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Frontier College
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an educational institution, founded in 1899, which, through correspondence courses and field teachers, provides educational opportunities for workers in frontier lumber and mining camps.
Quotations
1958
One of the most interesting and constructive educational enterprises in Canada . . . is the Frontier College.
1964
By day the teacher swings pick and shovel for the same pay as other laborers. But in the evening he becomes an instructor for Frontier College, one of 90 students sent out for the summer to work and teach across the country.
1966
Recruiting will take place for the Frontier College on Tuesday, February 22.