Note 3 - by Robert

I started kindergarten in Whitby, Ontario. We moved to Deep River in the middle of the school year, and there was no kindergarten being offered in Deep River in 1945. Mother asked me if I wanted to wait until the next school year, or jump into the 1st grade (already half over). I could not imagine what I would do all day with no school to go to, so I opted to jump into 1st grade. After completing kindergarten and 1st grade in one year, I was 2 years ahead of James. James notes that he was a member of the first kindergarten class in Deep River.