History of England for Public Schools.

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Object Description

Object Name

Book

Object ID

1991.059.003

Title

History of England for Public Schools.

Date

1928.

Description

A red hardcover book titled "History of England for Public Schools." The front book has a design of four columns flanking the title. At the top, resting on the front columns is the heading "The Western Canada Series." Below is the title "History of England For Public Schools," below is the letter M, circled by laurel leaves. On the back cover is a maple leaf containing the words "The Macmillans In Canada" under which is a drawing of a banner containing Latin words. This book was published by the Macmillan Company of Canada, Limited: Toronto in 1928. The inside cover reads "Authorized by the Department of Education for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia." The inside and back cover has been marked with black scribbles. On the title page the name "N. Sherritt, Murrayville, B.C." is written in ink.

People/Subject

Sherritt, Norman (Norm)

Norman (Norm) Sherritt was born August 22, 1920 in Vancouver and grew up in Murrayville. His parents are Albert (Ab) and Daisy (née Craig) Sherritt. He is the brother of Delmar (Del) Sherritt. He attended Murrayville Elementary and Langley High School, which he graduated from in 1938. He then drove to Philip Sheffield High School every day for Senior Matric. He then attended Vancouver Normal School from 1939-40, and was assigned to Milner School, and after two weeks, Fort Langley Elementary School, in teaching jobs. He was called to serve in the Army in January 1942, and joined the Royal Canadian Artillery as a Lieutenant. He married Mabel in 1942, and was discharged from the army in 1945. Mabel and Norm had two kids, Linda and David. Norm earned his BA at UBC in 1947, his B.Ed in 1958, and his M.Ed. in 1964. He taught at Langley High School from 1947-1968. He was the vice-principal of LHS 1961-1968; Principal of Aldergrove Secondary 1968-1979, and district Principal 1979-1980. He retired in 1980. Sherritt was active in the Langley Teachers' Association (president 1953-4), the Lower Fraser Valley Cerebral Palsy Assoc. (40 years), the Langley Heritage Society, the Langley Scholarship Committee (22 years), and the Cloverdale Seniors Centre. After retirement, Sherritt had more time to research and write local history. He authored four books to date: "1990 and Counting", "The Place Between", "The Hospital on the Hill", and "The History of Langley Schools: 1867-2004," published in 2005. He received a Canada 125 Medal for Community Service in 1992. The Sherritts' third great-grandchild was born on their 55th anniversary in 1997. Norm passed away in 2013.

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