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

Period	Principal
Before 1928	See St. Vital School No. 2
1928-1929	Wilfred Theodore Morris (1904-1966)
1929-1944	John Wesley Mark (1874-1944)
1944-1945	Mary Crain Doolin (1906-1997)
1945-1946	Herbert Lawrence Walter “Herb” Nemish (c1923-2012)
1946-1947	Jonathan Hughes Arnett (1879-1953)
1947-1948	James Humphrey Plewes (1873-1963)
1948-1953	Alfred John Patrick Moran (1903-1967)
1953-1955	Raymond Arthur Joseph “Ray” Labelle (c1931-1981)
1955-1956	Erhard J. Penner
1956-1959	Sydney Alexander “Syd” Lecker (?-2005)
1959-1968	Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (1912-1995)
1968-1969	Marguerite Edla Norlander
1969-1972	Charlotte Henriette Karloske Sutherland (1912-1995)

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 & Maps

The former Fort Whyte School building (circa 1990) Source: Historic Resources Branch, Public School Buildings Inventory, slide 868. Site Location (lat/long): N49.81875, W97.20749 denoted by symbol on the map above

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: 6 February 2022

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