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In August 1913, a school was established in Pointe du Bois that had formed around the hydroelectric power generating station built here. Destroyed by fire in 1942, it was replaced a modern brick structure designed by Winnipeg architect Arthur Edward Cubbidge. It was named John G. Glassco School in honour of early power engineer John Girdlestone Glassco as early as 1947. By the late 1950s, it was classified as a Special Revenue school by the Department of Education. An addition and alterations were undertaken in late 1973. The school closed in the the summer of 1983 and the building was used for administrative offices by Winnipeg Hydro (later absorbed into Manitoba Hydro).
Period
Principal
1948-1954
Lawrence Peter Roscoe (1896-1988)
1954-1957
Paul Moroz (1926-2023)
1957-1966
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (1928-1989)
1966-1967
Abe Klassen
1967-1972
Ethel Sarah Smith Russell
1972-1973
Marguerite Charlton
1973-1975
Gwendolyn Ann Luff
1975-1977
Heather Diane Stewart
1977-1979
Sharon Mae Wiebe
1979-1981
Sheila Jean King
School Year
Teachers
1953-1954
Catherine Carmichael (grades 1-4), Margaret E. Cooper (grades 5-8), Lawrence Peter Roscoe (grades 9-11)
1954-1955
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 5-8), Irene Elizabeth Robinson Atkins (grades 1-4), Paul Moroz (grades 9-11)
1955-1956
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 5-8), Irene Elizabeth Robinson Atkins (grades 1-4), Paul Moroz (grades 9-11)
1956-1957
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 5-8), Irene Elizabeth Robinson Atkins (grades 1-4), Elsie M. Leslie (grades 1-4 substitute, part Fall), Paul Moroz (grades 9-11)
1957-1958
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 9-10), Irene Elizabeth Robinson Atkins (grades 5-8, December-June), Lorraine Honatowich? (grades 1-4), Fred J. Ottenbreit? (grades 4-8, August-December)
1958-1959
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 9-11), Irene Elizabeth Robinson Atkins (grades 1-4), Nick S. Kosinsky (grades 5-8)
1959-1960
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 7-11), Isla Doreen Marsh (grades 4-6), Elsie Elizabeth Miller (grade 1-3)
1960-1961
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 7-10), Lorna Margaret Edworthy (grades 1-3), Isla Doreen Marsh (grades 4-6)
1961-1962
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 7-11), Lorna Margaret Edworthy (grades 1-3), Beverly Alberta Samuel (grades 4-6)
1962-1963
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 8-11), Beverly Alberta Samuel (grades 4-7), Ethel Sarah Smith (grades 1-3)
1963-1964
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 8-11), Beverly Alberta Samuel (grades 4-7), Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3)
1964-1965
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 8-11), Carole Audrey Hiebert (grades 1-3), Annette Jane Petter (grades 4-7)
1965-1966
Clare Lavere “Chuck” Atkins (grades 7-9), Brian Murray Adam Wilcox (grades 4-6), Maureen Vivian Kathleen Wilcox (grades 1-3)
1966-1967
Klara Olga Elek (grades 1-3), Abe Klassen (grades 7-9), Peter John Rosenfeld (grades 4-6)
1967-1968
Rodney E. “Rod” Murphy (grades 4-6), Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3)
1968-1969
Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3), Crystal Ann Waters (grades 4-6)
1969-1970
Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3), Crystal Ann Waters (grades 4-6)
1970-1971
Crystal Ann Waters Husarski (grades 4-6), Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3)
1971-1972
Marguerite Charlton (grades 4-6), Ethel Sarah Smith Russell (grades 1-3)
1972-1973
Marguerite Charlton (grades 4-6), Gwendolyn Ann Luff (grades 1-3)
1973-1974
Gwendolyn Ann Luff (grades 1-3), Heather Diane Stewart (grades 4-6)
1974-1975
Gwendolyn Ann Luff (grades 1-3), Heather Diane Stewart (grades 4-6)
1975-1976
Heather Diane Stewart (grades 4-6), Sharon Mae Wiebe (grades 1-3)
1976-1977
Heather Diane Stewart (grades 4-6), Sharon Mae Wiebe (grades 1-3)
1977-1978
Alex Jones (grades 4-6), Sharon Mae Wiebe (grades 1-3)
1978-1979
Alex Jones (grades 4-6), Sharon Mae Wiebe (grades 1-3)
1979-1980
Sheila Jean King (grades 4-6), Teodelinda Phyllis Siciliano (grades 1-3)
1980-1981
Sheila Jean King (grades 4-6), Teodelinda Phyllis Siciliano (grades 1-3)
1981-1982
Diane M. Hill (kindergarten - grade 4, September-December), Elaine Morris (kindergarten - grade 4, January-June)
1982-1983
Elaine Morris (kindergarten - grade 4)
The original Pointe du Bois School (no date) by J. E. S. Dunlop
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 18.
Postcard view of the second Pointe du Bois School, built between 1942 and 1943 (circa 1951)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2016-0020
The former John G. Glassco School building (September 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former John G. Glassco School building (October 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.29786, W95.55133
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Girdlestone Glassco (1879-1948)
“Utilities Committee inspects extension,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 1947, page 3.
“Model of new school draws many visitors,” Springfield Leader, 22 June 1948, page 1.
“City of Winnipeg: Tenders for additions and alterations to John G. Glassco School - Pointe du Bois,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 August 1973, page 36.
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.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
School division student yearly attendance reports (E 0758A), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 March 2025
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