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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Goose Lake Consolidated School No. 1283 / Roblin Collegiate Institute (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)

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The Goose Lake School District was organized formally in March 1904 and a school building was situated west of the Town of Roblin. The first teacher was Miss A. Young of Rossburn.

In 1911, the district was an early participant in the school consolidation movement by joining with Cromarty School No. 1214, Wyndham School No. 1251, Carronbrook School No. 1400, Shell River School No. 1403, Homestead School No. 1581, and Deepdale School No. 2101 to become Goose Lake Consolidated School. A two-classroom primary school building was erected in town, and two additional classrooms were added in 1913. The first Principal of the school was H. J. Everall. This building remained in use until 1974.

In 1920, a second school building was erected on a design by Winnipeg architect E. D. Tuttle. It housed students in grades 5 to 12 while those in grades 1 to 4 remained in the earlier building. It later became known as Goose Lake Collegiate Institute, predecessor to the present high school in Roblin.

A new building for grades 9 to 12 was constructed in 1960 and it opened as Roblin Collegiate Institute on 27 January 1961. The older school was used for intermediate grades until it was destroyed by fire on 7 March 1972.

Principals

Period

Principal

1912-1913

Neil Albert McIntyre (1888-1972)

1913-1926

Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (1877-1933)

1926-1931

Arthur Kendall Stratton (1895-1961)

1931-1937

Bernhard W. “Bernard” Warkentin (1892-1984)

1937-1941

Harold Melville Stinson (1904-1977)

1941-1946

Halldor Jonsson Stefansson (1898-1983)

1946-1950

Leslie Irving Spear (1906-1973)

1950-1951

John Sigfus Helgason (?-1978)

1951-1955

Samuel Alfred Wright (1900-1966)

1955-1959

Thomas Claude Meadows (1925-2007)

1959-1960

R. K. Purdy

1960-1962

P. Prefontaine

1962-1967

Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)

1967-1969

Harry W. Chornoboy

1969-1974

William Paziuk

1974-1980

Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)

Vice-Principals (Roblin Collegiate)

Period

Vice-Principal

1963-1969

Peter Bugera (1912-1970)

1969-1975

Dale Yeo

Teachers

Among the other teachers of Goose Lake School were Margaret Creighton, Ermina Shier, Walter Nowosad (1951-1952), John Stolarchuk (1963-1964), and Eleanor Ada Fraser Paxton.

Teachers (Roblin Collegiate)

School Year

Teachers

1963-1964

Peter Bugera (math, geography, Ukrainian), K. Burelle (literature, composition), D. Eshelby (physical education, business practices), A. Funk (physics, chemistry), M. Funk (English), I. Little (commercial), R. Perchaluk (art, literature), P. Prefontaine (French), E. Ritchie (English, history), R. Ritchie (math, geography), E. Roe (math, composition), L. Spear (history, chemistry), M. Styba (science), Dale Yeo (history, physical education, typing), Orest Ziolkoski (math)

1964-1965

Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, D. Eshelby, A. Funk, M. Funk, H. Kines, Mr. Lyons, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkoski

1965-1966

K. Beattie, K. Burelle, A. Carnochan, Mr. Grodecki, H. Kines, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McGill, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkowski

1966-1967

K. Beattie, Mr. Bradford, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, H. Kines, R. Landry, Mr. Macdonald, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkowski, Mr. Zwiep

1967-1968

K. Beattie, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mrs. Burland, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, H. Kines, R. Landry, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McKay, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, Mr. Styba, Dale Yeo

1968-1969

K. Beattie, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Fisher, H. Kines, R. Landry, J. McMillan, W. Minish, C. Pritchard, R. Perchaluk, S. Richer, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, E. Sebulski, L. Spear, M. Styba, Dale Yeo

1969-1970

K. Beattie, D. Boguski, R. Brown, Boris Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Cruise, L. Fischer, D. Fisher, Y. Haberman, E. R. Hoffman, H. Kines, R. Landry, L. Latimer, J. McMillan, S. Richer, E. W. Ritchie, A. Sage, E. Sebulski, L. Spear, M. Styba

1970-1971

D. Boguski, S. Brown, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, D. Cruise, P. Fahy, P. Gunn, E. Hoffman, R. Jones, H. Kines, R. Landry, L. Latimer, N. Shaw, Inky Mark, J. McMillan, C. Smellie, M. Styba, J. Richardson, L. Spear, E. Sebulski, W. Toback

1971-1972

D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, N. Goossen, P. Gunn, R. Jones, E. Kelly, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, H. Lowenburger, J. McDonald, J. McMillan, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, J. Segal, N. J. Shaw, M. Styba, W. Toback

1972-1973

Miss Aitken, D. Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, Mr. Friesen, P. Gunn, Mr. Hooper, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, L. Latimer, Miss Long, H. Lowenburger, Mr. Schiman, E. Sebulski, M. Styba, W. Toback, Mr. Wark

1973-1974

D. Boguski, O. Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Cooke, D. Friesen, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, R. Landry, L. Latimer, A. Scherr, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, M. Styba, B. Toback

1974-1975

D. Boguski, L. Boguski, Miss Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, A. Carnochan, Miss Chattergoon, Mr. Cooke, Mr. Densmore, Mr. Friesen, Miss Gunn, Mr. Hooper, Mrs. Kines, Mr. Kirychuk, Mrs. Kuttnick, Mr. Landry, Mr. Latimer, Mr. McMillan, Mr. Kenzul, Mr. Myslichuk, Mr. Ritchie, Miss Scherr, Mr. Schiman, Mr. Sebulski, Mr. Stolarchuk, Merv Styba, Mike Styba, Mr. Toback, Mr. Ziprick

1975-1976

D. Boguski, L. Boguski, Boris Bugera, A. Carnochan, I. Chattergoon, D. Cooke, W. Densmore, D. Friesen, S. Green, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, M. Kelso, H. Kines, H. Kirychuk, Y. Kuttnick, R. Landry, L. Latimer, J. McMillan, J. McKinnon, W. Popovich, E. Schiman, E. Sebulski, J. Stolarchuk, Mervin Styba, Mike Styba, B. Toback, S. Toback, J. Wagland, J. Ziprick

Photos & Coordinates

Goose Lake Consolidated School

Goose Lake Consolidated School (circa 1912)
Source: Consolidation of Rural Schools in Manitoba, Special Report of the Department of Education for the Year 1912, Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Roblin Public School”

“Roblin Public School” (circa 1925) by C. I. Meyers
Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library.

“Roblin Collegiate Institute”

“Roblin Collegiate Institute” (circa 1925)
Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library.

Goose Lake Consolidated School, erected in 1920

Goose Lake Consolidated School, erected in 1920 (March 1935) by H. L. Albright
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 91.

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.22781, W101.35700
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roblin School No. 1046 (Municipality of Two Borders)

Sources:

Roblin West topographic map, 62N/3 West, Edition 2, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba].

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.

Shell River Municipality Century One, 1884-1984 by Roblin History Book Committee, 1986, pages 277-280.

The School District of Pozir #2206 by the Pozir School and District Reunion Committee, April 1998, page 23.

Obituary [Eleanor Ada Paxton], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 October 1998, page 17.

We thank Nathan Kramer and Dale Yeo for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 October 2019

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