WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 6,1987, PAGE 17 Board narrows Whitby school name to 3 choices The Durham Board of Education wants public input on three possible names proposed for the renaming of Whitby Senior Public School, on Garden St. Garden Street Public School, Tnnald A. Wiknn Public Srhool and Leslie McFarlane Publie School are the final three possibilities from a list of suggested names for the school which will open as a kin- dergarten to Gr. 8 school in Sep- tember this year. Donald Wilson, who died.recently at 96, was the second oldest native resident of Whitby and first winner of Whitby's Peter Perry Award for outstanding contributions to the community. A school trustee for more than 25 years, he was -chairman of the Kendalwood to cost extra $40,000 The Durham Board of Education will add $40,000 to the cost of the new Kendalwood area school to provide a brick exterior on the front of the building. Whitby Town council had required the board to provide brick on the front instead of the more economical architectural block proposed for all walls of the' structure. Some board members didn't agree with the requiiement but the board decided to gô along to avoid delay in construction of the school scheduled to open early in 1988. However, Pickering trustee Louise Farr attempted to have fur- ther discussion between the Town and board before approving the Town decision. Her motion was lost, however, and a motion by Whitby trustee John Buchanan to approve was carried. Buchanan was one of a delegation of school board members who at- tended a Town administration committee meeting in early April in an attempt to overturn a Towîn staff recommendation to use bricks. Smiles al-lround as gym opens at Sennett There were smiles everywhere as teachers, students, parents and trustees celebrated in grand ceremony the opening of the new general purpose room at R.A. Sen- nett Public School in Whitby last week. For students and staff, including principal Joan Walkey, the end of construction also brought an end to extra shampoo and cleaning bills, said former superintendent of schools Chuck Powers, now superintendent of human resources for the Durham Board of Education. But students and teachers "har- dly ever complained" about the work, said Powers to a large crowd inside the gym, its interior walls adorned with "Smiling Faces" ar- twork by students. "What you have now is a really neat school," he added. The 3,000-sq. ft. gym, built at a cost of $650,000 and funded totally funded through tax dollars, represents the second major ad- dition to the school, originally called King Street Public School when built in 1921 at a cost of $55,000. Whitby trustee John Buchanan, who chaired the ceremony which included student choir performan- ces and flag presentations by the Whitby branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, said architects and builders also managed to over- come problems of blending the new addition to the old school. A highlight was the cutting of the ribbon, held by students Melanie Rai, Tara Stolk, Cindy Fairburn, Ryan Lee Sui, Karen Vickers, jason Grabinsky, Chris De Adder, Tyler Sheppard and Tiffany Woods. Handling the scissors was Bruce Mather, director of the Durham Board of Education and a former student of the school. Mather attended the school in 1939, when there were 55 in his Gr. 1 class and he remembered his oc- casional absences then. "There used to be two classes of absences - lawful and unlawful. Mine was unlawful," he said. Powers told students to recognize the significance of the opening of the addition by a former student who had accomplished much with education. "You've seen something tonight you may never see in a whole lifetime,.",besaid., ..* .-. BRUCE MATHER and R.A. Sennett students eut rib- bon to open new gym. Whitby Board of Education in 1935 and first chairman of the Whitby District High School (now Henry Street High School). He was also a board member and secretary-treasurer of Trafalgar Castle School in Whitby. Leslie McFarlane wrote the Har- dy Boys books under the nqme Franklin W. Dixon. He received an Academy Award nomination in 1965 for National Film Board produc- tion. He was chairman of the Ontario County School Board in 1967 and also chaired the local. library board. With opinions given by residents on the three possible names, the board will ma"e a final decision next week. *ikkens TRANSPARENT SATIN • a satin-gloss, see-through. coating for Interlor wood surfaces • aval fable In clear and several wood tones CENTRAL PAINT & WALLPAPER 295 Ritson Rd. S. 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The special collections apply only to dwelling units and do NOT INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PREMISES. * Your co-operation is requested in having all garbage out EARLY on your regular collection day. R.A. KUWAHARA, P. Eng., Director of Public Works.