Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute (IDCI) was erected in 1874. On January 1, 1886, the high school reached the status of a Collegiate Institute by meeting the requirements of the Department of Education. These were, to employ four teachers who were specialists, the erection of a gymnasium [building to the left in image below] and provision for laboratory equipment for the teaching of science.
The first school principal was William Briden, B.A. In 1895, a large addition was added to the front of the building. This addition contained a large science room on the ground floor, above which was an assembly room.
Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute Football
Bill Martin taught at Ingersoll District Collegiate from 1962 to 1995. During that time, and following his retirement until 2012, he coached many high school sports teams, one of which was football.
Bill kept scrapbooks during the football season. The ones scanned include the 1968 season and the 1973 & 1974 seasons.
The scrapbooks contain newspaper articles, as well as his observations and comments about each of the games.
The 1968 Senior Football team Bill coached with Neil Desborough, won the Tri-County Football Championship. That team was inducted into the Ingersoll Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
The scrapbooks were given to Bill Caldwell by Alma Martin and donated to the Ingersoll Sports Hall of Fame.
Generously loaned to Oxford County Library, for digitization purposes, by the Ingersoll Cheese & Agricultural Museum.
IDCI Class Portrait 1926-1927
A panoramic photograph, by E. J. Powell, photographer, Cayuga, ON
IDCI Class Portrait 1937-1938
A panoramic photograph by E. J. Powell, photographer, Cayuga, ON.
IDCI Class Portrait 1943-1944
A panoramic photograph by E. J. Powell, photographer, Cayuga, ON.
IDCI Class Portrait 1949-1950
A panoramic photograph depicting the faculty and student body of 1949-1950 by E. J. Powell, photographer of Cayuga.
IDCI Class Portrait 1950-1951
A panoramic photograph depicting the faculty and student body of 1950-1951 by E. J. Powell, photographer, of Cayuga.
IDCI Class Portrait 1953-1954
A panoramic photograph, posed on the sports field by photographer E. J. Powell, Cayuga, ON.
IDCI Class Portrait 1955-1956
A panoramic photograph by photographer E. J. Powell, Cayuga, ON.
IDCI Class Portrait, circa 1925
A panoramic photograph of the student body, posed on the school grounds.
IDCI Class Portraits 1911-1921
Discover images and names of early students of IDCI
IDCI Faculty & Staff 1952-1964
Portraits of the dedicated school teachers and staff.
IDCI Literary Society
A 1913 photograph by Hartwell Foster, depicting the Society members.
IDCI School History
Built in 1874 and expanded in 1895, the old collegiate building was replaced on the same site in 1954. Explore the history of the school through keyword searchable clippings.
IDCI Sports
Athletics played a large role in student life and culture. Explore the achievements of IDCI teams over the years.
IDCI Yearbooks
Explore school yearbooks 1933-1981. Revel in student culture and find your classmates from yesteryear.
