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Large heavy bronze medal present by the Protestant Board of School Commissioners in 1898 to Alice Atkinson for General Proficiency. She was a student at Aberdeen School.
Front
PROTESTANT BOARD OF SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF MONTREAL
Two placards with coats of arms: Montreal and Province of Quebec
Back
FOR GENERAL PROFICIENCY IN SCHOOL STUDIES
Laurels surrounding cartouche engraved with Alice Atkinson Aberdeen School June 1898
Comes with original case. Very worn exterior. Part of latching mechanism detached
7 ½ x 7 ½ x 2 cm
Diameter 5 ½ cm
Weight
Aberdeen School in Montreal was a Protestant public school located near Square Saint-Louis in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood. While the school itself was built in the late 19th century, its most notable historical moment came in 1913, when it became the site of one of Canada’s earliest student-led protests.
🏫 Historical Context
- The school served a predominantly Jewish student population, many of whom were recent immigrants from Eastern Europe.
- It was operated by the Protestant School Board of Montreal, which educated Jewish children excluded from the Catholic school system.
- The teaching staff was largely Anglophone and Protestant, while the students were Yiddish- or Russian-speaking and from working-class families.
