The property where the school had been located is a really pretty piece of land. Besides the traffic noise from King St., the rear of the property is quite scenic. The woods lead down to the Nith River and Lion's Park. The bus students were the only pupils who were allowed to stay for lunch. Although it seems to me that sometimes other students managed to stay as well. Oh yes, the kids from Curtis Ave. got to stay too. I'm pretty sure that they walked to Queen's Ward everyday. Yes, that's right, Curtis Ave. is on the other side of the High Level Bridge! On nice warm days, we would sit out behind the school and have a bit of a picnic at noon. I remember one of the first times that Doug & Annette Knill stayed for lunch. Their Mom sent a thermos with a couple of weiners & hotdog buns for their lunch. Everybody who had been taking sandwiches for years knew right away that these kids were townies previously!
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