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8.8. #4 Saugeen was one of the largest schools .) as. yr. 1 and Concession #3 in Sauge by John (1mg Shoreline News Ball games. falls, trcercllmlr mg and the stmp have all been part or the h|5tory of Saugczn School Scrum] #4, also knnwn as Jamteson School. Young 8111 Jeffrey stood in from at the school waiting to get the strap sometime during lhc 195(lsl But he was not alone. AltugeLher there were sixteen in line for the lash of leather. Their crime -- riding bicycles tn the playground. Jeffrey. now a Port Elgin real estate agent. said the tour teaclitrs he had whlle at SS. #4 from 1948 to 1956 kept the peace In Llle srhml house. "You rcrtalnly didn't have to go too far to be on the wrung side at the law and get In uour ble." he said "And you knew it would get home. so 11. would be a doublcrwhammy.“ .letl‘rey, as well as former teacher. Edna McCulloch both have fond memnrles of the school. A highlight throughout the school's history was the ChnsLmas concert. McCulluch. who was Edna MacKenzte when she started teaching at the school in 1932. remembers the Christmas con- Cert as being a lat of work. Jeffrey said much of the prestige associated with prepa- ration [0| the Chl‘talmas rum‘Prt was gtven to the Grade 7 and 8 boys who constructed the: stage Jeffrey remembelS waltlng arm Wllh 30 to 34 Students, This gave the school an advantage in inter school competltlulls. VlcCulloch said at school l’alrs tn Port Elgln. schools marchch and aang against each other. "We won quite a few limes. Our srhnal was bigger and hail more children. th’trey n‘lllPlnbel’S tnittpetiJ ttve soltball qatnm nunlnsi rivals 5.3 it fit "We had smile ht'a'ly (lllly ball games. For our age. \vr had §0Hte ammillg Ienllts’ Durlnri lllt' days 0] wnod stoves in lllt’ 19305. Mr‘Cilllorh said the srhncl rlr‘vel' closed in the winter llK't‘dllbl‘! rilnllgl’l Ihnl» tiles lived (‘lohe by. Bul Jt‘ll’rcy salcl the oil spat»: llraier would ‘ uct'aslnnnlly break (lawn and the lenrhrr would send the slur dents llUlltt‘. ., Jellrey artllnlly ll\ctl m“ Brurc Township Llan ulltn walked lwn mitt“: to srhotti when he rlttlrl'l gri :i ride from his pnmlts tir r-nii-n lht- lilltli st‘hool but. fill its way into Port Elgin Spnng bl'flllfllll new outdoor adventures tor sitltlcllla .it thr st‘hnol. til the 19305 Illi‘t‘t‘ was a big iannly [ii('nir (llnlost cvely yral. Clt‘litllrllniz nn how the crops were guilty; in thy “>505 spring :l|L'ttlIl lhr t‘hfll’ll’t‘ to once alga". ttillipelt> to sec whn could t‘llilll. lilullt‘bl ill the maples amnntl Ilit- srhmll mm the rniltli .ltilll ilinlrcl Arlmlir Day rtllrlriu \\‘lll(ll iiit- Sltlrlenls ,ously through lht youflge, trekked mm tin ltt-llls. Itnrn "MES [a [he “me when he tng illJtllll \Vlltl iltnwuanri ll‘t'i“. awld help comma the Stage. Wade tilltl icnwn Harm mm H, mm the Dmmoom school own nnt. Inc in lllK' ttntlw mt hnuse would be packed [0 mg Hlflllu y mi lit’|\\'ri‘li Snugeen imoln cutiilt'hy ul Gota Jamiémn In 1950. the class at S S. #4 was (back left) teacher Iris McKinley Frank Schwass. Don Sutherland. Dorug Sutherland. Bob Paddon, Jamie Hunter. Bob Lawrle. Glen Relnnan Robert Smith Bill Jettrey (middle) Jim Paddon. Alec McCullocn, Gard Jameson. Don Brill, Jack Wrtgnt. Ernie Clulay, Ker McKA echnie. Don Paddon, Bernard Schwass, Jim Reinhari. Lawson Jetlrey. Ross Reinnan itroni) Audrey dour: in. the convert T0“"l*"lP ""WNW‘ 2 -“"' 4 . Reinhart. Carole Clutey, Janice Hunter. Marlene Smith. Sandr Stiiherlanti Ruin Smltl‘. Anne Lawrle 5 5 N “'35 "Miler UN" m0“ “‘5' "*‘W ““ “"l ll” l““l“‘"F l + 7 a 7 I LOIS l“ I " Strange beginnings for #1 , of ll’lCVOlllCr school Stfllonn, for trillri't t i‘ The Saugt‘en School Section at school Is now a home on Barnes Avrnuc in Saugeen Townshtp. But the school’s beginnings were murh more hlimth. Pat Cummings. from Van couvcr. {called what happened to lllm when the Port Elgtn fathers dcrldcd that they want at! a school In 1870 and where they wanted it. Cummings wrtlte this for the Old BOVn' Rt~lllllon tn 1924. "Well. i llved In a little lr‘g house on the 6th [of Saugeelil llntl I ktpl balrh. so tho ll'irt‘t‘ trt:~tees came to me and they \ltllllCd m: to have st‘htxll In my 'mhtn lmrused point blank liltll ttlltl them lwoultl nnt illltlcrtaku I‘ It)! any money. That: they put willt' ni’ lhl' grown up boys and girls to rnrt.mt- into it. but it was. no Llsl' lllt'v though we wnuici line ltil.~ ni' itin 7 but I knr-w tnni wnttltl “hi do and told thorn so "Wt‘ll. the propofitllml \v m t‘lrtil‘l’Ed as i titmniin Bill .mnintz lluniP Saturday litt’lil late ll lound] my room was tlllerl with dest and bent-hes and on the table was a note addressed to me saying School will upen Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Signal Juhn Gublc. Julln 5 'UI and Solomon Eby. 'i'rusit- Ctu-mrltngs was very angry. but when the boys And girls got hlm out or bed Monday morn ing. he taught them their lessons. By 1872. a new st‘hml was built on Lot ‘3 Contesslnn 7 Tito IUldl Lual tti‘ tilt- Sfllllill was $500. A lirw lt-tl brttk atlmfil l‘lnusr was built on the site in law ant-t t. llrr thr year before mm plulv-Iy dhttrttyird lllt' grinni itltl lts lT)lilCl|l‘~ Tlltll ~tllm-l was Snlrl in 1mm in J,” sinitnrtt and then to Bob Wllsou \Vllll mfth‘d it u llllll lllllt‘ tu hi» plop ertv itn~ l'luux' L5 nnw lrlllt tt mil to Corn and Rl‘lljr'rl izlve, rill, minimum. n rm tltn. .lnn. n-n» lulu n t tin t......,,., I‘l'txltill‘ llllllil't‘r uni “lull' it. 5 n/ sunnwni built n l95 S 8 :ti quuen i: presently located on l‘ullllz'i Ayenntt in Saligsen township The school house w tlt lltilvt'tl litini tlfi original night Plr'ht‘llllv 'llr) lltill‘vb‘ IS UHll‘g rented OLI l0 Corn and in! husband Robert Rice Here Cora SllS with her son Rohw‘ l i”: