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admission. However. instead o f allendins Lhe school Lhey were resislered al a separate youns ladies school run by Mrs. Qosers openins in Aususl 1870. IL seemed Lhal Lhe Lime was nol quile rishL for co-education in Col- linswood. This didnl occur unlill873. The Grammar&hool i\cl of 1871 chansed Lhe name of Grammar 6chools in Ontario Lo Hish &hools or Collesiale lnslilules. The Democratic process was allowins more equitable access Lo Grammar 6chool and therefore. Lhe name became redundanl. ·'6chools Lhat had 60 or more classical pupils and a minimun of 4 teachers were called Collesiales. ·· 6imcoe County contained no collesiales bul ran ttish 6chools mOrillia. l':>arrte. !':>radford. and Collinswood by 1871. By 1874 local fundins allowed for Lhe conslruclion of a permanent hish school buildins located on 6Le. Marie and Hume 6L. In 1877. Lhe Collinswood Board of Education created a union wilh T ail's Academy o f Owen 6ound. This Laclic allowed for the name chanse Lo ..Collesiale' · because of Lhe number of classical pupils resislered. In 1878 Lhe County of 6imcoe sranled ..Col- lesiate 6Lalus· · Lo Barrie and Collinswood while !':>radford and Orillia re- mained as Hish 6chools. Population slalislics illuslrale quile a srowlh in Collinswood. By 187'2 Lhe population of3500 more Lhan doubled Lhe 1867 populal10n of 1500. By 1884 Lhe population was listed al 5500. Qecords indicate the Collesiale had 295 sludenls resislered in 1879. 6evenly-four oflhose were from Collinswood. ninety were from olher parts oflhe County and one hundred and Lhirlyone were from ..drawn in.. and ..boarded oul.. from all parls ofOntario. Frommeasre besinninss in a portion ofa holel in 1857. Lhe Grammar- Hish school- Collesiale lnslilule evolved and seined an Ontario wide repulalion for excellence Lhal allracled sludenls from all parls of Ontario.
Top far LL., The Treasurer transferred the insurance policy - The old Lown hall was now Lhe school - 6epl. 20. 1866 Top far QL. 1974 Plaque.
Top LL. , In 1894 Lhe value was $11.000 wilh room for 300 pupils. 7 class- rooms. 1laboralory and a library. Top QL., The srammar school was housed in the fronl sillins room and was operaled by James + !\lex Blue. LL., i\ sad day - Dec. 21. 1923 l':>ol. Q L 6 imcoe County l':>y-law No.7? re hisher education in Collinswood.
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