Doan's Hollow School, 1938-39 
Last updated: 21 Aug 2017
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Teacher Bernice Hilliard signed the Doan's Hollow Promotion List, published in 6 Jul 1939 issue of the Simcoe Reformer, which became the basis for the first student lists below. The second list was developed by Joe Kelly and Linda Russell in an attempt to identify as many people in the photo as possible. The third was developed after a telephone conversation with Ruth Shoff Tharrington.

In the late 1930s it was not usually for rural families to pull their children out of school for economic reasons before the end of the school year, ensuring they were not promoted. The numbers following student names in the Reformer list are the grades attended that year.

Ideally, the three columns below would be identical.
 

Simcoe Reformer
1939 Promotions List

B. W. Hilliard, teacher
Betty Awde -3-
Douglas Awde -5-
Doris Boomer -1-
Howard Clapp -6-
Marion Clapp -5-
Mary Clapp -5-

Ruth Duncan -5-
Roy Graham -2-

Inez Hagan -7-
Jean Horlock  -2-
Patsy Hunter -7-
Frances Kelly -4-


Leonard Kelly -7-

Arthur Miskelly -7-
Walter Miskelly -5-
Evelyn Pos -5-
John Pos -7-

Pauline Pursley -2-
Viola Pursley -2-

Gerald Robinson -2-

Ernest Shoff -1-
Jean Shoff -7-

Roberta Sidway -1-
Bruce Small -7-
Harry Small -7-
Elizabeth [Trinnes] -2-
Jean Waddle -5-
Joyce Waddle -4-

Joe Kelly's 
Photo Names List

Bernice Hilliard, teacher

Doug Awde

Howard Clapp
___ Clapp
___ Clapp
Helen Duncan


Bill Hagan

Inez Hagan

___ Hunter
Frances Kelly
Joe Kelly
Laureen Kelly
Leonard Kelly
Kathleen Kitchen
Arthur Miskelly
Walter Miskelly
___ Pos
John Pos
Peter Pos
___ Pursley
___ Pursley
___ Pursley

Marion Ryerse

Ernie Shoff
Jean Shoff
Ruth Schoff

Bruce Small

Harry Small

Jean Waddle
___ Waddle

Ruth Shoff's 
Photo Names List

Bernine W. Hilliard, teacher
Betty Awde
Doug Awde
Doris Boomer
Howard Clapp
Marion Clapp
Mary Clapp
Helen Duncan
Ruth Duncan
Roy Graham 
Bill Hagan
Inez Hagan
Jean Horlock 

Patsy Hunter
Frances Kelly
Joe Kelly
Laureen Kelly
Leonard Kelly
Kathleen Kitchen
Arthur Miskelly
Walter Miskelly
Evelyn Pos
John Pos
Peter Pos
Pauline Pursley
Viola Pursley

Gerald Robinson

Ernie Shoff
Jean Shoff
Ruth Shoff
Roberta Sidway
Bruce Small
Harry Small
Elizabeth [Trinnes]
Jean Waddle
Joyce Waddle

 
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