Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glenwood School / Glenelm School (96 Carmen Avenue, Winnipeg)

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Commissioned in 1929 by the Winnipeg School District, the two-storey brick school was based upon architectural designs of William A. Martin in association with George W. Northwood and Cyril W. U. Chivers, and built by the construction firm of Hazelton and Walin. The structure measured 75 feet by 71 feet 4 inches and was built of reinforced concrete, Alsip’s bricks in a Flemish bond pattern, and masonry trim. In addition to the eight classrooms, it had a teachers’ lounge, Principal’s office, and auditorium in the basement.

Classes were initially held at Lord Selkirk School to start the 1929 Fall Term and began relocating to these premises in mid-September. Initially, the school’s catchment area was lower-grade students on the west side of Kelvin Street [now Henderson Highway]. Its location bisecting upon the school grounds also afforded well-separated outdoor playgrounds, with the eastern yard for boys and the western yard for girls, though this separation was later discontinued.

In 1948, to avoid confusion with Glenwood School in St. Vital, it was renamed Glenelm School. Additions were made in the late 1980s and late 1990s.

Principals

Period	Principal
1929-1944	Margaret Jane “Evelyn” Corbett (1882-1955)
1944-1961	Dora May Little Lowry (1896-1995)
1961-1966	John Lorne Wright (1913-1996)
1966-1968	Frances Louise Martin (1924-2002)
1968-1970	Vernon “Vern” Peters (c1927-1998)
1970-1972	J. W. Hughes
1972-1974	Murray Stern (1923-2014)
1974-1977	Orin G. Cochrane
1977-1980	Pauline Clarke
1980-1989	Donald “Don” McLaren
1989-1993	William B. “Bill” Hinther
1993-2005	Ron Lowe
2005-2018	Brian Peterson
2018-2022	Shane Fox

Teachers

Period	Principal
1929-1930	(partial) Dora May Little
1930-1931	Frances C. Landers, Dora May Little, Margaret MacLeod, P. Reid, F. A. Sanderson
1931-1932	Cathleen L. Henderson, Frances C. Landers, Dora May Little, Margaret J. McLeod, B. Nicks, P. Reid
1932-1933	Cathleen L. Henderson, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1933-1934	Margaret Jane “Evelyn” Corbett (grade 6), Cathleen L. Henderson (grades 2-3), Frances C. Lander (grades 1-2), Dora May Little (grades 5-6), Winnifred McGrath (grade 4), Margaret McLeod (grade 1), Maude Pogue (grades 4-5)
1934-1935	Cathleen L. Henderson, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Winnifred McGrath, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1935-1936	Cathleen L. Henderson, M. Lamb, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Winnifred McGrath, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1936-1937	Cathleen L. Henderson, M. Lamb, Frances C. Lander, Dora May. Little, Winnifred McGrath, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1937-1938	Cathleen L. Henderson, M. Lamb, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Winnifred McGrath, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1938-1939	Cathleen L. Henderson, M. Lamb, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1939-1940	Cathleen L. Henderson, Frances C. Lander, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue, D. Williams
1940-1941	Cathleen L. Henderson, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue, F. Riddell
1941-1942	E. Cox, Cathleen L. Henderson, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1942-1943	E. D. Cox, Cathleen L. Henderson, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1943-1944	E. D. Cox, Cathleen L. Henderson, Dora May Little, Margaret McLeod, Maude Pogue
1944-1945	M. Campbell, E. D. Cox, Cathleen L. Henderson, Maude Pogue
1945-1946	M. Campbell, E. Cox, V. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Maude Pogue
1946-1947	M. P. Campbell, E. D. Cox, V. M. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Maude R. Pogue, L. Wylie
1947-1948	M. P. Campbell, E. D. Cox, V. M. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, M. J. Hunter, Maude R. Pogue, A. M. Webster
1948-1949	Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss E. D. Cox, Mrs. V. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Mrs. M. J. Hunter, Maude R. Pogue, Miss C. Simpson
1949-1950	Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss E. D. Cox, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Mrs. J. M. Hunter, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin
1950-1951	Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss E. D. Cox, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Mrs. J. M. Hunter, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin
1951-1952	Miss M. Bunting, Miss M. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. V. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Mrs. M. J. Hunter, Maude Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin
1952-1953	Miss M. Bunting, Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Cathleen L. Henderson, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin
195-1954	Miss M. Bunting, Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin, Mrs. V. Thornton
1954-1955	Miss M. Bunting, Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin, Miss M. Waldon
1955-1956	Mrs. E. R. Black, Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. V. M. Doe, Maude R. Pogue, Miss A. Sherebrin, Miss M. Waldon
1956-1957	Mrs. E. R. Black, Miss M. P. Campbell, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. Vera M. Doe, Maude R. Pogue, Mrs. M. Peterson, Miss A. Sherebrin
1957-1958	Mrs. G. Best, Mrs. E. R. Black, Miss M. Crowe, Miss H. Mabbee, Maude Pogue, Miss F. Reichart, Miss M. Taylor
1958-1959	Mrs. G. Best, Mrs. E. R. Black, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. D. Matheson, Maude Pogue, Miss F. Reichart, Mrs. A. Scorgie
1959-1960	Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. M. James, Miss M. Pogue, Miss F. Reichart, Mrs J. Robinson, Mrs. A. Scorgie?, Miss S. Willoughby
1960-1961	Mrs. B. Cowin, Miss M. Crowe, Mrs. M. James, Mrs. M. Olafson, Maude Pogue, Miss L. Prosnyck, Mrs. A. Scorgie
1961-1962	Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss M. Crowe, Miss M. Karain, Mrs. J. Phelps, Miss L. Prosnyck, Mrs. A. Scorgie, Miss J. Wise
1962-1963	?
1963-1964	Mrs. J. Adanac, Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss G. Hamm, Miss M. E. Shoesmith, Miss K. Skeel, Mrs. B. Straszynski, Mrs. L. Snyder, Mrs. C. Warren
1964-1965	Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss G. Hamm, Miss G. Larson, Mrs. E. J. MacRae, Mrs. J. Marks, Mrs. B. Pinegman?, Miss K. Steel, Mrs. C. Warren
1965-1966	Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss J. Dueck, Mrs. J. Foth, Mrs. A. Hatten, Miss M. Kotyk, Mrs. J. Marks, Miss K. Steel, Mrs. C. Warren
1966-1967	Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss J. Dueck, Mrs. I. Foth, Mrs. A. Hatten, Miss R.? M.?, Miss B. Neufield, Mrs. L. Patson, Mrs. M. Ruta
1967-1968	Mrs. E. Burridge, Miss J. Dueck, Mrs. I. Foth, Mrs. A. Hatten, Miss B. Neufield, Mrs. C. Ousey, Mrs. L. Patson, Mrs. M. Ruta
1968-1969	Mrs. E. Burridge, Mrs. S. Dubois, Miss J. Dueck, Mrs. I. Foth, Mrs. B. Giesbrecht, Mrs. A. Hatten, Mrs. B. Horsburgh, Mrs. C. Ousey, Mrs. L. Patson, Mrs. M. Ruta

Photos & Coordinates

Glenelm School (no date) Source: Winnipeg School Division Glenelm School, back elevation (no date) Source: Winnipeg School Division Glenelm School, street view (no date) Source: Winnipeg School Division Glenelm School (November 2016) Source: Nathan Kramer Glenelm School (July 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.91634, W97.11721 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Glenwood School (51 Blenheim Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Building plan includes new Elmwood School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 April 1929, page 3.

“Fourty-six new school rooms to be provided,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 april 1929, page 1.

“Contracts let for schools to cost $395,507,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 June 1929, page 3.

“New school on Carmen Ave inlast steps of construction,” Elmwood Herald, 5 September 1929, page 1.

“Four rooms in new school in use,” Elmwood Herald, 19 September 1929, page 16.

“14 school appointments confirmed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 1968, page 53.

“Farenhurst to head Aberdeen School,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 June 1968, page 6.

“Principals shuffled,” Winnipeg Free Press Weekly North Edition, 2 July 1989, page 2.

A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.

“New Principals named for five city schools,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 June 2005, page B6.

Glenelm School, 96 Carmen Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, February 2009.

Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.

We thank the Winnipeg School Division and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 5 July 2022

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