Wolfe Island School: S.S.#5

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Point Alexandria,[Hinkley or Horne School] Hinkley Point or Hornes Point
First School built 1820's
Destroyed by fire-date?
New school built across rd.
Built: before 1915
Location: Conc 8, Lot 10 or 11
Closed: 1939
At present: Still standing??

Annual Reports 1850-1870

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

Settlers in this section were: Hinckley, Horne, Grant, Armstrong, Pyke, Vaness, Busch and Marlow.

For one year all students were either great grandsons or daughters of Olivia Hinckley.

From Women’s Institute- Theresa Broeders:
Some history: S.S.#5[Hinkley or Horne School] Hinkley Point or Hornes Point

Early settlers came from the U.S. after the war of 1812-15 and settled on the South shore. Soon they needed a school. Mr. Hinkley granted a piece of land where now there is a cemetery[Point Alexandria] This first school was built of logs and opened in the early 1820's. The first teacher was Olivia Hinkley. There were few books and the children used slates. (From the opening to Darrell Horne passing entrance in 1925 either the teacher or pupils were related to Miss Olivia Hinkley.)
A fire destroyed this school and a frame one was built across the road also on Hinkley property. It had one room , blackboard on the west wall and windows on the North and south. Heating cost were to high so a partition was installed dividing it into porch and classroom. With two windows now in the porch the lighting was poor so the blackboard was moved against the north wall and two windows put in the west side. At first they only had school in the summer months and the children went o S.S.#3 school in the winter. Later they didn't go to school in the winter.
In 1895-97 Miss Nellie Grant taught but when she married Thomas Muckian the law stated a married women could not teach.
When Miss Olivia Horne taught here a unique record was set in that all the pupils and Miss Horne had the same great- grandmother.
Salaries ranged from a few dollars to $900. In the depression years it was reduced to $500.
It closed in 1939 at the advice of the Inspector F.P.Smith[small attendance] The pupils Shirley and Ronald Stevenson were taken to the Ridge School[#3].

Teachers:

First teacher was Olivia Hinckley, daughter of Samuel Hinckley on whose land the school was built.

Miss Hinckley was followed by; Laura Murells, John Smeaton, between 1915 & 1923 sisters Angeline, Oliva and Frances Horne. Bessie Watts last teacher.
Last 2 pupils were Shirley and Ronald Stevenson.

From Women’s Institute- Theresa Broeders:
Teachers at S.S.#5:
Miss Olivia Hinkley - ?
Miss Laura Murells[ she married John Smeaton]- ?
Mr.John Smeaton - ?
Caroline V. Weese-1912
Miss Angeline Horne 1915
Miss Olivia Horne 1915 - 20
Miss Frances Horne 1920 - Christmas
Miss Olivia Horne 1920 - 23
Mr. A.C. Collins 1923 - 24
Miss Jessie Campbell 1924 -
Miss Keitha Moore 1927 -
Miss Hazel Bell 1927 -
Miss Margaret Henessey
Miss Leona Sumervill
Miss Aletha Kelsey 1930 - 31
Miss Elizabeth Kinlay 1931 - 35
Miss Bessie Watts 1935 - 39

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