Bell, School
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| Nom de l'objet : | Bell, School |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Sound Communication device |
| Matériaux : | Metal, brass Wood |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2016.10.13 |
| Autres données géographiques : | [45.0917598,-64.3598354] |
| Date de début de production : | 1982-06-24 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1982-06-24 |
| Description : | A golden colored brass school bell with a wooden handle that is black in color; on top of the bell's handle sits a small brass metal knob that is golden in color. The clapper and an "s" shaped hook are not connected to the bell. The clapper is rounded yet flat on the bottom and is made of metal. |
| Commentaires : | The first Wolfville School was situated on Highland Avenue, on what is now the Elementary School which is to the west of the present Elementary School. Mr. J.R. Bishop was principal of this school which consisted of 3 classrooms. He was principal in 1864, the year that Sir Charles Tupper, Premier of Nova Scotia and whose government passed through the Legislature, the Free School Act. In 1897, the three storey white wooden structure known as the Mackay School was built. It was named in honor of A.H. Mackay, Superintendent of schools in Nova Scotia. The principal at that time was J.W. Godfrey (1891- 1897). He was succeeded by R.W Ford who continued in that capacity as principal until 1921. In that same year, due to a consistent increase in the town's population and increased enrollment in the School System, an additional building was constructed on the school campus, named after the superintendent of schools in Nova Scotia, at the time, J.F. Munro. The Munro building was of brick construction and Mr. B.B. Silver (1921-1940) was the principal of Wolfville Schools. From 1940-1970, O.R. Porter, a former student of the school system, became its principal. During his tenure as principal and Chief School Administrator, the eastern wing of the present school was built in 1955 and occupied in 1956. It housed the high school consisting of 5 classrooms, an assembly room, science laboratory and offices. In 1964, a plebiscite was held in the town, and ultimately approved for the construction and addition to the high school of an additional 6 classrooms, an assembly room, manual training and Home Economics Department, a large gymnasium-auditorium, cadet shooting range and other facilities. The Junior High students were moved from Munro School to the new facilities and thus provided more teaching space for students in MacKay and Munro Schools. Mr. Ronald Peck, a native to the town, was the architect of the new facilities. The building was started in the spring of 1964 and occupied in February of 1965. In 1970, Wolfville Schools became apart of the Kings County Amalgamated School Board and O.R. Parker one of its supervisors. D.M. Macpherson (1970-1982) became the new principal. As the Mackay school, at the time, was considered a fire hazard due to faulty electrical wiring, one of the first schools, if not the first, under the Amalgamated School System was the building of a new Elementary School building. This was one of the main reasons why Wolfville agreed to Amalgamation as the province would be held responsible for 100% financing. The present Elementary School was under construction in 1972 and the official opening ceremony was in January of 1973 with Allan E. Sullivan, Minister of Education, cutting the ribbon. Both the Mackay and Munro Schools were demolished to make way for the present building and to provide playground space both to the south and west of the existing structure. Although there is no absolute proof, there is reason to believe, that most, if not all principals named, used the bell that is presented to Kings County District School Board and received by J.J. Keith, Superintendent of Schools on August 29,1987. Raymond Jefferson, Vice Principal of Wolfville school (1967-1987) had the bell repaired as it was cracked and in poor working condition. Through the cooperation and approval of Carson Macdonald (1982) and Raymond Jefferson the bell was passed over to the school board, The students of Wolfville School presented a new bell at the time of D.M. MacPherson's retirement in 1982. |
| Longueur : | 31 cm |
| Largeur : | 14.5 cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Wolfville |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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