Bowmanville High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Bowmanville, Ontario Canada)

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B. H. S. 1899 Students BACK ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. Creeperg 2. Joliffe N.g 3. Tamblyn C.g 4. Vanstone B.g 5. McCready H.g 6. ?g 7. Hutchinson J.g 8. Worden E.g 9. Wight C.g 10. Allin N.g 11. ?g 12. Blackburn E.g 13. Joness C.g 14. Clarke R.g 15. MacDonald Johng 16. Williams L.g 17. Stephens R.g 18. Clarke W.g 19. Wallbridge H.g 20. Hutchinson S.g 21. ?g 22. MacLean J.g 23. Rickard M.g 24. Sparling E.g 25. f':Blackburn Stellag 26. Scott, Mabelg 27. Cryderman M.g 28. Jarvis L.g 29. Trebilcock M.g 30. Williams L.g 31. Gilbert L.g 32. Knight A.g 33. Cawker A.g 34. Tamblyn B.g 35. McKowan A.g 36. James M.g 37. Bellman S.g 38. King E.g 39. Pattinson N.g 40. Hall N.g 41. Galbraith F. FRONT ROW: LEFT TO RIGHT: Three Teachers--J. Gilfillang W. Tamblyng T. Frostg 1. Osborne H.g 2. Higgin- bothamg 3. Snowden E.g 4. MacLean C.g 5. Trewin H.g 6. Haddy B.g 7. Todghamg 8. Rickard H.g 9. McGill G.g 10. McDonald Jimg 11. Osborne D.g 12. Edsall F.g 13. Tamblyn V.g 14. Osborne P.g 15. Joness B.g 16. Henry E.g 17. Allin A.g 18. Bragg E.g 19. Simpson G.g 20. Jones W.g 21. Couch E.g 22. Morris H.g 23. Goard Ed.g 24. Cox R.g 25. Jury G.g 26. Little O.g 27. McCrimmon F.g 28. Henry M.g 29. Wight A. 'Original owner of the picture. 14

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Jesse James, tson of M.A. James who went to Trinity for Medicinelg Sophia James tdaughter of M.A. James still living in New York in 197273 George James Cwho joined his father at the Statesmanbg Alice Cawker Cbecame Mrs. Fred Vanstonel J .C. Devitt tanother who taught just to earn enough to become a dentist, and served many years on the Bowmanville High School Boardbg Gertie Cawker Clongtime organist in town as Mrs. Gunnlg Edgar and Norman Allin tboth became doctors and practised in Ed- montonhg George Freeland CToronto photographerlg Nellie Pattinson Coriginator of the Canadian Cook Booklg Gordon Jury Clongtime Missionary to Chinalg Herbert McCready tPharmacist in Lethbridgelg the famous Trebilcocks, Byron Vanstone Cthough nearly disowned by his father for going into banking, rose to be president of the Toronto Dominionl and many many more. The Register listed in each case, age, date of entry, father or guardian, his address, oc- cupation, and religion. There was a page for the record of each student's achievements - as Primary Examination, Junior Leaving exam, Senior Leaving exam, Matriculation with University and Honor Standing. The final column was for Occupation selected. Un- fortunately this page is seldom filled and often completely blank. Maybe exam records were kept in some other book we have not found. Both Junior and Senior Leaving seem to have had two parts - but did not necessarily take two years. The occupations listed are fascinating in their variety and toftenl obsolescence, piano finisher, cabinet maker, carriage maker, blacksmith, carver, agent, cheese maker, pedlar, carter, saddler, many farmers, pump- maker, doctor, minister, teacher, mechanic, photographer, culler, shoemaker, turner, town clerk, carpenter, stage-driver, glove maker, chief of police, barrister, auctioneer, baker, merchant, widow, gentleman, banker, publisher, mason, postmaster, matron, music teacher, artist, draughtsman, P.S. inspector, grain buyer, saddler, undertaker. Those students whose occupational choice is given became clerks, teachers, farmers, mechanics, went to university or into the bank, fthe Royall, domestic service, post office, printing, music, or mercantile. In this big register which continues some records to 1925, there is a column for fees but nothing entered. Hon. Ross in his address had spoken of free education. But apparently this was not quite so. Fee books exist for several years beginning in 1904. In Form I, 604: a month was due - if you studied Latin, but some didn't and paid nothing. The higher forms all paid Cwas Latin compulsory from then on?J, II - 604: a month, III and IV - 754: a month. However, it appears that if two were attending from the same family they had 2542 knocked off every three months. The 1904 fee statement summary reads: Balance on Hand 991.39 Fees collected in 1904 5301.45 TOTAL 3392.84 Deposited in Bank 5343.00 Balance in Hnad S44-34 Auditors' Stamp CA.E. Mouz ? tfancy writing, can't read it.J CN.J. Souchl 13

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One lucky student each year had an Entrance Scholarship that paid his fees for his first year. In 1905, Alex Lyle was the winner. In that year there is a page for examination fees. It should be remembered that exams then were written on an all or nothing basis - if a student failed ONE he had to write them all again. This was not changed until 1914 when a student could repeat and rewrite a single failure. In 1905 twelve students paid 85.00 each to write the Junior Teachers' papers. Matriculation papers were written by four, two of whom paid 355.00 to write both parts and two paid 82.00 for Part one only. Senior Teachers' exams were written by eight, and again some wrote two parts and some one. By 1907 exams were labelled Middle and Upper School and this free summary ap- peared: Sum Paid Dr. W.E. Tilley May 243117.00 Amount due to Board 45.00 Newcastle Board 1.00 Department of Education 71.00 By 1908 fee records appear to be under the charge of Chas. V. Blair, Treasurer of High School Board, who tried to keep the whole year's record on one page. The number of students, in steady decline since the turn of the century, made this possible -if difficult to read. Principal Elliott kept separate records labelled resident students , so country students were now free. This drop in enrollment seems to have begun after 1895, when the country students become fewer and fewer. The Canadian Statesman had noted in 1894 a constant increase to that date, adding - one is not surprised to learn that this school draws students from every part of the Province and even across the line. CSee county breakdown earlier.J B.H.S. is famed throughout the Province for the number of students it has sent up to Toronto University and the distinguished stand there taken by these students. In this same account there is the only men- tion we have found Cbefore 19209 to a fifth teacher on staff, Mr. A.N. Myer, Junior Mathematical Master. But after 1895 or 6, perhaps returning prosperity kept the county boys on the farm or sent them out west to seek their fortunes. By 1897 only thirty-three entered the High School and of these only five were from the county. In 1898 the number rose again, swelled by eighteen county students Csome from Ballyduff, Pontypool, Kirby, and Prince Albert, as well as closer areas.J Perhaps this is the year county fees were dropped? By 1901 the new students are twenty-five in number. In the fall of 1904 the General Register lists forty students as entering B.H.S. Form I, but the fee book lists only nineteen, of whom eight did not take Latin and paid no fee. County students were certainly free by this time, but there is still quite a discrepency in the two records. In any case, fee paying drops off rapidly. By the spring term, 1905, only eight Form I were still paying, boys off on farm work likely. Some familiar names from the 1904 and 1905 records are - E. King, M. Jury, C. Todd, G. James, C. Higginbotham, L. Brown, J. Beith, A. Coulter, B. Percy. Edna and Eva McGill, C. Hawkins, M. Harnden, A. McKowan, J. Hunter fthe last three were the total Form IV in 19059, Dave Morrison, Eva Burke, Alex Lyle, Edna Bottrell, Ernest Rehder, Florence Morris, Marcus Roenigk, Charles Mason, and many more. The Form I fees appear to have ended by 1914 or 1915 and the rest by 1920 when High School education became compulsory for Middle and Upper School. But exam fees rose by the '20's to 91.00 per paper. 15