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Ketchum, Philip A.C.
Person · 1899-1964

Philip Allan Cheyne Ketchum was born July 20, 1899 in Cobourg, Ontario to parents Judge and Mrs. Ketchum. He attended Trinity College School from 1912 to 1916. Following matriculation he served as a Junior Master at Lakefield Preparatory School. In 1918 he was accepted into the Royal Flying Corps. and went overseas in July, 1918 for training. In December of 1918, Ketchum was made Second Lieutenant as a pilot; however with the end of the War, Ketchum returned to Ontario in 1919 to pursue his academic career. He attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto from 1919-1923. While at Trinity College, Ketchum was the President of the University Rugby Club, President of the Trinity Athletic Association and Vice President of the Trinity College Literary Institute. After graduation in 1923, he taught for a year at the Upper Canada Preparatory School before returning to TCS as a master at the Junior School. During this time Ketchum earned a Bachelor of Pedagogy from the University of Toronto. In 1927 he entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he completed his BA. Upon graduation in 1929 he taught at St. Mark's School in Massachussets. In 1933, at the age of 32, Ketchum became the Headmaster of Trinity College School. He held this post until 1962, at which time he was made a lifetime member of the Board of Governors. Ketchum died on July 21, 1964.

Scott, Angus C.
Person · 1925-2001

Angus Cheever Scott was born in 1925 to parents Silas Warren Cheever Scott and Marie Louise (nee Morris). He attended Hillfield School and Ridley College. In 1943 Scott entered Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Scott left the university in 1944 for active service with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. Returning to U of T, Scott graduated with a BA in Modern History in 1949. He taught for a year at Appleby College before leaving for Emmanuel College at Cambridge University, where he earned an MA in 1952. In September 1952, Scott joined the staff of Trinity College School in Port Hope as a History teacher. He became Brent Housemaster in 1955 and Assistant Headmaster in 1959. After one year’s leave of absence to attend Harvard, Scott became Trinity College School’s Headmaster in 1962. He held this position until his retirement in 1983. During his tenure as Headmaster teaching standards improved, the School endowment grew, the athletic programs were expanded, and the student advisor program was introduced. Scott died on July 5, 2001.

Wright, Rodger C.N.
Person · 1953-

Rodger Wright was the Trinity College School's tenth Headmaster. Wright attended Upper Canada College (class of 1970) and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1974. He taught Physical Education at Upper Canada College for nine years and served as Department Head and Seaton's Housemaster. In 1983 Wright became Headmaster of Trinity College School and held this position until 2004. During his tenure as Headmaster, the Junior School was revitalized, I.T. was introduced, Le Van Hall was built, student enrollment doubled, and co-education was implemented. Wright left Trinity College School to become the Head of Collingwood School in Vancouver for 12 years, until his retirement in 2016.

Trinity College School
Corporate body · 1865-

Trinity College School was founded in Weston, Ontario. It officially opened in the home of William A. Johnson, the School's founder, on May 1, 1865. There were nine students and faculty. The school grew, and in three years' time larger quarters were needed.
The leading citizens of Port Hope, anxious to have the School located in their town, offered to pay three years' rent on premises suitable for a school. The offer was accepted and Trinity College School opened in Port Hope in September 1868.
During the next thirty years, under the direction of Headmaster Charles Bethune, Trinity College School grew from the motley collection of wooden sheds and buildings which existed initially at the site in Port Hope into a prosperous, thriving academic community.
On a wintry night in 1895 an explosion of a coal oil lamp in one of the master's rooms started a fire which destroyed almost the entire School. No one was hurt and the School was rebuilt in only eight months.
A second disastrous fire occurred in 1928. Again, virtually all of the School was destroyed. But rebuilding the School was not an easy task this time. Although TCS had received promises of funds to help with the reconstruction from the Old Boy community, on the heels of the fire came the Great Depression and many Old Boys had to withdraw their promises.
In 1933, Trinity College School's newly appointed headmaster, Philip Ketchum, found himself in charge of an institution on the brink of bankruptcy. He spent the first few years of his tenure trying to raise funds to pay off a very onerous mortgage. But, through the generosity of a handful of Old Boys, the debt was finally retired.
Throughout the mid-century period, the School experienced tremendous growth in both admissions and facilities under the leadership of Headmaster Ketchum and Junior School principal Charles Tottenham.
Due to the declining enrollment of younger students, the Junior School was closed in 1981 and Charles Tottenham retired. In 1991 The School became co-educational, enrolling its first female students. The Junior School would re-open in 1999 under the leadership of Junior School Head Barbara Piccini.
Today, Trinity College School prepares both boarding and day students for post-secondary education at universities around the world.

Corporate body · 1915-

In 1915 a Junior School at Trinity College School was established for boys under 15, with 16 students. Although they had a separate classroom, dormitories and table at meals, they were housed in the main school building along with the older boys.

A new Junior School building with facilities for 78 boys aged seven to 14 was opened in 1924. It was built as a memorial to those Old Boys who gave their lives during WWI. Howard Boulden was named the master in charge of the Junior School (today known as Boulden House).

Mr. Charles Tottenham was appointed head of the Junior School in 1941, a post he held for the next 40 years. Due to the declining enrolment of younger students, the Junior School was closed in 1981 and Charles Tottenham retired.

The Junior School re-opened in Boulden House in 1999 under the direction of Barbara Piccini. Barbara Piccini served as Head of the Juinor School until retiring in 2018. Jennifer Wyatt succeeds Ms. Piccini as Head of the Junior School.

TCS Parents' Guild
Corporate body · 1902-

The TCS Parents' Guild was founded as The Ladies' Guild in 1902. Comprised of mothers of TCS students, the organization's original mandate was “to complete the chapel and other interests of the School.” Today, the TCS Parents' Guild "enriches the lives of TCS students by providing special touches which enhance their physical, social and general well-being." Since 1993 the Guild has organized the annual Bear Fair.

Corporate body · 1865-

The Board of Governors is one of the main governing bodies of Trinity College School. The contemporary role of the board of governors is to act as a steward of the mission of the Corporation of Trinity College School and to be responsible for overseeing the School’s strategic direction in this regard. The board of governors is the primary policy-making body for the School.

Corporate body · [ca. 1895]-[ca. 1990].

Founded circa 1895, the Old Boys' Association was an organization of Trinity College School alumni. Today, the organization is known as the Trinity College School Alumni Association.

Tottenham, Charles
Person · 1914-2006

Charles Tottenham was born in 1914 in England and moved to Canada in the 1930s to attend Queen's University. In 1941 Tottenham was hired as the Head of the Junior School, or Boulden House, as it was known at the time. He taught History, Geography, and English at the Junior School. Tottenham retired in 1981 and continued to live at Boulden House until his death in 2006 at the age of 92.

Kedwell, Peter
Person

Peter Kedwell worked at TCS from 1975 to 2010 as a Modern Languages teacher. He served as the Head of the Modern Languages department, a member of the Guidance department and the Brent House Housemaster from 1981 to 1982. He received his B.A. from Huron University College and his B.Ed. from the University of Western Ontario. Upon his retirement he was awarded the Toronto Branch Medal and in 2012 received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. in 2017 he became a TCS trustee.

Lawson, Thomas
Person · 1928-

Tom Lawson is an alumnus of Trinity College School, class of 1947. He worked at TCS from 1955 to 1988 as an English teacher. During that time he served as the Ketchum Housemaster and from 1978 to 1988 as the Head of the English Department. He was also founder of the Social Services Corps, and a great advocate of student debates. He received his B.A. from the University of Toronto, his M.A. from King's College, Cambridge and his Ontario Teacher's Certificate. Presently, Lawson is an honorary trustee at TCS.

Haultain family
Family · 1904-[ca.1950]

The Haultain family lived in Port Hope, Ontario during the early and mid- twentieth century and were involved in the military, medicine and law enforcement. Charles S. Haultain (d. 1903) was Assistant Surgeon of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police at Fort MacLeod, Alberta. His wife was active in the Women's Auxilliary of the Speakers Patriotic League and the sister of R.M. Dennistoun, K.C., of Peterborough, Ontario. The couple had four children: Robin, Norman, Charles and Etta. Robin (Robert Mitchell) was born in 1891 in Winnipeg and attended Trinity College School from 1904-1909. He fought in World War I, later became an engineer and then served as an RCMP Special Constable conducting a civil security survey against German sabotage, 1938- 1939. Norman (Francis Arnold Norman) was born June 26, 1895 in MacLeod and attended TCS from 1912-1915. He also served in World War I. Charles Frederick was born July 20, 1900 in MacLeod and attended TCS from 1913-1918. Etta attended Guelph Agricultural College.

Burns, John D.
Person · d. 1987

John D. Burns worked at TCS from 1943 to 1987 as Bickle Housemaster, a History teacher and an Archivist. He completed his undergrad at the University of Toronto and received his Ontario Teacher's Certificate from the Normal School in Toronto. He began working as the School archivist in 1984. He passed away in 1987. In 2005 Trinity College School's Archives were named in his honour.

Prower, Tony
Person · 1928-

Tony Prower is an alumnus of Trinity College School, class of 1946. He was a music master at Trinity College School from 1951-1991. While at TCS, Prower was head of the Glee Club, the Music Club, music director of the Dramatics Club, and coached Middleside Football. Presently, Prower serves as an Honorary Trustee at TCS.

Dale, Geoff
Person · 1918-2017

Geoffrey Dale was born in 1918. He earned his B.A and B.Ed. at the University of Toronto. Dale served in the Toronto Scottish Regiment in the U.K. and Europe in 1940-1945. In 1946 he was hired as a teacher at Trinity College School. He was appointed Assistant to the Headmaster in 1955, Assistant Headmaster in 1968, and Deputy Headmaster in 1978. Dale coached Littleside Football and produced many of the Senior School plays. In 1983 Dale retired from TCS. He passed away in 2018, in his 100th year.

Budge, Donald
Person · 1936-

Donald C. Budge was born in 1936 and attended Trinity College School from 1947-1954. While at TCS, Budge served as a Brent House office, was an assistant editor of the TCS yearbook The Record, and played on the tennis, football, and soccer teams.

Dunbar family
Family · 1913-1957

The Dunbar family lived and worked in Guelph, Ontario. Angus Dunbar was born in December 27, 1899 and was employed as a barrister in Guelph. Angus attended Trinity College School from 1913-1917. His son, Charles 'Rusty' Dunbar also attended TCS from 1953-1957. While at TCS Rusty was head prefect.

Tait, Trevor
Person · b. 1887

Trevor Spottiswoode Tait was born March 20, 1897 to father William Lesesne Tait, Esq. and Florence Amelia Tait of Norfolk, Virginia. Trevor had two siblings: Arthur Lesesne Tait and Dorothy Lancaster Gray. Trevor attended Trinity College School from 1907-1913. Arthur attended also attended TCS from 1907-1912. Trevor married Katharine Stymetz Lamb Tait, a stained glass artist. He died March 10, 1984.

Jack Goering
Person · d. 2017

Jack Goering was born February 16, 1925 in Barcelona, Spain. A TCS alumnus, he attended the school from 1941-1943. Inn his graduating year he served as a prefect and won the Grand Challenge Cup. He received his B.A.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Toronto and his Ontario Teachers Certificate. Jack Goering worked at TCS from 1961 to 1985 as a Science teacher. He was a proud advocate of sustainable living and co-founded the Ganaraska Hiking Trail in Port Hope, Ontario with Pat Lawson.

Seagram, Norman
Person · b. 1934

Norman Seagram was born July 10, 1936 in Toronto to father Norman O. Seagram, a lawyer. Norman Seagram, Jr. entered Trinity College School in 1947 and graduated in 1952.