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A monument marks the former site of Isabella School, in Isabella in the Municipality of Prairie View. Established formally in February 1905, the original one-room schoolhouse was expanded with a second classroom in 1912 and a third classroom in 1913. The former Omar School building was moved alongside in 1923, making four rooms. The district became part of the Miniota Municipal School District No. 1919 in 1919. A single new structure was built in 1954 and the four former classrooms were dispersed, with the former Omar School becoming a private residence in Isabella, two classrooms being renovated into a private residence at Foxwarren, and the fourth classroom was moved to a farm south of Miniota. High school students were bused to schools at Birtle, Hamiota, or Miniota after June 1963 and the school closed in June 1968. The building was later moved to Birtle by the Birdtail River School Division for use as additional classroom space at Birtle School. A stone monument at the original school site, unveiled on 5 July 1980, commemorates it.
Period
Principal
1915-1916
Miss Annie Slattery
1916-1917
William Robinson
1917-1920
Agnes Davidson (c1868-?)
1920-1921
Marjory Thompson Smith (1892-1969)
1921-1922
Mr. P. A. Murphy
1922-1923
Mr. H. M. Anderson
1923-1924
James Clark Whenham (1896-1970)
1924-1925
Carl Stirrat Gow (1900-1977)
1925-1932
George Love Dibblee (1889-1979)
1932-1933
George E. Pickard
1933-1938
Ross Emerson Vasey (1910-2001)
1938-1941
Ronald Smith Broadfoot (1911-1980)
1941-1943
Hugh Arthur Johnson (1910-1967)
1943-1944
John O. Buhr
1944-1950
William Morrow Ingram (1907-1964)
1950-1952
Margaret Doupe Heise
1952-1957
Jean E. Livingstone Johnston
1957-1958
Michael David Kiedyk (1933-2011)
1958-1963
Anton “Tony” Rittaler (1917-2008)
School Year
Teachers
1905
Miss Rose Cole
1906
Miss Mary I. Frazer
1907
Miss Margaret M. Elliott, Miss Mary I. Fraser
1908-1909
Miss Margaret M. Elliott
1910
?
1911
Miss Margaret M. Elliott
1912
Miss Laura Heise, L. Smith
1913-1914
Miss Margaret M. Elliott (grades 5-10), Miss Laura Heise (grades 1-4)
1914-1915
Miss Margaret M. Elliott (grades 5-10), Miss Laura Heise (grades 1-4)
1915-1916
Miss Vera Heise (grades 1-4), Miss Annie Slattery (grades 5-11)
1916-1917
Miss E. B. Fisher (grades 1-5), William Robinson (grades 6-11)
1917-1918
Agnes Davidson (grades 6-10), Miss E. B. Fisher (grades 1-5)
1918-1919
Agnes Davidson (grades 6-11), Miss Thirza Smith (grades 1-5)
1919-1920
Agnes Davidson (grades 5-11), Miss Thirza Smith (grades 1-4)
1920-1921
Marjory T. Smith (grades 5-11), Miss Thirza Smith (grades 1-4)
1921-1922
Miss H. B. Corbett (grades 4-8), Mr. P. A. Murphy (grades 9-11), Miss E. V. Stevenson (grades 1-3)
1922-1923
Mr. H. M. Anderson (grades 9-11), Miss H. B. Corbett (grades 4-8), Miss E. V. Stevenson (grades 1-2), ? (grade 3)
1923-1924
Miss H. B. Corbett (grades 5-8), James C. Whenham (grades 9-11), ? (grades 1-4)
1924-1925
Miss Jean Doig (grades 5-8), Carl S. Gow (grades 9-11), Miss E. V. Stevenson (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-4)
1925-1926
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Jean Doig (grades 6-9), Mrs. T. Heise (grades 1-2), Miss E. V. Stevenson (grades 1-2), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-2), ? (grades 3-5)
1926-1927
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Lottie Clarke (grades 6-8), Miss Lottie Dotten (grades 4-5), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-3)
1927-1928
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Lottie Dotten (grades 4-5), William Harvey (grades 6-8), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-3)
1928-1929
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Nora Corke (grades 6-8), Miss Lottie Dotten (grades 4-5), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-3)
1929-1930
Miss Nora Corke (grades 3-5), George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Janet Rorke (grades 6-8), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-2)
1930-1931
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 3-6), Miss Naomi Kenner (grades 7-8), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-2)
1931-1932
George L. Dibblee (grades 9-11), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-6), Miss Effie Schmidt (grades 7-8), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-3)
1932-1933
Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-6), George E. Pickard (grades 9-11), Ross E. Vasey (grades 7-8), Miss O. Thompson (grades 1-3)
1933-1934
William Blight (grades 7-8), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-6), Miss Gwen Thompson (grades 1-3), Ross E. Vasey (grades 9-11)
1934-1935
William Blight (grades 6-8), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-5), Miss Gwen Thompson (grades 1-3), Ross E. Vasey (grades 9-11)
1935-1936
William Blight (grades 6-8), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-5), Miss Molly Stalker (grades 1-3), Ross E. Vasey (grades 9-11)
1936-1937
William Blight (grades 7-8), Miss Genevieve Hills (grades 4-6), Miss Molly Stalker (grades 1-3), Ross E. Vasey (grades 9-11)
1937-1938
Miss Annie Laurie Hills (grades 5-8), Miss Molly Stalker (grades 1-4), Ross E. Vasey (grades 9-11)
1938-1939
Ronald S. Broadfoot (grades 9-11), Miss Annie Laurie Hills (grades 5-8), Miss Molly Stalker (grades 1-3)
1939-1940
Ronald S. Broadfoot (grades 9-11), Keith Calverley (grades 5-8), Miss Annie Laurie Hills (grades 1-4)
1940-1941
Ronald S. Broadfoot (grades 9-11), Keith Calverley (grades 5-8), Miss Annie Laurie Hills (grades 1-4)
1941-1942
Christina Fraser (grades 5-8), Miss Mavis Hanlin (grades 5-8), Hugh A. Johnson (grades 9-11), Miss Marion Wright (grades 1-4)
1942-1943
Hugh A. Johnson (grades 9-11), Miss Dorothy Stowe (grades 5-8), Miss Marion Wright (grades 1-4)
1943-1944
John O. Buhr (grades 9-11), Miss Margaret Rowan (grades 1-8)
1944-1945
William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss M. Rowan (grades 1-6)
1945-1946
William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss M. Rowan (grades 1-6)
1946-1947
William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss M. Rowan (grades 1-6)
1947-1948
William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss Eileen Ebell (grades 1-6)
1948-1949
Miss Nora Edney (grades 1-8), William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss Alix Wood (grades 1-8)
1949-1950
William M. Ingram (grades 7-11), Miss Margaret Kopetsky (grades 1-6)
1950-1951
Miss Margaret Doupe (grades 9-11), Miss Audrey Sanderson (grades 1-4), Miss Margaret Small (grades 5-8)
1951-1952
Miss Margaret Coutts (grades 5-8), Margaret Doupe Heise (grades 9-11), Miss Audrey Sanderson (grades 1-4)
1952-1953
Miss Margaret Coutts (grades 5-8), Miss Jean E. Livingstone (grades 9-11), Miss Audrey Sanderson (grades 1-4)
1953-1954
Miss Margaret Coutts (grades 5-8), Miss Donna Douglas (grades 1-4), Miss Jean E. Livingstone (grades 9-11)
1954-1955
Miss Margaret Coutts (grades 5-8), Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Miss Jean E. Livingstone (grades 9-11)
1955-1956
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Miss Jean E. Livingstone (grades 9-11), Mrs. C. Shewfelt (grades 5-8)
1956-1957
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Miss Fern Kellett (grades 5-8), Miss Jean E. Livingstone (grades 9-11)
1957-1958
Miss Pat Davison (grades 5-8), Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Michael D. Kiedyk (grades 9-11)
1958-1959
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Miss Orma McCartney (grades 5-8), Anton “Tony” Rittaler (grades 9-11)
1959-1960
?
1960-1961
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Miss Donnaleen McLachlan (grades 5-8), Anton “Tony” Rittaler (grades 9-11)
1961-1962
Donnaleen McLachlan Gilchrist (grades 5-8), Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Anton “Tony” Rittaler (grades 9-11)
1962-1963
Miss Judy Bayko (grades 5-8), Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Larry Moldowan (grades 5-8), Anton “Tony” Rittaler (grades 9-11)
1963-1964
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Ruth Teasdale (grades 5-8)
1964-1965
Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4), Ruth Teasdale (grades 5-8)
1965-1966
Hugh Fraser (grades 5-8), Donna Douglas Johnson (grades 1-4)
1966-1967
Hugh Fraser (grades 5-8), Miss Frieda Sawatsky (grades 1-4)
1967-1968
Hazel Bailey (grades 4-5), Miss Joyce Kamentz (grades 6-7), Miss Frieda Sawatsky (grades 1-3)
Isabella School (circa 1911)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspector Photos GR2664, C65.
Isabella School comprised of several one-room schoolhouses (no date) by H. L. Albright
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-1, page 52.
Isabella School commemorative monument (October 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.26959, W100.87518
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Isabella Museum (Isabella, Municipality of Prairie View)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Omar School No. 1194 (Municipality of Prairie View)
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.
Rural Reflections, Volume 2: 1879-1982 by Isabella History Committee, 1982, pages 46-50.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 January 2024
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