Flora Leona (Banks) Pyne (1893 - 1989)

Born 20 Oct 1893 in Virginia East, Annapolis,Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Everett Clayton Pyne — married 18 Jun 1920 in Semans, Saskatchewan

Descendants

Died 13 May 1989 at age 95 in Digby,Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Flora was born October 20,1893 in Virginia East, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Flora was one of 8 daughters and 2 sons of Edward Banks and Ella Robar.

She graduated from Nova Scotia Normal College in 1916. Flora Leona Banks attained a Grade "B" Physical Training Certificate.^[1]

Physical Training Courses, for teachers will be conducted at the rural Science School, Truro, N. S., during the Mid-summer vacation. At least two hours drill per day will be required in these courses. Candidates in these courses as well as a the Normal College, will be required to furnish themselves with gymnasium shoes and clothing appropriate to the work. Ladies who take the course will find that a one' piece dress which allows freedom of movement, will add greatly to the comfort of the pupil and success of the instruction.

Flora was awarded Second Rank Diploma (1915-16) at the Provincial Normal College of Nova Scotia (p. 104, Journal of Education)

Flora was paid 30.67 for teaching 79 1/2 days in the Public School of Annapolis for the half year ending January 31, 1915.^[2] Flora Banks was paid 40.38 for teaching 106 days, listed under Poor Sections for the half year ended 30th June, 1915.(p. 143) Flora Banks was paid 44.56 for teaching 102 days ending for the half year 2 Feb 1917. (p. 8) Flora was paid 42.37 for teaching 97 days for the year ending 30 June, 1917 in Annapolis East., Nova Scotia ^[3]

Flora taught school in Saskatchewan where she taught at Rayburn & Watrous schools, and filled in as a substitue in Semans. She met Everett at a school function. She taught school for about 6 years before marrying her husband, Everett Clayton Pyne on 18 June 1920, in Semans, Mount Hope No. 279, Saskatchewan, Canada. The family homesteaded until 1934, when the hardships of the Depression forced the family to return to their Nova Scotia roots. Flora worked as a seamstress at CFB Cornwallis for several years. Flora lived in a seniors facility in Digby for the last years of her life. Her mind remained as sharp as ever. Flora was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church. She passed away in 1989 at 95 years, at Digby General Hospital after a fall from a hospital bed required hip surgery. She was buried in Clementsvale Cemetery.

Footnotes

Flora graduated from the Normal School of Truro in 1916. These were some of the teaching expectations/conditions of the time in Nova Scotia.

1915~ Truly, the life-style of a school teacher has changed radically in the last 50 or 60 years. For example,a 1915 teachers’ magazine listed the following rules of conduct for teachers of that day:

• You will not marry during the terms of your contract.

• You are not to keep company with men.

• You must be home between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless attending a school function.

• You must not loiter downtown in any of the ice cream stores.

• You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board.

• You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless he is your father or brother.

• You may not smoke cigarettes.

• You may not dress in bright colors.

• You may under no circumstances dye your hair.

• You must wear at least two petticoats.

• Your dresses must not be any shorter than two inches above the ankle.

• To keep the schoolroom neat and clean, you must: sweep the floor at least once daily; scrub the floor at least once a week with hot, soapy water; clean the blackboards at least once a day; and start the fire at 7 a.m. so the room will be warm by 8 a.m.

- Buckeye Farm News http://nstu.ca/images/Documents/Full_History.pdf

Sources

1. ↑ Journal Of Education, p. 214.
2. ↑ p. 8, Journal of Education
3. ↑ Journal of Education Being the Semi-Annual Supplement to the Report of the Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia. p. 152

"Canada, Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KML4-ZSQ : 8 December 2014), Flora Leona Banks, 1893, Birth Registration; citing p. 99100166, volume 1893, Virginia East, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.

"Nova Scotia Delayed Births, 1837-1904," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRF-K49W : accessed 15 March 2016), Flora Leona Banks, 20 Oct 1893; citing Birth, Virginia East, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate number 991166, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.

"Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHKN-NJB : accessed 15 March 2016), Flora L Banks in household of Edward M Banks, G, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 13, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-3MCT : accessed 15 March 2016), Flora Banks in entry for Edward Banks, 1911; citing Census, Annapolis Sub-Districts 1-23, Nova Scotia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,680.

"United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XLMP-J6B : accessed 02 Sep 2014), Flora L Banks, May 1919; citing "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954," Ancestry.com; Ship , arrival port St John, New Brunswick, , line 21, NARA microfilm publication M1464, roll 369, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954 , Affiliate Publication Number: M1464 , Affiliate Film Number: 369

Journal of Education Being the Semi-Annual Supplement to the Report of the Superintendent of Education for Nova Scotia. October, 1916 Published by Order of the Legislature of Nova Scotia Halifax N.S.: 1916. Available: https://books.google.ca/books?id=bgVGAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=Flora%20Banks&f=false http://nstu.ca/images/Documents/Full_History.pdf

• Primary Information from Nina Pyne

• Notes from Lois Jenkins, Annapolis Genealogist

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Nina Pyne for creating Banks-1377 on 27 Aug 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Nina and others.

Banks-1930 was created by Nina Pyne on May 12, 2014.