{"id":4541,"date":"2016-11-10T04:45:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T04:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/?page_id=4541"},"modified":"2020-05-22T05:00:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T05:00:23","slug":"sir-william-dawson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/archives\/lost-schools\/sir-william-dawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir William Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>935 Helmcken Street<\/p>\n<p>1900\u00a0&#8211; 1972<\/p>\n<p>Named for Sir John William Dawson (1820-1800), Canadian geologist and president of McGill University.<\/p>\n<p>Opened in 1900.\u00a0In 1914, this\u00a0building became King George High School when a new Dawson School building was erected next door in the same block. Closed in 1972 and used by City School and Ideal School (1974-1977.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4550\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-school-in-1892.jpg\" alt=\"dawson-school-in-1892\" width=\"1101\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-school-in-1892.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-school-in-1892-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-school-in-1892-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-school-in-1892-1024x733.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4546\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902.jpg\" alt=\"dawson-school-1902\" width=\"2973\" height=\"2055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902.jpg 2973w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1902-1024x708.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2973px) 100vw, 2973px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4537\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900.jpg\" alt=\"scannew30001-1900\" width=\"2840\" height=\"2129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900.jpg 2840w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/ScanNew30001-1900-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2840px) 100vw, 2840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4564\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post.jpg\" alt=\"dawson-school-1908post\" width=\"2998\" height=\"1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post.jpg 2998w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1908post-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2998px) 100vw, 2998px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4547\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06.jpg\" alt=\"dawson-school-1905-or-06\" width=\"2993\" height=\"1872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06.jpg 2993w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Dawson-School-1905-or-06-1024x640.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2993px) 100vw, 2993px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4545\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool.jpg\" alt=\"1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-a15828dawsonschool\" width=\"2896\" height=\"1917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool.jpg 2896w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1a4802a9-9400-4748-a618-cab605ce7f7a-A15828DawsonSchool-1024x678.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2896px) 100vw, 2896px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4560\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1.jpg\" alt=\"save1815-1940teachers-and-students-work-in-a-victory-gardena\" width=\"1381\" height=\"1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1.jpg 1381w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1815-1940Teachers-and-students-work-in-a-Victory-Gardena.-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1381px) 100vw, 1381px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4559\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1.jpg\" alt=\"save1813-1940primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya\" width=\"1799\" height=\"1347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1.jpg 1799w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save1813-1940Primary-students-read-picture-books-in-the-librarya-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1799px) 100vw, 1799px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4554\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0600-1953a\" width=\"1307\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1.jpg 1307w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0600-1953a-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1307px) 100vw, 1307px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4553\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0599-1956a\" width=\"1428\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0599-1956a-1-1024x717.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1428px) 100vw, 1428px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4552\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir.jpg\" alt=\"1952the-red-cross-choir\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/1952The-Red-Cross-Choir-1024x731.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4563\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0608-1951apost\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1-768x959.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0608-1951apost-1-820x1024.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4556\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0607-1972lastwalkthrough\" width=\"1579\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1.jpg 1579w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0607-1972lastwalkthrough-1-1024x649.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1579px) 100vw, 1579px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4555\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0606-1972-chuckbailey\" width=\"1331\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1.jpg 1331w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1-1024x769.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0606-1972-ChuckBailey-1-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1331px) 100vw, 1331px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4558\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1.jpg\" alt=\"save0615-george-4r\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1-768x899.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2016\/11\/Save0615-George-4r.-1-874x1024.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9080\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2100\" height=\"1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001.jpg 2100w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001-1024x720.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001-1536x1080.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/files\/2020\/05\/CCI05212020_0001-2048x1439.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2100px) 100vw, 2100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>935 Helmcken Street 1900\u00a0&#8211; 1972 Named for Sir John William Dawson (1820-1800), Canadian geologist and president of McGill University. Opened in 1900.\u00a0In 1914, this\u00a0building became King George High School when a new Dawson School building was erected next door in the same block. Closed in 1972 and used by City School and Ideal School (1974-1977.) &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4541","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4541"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9081,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4541\/revisions\/9081"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/heritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}