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W. I. Tribute ' ., - . . . f At the Ackland Baker Memor- 7 ial Evening in Kintore," the - Lakeside Women's Institute _ tribute written by Mr. Donald _ Seaton April 18, 1974 was read ' ---- _ -e-e by Mr. Don Seaton. . () . " N' A ' __ / . Pf tcr -- br, . Lakeside Institute Tribute : it ' ', , , I or T"U" ”I” l, li, IO _ Today we honour the, memory "a _ T. ; ' 'i-ill, k . b' 'C) tir'" ,' ' a IIE, f of a man for whom this school is 5 VJ. Lili))) i _' g 'tiii) . r' (i 1," named-z-The "A. J. Baker Tf 5;; Rits EiiE Ji: 'sri' . I il School". V Irv ' tiE!iti:e?,, if " tr. [ Ackland James Baker was "we? iN "irii,r','.,] , I 'll. - ' born at Lot 27, Concession 13, _ . T snag; ’ MES' - e. a; , ' East Nissouri May 22, 1901. - , Ilfi't'i . A' r", ‘ tCr'?:?)).?..,, i j He attended McKims School V ' - L" I Tr - c'. Il -; ' a l (S.S. No. /11) and Lakeside _ rr-i-" Eillia i2E L .- . School 15s. No. 10) after which 7 . Tq - I ' i from 1914 until 1918 he attended T . - 0 .1 " a i Woodstock Collegiate Institute, V _ i I graduating with Junior Matricu- V _ _ ' lation and Normal entrance ' certificate. 1 In 1919 he enrolled in Engin- ', eering Course at Queens Uni- l versity, Kingston', Ontario grad- _ i, uating in Electric Engineering A ‘ with the degree Bachelor of 1 . i Science. i I I i‘ ' In 1957 he received the degree A _ _, Mi , if of Professional Engineer from f .. V _ a; - --e. .' I , theIE 1112:1313; f gigginezrid his of the Municipal Act than the I: thirty-three years. ' . kind. considerate and an effic- -. i . p . p . man we honour and no doubt . When this school was, built, lent worker, he had a warm worklng life wasspent m East this knowledge was appreciated H the School Boardrealizing-the personality and it was good to _ . Nissourl. . by the many councils he served. .,~,sel‘vic‘es which A. J. Baker had meet him. He was faithful to his In 1926 he was appointed When the Township School :given to. the Municipality and church and to all. organizations ' sjecrict,arst',1?1Tyyel' of the Un- Area was formed he became _c,"_i"pijreciaiiv't of his many quali- to which he belonged and his = iondale Cheese In.d Butter Secretary-Treasurer of that cities named the school the "A. J. membership was highly valued ' . Company and held this position body and held that position until '"'. Baker_School”. . in all. Early in life he chose a l several years. his death. Here, “too, his h. The ceremony was held course to follow throughout life . In March 1928 he became knowledge of the School Act v,:Novemberr-7,1959. and he, kept the course, the ‘ clerk of. try. Township of East helped solve many 'problems. No doubt there were many Golden Rule was deep in his ' lesourl which position he held In March 1928 he beCame iungtratifPssctrtd $.qu Was, to be philosophy 6f life.' "r , , F “‘tt'l-h‘s _deatl1, 0!r-a.rs?,il?, of rsuht':brstheiTiyu'riefiitt'or"ti)1sst/ .",ii'kiiectedund,alrraou1tr-rntrl'e 'tW, 'niisschryoyis narnetrfortA'.0.. 'V I thirty-three years. No one m the Nis'souri which' position he held tiresolved but» an effort 1 was _ Baker-an effieiertt;Publie Serv- . . l! county had a better knowledge until death, or for a span of it made.However, he did his best ant, more than that it is a' ' i' _ -- --.---iaAi-vtfrorn dayto day. and such was in memorial to a fine gentleman. It '1- over abundance. He was well He died March 7, 1960 and is l - .u _ ":lliked and known far and wide to buried in Christ Church ceme- I T V t, young and old as "Ackland". tery Lakeside, Ontario near the l ii ['Eitii?ra""ii"ti'iiiaiiliNlM'iE "ili"Mt-iliaill. ' i L "W'_' , As a-man, A. J. Baker was church he “Ned so well. I i it "f,rrs'Ncc,'at'-dM My“; r" at: mii we” . _ ’ .- __ -- A _ ' . '. . '. , V v - A _ I Ft iv; $1291., - . ". t- “ ea-.- ", I _ 4.1,; ee_-w» i , 7 - _ _-__ -----» Tq i i, i " i _ . _ i may- lr, -, ' FitrE'C=Lrli:, _- l r ' le-e,,-',--:-:',-------.) 'Fr-, [ I ", ‘ .7..- I It _,,", cr,,-,,-'.' At _ ( It, ' - _ 3T eq-N -.-‘_s-~_ I = , P . IL, 12,4- .3-.. _ ' . y, - T i=ar=ata l , ' - ' V - In“ in ..' -, ( ' ,, wr' 'itta - . Iritialta " 7““? , . l _CrV,s., "_"-t, a“ l i C " (, 1 I / - ti ' s' .k r c-m-rp'; "e i J " w , ,. l 'e-T". h _' ' " r. " -» . 1 El BhFA ' . "" v' . t i i --t--_---N---" W7 - l L (i- I . ' IC); ,., to