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16. Mr. W.D.T. i\Lkmson & p l 1929-June t931
Mr. i\Lkinson was promoled Lo Lhe principal"s posilion from his posilion as Leacher al C.C.I. AL Lhis Lime C.C.I. had 279 enrolled sludenls and Mr Alkmson·s conlracl paid him $3500.00 a year + $200.00 for look- m.g aller mshL school. Mr. Alkmson orisinally came Lo C.C.I. as a Leacher fromOllawa. The s ock markel crash and resullins depress1on had a srow- ms 1mpacl on Lhe counlry. Collinswood was no exceplion Enliced by an offer m OLLawa Mr. i\Lkinson Jell in June 1931. He Look over as Principal of Glebe Collesiale. a much larser school wilh 1200 sludenls and 35 Leach- ers.
17. Mr. AJ Milhousen · &pl 1931-June 1936
These were Lroublins economic Limes. Collinswood could nol offer com· pelilive salaries and. as a resull some confusion surrounded Lhe seleclion of Lhe principal. The Board of Educalion had offered Lhe job loa Mr. eli.D. Rendall who wa;; lhe Head of Cla;;;;ic;; al Branlford Collesiale. He wa;;
offered $3500.00 a year bul had Lo back oul of hi;; conlracl when he wa;; appoinled lnspeclor of Conlinualion school;; by Lhe Provincial De- parlmenl of Educalion. Anolher candidate. a Mr. Ewins from Oshawa de- clmed lhe job offer. The Board of Educalion finally Lurned Lo lhe leachins slaffal C.C.I. and appointed Mr. Milhousen. a 6cience speciali;;l al C.C.I. for Lhree years. a;; principal. He accepled Lhis po;;ilion al a salary of $3300.00 a year.
18. Mr. L.J 6Laplelon - &pl. 1936-March 1938
A lruly loved slaff member and coach look over as Principal in 1936. Many of Lhe sludenls who allended C.C.I. al lhe l ime have fond memories of Lhs man. beller known as ..6Lapes... Orisinally from &aforlh Onlario and a sraduale of 0\!eens Universily he had been a slaff member al C.C.I. for over 15 years. He laushL a number of subjecls includins his specially in Physics. 6adly. Mr. 6laplelon died afler an operalion on March 31. 1938. All h1s former sludenls fondly remember lhis popular leacher. coach and Principal.
19. Mr. R.B. lnksler · March 1938-June 1938
Mr. lnksler. a slaff member. was appoinled Aclins Principal of C.C.I. when Mr. 6laplelon look ill unlil lhe end of lhe school year.
20. Mr. Neil D. Runnells M.A. &pl 1938-March 1944
Mr. Runnells came Lo C.C.I. from Timmins O nlario where he LaushL6cience. He orisinally came from 6lralhroy and was a sraduale of lhe Universily of Weslem Onlario. Mr. Runnalls suided C.C.I. lhroush lhe end of lhe De- pre;;;;ion and inlo Lhe World War Two years. Money was very lishL The communily experienced numerous job losses and many homes were losl due lo unpaid laxes. When lhe war slarled in 1939 numerous sludenls look up Lhe cause and joined Lhe armed forces. &veral of lhe sludenls were killed or wounded. Mr. Runnells used lo read lhe names of lhose sludenls who were killed m lhe assemblies. These were very lraumalic years Lhal pul exlra pre;;;;ures on lhe school.
21. Mi;;;; Marion Clark M.A. March 1944-June 1944
Mi;;;; Clark was named Aclms Principal in March 1944 afl.er Mr. Runnalls re- sisned due lo ill heallh. 6he held lhis posilion unlil lhe end of Lhe school year. Mi;;;; Clark was an ''inslilulion·· al C.C.I. 6he had been on slaff lhe lonsesl and laushl pracl1cally every subjecl. however. malh was her spe· cially. In &plember 1944 she wenl back inlo lhe cla;;;;room where she remained as a leacher unlil her reliremenl 6he louched lhe lives of many members of Lhe Collinswood communily. In 1944 C.C.I. had a populalion of 288. The lolal budseL for Lhe school for 1944 was $31.432.00.
22). Mr. Duncan MacRae · 1944-1957
Duncan MacRae had been a Principal in Uxbridse before he came lo Collin.gwood. He was a Caplain in lhe Mililia and fell lhe reason he sol l h e j o b w a s L h a l L h e B o a r d w a s l o o k i n s f o r s o me b o d y l o lake over lhe Cadel Corps Cadels were an imporlanl aspecl of O nlario &condary 6chools and lhe bis evenl oflhe year was lhe Cadel mspeclion.
Mr. MacRae recalls lhal salaries were very poor and lhal lhere was a conslanl Lurnover of leachers. His flrsl conlracl paid him $2900.00 a year. Durins Mr. MacRae's principalship. lhe school moved from Hume 6lreel lo lhe Cameron 6lreel localion. He recalls lhe day lhey ..walked up lhe slreel... He says ..lhey did il wilh panache. The Cadel band played re· lreal and we broushl lhe flas down military slyle. The slaff and sludenls marched up lhe slreel lo Auld Lans 6yne. ll was a sood show...
Mr. MacRae is 87 and resides in London. Onlario.
Top LL., Mr. E.E. Ball. Laken from1925 Cleaner Top Mid., Mr. WD.T. i\lkinson. laken from 1931Cleaner Top QL Mr. i\.J. Milhousen. Laken from 1932 Cleaner Bol. LL., Mr.L.J. 6Laplelon. Bol. Mid., Miss Clark was Collin8wood Colle8iale's flrsl female principal. Laken from 1962-63 Cleaner. Bol. QL., Mr. Duncan MacQae. Laken fromprivale collec- Lion i\bove Top, Mr. MacQae announcin8 Lo l he classrooms. Below, Mr. WD. i\lkinson and Mr. L.J. 6Laplelon · presenl and fulure prin· cipals. June 1931. privale colleclion
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