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Designed by local architect John Nelson Semmens and completed in December 1911, the school commemorated school trustee William Bannatyne. The three-storey, colonial-style building of red brick and white columns had eight classrooms situated on its first and second floors, with a gymnasium / assembly room on the third floor. It also had a library, manual training room, domestic science room, staff room, Principal’s office, and an office for the St. James School Board. An annex with two classrooms, a small gymnasium and a Principal’s office was added to the north side in 1924.
In 1962, a new school building designed by the architectural firm of Moody Moore and Partners was constructed beside the annex at a cost of about $202,000. It contained 12 classrooms, a medical unit, and a combined gymnatium and auditorium. It came into use in the fall of 1962 and was opened officially at a ceremony held in November 1962. An additional wing was added to it in 1969-1970 on the site of the former annex, which was demolished to make way. The original building was demolished in the summer of 1970.
A 100th anniversary celebration was held at Bannatyne School on 4 and 6 May 2012, attended by past and present students, past and present teachers, and friends. Commemorative exhibits were displayed in the library, of antiques, memorabilia of a Brownie Pack which has met at Bannatyne continually since 1924 (and has been led by just four Brown Owls through the years), and student attendance records from 1911. As of May 2012, the attendance records were held at the school but they have since been transferred to the custody of the St. James-Assiniboia School Division.
Among the noteworthy alumni of the school are bandleader Jimmy King and golfer George Knudson.
On 9 June 2012, an MHS Centennial Organization Award was presented to Principal Lucille McGillivray on behalf of Bannatyne School.
Period
Principal
1911-1913
George Robert Farrar Prowse (1860-1946)
1913-1923
Eliza May Bissett Higgins (1885-1961)
1923-1925
Gudmundur Olafur Thorsteinson (1888-1934)
1925-1937
Shirley Annie Redmond (1876-?)
1937-1951
Harold Edwin Richard Murphy (1894-1975)
1951-1952
Ervyn Milne Houck (1905-1993)
1952-1953
James Weir Cowan (1910-1959)
1953-1958
Raymond Cleave “Ray” Davis (1920-2017)
1958-1966
Lyall Evert Sims (1930-1996)
1966-1968
George Peter Krahn (c1933-2012)
1968-1975
Leonard Harvey “Len” Goldsborough (1931-2012)
1975-1981
David William “Dave” Frye (1942-2020)
1981-1983
Peter Sawatsky (1926-2006)
1983-1985
John Carlyle
1985-1991
Victor Mollot
1991-1999
Lucille Mollot
1999-2000
Liz Corbett
2000-2003
Hitesh Raval
2003-2005
Ronald Pelletier
2005-2012
Lucille McGillivray
2012-2015
Lorelei Stefler
2015-?
Roné Boyko
Period
Vice-Principal
1963-1966
Leonard Harvey “Len” Goldsborough (1931-2012)
1966-1967
Martha Hilda Pokrant Wonnick
1967-1970
1970-1973
Vivian Doris Glass (1920-2009)
1988-1989
P. Thibodeau
1989-1990
M. Monk
School Year
Teachers
1911-1912
Marjorie Andrews, May Bissett, Irene Campbell
1912-1913
Marjorie Andrews, Elma Baldwin, May Bissett, Irene Campbell, Jane Davis Cox, S. H. Rodgers, Jean A. Rogers
1913-1914
Miss E. I. Bissett, Minnie Buckley, Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned
1914-1915
Miss E. I. Bissett, Ethel M. Emerson, Katherine N. Learned
1915-1916
Ethel M. Emerson, Katherine N. Learned
1916-1917
Minnie Buckley, Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow
1917-1918
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow
1918-1919
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie
1919-1920
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Mabel Morrow
1920-1921
Mary E. Allen, Ethel M. Emerson, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow
1921-1922
Mary E. Allen, Grace Graham, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Emily B. Stoddart
1922-1923
Mary E. Allen, Ada Bowler, Miss E. Campain, Mary Cuthbertson, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart
1923-1924
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart
1924-1925
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart, G. O. Thorsteinson
1925-1926
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow, Emily B. Stoddart, G. O. Thorsteinson
1926-1927
Ada Bowler, M. Casey, T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ethel Alida Paisley
1927-1928
Ada Bowler, T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Greta Maxwell, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers
1928-1929
T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Katherine N. Learned, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace
1929-1930
T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1930-1931
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1931-1932
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1932-1933
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1933-1934
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1934-1935
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1935-1936
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1936-1937
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1937-1938
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood
1938-1939
E. J. Beale, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton
1939-1940
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton
1940-1941
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton
1941-1942
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Blanche Christilaw, Mary Cuthbertson, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Ralph E. Wendeborn, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton
1942-1943
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Mary Cuthbertson, Miss H. J. Dobson, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Anna Mary Wallace, Ralph E. Wendeborn
1943-1944
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn
1944-1945
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Lola McDowell, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn
1945-1946
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Lola McDowell, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn
1946-1947
Ada Bowler, Marguerite Breckon, Pearl Cowan, Mr. B. Grafton, Lola McDowell, Miss E. C. Remer, Jessie A. Rogers, Mabel Smithers, Ralph E. Wendeborn
1947-1948
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Pearl Cowan, Mr. B. Grafton, Miss E. C. Remer, Jessie A. Rogers, Mabel Smithers, Margaret Staples
1948-1949
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Winnifred Cockbill, Pearl Cowan, Ann Harper, Sydney Perlmutter, Emma Serbin, Margaret Staples
1949-1950
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Winnifred Cockbill, Ann Harper, Mrs. V. Knudson, Mrs. McDonald, Margaret Miller, Sydney Perlmutter, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin
1950-1951
Jean A. Arneson, Keith Chorneyko, Ann Harper, Sydney Perlmutter, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss A. M. Trickett, Miss P. Welsman
1951-1952
Jean A. Arneson, Keith Chorneyko, Ann Harper, Miss M. Harriott, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss P. Webb, Miss P. Welsman
1952-1953
Keith Chorneyko, Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Ann Harper, Miss M. Harriott, Miss R. Hutton, Miss F. Lints, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Marie Smith, Miss E. Thick
1953-1954
Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Mrs. R. Gerelies, Irene H. Gill, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. H. Harris, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski
1954-1955
Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Irene H. Gill, Mrs. M. Graham, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. H. Harris, Miss McLelland, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski
1955-1956
Miss L. Atkinson, Miss D. S. Charbonneau, Mrs. T. Forbes, Irene H. Gill, Miss E. Harmer, Miss S. Kiss, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski
1956-1957
Miss D. S. Charbonneau, Mrs. T. Forbes, Irene H. Gill, Mrs. M. Graham, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. Isfeld, Miss S. Kiss, Grace Neufeld, Miss L. Riddell, Miss Ritchie, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Mr. F. H. Voth
1957-1958
Miss I. Abbott, Miss E. Harmer, Miss E. Houck, Miss T. Luptak, Kathleen Pogson, Emma Serbin, Mr. F. H. Voth, Miss M. Welligan, Johanna Zdebiak
1958-1959
Miss T. Luptak, Mrs. E. McConnell, Kathleen Pogson, Emma Serbin, Mrs. B. Shaw
1959-1960
Mr. N. Bobbie, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Miss T. Luptak, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. P. Venselaar
1960-1961
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms, Mrs. T. Woychuk
1961-1962
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. O. Kasian, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1962-1963
Miss T. Brownrigg, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss G. Ferguson, Mr. T. Holbrow, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Miss E. Sproule, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1963-1964
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss G. Ferguson, Mrs. M. Hanson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mr. G. Leask, Miss S. Malmgren, Mrs. D. Martin, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Miss E. Regier, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. A. Rickey, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. S. Speirs, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Miss T. Voorsmit, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1964-1965
Mrs. A. Buxton, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. E. Dahl, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss L. Falconer, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. N. Graham, Miss L. Grant, Mrs. M. Hanson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. A. Kroeker, Mrs. R. Lloyd, Mrs. K. Mahailoff, Miss S. Malmgren, Miss H. McDonald, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. T. Messing, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mr. B. Sim, Miss P. Snyder, Mrs. S. Speirs, Mr. T. Veale, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1965-1966
Mrs. S. Aldinger, Miss R. Biedler, Mr. M. Biluk, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. G. Carriere, Miss M. Cordell, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Mr. J. Friesen, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Hamblin, Mrs. L. Kaminsky, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. T. Messing, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mr. B. Sim, Mr. P. Stein, Mr. J. Susko, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Annie “Annetta” Wiechman, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1966-1967
Mr. F. Bilous, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. M. Hignett, Mrs. L. Kaminsky, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mr. W. Kesanko, Miss C. Locht, Mr. K. McInnes, Miss S. McMillan, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. V. Natyna, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Mr. G. Shirtliffe, Mr. C. Sodeen, Miss M. Traynor, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Mrs. M. Wonnick, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1967-1968
Mr. F. Bilous, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. M. Hignett, Miss J. Houston, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. M. Kelly, Mr. W. Kesanko, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. S. Reid, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Mr. G. Shirtliffe, Mr. C. Sodeen, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. G. Stangroom, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Mrs. M. Wonnick, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1968-1969
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Miss C. Corbett, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. M. Kelly, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Miss S. McMillan, Mrs. M. Moir, Mrs. C. Mott, Miss Eleanor Preece, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. J. Schellenberg, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Miss N. Smith, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
1969-1970
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. Denise Frankard, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. Nancy Hodgson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Miss S. McMillan, Miss Inez Mikkelson, Mrs. M. Moir, Miss Eleanor Preece, Mrs. C. Rischer, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms
c1970
Mrs. Wendy Brown (grade 1), Mrs. Kay Cameron (social studies, library), Miss Denise Frankard (French), Miss Anne Froese (music), Vivian Doris Glass (grades 4-6), Mrs. Lois Hamm (health), Mrs. Nancy Hodgson (grade 2), Mrs. Olga Kasian (grade 3), Victor Krenz (grades 5 and 6), Mrs. Lisa Martin (grade 6), Miss Shirley McMillan (grade 3), Lawrence Melnyk (grades 4-6), Miss Inez Mikkelson (physical education), Miss Eleanor Preece (grade 2), Mrs. Freda Psooy (resource), Mrs. Kemy Shepherd (kindergarten), Anne Marie Stadnyk (physical education, science), Mrs. Iris Wengreniuk (grade 3), Constance Jean “Connie” Worms (grade 1)
c1970-2005
?
2005-2006
Jill Boychuk, Cheryl Horrocks, Nicole Joyal, Simone Labossiere, Rachelle Lafleche-Mohammed, Laura Newbury, Patric Peloquin, Jennifer Rothwell, Alice Russell, Lydia Tanner, Robert Vallee, Kathryn Waruk, Diane Wiebe
The original Bannatyne School (1939)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7451, Album 14, Page 31.
The original Bannatyne School (1960s)
Source: Bannatyne School
The original Bannatyne School (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0010
The original Bannatyne School at right with the newer school at left (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0011
The Bannatyne School annex (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0013
Bannatyne School along with the datestone from the original building (May 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Bannatyne School (May 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
An exhibit of antiques for a 100th anniversary celebration in May 2012 included a time capsule, sealed on 31 December 1970 by Principal Len Goldsborough.
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
School attendance records from 1911 where on display during a 100th anniversary celebration in May 2012.
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
A stone bench was unveiled as part of 100th anniversary celebrations in May 2012.
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88164, W97.26532
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Moody and Moore / MMP Architects
Manitoba Department of Education, Departmental Report for 1911, Inspectorial Division No. 17, page 105, Legislative Library of Manitoba.
“Bannatyne School marks its fiftieth anniversary,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 May 1961, page 68.
“Jottings from the business world,” Winnipeg Free Press, 24 November 1962, page 54.
“Bannatyne School plans big farewell to building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1970, page 17.
“Jimmy King’s night beat,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1970, page 8.
Farewell to Bannatyne School 1911-1970 compiled by L. Goldsborough and J. Van Den Bossche, Bannatyne School, 1970.
Obituary [Anne Marie Stadnyk], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 2014.
Obituary [Constance Jean Worms], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 August 2018.
We thank Leonard Goldsborough, Joanne Jeanson, Don Wilkes, Nathan Kramer, and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 November 2024
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