Wolfe Island School: S.S.S. #2

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S.S.S. 2 in 1971
Photo by Mable McRae
Submitted by Theresa Broeders

(More photos of this school would be most welcome!)

Built: 1850
Location: between the 3rd and 4th Con, on the front road- Lot? Con? NBL or SBL?
When did it become a seperate school?
Closed: March 8 1971
At present: Still standing??

Located just east of the line between the 3rd and 4th Con, on the front road. The front school was originally a common school in School Section 2 and later became a separate school.
The land for the school was donated.
James Dufferin Cosgrove taught here from 1902-1904 with a starting salary of 240$.

Annual Reports 1856-70

Image of page: Seperate School teachers 1912 & info on their schools

Simcoe island children were rowed over in the summer each family taking turns.
-In 1880 one boy drowned crossing the ice to school.
attendance was 60 pupils that year. Seats were around the walls as well as 4 rows.
-1882 S.S.#1 built on Simcoe Island - safer and better for those pupils.
-1900 an addition was built 10 ft. added, new floor and platform,2 new windows and outside walls clap boarded.
-1913 24 new desks with lift covers were installed.
-1928 walls ,ceiling repainted and inside redecorated.
-1935 parish priest, Father Feeney weekly visits.
-September, 1937 - Archbishop O'Brien requested a cross be erected on the school.
-1938 manual training work bench installed and splendid set of tools.
-1938 music teacher employed 1 hour each wednesday - vocal lessons
-1938/39 Christian Doctrine studied - Father Feeney
-Jan. 1 1946 Union Seperate School Board formed cositing of 1,2,4 and 7 three trustees Tim O'Shea, Melvile Staley [ who gave this information], and Michael O'Connell
-1958 well drilled & 2 washrooms installed.
-1960 Carey Mc Allister & Francis O'Rielly's children transfered here.
-1961 James Mc Allister and John Karremans children transferred.
-1969 only grade 5 pupils attended this school. In May of this year grade 5 students from St. Joseph's Kingston visited and also Melvile Staley's farm. First time they saw a donkey.
-1969 Union Seperate School Board dissolved & the County School Board formed remained the same until it closed on March 8, 1971

Thanks to Theresa Broeders for information!

Teachers:

1858-62 Bridget Caroline

Submitted by Theresa Broeders:
S.S.S.#2 teacher Isobella O'Shea-1945/46

Teachers for this school:
1889-1892 - M. Shortall
1893 - Lillie Kinsley
1894 - M. Shortall
1895-1896 - K. Brady
1897 - Austin Staley
1898-1901 - Leonard Staley
1902 - Mary Draper
1903 - D.J. Cosgrove
1904 - Bernard O'Reilly
1905-1906 - Evelyn Staley
1907 - May Finn
1908 - Margaret Martin
1909 - Miss Mullen
1910 - Miss Gleeson
1911 - Annie Cauinlan
1912 - Edna Simpson
1913 - Eileen Staley
1914 - B. Kelly
1915 - M. Martin
1916 - Miss. McDonald
1917 - Kitty Ralph
1918 - Margaret Shields
1919 - Kay Brady
1920 - Nellie Goodfriend
1921 - Dorothy Hiekey
1922 - Essie Droyer
1923 - Helen Troy
1924-1925 - Helen Brown
1926-1929 - Bertha Melville
1930-1934 - Kay Hulton
1935-1936 - Dufferine Cosgrove
1937-1940 - Margaret Stewart
1941 - Lena McAllister
1942-1945 - Helen Taggart
1946-1947 - Nadine Hinch
1948 - Ethel Snetsinger
1949-1951 - Theresa O'Reilly
1952-1953 - Mildred Hawkins
1954-1966 - Kay (Hulton) Greenwood
1967-68 - Noreen O'Reilly
1969 - Ida Lollar
1970 - Gertrude MacDonald

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