Glen Tay Public School Photos c 1950’s
I’ve been focusing on some personal memories for a class assignment the past few weeks and I am now trying to put together some information on the Glen Tay public school otherwise known as SS#3 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario.
Here is what I know at this time and I am asking for help to definitely name the people in the photos and for additional photos and stories of this school.
The school was originally known as Manion School (Manion was a nearby hamlet, located at the junction of the Glen Tay sideroad and the Christie Lake road and was later incorporated into the broader Glen Tay community). Manion and ‘Adamsville’ coexisted for a time, especially prior to the formalization of the postal system in the 1860’s.
Photos of Glen Tay Public School Students
The following photos are of students who attended the school in the early 1950’s. In the years following these pictures, the school system changed to the photography of individual students, similar to practices today.
School Year 1951-52
GlenTay Public School, SS#3 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, 1951-1952; Diane Miller, Grade 1
Current list of students (assistance requested!)
Back Row: — Dixon?, Audrey Conroy, Doris Chaplin,——maybe sister of #6 ?, —-Dixon?, —- maybe sister of #4?, Barbara Oakley, Helen Oakley, Sheila Jane Chaplin, Sheila Ann Chaplin
Middle Row: Patsy Norris, Dianne Brady,— Dixon?, Diane Miller, Margot Dixon?, Linda Norris, Sherrie Norris, Russell Burke
Front Row: Rodney Oakley, Tom Burke, Bob Burke, Doug Chaplin, Fred Quartermain, Roger Oakley, Norman Chaplin, Gary Chaplin, —Dixon?, Robin Oakley
School Year 1952-53
Glen Tay Public School, SS#3 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario 1952-53; Diane Miller grade 2 & 3, age 6 years.
Teacher Miss Alice Allan
Current list of students (assistance requested!)
Back row: Miss Alice Allan, Sheila Ann Chaplin Audrey Conroy, —Dixon?, —Blair?, Doris Chaplin, —Dixon?, Barbara Oakley,—Dixon?, Helen Oakley, Sheila Jane Chaplin
2nd row: —?, Merle Norris, Diane Chaplin, Linda Norris, Diane Miller, Dianne Brady, Norma Blair,— Dixon?, Sherrie Norris, Patsy Norris
3rd Row: Norman Chaplin, Russell Burke, Gary Chaplin, Fred Quartermain, —Dixon?, Doug Chaplin, Tom Burke, Roger Oakley, Bob Burke
Front Row: Grant Chaplin, Steven Norris, John Bowes, Rodney Oakley, Bill Cuthbertson, Robin Oakley, Alec Cuthbertson
School Year 1953-54
Glen Tay Public School, SS#3 Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, 1953-1954, Diane Miller Grade 4, age 8, Nancy Miller grade 1, age 6. Current list of students (assistance requested!)
Back Row: Steven Norris, Sylvia Marks, Dianne Brady, Diane Miller, Sheila Jane Chaplin, Sheila Ann Chaplin, Helen Oakley, Bob Marks, Gary Chaplin, Russell Burke, Alec Cuthbertson, Robin Oakley, Rodney Oakley, Bill Cuthbertson
Middle Row: Bernard Bowes, Susan Blair, Sandra Oakley, Linda Bowes, —?, Nancy Miller, Dennie Marks
Front Row: Merle Norris, Norma Blair, Sherrie Norris, Diane Chaplin, Lynda Norris, Rona Chaplin, Patsy Norris, Grant Chaplin, John Bowes, Alvin Truelove, Bill Hossie, Glenn Buchanan
The following year the school photos were changed to individual photos. Sharing for the fun of it!
Diane Miller, Glen Tay Public School, 1955-1956, Grade 5, age 9 years
Diane Miller, aged 10 years, Grade 7, Glen Tay School, 1956-1957
Check out these additional posts:
Glen Tay (Manion) Public School, SS#3 Bathurst Township Early Photos
Am interested in re-connecting with Sandra Oakley. Do you have coordinates to share? Thank you.
No. A sister works at the Lanark County Genealogy Library in Smiths Falls. Perhaps she could help.