THE REVIEW

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BY BEA BOND
In the last of a series of articles dealing with the history
of Peninsula schools, the writer told of the disturbance to
North Saanich routines. caused by the wartime develop--
“ment of Patricia Bay Air Station.

_ NEW SCHOOL

In the meantime the school
board sought a new site for the
district’s secondary. school.
Chairman R.A. Sansbury, - with
Mrs. A. Aylard, Dr. H. T.
Coleman, J. Bosher and FJ.
Baker set the wheels in motion
for this new site. The former site.
was sold to the Department of
National Defence and with the
proceeds contractor Mr: Dutton
had the new building - (where
today's secondary’ school. now

Stands) ready for the formal

» opening by the Hon. H.T.G. Perry
by September 1943. Cost of the
Structure was about $46,000.
Because of a shortage of: man-
power available at the time, a
number of teachers helped with
the building. H.W. Cutton. was
clerk of works. Many will
remember “Bob” Smith who was
in charge of the pipe-fitting:.
Upon its opening - this: school
enrolled. pupils in the North:
Saanich district from grades 7 to.
12. Upon the implementing of the
Cameron Report in 1946 it carried.
an overflow of: about 40 pupils
who .could) not find ~ac-
commodation in the. Mount
Newton High School. It was, even
then, faced with overcrowding so
_.common to School District 63.
Up. to this point, detailed
~-mention has been made of only
one high school, North Saanich.
_For a few years between 1910 and
1920 when Sidney was a booming
mill town, instruction was
“provided in grades 9 and:1¢ in
-° Sidney itself and it looked as if'a
complete high school might some
time develop. That situation did
- not materilize and until courses
began to be offered at North
Saanich in 1929, leading to:junior
“matriculation, all students had to
complete their high. school
education © in. Victoria.

COMMUTERS.
>. - $00n : after... the: format on: of
Saanich municipality. i in 1906 an

the - Saanich. Municipal -Schoel.

District in <the same: year,
: arrangements were made ‘with
~ the’ Victoria School ' Board for
students: to go to Victoria: high |
‘school. Early in 1929 the Victoria’
School Board:
'» Saanich trustees that it would not |
be able, because of lack of ac-

Mount. Newton;

A. few.
_ Students commuted but most of:
a ‘the few: who ‘continued » with.

informed the.

commodation, to admit after the
end of June grade 9 high school
pupils. The building of a high
school was out of the question on
such short’ notice and it was
decided to open a high school for
grade 9 pupils in September in
the Tolmie school. To secure
classroom space five elementary
classes at Tolmie were sent to
other accommodation. Thus the
first high school in. Saanich
municipality began in September
1929 with five teachers and over
140 pupils:
BYLAW DEFEATED

In January 1930 the ratepayers
turned down a by-law to provide
high school accommodation. This
left the Saanich board with the
very difficult task: of providing
accommodation not.only. for
grade 9’s in September but also
for about 140 pupils. being
promoted to grade 10. However,
by May the board was able to:
submit. another by-law ‘to’ the
ratepayers providing for . the
erection of three high schools in
the municipality, Mount Newton
in. the northern part. of. the.
municipality; a second; Mount
Douglas, in the southeastern
portion, identical in design with
and ‘a ‘third,

115 HAMPERS |

DISTRI UTED

The. ‘Saanich. - Peninsula

_Christmas “Fund. was ‘able to

distribute over. 115° hampers in

this area, The committee wish to

express thanks to the

organisations and individuals

who helped make this possibe.
The Fund. will. now continue

throughout the year under the |.
‘name of the Saanich Peninsula
-Emergency Fund, the aim being:
to help families- who. through
-unforseen =:
“themselves. faced: with’ hardship. :
‘The Fund does not. exist-to sup-:
“plement. Welfare, said The Rev?
y Sansom, neither will it
‘provide an. easy ‘touch for those.
who go the: rounds. As its name
implies itis an: emergency. fund:
seeking | to” ‘help those” who are

“difficulties, find

genuinely in’ need. -
‘There. will’ be ‘a’ meeting: on

| Monday, March bat 8 p.m. in the
“Vaughan-Birch.

Margaret

Memorial Hall, Fourth St. and.

cany interested party is invited ta]:
attend,

Will Not Listen ee
To Student Complaints.

School: Trustee Charles. Mac-
Neill. stated -at Monday’s. Board

meeting.» “I don’t. know if we'll
listen to students" on the subject
of objectives of. education, »
Afterall, he said, we don’t
listen to (hem when (hey come to
ous with complaints that. their
. teachers are “no good. "
~The cornment was in reply toa
statement. by Trustee Zach.
Hamilton. (hat persons: at all
levels of the community should
be involved in setting educational
“objectives,
A list: of objectives has been

: ‘approved in principle by the

— OBr PU AR Y.

MOORE.

os  Acnative of De. Wolfe, New

Rrunswick, Frank Eldridge
Moore passed away . at.
Haven Hospital on February: 27

aged a years. He had resided at
1480 Lands End Road for the past:
nine years, and from. the year.

111 was’ at Calgary, where he
wasin the wholesale
business with his two brothers,

and in later years with Campbell
Floral.

Mr. Moore was predeceased by
his wife; Erma, in 1939, and a son,
Raymond, in 1950. He is survived
by his two sons, Howard J. and
Walter. D., of Calgary; five
daughters: Mrs RUE.G, Marshall
(Violet) of Narth Saanich, Mrs, id.

A. Podlubny (Miriam), Mrs. 1,
Lowery (Clara) of Calgary, Mrs.
RN. Wilson (Ruth) of Priddis,
Alta Mrs.) MON. Herrington

(Gertrude!) of Pointe Claire,
Que., ollof whom were present at
the funeral. He was predeceased

. hy : Whe Ligthiee oaalind hobeiny
Walter V., Wilmot E., Lawrence
C., Mrs JW. Speer (Myrtle) and
lene Moure,

; ! “anetal ACE VEE was hal hind he
Sands Funeral Chapel of Hoses,
Sidney can March 3, the Rev, RG,
Thompson allichating, and
cremation followed.

‘Nanette
Rest -

fruit.

Board and its. education ‘com: |

mittee is now. seeking comment
from individual trustees. ‘and
parent groups,

Several trustees will attend a
P.T.A. meeting at Sidney School.
next. Monday. evening and will
present. their: ‘opinions’ «to
parents.

Galiano Exceeds
Red Cross Target

Always among the "first. to
‘reach. its Red) Cross target,
Galiano Island: has - already
collected more than the. $425
‘timed for in the campaign
started on Mareb 1.

Under the leadership. of Mrs,
Now, Galiano:
frequently been the first’ B.C,
area to reach its goal, This vear
owing to her absence on n world

Arp. Mrs. Gerald. Steward has,

headed the campaign, and has
been. assisted. hy) Mrs. CLDA.
Tweedale, Mrs. WJ. Maier, Mrs.
LG. Denroche, Mrs. George:
Sidders, Mrs. Harry Baines and
Mrs, Hart Scarrow.

Rummage Sale

Planned. >

The monthly meeting of St.
Andrew's Church Morning Group
wae held on March 9 with
president Connie Kustom the
chair, The main’ topic
discussion was. the Groups bf
sae remy epte “te tabe
place on Mareh 19 snd 20.

it was decided that the Friday
sale be held from 2 to S pom. and
ain iran to 0 pam and the
Saturday sale from ito 2 am,
thus accomodating. more people,

Phone sunmibers dor pick-up al
GoNaTIONS Ae oe. dara and tone
4802, is planned that new (hems
will be added to stacks at each
gale, The meeting closed with
collee abl aaa ri.

Ve Sask.2

Mrs.
Ontar

-residents, «Mrs.
and Kenneth Wallace were inited °
“in marriage -by Rey.

‘Sidney,
_February.19.
~The bride.

marriage by her son Barry, at-

has] in Hawaii.
Wallace chose’ a matching dress]:

and coat-ol: iveryv-foned Crime

of.

lanned

Mount View, a much larger

building than the others in the

southwestern portion where the
population apeared to be growing
most rapidly.

By September, 1931 the. con-
struction of Mount Newton High
School had reached such a stage
that it could be used. It was
formaliy opened by the minister
of education, the Hon. Joshua
Hinchcliffe. The first principal
was A.G. Smith, who had been
principal of North Saanich high
school the year. previously. The
enrolment was 57. As the school
then had more room than it
required, it also enrolled grade 7
and 8 pupils and until 1946 when
the Cameron Report was’ im-

“plemented and School District
No. 63 was created, this school

provided accommodation for all
pupils from grades’7 to 12 in the
Central Saanich area, Cordova
Bay, Royal Oak and Elk Lake

“district,..Prospect Lake, Brent-

wood and Saanichton.. During
the school year 1949-50 the school

reached its peak enrolment - 229

(compared with today)...
Upon the opening of the new
Royal Oak high in September,
1952, the enrolment at .Mount
Newton. dropped to 90, less than
what it was on its official opening

‘in September, 1931. Its status was

also changed to that of a Junior

3 high school.

By

J

In 1965 the Town purchased for
the sum of $11,000 approximately
3°; acres of land between Mills
Koad and Henry Avenue for the
purpose of constructing a road to
join Resthaven Drive to the north
with Sixth Street. dater renamed
Resthaven) to the south. When
the road was constructed through
the property, two triangular
parcels of land were created, one
on either side of the road. These
were dedicated for public use.
Too small for standard playing
fields such as those for. soccer,
softball. or. baseball, the parcels
could be developed simply as
landscaped areas, or used: for
some public facility not requiring
a large area: The smaller of the
two parcels, that on the west side

of Resthaven; was chosen as the

site for the Senior Citizens’

Centre.

Institute
_ Founder's E

An but one of Brentwood In-

stitute members were..able to

_attend the annual Founder’s Day

luncheon at the Plantation,
Island Highway. This. Adelaide
Hunter Hoodless Day event is
eagerly anticipated as. members

from the District from Nanaimo .
“south came together: for’ a fun
day.

“Brentwood

- BRIDE. ATTENDED
BY HER CHILDREN

Two. well-known .

Vivian:

Sidney |

Sansom at St. Andrew's Church,
on: Friday » ‘evening,
was given in

tended by her daughter Jill, Mrs’

Peter. Swannell, and best man for

his father, w as the groom's only.
son Donald, ’
The bride © chose a street: stength

dress of mist: “grey fine lace, worn:
With a large brimmed hat of fine

lacy straw in a matching shade

-and matching brocade shoes, A
corsage

of white: gardenias
completed her outfit. Jill chose a
newer-length dress. of deep
cornflawer blue crepe, a. big
brimmed cblue straw) hat:
andl yellow

of white © daisies

carnations.

Following a smal) reveps ion at
‘the home of Mr.

and Mrs oP;
Swannell, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
left for a two-weeks honeymoon
For travelling Mrs.

pelene, Worn with a big-brimmed
navy hat,.navy) shoes ond. ae:
cessories. Upon (heir return Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace will live at 2102
James. White Blvd.

COLLECTION SYSTEM
APPROVED
Provincial Treasury: Board
approval has been given to the
Department of Education: to
award a contract inthe amount of
$4114.00 for installation of a dust
collection system in Mount
Newton junior secondary achaol,
Saan eh se hoo! Distriet,

| vividly. told by Mrs.
O'Reilly; by. werds and coloured °
slides; she ‘trace a the history of.

‘members were"
accompanied by two guests, Mrs...
E. Heggstrom of -Turtlewood, -
who. has. been | “Misiting
‘relatives in Brentwood, and and
R Penney. - ‘of. ‘Kingston, pos
_. The ‘latter and” her. |.
“husband have » “been: ‘spending a
“few: months. in’ Victoria: Both”
visitors: are Institute member oe
Mrs, Heggstrom being ‘the Vice="
President | Of the. Associated.

| Mrs.

Cowan’

Robert. |

and:
_earried an old-fashioned nosegay

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Homemakers’ Clubs : of
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and Life Member of Ontario W.1.
All «members . thoroughly... en-
joyed the programme arranged

Craigflower W.1. The story of
pioneers of the Victoria area was
Peter

the Trutch ‘and QO’ Reilly families
and of

bordered © certificates.
were: the. handiwork ° “ot: Mrs.
‘Stephen Harding of Quick, Bc,
former © Provincial :

chant Road.

Mayor
Mayor of Sidnev

; | Resthaven, has been offered by
as Past National Board member | the. Town as a -site for the

“facility compatable with-the-

by Mrs. V. Sandford, President of | Committee has not yet. finalized
--parcel will. eventually. be. put iS
‘not yet known. Whatever its use,
however, I know that Council will
develop the property to its fullest :
- potential in. kes eping with® the.

beautiful . Point”  Pllice. original dedication of the land

oy the presentation ma) ‘dogwood- <
These.

Board”
Director. Next meeting of the.
Brentwood W.I. will be. held’ vat
noon on March’ 9, at the home of}.
JOP. “MacFarlane, Mar-

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In the planning of any public
facility, careful thought must be
given to all aspects of the project.
including the requirements of
senior government agencies. but:
especially: to. the needs of these
who will use the facility. The
Town-is indeed’ fortunate — in
having acquired the Resthaven
site, for it lends itself admirably
to the construction of the Senior
Citizens’ Center.

The site is well off the highway,
far from the noise and congestion
of heavy traffic; itis in the center
of the Town: thus minimizing the
walking distance for the greatest
number of people, an important.
factor in a town without public
transportation +.it is virtually ‘in
the heart of what the Policy
Zoning Plan sees as the the high--
density apartment. area for the
future; it-is ow ithin easy walking

distance of the Beacon Avenue > gaa

commercial area. Had the Town
not acquired the property. when it
did,.a rather. substantial | price
would have to be paid for such
choice property today:

The. remaining triangular
parcel, that on the. east’ side of

proposed Centennial pool, .a
Centre.

‘Since. the: Centennial

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- MIRDINON ANTOINETTE AND IRENE COPUS

‘During this weekend's Shoreline Kennel Club Show:
at Sanscha Hall top honors.were won in the puppy

. elass by Mirdinon Antoinette, a

standard poodle. Mrs.

locally bred’.

Dorothy Smart, 1444 Me-.

_Tavish Road, breeder of the 11 month old’ pup said:
“She has done wonderfully well for a puppy and

_ now has eight points towards her championship.”’
The dog was shown by trainer Irene Copus.

Acrylic Painting Demonstrated

Acrylic Painting, demon-
Strated by Artist Bruce
Crawford. was the main feature

of. the Saanich: Peninsula Art
Centre at. their’ March meeting.

Although’ only ‘a crack was

opened: in ‘the door’ leading to.

painting’ in. the “medium,. .the
enthusiastic members took away

with them a slight insight into the.

problems -and. satisfactions of
working with the versatile and
fast-drying acrylic paints.

Mr. Crawford brought several |

finished works for ‘examination, .

and others may be seen at the
Leafhill. Gallery .in’ Victoria,

where he. elrrently has a show.

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