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Top row (from the left): Edith Morton, Irene Brown, Muriel Houghton, Rita McLean, Evelyn Lang, Mr. Jones, Harvey Jeffrey, Jack Armstrong, George Stoddard, Jack Grey, James Bateman.
Second row: Jean Robinson, Norma Walker, Lena Maurino, Helen Kingsley, Helen Archibald, Beth Maddil, Fanny Edney, Florence O'Neil, John Kneeshaw, Franklyn Edney, Eric Adair.
Third row: Howard Henbest, Gordon Bantam, George Lang, Gilbert Wilson, Arthur Hand, Frank Reynolds, Ernest James, Kenneth Wood, John Batchelor, Milton Hambly.
Bottom row: Edward Dunn, Lesson Adams, Norman Addley, Harry Day, Billy Hartman, Billy McWilliam, Bruce Cudmore, Allan ?.

Bradford Public School, Teacher: Mr. Atkinson
Front Row: Elenor Colling, Jean Robinson, Harold, Lewis Walton, Belfry, Gordon Ogilive, Jim Church, James Elwood, Cavallo, Keith Kilkenny
Middle Row: Donald Wilson, Fred Nesbitt, Irwin McLean, Margaret, Hilda Corrigan, Wilbert Curry, Beatrice Younger*, Lorne West, Ken Sein, Charles Nesbitt
Back Row: Marion Edney, Mildred Root, Cathy Williamson, Mary Webb, Helen Metcalf, Georgina Depew, Gwendoline Ward, Constance Ward, May Park, Marion Church, Margorie Sein

C. M. Wilson, secretary-treasurer of the West Gwillimbury Township Area School Board, points proudly the "1954" tablet of the township's newest school.

This building was built in about 1950 as catholic school, and has since been used as a nursery school and seniors centre.

S. S. # 12, Coulson's Hill, 1953.
Back Row (l-r): Paul Kneeshaw, Don Wood, Jack Hambly, (Teacher) Miss. Lois Menery, Doug Devall, Ron Kneeshaw, Larry Edney.
Front Row: Beverly Kneeshaw, Mary Lou Kneeshaw, Jean Sturgeon, David Hambly, Bob Devall, Bob Hambly, James Kneeshaw, Laurie Wood.

S.S. #12 Note the large pile of cordwood ready to be burned in the box stove.

Back Row (l-r): Teacher Miss Cole, Gerald Roberts, John Hambly, Walter Edney, Addie Hambly, Sarah Reilly (Riley), Marion Kneeshaw, Evelyn Thorpe.

Middle Row (l-r): Mona O'Neill, Josephine Reilly (Riley), Helen O'Neill, Florence O'Neill, Katherine Hambly, Clarence Reilly (Riley), Osborne How, Lloyd Kneeshaw, Milton Hambly.

Front Row (l-r): Ken Kneeshaw, William Roberts, Jack Roberts, Clarence Kneeshaw, Everett Kneeshaw, Amelia Hambly, Ruth Roberts.

This photograph was sent to the Bradford Witness as part of their "Yesterday" feature by Elsie O'Neil of RR2, Bradford. Note that the Reilly's listed in the description submitted by Elsie O'Neil had their name spelled "Riley."

Grade 8 Graduation Class at S.S. #15 Gilford. Mary Dales, Don Griffiths, Doris Griffiths

Turning sod for the new Bond Head school on Thanksgiving weekend, 1953.

Bradford Model School with pupils in the foreground

The New S.S. # 5 West Gwillimbury School at Bond Head. This building was erected on the same property just south of the 80 year old school. The one-classroom brick structure, built by Contractor Wilfred Halbert from Thornton had windows all along the side facing the road. The students and teacher, George Pocock moved from one school to the other at the beginning of February 1954. An additional classroom opened on January 3, 1955 with Dawna Herard as the firs teacher.