Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Notable Instructors

Notable Instructors

  • Walter Theodore Brown, Languages Instructor, later Head of Yale Department of Religion, Principal and President of Victoria University in the University of Toronto
  • H.Allan Craig, served In W.W. I with the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Regiment and was awarded the D.C.M. for courageous acts in the trenches. During the Second World War he served as commander of the Peterboro Collegiate Rangers. As of 1953 he held the rank of Colonel.
  • Connie Brummel Crook, award-winning author of historical fiction for young readers
  • Dr. James Mills, Classics Instructor, later President of the Ontario Agricultural College from 1874 - 1879.
  • Francis J.A. Morris, Classics Instructor, Head of the English Department, renowned author of books and articles on Botany
  • Fern Rahmel, writer, playwright and regular contributor to CBC Radio
  • Oscar Schlienger, artist, painter, instructor, associate of the Group of Seven
  • Paul Webster, National Development Coach for the Canadian Curling Association
  • William Tassie, 19th century educational reformer, President of Ontario Grammar School Teachers' Association (1869,1870), President of Ontario Grammar School Masters' Association (1871)

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