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Ross Cruickshank, director of education for Waterloo County board of education, contacted the Waterloo vocational school at this time, suggesting that one of the county‘s newer schools Failing this the relic would be offered to the Pioneer Village and if this offer was refused, which now seemed possible, the 150â€"yearâ€"old building would be scerapped. The board then suggested that some service club or group of citizens might undertake the task of replacing the bottom logs, installing a new foundation, floor and air vents and replacement of chinking bet ween the logs. The board included a $6,000 figure for its renovation in this year‘s $432,700 budget but felt it could not undertake the task when council cut $48,500 of this figure. Other members felt further investigation was in order beâ€" fore the historic building left Waterloo, and the matter was handed over to the board‘s properâ€" ty and planning committee for further study. Word that the 1820 structure was doomed unless extensive repairs were conducted was first announced at a community services board meeting in April, 1969. At that time board chairâ€" man Ronald Wagner proposed the building be donated to Doon Pioneer Village. Materials required will be paid for by two Waterloo County teachers‘ organizations â€" the public school teachers‘ organizaâ€" tion and the local branch of the Ontario Secondary School Teachâ€" ers‘ Federation â€" which, so far, have pledged $700 to the project. The students‘ restoration of the old log school is being diâ€" rected by Bill Paterson, techniâ€" cal director at LVS. Students from Laurel vocaâ€" tional school went to work last week to preserve Waterloo Counâ€" ty‘s first schoolhouse from exâ€" tinction. Teens restoring log school _ Women‘s league holds ‘We anticipate doing some background work on old furnishâ€" ings. If we can‘t make bona fide articles, we will make replicas. The trowel trades department will be responsible for lifting the building to allow ventilation unâ€" derneath and prevent a recurâ€" rence of the decay which threatâ€" ened to destroy the school. Ideally, _ according to _ Mr. Paterson, the spaces between logs will be rechinked, the floor levelled and the interior whiteâ€" washed to recreate the old school atmosphere. ‘"‘The reconstruction of the acâ€" tual interior is for next year and . Snow fencing has been erected at the site in preparation for removal of the floor, which must be lifted to get at the rotten logs. Some of this work is possible this winter, dependâ€" ing on the weather, but it will be largely a spring project for the students. While the building _ trades shop at LVS will be concerned with actual replacement work, several other departments will also be involved. The work will be an integral part of the LVS curriculum. Horticultural _ students | have begun â€" removing shurbs and bushes from around the building. Later they will be involved with reâ€"sodding, reâ€"seeding and reâ€" planting. might help in preserving the county‘s oldest: The suggestion was welcomed by the school and backed by the county‘s teachers who raised enough funds to secure the maâ€" terials required for restoration. This combined with the work of the â€"students was considered enough to put .the building back on its feet, in every sense of the The work, begun last week, He will proceed over the next two of t years. Weather conditions will Mart largely decide what progress can _ desct be achieved in the next few The months. ed c In the 1950s, Ald. Harold Wagâ€" ner, then a public school trustee, proposed the building be reâ€" moved to its original site at King and Central Streets. The building would have been destroyed in 1890 were it not for the efforts of an Isaac Bowman, member of the Waterloo parks board. His efforts resulted in the structure‘s preservation and reâ€" moval to Waterloo Park in 1893. Later the Ontario _ Pioneer Community Foundation requestâ€" ed the school be donated to the Pioneer Village at Doon. The board declined the request at that time, saying it wished to keep the school until the Centennial Year celebrations were over. The log structure was then moved to Greenbush, near the Kâ€"W Hospital, where it remainâ€" ed until 1893. It was occupied as a dwelling for about 50 years by an exâ€"slave from the southern United States and his family. It was the first school in the county ‘and continued to serve the community until 1842, when attendance demanded the conâ€" struction of a fourâ€"room buildâ€" ing. The school, built in 1820, was originally on the south side of Central Street, across from Macâ€" Gregor school. The St. Jacobs man has workâ€" ed closely with Doon Pioneer Village and is putting his knowlâ€" edge at the disposal of the Laurel team. Smiles and handshakes were the order of the day when the final results came in to city hall Monday night. Incumbent trustee Neil MacEachern (extreme left) congratulates Lynne Woolstencroft who will join him on the public school board in January. Mac Zettel (extreme right) wore a wide smile when he learned he headed the poll for separate school trustees. Above is Anne Marie Sehl who was also elected to the separate school board. He was warmly appreciative of the involvement of Simeon Martin of St. Jacobs, whom he described as project consultant. The school‘s art section will become involved at this point when signs will be prepared on the school‘s history. All work involved with the restoration takes in specific acâ€" tivities in Laurel‘s vocational training program. "It takes us into a real life situation," said Mr. Paterson. is an adventure into local hisâ€" T rustees"‘ victory smiles Mrs. Ann Marie Sehl is the only nativeâ€"born of the trio. A former Twin City teacher she has lived here all her life and is the mother of two children, one boy and one girl. She was elected to the sepâ€" arate school board with 688 votes, 10 behind Mac Zettel who was returned for a second term. The incumbent is an insurance superâ€" visor. She polled 1,154 votes, 388 behind of incumbent Neil MacEachem, retired _ school _ principal â€" who headed the polls with 1,542 votes. Mrs. Doreen Thomas is the wife of a local physician, mother of two teenâ€"age sons and partâ€"time stuâ€" dent at the University of Waterloo. Mrs. Lynne Woolstencroft is an English consultant and also a partâ€" time student at the University of Waterloo. She polled 1,025 votes. All three women contesting Monday‘s elections in Waterloo were returned by the voters. All three were making their first atâ€" tempt at public office. The Little String Symphony, consisting of four teenâ€"age memâ€" bers of the parish, began the fesâ€" tivities. Members are Christine Kawalec, first violin; Joanne Meyer, second violin; Joan Gherasim, viola, and Maryann Meyer, cello. Personal approach works for three women candidates Wine, cheese and Christmas cake was served from a gailyâ€" decorated Christmas table. Party games followed in which even an octagenarian, Mrs. Peter Hergott\took an enthusâ€" iastic part. Yule party at St. Louis The annual Christmas party and monthly meeting of St. Louis Catholic Women‘s League lived up to its advance publicity, which read, ‘"Short meetingâ€"long party." The closest contest in the elecâ€" Waterioo Chronicle, Thursday, December 10, 1970 The entertainment ended with a gift exchange and carol singing. ~ During the business meeting, members learned that two of the group worked 27 hours at the blindcraft sale at Huronia Hall. Librarian‘s topic is Limericks The speaker quoted from his vast repertoire of classical Limâ€" ericks to illustrate his talk. He also outlined the role of the verse in today‘s society where it ranges from the exotic to the erotic. Librarian James Brown desâ€" cribed the influence of the Limâ€" erick verse form on ancient culâ€" ture, religion, morals and anatâ€" omy, when he addressed the Rotâ€" ary Club‘s annual cultural evenâ€" ing last week. With 69 of 76 polls reporting, deâ€" feated incumbent Fred Quigley led with 617 votes, followed by Mr. Zettel with 607 and Mrs. Sehl with 601. tions was for the two separate school board seats. Members contributed _ nonâ€" perishable foods to be put in Christmas hampers for distriâ€" bution to the needy. Many memâ€" bers donated their gift exchange to the hamper collection. Christmas gifts were presentâ€" ed to the parish priest, Rev. Fred Bechely and his assistants and to the School Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Louis Convent. The evening was convened by Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. W. Ralph Meyer.