This series includes news clippings from The Globe and Mail, from the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and from The Waterloo Chronicle. These clippings relate to educational issues. Some of them are relevant to educational matters at a national level e.g some articles report on the educational system in Canada, while anoher article focuses on the likely impact of computers for schools in Canada. Other clippings report on educational issues at a provincial level e.g. Ontario teachers' actions to oppose the anti-strike legislation in 1973. Moreover, some clippings relate to the activities of the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. Finally, this series contains news clippings which relate to educational affairs in Waterloo County including the activities of the Waterloo County Board of Education, and the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

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.

Contains news clipping dated May 10, 1968 (source unspecified). One article reports that Education Minister Davis has announced that Waterloo county will not get two boards of education at least until 1970. Minister Davis says this is because he wants one or two years experience with the new system before amending the basic county plan. Another article relates to Waterloo public school teachers' salary increases, while an additional article relates to a school site swap negotiated by the Kitchener and district school board.

Three photographs from a 5 mile run at Centennial Public School.

This series contains correspondence sent by or received by Mary Johnston as well as other administrative and legal documents maintained by her relating to the activities and affairs of the teachers' organizations of which she was a member. These include the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, The Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, the Waterloo County Board of Education, and the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

This series also includes materials maintained by Mary Johnston when she worked for the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association in various capacitites including Key Teacher, President of Unit 1, as a W.C.W.T.A. Past President, as the association's County Adviser and P.R., and as a member of the Book Project Committee.

Also included in this series is a file containing correspondence sent to parents by Mary Johnston when she worked with the Kindergarten at Brighton School.

One poem titled

Contains minutes of a meeting of the Representatives of Affiliate Organizations in Waterloo County, Apr. 17, 1967. Also includes supporting documents relating to this meeting in the form of a memorandum issued by the O.T.F. re proposed reorganization of schools under County Boards of Education, as well as a rough ts. draft of a brief to regional government drawn up by the Study Committee of the O.T.F.
Also includes a seating plan for an O.T.F. annual meeting held Aug. 20-23, 1985, as well as the "Report of the Teacher Representaives to the Biennial Review Committee on Teachers' Superannuation to the O.T.F. Board of Governor's Annual Meeting, August 20-23, 1985".
Also includes an executive summary of the O.T.F. dated Feb. 12, 1997, in addition to a paper entitled "School Principals and Vice-Principals are Teachers".

This series contains meeting agendas and minutes, Board of Director's reports, and Presidential addresses, as well as other supporting documents relating to the meetings of the teachers' organizations of which Mary Johnston was a member. These include the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, the Ontario Teachers' Federation, the Waterloo County Board of Education, and the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association. These meetings include annual member meetings, executive meetings, committee meetings, and meetings of the North Unit of the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association.

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.

One photograph of Mary Johnston out front of Empire Public School. The photograph was taken for a feature in the newspaper where Mary was

Minute book of the Kitchener Retarded Children's Education Authority for the years 1965 to 1969.

One school notebook kept by David Dell in Mary Johnston's grade 8 history class. Includes maps, drawings, notes, and clippings relating to historical events.

Clippings on the life and career of Mary Johnston.

One school notebook kept by Wendy Warren in Mary Johnston's grade 8 history class. Includes maps, drawings, notes, and clippings relating to historical events.

Christmas cards of Waterloo schools drawn by Idessa Eichler.

Includes publications and printed items of the various educational and teachers' organizations in Ontario including the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Ontario Public School Men Teachers' Federation, the Teacher's Superannuation Commission and other organizations. Materials in this series include serial publications, reports, and informational booklets.

A guide for how teachers should mark Commonwealth and Citizenship Day in Ontario.

Mary Johnston's tests for grade eight history.

This series contains publications and printed materials issued by the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario. This includes books (including guidebooks and handbooks), reports, position papers, serial publications, a fact sheet, and informational leaflets and flyers.

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.

Programme for conferring of degrees for the University of Toronto for June 12, 1963. Mary was awarded her BEd.

Mary Johnston's Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Toronto.

Mary Johnston's project topics for grade eight history.

Mary Johnston's teaching notes for grade seven history.

A suggested form of service for Remembrance Day 1962 for the schools of Ontario.

North Waterloo Federation of Women Teachers' treasury book for 1961-1968.

Note on title page reads: "This summary presents some of the major findings of 'The Shortest Shadow': A study of the FWTAO membership. Recommendatons and plans for their implementation are included".

One typescript with the aims of the remedial program for Waterloo schools.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students for Alexandra Public School for the years 1959-1961. Includes some information on student attendance, as well as names and address of parents and whether or not female students can bake and sew.

Two sheets of grades for male and female students for physical education for students in grades 7 and 8 in Mr. Chambers and Mr. MacEachern's classes.

One photograph of students from MacGregor Public School, grade 5 class.

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.

Spring convocation programme for the University of Western Ontario for May 25, 1957. Mary was awarded her BA.

Mary Johnston's Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario.

One school notebook kept by Elizabeth Shantz for social studies class at MacGregor public school with Mary Johnston as her teacher.

Two items of correspondence from Betty Connell requesting that Mary Johnston work as quartermaster at Camp Keewaydin for two weeks in August.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Empire, MacGregor, Wagner, Alexandra, for the years 1956-1957.

Phonics and phonics spelling for grade II for Waterloo District School Board.

Photographs of Mary Johnston as as student and at graduation from Normal School, Western, and the University of Toronto.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

Snapshots taken by Mary Johnston of events, activities and students during her teaching career. Includes images from Bearinger, MacGregor, Empire, Centennial, Brighton, and Keatsway schools.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

Minute book for meetings of the executive of the Central Home and School Association for the years 1951 to 1958.

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

Bearinger School Christmas concert programme.

One photograph of students out front of MacGregor Public School.

Ontario department of education course of study for grade 8 history.

Christmas concert Christmas card for Bearinger School.

Manuscript writing in grades I to IV, cursive writing in grades V to VIII curriculum.

Waterloo Public School Board pamphlet

Three photographs of events and activities at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute. Includes students in a play, a home economics class, and a group of adults at a table.

Report of the curriculum study committee for English for Waterloo District School Board.

One handmade curriculum book for social studies (geographical), possibly intended for grade eight students.

One handmade curriculum book for social studies (historical), possibly intended for grade eight students.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Alexandra, Central, Mount Carmel, MacGregor, Empire for the years 1949-1950.

Seven photographs of field day events at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute.

Mary Johnston's Ontario Secondary School diploma from Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School.

Programmes for the official openings and anniversaries of schools in the Waterloo District School Board. Includes: Keatsway, Glencairn, Central Public School (Galt), Pioneer Park, The Education Centre, Northlake Woods, W.T. Townshend, Lester B. Pearson, John Darling, Driftwood, Brighton, Westheights, Westvale, Winston Churchill, Elizabeth Ziegler, Country Hills, Sandowne, MacGregor, Centennial, A.R. Kaufman Public School, Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School.

One notebook kept by Mary Johnston of animal anatomy. Is primarily composed of pictures of cross-sections of animal parts that are hand-drawn and labelled.

Principals report on promotion and non-promotion of pupils, school year ending June 1947 for Town of Waterloo Public Schools.

Photograph of classes at Alexandra Public School.

One photograph of staff out front of Elizabeth Ziegler School.

Materials relating to the education and early career of Mary Johnston. Includes grades from high school, her BA at Western and her BEd and MEd at the University of Toronto. Also includes correspondence from relating to career qualifications and certificates and the trajectory of her career until her retirement.

Minute book for meetings of the Central Home and School Association. The first meeting was held November 27, 1945 as a preparatory meeting to decide on creating an organization. The minute book continues to April 24, 1951.

Minute book for meetings of the Alexandra Home and School Association Executive. The first meeting was held January 16, 1945 and the book continues to April 24, 1951.

Minute book for meetings of the Alexandra Home and School Association. The first meeting was held December 13, 1944 and was intended to echo home and school associations that were set up in Toronto during the First World War. The minute book continues to April 10, 1956.

One general register for students at Parkway School from 1944 to 1954. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, trustee financial statements, and a log book detailing the history of the school. Inset into the book are census information, annual financial statement for 1949, curriculum for 1955, statistical report for 1954, clipping regarding the death of Howard Robertson.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Alexandra, Mount Carmel, and Central Schools for the years 1943 to 1948. The register is for a home economics class.

Review examinations for the junior third class Alexandra School, for the years 1934 to 1941. Includes student names and grades for courses arithmetic, literature, geography, composition, reading, writing, spelling, and history.

The fonds consists of materials belonging to Mary Johnston which she acquired during her time as a school teacher and principal, as a member of various teachers organizations, and during the time she spent serving on various education-related local and provincial committees. This collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, minutes and other supporting documents re meetings, course materials produced for training courses and workshops, summary reports and other supporting documents re conferences, clippings, publications, printed materials, scrapbooks, and ephemera.

Contains some ms. notes.

This series contains government publications including educational legislation, curriculum guidelines, school programme requirements, reports and booklets on various topics, as well as a news release and issues of a journal. Included in this series are publications of the Government of Ontario, as well as of the Ministry of Education of Ontario, and of the Ministry of Education and Training of Ontario.

North Waterloo Federation of Women Teachers' treasury book for 1940-1962.

High school entrance answers for examination papers published by James Texts Limited, for the years 1940-1949.

Photographs of students at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational Institute. One photograph shows a winning football team and the other the class of 1946. Students in the class photo are idenfitied as: Harold Wolfgang, Marion Zapfe, Janette Mabaffey, Margaret Near, Astrid Nilsson, Norma Zachs, Caoyl Ziegler, Sybil Card, Bette Duffy, Janet Allemang, Jean Bauer, Joan Hamm, Joan Rogers, Jean Barker, Neville Bishop, Pat Shantz, Jean Lofters, Urich Sifmaur, Yvonne Bender, Ruth Ratz, Carolyn Schlee, Violet Lishman, Myrtle Kutelhe, Gerry, Colin McKay, Terry Hoffman, Jack Kronis, Norman Wilson.

Three photographs of students and teachers outside of Alexandra School. Two photographs show students wearing ribbons and one shows a girls baseball team.

Materials relating to professional organizations of which Mary Johnston was a part. These include the Waterloo County Women Teachers' Association, the Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario, Association of Catholic Principals, North Waterloo Federation of Women Teachers, the North Waterloo Teachers Institute and the organization for Women in Education Administration.

Programme for the Annual Convention of the North Waterloo Teachers' Institute for October 5 and 6, 1939.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Alexandra, and Central Schools for the years 1939-1944. The register appears to be for a home economics class as class projects such as sewing, housework, and cooking, are listed.

One general register for students at S.S. #5B, North Waterloo from 1939 to 1951. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, and a log book detailing the history of the school.

Minute book for meetings of the Waterloo Public School Board for the years 1938 to 1946.

Ledger book for the Waterloo District School Board for the years 1938-1948. Includes debits and credits such as teacher's salaries, rent, teaching and buildings supplies and utilities.

One ledger book used for tracking student names, address and parents, as well as examination marks for entrance exams into grade 8 for the years 1938 to 1954. Courses include reading, spelling, writing, literature, composition, social studies, mathematics, grammar, science, health, music, art, craft, home economics, and agriculture.

One photograph of a group of male school children standing on the steps of Alexandra School holdings bats and balls with a plaque that reads

One photograph of a group of female school children standing on the steps of Alexandra School holdings bats and balls with a plaque that reads

One photograph of a group of female school children standing on the steps of Alexandra School holdings bats and balls with a plaque that reads

One general register for students at Elizabeth Ziegler School from 1936 to 1955. Includes names, guardians, and addresses of students as well as recording their promotion at the school from grades Kindergarten to 10. In the back of the register are the principal's notes which include attendance and reasons why students left school, information on student promotions, library equipment, pupil supplies, health inspection records, religious instruction records, age grade reports, lists of teachers, and a log book detailing the history of the school. Inset in the front of the volume are various notes and reports including those on home economics and industrial arts, teachers schedules, attendance record forms, a note from the ROM advertising field trips, outline for music class for grade eight, and letters and memoranda from the school board.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Alexandra, and Central Schools for the years 1936-1938. The register appears to be for a home economics class as class projects such as sewing, housework, and cooking, are listed.

High school entrance examination papers for the years 1935-1941, 1945, 1948, 1949.

High school entrance reports for mathematics for the years 1935 to 1949, composition and grammar for the years 1938 to 1949, literature for the years 1935 to 1949.

One notebook with examination results for students for the years 1934 to 1941.

Daily register for public and separate schools used to list names of students and attendance for Elizabeth Ziegler, Alexandra, and Central Schools for the years 1934 to 1938. The register appears to be for a home economics class as class projects such as sewing, housework, and cooking, are listed.

Photographs of students at Central School in Kitchener (later Suddaby School). Students are shown in class photos, and on sports teams including baseball and hockey.

One general register, written in a ledger book, of student grades and promotions for Elizabeth Ziegler School for the years 1933 to 1950. Includes student names, addresses, parents, and grades for courses including composition, literature, mathematics, agriculture, algebra, French, Latin, grammar, history, art, geography, home economics, shop and business.

Minutes from the Waterloo Public School Board.

Minute book for meetings of the Waterloo Public School Board for the years 1932 to 1937.