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5 a Se = Bes > | T, B, MITCHELL | Phairman Oshawa Board oy, i Education GEORGE B, NORRIS Chairman Property Committee A. W, BELL ! . Chairman Advisory Vocational Committee i ei Trustee FRONT VIEW OF OSHAWA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE WITH PUPILS AND STAFF IN FOREGROUND, OVER 750 PUPILS WERE IN ATTENDANCE LAST ery In the Province ducational Facilities Have Kept Pace With City's Growth SHAWA is justly proud of her educational system. Step by step with the almost magical growth of the city public edu. cation in Oshawa has kept pace, This condition is due to the fact that the Board of Education has been composed of men who have had the foresight and courage to anticipate needs before undesirable situations became acute, With rare judgment this civic body foresaw the centres and direction of future residential expan. sion, As opportunity offered adequate school sites were purchased and as occasion required buildings were erected to take care of the rapidly increasing school population, The result has been that, con. sidering the phenomenal growth of the city, there has never been any ' serious shortage of school accommodation, and--equally as com- mendable--there have never been any partially filled schools, Best of all, the building program has been spread over a number of years instead of crowded into a few. Consequently the educational budget has never been excessive, considering the enormous amount of work done. Not only have the Board been progressive in providing accom. modation and equipment. Realizing that the best accommodation and equipment are only the tools and require the most skilful operators for their most efficient use, the Board set themselves the task of se. curing the best teachers obtainable. In doing so they followed the approved practice of modern progressive administration: Instead of having the individual seek the position, they adopted the policy of seeking the individual for the position, As a result Oshawa has in Trustee its public schools and collegiate institute today staffs second to none in the Province of Ontario, ; Nor has the Board given its whole thought to juvenile education, Night classes offering a chance to adults for further mental and manual improvement have been inaugurated. Within the past year some 500 students took advantage of the opportunity presented and many have achieved promotion in their vocations as a reward for the time devoted to these evening classes. When school opens on September 4th it is estimated that there will be approximately 3,500 pupils in the public schools and 850 students in the Collegiate Institute, The staff of the public schools will be composed of.90 teachers while the Collegiate will number 28, Additional accommodation iz at present being provided for the public schools. At the same time increased attendance at the col. legiate calls for attention. With characteristic spirit the Board are seeking not A solution but THE BEST solution. Taking the long. pull view of the City's development it seems at present advisable to meet the situation by converting the Collegiate into a composite collegiate and technical school, The matter, of course, is only under consideration but, judged from past performances, the Board of Edu. cation may be relied upon to adopt a program conducive to the best interests of the community, In education Oshawa is getting exactly what she deserves--e THE BEST, A. P. ANNIS Trustee A. E. ONEILL; Principal Collegiate Insitute E. W. DREW Chairman Management Committea WH. 8, SMITH Chairman Finaarce Committe® REV, FATHER BENCH Trustee A!