Historic Sites of Manitoba: Isbister School / Adult Education Centre (310 Vaughan Street, Winnipeg)

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The oldest public school in Winnipeg and the last old downtown school, bearing the name of Alexander Kennedy Isbister, sits rather anonymously on Vaughan Street, just north of the former Hudson's Bay Company store. The land on which Isbister School stands once belonged to the Hudson’s Bay Land Reserve. The Winnipeg School Board purchased a block of lots at $100 each from the Hudson’s Bay Company and, in the summer of 1898, the contract for this ten-room, three-storey building was let to builder Daniel David Wood. Architect Samuel Hooper supplied the plans. Here, Hooper employed Queen Anne architecture, an eclectic style used mainly for residential buildings in Winnipeg. This makes any public building using the style particularly special. At a grand ceremony on 26 September 1898, the cornerstone was laid with a silver trowel by School Board Building Committee Chairman Angus Browne.

After decades of service, as residential buildings in the surrounding area were replaced by businesses, Isbister School suffered the fate of other downtown schools. Dwindling enrolments caused its closure in 1964 and it seemed likely that the old place would be demolished. However, it received a reprieve when it became the Adult Education Centre in September 1967. It even survived the 2004 onset of an incongruent steel, concrete and glass addition on the north and west sides. The façade retains its 1898 face, glorious even with pollution-darkened brick.

Among the noteworthy alumni of Isbister School are Rhodes Scholar Skuli Johnson, local printer Gordon Stovel, and singer/comedian Pat Riordan.

Located at the southwest corner of the school building, a plaque from the Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba gives a history of Isbister School. In 2001, a restoration of the building’s roof was recognized with a Heritage Winnipeg Conservation Award. The building is a municipally-designated historic site.

Principals

Period	Principal
1898-1902	Rebecca Walker Rodgers (1858-1939)
1902-1903	Charles Walter Laidlaw (1873-1953)
1903-1916	Ernest James Motley (1868-1940)
1916-1938	Estelle Maud Hamilton (1875-1946)
1938-1945	Nellie Harriet George (1892-1986)
1945-1952	George Harvey Warren (1904-1967)
1952	Inez Lillian Falardeau McCallum (1898-1979)
1953-1955	Robert McIlroy Cross (1903-1984)
1955-1957	Ross Laverne Donald (1907-1992)
1957-1960	Gerald Leopold Kramer (1908-1977)
1960-1964	Ernest William Nemish (1913-2002)
1964-1966	Closed
1966-1968	Harold Pollock (1928-2008)
1968-1974	Ernest Butterworth (1916-1975)
1974-1980	J. H. Cohen
1980-1982	Heather E. Sharman
1982-1987	Frank D. Bryan
1987-2001	Donna M. D. Wilson-Kives
2001-2006	Cathi Hill
2006-2008	Dushant Persaud
2008-2013	Gary John Comack (?-2013)
2013-2018	Rosalind Moore
2018-?	Aaron Benarroch

Vice-Principals

Period	Principal
1969-1970	Robert Walter Cross (?-2008)
1970-1972	Harold Andrew Lyons (1919-1987)
c1993	Brian Chappell Laurie M. Leveille (?-2024)

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1899-1900	Miss Lane, Miss McDonald, Miss McDougall, Miss Shepperd, Miss L. Stewart, Miss Urquhart, Miss L. White
1900-1901	Miss E. Breen, Mrs L. Burch, Miss M. B. Harris, Miss K. E. Lane, Miss M. F. McDonald, Miss E. E. Rankin, Miss L. White, Miss M. E. J. Young
1901-1902	Miss C. Bastedo, Miss E. Breen, Miss L. Burch, Miss M. B. Harris, Miss K. Lane, Miss E. E. Rankin, Annie H. E. Pullar, Miss L. White, Miss M. Young
1902-1903	Miss E. Breen, Mrs L. Burch, Miss A. C. Harris, Miss K. Lane, Miss E. McVicar, Annie H. E. Pullar, Mrs E. E. Rankin, Miss L. White, Miss M. E. Young
1903-1904	Mrs. Adair, Miss E. Breen, Miss Burch, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss Dickie, Miss Lane, Miss McVicar, Annie H. E. Pullar, Miss Walton, Miss L. White
1904-1905	Mrs. Adair, Miss E. Breen, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss Davis, Miss Dickle, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Miss Matthew, Miss McVicar, Annie H. E. Pullar, Miss L. White
1905-1906	Mrs. Adair, Miss E. Breen, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss Ivy Cull, Miss M. Davidson, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Miss A. M. Harris, Miss F. McColl, Miss J. Rutherford, Miss E. Thornton
1906-1907	?
1907-1908	Miss A. Cole, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss M. Corbett, Miss I. Cull, Miss M. Davidson, Miss B. Gunne, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Miss F. Hickey, Miss L. L. Kennedy, Miss E. Munro
1908-1909	Miss A. Cole, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss M. Corbett, Miss M. Davidson, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Miss E. Hickie, Miss L. L. Kennedy, Miss M. Mitchell, Miss E. M. Philip, Miss L. White
1909-1910	?
1910-1911	Miss L. O. Cole, Miss M. Corbett, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, Miss E. M. Hickie, Miss L. L. Kennedy, Miss E. M. Philp, Lilian Edna Talbot, Miss L. White, Miss E. M. Wright
1911-1912	Miss L. O. Cole, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, Miss M. Philip, Miss L. L. Kennedy, Miss M. E. McKinnon, Miss T. H. Hickie, Miss M. Disney, Miss L. White, Mrs. Anderson
1912-1913	Mrs. Anderson, Miss L. O. Cole, Miss M. Disney, Miss I. T. Haig, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, Miss Kennedy, Miss M. Philp, Miss H. C. Sproule, Miss White
1913-1914	Mrs. Blakely, Miss M. Disney, Miss I. T. Haig, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, Miss L. Kennedy, Miss Marie MacNeil, Miss A. McLeod, Miss M. Philp, Miss Helen Tait
1914-1915	Mrs. E. M. Blakely, Miss M. Disney, Miss I. T. Haig, Miss E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, Miss L. Kennedy, Miss M. MacNeil, Miss A. McLeod, Miss E. M. Philp
1915-1916	E. N. Blakely, M. Disney, I. T. Haig, E. M. Hamilton, Margaret Anne Harper, L. Kennedy, M. McCharles, A. McLeod, M. McNeil
1916-1917	E. M. Blakely, M. E. Disney, I. T. Haig, M. Hill, A. L. Kennedy, M. McCharles, A. McLeod, M. A. McNeil, J. Sutherland
1917-1918	M. E. Disney, I. T. Haig, M. Hill, A. L. Kennedy, M. McCharles, A. McLeod, M. A. McNeil, E. McPherson, C. Milne, J. Sutherland
1918-1919	A. Cairns, M. Disney, I. T. Haig, M. I. Hill, E. Kennedy, E. P. Kent, M. McCharles, M. A. McNeil, E. McPherson, G. M. Shewell, J. Sutherland, A. L. Williams
1919-1920	E. Caldbeck, M. Forrester, A. B. Grover, E. Kennedy, M. J. Lawton, M. McCharles, M. A. McNeil, E. McPherson, C. M. Moffatt, J. Sutherland
1920-1921	?
1921-1922	E. Brady, E. Caldbick, D. H. Green, I. T. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, M. J. Lawton, M. MacNeil, E. McPherson, G. Rolston, J. Sutherland
1922-1923	E. Corbett, E. Conroy, B. G. Ferguson, I. T. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, M. Lawton, E. McPherson, M. Murray, E. M. Riley, J. Sutherland, Jean Isabel Wellwood
1923-1924	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, B. G. Ferguson, I. T. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, M. J. Lawton, E. McPherson, M. Murray, M. Onhauser, Elsie Riley, J. Sutherland
1924-1925	E. Caldbick, H. I. Coleman, W. Conroy, B. Ferguson, I. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, E. McPherson, M. Murray, M. Onhauser, Elsie Riley, J. Sutherland
1925-1926	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, B. Ferguson, I. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, M. Murray, M. McNeil, E. McPherson, E. J. Riley, J. Sutherland
1926-1927	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, B. Ferguson, M. Forhan, E. V. Hendry, I. Haig, E. Kennedy, M. McNeil, E. McPherson, M. Murray, J. Sutherland
1927-1928	H. Ackland, E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, L. Fogarty, I. T. Haig, E. Kennedy, M. Murray, M. McNeil, E. McPherson, Elsie Riley, J. Sullivan
1928-1929	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, L. Fogarty, I. T. Haig, E. L. Kennedy, M. MacNeil, E. McPherson, M. Murray, E. M. Riley, J. Sutherland, W. Wolfson
1929-1930	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, L. J. Fogarty, I. T. Haig, M. M. McNeil, E. McPherson, M. Murray, E. M. Riley, J. Sutherland
1930-1931	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, V. Eyolfson, L. Fogarty, I. Haig, M. McKinnon, M. Macneil, E. McPherson, M. Murray, E. M. Riley, J. Sutherland
1931-1932	E. Aikenhead, E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, I. Eyolfson, L. Fogarty, I. Haig, E. McPherson, M. MacNeill, M. Murray
1932-1933	E. Caldbick, W. Conroy, V. Eyolfson, L. Fogarty, I. T. Haig, I. Jefferies, M. Macneil, M. Murray, E. Nelson
1933-1934	E. Caldbick, V. C. Eyolfson, L. J. Fogarty, D. H. Green, I. T. Haig, I. K. Jefferies, M. MacNeil, M. Murray, E. T. Nelson, M. Nixton
1934-1935	E. Caldbick, V. Eyolfson, L. Fogarty, D. H. Green, I. T. Haig, I. Jefferies, M. MacNeil, M. Murray, E. T. Nelson, M. Nixon
1935-1936	M. Caldbick, V. Eyolfson, I. Finnie, L. Fogarty, D. Green, I. T. Haig, I. Jefferies, H. Macneil, E. T. Nelson, M. Nixon
1936-1937	E. Caldbick, V. Eyolfson, L. J. Fogarty, D. Green, I. T. Haig, I. K. Jefferies, M. MacNeil, E. T. Nelson, M. H. Nixon
1937-1938	E. Caldbick, V. Eyolfson, L. Fogarty, I. T. Haig, I. K. Jefferies, M. Macneil, E. Nelson, M. Nixon
1938-1939	V. Eyolfson, M. McP. Fraser, D. H. Green, I. Haig, H. Hepworth, I. K. Jefferies, M. Macneil, M. H. Nixon, E. Speer, H. Vandecar
1939-1940	Vilborg C. Eyolfson (grades 2-3), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5), Nellie Harriet George (grades 5-6), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 4), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grades 3-4), Marie Alexandra Macneil (grades 5-6), Euphemia Kate MacRae (grade 1, January-June), M. Nixon (grades 1-2), Elsie A. Speer (grade 1), M. E. Cranston (?*)
1940-1941	I. Bain (grade 1, September), Mary E. Cranston (grades 3-4), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), Vilborg C. Eyolfson (grades 2-3), Jane McPherson Fraser (grade 5), Nellie Harriet George (grades 5-6), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 4), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grades 3-4), Marie Alexandra Macneil (grade 6), M. Nixon (grades 1-2, September; grade 1, October-June), Mary Marie Prygrocki (grades 1-2, October-June)
1941-1942	Mary E. Cranston (grades 4-5), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), H. Lillian Dyke (junior ungraded), Vilborg C. Eyolfson (grades 1-3), Jane McPherson Fraser (grade 5), Nellie Harriet George (grades 4-5), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 4), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grades 2-3, September-December; grade 3, January-June), Marie Alexandra Macneil (grade 6), M. Nixon (grades 1-2), Mary Marie Prygrocki (grade 2)
1942-1943	Mary E. Cranston (senior ungraded), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), H. Lillian Dyke (junior ungraded), Jane McPherson Fraser (grade 5), Nellie Harriet George (grades 5-6), Dorothy Haslam Green (grades 3-4), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grade 3), Marie Alexandra Macneil (grade 6), M. Nixon (grades 1-2, September-May), Margaret Helen Taylor (grades 1-2, June), V. Eyolfson (?*)
1943-1944	Clara Odalet Boyd (grades 6-7, ungraded), Mary E. Cranston (graded 1-5, ungraded), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5, September-December; grade 5, January-June), Nellie Harriet George (grades 5-6), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 4), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grades 2-3, September-December; grade 3, January-June), Marie Alexandra Macneil (grade 6), M. Agnes Moore (grades 1-2)
1944-1945	Mary E. Cranston (graded 1-4, ungraded), Lillian May Downing (grade 1, September-March), Mary Ewanchew (grade 1, April-June), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5, January-June), Nellie Harriet George (grades 5-6), Sarah Myrtle Graham (grades 4-5, September-December), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 3, September-December; grades 3-4, January-June), Isobel Kendal Jefferies (grades 1-2, September-December; grade 2, January-June), Enid Bernice Steel (grades 5-6)
1945-1946	Mary E. Cranston (grades 1-4, ungraded), Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5), Dorothy Haslam Green (grades 3-4, September-January; grade 4, February-June), Ruth Hamilton (grades 1-2), Olga A. Lestition (grade 3, January-June), Enid Bernice Steel (grade 6), George Harvey Warren (grades 5-6)
1946-1947	Elementary department: Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Lillian May Downing (grade 1), Dorothy Haslam Green (grade 4), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5), Olga A. Lestition (grades 2-3, September-December), Hildur Emily Sandberg (grades 2-3, January-June), Esther Caroline Sims (grades 1-2), Enid Bernice Steel (grades 5-6), George Harvey Warren (grade 6), J. Hayes (?*), M. Page (?*). Intermediate department: John Lorne Grainger (grade 7)
1947-1948	Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Jane McPherson Fraser (grades 4-5), John Lorne Grainger (grades 5-6), Dorothy Haslam Green (grades 3-4), Goldie Kepman (grades 2-3), Esther Caroline Sims (grade 1), Evelyn Marie Townsin (grade 2), George Harvey Warren (grade 6), M. Scarfe (?*)
1948-1949	John Duncan Campbell (grades 5-6), Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Mary Jessica Edwards (grades 3-4, September-December; grade 3, January-June), Goldie Kepman (grades 2-3), Etoile Christine Peterson (grade 1), Esther Patricia Pettypiece (grades 4-5), Evelyn Marie Townsin (grades 1-2), George Harvey Warren (grade 6)
1949-1950	John Duncan Campbell (grades 5-6), Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Kathleen Mary Duffy (grade 4), Goldie Kepman (grades 2-3), Helen Mar Sargeant (grade 3), Lena Sawatzky (grade 1), Emily Thorne (grade 1), George Harvey Warren (grade 6)
1950-1951	Georgina Evelyn Crowe (kindergarten), Kathleen Mary Duffy (grades 4-5), Hilton Clarence Harper (grades 5-6, September-October; grade 5, October-June), Goldie Kepman (grades 2-3), Helen Mar Sargeant (grades 3-4), Emily Mabel Thorne (grade 1), Ruth F. Turner (grades 1-2), George Harvey Warren (grade 6), Miss M. Bunting (?*)
1951-1952	Audrey Myrtle Berkley (grade 4), Kathleen Mary Duffy (grade 5), Hilton Clarence Harper (grades 5-6), Goldie Kepman (grade 2), Margaret Alice Knudson (kindergarten), Florence B. Milne (grade 3), Irene S. Nelson (grades 1-2), Emily Mabel Thorne (grade 2), George Harvey Warren (grade 6), Miss I. L. Epp (?*), Mrs. R. F. Turner (?*)
1952-1953	Robert McIlroy Cross (grade 6, January-June), Marion Wallace Hamilton (special, non-English / Basic English), Hilton Clarence Harper (grades 5-6), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Goldie Kepman (grades 2-3), Margaret Alice Knudson (kindergarten), Olga Kiedyk Kreshka (grade 4), Inez Lillian Falardeau McCallum (grade 6, September-December), Margaret Mary Page (grade 5), Mary Jessica Perlmutter (grade 3), Alice Picard (grade 2)
1953-1954	Robert McIlroy Cross (grade 6), Marion Wallace Hamilton (special, non-English / Basic English), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Margaret Alice Knudson (kindergarten), Olga Kiedyk Kreshka (grades 3-4), Margaret Mary Page (grades 4-5), Mary Jessica Perlmutter (grade 3), Alice Picard (grade 2), Donald Arthur Schmidt (grades 5-6), Goldie Kepman Sibersky (grade 2)
1954-1955	Robert McIlroy Cross (grade 6), Marion Wallace Hamilton (special, non-English / Basic English), Bernice Kathleen Horsburgh (grades 4-5), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Margaret Alice Knudson (kindergarten), Olga Kiedyk Kreshka (grade 4), Mary Jessica Perlmutter (grade 3), Alice Picard (grades 1-2), Donald Arthur Schmidt (grades 5-6), Goldie Kepman Sibersky (grade 2)
1955-1956	Calvin James “Jim” Alward (grades 5-6), Ross Laverne Donald (grade 6), Marion Wallace Hamilton (special, non-English / Basic English), Gertrude Hill (kindergarten), Bernice Kathleen Horsburgh (grade 5), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Olga Kiedyk Kreshka (grade 4), Mary Jessica Perlmutter (grade 3), Alice Picard (grade 1), Goldie Kepman Sibersky (grade 2)
1956-1957	Ross Laverne Donald (grade 6), Molly Kathleen Dutton (kindergarten, September-March), Marion Wallace Hamilton (special, non-English / Basic English), Bernice Kathleen Horsburgh (grade 4), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 3), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Mary Alice Jackson (grade 5), Jocelyn Patrick (kindergarten, April-June), Alice Picard (grades 1-2), Goldie Kepman Sibersky (grade 2), Keith Ian Smith (grade 6)
1957-1958	Ruth Hamilton (grade 2), Bernice Kathleen Horsburgh (grade 4), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 3), Margaret Houston (grade 1), Mary Alice Jackson (grade 5), Gerald Leopold Kramer (grade 6), Arthur Harold Lawson (special, non-English / Basic English), Muriel W. McElroy (kindergarten), Mr. I. D. M. Pelletier (grade 6), Alice Picard (grades 1-2), Keith Ian Smith (grade 6), Olga Elsie Uhryniuk (grade 3)
1958-1959	Winnifred M. Cook (grade 4), Ruth Hamilton (grade 2), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), Thomas Adam Kalichak (grade 6), Gerald Leopold Kramer (grade 6), Margaret Leese (kindergarten), Stella Maksimow (grade 1), J. D. Marcel Pelletier (grades 5-6), Alice Picard (grades 1-2), Ida Christine Robertson (grade 5), Olga Elsie Uhryniuk (grade 3)
1959-1960	Irene Helen Gayowsky (grade 5), Ruth Hamilton (grade 2), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), Thomas Adam Kalichak (grade 6), Huia Kirk (kindergarten, September-December), Gerald Leopold Kramer (grade 6), Leila Evelyn Lunney (grade 5), Anne McQuaker (kindergarten, January-March), Stella Maksimow (grade 1), J. D. Marcel Pelletier (grade 6), Alice Picard (grade 1), Olga Elsie Uhryniuk (grades 2-3), Beverley Zakaluk (kindergarten, April-June), Mrs. H. Evans (?*)
1960-1961	Irene Helen Gayowsky (grade 6), Ruth Hamilton (grade 2), Margaret Marie Heinen (grades 1-2), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), Thomas Adam Kalichak (grade 6), Leila Evelyn Lunney (grade 5), Stella Maksimow (grade 1), Ernest William Nemish (grade 6), Alice Picard (grade 1), Margaret Patricia Saxton (kindergarten), Olga Elsie Uhryniuk (grades 2-3)
1961-1962	Martha Apostle (grade 2, September-December; grades 2-3, January-June), Irene Helen Gayowsky (grade 5), Ruth Hamilton (grade 2), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), John Jaman (grade 4), Thomas Adam Kalichak (grade 6), Stella Maksimow (grade 1), Ernest William Nemish (grade 6), Alice Picard (grades 1-2), Margaret Patricia Saxton (kindergarten), Olga Elsie Uhryniuk (grade 3)
1962-1963	Martha Apostle (grade 3, September-December; grades 3-4, January-June), Maureen Ann Freeborn (grade 2), Irene Helen Gayowsky (grade 5), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), Thomas Adam Kalichak (grade 6), Dorothy Louise Kosakwich (grades 2-3, September-December; grade 3, January-June), John Jaman (grade 5), Ernest William Nemish (grade 6), Linda Anne Peters (grades 1-2), Alice Picard (grade 1), Margaret Patricia Saxton (kindergarten)
1963-1964	Martha Apostle (grades 3-4), Marlene Grant Batke (grade 1), Chohan Kewal (grades 5-6), Maureen Ann Freeborn (grade 2), Irene Helen Gayowsky (grade 5), Violet Irene Hazel Houghton (grade 4), John Jaman (grade 6), Dorothy Louise Kosakwich (grades 2-3), Ernest William Nemish (grade 6), Alice Picard (grade 1), Margaret Patricia Saxton (kindergarten), Mrs. M. Harrison (?*)
1964-1966	Closed
1966-1967	F. Fedoruk, J. Kahana, J. E. Sigurjonsson
1967-1968	D. Curtis, P. Huebner, Mrs. I. Humeny, Dr. D. Jefferson, J. Kahana, P. Koo, J. Kupp, Mrs. M. Lind, Miss R. Martinussen, C. Price, Mrs. D. Pruden, A. Schultz, Mrs. H. Sharmon, S. Sigurdson, J. Sigurjonsson, Mrs. M. Soloway
1968-1969	D. Curtis, Mrs. L. Dimerman, R. G. Duff, P. Huebner, Mrs. I. Humeny, T. Irwin, J. Kahana, P. Koo, Miss M. Leggatt, Mrs. M. Lind, Miss R. Martinussen, H. Paetkau, Mrs. M. J. Phillips, C. Price, Mrs. O. Pruden, Mrs. H. Sharman, S. Sigurdson, J. Sigurjonsson, Mrs. M. Soloway, D. Turner

Among the teachers of the Adult Education Centre was Joan Oddny Asgeirson Parr.

Photos & Coordinates

Architectural drawing of Isbister School (no date) Source: Province of Manitoba, Plans and Specifications for Rural Schools, 1903. [Manitoba Legislative Library] Postcard view of Isbister School (circa 1912) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2012-0055 Isbister School (June 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Isbister School commemorative plaque (2010) Source: City of Winnipeg Adult Education Centre (September 2009) Source: City of Winnipeg Aerial view of the Adult Education Centre (September 2024) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89272, W97.15035 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cecil Rhodes School (136 Cecil Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Isbister School No. 500 (RM of Springfield)

Memorable Manitobans: Alexander Kennedy Isbister (1822-1883)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“The Isbister School,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 27 September 1898, page 4.

“Opening of city schools,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 2 September 1899, page 4.

“Assignment of teachers,” Winnipeg Daily Tribune, 1 September 1900, page 1.

“Holidays end Tuesday next,” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 31 August 1901, page 10.

“The staff of city teachers,” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 1 September 1902, page 3.

“City schools re-open Monday,” Manitoba Free Press, 29 August 1903.

“City schools open to-morrow,” Manitoba Morning Free Press, 31 August 1904, page 3.

“Assignment of Winnipeg teachers,” Manitoba Free Press, 2 September 1905.

“Changes in city schools,” Manitoba Free Press, 31 August 1907.

“Re-opening of schools,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 August 1908, page 1.

“Teachers named for all schools,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 September 1910, page 3.

“Assignment of teachers for Winnipeg Schools which open on Sept. 15,” Winnipeg Tribune, 1 September 1911, page 9.

“City schools staff assembling in Sept.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 August 1912, page 8.

“Opening of the Winnipeg public schools has been set for Monday next,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 August 1913, pages 1 and 2.

“Here’s your teacher!” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 August 1914, page 6.

“School Board assigns teachers,” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 August 1915, page 9.

“Reduce staff of teachers at high schools Monday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 August 1916, pages 1 & 12.

“Boundaries of schools are named,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 24 August 1917, page 9.

“Complete plans to open schools Tuesday for 30,000 children,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 30 August 1918, page 14.

“Teachers are selected for various grades,” Winnipeg Tribune, 29 August 1919, page 3.

“Winnipeg schools, No. 12—Isbister,” Manitoba Free Press, 28 October 1922, page 3.

“Isbister early famed for sports, mouth organ band” by Claire Tisdale, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1949.

Death notice [Dorothy Haslam Green], Winnipeg Tribune, 17 June 1954, page 26.

Isbister School, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

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

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Winnipeg School District No. 1 (Isbister School) - Daily Registers, GR4497, Archives of Manitoba.

Standing Committee on Law Amendments, Fourth Session - Thirty-Fifth Legislature, Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, 8 July 1993.

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

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 7 December 2024

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