Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD Q We are also grateful to Mr. Justice P. H. Gordon, Ken Scott V40-'43D and Mr. Denison Denny for sending us back numbers of the National Geographic which were requested by the Geography department. The sudden death of Provost Seeley of Trinity College last August shocked everyoneg he was a most eminent educational and Church leader and was admired throughout Canada and Britain. On numerous occasions he visited the School and several times stayed overnightg his addresses in Chapel were always eloquent and most distinguished in their content. His loss leaves us all much the poorer. BICKLE HOUSE Excavation for the first major School construction project since the completion of the Chapel was commenced on the 24th of last June. At the south-east of Brent House the ground was leveled to the basement floor of Brent and about two hundred feet to the east. The plans for Bickle House were drawn up under the supervision of Bill Greer C37-'43J of Shore and Moffatt, Toronto. On the weekend of June 28, Hurricane Audrey brought torrents of rain filling parts of the excavations which had to be pumped out before the first footings could be started on July 4. Masonry work began soon after and work progressed steadily throughout the summer with no adverse weather until the roof was completed. The operation was under the invaluable supervision of the building committee of the Governing Body, Messrs. Strachan Ince and H. L. Hall. They kept in touch with every detail week by week and directed the entire construction. Mr. Prower was officially Clerk of Works but he also undertook many other details. The addition of Bickle House enables all boys to live in the main School buildings for the first time since the beginning of World War II. The new House has accommodation for thirty-six boys and apartments for one married and one single master. The masters' quarters on the bottom and middle flats of Brent have been enlarged to make them more suitable for family accommodation. When it was found that sound travelled readily through the walls, one side of each room had plywood wallboards installed. This made the rooms much more sound proof and added a note of luxury. The corridor walls have been daringly painted in a shade known as taupe and the ceilings a caramel colour. These paints were sprayed over a white under- coat, greatly improving the bare cement blocks which gave the halls rather a prison-like appearance. The boys' rooms will be painted during the Christmas holidaysg unfortunately, the final landscaping cannot be completed until spring.

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