Historic Sites of Manitoba: Eden Consolidated School No. 1661 / J. M. Young School (Eden, RM of Rosedale)

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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.

Principals

Period	Principal
1918	Frances Breadner
1919	Frederick Philip Grove (1871-1948)
1919-1920	?
1920-1921	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 L. Hamilton (1900-1985)
1941-1947	Archibald James “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

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1914-1915	E. Van Wyck
1915-1916	Miss Bloomer
1916-1917	Miss Bloomer
1917-1918	Alison Drysdale, Miss Mayhew
1918-1919	Alison Drysdale, Miss Mayhew, N. Murray
1919-1920	M. B. Currie, Alison Drysdale, Miss Mayhew, Kathleen McInnes
1920-1921	E. Davidson, Alison Drysdale, O. Makin, Isabell Thomas
1921-1922	A. Leach, L. Rutledge
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

Photos & Coordinates

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 Goldsborough Site 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)

Sources:

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]

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 November 2022

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