Historic Sites of Manitoba: Prince Charles School (2177 Springfield Road, RM of Springfield)

Located in the North Springfield School District, the Prince Charles School was built to replace the North Transcona School / Beaman School. The district acquired this three-acre site in 1950 from Frances J. Patterson and Thomas Patterson and a school was built in 1952 by the Watchler Manufacturing Company of Winnipeg. It was opened officially on 29 August 1952 at a ceremony led by local notable Thomas R. George, with guests including Education Minister W. C. Miller, Deputy Education Minister R. O. MacFarlane, Administrative Officer B. Scott Bateman, and School Inspector C. J. Muller, Reeve S. G. Smith, Councillor Matheson, School District Chairman C. L. Holland, School Trustee B. Staszenski, and Secretary-Treasurer S. Maslovsky. The school was closed in 1968, sold, and converted into a private residence.

Teachers

Period	Teachers
1952-1953	Therese Estelle Selinas (grades 1-8)
1953-1954	Nesta Esme Trevenen (grades 1-8)
1954-1955	Nesta Esme Trevenen (grades 1-8)
1955-1956	Susan Zacharias (grades 1-8)
1956-1957	Mary Yatkowski (grades 1-8)
1957-1958	Mary James (grades 1-8)
1958-1959	Mary Mandziuk (grades 1-7)
1959-1960	William Stepaniuk (grades 1-8)
1960-1961	William Stepaniuk (grades 1-8)
1961-1962	William Stepaniuk (grades 1-6)
1962-1963	Carl Galay (grades 7-8), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School
1963-1964	Ruth Eva Prawdzik (grades 3-4), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School
1964-1965	Ruth Eva Prawdzik (grades 3-4), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School
1965-1966	Linda Gail Zloty (grades 3-4), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School
1966-1967	Ilse Monika Rink (grades 5-6), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School
1967-1968	Ilse Monika Rink (grades 5-6), other grades at North Springfield School / Lorne Hill School

Photos & Coordinates

The former Prince Charles School (October 2017) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93077, W96.99422 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Prince Charles School (1075 Wellington Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Central School / Portage Normal School / Prince Charles School (Third Street Southwest, Portage la Prairie)

Sources:

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

Springfield, 1st Rural Municipality in Manitoba, 1873-1973, Dugald Women’s Institute.

“Two schools opening Friday in Transcona,” Winnipeg Free Press, 23 August 1952, page 7.

“Transcona to open two schools Friday,” Winnipeg Tribune, 26 August 1952, page 15.

We thank Audrey Bodnaruk (Springfield Archives) for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 14 May 2021

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