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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

Leadership I, 1979.

Contains b&w and col. photographs, ephemera, and a list of course participants. All these materials relate to the W.C.W.T.A. Leadership Training Course I in 1979.

Johnston, Mary

"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 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

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

Circular 14.

Information on the proposed inclusions of reading levels in lists of potential classroom texts, and teachers' comments on this proposal.

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

Correspondence.

Correspondence between Mary Johnston and others. Topics include Mary's educational and professional certifications and training, her work on the Circular 14 Advisory Committee, and personal correspondence from friends, students, and colleagues.

Johnston, Mary

Newstoday.

Contains two issues of the O.P.S.M.T.F. newsletter Newstoday including: v. 1, no. 12 and 18, 1980

Johnston, Mary

Scrapbooks: Leadership Books.

This series contains fourteen scrapbooks all of which are assigned individual file numbers. These scrapbooks contain materials relating to the W.C.W.T.A.'s leadership training courses. Materials take the form of b&w and col. photographs, news clippings, correspondence, lists of course participants, course application forms, course schedules and outlines, course handouts, course evaluation sheets, meeting agendas, and ephemera.

Johnston, Mary

Leadership I, 1980: Book 1.

Contains b&w and col. photographs relating to the W.C.W.T.A. Leadership Training Course I in 1980. A list of course participants and topics can be found on the inside cover of this scrapbook.

Johnston, Mary

"Computers Altering Education".

Contains news clipping (The Globe and Mail, Monday, 29 September 1980, p.19) focusing on the ways in which computers look set to change the face of education.

Johnston, Mary

Leadership 2, 1979-1980.

Contains b&w and col. photographs and the dinner program and dinner guest list for the W.C.W.T.A. Leadership Training Course II in 1979.

Johnston, Mary

Leadership I, 1980: Book 2.

Contains b&w and col. photographs relating to the W.C.W.T.A. Leadership Training Course I in 1980. A list of course particpants and sessions can be found on the inside cover of this scrapbook.

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

Lehrgespräch, v. 10, no. 1-6.

Contains issues of the newsletter Lehrgespräch. The issues are contained in 18 files as follows:

  • v. 1, no. 1-9, 1971-1972;
  • v. 2, no. 1-10, 1972-1973;
  • v. 3, no. 1-10, 1973-1974;
  • v. 4, no. 1-11, 1974-1975;
  • v. 5, no. 1-8, 1975-1976;
  • v. 6, no. 1-6, 1975-1976;
  • v. 7, no. 1-7, 1977-1978;
  • v. 8, no. 1-7, 1978-1979;
  • v. 9, no. 1-7, 1979-1980;
  • v. 11, no. 1-5, 1981-1982;
  • v. 12, no. 1-4, 1983;
  • v. 13, no. 1-5, 1983-1984;
  • v. 14, no. 1-5, 1984-1985;
  • v. 15, no. 1-4, 1985-1986;
  • v. 16, no. 1-3, 1986-1987;
  • v. 17, no. 1-2, 1987-1988. Final file includes Special Election Issue, Nov. 1988, as well as a section of an issue from 1989.

Missing issues include: v. 5, no. 3, 1975-1976; v. 6, no. 7, 1977; v. 13, no. 4, 1984.

v. 1 - 5 were published jointly by three Waterloo County Teachers' Federations including the W.C.W.T.A., and v. 6 was published jointly by two Waterloo County Teachers' Federations including the W.C.W.T.A. v. 7 onwards - published by the Waterloo County Teachers' Association.

Note: The title of this publication changed to become "The Big L" during the period Nov. 1974 - June 1975.

Johnston, Mary

Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario: Women: Effective Leaders: Positions of Added Responsibility Conference, Oct. 22-23, 1982.

Spiral-bound volume containing a list of conference committee members, details of this conference program, a plan of the hotel in which the conference is taking place, and blank pages for conference delegates to make notes. Also includes a flyer produced for this conference featuring details of the conference dates, location, content, fees etc.

Johnston, Mary

Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario: February Conference 1982: "Meeting the Challenge of the Eighties", Feb. 12-14, 1982.

Spiral-bound volume containing a list of conference committee members, details of the conference program, a plan of the hotel in which the conference is taking place, and blank pages for conference delegates to make notes. Also includes some loose leaf items: a conference application form, a conference evaluation sheet, and two tss. which were distributed at this conference.

Johnston, Mary

Keatsway Public School correspondence.

Correspondence between Mary Johnston and others during her time as Principal of Keatsway Public School. Includes correspondence and photographs of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario's visit to Keatsway.

Johnston, Mary

Keatsway.

One scrapbook of Mary Johnston's final year at Keatsway Public School, where she served as Principal. Also includes a card signed by the students of the school.

Johnston, Mary

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

In Terms of the Law: A Teacher's Glossary.

File consists of one booklet, prepared by Phyllis Edmondson, Toronto; Doris French, Wellington; Ann Thomson, Northumberland/Newcastle; and Kathleen O'Neil, FWTAO Executive Staff.

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

Federation of Women Teachers' Associations of Ontario: The 67th Annual Dinner, Aug. 15, 1985.

Contains booklet including menu, program, a biographical note on the speaker Dr. Florence Henderson as well as the text of tributes made to her by various individuals in educational organizations in Ontario. Also includes a biographical note about Shirley Stokes who received an F.W.T.A.O. award at this annual dinner event.

Johnston, Mary

Ephemera: Waterloo County Board of Education.

Contains invitation, a menu, and a program for a gala evening dinner and dance hosted by the Waterloo County Board of Education to honour its retiring Director of Education, W.T. (Bill) Townshend. Also inlcudes a flyer featuring informaton on the W.T. Townshend Award of Excellence, an award presented each year to an outstanding elementary school teacher with the Waterloo County Board of Education by the Waterloo County Principals' Association.

Other items in this file include an general informaton leaflet about the Waterloo County Board of Education, as well as three transparencies featuring information on the Waterloo County Board of Education curriculum process and on education in Ontario. These were most likely produced for the purposes of a board presentation or seminar.

Johnston, Mary

Take 5.

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

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

Retirement and Mary Johnston Public School.

One scrapbook maintained by Mary Johnston with materials on her retirement, and the naming of Mary Johnston Public School in her honour. Includes photographs, correspondence, ephemera, and more.

Johnston, Mary

Speech.

One speech by Mary Johnston, possibly given on the occasion of her retirement. She discusses the developments and changes in Waterloo from her childhood to present day.

Johnston, Mary

Memories of 1955 3rd grade class.

One scrapbook with memories from students in Mary's 3rd grade class of 1955 at MacGregor Public School. This book was given to Mary on her retirement and includes photographs, ephemera, and correspondence from her former students.

Johnston, Mary

Retirement.

One scrapbook with photographs and captions from Mary Johnston's retirement parties.

Johnston, Mary

Retirement congratulations.

Certificate presented to Mary Johnston upon her retirement from teaching by Walter McLean, the MP for Waterloo.

House of Commons

Retirement congratulations.

One framed item of correspondence from David Peterson (Premier of Ontario) to Mary Johnston upon her retirement from 37 years of teaching.

Government of Ontario

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