Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Vital School No. 1024 / Fort Whyte School / Fort Whyte School No. 2198 (McGillivray Boulevard, Winnipeg)
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Located along McGillivray Boulevard in the Rural Municipality of Fort Garry, in what eventually became the Fort Whyte suburb of Winnipeg, this area was originally part of the St. Vital School District No. 1024. In 1928, a new school was built here to increase classroom capacity. Previously, students in the district attended classes held at St. Vital School No. 2. Constructed of wood frame and stucco, the school opened on 16 November 1928. It was originally a single classroom for senior grades, while the old St. Vital School No. 2 was used for junior grades.
In February 1929, funding for additional classroom space was approved and this building was expanded. During that spring, the new Fort Whyte School District No. 2198 was also formally established in May 1929, having separated from the St. Vital School District and Tuxedo Schoool District No. 1709, with staff from the old St. Vital School No. 2 transferring here to complete that school year.
The school became part of the Assiniboine South School Division in April 1967 and remained in operation until June 1972 when it was closed due to low enrollment. Its remaining students were bused to schools in Charleswood or Tuxedo. The building was used intermittently until it was demolished in the spring of 2005.
Principals
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
Before 1928 |
See St. Vital School No. 2 |
1928-1929 |
Wilfred Theodore Morris (grades 4-8), Mary Dorothy Mulloy (grades 1-3) |
1929-1930 |
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8) |
1930-1931 |
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8) |
1931-1932 |
Mary Dorothy Mulloy McAskill (grades 1-3), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8) |
1932-1933 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8) |
1933-1934 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8) |
1934-1935 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-9) |
1935-1936 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-9) |
1936-1937 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-5), John Wesley Mark (grades 6-10) |
1937-1938 |
Mildred Tinelda McEachran (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-7), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11) |
1938-1939 |
Ruth Dorothy Kenway (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 4-8), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11) |
1939-1940 |
Ruth Dorothy Kenway (grades 1-4), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Gordon Edward Mark (grades 9-11) |
1940-1941 |
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4) |
1941-1942 |
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4) |
1942-1943 |
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4) |
1943-1944 |
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4) |
1944-1945 |
Mary Crain (grades 9-11), John Wesley Mark (grades 5-8, 1944), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4), Helen Kyle Paterson (grades 5-8) |
1945-1946 |
Jonathan Hughes Arnett (grades 5-8), Mary Margaret Neil (grades 1-4), Herbert Lawrence Walter Nemish (grades 9-11) |
1946-1947 |
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), Jonathan Hughes Arnett (grades 5-8), Herbert Lawrence Walter Nemish (grades 9-11) |
1947-1948 |
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), James Humphrey Plewes (grades 6-9) |
1948-1949 |
Gilberte Marie Allard (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 6-9) |
1949-1950 |
Sarah T. Gardner (grades 1-2, 1950), Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-5, 1949; grades 3-6, 1950), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 6-9) |
1950-1951 |
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9) |
1951-1952 |
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9) |
1952-1953 |
Charlotte Hughes (grades 1-4, 1952), Emily May Moffat (grades 1-4, 1953), Alfred John Patrick Moran (grades 5-9) |
1953-1954 |
Raymond Arthur Joseph Labelle (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1954-1955 |
Raymond Arthur Joseph Labelle (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1955-1956 |
Erhard J. Penner (grades 5-9), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1956-1957 |
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1957-1958 |
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1958-1959 |
Sydney Alexander Lecker (grades 5-8), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 1-4) |
1959-1960 |
Polly Dutka (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1960-1961 |
Polly Dutka (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1961-1962 |
Arlene Carol Ruth Munroe (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1962-1963 |
Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8), Arlene Carol Ruth Munroe Walker (grades 1-4) |
1963-1964 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1964-1965 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1965-1966 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1966-1967 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-4), Marguerite Edla Norlander (grades 1-4, 1967), S. A. Rasmussen (grades 1-4, 1967), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 5-8) |
1967-1968 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6) |
1968-1969 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Marguerite Edla Norlander (grades 4-6) |
1969-1970 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6) |
1970-1971 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6) |
1971-1972 |
Elsie Victoria Bordyniuk (grades 1-3), Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (grades 4-6) |
Photos & Coordinates
Sources:
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
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.
A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.
“Fort Whyte – last of two-room schools – to close doors,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1972, page 25.
“Fort Whyte – last of two-room schools – to close doors,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 April 1972, page 25.
Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #18 School District of St. Vital, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.
Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #51 School District of St. Vital, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, St. Vital School District No. 1024 - Daily Register, GR10356, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Fort Whyte School District No. 2198, GR10356, Archives of Manitoba.
Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Deborah MacGregor for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 3 September 2023
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