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10 â€" Wednesday, April 6, 2005 . All years reunion | gae # : 41 * Di SERVED m Carpenter recalls building new DCVI |_&xze e : . D -c.v.l. l xeprffftflsy pomarccl \yfan Ee bQulvâ€"c l ies o O |â€" ‘Hie started his carpentry Eces _ RELL . xn * o3 '"”"M@fifi}gi s en o ‘“" T oo The DCVI Al years baoub&e |. _ Repal _ oeee) _ _ _ _ | Rumble who did a lot of s 2005 [( reumion will be an oppo:. CBUMION â€" &Y > Oe e| _ | work stound St. Marys at f {»‘:a?tsyof;fen;;lzitglrggfi- %’*J m _ _ m?»?§«%1§§%§ Construction started on 7 of? "!S 591â€" Brian h fmee . .. .. 8 M oo 2 SÂ¥ stt j 1 C ries. Reg Harris has been |NAKSIY) _ _ t css _ o *»\«\“*i%ia*&%‘?‘ the new high school In .x fist of workers on the recalling a time over 50 [~=~~ _ ;%,,,f* mR _______ [ _ | 1952, and there were high school project is feaâ€" hn hkkws: |C__â€" _ mss l _ e m mwg%@ three foremen on the PrOâ€" _ yureq on the DCVI rount on the building of the La‘sâ€" / _ _ We o s~ _ 5 2 | _ &z _ |_ Harris and Norm Tobin. dow. Unf ‘ f \. . > s % ism B 0 _ :fi‘:\&}% 1 ow ortunately, Reg ‘new‘ high school on _ 50 pestl J _ PE | . Harmis says sA Harris‘s name is not on Elizabeth Street. novmmmesed e o+ e n : mss 1 _ / 4t> w | the job on October 13, that list (We‘ve reprinted Reg Harris, then a mm e s “ e B. W s (&@ 1952. He recalls the land it in thi ith hi na Teoside sys _ N P as n alca M _ â€" _\ | _ the high school has built ; es ies Medina resident, was a . â€" e Mall i N3 is .m . one wags “i)cre(’:ty bareaa, intluded) oung carpenter working | 2P â€" XTIVR * 7 i fara : & i zvith %h:;lpas Constructiog o s e ts é . Un é:fg*é» that time. "It was pretty knf)twwci)fu lgnbgn?alcSv}:g when the high school was 68 ols err ) %"b‘fig‘? out in the open," H@TriS | worked on the roject is being built. With Thomas "=â€"C. _ __ e ie PVE‘ ; |._) _ | said of the school, which . T9; living The oneed Construction, he‘d already [OLMaL.COM / t 4 N [T [se | is now surrounded by reS~ â€" yocay working with are all helped build Fanshawe |â€" â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" L N io 14 %fi\;é idential development. _ gone. I was only 24 at the Dam, an Ontario Hydro | _ . m l l 2 !T 22. °] _ He stayed only Ubfl fime, and many were feoiim on Poraâ€"hulle: and beaes ho o Dl B .. . March 31, 1952.. I quit Oldel"" Reg Harris said § the Centralia Airport. m . _ . ts e y c [\ [ sz | _ because I was going to §86 _ tyayrig recalls enjoying His own high school ie i2 S > y n gy n AN‘T Rk 4 fxgg:fij married, and wanted t(,)’ helping to build the new career had ended early. Reg Harris, who helped build the high school on Elizabeth Street, figf;plfla}i'nzgn COmPaDY> _ nigh school. : EIeI é‘ecaillls J use afiuhfi was photographed in front of the All years reunion board in Sergi0 _ frarris owned and operâ€" _ 1t Was Something differâ€" (ri’ow i athit (I)Vrlleiglfen) ip â€" Boscarato‘s downtown storefront. Harris is holding his 3â€"foot ‘blind ated Harris Construction g‘;gnthaa ‘;"V};zt 1:1 t}:;‘;slt’&en 1941, but says he took 248 rule.‘ He recalls the first one he bought many years ago was 60 from 1953 until 1995, sad gI Ehew if wonld bgé sick in 1943, quit ana Cents; the last, 10 years ago, was $16. "I couldn‘t work without one in _ when he passed the comâ€" iey astnig project" ie went to work on the famiâ€" my pocket," Harris said, "I bet no one uses them today." pany â€"â€" and his expertise â€" g,;q: 3 ? s s ‘ ~?. SOme who § i i ’%‘ is 4 o es * ; ;‘fi@%w }«f ces e b cld S e t â€" % e -é 4 ‘ * Â¥ 2 +A A ues uce C% t o me 42. _ _ _ id _ e The following is a list of * L NiÂ¥ â€" e * Y VA 2 l 1 $ . . ces JMM%Mw P Lo esc e -; P tm tm â€" : s ip _ _ e ~* ~ ooo é men who worked on the |Â¥ W _ _ _ _ $ & . > s ””:&"“i’?f“%”’ new St. Marys District WWe m o o e ’ a#"*" *~ _ o2 #ail Collegiate, which opened WOR W o w z. e Rore ~... e _ _ P i e es in 1954, aaperel oo o e e e > [‘ c n s smest . "<.â€"/ > ~ 8e am w i yee e e _ N. Tobin, R. Harris, E. . aettee e **‘%‘*‘*’ y g%g%”;{,w“’wm imiy PA e 2P y‘W s f Marziali, C. Dichl, G. w 3 tm e es o h * avire t ul Fe" M}"*.‘«@V»'wvw%m‘ f ° l 9 . ‘ Spearin, M. McDonald, D. |& S iss fres ce Mate “::: uo 2 11‘ ez :Y 3 ; ‘)./;;,:; ~â€" .‘ g$" @%’?W f""j}“‘@”m R + Eeley, W. Lancaster, L. â€" WA e esc e , t s s 93 %fiw”«u*% + prewz. Hogg, M. Teahon, E. Ball, es P o oo S o o | s m Sm oer tss i es B. Beacham, C. Acreman, |*®®®® _ ‘ s se fy> i ol Work on the new Collegiate Institute began in September 1952. The _W. Johnson, M. Wood, E.. _ ® »«& en ts oo ce . tender for the project was awarded to Thomas Construction Company, Haycock, A. McNaughton, kaw®=»®=® _ W W O o 5 31 of Galt, the lowest bidder at $518,350. This photo shows progress J. Aicken, W. Calcott, B. Waaaa W W . s s S o en reached by June 1953. The photo was taken by John G. Bell of the McCauley, G. Bickell, R. Ww oo O wfi,wz’fi”’«?’“fi. Journal Argus staff. Taylor, C. Kappler, B. Weeemmeneai Sscc O '3 L L C L2 O 2 ________ _ Spilitch, S. Campenelle, S. es ,"",.;J”“”g a o Webb, K. Hoffran, J. WMs e ol‘ e _ 2 Years O p al I I I I I lg Or SC OO Fletcher, ‘J. Poel, R. [matl e s %fis’ e l > McDonald, C. Blackman, â€" Ww*a » e hx + ie ar~ _ _al | 197,000 bricks, 102 doors, 15,000 have been many meetings, conferences W. Flood, R. Lacroix, M. W aWi & > . y _ . . & | square feet of terrazzo floor tells just part _ and much private discussions. Martin, J. Lang, G. Poel, We * 04 es‘ o. M of the story of the building of the new St. _ Later, in 1951, the matter of a new F. Cappa, E. Vander LÂ¥ _ ,,}.5*-‘;5% Marys high school. school came closer to realization when Mollen, W. Wilmore, C. |® _ _ _ : Just how many hours of work, how _ the Collegiate Board took steps to secure Roadhouse, P. Kainz, A. zz e g‘;’!r much planning and thought has been from the town some vacant lots and a _ George, J. Gordon, W. |f t . o given to the matter of buz!ding the new _ part of the undeveloped street known as Newman, J. Swan, A. o s @@%fl' ; $ St;)nglrys lDlistrictbCotllzg?a;edInstitute, Rogers Avenue in the Coupland Heights Gordon, J. Westerhof, J. _ |M flquhi;*fi”“‘i? ; probably will never be tabulatea. survey. In January of 1952, a further _ Droog, W. Hamilton, R. o CE afore Taking the matter as a whole, the planâ€" _ step was taken whe!r!z I\{r. Burwellfgoon of Langg, W. Bryan, B. Norm .Tobm, SC of thg forenll(e::) fgg tfil}?is%fi:cvi ning stage, when the members of the Toronto, a wellâ€"known architect, was Knowles, R. Partriage, G. _ Collegiate, pointed to the vzlor s in the school. Board, the Inspector and the Principal _ asked to submit sketch plans for the new _ Melville, J. McNaughton, OM On€ of the over 100 win oyvl dition of the and teachers discussed the maiter of a _ school. L. Doyle, B. Thompson, A.. The photo was part of a specia : April 29 â€" new school over a period of years, dating _ (From the Journal Argus, April 29, Pearson, H. Harvey, J. Journal Argus published Thurs ay, AP > from the end of World War HI, there must 1954) Bannerman, P. Gregory. 1954, as part of the school‘s opening. ___.__._. .l on nnnds s o emmmmmnsnmneimmmmmmmmemmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmmmmms............ _ ___._...........â€"ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmmmmmeâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"