I had a lovely chat with Eleanor MacNaughton the other day. When she attended Ottawa Normal School in 1943, she was required to practice teach in the Hawthorne one room school (S.S. No. 16 Gloucester).
Eleanor’s first school was S.S. No. 14 Charlottenburgh – Maple Ridge School. She taught from 1944-1946 in this school which was located between Lancaster and Alexandria on Maple Road. The Kemptville Agricultural School had sent a landscaper (free of charge) to beautify the school. It did look lovely and included a separate play area for the children. Eleanor resided to start a family, but was lured back to S.S. No. 14 for five years. This school was very tiny with only seven children in five grades. The inspector was impressed with her teaching skills and encouraged her to go to a larger school. When S.S. No. 13 Charlottenburgh – Maple Leaf School couldn’t get a teacher, Eleanor agreed to take the position for one year until they could find another teacher. She remembers parents bringing homemade sandwiches and other treats on Arbour Day, and showing the children how to weed and plant flowers. She laments now that the former schools are no longer a picture of beauty.
Eleanor’s first school was S.S. No. 14 Charlottenburgh – Maple Ridge School. She taught from 1944-1946 in this school which was located between Lancaster and Alexandria on Maple Road. The Kemptville Agricultural School had sent a landscaper (free of charge) to beautify the school. It did look lovely and included a separate play area for the children. Eleanor resided to start a family, but was lured back to S.S. No. 14 for five years. This school was very tiny with only seven children in five grades. The inspector was impressed with her teaching skills and encouraged her to go to a larger school. When S.S. No. 13 Charlottenburgh – Maple Leaf School couldn’t get a teacher, Eleanor agreed to take the position for one year until they could find another teacher. She remembers parents bringing homemade sandwiches and other treats on Arbour Day, and showing the children how to weed and plant flowers. She laments now that the former schools are no longer a picture of beauty.
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