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The Eden School District was organized formally in Eden, in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale, in January 1913. Three years later, it joined the burgeoning rural school consolidation movement when it became Eden Consolidated School, consolidating with Acton School No. 155, Hill Head School No. 860, and Seneca School No. 887. In 1917, a two-storey brick school building was erected. It became part of the Beautiful Plains School Division in 1968 and was demolished in 1970. The Eden Collegiate was built in 1963 and operated until 1970 when high school students were bussed to Neepawa. The building was used for elementary classes and renamed J. M. Young School after school trustee James Miller “Jim” Young.
A monument in front of the school building was dedicated on 2 June 1967 in commemoration of Canadian Confederation in 1867.
Period
Principal
1918
Frances Irwin? Breadner
1918
M. Gladys P. Matchett
1919
Frederick Philip Grove (1871-1948)
1920
David Harmon Lent (1858-1938)
1920
Isabel A. Thomas
1921
Alice Shaver (?-?)
1921-1922
Frederick Philip Grove (1871-1948)
1922-1927
Louise Anne Foreman Elliott (1894-1974)
1927-1929
D. C. McFadyen
1929-1930
Thomas Patrick King (1873-1954)
1930-1941
Ivan Lorne Hamilton (1900-1985)
1941-1947
Archibald James McClacherty “Archie” Thom (1907-2000)
1947-1950
Marion Elizabeth Todd Pye (1912-2002)
1950-1952
Ralph Ernest Mayes (1891-1969)
1952-1957
Marion Elizabeth Todd Pye (1912-2002)
1957-1958
John Lord
1958-1964
Mr. Beverley D. Randall
1964-1965
Richard Hanke
1965-1971
A. T. Hersak
1971-1973
Robert Bradley
1973-1976
?
1976-1980
Mrs. Elizabeth Sumner
1980-1981
Mike Tkachuk
1981-1984
Eldwood Cameron
School Year
Teachers
1914-1915
E. Van Wyck
1915-1916
Miss Bloomer
1916-1917
Miss Bloomer
1917-1918
Alison Drysdale, Miss Mayhew
1918-1919
Frances Irwin? Breadner (grades 7-11, Fall), Alison Drysdale (grades 1-3), M. Gladys P. Matchett (grades 7-10, Spring), Nellie Murray (grades 4-6)
1919-1920
Mary Bell Currie (grades 3-6), Alison Drysdale (grades 1-2), Frederick Philip Grove (grades 7-10, Fall), David Harmon Lent (grades 7-10, Spring), Colin Douglas Street (grades 1-4)
1920-1921
Ethel T? Davidson (grades 3-5, Fall), Alison Drysdale (grades 6-8), O. Makin (grades 1-3), Lily D. Rutledge (grades 3-5, Spring), Alice Shaver (grade 10, Spring), Isabel A. Thomas (grade 9, Fall)
1921-1922
Catherine Grove (grades 5-8), Frederick Philip Grove (grades 9-11), Emma Laura Johnson (grades 1-2, May-June), Audrey Leach (grades 1-2, Fall), Lily D. Rutledge (grades 2-4), G. W. Wishart (grades 1-2, January-May)
1922-1923
E. Craig, L. Rutledge
1923-1924
E. Craig, L. Rutledge
1924-1925
E. Craig
1925-1926
Miss Vinnell, Irene Spence, Gladys Thompson
1926-1927
B. Gamey, M. Mitchell, Gladys Thompson, Miss Vinnell
1927-1928
G. Menzies, Marjorie Ram, Gladys Thompson, Miss Vinnell
1928-1929
M. B. Currie, Wilmot Foley, G. Menzies, Marjorie Ram
1929-1930
Sadie Barber, Wilmot Foley, R. H. Horne, Marjorie Ram, Muriel Ritchie
1930-1931
Sadie Barber, R. H. Horne, Marjorie Ram, Muriel Ritchie, Stella Whaley
1931-1932
Sadie Barber, R. H. Horne, Marjorie Ram, Muriel Ritchie, Stella Whaley
1932-1933
Sadie Barber, Leila Fraser, R. H. Horne, Marjorie Ram, Stella Whaley
1933-1934
Laura Fraser, Leila Fraser, Joyce Keys, Marjorie Ram, Stella Whaley
1934-1935
Verna Coad, Laura Fraser, William McLaughlin, Marjorie Ram, Stella Whaley
1935-1936
Verna Coad, Laura Fraser, William McLaughlin, Marjorie Ram, Stella Whaley
1936-1937
Verna Coad, Laura Fraser, William McLaughlin, Stella Whaley
1937-1938
William McLaughlin, Margaret Morton, Kay Ram
1938-1939
Anna Campbell, William McLaughlin, Margaret Morton, Ada Ram, Kay Ram
1939-1940
Anna Campbell, William McLaughlin, Margaret Morton, Ada Ram, Kay Ram
1940-1941
Anna Campbell, William McLaughlin, Verna Meldrum, Margaret Morton, Marion E. T. Pye, Kay Ram
1941-1942
Donald Fraser, William McLaughlin, Verna Meldrum, Marion E. T. Pye, Kay Ram
1942-1943
O. Babcock, Jessie Campbell, E. M. Currie, Donald Fraser, William McLaughlin, Marion E. T. Pye
1943-1944
O. Babcock, Olive Berg, E. M. Currie, Donald Fraser, Marion E. T. Pye
1944-1945
Olive Berg, Ada Clark, E. M. Currie, Donald Fraser, Marion E. T. Pye
1945-1946
Ada Clark, E. M. Currie, Donald Fraser, Marion E. T. Pye, Gwen Smith
1946-1947
E. M. Currie, Donald Fraser, Marion E. T. Pye, Gwen Smith
1947-1948
Miss Bamford, E. M. Currie, M. R. Kotchon
1948-1949
Miss Bamford, Ernest Brennan, Iona Chisholm, E. M. Currie
1949-1950
Inez Armstrong, Ernest Brennan, E. M. Currie, Esther Hoffman
1950-1951
E. M. Currie, J. Olson, Evelyn Sigurdson
1951-1952
E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, E. H. Ranson, Mrs. E. H. Ranson
1952-1953
E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths
1953-1954
E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths
1954-1955
E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Alberta Kennedy
1955-1956
E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Alberta Kennedy, William Nowasad
1956-1957
Harvey Benson, E. M. Currie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Alberta Kennedy
1957-1958
Miss Anderson, Harvey Benson, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke
1958-1959
Miss Anderson, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, Emma Dianne Randall
1959-1960
G. Barker, Charlene Ferris, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, Emma Dianne Randall
1960-1961
Charlene Ferris, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, R. MacDonald, Emma Dianne Randall
1961-1962
Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Ruth Nelson Deason, Geraldine Gibson, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, Sid Keele, Thomas Podruchny, Emma Dianne Randall
1962-1963
Mrs. Vera Birnie, Geraldine Gibson, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, Sid Keele, Thomas Podruchny, Emma Dianne Randall, Karl Sauerborn
1963-1964
Mrs. Vera Birnie, Geraldine Gibson, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Richard Hanke, Sid Keele, Emma Dianne Randall
1964-1965
Clarence Bailey, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Geraldine Gibson, Marjorie Greenhalgh, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Sid Keele, James Small
1965-1966
Mrs. Vera Birnie, Marjorie Greenhalgh, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Sid Keele, James Small
1966-1967
W. Aberdeen, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Sid Keele, James Small
1967-1968
Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, Doreen Rutherford, Mrs. Margaret Skibinsky
1968-1969
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, G. Osborne
1969-1970
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Lorna Fieldberg, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, G. Osborne, Mrs. Janet Osborne, Mrs. Joy Roset, Mrs. Dorothy Vopni
1970-1971
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Lorna Fieldberg, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, G. Osborne, Mrs. Janet Osborne, Mrs. Joy Roset, Mrs. Dorothy Vopni
1971-1972
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Ina Dyck, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, Rose Nowak, Mrs. Janet Osborne, Mrs. Joy Roset
1972-1973
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Ina Dyck, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Margaret Lowry, Dave Miller, Rose Nowak, Mrs. Janet Osborne, Mrs. Joy Roset
1973-1974
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Vera Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Robert Hobbs, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Janet Osborne, Mrs. Joy Roset
1974-1975
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn
1975-1976
Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn
1976-1977
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Robert Ferguson, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Grant Harkness, Eleanor Harris, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Sharon Murray, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Dorothy Winter
1977-1978
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Michael Whelan, Dorothy Winter
1978-1979
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Dorothy Winter
1979-1980
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Remi Bouchard, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Doris Griffiths, Eleanor Harris, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Dorothy Winter
1980-1981
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Remi Bouchard, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Eleanor Harris, Vivianne Howard, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Kilburn, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Dorothy Winter
1981-1982
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Remi Bouchard, Don Clark, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Ruth Hanke, Eleanor Harris, Vivianne Howard, William Jordan, Mrs. Mary E. Osborne, Dorothy Winter
1982-1983
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Remi Bouchard, Don Clark, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Ruth Hanke, Eleanor Harris, Vivianne Howard, William Jordan, Mrs. Leslie Moyes, Dorothy Winter
1983-1984
Orma Baker, Mrs. Connie Birnie, Don Clark, Mrs. Dorothy Cook, Mrs. Fran Fraser, Mrs. Enid Graham, Mrs. Ruth Hanke, Eleanor Harris, Vivianne Howard, William Jordan, Mrs. Dorothy Maluk, Mrs. Doris Shuttleworth, Mrs. Arlette Todd, Mrs. Mary Wisnoski
Eden Consolidated School (no date) by R. E. Beecher
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 12.
Eden School (April 1965)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7454, Album 21, Page 73.
Eden Collegiate centennial monument in front of the present Eden School (August 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.37388, W99.47253
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eden School No. 510 (Municipality of Hamiota)
Memorable Manitobans: James Miller Young (1901-1986)
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“School named after veteran trustee,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 March 1970.
One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.
Rosedale Remembers, 1884-1984 by Rosedale Centennial Committee, c1984, pages 74-75.
East of the Mountains: Eden-Birnie Story, Wards 2 and 5, Rural Municipality of Rosedale, Manitoba: 1877-1984 by Eden Birnie History Book Committee, 1984. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.E35 Eas]
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 November 2024
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