Early Records It has not been confirmed when the school in Conway first opened. From records that do exist, we would assume that the school had always been located on Concession 1 Additional, Lot 1. In 1817, two notices from the Kingston Gazette suggest the existence of a school in the Conway area. The first, from June 14 is signed George Sills, and warns the public about a teacher by the name of Cyrus Cory who apparently beat Sills’ six-year-old daughter. The second notice from October 20^th, announces that a school on concession one, Fredericksburgh, “near John Camp’s,” had been opened with a Mr. Burns as teacher. It may be assumed that the second notice referred to ‘John Kemp’, who lived on Lot 7 additional, the lot to the west of the schoolhouse. George Sills lived on Lot 1 additional, and would have had children attending the school. The six-year-old mentioned was probably his daughter, Flora Helen, born September 2, 1810. Flora eventually married Joseph Johnson and died in Prince Edward County on July 17, 1832 at the age of 21.
June 14, 1817, Kingston Gazette	November 4 1817, Kingston Gazette
	The Trustees of the School in the front Concession of Fredericksburgh, give public notice, that the said School is opened, in the school House near John Camp’s, under the instruction of Mr. Burns, who teaches Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography, the Latin and Greek Languages, &c. [Signed] Robert McDowall, Wm. Crawford & John Church Fredericksburgh Oct 20 1817
Further Information: From the Kingston Herald, November 17 1846, a notice appeared for a temperance meeting to be held at “Isaac Ingersoll’s Esq., School House” in Fredericksburgh. As seen by Wallings’ 1860 map, the Ingersoll family lived on the lot to the east of the school house. The South Fred Account book shows a payment to the Trustees of SS #1 in December of 1859. The school appears on both Walling’s 1860 map and Meacham’s 1878 Atlas. The first deed to the land for a school site at Lot 6, Concession 1 Additional doesn’t appear until 1875. The land was sold by Canniff Haight and [his wife] Jane Casey Haight to the Public School Trustees of Section No. One in the Township of South Fredericksburgh.
1860 Wallings Map showing Conway School
1878 Meacham’s Atlas showing Conway School
Said to be the original Conway School building, currently sitting on Conc. 1 Lot 1.
The “New” School House In 1909, a new building was erected. From the May 27^th , 1909 edition of the Weekly British Whig; “Great excitement has been created over the erection of a new cement block school house; finally a settlement has been reached and Mr. Harvey, Deseronto, has been given the contract for building.” And from the June 10^th 1909 edition: “The schooner is at the wharf loaded with sand to be used in the erection of the new school house.”
S.S. #1 Conway 1938
S.S. #1 Conway 1946
S.S. #1 Conway
The Old Schoolhouse 1989
The Old Schoolhouse 2005
S.S. #1 Conway 1916 Students not identified
S.S. #1 Conway 1935 Back Row: Marguerite Morton, Fannie Mellow-Morrow (T), Doris Wright, Mabel Phelstead, Ruth Roblin, Phyllis Haight, Dorothy Hines 2nd Row: Jim Harshaw, Howard Smith, George Harshaw, Ernest Ruttan, Russell Hines, Johnny Punchard. 3rd Row: Ross Morton, Jenny Cooper, John Punchard, Alma Cooper, Betty Maunder, Jessie Cooper, Acton Hayes. Front Row: Merle Lockridge, Walter Beggs, Ashton Moon, Blanche Ruttan, Jean Bartlett, Helen Hines, Mary Maunder, Bill Roblin, Harold Haight, Percy Ruttan.
S.S. #1 Conway April 1939 Teacher: Jeanne Clark Back: Billy Roblin, Charlie Moore, Merle Lockridge, Middle: Ashton Moon, Philip Tompkins, Clifford Hines, Harold Haight, Walter Beggs Front: Herbie Bartlett
S.S. #1 Conway April 1939 Teacher: Jeanne Clark Back: Junior Smith, 2nd Row: Harold Haight, Walter Beggs, Billy Roblin, Ashton Moon. 3rd Row: Philip Tompkins, Merle Lockridge. Front: Herbie Bartlett, Clifford Hines, Charlie Moore
S.S. #1 Conway April 1939 Teacher: Jeanne Clark Back Row: Lois Pallister, Phyllis Haight, Gwen Pallister. Middle Row: Helena Peters, Mary Maunder, Gretta Ashurst, Marg Moore, Laura Peters, Jean Bartlett, Hellen Hines. Front: Hughena Moore.
S.S. #1 Conway 1946 Back Row: Marjorie Bartlett, Herb Bartlett, Edgar Tompkins Middle Row: Katherine Ham, Shirley Lasher, Ann Bartlett, Mabel Bartlett, Dick Babcock Front Row: Neil Babcock, John Wright, John Lasher, Mike Morey.
S.S. #1 Conway 1946 Back Row: Marjorie Bartlett, Herbie Bartlett, Edgar Tompkins. Middle Row: Ann Bartlett, Shirley Lasher, Dick Babcock, Mabel Bartlett, Katherine Ham. Front Row: Neil Babcock, John Wright, John Lasher, Mike Morey.
S.S. #1 Conway 1946 From left: Neil Babcock, John Lasher, John Wright, Mike Morey, Edgar Tompkins, Dick Babcock, Herb Bartlett
S.S. #1 Conway 1949-1950 Back Row: John Lasher, Roger Walker, Ross Thompson, John Wright, Reggie Rowe, Annie Bartlett, Jane Young, Kathryn Ham, Jean Chapman, Lawrence Allen (T) Middle Row: Irvine Walker, Tom Ham, Walter Thompson, Ernie Chapman, Neil Babcock, Floyd McGinnis, Roy Thompson Front Row: Frank Thompson, Dennis Newport, Robert Whitfield, Shirley Smith
S.S. #1 Conway 1952 Back Row: Floyd McGinness, Roy Thompson, Walter Thompson, Doug Smith, Tom Ham, Jean Chapman, Katherine Ham, Fred Holmes (T) Middle Row: Frank Thompson, Robert Whitfield, Dennis Newport, Nancy Morrow, Shirley Smith, Gary Palmer Front Row: Dorothy Thompson, Elizabeth Wannamaker, Roland Morrow, Wayne Palmer, Donald Thompson, Roger Banks.
Report On Conway School The Christian Neighbourhood, October 1955 “Conway School, with 44 pupils and 1 teacher, is seriously overcrowded. Grades 2 and 5 each have 11 pupils, with 3 classes in Grade 2. The learning environment is definitely not conducive to good mental health on the part of the pupils and the teacher. While outdoor play space is adequate, the play equipment is nil, except for two balls. As for indoor play area in bad weather, there is none, nor any equipment for such. It is felt that the Flag should be an essential part of school equipment and flown according to regulations. There is no flag at Conway School. The vestries are lacking in sufficient coat hooks and it must be bedlam at noon hour when 30 boys congregate in the boy's vestry for lunch boxes. The heating system is apparently adequate but there is need for moisture. No one present knew if the heating plant conforms with existing fire regulations. There is one fire extinguisher at the classroom door, and which the teacher only knows how to use. There are no fire drills. The first aid kit in the teacher's vestry is in good condition. Ventilation is fair, also the lighting system. It is sometimes difficult to eliminate glare. Caretaking is a major problem in rural schools, and leaves much to be desired. Caretakers are hard to get and the salary is low. General cleanliness is not maintained. Health is included in the course of study - a fundamental health rule is that hands should be washed before meals and after going to toilet. Hand washing facilities in the school are entirely inadequate. Why teach what cannot be put into practice? Drinking water from the well on school property is tested annually by the Sanitary InspectorThe children are complaining of the queer taste and it is not known if any sample has been taken as yet this year. Disposable paper drinking cups would be a tremendous improvement over the present system. There are no bulletin boards and insufficient shelving but there is a great deal of waste space which could be utilized for these. $10.00 per year is allocated by the School Board to arts and crafts materials. Three years ago it was $15.00 with smaller pupil enrolment. Books are expensive but they are a 'must'. $36.00 was allocated for library books this year.”

Promotions & Honour Rolls
South Fredericksburgh S.S. #1 - Conway
Publication Date Teacher	Student Names
Apr 15 1898 E. Robertson	Fifth Class - Iolene Haight Fourth Class Sr. - Lawrence Wright, Roderick Wright Fourth Class Jr. - Anna Haight, Wilfred Haight Third Class - William Tibbutt, Blanche Peters, Irvin Reed Second Class - Almeda Sills, Mabel Peters, Emma Hines, Jessie Higgins, Harold Haight, Delbert Higgins, Florence Hines, James Hines, Percy Reed Pt. Second - Mabel Sills, Malcolm McKeever, Clement Hines, Fannie Wilson. First class - Frank Tibbutt, Ida McKeever, Jennie Phippen, Ellen Wilson, Ira Reed, Robert Wilson, Albert Wilson.
Dec 30 1898 E. Robertson	Fifth Class – Lawrence Wright, Roderick Wright Fourth Class Sr. – Maggie Sanders, Annie Haight, Wilfred Haight Fourth Class Jr. – Alexander Sills, Willie Tibbutt Third Class Sr. – Ernest Sanders, Louise Higgins, Blanche Peters, Susie Peters, Edward Higgins Third Class Jr. – Alma Sanders, Mabel Peters, Gilmour Sanders, Delbert Higgins, Harold Haight, Birdie Cooper, Jessie Higgins, Irvin Reed Second Class – Malcolm McKeever, Percy Reed, Florence Hines, James Hines, Clement Hines Pt. Second Class – Jennie Phippen, Ida McKeever, Russell Cooper, Frank Tibbutt, Fannie Wilson, Ellen Wilson, Ira Reed Pt First Class – Edward Cooper, Alice Higgins, Robert Wilson, Albert Wilson
Apr 7 1899 Emma Robertson	Class V – Ethel Reed, Lawrence Wright, Rod Wright, Class IV – Maggie Sanders, Annie Haight, Wilfred Haight Class IV Jr. – Bert Sandwith, Ernest Sanders, Arthur Reed, Willie Tibbutt, Mildred Cooper Class III – Alma Sanders, Delbert Higgins, Gilmour Sanders, Jessie Higgins, Harold Haight, Birdie Cooper, Irvin Reed Class II Sr. – Malcolm McKeever, Mabel Sills, Clement Hines, James Hines Class II Jr. – Jennie Phippen, Ida McKeever, Russell Cooper I Pt II – Frank Tibbutt, Ira Reed
Dec 11 1908 L. Chalmers	Class V – Annie Cooper, Willie Withers Class IV, Sr. – Helen Smith, Sarah Carroll, Reade Roblin Class IV, Jr. – May Smith, Ruth Cooper, Harold Sills, Pearl Ruttan, Charlie Moon, Robert Neilson, Cyril Webb Class III – Gertie Wilson, Edith Tibbutt Class II, Sr. – Grace VanDyck, James Carroll, Ross VanDyck, Harry Webb, George Wilson Class II, Jr. – Eleanor Cooper, Clare VanDyck, Harvard Moon, Marjorie Smith, Katie Morrow, Percy Metcalfe Class Pt. II – Scobell Phippen, Fred Wilson, Gordon Tibbutt Class Pt. I – Eleanor Cooper, Maggie Morrow, Archie Ruttan, Stewart Ruttan, George Tibbutt, Herbert Wilson
Apr 9 1909 L. Chalmers	Class IV Sr. – Helen Smith, Sara Carroll, Reade Roblin, Arthur Carroll Class IV Jr. – Charlie Moon, Pearl Ruttan, Alpheus Moon, Cyril Webb, Ruth Cooper, May Smith, Harold Sills, Robert Neilson Class III Sr. – Edith Tibbutt, Gertie Wilson Class III Jr. – James Carroll, Grace VanDyck, George Wilson, Victor Unwin, Ross VanDyck, Harry Webb Class II – Eleanor Neilson, Percy Metcalfe, Marjorie Smith, Harvard Moon, Clare VanDyck, Katie Morrow, Harry Wilson Class Pt. II Sr. – Scobell Phippen Class Pt. II Jr. – Eleanor Cooper, Archie Ruttan, Stewart Ruttan, Margaret Morrow, George Tibbutt, Fred Wilson, Gordon Tibbutt Class I – Herbert Wilson
Feb 11 1910 E.C. Bicknell	Grade VIII – May Smith, Ruth Cooper, Helen Smith, Harold Sills, Charlie Moon, Robert Nielson, Pearl Ruttan, Cyril Webb, Alpheus Moon Grade VII – Grace VanDyck, Edith Tibbutt, Gertie Wilson Grade VI – Eleanor Neilson, Clare VanDyke, Ross VanDyck, Harvard Moon, Victor Unwin, James Carroll, Marjory Smith, George Wilson, Harry Webb Grade III – Percy Metcalfe, Scobell Phippen Grade II – Eleanor Cooper, Stewart Ruttan, Archie Ruttan, Fred Wilson, George Tibbutt Grade I – Herbie Wilson, George Smith, Daisy Unwin
Apr 28 1916 Cora I. Morrow	Class V – Clare VanDyck Sr. IV Class – Frank Ham, Eleanor Cooper, Marjorie Smith Jr. IV Class – Winnifred Taverner, Kathleen Roblin Sr. III – Ruth Wright, Edith Taverner, Eleanor Ham Jr. III Class – Hazel Bongard, George Smith Sr. II Class – Marjorie Ham, Farrand VanDyck Jr. II Class – Catherine VanDyck, Herbie Wilson, Willie Palmer, Ross Bongard Class I – Jean Francis, Sybil Moon, Geneva Roblin, Donald Unwin, Arthur Bongard
Dec 7 1917 C.I. Morrow	Sr. IV – Eleanor Ham, Edith Taverner Jr. IV – Hazel Bongard Sr. III – Marjorie Ham, Farrand VanDyck, George Smith Jr. III – Sybil Moon, Geneva Roblin, Rosa Bongard, Catherine VanDyck, Jean Francis Sr. I – Neilson Roddick, Lauretta Spearing, Mary Ham Jr. I – Grace Moon Sr. Primary – Martha Allison Jr. Primary – Ethel Spearing, Mary Allison
Nov 20 1925 R.L. Cooper	Jr. Fourth – Mary Allison Sr. Third – Betty Haight, Wallace Hogeboom Jr. Third – Daisy Bush, Albert Bush Second Class – Jeane Hogeboom, Archie Hill First Class – Ward Allison Sr. Primer – Kathleen Hill, Jack Roblin Jr. Primer – Carl Haight
Nov 19 1926 Ruth Cooper	Jr. IV – Betty Haight, Wallace Hogeboom Sr. III – Daisy Bush Jr. III - Jeane Hogeboom Sr. II – Ward Allison, Archie Hill Jr. II – Clara McCormick, Laurence Spearing First – Jack Roblin, Kathleen Hill Primer – Carl Haight, Peggy Ham, Evelyn Roblin
May 13 1927 R.L. Cooper	Jr. IV – Betty Haight, Wallace Hogeboom Sr. III – Daisy Bush Jr. III – Jeane Hogeboom Second – Archie Hill, Laurence Spearing, Ward Allison, Clara McCormick First A. – Kathleen Hill, Jack Roblin First B. – Peggy Ham, Carl Haight, Evelyn Roblin
Apr 20 1928 Bernice Hill	Sr. IV – Betty Haight, Wallace Hogeboom Sr. III – Jean Hogeboom Jr. III – Laurence Spearing, Ward Allison, Archie Hill, Clara McCormick Second – Peggy Ham, Horace Spearing, Carl Haight, Kathleen Hill Pr. – Edmund Wright
July 4 1928 Beatrice E. Armstrong	Sr. III to Jr. IV – Jeane Hogeboom Jr. III to Sr. III – Clara McCormick, Lawrence Spearing, Ward Allison Sr. II to Jr. III – Peggy Ham, Horace Spearing Jr. II to Sr. II – Carl Haight, Billy Wilson, Kathleen Hill I – Edmund Wright Pr. – Bernice Hill
Apr 10 1929 Beatrice E. Armstrong	Sr. IV – Ray Morton, Grace Morton Jr. IV – Jeane Hogeboom Sr. III – Laurence Spearing, Edwin Morton, Ward Allison Jr. III – Horace Spearing, Peggy Ham Sr. II – Carl Haight, Billie Wilson, Kathleen Hill Jr. II – Frank Morton, Edmund Wright Primer – Bernice Hill, Marguerite Morton
July 3 1929 Beatrice E. Armstrong	Jr. IV to Sr. IV – Jeane Hogeboom Sr. III to Jr. IV – Laurence Spearing, Edwin Morton, Ward Allison Jr. III to Sr. III – Peggy Ham, Horace Spearing Sr. II to Jr. III – Carl Haight, Kathleen Hill, Billie Wilson Sr. II – Edmund Wright, Frank Morton Sr. Pr. – Bernice Hill, Marguerite Morton Jr. Pr. – Dorothy Hines, Doris Wright, Dalton Alison, Phyllis Haight
Apr 24 1930 Beatrice E. Armstrong	Sr. IV – Jean Hogeboom Jr. IV – Lawrence Spearing, Edwin Morton Sr. III – Peggy Ham, Horace Spearing Jr. III – Edmund Wright, Carl Haight, Frank Morton, Billie Wilson, Kathleen Hill Sr. Primer – Marguerite Morton Jr. Primer – Dorothy Hines, Doris Wright, Dalton Allison, Bernice Hill
July 4 1938 Marion Roblin	Grade VI to VII – Mary Maunder, Howard Smith, Merle Lockridge, Jessie Cooper, Harold Haight, Douglas Ruttan, Ernest Ruttan Grade V to VI – Bob Moore, Elma Cooper, Edna Lennox Grade V – Walter Beggs, Acton Hayes Grade IV to V – Helen Hines, Charlie Moore Grade III to IV – Ashton Moon, Jean Bartlett, Billy Roblin, Blanche Ruttan Grade II to III – Margaret Moore, Clifford Hines, Philip Tompkins, Helene Peters, Laura Peters Grade I – Herbie Bartlett

Teachers at S.S. 1 South Fredericksburgh
Year	Board Secretary	Teacher	Building	Average Attendance	Salary
Apr 1901		Miss Lillian File
June 1911	D.H. Allison	Josephine M. Dennee	Concrete	21	550
June 1912	D.H. Allison	Josephine M. Dennee	Concrete	22	575
Nov 1913	D.H. Allison	Gwendolen Dorland	Concrete	22	575
June 1914	Harry Allison	Gwendolen Dorland	Concrete	22	600
Nov 1915	W.L. Haight	Cora I. Morrow	Concrete	20	600
Nov 1916	W.L. Haight	Cora I. Morrow	Concrete	21	600
Nov 1917	George Ham	Cora Morrow	Concrete	19	600
Nov 1918	George T. Ham	Mrs. A.L. Phelps	Concrete	16	600
Nov 1919	George T. Ham	Gladys Costley	Concrete	15	700
Nov 1920	George T. Ham	Gladys Costley	Concrete	11	820
Nov 1922	George T. Ham	Mary Dixon	Concrete	15	1000
Nov 1923	George T. Ham	Iva Gladys Duncan	Concrete	10	1000
Nov 1925	George T. Ham	Ruth Cooper	Concrete	10	1000
Nov 1926	George T. Ham	Ruth Cooper	Concrete	9	1000
Nov 1927	George T. Ham	Ruth Cooper	Concrete	10	1000
Nov 1928	George T. Ham	Beatrice Armstrong	Concrete	11	1000
Nov 1929	George Ham	Beatrice Armstrong	Concrete	12	1000
Nov 1930	George T. Ham	Josephine Sine	Concrete	13	1000
Nov 1931	George T. Ham	Josephine Sine	Concrete	13	1000
Nov 1932	George T. Ham	G. Kathleen Dixon	Concrete	17	750
Nov 1934	George T. Ham	Fannie E. Mellow	Concrete	23	475
Nov 1935	George T. Ham	Fannie E. Mellow	Concrete	28	513
Nov 1936	George T. Ham	Marion Roblin	Concrete	27	600
Nov 1937	George T. Ham	Marion Roblin	Concrete	26	618
Nov 1938	George T. Ham	Jeanne Clark	Concrete	23	600
Nov 1939	George T. Ham	Louise Ramsay	Concrete	23	650
Nov 1940	W.G. Gilbert	Helen K. Wright	Concrete	20	650
Nov 1941	W.G. Gilbert	Helen K. Wright	Concrete	--	750
Nov 1942	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Mildred J. Roblin	Concrete	--	900
Nov 1943	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. S.M. Lasher	Concrete	17	1000
Nov 1944	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. S. Marjorie Lasher	Concrete	10	1200
Nov 1945	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. S.M. Lasher	Concrete	12	1200
Nov 1946	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Marjorie Lasher	Concrete	13	1300
Nov 1947	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Marjorie Lasher	Concrete	11	1500
Nov 1948	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Marjorie Lasher	Concrete	23	1500
Nov 1949	W.G. Gilbert	Laurence O. Allen	Concrete	--	1700
Nov 1950	W.G. Gilbert	Laurence O. Allen	Concrete	18	1800
Nov 1951	W.G. Gilbert	Fred R. Holmes	Concrete	16	2000
Nov 1952	W.G. Gilbert	Fred R. Holmes	Concrete	--	2200
Nov 1953	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	Concrete	--	2200
Nov 1954	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	Concrete	--	2300
Nov 1955	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	Concrete	--	2400
Nov 1956	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	--	--	2600
Nov 1957	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	--	38	2800
Nov 1958	W.G. Gilbert	Mrs. Elsie M. Henwood	--	29	2900
Nov 1962	Walter G. Gilbert	Garnet J. Northey	--	22	3500
Nov 1963	Walter G. Gilbert	Garnet J. Northey	--	29	3600
Nov 1964	Walter G. Gilbert	John E. McDonough	--	35	3400
Nov 1965	Walter G. Gilbert	Hugh B. Laing	--	29	--
1966	Closed – Students moved to Sandhurst Public School

January 13/15 1966 Whig Standard

February 5 1966, Whig Standard

For Sale, October 5 1966 Whig Standard

For further information on Conway School, Ross Morton’s Publication,

‘The Life and Times of a One-Room School’

is available for purchase.