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

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There were also pictures, portraits in crayon, steel engraving, and lithograph, rare books for the library, museum collections of rocks, fossils, Historic papers, and scrip issued by Chas. Bowman and Co., in 1839 Cthe last by Miss Galbraithl. Under miscellaneous - were listed clocks, hat rack, Dominion Flag, stuffed Owl, crescent mounted tJ.H.H. JuryJ, Arms of the Dominion and a photo album. There were also a few cash donations.. What an odd sounding list to the modern generation! How these items were distributed around the school and whether they had a cultural or inspirational effect on the pupils of their day, we have been unable to discover in any detail. The busts were gradually relegated to the attic, many of the portraits were once on the walls of the 1930 library above the book shelves. In the 1960's Miss Boyd, English Head, resurrected several from the attic, but they weren't named or dated, so interest was short lived. Some will no doubt come to light during the 1972 moving process. From the Toronto papers come the following descriptions of the new school. Headlined, UWORTHY OF THE OLD TOWN., A Famous Day in the History of Bowmanville, The New 511,000 High School Duly Opened, An Institution to be Proud of, The TORONTO WORLD con- tinues ..... It is a striking structure of red brick on a sight commanding a good view of the lake and the surrounding country. It is 65' in length and 75' in depth. The classrooms, four in all, are large and well ventillated, with ex- cellent arrangements as to light. On the first floor is a fine science laboratory with working tables for 36 students and the apparatus necessary for giving instruction in elementary science. There is also on the smae floor a splen- did assembly room capable of accommodating 400. The second fllor floor is intended for a gymnasium. The interior woodwork is the red pine and presents a bright and attractive ap- pearance. The building is heated throughtout by hot air and 'thas a well-arranged system of plumbing and electric bells and special at- tention is paid to the tsanitary arrangements. Thesbuilding is built of red brick with sills and gables of Ohio stone and the basement walls of Credit-Valley greystone. The Library contains over 400 well-selected volumes ..... and there is the nucleus of a museum ..... The TORONTO MAIL under the headline THE GLOWING TORCH added this further description ..... a most eligible acre of land was bought from the Raine's estate, fronting to the north on Queen St. and facing Division St. . . . . . Away southward the landscape view is said to be one of the prettiest on the north shore of Lake Ontario. One mile to the south is the Lake to which a windinding stream, known as Bowman's creek, meanders through pasture fields and wooded dells. Port Darlington har- bour and the Grand Trunk railway station are in full view --- it is doubtful if another High School in Canada can be said to be more con- veniently and beautifully situated. i'Plumbing and electricity did not reach Bowmanville until much later. The sanitary arrangements mentioned were small green outhouses set among the evergreens to the south. 5

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WEST DURHAM NEWS, BOWMANVILLE DECEMBER 15, 1890 The afternoon meeting was commenced at two o'clock in the large Assembly room of the school, with Mr. J.B. Fairbairn, postmaster and chairman of the Board, presiding. After the singing of CANADA, OUR HOME by the pupils, led by Mr. J.D. Keachie, the chairman called on the Rev. T.W. Jolliffe, pastor of the Methodist church, to open with prayer. Among those present at this time were the Hon. E. Blake, M.P., Hon. G.M. Ross, Minister of Education, W.R. Brock, J. Hoskin, Q,C., John Squair, B.A., Toronto Ca long list of local dignaties--board members, ministers, doctorsl. Letters Letters of regret were read from Ca long list including? Prof. Goldwin Smith, Attorney General of Ontario, Hon. J.M. Gibson, Chan- cellor Burwash, Victoria University, Principal Grant, Q,ueen's University, Judge Benson, Port Hope, J.J. Tilley, Toronto, David Boyle, Ph.D., Curator Canadian Institute, Toronto, Rev. George Blair, M.A., Prescott tex-principal of schooll, M.A. Hamilton tex-principal? etc. etc. Cinvitations had obviously been sent out far and wide to ex-students and the intellectual com- munityl. The chairman in a short address---gave a short sketch of the work done in the school. Nineteen different subjects, consisting of 38 classes, were taught. A fourth teacher had lately been added, making the teaching staff second to none in the Province. Members of the board also spoke briefly, af- ter which Principal Fenwick read a lengthy history of the development of education in Up- per Canada and Ontario with special reference to Bowmanville schools. A lengthy list Ccompare 1930 opening given later? of contributors to the interior decoration and equipment was read. BUSTS The Queen - D.B. Simpson Q,C. Sir John A. MacDonald - W.R. Brock, Tornto Hon. Alex McKenzie - W.R. Brock, Toronto Sir Daniel Wilson - Hamilton McCarthey, R.C.A. Toronto Hon. Edward Blake - Beith Bros. Hon. George Brown - W.T. Lockhart M.P.P. Newcastle Rev. Dr. Ryerson - M.A. James Sir Walter Schoot - Thos. Paterson Robbie Burns - S. McConnochie, F. Bleakley, W. Pirie Shakespeare- W.F. Allen, Mayor Prof. Agassiz - Dr. W.E. Tilley, P.S.I. Charles Dickens - C. Hennecke and Co., Milwaukee, Wis. STATUES Life-size VICTORY by Rauche, Berlin - H.S. pupils HIDE and SEEK, Boy by Rogers - A.A. Post, Architect , Girl by Rogers - the Board. STATUETTES A MERCHANT OF VENICE group by Rogers - D. Fisher PAUL AND VIRGINIA group - Hon. E. Blake, Q,C., M.P. Toronto THE FAVOURED SCHOLAR and WELCOME - H.S. Staff

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