John R. Thompson was appointed YMCA offers- new, playschool program Registration is now being taken for playschool being offered by the Durham Region Family YMCA this faîl at Holy Trinity Church on Kings Crescent in Ajax from Monday to Thursday 9:30 '- 11:30 a.mn., and at Peace Lutheran Church on iverpool Road South in Bay Ridges from Monday to Thursday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. These are for aIl children from 2 to 5 years. An afternoon f ours program for 4 year olds will also be held at Peace Lutheran Church Morrday, Tuesday & Wednesday 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. These programs will commence September 11, 1978. Classes are plannedwith the pre-schooler's interest in mind. During the first hour of playschool the children will enjoy being creative while being given the opportunity to experiment painting, cutting and pasting, playdough,ý water play, sand puzzles. The dramatic play area also lets the child role play and be many different people (Police-man, Nurse, Doctor, a Mother). After a ýnack which is enjoyed by all, story time, songs and fingerplays provides the child with quiet relaxation and this is foliowed by organized play. The 'Y, has a qualified teacher leading each licenced playschool. Mothers of the children are asked to assist once monthly for children attendîng twîce a week and twice monthly for a child attending 4 days a week. Caîl the 'Y' at 668-6868 for further information. 'ITI3V FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1978, PAGE 7 îal1 of the school at a saiary of $500 a year. Three other rhc'rs Miss Ilickie, Miss Burns and Miss Borrowman were appointcd. lîim Barnes wa, awarded the contract for the seats in the room-a t$5.25 eac; . and Monday Jan. 17 was appointed as laie for the offîin.; opening of the school. ;ucrowd turuaed (,,,,n>î hie officiai opening of the î>urdas Street Schooi. It was flot If) hecome a Mode] Schooi '[lie ,;. rd of Edultc;îinv.as 1,I ils chairman, John H-am son of Peter Perry, Whithy" ýfcunder, and James _,1l. chairman of the building coiHmittee. The principals o i oh her town schools were also in attendance. Mr. i>erry, who officially opened the schooi, spoke of his !,ood days when there was only a log school on Anderson Strcet, and another ai, the Bay. 1 le- went on to introduce the Mayor, G.Y. Smith, who was hirr.m-li', a sehool teacher and inspec <tor 'before becoming a ,uc euiaer. Mr. Smith went on to become one of Ontario r :ouflIV's Judges., '1V . lroceedings,-concluded with. the., National anthem. àK 18 the Dundas Street'School-hada"totali 0f 227,students on ï b( riegister, with an average attendance:of .136. In 1881, the nuiîl)er of students was 229, with the same average, daily 1 n1i 8ý,sO, the Dundas Street School became a Mode] School for the training of teachers, and remained so for many years. About 1957, a large addition was huilt to the original building, following an earlier addition in 1922. The cost of the 1922 addit ion xvas $16,780, more than twice the cost of the original, building. In 1968 and 1969 a series of fires in the school caused the original building and the 1922 addition to be condemned and demolished. AIl that stands today is the addition of the 1950s, 'vhich was named the Florence Heard School in 1974 in honor of a former principal who had taught there for 40 years. Miss 1 leard in recent years has carried on ber teaching at the \\'hultby Ilistorical Society Museum. and.served as president of Historical Society, next week: Model School. Reports> ROOFING - SHINGLES &FLAT DECKS A Good Job for My Good Company Established in 1941 Bonded with Consumer's Protection Bureau General Home Repairing Service' FREE ESTIMATES Prop. G.A. White - RR1 Broolin 655-4741 Mention-This Ad for 10% OFF Exercise break pgrogram terînate.s For the past five months, thousands of people in Oshawa, Whitby and Bow- manville have been taking part in the Exercise Break program. Designed to promote a sense of well being for individuals, the exercises have contributed to improving alterness and providing relaxation for alI of its participants., Evidently, this relaxation program is but the first step in the awakening of greater senstitivity to a new lifestyle in which good health and physical activity play an integral part in our daily lives, The success expericnced in the Oshawa area can be attributed to the responsive- ness and receptiveness 0f those individuals participat- ing. The Regional Co-ordina- tor, Helen Zyla and the Exercise Break Leaders: Irene Charewicz, Christina Mascioli, Nancy Sharpe, Barbara Glousher, Danny Tullock, Peter Hamilton, Martin Perrault, and Brad Beath would like to thank al of th 'e participants, whose enthusiasm was instru- mental in giving the concept truc purpose and meaning. As of August 25, 1978, the "Exercise Break" prograni will no longer be actvely promoted in the Oshawa area. Anyone interested in the program should contact: Y.W.C.A. 199 Centre St.S. OSHAWA, Ontario 576-8880 Clocek draw Sept. 4 The executive of the Whitby Historical Society met in the auditorium of Fairvicw Lodge on Aug. 24 witlh the President Miss Margaret Kennedy presiding. Plans were made for the special opening on Mondav Sept. 4 to draw for the antique dlock: picase get your tickets in. Plans were also made for the yard sale. lobe heid Sept. 16. starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Ly-nde House Museum- There wili àlso be a bake sale and hot corn on the cob for sale. Everybody is %, eicome. Any baking or articles wili , e much appreciated to help the Museumn. ' SOFFIT PANEL Continousi ventetd. Fits any soffit width. Apply directly tb framing or over old so f il. S MitFe.md bnl ALUMINUM SIDING Reduces maintenance & repainting costs. Lightweight. Cul s with harid saw. Col us for - MITcHIL M U IROOIUJ re