Winston Cosgrove's
Wolfe Island Past and Present

Excerpts from:

Chapter Seven: Education

Used with the kind permission of Mrs. W.M.
(Phyllis) Cosgrove October 10, 2001

For the purpose of brevity, only portions have been extracted
from the full text. For a genuine appreciation of Mr. Cosgrove’s
writings please read the entire work. The book is available
from the Kingston Public Library.

In 1833 the first school was opened in a house at the foot of Lambert’s Hill. School was afterwards kept in a house now occupied by Tyner LaRush, the oldest house on Wolfe Island. The first regular teacher who was hired was Miss Eunice Hinckley.

A total of 12 schools were built either as additional schools or replacements from the early 1830’s to the early 1900’s.

S.S. No. 4 in 1973
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 25.

S.S. No. 6 in 1973
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 25.

James Dufferine Cosgrove (1881-1970) and Mary Louise (Spoor) Cosgrove (1884-1967)

From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 25.

Born in Loughboro Township, a son of the late James Cosgrove and Bridget Hogan, James Dufferin Cosgrove moved to Wolfe Island in 1902. He taught in Separate School section no. 2 from 1902 until 1904 at a starting salary of $240. From 1904 until 1928 Mr. Cosgrove was principal of the village Separate School no.4. His yearly salary when he finished his teaching career was $1000.

A goodly number of his students went on to higher education including Fathers R.J. Coyle, James Ryan, and Charles Baker; Edward O’Reilly, K.C., Evroy Coyle, M.D., and Dr. Howard Staley.

Those pupils of 1908 still living in 1973 include: Carrie Griffin, Malcolm McLaren, James Ryan, Charles Baker, Richard Spoor, James O’Brien, Madeline Hawkins, Carl Connolly, George Greenwood, Philip Ryan, Adrian Grant, Etta Spoor, Litta Hawkins, Louisa Greenwood, Francis Baker, Overton Crawford, Hazel LaRush, Vincent Ryan, Eulalia Greenwood, Allan Briceland, Agnes Brown, Joseph Daley, Theodore Keegan, Mary Keegan and Klem Keegan.

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S.S. No. 4, J.D. Cosgrove 1904-1928.
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 27

S.S. No. 2
J.D. Cosgrove 1902-1904
T.D. Cosgrove 1935-1936
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M. Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 27.

S.S. No. 1
W.M. Cosgrove 1948-1950
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 27.

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S.S. No. 4, 1916
Senior Fourth
From "Education"
Cosgrove, W.M., Wolfe Island Past & Present, 1973, p. 28.

(l to r) R. Hulton, A. Baker, D. Baker, D. Cosgrove, O. McKenna, E. Ryan, W. MacDonald

PHOTOS IN BOOK BUT NOT ONLINE:
Sacred Heart School page 24
Marysville Public School page 24
Sep S.S. No. 1 1949 (picture too faded to scan)page 28
caption: (l to r)
(Front) R. Feeney, C. Hulton, G. Johnson, M. McDonnell, M. Watts.
(2nd Row) L. Hulton, P. Johnson, W. Hulton, J. Johnson, H. McKenna, Robert Feeney, M. McKenna
(back) S. Yott, A. Kingsley, Mary McKenna, D. Taggart, D. Kingsley, J. Hulton, R. McKenna.

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Chapter Seven: Education

Winston Cosgrove's
Wolfe Island Past and Present