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Object Description

Object ID

2016.002.005

Title

Langley High School Staff, 1944-1945.

Date

1944-1945.

Description

Photograph of staff members at Langley High School in 1944-1945; there are 13 men and women standing and sitting in two rows, with 8 standing in the back row and 5 sitting on a wooden bench in the front row; the back of the photograph identifies the staff members in back row standing - and the subject each on taught - from left to right as Miss Mary Westwood (French), Miss Ida Vyse (English), Mr. Charlie Pillar (Geometry), Mr. Don Faulkner (Maths), Miss Marion Wills (Home Economics), Mr. Roberts (grade 7), and Miss Rose (commercial); in the front row sitting, the staff members are identified, along with the subject they taught, from left to right as Mrs. Munning (health), Mr. Mountain (Social Studies), Mr. Brent (Principal), Miss Sutherland (library), Mr. Ben Pope (math); back of the photo has 'postcard / made in Canada' on the top of the card.

People/Subject

Langley High School

In 1909 the first high school class was organized and held in rented quarters in Murrayville. From 1911-18, classes were held in Belmont Superior School (later Murrayville Elementary), but the school became overcrowded with elementary and high school students. The school board approached the Municipal Council, but their request for a new schol was turned down twice. The board resigned, but the next board was more successful and local contractor Owen Hughes was hired on a low bid of $11,900. The School Board temporarily found room for the overflow pupils from Murrayville in the downstairs portion of Milner Hall and by renting the Sharon Presbyterian Church Hall. In 1922, Langley High School moved from Murrayville to Milner School, where it remained until Langley High School was built on Yale Road in 1924. Langley High School opened in 1924 with two classrooms and one science room. It taught grades 9 to 12. Additional rooms were built in 1934. In roughly 1947 the new school on the current property (2005) was built, and it included Grades 11 and 12. In 1948, the old building on Fraser Highway became Langley Central Elementary, and the high school students moved to the current location (2006) at Langley SECONDARY School. In 1985 the school went from Grades 8-12.
See Also: Langley Secondary School
Term Source: History of Langley Schools" by Harry McTaggart, Maureen Pepin, and Norman Sherrit.

Pillar, Mr. Charles

Mr. Pillar was a teacher at Langley High School. He was the coach of the boys basketball team, at least for the 1944-45 and 1945-46 seasons.

Sutherland, Shirley

Vyse, Ida

Teacher at Langley High School.

Westwood Wendt, Mary

Teacher at Langley High School.

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