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ace Tex EE ae eet moi ie apt fae SAS oT TT wr np in yr ery ere . eras THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 da ro owmanville' Ss High School Addition O Fieially Opened CONTIN HENNNLENNILIAN 7 W. B. COUCH, ESQ. Chairman of the High School Board and member for thé past fifty years. Mr. Couch is ninety Years of age. DR. G. C. BONNYCASTLE Chairman of the building com- mittee who has been a member of the High School Board for twenty five years, THE NEW ADDITION TO BOWMANVILLE JlcH SCHOOL Above is seen the new High formally opened Ihst night, At t old school. Premier Ferguson sen which. appears on the next page. Ph School in Bowmanville which was he back can be seen a part of the t a message of congratulation oto by Hamphrey's, Bowmanville, Mayor of Bowmanville | MILTON J. ELLIOTT DIPPELL, B.A. mr 4 LOUIS W. ) Mayor of Bowmanville who last night at the formal opening of tho new Builing congratulated the High School Board on its erection, Mr. ¥liott was Mayor when the bylaw Was passed providing for the build- ing of the new school. Principal of Dowmanville High School who came to Bowmanville from Renfrew last fall anid had the + privilege of being the first principal to teach in the new school. TO THE BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD CONGRATULATIONS! On Your Growth TODAY IS OUR 2ND BIRTHDAY WATCH US GROW L. W. [Live Wire] Nelson's Store OF BIGGER AND BETTER VALUES PHONE 595 SAVE A LOT IN APPRECIATION OF * BOWMANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL To The Board -- We honor Yom for providing such splendid ne cessary School accommodation. To The Staff -- 'We congratulate You on your School, in your labour of teaching. To The Students -- We would say, this is your privilege and opportunity. "THE NATION THAT HAS THE SCHOOLS HAS THE FUTURE" FURNITURE "GRASP 112 Special Low Prices During All of February On all lines of Furniture we. are making slashing reductions in prices. time to secure a suite or any piece of furniture at a great saving to you. Something different, newest in Chesterfield Suites. F. F. MORRIS CO. Home Furnishers WOOD Special Buses for All Occasions We Extend Congratulations To High School Board On their very modern addition to the High School. Our appreciation is also extended for the Hardware Re- quirements we, had. the privilege of supplying. ~ Dustan' s Cash Hardware We serve you wal Funeral Service BOWMANVILLE May it serve to encourage you to be ever mare efficient | r ES be pleased with the new ac- | | i EXTENDING BEST WISHES TO High School Board Staff and Students On the Opening of Their New School T. A. GARTON McCLELL"N & CO. LUMBER CEMENT 'GRAIN BOWMANVILLE SEED ETC. Reasonable Rates and Careful Drivers New High | Splendid Science Rooms, Six Class Rooms, er Conveniences Supplied for the Gymnasium--Au- ditorium Presents Beauli- ful Appearance, Jowmanville' 8 $100.0 000 High School, officially opened last night, is a building clitzens at large have reason to ba thankful foi Those t having children in particular commodation as it js a means by which room fis plentiful for the training of the young people of the town, | Shortly after the 1929 council met early in the year a deputation from the High School Board wait- »d on the mayor and members with the request for a substantial addi- | tion to existing school, which was | entirely inadequate for the number | | of pupils attending and the extra | large class of public school stu- | dents who would be coming to the school after the summer holidays. | Councillors and members of the board then spent many hours de- bating over the gituation and fin- | ally it was decided that a new schol would have to be built, Con- sequently the clerk cf the town ad- vertisell for tenders «walling for the | erection, At a special committee meeting the tender of the Construction Co., of Mimico, was accepted for the sum of $97 41 which include 1d all subeontr acts, The School The school now completed is a credit to the town and a trip through its spac show just what Bowmanville got for their money. Entering the main boys entrance on the east end one comes into a small hall well heated where-a per- son on wet days could remove their outer garments an overshoes before entering the main hall, Diretly inside the second swing doors is a stairway leading one way to the basement and the other to the first floor. A long passage about fifteen feet wide completely surrounds this floor and one can enter the east door and walk around this passage and leave again by the west door without entering any of the class rooms. The first room on the left on the first floor is a class room of the most modern type with the latest system ofs heating which while keeping the Joom at the required temperature ~ also permits the | Rest! Rooms for Staff Also In-| cluded--Showers and Oth-| Herod | fous rooms will | Fine Suit Spacious Gymnasium Are Features of School Addition { change of air every few minutes. | | The light is all admitted from a row of windows on the eastside of the room and the room presents a healthy appearance with its white walls and varnished trim, The en tire south wall of the room is tak- en up with blackboard with the teacher's desk in front. All pupils are facing the south and the desks ara of the type that can be easily moved around when it is found convenien o do so The Aunditorium Leaving here and continuing along the hall one enters the doors | | of the auitorium on the right. This room provides the hLiggest surprise of any in the new building. It is 80 | feet hy 40 feet and is finished in a | rough cast plaster in a mottled ef- | fect that is particularly pleasing, The trim is all stained a dark | brown and the ceiling is molded in | plaster, At the east end is Duilt | a stage large. enough to produce | | major productions and this was first officially used last night al- though a short course had been | held in January, On tho walls are | | fancy lighting fixtures while over | head large fixtures to the room at night At the west vive ample ligne | | end provision has been made for | the showing of moving pictures | The floors are of hardwood and | nicely finished, Leaving the situated the auditorium, one no- | tices another classroom, then we | climb the stairs ot the west end | and reach the top floor. Here is | sclence room and the | shemistry room equipped with the latest fixtures for the teaching of these arts. In the middle are two class rooms that will eventually be ed for business courses, At | either end of the building. on this | | floor are rest rooms for members | of the staff. On the interesting thing to notice is the new gymnasium, one of the largest | in any high school along the lake front, This two is forty by eighty feet in size and is well lighted and heated with radiators high on the walls, The walls are of buff color- ed brick giving the place a cool appearance, The floor is laid out for basketball and volley bail and nets are up for the former game, Some of the latest gymnasium equipment has been provided and the students will be able to indulge in physical training on a scale that was not before possible, At both ends are store rooms where most of the equipment can be stored when not in use, . This part of the school is perhaps the most popular with the pupils both boys and girls alike. Atl the end of this floer are every convenience for the comfort {continued on Opposite Page) bottom floor the most | - pe E-------- fll Em p------ = x is Sty aR RR COUCH, JOHNSTON AND CRYDERMAN, LIMITED. Take this Opportunity of Congratulating the Town of Bowmanville and the County of Durham on the completion of their Splendid New High School which they believe to be one of the Finest in the Province of. Ontario Couch, Johnston & Cryderman LIMITED Ladies' Ready to Wear and Millinery Men's Clothing and Furnishings KING STREET DRY GOODS PHONE 104 BOWMANVILLE Re nai Cp Con eratulations To The High School Board J. W. Jewell BIG 20 Schocl Bocks Wallpaper Magazines Open Stock China Complete: Line of Warwick Gifts Worth While Cshawa Daily Times for sale here. Congratalations To The Town Of Bowmanville cn 'the formal. opening cf their new school R. E. LOGAN Tinsmith Stationary Flumbing Heating Books Agents for Hecla Furnaces Warden King Hot Water Heating Systems Phone 264 Bowmanville, Ont. CE 3 A THE MANAGER AND STAFF OF THE WALKER STORES, LTD. OFFERS THE HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE NEW HIGH 'SCHOOL \ WALKER STORES LIMITED DRY GOODS HOSIERY MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WEAR, ETC. BOWMANVILLE LINENS PHONE 164 OUR STAFF One Member of the High School Board and Four members of B.H.S. Congratulate Bowmanville on this Splendid Advance in Educational Facilities == JURY & LOVELL DISPENSING CHEMISTS ' Developing and Printing -- When We Test Eyse it is Done Properly -- 8 Hour Service . PROMPT DELIVERY . PHONE 78 THE REXALL STORE We take Pride in the fact that we were awarded the Contract for the Supply of the Structural Steel IN THE NEW BOWMANVILLE 'THE EVERLASTING MATERIAL A Hudson Shale Product NEW TORONTO 212w LAKESIDE . 3617w NEW TORONTO 1 HIGH SCHOOL Sarnia Bridge Co., Ltd. Sarnia, On. 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