Wolfe Island School: S.S.#15

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Fawcett's School
Built: 1862
Location: Con 11 lot 3 moved- to Con 10 lot 3
Closed: 1940
At present: No longer standing

Log later frame
Con 11 lot 3 moved- to Con 10 lot 3
On property of Patrick Dawson in the 10th concession
It was rebuilt across the hwy about 1875

1878 tenants map Con X Lot 3, Pat Dawson

Annual Reports 1850-70

Image of page: Public School teachers 1911 & info on their schools

Closed in 1940
Oscar McCready bought it in 1946 and took it apart in sections and moved it making a cottage.
From Theresa Broeders: My Grandfather Jim MacDonald was a trustee along with Stan Kiel and Frank Fawcett [usually three trustees] Marysville Public School teachers: Jean Black, Murial Joslin, Joan[ ] MacDonald, Francis Eves from Simcoe Island, Margaret Pyke, Peggy White, Anita Murphy, Elsie Scales

From Theresa Broeders:”#15 was sold to McReadys and they took it apart and reused the lumber to built a shed . Sandy McReady has some old notes with dates.”

From Theresa Broeders: “I heard it was also called the Brown School as there were a number of Browns who went there too. We could probably say that it could have been called the MacDonald School too because when my Dad went there were 5 out of the seven of them.” .. “R.F. Fawcett told me that it was across the highway where Roses live now and it was log. It was moved across on my brother Brian's property[then Dawsons] across from Danny Fawcett on the 10th con.now.”

Eleanor [Berry] McAdoo wrote a four paragraph recount of a concert at this school in 1931.
The account...

Submitted by Theresa Broeders
Transcribed by Dean Snider
CONCERT AT FAWCETT SCHOOL
On September 1931, I went to teach at Fawcett’s School which was situated at the southwest corner of the junction of Highway 96 and the 10th line road.
The school was a small building with a small enrolment. However, as the Christmas season approached, we decided to have a concert at the school. Finally the “Big Night” arrived.
We had the usual program of songs, recitations and dialogue, as an added attraction we had invited Mr. David Crumley to play the bagpipes for us. He agreed to do so and everyone enjoyed his playing very much.
As the evening g progressed and the program was just about over we had an unexpected and unsolicited event. The floor of the school started to collapse due to the excess weight brought about by our audience. Since there was no basement in the building it was not so serious as it might have been. There were no casualties and everyone was able to return home safely after an exciting and enjoyable evening
Eleanor (Berry) MacAdoo

Theresa's notes:
I remember Davey Crumley as an old single man who visited on Sundays and stayed for supper quite often. He lived on the 11th Line Rd.

Teachers:

From Annual Reports:
1863-7-Bridget Caroline
1868-Elizabeth A Doocey
1869-John McCarthy
1870-Caroline Mcdonald

1911- Eva Spray Boyce

From Theresa Broeders:
Marion Haley, Miss Cox later Mrs. Sincler, Kathleen [Hulton] Greenwood, Ruth [Hulton] Hawkins, Eleanor [Berry] MacAdoo, Margaret [Holliday] McLean, Evylyn Cronkite, Blanche Pownal

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