St. Andrew's WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 3 1957-1972, p. 24

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synpathy with the cruelly ill-treated former pupils h-â€"t'â€"T that she had in the audience. Mrs. Charles Shore, who, 1 as Lulu Errington, started her school days in the old ____i_iii in trifle frame schoolhouse in 1876, recalled the visits ' “Arrttt‘â€" of the late Dr. John Dearness, the school inspector, Reviewing the teachers of her day, Mr. Tm. Gauld was ___iiii__h_l remembered for many years as receiving the highest salary paid of $400 per year. e-~â€"~e~-â€"a Mrs. Bella Errington, formerly Miss Bella Mc Coll, who had nineteen former pupils present and lined up in their seats, found that figg terror ghetinsnired from a ~â€"»e- re~â€" 1906 to 1908 had faded with the years, and the lessons in the Third Reader and phonetic spelling had a hab t of rebounding. Even the apples she presented to the good â€"»_â€"___ pupils created more misbehaving. One point was stressed though, that when holding up one's hand, one finger extended was for permission to leave the room â€"â€" and 7777â€"~_‘ with tw0 fingers, all that was wanted was a drink of water. ‘ Mrs. Olive Roberton (Miss Olive White) gave a short ~_,,_i_mis,l history of the school, from its beginnings in 18h? to the purchasing of th present site in 1869 from Uougald and Barbara Ne Pherson, with the teachers that taughtin meeeieeAiaea the pioneer days. Tribute was paid to some of the former pupils who had brought honor to the school, including 1 Dr. Offley Shore, Xâ€"ray specialist in Black Eagle, fl e~‘_1 Montana; Dr. John Fisher, pathologist of London; Dr. John r if 7 ’ ll Lewis; Dr. Hugh Lewis; Rev. John Ballantyne, Rev. 1 Walter Millson, Rev. Alvin Millson, of the United Church;

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