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School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives

School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives

Date12/29/1982
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0132304F
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
      Beaty, Keith
      8/1/1973
      Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
      Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
      Faught, Ken
      7/13/1988
      Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
      Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
      Slaughter, Mike
      9/1/1978
      Dempsey Brothers hardware store has been on the site for several generations
      Dempsey Brothers hardware store has been on the site for several generations
      Barkley, Harold
      4/8/1977
      Communications Gap between the generations has been overemphasized, Dr. Nathan Epstein, of McMaster University in Hamilton, tells The Star Forum, But,(...)
      Communications Gap between the generations has been overemphasized, Dr. Nathan Epstein, of McMaster University in Hamilton, tells The Star Forum, But,(...)
      Goode, Jeff
      9/14/1970
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/16/1978
      Game of chinese checkers is enjoyed by Professor James Lemon, his wife Carolyn and children Catherine, 1, Janet, 4, and margaret, 9, in their Walmer Road home. Although earning a salary of $15,000 teaching geography at the University of Toronto, Dr. Lemon describes his living as relatively frugal and finds the family budget getting tight. Although he has a car, he walks to work.
      Game of chinese checkers is enjoyed by Professor James Lemon, his wife Carolyn and children Catherine, 1, Janet, 4, and margaret, 9, in their Walmer Road home. Although earning a salary of $15,000 teaching geography at the University of Toronto, Dr. Lemon describes his living as relatively frugal and finds the family budget getting tight. Although he has a car, he walks to work.
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/10/1969
      Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
      Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
      Dunlop, Alan
      3/28/1989
      Generations will mix as famlies with young childrn find emergency shelter in top floors of former soldiers' club where veterans still live in first tw(...)
      Generations will mix as famlies with young childrn find emergency shelter in top floors of former soldiers' club where veterans still live in first tw(...)
      Teskey, Frank
      5/8/1967
      These First original photos to reach Toronto since the birth of Prince Charles show four generations of the royal family. Proud great-grandmother, Que(...)
      These First original photos to reach Toronto since the birth of Prince Charles show four generations of the royal family. Proud great-grandmother, Que(...)
      Charles III, King of Great Britain, 1948-
      12/17/1948
      Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
      Seeking wider horizons: Sam Savona, who has cerebral palsy, lives around the corner from a subway station, but has never been able to ride the train because he uses a wheelchair
      McConnell, Colin
      5/25/1989
      True piety exemplified in the lives & happy death of Martha Vorley, Robert Hill and Ellen Foulds : intended for the rising generation, Sunday schools, &c
      True piety exemplified in the lives & happy death of Martha Vorley, Robert Hill and Ellen Foulds : intended for the rising generation, Sunday schools, &c
      Unknown
      1821