Does anyone remember the old elementary school on LaSalle Rd. at the bottom of Gordon? I went to Kindergarten there, then they condemned the building (no, I didn't have anything to do with that!!!). I then went to Bannantyne for grade 1 through 7. The principal, Mr. Laroque, transferred as well, and became principal of Bannantyne. If memory serves, it was called Model School. They remodeled it and turned it into a French-language junior college.
About the only thing I remember about it was that there were rats in the basement, and that in winter we used the hill that went up to the boardwalk from the playgraound for sledding.
THANKS for stopping by, I do my best to acknowledge when someone leaves a comment,you do not have to be a member here & everyone is welcome. Ps: This site is monitored but not actively posting on a regular basis. Mostly these are stories & some photos saved from a defunct site known as Verdun Connections which was on MSN Groups initially then on a social network called Multiply.
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Hi, It was LaSalle Road Model School ....... I went there in Grade 4 (1951) and that was the last year of the school, I was transferred to Woodland. They demolished it and built Colĺ±”ge Jean-Jacques Olier ...... now I think there is a McDonald's there. Helen
My mom and her sisters and brother went to that school when they were young , they used to live across the street from the school. My moms name is Jane Cunningham, her sisters are Jessie Cunningham and Margaret Mcclauchlan, and her brother Jim Mcclauchlan. Speaking of Bannantyne school I went there myself from grades 1 to 3, (1971-1974).
I remember Mr Laroque very well at Model School, but before he moved to Bannantyne. Does anyone remember the winter that a lttle child went through the ice and they didn't find her till the spring ? She lived across from Lasalle Road School. I really didn't think that the building was that bad. This is back in 1942, and my first teacher was Miss Mather...Remember ????
Hi Jacqueline, Welcome to this site! Where you can always get an answer from someone! I might be able to shed some light on your item. There was a case where a boy and girl both sliding down a hill to the river went through the ice around Willibrord St. She was able to scramble out, but he didn't make it. I don't remember the girls name but the boy was a friend of mine, and in my class. His name was Lionel Oswald. This was "about 1945". I didn't have Miss Mather but I do remember her. Grade four wasn't it? I had Miss Sparks! There's a picture of a Miss Martin Grade seven class back on the "General" message board, (Verdun Model School on 4/30/2005 ). You may recognize some of us. Art
Hi Art..I remember that tragic accident so well. The boy tried to rescue her and he fell in. Do you remember Allen Berling in Miss Martin's class. He was Buzz's brother.Anyway, I had Miss Horton two years. Mr. Laroque was a great guy.
I was born in 1937 , went to Model School till grade 7 Probably 42 to 49 , my dad was in the navy , world war 2 , used to walk from 3rd avenue and Wellington to Gordon and Lasalle each and every day , home for lunch and back, used to get milk at recess that I can remember . I had Mrs Martin in grade 7 , I seem to remember a Miss Jones in grade 5 and Jimmy Haughton in grade six, think he was an ex wrestler, we used to play floor hockey in basement and I don't remember that the school was dirty.Mr laroque was principal for sure, I also remember doing Rip Van Winkle play in grade 7 ,Bobby French was Rip , I was the peddler, geez it was such a great childhood , we had nothing , but we had everything, just love my Verdun memories and have fond memories of the lanes , balconies , people , stores but most of all the friendship Jimmy
art......do you have a sister named Beryl Dawe? cookie
Hi Cookie, Sorry, but I don't have any sisters or brothers, and I've always been a bit sorry about that! Hope you had a great Christmas! Art
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Grade 4 in 1951, who was your teacher
yes I have received e-mails from you.
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I know Beryl Dawe (Allen) and if anyone is interested, I will give your her email. Barbara(Stone)Hickey
Who rembers Gr 1 Miss Ward Buying WAR STAmps Gr2 Miss Bail Her First Year Teaching Gr 3 -----------? Gr4 Miss Mather Gr 5 Mr Blaine AIR FORCE Gr6 Miss Ivall Still have book for perfect attendance Gr7 Miss Martin Great Teacher Principal Mr. Laroque Names from the past Lorraine Chambers, Ron Woodall, Bob Ritchie, Joan Saxton, BerylMay, Geo Minto. If any one knows about them , please let me know thanks RON remembers
Does anyone remember Jimmy Bernitouski? What about me...George?
MontrealGoodTimes,.........I just came across this post of yours about the Model School,.....and in one of the photo albums ,there was a picture,.I'm not sure if we showed it for you ,?? Find Your Classmate ----Tom Pinck, Ross Murray,Lloyd Bartlett,George Minto,Doug Nielson,John Patterson,Harry Duckworth,BruceFindley,Tom Gilfillan, Ron Woodall,Stuart Johnstone,Doud McArther, Bill Galley,Bob Gervais (Rita),Milton Trickey,Walter Saxton(Joan), Bob Ritchie,Donald Ross,John MAcGilvray,ArtDawe,Earl Naismith,Doug Miller,George Ireland,Robert Parrish and Ron Chapman What A Memory !!!!! There's a whole pile of names along with it,..maybe you know some people I must have missed your post on the 10th of Jan,....... I guess I don't see 'em all....................
Hello Les, Geat pic, I'm not in it however. It's proving harder than I could imagine to find school pics of myself or close friends. Tks George
hi I went to model school, had miss mather and miss martin in the seventh grade. I remember the the drowning . anybody remember a Ron Clarke
born 1935 we had to been in model school together remember every thing you brought up. Remember miss jones but I had a male teacher in the 5th grade can't remember his name but he was new don't know how long he lasted . had miss martin in the seventh. also i had the same kind of walk from hickson and lasalle blvd. now living in arizona visited Verdun last july a lot of changes but a lot stayed the same the old home looked the same even the paint job, like it wsa frozen in time
Sealark. There are some of us on here that also had Miss Martin in grade 7. I had her at Bannantyne School. Everyone that had her, had so much respect for her. She sure made me feel good about being in her class.
Winston Allison
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Hello Les, Someone sent me an e mail re Model school, I think it was Ron Clark? I deleted it by mistake. Please re send Tks George
Montrealgoodtimes,..........i can repost the picture I posted ,...but I cannot 'resend' an email you recieved,..................Unless whoever sent it,sees this msg,.......and they resend it,........ but here's the picture I did post a while back,........Hope that helps ............................................................................................Verdun Fun
George. You can retrieve that yourself. Just bring up the subject matter. Click that, and you can check all the messages for that subject. Winston Allison
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Hello Winnie, Thanks for the tip. Les thank's for posting the pic again. I'm still hoping for someone to post pics from Kensington or Rosedale school. I also went to a elementary school in Lasalle, also St. Laurent for a year then we moved back to NDG area. George
Would Ron Clark also be known in those days asBEANSY CLARK. he hung around with JOHN Mcgillverary of funeral palor fame THANK GOODNESS MY MOM KEPT ALL THESE OLD PICS RON CHAPMAN
Hi This is Bob Ritcie, I am alive and well and living in Chateauguay for the past 42 years. I have been married to Edie Hayden for 53 years and we have 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
Les That school was the former West Hill High School which became Monklands in NDG. It is presently a Nursing Home. Laurie
Bob! the Brylcream Kid What ever happened to Stuart Johnstone, George Minto, Beryl May , joan Saxton and the kids we went to La Salle road School with??? Ron Chapman
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