Tag: women teachers and principals
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February in the history of Toronto’s Midway: Featuring Roden School
Addition to Roden School Globe, February 11, 1920 Opening of Ashdale school, Windsor Star, January 13, 1908. In 1908 when the Ashdale School was built and opened, the area was not in the City of Toronto but in the Township of York. York Township appointed a woman as principal, probably saving money by doing so as female principals and teachers were paid a fraction of what men made teaching. Naming a school for Roden Toronto Star, 09 Dec 1909 Midway Schools , Ashdale School renamed Roden in early January 1910, Globe, April 6, 1909 1910 CENTENNIAL STORY – THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE CITY OF TORONTO, 1850-1950 E P Roden Chairman Ashdale School renamed Roden, Globe, January 4, 1910 Crap shoots Roden 1910 Roden Public School, Ashdale Avenue, west side, north of Gerrard Street East, infant class Roden School undated 1910 Midway Schools on water sewage, Toronto Star, February 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Principal Ashdale School Toronto Star, April 19, 1910 Roden Public School, Ashdale Avenue, west side, north of Gerrard Street East, infant class, 1911 TPL Overcrowding Roden School, Toronto Star, March 29, 1911 Permit for new Roden school building, Globe, June 2, 1911 Roden School, Globe, September 5, 1911 Roden District Ratepayers Formed, Toronto Star, February 14, 1919 Roden District Ratepayers Formed, Toronto Star, February 14, 1919 Athletic grounds & playgrounds Toronto Star, March 5, 1919 Athletic grounds & playgrounds Toronto Star, March 5, 1919 Athletic grounds & playgrounds Toronto Star, March 5, 1919 Roden School, 310 Ashdale Avenue — playground – June 16, 1919 Addition to Roden School Globe, February 11, 1920 Roden School 310 Ashdale Ave playground, June 16, 1919 Roden School, 310 Ashdale Avenue — playground – June 16, 1919 Addition to Roden School Globe, February 11, 1920 Evening classes Roden Toronto Star, September 30, 1921 Property bought for Roden School sold to library, Toronto Star, Jan. 27, 1922 Roden Students Saved by Police, Globe, November, 1933 Roden Students Saved by Police, Globe, January 20, 1933 Roden School Helps Bomb Victims, Toronto Star, March 7, 1942 Roden student, Globe and Mail, October 1, 1946 Waste paper, Roden School, Toronto Star, January 31, 1946 Roden School Community Centre, Toronto Star, October 1, 1948 Roden students Globe and Mail, November 24, 1949 Roden students Globe and Mail, November 24, 1949 Roden students Globe and Mail, November 24, 1949 Roden students Globe and Mail, November 24, 1949 Roden students Globe and Mail, November 24, 1949 Playing Baseball Roden Schoolyard 1950s, photo by Robert Wakelin Roden Avenue Grade 3, 1950s Lacrosse, Roden School, Toronto Star, April 5, 1951 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 City Schools Compete in Chess Test, Globe and Mail, February 27, 1956 City Schools Compete in Chess Test, Globe and Mail, February 27, 1956 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Fans Run Interference,, Globe and Mail, October 30, 1962 Schools obsolete (Roden), Toronto Star, July 23, 1968 Free furniture, Roden School, Toronto Star, July 4, 1970 Free furniture, Roden School, Toronto Star, July 4, 1970 Free furniture, Roden School, Toronto Star, July 4, 1970 Free furniture, Roden School, Toronto Star, July 4, 1970 Roden schoolyard in winter, January 1, 2010 by Joanne Doucette Schoolyard Roden and Equinox Schools September 29, 2020 (COVID classrooms with social distancing outside) 2021 Orange shirts Roden School, September 30, 2021, by J. Doucette 2025 Plaque Roden School
The Midway Historical Society of Toronto 