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- Pubic Library Terrace Bay, Ont. NO. I January 8, 1975 20¢ PER COPY AROLINE MCMORLAND SCHOOL STORY len aroline McMorland School is the result am conceived by Caroline McMorland wh- tioning in. Scotland, in .1959.: Mrs. Mc~- discovered how education of retarded could make them nearly selfsufficient. ny trips to Toronto and other points in for research and information (at her nse) she realized her dream. Classes n Marathon, in St. John's United church ptember I965. t stalwart supporter, who contributed dous amount of time and effort in this Doctor Fred McNally. Mrs. Roy White he first classes, followed by Miss Faye teer drivers to transport the children . Anne McKenzie and Mrs. Jeanette Beau- The program was totally funded by the ion for the Mentally Retarded in Mara- th assistance from the church and fra- rganizations in Marathon. In the early f school operations, many, many people ted. It is impossible to credit all nderful people. nuary I9, I969 the school came under _ sdiction of the Ministry of Education eby entitled to certified qualified d subject to all benefits applicable to y students in the Province of Ontario. lorgan, the former Director of Education Lake Superior Board, made many valued tions. Ajit Deol, an elementary school from Schreiber was hired for the school] e Stoddard was hired as an assistant. school presently has an enrolment of 12 ;, but could accommodate IO additional a, Pictured - left - Canon A. Chabot, Al Allen, Ajit Deol. The present Director of Education, Mr. R.A. Cressman has contributed immensely to this pro -gram. y In I973 the Ministry of Education authoriz- ed the relocation of the school from the chur- ch basement to the High School.- Two rooms we- re renovated and a model school facility was established. The out of town students are hou -sed in private dwellings in Marathon with the costs borne by the Ministry of Education and the Department of Indian Affairs for those who so qualify. : Transportation of the students has been the responsibility of Donat Cyr since 1969. The Reverend Canon Chabot was a driving force to ensure adequate supervision and housing facil- ities for out of town students. The Schreiber -Terrace Bay Association for the Mentally Re- tarded made valued contributions by donations and a language machine. Past members of Advisory Committee all made valued contributions and are too numerous to mention in this report. =V868e DhotOS Page: 2 ...'vss seis sri