PIN

Description: BRASS PIN, CONSISTS OF A CIRCLE WITH THE SILHOUETTE OF A GIRL'S AND BOY'S HEAD IN THE CENTER, ON A DARK BLUE BACKGROUND. THIS IS SURROUNDED BY A WHITE BORDER WITHIN WHICH READS "LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51". AT BOTTOM OF PIN IS AN OPEN BOOK THAT READS "1886" "1986", AND BELOW BOOK IS "CENTENNIAL". EMBOSSED ON BACK OF PIN IS "ARTISS-REGINA TAIWAN". PIN HAS A BRASS BACKING.

History: IN MARCH OF 1886 THE TERRITORIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION IN REGINA ESTABLISHED THE LETHBRIDGE PROTESTANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 AND APPOINTED A THREE-MEMBER BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO GOVERN ITS AFFAIRS. THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD LOST LITTLE TIME IN GETTING THE BUSINESS OF THE DISTRICT UNDER WAY. IT IMMEDIATELY HIRED A TEACHER AND, AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN JULY, UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO BUILD A SCHOOL. THAT BUILDING, A TWO-CLASSROOM STRUCTURE, OPENED ITS DOORS IN THE SPRING OF 1887 TO ABOUT 30 CHILDREN. THE LETHBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 51 CURRENTLY (2003) SERVES OVER 7000 STUDENTS IN MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT SCHOOL LOCATIONS. ARTIFACTS PURCHASED BY DONOR AT VARIOUS ANTIQUE SHOPS, GARAGE SALES, ETC. FOR THE PURPOSE OF DONATING TO THE MUSEUM. ARTIFACTS WERE PURCHASED FROM 1999 TO 2002 WHILE DONOR WAS DIRECTOR OF THE GALT MUSEUM. SEE PREVIOUS DONATIONS.