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Object Description

Object Name

Newsletter

Object ID

2015.022.004

Title

Langley High School Newsletter, titled "L.H.S. Pow-Wow", Vol. 7 No. 1, dated Feb. 1, 1946.

Date

1 Feb. 1946.

Description

A hand-typed and stenciled school newspaper of four single-sided pages of 34 X 21.5 cm dimensions. According to the top right corner of the first page, this is volume 7, No. 1, published February 1, 1946. LHS may stand for Langley High School, although the acronym is not spelled out in entirety in the newsletter so this remains uncertain. The newspaper's pages are yellowed with age and all four corners of the pages are generally dogeared. There is some minor staining on the first page's bottom left corner and the last page's bottom centre area. There is some tearing damage on the first page's right edge at the top and bottom. The newsletter was typed by Josie D. and stenciled by Alice P. and Josie D. The Editor is listed as Connie Pattullo, while named contributors include R. ZImmerman, F. Rutherford, L. Hall, J. Muench, P. Anderson, B. Beadle, B. Bruce, K. Robinson, T. Massey, V. Koziel, K. Curle, M. Dewar, and "The Flea". Typists included Josie Dewalaski, Ethel Goller, Alice Peet, and Isabelle Burkholder. Artwork was done by Pat Rose and Vera Koziel. "Gestetner" were R. Zimmerman and J. McCann. Finally, the advisors were Mr. Lynd, Miss Vyse, and Mr. Brunt. The newsletter contains short news items, stories, jokes, and hand-stenciled advertisements. There are many names found within the newsletter, including local figures, students, and staff of LHS.

People/Subject

Langley High School

In 1909 the first high school class was organized and held in rented quarters in Murrayville. From 1911-18, classes were held in Belmont Superior School (later Murrayville Elementary), but the school became overcrowded with elementary and high school students. The school board approached the Municipal Council, but their request for a new schol was turned down twice. The board resigned, but the next board was more successful and local contractor Owen Hughes was hired on a low bid of $11,900. The School Board temporarily found room for the overflow pupils from Murrayville in the downstairs portion of Milner Hall and by renting the Sharon Presbyterian Church Hall. In 1922, Langley High School moved from Murrayville to Milner School, where it remained until Langley High School was built on Yale Road in 1924. Langley High School opened in 1924 with two classrooms and one science room. It taught grades 9 to 12. Additional rooms were built in 1934. In roughly 1947 the new school on the current property (2005) was built, and it included Grades 11 and 12. In 1948, the old building on Fraser Highway became Langley Central Elementary, and the high school students moved to the current location (2006) at Langley SECONDARY School. In 1985 the school went from Grades 8-12.
See Also: Langley Secondary School
Term Source: History of Langley Schools" by Harry McTaggart, Maureen Pepin, and Norman Sherrit.

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