Tag Archives: Upper Canada College
The Drive by Peregrine Acland…
The Drive Grub pile ! shouts the cook, and in response to his call a dozen men jump out of their beds (which are on the ground) and hastily dress by candle light. A moment later they file into the … Continue reading
Camp Dreams…
Camp Dreams I sigh for the scent of the pines, I weep for the western wind, I long for the laughing riplets That waft me on from behind. Away in the uplands of the North In my dreams I seek … Continue reading
Acland’s Schooling: 1896 – 1907….
Born in 1891, Peregrine Acland’s schooling began at the Model School in Toronto. A “model” school, as I understand it, was an elementary school designated as a teacher-training school. Student-teachers, themselves high-school aged children (i.e., 14-17) that had demonstrated an … Continue reading
Field Punishment No.1 