The Grand Opening, 1924
The opening of the new building at 495 Jarvis
Street in 1924 was an important event in the
city, as you can see in this photo:
The cornerstone had been ceremoniously laid into place
on an earlier date.
Here we see the cornerstone in place, just as it
is today.
The March Up Jarvis Street
The new school opened with great fanfare.
800 students marched up Jarvis Street from the old building at Jarvis and College,
led by the Principal and a former teacher who
carried the old school bell. Bands were
playing, and Union Jacks were flying in the April
breeze.
Today there are Jarvisite who want to re-create
that march up Jarvis Street as a way of commemorating
the 75th birthday of the building in 1999.
Contact the school at (416) 393-0140
if you might want to help.
As students file in behind them--boys and girls separately--the Principal, John Jeffries, and a former teacher, Janie Thomas (carrying the old school bell), pose proudly on the steps of the new school.
