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

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before he was permitted to write each final l examination of Middle and Upper School, that is, nine examinations meant an expenditure of nine dollars. And, regardless of whether he passed or failed the examination, there was no refund! lk if lk ik 'lf ik Although fountain pens were in use before 1900, they were at first forbidden in schools as a substitute for steel-nibbed pens which had been fairly commonly used since 1840. In B.H.S., even into the 1950's, to accommodate students with fountain pens a bottle of ink was found on every teacher's desk. Some of the more ' prosperous and fastidious students ventured to carry their own bottles of ink with them from classroom to classroom. Many spills of ink resulted, followed by a consequent rush to the chemistry lab. to obtain from the teacher there a cloth and a bowl of ink remover solution, then the student had to get down on his Cor herl knees and clean up the inky mess he had caused. One not-so-prosperous B.H.S. student of the 1920's relates how he had to fill his foun- Ftain pen before he left for home each day at four in order that he would have ink to do his homework. He added that there was hardly ever any ink in his farm home. Incidentally, l this same student rode to school each day on horseback, at noon, after hurriedly eating his lunch, he then spent the remainder of the noon hour feeding and taking care of his horse. Today the ballpoint pen has replaced the foun- tain pen to the extent that the latter is becoming a rarity, especially amongst the younger generation. The large ink bottles and supply of blotters have disappeared from the teachers' desks. Ik ak sk Ik Bk Ik Around the year 1900, other than classical studies, English and Mathematics were firmly established as the most important subjects in high schools. Much of the English consisted of formal English grammar. This emphasis on grammar persisted until the late 1930'sg for example, every student of Form II Know Grade 107 was compelled to complete a course in English grammar in 1928. Also in the same period all II Formers were required to take a one-year course in Arithmetic. 4' Ik Ik Ik ik lk High School Entrance examinations, presided over by high school teachers, for pupils from the local public schools, were held every June until 1950 when they were abolished throughout Ontario. 1761 lf? 62

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l 'MR. L.W. DIPPELL, B.A. by Mr. M. Stacey Mr. Dippell came to Bowmanville High :School as the principal, in 1929, at the time when the first addition to the original school wvas being built. In 1929-1930 he taught Science, Agriculture End Physical Training, in the succeeding years e taught Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology End Agriculture, even up to the time of his etirement. His former students remember him s an outstanding and dedicated teacher and a an of many fine qualities and high ideals. He lso made a long-lasting impression on the eople of Bowmanville by his unselfish con- ributions to his church, the Masonic Order, nd many community organizations and rojects. In the first year of his principalship C1929-'30D e had six teachers on his staff, in his final ear C1960-'61J there were forty-six. In 1955-'56, when the second and final large ddition was made to Bowmanville High chool, he took the burden of much of the responsibility to ensure that the building was ompleted properly. In 1960-1961 he was Supervising Principal of two schools under one roof, namely the Cour- tice shift in the morning and the Bowmanville shift in the afternoon. At the time of his retirement in 1961 a banquet in his honour was held on June 10th. In addition to his staff, board members and close friends, many teachers, who were on his staff from 1929 onwards, attended. The L.W. Dippell Scholarship Fund was established by the Student Councils of the Bowmanville and Courtice High Schools in the spring of 1961, and the announcement of this was made to Mr. Dippell on the back campus before a special assembly of all the students and the staff on May 23rd. After his death on August 28th, 1961 this fund was renamed the Louis W. Dippell Memorial Scholarship Fund and the public was invited to enlarge the fund by further contributions. The response was gratifying, and indicative of the esteem of the people of Bowmanville and the surrounding area for the late Mr. Dippell who during the thirty-two years of his principalship has made probably the greatest contribution of any man to education in this community. Presentation of the L.W. Dippell Scholarship Fund, May 23, 1961. LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. M. Stacey, Courtice Vice-Principal. Mr. L. Lucas, Bowmanville Vice-Principal. Mr. L.W. Dippell. Mrs. H. Lewis Dixie Gill CB.H.S.J Pearl Pascoe CC.H.S.D Roy Chant CV Forml mr .'.,l X . iwnxnnuuavm ..i.. mwnmwmw'-.af ., crew