Sending Men Abroad

This handbill lists the top students from various regions of Ontario. Of the 31 boys listed on the scholarship hand bill, 8 registered for the army. That means almost 1 in 4 of the boys enlisted. Imagine if a quarter of the boys you had gone to high school with left to fight in a war. Look through their attestation papers to see where these boys were from and when they joined up.

Carter Scholarships document 1916

Click on the links to see the Attestation papers for the boys that are listed below:

Allan MacDonald – York	Roy Gray - Lambton
Egbert Zarnke – Waterloo	Roy Sowers – Middlesex
John Armstrong – Perth	Vernon Baker - Toronto
John Cumming – Kent	Victor Johnston – Huron

Look for the names listed above in the Scholarship Handbill below, their counties are listed on the left in the pamphlet.

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Examination Circular No. 144

500. Nov., 1916

Department of Education

Carter Scholarship

1916

The Minister of Education announces herewith the third award

of the Scholarships provided for by the Will of the late J. I. Carter,

of Sarnia. These Scholarships are awarded to the three candidates

who obtained the highest marks in the 1916 June Upper School

examinations in the city of Toronto and in each of the twenty-four

counties, or groups of counties named below. The values of the

Scholarships are as follows :—

(1) To the competitor who obtained the highest aggregate of marks $100.00

(2) To the one who ranked second on the aggregate. $60.00

(3) To the one who ranked third on the aggregate. $40.00

Cheques for the amounts awarded will be issued by the Pro-

vincial Treasurer, in due course, to those named below and will

be sent in care of the Principal of the School from which they were

candidates.

Toronto, Nov. 10, 1916.

County	Rank	Name	School
Brant	First	Dunn, Gertrude	Paris
Brant	Second	Deagle, Ross	Brantford
Brant	Third	Adams, Grace	Brantford
Bruce	First	Sutcliffe, Ruby A.	Chesley
Bruce	Second	Halliday, Anna D.	Chesley
Bruce	Third	Ross, Nellie	Chesley
Dundas, Stormont & Glengarry	First	Grant, Jean	Cornwall
Dundas, Stormont & Glengarry	Second	Rosenfeld, Rose	Cornwall
Dundas, Stormont & Glengarry	Third	Hilliard, F. Ruth	Morrisburg
Elgin	First	Moorehouse, Edna L.	St. Thomas
Elgin	Second	Ferguson, Donald H.	St. Thomas
Elgin	Third	Jackson, Helen K.	St. Thomas
Essex	First	Bain, Lulu G.	Essex
Essex	Second	Tully, Oral L.	Essex
Essex	Third	Shepley, Addie M	Essex
Grey	First	McLean, Myra	Owen Sound
Grey	Second	Briggs, Joseph B.	Owen Sound
Grey	Third	Campbell, Frank C.	Owen Sound
Haldimand	First	Inmar, Marjorie E.	Dunnville
Haldimand	Second	Laidlaw, Luella H.	Dunnville
Haldimand	Third	Buzza, Florence L.	Caledonia
Hastings	First	Thompson, Marjorie E.	Belleville
Hastings	Second	Dempsey, A. Evelyn	Belleville
Hastings	Third	Elliott, Norah E.	Belleville
Huron	First	Bell, John C.	Seaforth
Huron	Second	Johnston, W Victor	Wingham
Huron	Third	Johnston, Muriel K.	Goderich
Kent	First	Twobey, Eleanor	Chatham
Kent	Second	Cumming, John F	Chatham
Kent	Third	West, George	Ridgetown
Lambton	First	Lambert, Edith M.	Sarnia
Lambton	Second	Gray, Ross W	Sarnia
Lambton	Third	Sharpe, Jessie M.	Sarnia
Lanark	First	Millar, Bertram 0.	Smith’s Falls
Lanark	Second	Robertson, Marion E.	Perth
Lanark	Third	Rabb, Kenneth S.	Perth

County	Rank	Name	School
Leeds	First	Russell, Estella E.	Brockville
Leeds	Second	Mitchell, Vida G.	Brockville
Leeds	Third	MacLeod, Muriel	Kemptville
Middlesex	First	Sowers, Roy V.	London
Middlesex	Second	Lucas, George H. W.	London
Middlesex	Third	Hodder, William J	London
Ontario	First	Watson, Mary E.	Port Perry
Ontario	Second	Long, Hilda M.	Whitby
Ontario	Third	Warne, William H.	Oshawa
Oxford	First	Edgington, M. Jean K.	Woodstock
Oxford	Second	Thornton, Edith M.	Woodstock
Oxford	Third	Alderson, Bessie	Ingersoll
Perth	First	McTavish, Wilson C.	Stratford
Perth	Second	Armstrong, John M.	St. Mary’s
Perth	Third	Bell, David W.	Stratford
Renfrew	First	Imbless, J. Laurent	Renfrew
Renfrew	Second	Stevenson, Muriel G.	Renfrew
Renfrew	Third	Fisher, H. Elizabeth	Pembroke
Simcoe	First	Mort on, Mary I.	Barrie
Simcoe	Second	McDermid, Ina E.	Collingwood
Simcoe	Third	Giffen, Robert J	Collingwood
Waterloo	First	Sachs, Alphonse	Galt
Waterloo	Second	Lang, Harold W.	Kitchener
Waterloo	Third	Zarnke, Egbert E.	Kitchener
Welland	First	Bracken, Evelyn G.	Niagara Falls
Welland	Second	Kellam, Margaret C.	Niagara Falls
Welland	Third	Lowry, Charles A.	Niagara Falls
Wellington	First	Dawson, Grace L.	Guelph
Wellington	Second	Bowman, Mary E. R.	Guelph
Wellington	Third	Oakes, Walter A.	Guelph
Wentworth	First	Fisher, Edith M.	Hamilton
Wentworth	Second	Coutts, Martha J.	Hamilton
Wentworth	Third	Lewis, John H.	Hamilton
York	First	Eagleson, R. Laverne	Markham
York	Second	Macdonald, Allan	Weston
York	Third	Clark, Marion L.	Markham
Toronto	First	Williamson, Mary E.	Parkdale C. I.
Toronto	Second	Eadie, Hazel	Parkdale C. I.
Toronto	Third	Baker, Vernon E.	Oakwood C.I.

Examination Circular No. 144

580, Nov. 1916

Ontario Department of Education

Carter Scholarship

1916

The Minister of Education announces herewith the third award of the Scholarship provided for by the Will of the late J. I. Carter, of Sarnia. These Scholarships are awarded to the three candidates who obtained the highest marks on the 1916 June Upper School examinations in the city of Toronto and in each of the twenty-four counties, or groups of counties named below. The values of the Scholarships are as follows: -

To the competitor who obtained the highest aggregate of marks 100.00
To the one who ranked second on the aggregate 60.00
To the one who ranked third on the aggregate 40.00

Cheques for the amounts awarded will be issues by the Provincial Treasurer, in due course, to those named below and will be sent in care of the Principal of the School from which they were candidates.

Toronto, Nov. 10, 1916

Handbill Transcription

Carter Scholarship 1916 Transcription