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            F08-AV-01-Track 2 · Item · [1974]
            Part of Audio Visual Collection

            Item consists of a sound recording of an oral history interview between faculty member Mr. H.C. Hardwick who taught English and French from 1929 and 1964, and alumni's Randy Smye '63 and Michael DesRoches '62. They discuss life at Appleby College including quite a bit about corporal punishment and discipline.

            It includes discussion of faculty member Mr. Colley and various incidents during World War 2. There is discussion about Mr. Wickens both as a teacher and later as a headmaster, life at Appleby during the Depression years and the economic difficulties the school faced; how Mr. Hardwick came to be at Appleby College as a languages teacher; how Mr. Whittington and Mr. Wickens oversaw the dramatic society.
            Mr. Hardwick talks about the publication of his books as well as the school play 'How Lancelot came to Camelot'.
            Other topics include: tug of war teams, inter-house battles, new gym, junior school, chapel - the opening and the organ, E.V. Brown and the building of his house; female staff including Miss James and Miss Niblett; founder Mr. Guest; the electrical system at the school, floods; facilities man Bert Halsey; different teachers and some of the stories about them and their personal lives; lists various early students and their personalities and how they were punished when they were bad.

            F01-S13-SS02 · Sub-series · 1983; 1996
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Sub-series consists of correspondence regarding Appleby College alumni World War 1 and 2 veterans Aubrey Turquand as well as the Cochrane brothers (1932 to 1936 alumni) and Olaf Hertzberg.

            F02-AC01_0801 · Item · 1944
            Part of Archives Photograph Collection

            Item is a photograph of students picking up leaves around the chapel. L-R: William Ripley, Frank Milligan, Peter Cameron. During World War 2 there was little domestic help available and so the boys were enlisted to help out around campus.

            Globe and Mail
            F02-AC01_1140 · Item · 1944
            Part of Archives Photograph Collection

            Item is a photograph of students raking and burning leaves near the chapel. During World War 2 there was little domestic help available, and so the boys were enlisted to help out around campus.

            Globe and Mail
            F02-AC01_0638 · Item · 1944
            Part of Archives Photograph Collection

            Item is a photograph of a student making their bed in the original Powell's House. During World War 2 there were few women available for domestic help, so the boys were enlisted to help out.

            Globe and Mail
            Item · March 8, 2023
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Item consists of a digital file of The Appleby Hound student newspaper. This issue contains articles about surviving report cards and bad grades, love and relationships, game reviews, Disney Villans, Appleby's squash team, should a trip to the Northern Campus in winter be mandatory, a recipe for sourdough bread, historical review of the characters in the musical 'Hamilton', book reviews, the World War Two battle of Castle Itter, and legacies of colonialism.

            Item · October 2, 2021
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Item consists of a digital file of The Appleby Hound student newspaper. This issue contains articles about technology, a book review, dealing with burnout, the Advanced Student Committee organization, a guide to gender pronouns, gender identity and gender expression. There are also articles on a movie review, interrogation during World War 2, personality tests and the Myers-Briggs test, stereotypes in high school, truth and reconciliation at Appleby. There is also an article about students with 001 as their student ID.

            Item · May 23, 2021
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Item consists of a digital file of The Appleby Hound student newspaper. This issue discusses different gaming systems, a math problem, an article about an investor on Wall Street, food insecurity and food banks, the pros and cons of being a student boarder or a day student at Appleby, the Existentialists movement, nuclear weapons testing by the USA during World War 2 and finishes with student poetry.

            Item · May 11, 2020
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Item consists of a digital file of The Appleby Hound student newspaper. This issue discusses the COVID19 pandemic, a comparison between the pandemic and the World Wars and Appleby alumni who lost their lives in World War 2, there is a piece of fiction written by a student, information about The Mask Project to provide supplies to hospitals and those in need; the COVID pandemic on indigenous peoples of Canada. There is also a movie review, as well as an article about economics, and finishes with some student artwork.

            F08-AV-01 - Track 1 · Item · August 1974
            Part of Audio Visual Collection

            Item consists of a sound recording of an oral history interview between faculty member D.M. 'Skin' Dewar and alumni Randy Smye '63 discussing life at Appleby College as an English teacher and football coach between 1934 and 1974. Topics discussed include the 1936 trip to Berlin Olympics; Weis Memorial window; Headmasters John Guest, Percival Wickens, Rev. Bell, staff including Mr. Colley, Alastair Walker; Mr. Whittington, Sgt. Sam Clarke, Miss Niblett and Miss James, Bruce Lockhart, John Page, Lesley Bott. Subjects include football, chapel, covered rink, Brown House, electrical system on campus, buildings around campus, Town of Oakville, golf course on campus, carving roasts at dinner, The Depression, World War 2. See attached transcription for more details.

            Smye, Randy
            F08-AV-07 · Item · 1941
            Part of Audio Visual Collection

            Item consists of a video of the 1941 Cadet Corps Inspection and Prizegiving Ceremony at Appleby College. Video has no sound. The Cadets parade around from 0.00 to 2.35 minutes. From 2.36 to 3.18 minutes the students are lined up in their sports jackets and white duck pants for Prizegiving Ceremony presentations. From 3.19 to 3.33 the Cadets march again. Throughout the video you can see several men in their military uniforms, as this is during World War 2.

            F02-AC01_1118 · Item · ca. 1939-1945
            Part of Archives Photograph Collection

            Item is a photograph portrait of who is believed to be Old Boy General George W. Robinson. George was born on Dec. 7, 1907 and died on June 11, 1971. He attended Appleby from 1919 to 1927. He was appointed to the Appleby Board of Governors on Oct. 30, 1947. His son George William (Billy) Robinson also attended Appleby.

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            Annual Mess Dinner
            F01-S12-FL04 · File · 1990; 1992 - 1993; 1996; 1998
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            File consists of invitations and programme brochures for the Appleby College Cadet Corps No. 440 Annual Mess Dinner. It also includes a speech by Brig. Gen. W.D. Whitaker about his experiences in World War 2.

            Remembrance Day Bulletins
            F01-S11-SS01-FL11 · File · [1945]; 1992 - 1995; 1997 ; 2001 - 2002; 2004; 2007; 2010 - 2015; 2017
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            File consists of the Remembrance Day service programs. The Bulletins provide the order of service including hymns and readings. Some programs list the Roll of Honour listing students and faculty who gave their lives during World War 1 and World War 2, while other programs list students in the dramatic art class that are part of the dramatic skit for the service. File also includes a larger Honour Roll document listing the men who gave their lives during World War 2.

            Headmaster correspondence
            F01-S01-SS07 · Sub-series · 1940 - 1942; 1984 - 1998
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Sub-series consists of correspondence from the Headmaster to various people and organizations. It also includes meeting notes from Assistant headmasters meeting with the headmaster.

            Sub-series includes correspondence to Headmaster Rev. John Bell regarding the proposal for school aged boys in England to be evacuated to Canada during World War 2 and for Appleby to start preparations. There is also correspondence about a request from the National Department of Pensions and National Health regarding providing training to the students in case there is an air raid or bombing in Canada, as well as requesting that school publications refrain from printing information about the location of Old Boys serving overseas.

            Newspaper Clippings
            F01-S07-SS01 · Sub-series · 1918 - 2009
            Part of Appleby College Fonds

            Sub-series consists of newspaper clippings about Appleby College and is divided into decades. It includes articles about Cadets, gymnastics, Sports Day, Closing Day, the Chapel, the death of Sir Edmund Walker - the co-founder of the school (oversized encapsulation), Track and Field, a fire at Appleby during the 1930's, the death of Samuel Clarke, the hanging of the new Canadian flag on campus, 55th anniversary of Appleby College, the retirement of Headmaster Dr. J.A.M. Bell, football, rugby, various guest speakers to the school.

            Sub-series also includes an article by Wilder Breckenridge about what it was like at the school when it first opened in 1911; articles about the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and the building campaign including a new hospital and library; the introduction of girls from St. Mildred's Lightbourn School participating in the school plays at Appleby beginning in 1971; and what is like at a private school. There are articles about various school dramatic plays; swimming; squash teams; the suspension of a student for not following chapel protocol; 50 years of service for head chef Hilda Chattaway; student scholarships and graduating students attending MIT; accidents outside of the school on Lakeshore Road; the grand reopening of the renovated Colley House; Hockey; Cricket.

            Sub-series also includes articles about the Black Mime Troupe; debating competitions; appointment to the Board of Governors; Walkathon; Duke of Edinburgh award winners; reunion of the Coronation Choir; the death of former headmaster Ned Larsen; guest speakers to campus include Sir. Edmund Hillary; McCraney House renovations; Appleby County Fair; The Soviet Union and nuclear weapons; Coronation stained glass window; Soccer; Nicholas Arts Centre; Raymond Massey Library; Independent Schools Music Festival 1988 program; choirs; Little Crooked Christmas Tree narrated by Christopher Plummer with music performed by Appleby students; forestry industry in Temagami; various trips around the world by Appleby students including Russia; advertising articles in various publications; articles about Appleby College education and history; Headmaster Guy McLean; articles about various alumni; Spanish exchange students; measles outbreak; fire at Lake Temagami; gala auctions; coeducation; field hockey; Round Square conference; visit by Prince Andrew; Inukshuk; laptops; flu outbreak; Relay for Life, Bathtub race; faculty awards and recognition; stained glass window by Inuit artist Ashevak Iggalaaq, named Where the Light Shines Through as well as advertising for Appleby College.

            Sub-series consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clipping from the 1941 - 1942 school year and includes articles about: the Father Son Dinner; guest speaker series on democracy; guest speaker Lt. D'Arcy Sullivan, R.N., Rev. C. E. Riley, Bishop R.J. Renison, J.M. Macdonnell; confirmation service at John Bell Chapel; Christmas Social Dance; annual boxing event results; Dramatic club one-act plays; wedding at John Bell Chapel; award for Lieut. Peter Thompson; Women's Association annual meeting; Cadet inspection; Prizegiving Ceremony and Annual Sports Day; cricket results; Capt. L.G. Ostrom and Major C.R. Ostrom receive promotions during World War II.

            Textual Records
            F24-S02 · Series · 1924, 1930, 1933, 1937, 1946, 1961
            Part of Stafford Marlatt fonds

            Series consists of textual records compiled by Stafford in relation to his time as a student at Appleby School and include the 1924 and 1930 Prospectus brochure, the admission letter dated July 9, 1924, the Annual Sports Day brochure which lists his dad, W.T. Marlatt as a prize presenter, newspaper clippings about the death of Headmaster Percival Wickens, the retirement of Headmaster Guest and a memorial clipping listing those alumni who had died during the World Wars. The series also includes a copy of the June 1961 Argus which includes a history of the school and a mention that Stafford's uncle (Cecil Marlatt) used to take the students out on his boat.

            F05-S02-FL4 · File · 1943-1947
            Part of Wentworth Dillon Walker fonds

            File consists of Appleby Old Boys Association newsletter, News of Appleby. These newsletters were in addition to the Argus Yearbook. The 1943 newsletter details many Old Boys and their military status during World War Two. The 1947 newsletter providing information on The Building Campaign, The memorial window in The Chapel dedicated in memory to J. William Weis. It also includes personal updates for many Old Boys.