Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School / Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre (120 Tecumseh Street, Winnipeg)

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The site for Montcalm School, measuring 165 feet along Bannatyne Avenue, 264 feet on William Avenue, and 331 feet on Tecumseh Street, was acquired by the Winnipeg School Board in April 1920 for $20,000. The building was designed by local architect John Nelson Semmens and constructed in 1920 by day labourers supervised by the Sutherland Construction Company. The one-storey, eight-classroom building cost $80,000 and was planned to accommodate students in grades 1 to 6, after which they would transfer to Maple Leaf Junior High School. In December 1920, it was named for General Montcalm, the commander of French forces in Quebec at the time of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, as a balance to General Wolfe School commemorating the general of British forces. By 1922, its enrollment was about 350 students.

The school closed in June 1975 after which the building was used as a day care centre. It became the home of the Manitoba Adolescent Treatment Centre in October 1984.

Principals

Period	Principal
1920-1923	Halldora Hermann [Hermannsdottir] “Dora” Magnusson (1885-1977)
1923-1925	Amber L. Glenn (1879-1964)
1925-1935	Mary Alice Myrtle Whyte (1881-1980)
1935-1940	Annie Cheyne Dickie (1887-1940)
1940-1947	Annie R. Gall (1892-1957)
1947-1951	Dorothy Eleanor Lane (1902-1991)
1951-1964	Louise Violet Staples (1899-1988)
1964-1967	Gladys M. Marshall
1967-1970	John Jaman (1932-2013)
1970-1973	Herbert Lawrence Walter “Herb” Nemish (1923-2012)
1973-1975	Leonard Baron

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1920-1921	?
1921-1922	M. Akre, J. E. Best, J. M. Fraser, C. Mohr, E. McGregor, M. Richardson, R. Whiteside
1922-1923	J. Best, J. Fraser, E. R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, E. McGregor, M. Richardson, R. Whiteside
1923-1924	J. Best, J. Fraser, C. Mohn, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1924-1925	Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1925-1926	Gladys M. Best, J. M. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1926-1927	Gladys M. Best, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, C. Mohr, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1927-1928	Gladys M. Best, M. H. Duval, J. Fraser, R. Kernaghan, M. Richardson, M. Symes, R. Whiteside
1928-1929	M. Duval, M. I. Douglas, A. Julius, M. Lewis, J. Maquis, M. Symes, M. Richardson
1929-1930	A. M. Donald, M. I. Douglas, L. Erickson, A. Julius, J. Marquis, M. Symes, W. Wolfson
1930-1931	A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, M. Symes, J. Marquis
1931-1932	A. Donald, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes, J. Marquis
1932-1933	M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. B. Symes
1933-1934	L. Erickson, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, K. S. McLeod, M. Symes
1934-1935	M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, A. Julius, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1935-1936	M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1936-1937	M. E. Allen, L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis, M. Symes
1937-1938	M. E. Allen, S. Crispir (exchange teacher), L. Erickson, Grace Ida McNicholl Keith, L. Kesten, J. Marquis
1938-1939	J. Carter, L. Kesten, W. J. Marquis, Catherine “Caye” Scott, L. Warwick
1939-1940	J. Carter, K. Cheyne, M. Christie, E. Johnson, Catherine “Caye” Scott, M. J. Marquis
1940-1941	J. Carter, M. V. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. K. McKinnon, M. Richley
1941-1942	J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley
1942-1943	J. Carter, M. Christie, M. E. Johnson, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley, E. Krett
1943-1944	J. Carter, W. J. Marquis, M. McKinnon, M. Richley
1944-1945	M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir
1945-1946	E. Bartleman, M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, A. Weir
1946-1947	M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. Steen, E. Weir
1947-1948	M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, W. J. Marquis, A. F. Steen, E. Weir
1948-1949	Miss M. Collins, Selma L. Malmgren, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Mrs. E. Weir
1949-1950	Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Miss W. J. Marquis, Mrs. C. Moffat, Miss A. Steen, Miss E. J. Warner
1950-1951	Miss M. Collins, Miss E. Connery, Mrs. R. Kulba, Miss J. Marquis, Miss H. Sparrow, Miss E. J. Warner
1951-1952	Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss S. Byrnjolfson, Miss G. Crowe, Miss M. Dow, Miss E. Nelson, Miss A. Spraggs
1952-1953	Joyce Elaine Newfield Alexander, Miss E. J. Arnold, Miss C. Leitch, Mrs. K. MacDonnell, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Miss A. Spraggs, J. T. Stevenson
1953-1954	Miss O. Hryeyna, Mrs. M. G. Legrange, Mrs. L Roe, Miss L. J. Smith, J. Stevenson, Miss V. Swiderski
1954-1955	Miss M. Bergen, Miss C. Campbell, Mrs. L. M. Drysdale, Mrs. G. B. Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer
1955-1956	Miss M. Bergen, Mrs. G. B.Giles, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. Warkentin, Miss E. R. Reimer
1956-1957	Miss D. Argue, Miss M. Bergen, W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer, Miss E. Warkentin
1957-1958	Mrs. E. Balzer, Mrs. T. Erickson, Mrs. A. Kondzlela, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Miss L. Pelletier, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss E. R. Reimer
1958-1959	Miss H. Bardley, Mrs. S. Mackay, Mr. W. A. McClymont, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. O. Scrafin, Mrs. I. Streimer, Miss M. Wallace, Mrs. P. Wiebe
1959-1960	Miss I. Bjarnason, Miss J. D’Heilly, Mrs. N. Hoeppner, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Miss K. Skeel, B. Skabar, Miss M. Wallace
1960-1961	Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss G. Kasperski, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, E. Skabar, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace
1961-1962	Miss L. Bernard, Miss J. D’Heilly, Miss M. Kelly, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. E. Saiko, O. Sandgren, Miss K. Skeel, Miss M. Wallace
1962-1963	?
1963-1964	Miss L. Bernard, Mrs. T. McMillan, Mrs. H. Neufeld, Mrs. K. Picard, Mrs. G. Popp, O. Sandgren, Mrs. E. Schellenberg, A. Suprowich, Miss M. Wallace
1964-1965	Miss L. Bernhard, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. E. Hodgkinson, Miss D. Novak, C.O. Sandgren
1965-1966	Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, Mrs. D. Matheson, Miss D. Novak, Miss H. Pokrard?, Mrs. P. Putnam, O. Sandgren
1966-1967	Miss J. Balkwill, Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, Miss D. Nancoo, Miss A. O’Kane, Miss S. Parris, G. Rodniski, Miss G. Tanner
1967-1968	Miss J. Balkwill, Miss T. Bauman, Mrs. D. Haber, Mrs. L. Mandziuk, B. Molinski, Miss A. O’Kane, Mrs. K. Peter, Miss B. Segal, Miss G. Tanner
1968-1969	Miss T. Bauman, Miss J. Carlson, Mrs. D. Haber, Miss M.J. Hildebrand, Miss A. O’Kane, Mrs. M. Solomon, Miss A. Rockwell, Miss G. Tanner, Mrs. A. Tomkins, E. Yaworski
1969-1970	?
1970-1971	?
1971-1972	?
1972-1973	?
1973-1974	?
1974-1975	?

Photos & Coordinates

Montcalm School (1967) Source: Alenka Seri Montcalm School teaching staff (1967) Source: Alenka Seri Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90608, W97.16343 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)

Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: General Wolfe School (Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School / Camden School / Norgate School No. 807 (Norgate, Municipality of McCreary)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Montcalm School No. 984 (Municipality of Lorne)

Sources:

“New school buildings at [...],” Winnipeg Tribune, 20 April 1920, page 5.

“School Board buys Bannatyne Ave. site,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 April 1920, page 1.

“Permits issued for new school buildings,” Manitoba Free Press, 10 June 1920, page 9.

“Accommodation for 1,850 new Winnipeg pupils to be provided next week,” Winnipeg Tribune, 28 August 1920, page 1.

“2 new city schools named by Board,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 December 1920, page 36.

“Winnipeg schools, No. 43—Montcalm,” Manitoba Free Press, 5 December 1922, page 4.

“Day-Care Centre seen staff aid,” Winnipeg Free Press, 26 July 1975, page 4.

“The Board of Directors [...],” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 September 1984, page 9.

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

We thank the Winnipeg School Division and Alenka Seri for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 3 September 2023

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