In 1952, the Dane McCarthy School (named for local farmer and politician M. Dane MacCarthy) was constructed at SW27-26-15W by the Lawrence Municipal School District in what is now the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore. The modern one-room schoolhouse included an attached teacherage and oil heating. It closed permanently around 1963. The building was sold in 1967 and moved to a farm where it was renovated into a residence. No vestige remains at the site.
Among the teachers of Dane McCarthy School were Mrs. Edna Barnett, Miss Sutterman, Mr. Schura, and Audrey Pich (1961-1962).
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.27416, W99.49936
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Maurice Dane MacCarthy (1878-1953)
Opening the Door - The Past Comes Alive, The History of the Rural Municipality of Lawrence by Lawrence Municipality History Committee, 1997, pages 176-178.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 June 2019
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