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"Women Teachers' Status, Pensions to be Discussed at Regional Federation Meeting".

New clipping (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Thursday, 4 May 1972, p. 38) reports that the spring assembly of the Federation of Women Teachers Associations of Ontario will take place for the first time in Waterloo County. This article also focuses on the items on the agenda for discussion as well as other activities which will form part of this spring assembly.

Johnston, Mary

"Where the Money Goes: Education Takes a Big Bite Out of Property Taxes; Here is How the Boards Compare".

Contains article (The Record, Monday, 17 April 1995, sec. D, p. 1) which reports on the finances of the Waterloo public school board vis-à-vis the separate school board. Other articles contained in this section of the Record focus on the proposal that the Education Act be amended to allow instructors who are not certified teachers to supervise students under specified conditions and circumstances and to deliver certain non-academic programs, while the other article reports that the Open Sesame head-start pre-school is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Johnston, Mary

What we learned about camels from Miss Johnston.

A collection of drawings from children given to Mary Johnston. It is assumed that Mary Johnston gave a talk to the children about a trip to Egypt and the children drew her their favourite parts.

Johnston, Mary

Wentworth Public Schools uniform promotion examinations.

Wentworth Public Schools uniform promotion examinations for the years 1899 (grammar), 1903 (arithmetic), 1910 (British and Canadian history), 1912 (grammar, composition, written reading, reading, spelling, geography).

Wentworth District School Board

We the Teachers of Ontario.

A booklet under the same title was published by the O.T.F. in 1949, 1955, 1959, 1964, and 1969. The present publication presents up-to-date material in revised form. It is intended to provide members of the affiliates of the Federation and prospective teachers with information of value to them in the practice of the profession.

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A., Aug. 1978 - May 1979.

Contains b&w and col. photographs, news clippings, ephemera, a meeting agenda, and president's report. These materials relate to a F.W.T.A.O. annual meeting, to a F.W.T.A.O. conference, to a W.C.W.T.A. awareness workshop, to meetings of the W.C.W.T.A. South Unit and East-West Units, and to a W.C.W.T.A. annual meeting. Two news clippings contained in this scrapbook report that Mary Johnston, principal at Keatsway Public School in Waterloo, Ont. has received the Diamond Jubilee award from the F.W.T.A.O. Other clippings report that Joan Westcott of Kitchener was acclaimed president of the F.W.T.A.O. in 1978.

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1.

This untitled scrapbook contains b&w photographs, news clippings, ephemera, notes, a list of W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1 executive members, a summary report of a general meeting of this unit and executive minute meetings. These materials relate primarily to meetings of the W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1 but also to the W.C.W.T.A. annual dinner, to P.A. Days, to "Operation Rose", and to the F.W.T.A.O. Regional Assembly.

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1.

This untitled scrapbook contains b&w photographs, news clippings, and a list of key teachers and members of the Unit 1 executive. These materials relate to W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1 meetings, as well as to "Operation Rose".

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1.

This untitled scrapbook contains b&w photographs, news clippings, ephemera, lists of members of the executive of the W.C.W.T.A., of the W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1, and of the F.W.T.A.O. , an information sheet for members about W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1, a list of W.C.W.T.A. key teachers, and agendas for W.C.W.T.A. Unit 1 executive meetings, and agendas and summary reports of W.C.W.T.A. Unit I general meetings.

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A. North Unit.

This untitled scrapbook contains b&w photographs, news clippings, and ephemera. These materials relate to a key teacher reception at the Conestoga Inn, to a F.W.T.A.O. fall conference, as well as to W.C.W.T.A. North Unit meetings and social events. Some of these materials also relate to events held at W.C.W.T.A. North Unit schools to mark the International Year of the Child and to other special events including the planting of a tree by Lieutenant Governor of Ontario , Pauline M. McGibbon at Bloomingdale Public School in Waterloo, Ont. Finally, this scrapbook includes new clippings featuring information on teachers who have recently retired.

Johnston, Mary

W.C.W.T.A.

This untitled scrapbook contains col. photographs, a meeting agenda, and a list of honorary members and twenty-five year W.C.W.T.A. members. These materials relate to the W.C.W.T.A. annual dinner celebration of 1991.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo Public School cash book.

Cash book for Waterloo Public School for the years 1893 to 1924. Lists original school endowment, teachers' salaries, operational costs, and costs for courses.

Waterloo District School Board

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: North Unit Meetings.

Contains minutes, meeting agenda, committee reports and other supporting documents produced for the W.C.W.T.A. North Unit Spring Dinner Meetings in 1988 and in 1991. Also includes the agenda for a north unit executive in/out meeting which took place on June 9, 1994, in addition to a status of women committee report to the north unit W.C.W.T.A. (dated April 1998). Finally, this file includes the minutes of a north unit fall business meeting in October 1997 and the agendas for north unit business meetings in Oct., 1987 and in April 1998.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Leadership Courses.

Contains miscellaneous materials relating to the W.C.W.T.A.'s leadership courses for the years: 1973-1974, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1983-1984, 1995, and 1997-1998. These include flyers, correspondence, course evaluation form, course handouts, as well as the certificate awarded to Mary Johnston in 1975 to affirm her participation in the leadership course in this year.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Information Booklet.

Contents include information on W.C.W.T.A. election of officers for unit executives, on regional and provincial meetings and conferences 1976-1977, on the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession, and on the W.C.W.T.A.'s terms of reference and policies. Also includes a list of members of the Waterloo County Board of Education in 1976. Also includes two loose leaves - one ts. features a list of proposed slate of officers for the W.C.W.T.A. 1976-1977 and one illustration showing the structural organization of the Waterloo County Board of Education.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Executive Meetings.

Contains the minutes of a W.C.W.T.A. executive meeting held on Jan. 22, 1998. Also includes the agenda for an executive meeting held on Jan. 29, 1998 as well as the president's report to the executive presented at this meeting. Also includes a ts. document entitled "Background to Items on the Agenda" which was also produced for the purposes of the executive meeting on Jan. 29, 1998.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Correspondence and Miscellaneous.

Contains correspondence and other materials all of which relate to the affairs, activities etc. of the W.C.W.T.A. Includes correspondence sent by and received by Mary Johnston. Some of this correspondence was sent or received in her capacity as a key teacher, as President of Unit 1, as a W.C.W.T.A. Past President, as the association's County Adviser, and as a member of the Book Project Committee.

Other materials in this file include ts. of W.C.W.T.A.'s comments on the Reville Report, a poem by Joyce Lodge (West Unit Executive Member) entitled "You Will Be There", an information sheet featuring an outline of the history of the W.C.W.T.A. Also includes agenda for W.C.W.T.A. executive retreat in 1990, as well as a list of W.C.W.T.A. priorities for 1997-1998. Additionally, contains lists of association executive members from 1996-1997, a list of women administrators for 1997-1998, and a list of honorary association members for 1997-1998.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Correspondence and Miscellaneous.

Contents originally stored in ring binder. Contains materials which relate primarily to the affairs and activities of the W.C.W.T.A. This includes correspondence received by Mary Johnston, as well as ms. notes, flyers, and two copies of an issue of the W.C.W.T.A.'s Unit 1 newsletter (Vol. 3, no.2). Also includes minutes of a meeting of the Representatives of the Affiliate Organizations in Waterloo County held in May, 1967 and hosted by the Ontario Teachers' Federation, in addition to a report on the F.W.T.A.O. Regional Assembly on May 6, 1972. Finally, this file includes an undated clipping (probably from Lehrgespäch) relating to a W.C.W.T.A. Key Teacher/Awareness workshop.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Correspondence and Miscellaneous.

Contents of this file originally stored in a binder. This appears to be a file which was maintained by Mary Johnston during her time as P.R. and county adviser with the W.C.W.T.A. This file contains miscellaneous materials including correspondence, information sheets about the F.W.T.A.O., flyers, notices of meetings, tss. relating to meetings, W.C.W.T.A. notices to members about actions being taken or proposed in a number of areas especially with regard to Bill 274. Also includes booklet containing legislation: Regulations (O. Reg. 95/47): General Regulations for Public and Separate Schools: Made Under the Department of Education Act.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association Celebrates F.W.T.A.O. Diamond Jubilee: Annual Meeting, 1978.

Contains president's report, minutes, treasurer's report, and committee reports. The documents for this meeting feature a special report announcing that Mary Johnston is the recipient of the W.C.W.T.A. and F.W.T.A.O. Diamond Jubilee Award and containing details of her achievements during her career. This award was given to commemorate the federation's sixtieth birthday
Also contained in this file are loose items including clippings (some duplicates) focusing on the receipt of this award by Mary Johnston. Also includes an issue of Accross the Board published by the Waterloo County Board of Education. This contains highlights of the board meeting of May 25, 1978 which includes an announcement that Mary Johnston has been awarded the F.W.T.A.O. Diamond Jubilee Award.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1989.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and members of the Together in Education committee from 1988-1989. Also includes the F.W.T.A.O. Director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, biographical notes on retiring teachers, and the proposed budget.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1988.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and members of the Together in Education committee from 1987-1988. Also includes the F.W.T.A.O. Board of Directors' report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, and biographical notes on retiring teachers. 2 copies of the minutes and other supporting documents for this annual meeting are contained in this file.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1987.

Contains a list of past presidents, meeting agenda, president's report, executive director's report, minutes, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons, and heads of the ad hoc board committees from 1986-1987. Also includes the director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, the committee reports, a list of recipients of certificates of recognition, and biographical notes on retiring teachers. 2 copies of the minutes and other supporting documents for this annual meeting are contained in this file.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1986.

Contains president's report, minutes, lists of nominees for the executive, as well as executive members, unit executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairpersons, and W.C.T.A. committee chairpersons in 1985-1986. Also includes the director's report, the reports of the unit presidents, committee reports, the proposed budget, and biographical notes on retiring teachers.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1984.

Contains president's report, meeting agenda, minutes, treasurer's report, a list of nominees for executive positions and a list of W.C.W.T.A. executive members, unit executive members, committee chairpersons, and committee convenors for 1983-1984. Also includes the report of the F.W.T.A.O. Director presented at this meeting, as well as the reports of the presidents of the individual W.C.W.T.A. units, committee reports, and the proposed budget.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Meeting, 1973-1974.

Contains president's report, minutes, lists of executive members and committee convenors for 1973-1974, a financial report, reports from the W.C.W.T.A. committees and convenors, as well as ts. relating to W.C.W.T.A. representation at regional meetings, to delegates sponsored by W.C.W.T.A. to provincial conferences and workshops, to representatives on W.C.T.A. committees and boards, and to meeting resolutions. Also includes some ms. notes re this meeting and a flyer featuring meeting agenda.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Dinner Celebration, May 29, 1997.

Includes booklet containing W.C.W.T.A. President's Report, W.C.W.T.A. priorities, lists of executive members and unit executive members, as well as a list of key teachers. Also includes a list of twenty-five year members, and a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this dinner as well as a biographical note about each of these teachers.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Dinner Celebration, 1990.

Contains booklet including list of past presidents, the agenda, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairs, W.C.T.A. comittee chairs, and members of the Together in Education committee. Also includes lists of key teachers, and a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this annual dinner celebration. A biographical note on each of these teachers can also be found in this file as well as a list of twenty-five year members.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association: Annual Dinner Celebration: Proud to Belong, May 31, 1993.

Includes booklet containing list of past presidents, president's address, lists of executive members, W.C.W.T.A. committee chairs, W.C.T.A. committee chairs, unit executive members, and key teachers. Also includes a list of retiring teachers to be honoured at this annual dinner celebration as well as a biographical note on each of them. A list of twenty-five year members is also among the materials in this file.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

Correspondence between Mary Johnston and others relating to the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association. Includes information on the establishment and award winners of the Mary Johnston Award as well.

Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association

Waterloo County Board of Education: Meetings.

Contains newsletters issued by the Waterloo County Board of Education featuring highlights of the three regular board meetings and one special board meeting. The regular board meetings covered in these issues took place on Apr. 21, 1977, on May 28, 1981, and on Apr. 26, 1990. The special meeting took place Mar. 29, 1990. Also includes a memo addressed to all principals and staff dated Apr. 22, 1983 informing the recipients of this memo of the principal and vice principal transfers which were approved at the regular meeting of the Waterloo County Board of Education on April 21, 1983. This memo also contains a list of appointments to positions of responsibility.
This file also contains a notice and minutes relating to two separate Committee of the Whole Meetings, one of which took place on May 4, 1982 and the other on Jan. 13, 1983.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo County Board of Education: Correspondence and Miscellaneous.

Contains correspondence received by Mary Johnston from the Waterloo County Board of Education. Also includes a committee report dated May, 1982 on the subject of lunch hour supervision in the elementary schools, as well as an Information Report for Pilot French Program (May 1982) and a School Based Survey Report (April 1983). It also includes the transcript of a presentation hosted by the board. Other items include a salary proposal of the board for elementary teachers dated Nov. 1969.

Johnston, Mary

Waterloo Chronicle, Vol. 114, no. 48, Thursday, 28 November 1968.

This issue of this newspaper contains a list of Waterloo county board of education and separate school board election candidates. Reproductions of portrait photographs as well as a biographical note on each candidate are also provided. Also includes front page cover story regarding Ontario Education Minister William G. Davis' proposal for the reorganization of the school jurisdictions. As a result of this proposal interim school organization committees were established in each new school division. This clipping focuses on the activities of the committee which was set up in Waterloo County under the leadership of Brian Bennett.

Johnston, Mary

Visit of Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

One framed photograph of Mary Johnston with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, John Black Aird, taken during his visit to Keatsway Public School. The frame is inscribed to Mary and also includes a programme for the days events.

Johnston, Mary

Valentine's party.

One photograph of students at a Valentine's Day party in a classroom.

Johnston, Mary

"Trustees Lauded for Innovations: Hendry Named Board Chairman".

Contains news clipping (source unspecified) reporting that Twyla Hendry has been nominated chairman of the Waterloo County Board of Education. In her inaugural speech Hendry referred to the innovations which have been implemented by the board trustees over the previous two years.

Johnston, Mary

Third form notebook.

One school notebook kept by Idessa Eichler while in third form. Includes note for classes such as economics, authors, and commercial law.

Eichler, Idessa

"They're Still Professional".

Contains editorial (Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Saturday, 10 March 1979, p. 6) focusing on Bill 100 and teachers' right to strike. The author's opinion is that the teachers' use of union tactics to get higher pay may have meant that in some peoples' eyes they have lost their professional image. He/She believes, however, that they remain professionals in spite of this.

Johnston, Mary

The Ontario Teachers' Federation Submission to the Cabinet, 1979.

A booklet under the same title was published by the O.T.F. in 1949, 1955, 1959, 1964, and 1969. The present publication presents up-to-date material in revised form. It is intended to provide members of the affiliates of the Federation and prospective teachers with information of value to them in the practice of the profession.

Johnston, Mary

The Globe and Mail: "Education on Trial".

Contains news clippings which appeared in The Globe and Mail's "Education on Trial" feature on Dec. 28 and 29, 1992. One clipping provides statistics about the Canadian educational system, another reports that there there is no consensus in terms of what Canadians expect from schools. Another article focuses on a school in Edmonton which is "a model of self-improvement". Parents' dissatisfaction with the state-run school system forms the focus of another article, while another article focuses on the debate surrounding methods of testing students in the subjects they study.

Johnston, Mary

The Educational Courier.

Contains incomplete set of issues of the journal The Educational Courier including: v. 34, no. 5, 1964; v. 36, no. 3, 1966; v. 41, no. 7, 1971; v. 42, no. 6, 1972; v. 43, no. 3, 6, 1973; v. 44, no. 1, 4, 6, 1973-1974; v. 45, no. 1, 2, 5, 1974-1975; v. 46, no. 7, 1976; v. 47, no. 7, 1977; v. 49, no. 49, 1978; v. 50, no. 1, 1979.

Johnston, Mary

Telephone Directories.

Contains incomplete set of telephone directories issued by the Waterloo County Board of Education including: 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 1995-1996.

Johnston, Mary

Teachers in training.

One photograph of teachers in training used for an article in the Kitchener Waterloo Record. Shown in the photograph are Mildred Siebel, Mary Johnston, Hilda Johnstone, and Mrs. Donald Schneider.

Johnston, Mary

Take 5.

Includes single issue of this journal - v. 13, no. 2 (fall 1986).

Johnston, Mary

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