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Simcoe High School, 1945-46
Last updated: 20 Mar 2012

Person 46-296

This is: teacher Mabel O'Brian
Identified as Mabel 14 Dec 2005 by Raymond Canon
Confirmed 15 Dec 2005 by Shirley (Holden) Ross

Also see: 1948 Simcoe High photo (48-136) Mabel O'Brian

From Raymond: Mabel taught math to two generations of students at SHS.

From Shirley: Mabel's retirement photo appears in the 1948 yearbook

From Mabel's 9 May 1974 Simcoe Reformer obituary:
Miss O'Brian taught at Simcoe High from 1925 to 1954. For a number of years she was assistant principal. She taught for nine years in Glengarry County, earned a BA at Queen's University, was a math specialist at Fort Francis High, before coming to Simcoe. There were 7 teachers and 200 students her first year, 30 teachers and 800 students when she retired. Following retirement she and fellow teacher, Miss Lucy Grant, moved to Toronto.

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-- also see: 1946 Simcoe High School grade 13 class photo

Mabel O'Brian