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  • At the May 1, 1930 Board meeting, E.V. Brown’s proposal that he would like to build a cottage for himself and his family at Appleby School, which he would provide advance capital and the school would pay him back. The plan was approved, and construction began in the summer of 1930. At the October 1931 Board meeting, it was decided that Bonds be given to Mr. Brown as collateral security for his indebtedness for building the new cottage. The architect for the cottage was Dyce Saunders Jr. who designed the building as an Arts and Crafts cottage. The dwelling was featured in May 1932 ‘Construction’ magazine, which shows the floor plans. Of note, the grey stucco building had a maid’s room on the first floor, with three bedrooms upstairs. There was a washroom on both the first and second floor. It was constructed “with fir floors and pine trim, battened doors and ‘barn-door’ hardware.” “The fire place in the living room was built of flagstones picked up along the lakeshore, not far from the property.” Unfortunately, E.V. Brown did not live in the dwelling very long, as he left Appleby in June 1932. Of note, in the October 1933 Board minutes, it is reported that the debt with Mr. Brown had been settled, but that the school never did issue a bond to secure the indebtedness, as had been recorded in the Oct. 1931 minutes. The Brown cottage would go on to house several other faculty and their families over the years, including Bert and Bunny Hardwick, Francis and Sue Richardson, Jim and Sonia Washington and Michael and Rosalind Nightingale. In 1989 it was decided to renovate the cottage and turn it into administrative office space. In April 1990 it opened and Development and Communications, Alumni Relations, and Admission offices were moved there. In addition, the Women’s Association (later Parent’s Association) used space in the basement. The house was renamed ‘Alumni House’ at this time as the Alumni Relations department was located here.

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          Brown, Edmund Vere
          Person · 1900 - 1971

          Edmund Vere (E.V.) (Ted) Brown was born July 31, 1900 and was one of the original students when Appleby College opened in September 1911. He attended Appleby until he graduated in June 1916. He enlisted and was a cadet with the Royal Air Force during World War 1. He graduated from McGill University with a degree in Engineering. In September 1924 he returned to Appleby as a Master and taught history and later mathematics until he left in June 1932 to become Headmaster of the Junior School at Ridley College. During his time at Appleby, he initiated ‘Sunday Hikes’ for the boys on campus as well as running a summer camp at Farlane, in Northern Ontario at Red Deer Lake.

          In June 1926 he married Ailsa Maclver and his children, Carol and Timothy were born in 1929 and 1934 respectively. In the summer of 1930, E.V. Brown had a small cottage constructed on campus for his growing family.

          He died May 7, 1971.