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Robert Browning School was designed for the Kirkfield Park School District by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Pratt Lindgren and Associates, and constructed in 1963 by Taubensee Construction Limited. The school’s 12 classrooms were occupied as of mid-November 1963, although it did not open officially until 9 April 1964. Attending the opening ceremony were Assiniboia Mayor J. H. Belows, Deputy Education Minister R. W. Lightly, a representative of the architects, School Board Chairman A. R. Oliver, and trustees Mr. D. Paulson, Mr. C. Weir, Mr. J. Stevenson, and Mr. W. N. Hallonquist.
The school served the growing suburb of Westwood and, by 1967, it had 25 staff members and over 800 students, with as many as 42 students in some classrooms. The overcrowding was alleviated by the opening of Allard School in February 1967, Bedson School in March 1968, and Columbus School in January 1970, by which time its population had decreased to 600 students. By the end of 1974, it had decreased to about 400 students. The newly empty classrooms were renovated into a science room, multipurpose room, music room, audiovisual room, and library.
Principals
Vice-Principals
Period |
Vice-Principal |
1966-1969 |
Nell Ruchkall Ramsay |
1969-1970 |
Joyce P. Hill |
1970-1973 |
Ewart David Carruthers (1926-1992) |
1982-1986 |
Lawson Tarbuth |
1989-1990 |
Ray Desautels |
1990-1993 |
Roger Lacroix |
1993-1994 |
Marielle Gaultier-Dow |
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1963-1964 |
Miss J. Amy, Mrs. V. Dufresne, Miss B. Fraser, Mrs. T. Friesen, Miss S. Graham, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. H. Loree, Mrs. I. McElroy, Mrs. D. McRae, Nell Ruchkall Ramsay, Miss E. Shwalk, Miss M. Tinling, Mrs. M. Wasney |
1964-1965 |
Mr. B. Campbell, Mrs. V. Dufresne, Miss J. Frame, Miss B. Fraser, Mrs. T. Friesen, Miss S. Graham, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. F. Loptson, Mrs. H. Loree, Miss F. Malarchuk, Mrs. I. McElroy, Miss J. McPherson, Mrs. D. McRae, Mrs. S. Meakin, Lucille Mollot, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. I. Patterson, Nell Ruchkall Ramsay, Mrs. J. Reece, Mrs. I. Roberts, Mrs. M. Stallard, Mr. L. Stuart, Mrs. A. Turko |
1965-1966 |
Mrs. D. Baldner, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. R. Bezely, Miss M. Bosinski, Mr. B. Campbell, Mrs. M. Davis, Mrs. V. Dufresne, Miss B. Fraser, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. S. Johnson, Mrs. J. Lawrence, Mrs. F. Loptson, Mrs. H. Loree, Mrs. I. McElroy, Mrs. D. McRae, Mrs. S. Meakin, Lucille Mollot, Miss J. Moody, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. E. Newans, Mrs. I. Roberts, Mrs. M. Stallard, Mr. D. Thompson, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1966-1967 |
Mrs. D. Baldner, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. R. Bezely, Miss M. Bosinski, Mr. B. Campbell, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Davis, Mrs. V. Dufresne, Miss B. Fraser, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. J. Lawrence, Mrs. D. Marriott, Mrs. C. Matthews, Mrs. I. McElroy, Mrs. D. McRae, Mrs. S. Meakin, Miss J. Moody, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. E. Newans, Mrs. A. Rea, Miss J. Sawchuk, Mr. D. Thompson, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1967-1968 |
Miss D. Baldner, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. R. Bezely, Mrs. J. Cardinal, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Davis, Mrs. V. Dufresne, Mrs. M. Duna, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mrs. J. Lawrence, Mr. G. Laycock, Mrs. C. Lenover, Mrs. D. Marriott, Mrs. C. Matthews, Mrs. I. McElroy, Mrs. D. McRae, Mrs. S. Meakin, Miss J. Moody, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. E. Newans, Mrs. I. Roberts, Mrs. B. Schille, Mr. D. Thompson, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1968-1969 |
Mrs. E. Bennett, Miss A. Brooker, Mrs. J. Cardinal, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. D. Croden, Mrs. J. Dodds, Mrs. M. Duna, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mr. G. Laycock, Mrs. D. Lean, Mrs. D. Marriott, Mrs. C. Matthews, Mrs. I. McElroy, Mrs. G. Miller, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. E. Newans, Mrs. I. Roberts, Mrs. L. Sievewright, Miss P. Smith, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1969-1970 |
Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Duna, Mrs. S. Hancock, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mr. G. Laycock, Mr. A. Lea, Mrs. B. Lewis, Mrs. D. Marriott, Mrs. C. Matthews, Mrs. G. Miller, Mrs. P. Moreau, Mrs. G. Morton, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. L. Sievewright, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1970-1971 |
Mrs. P. Belisle, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Duna, Mrs. S. Hancock, Mrs. J. Hutchinson, Mr. J. Jenkins, Mrs. M. Kampen, Mrs. I. Kerr, Mr. G. Laycock, Mr. A. Lea, Mrs. B. Lewis, Mrs. D. Marriott, Mrs. G. Morton, Mrs. D. Neelin, Mrs. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. M. Pringle, Mrs. D. Ramsay, Mrs. L. Shellrude, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mrs. E. Williamson |
1971-1972 |
Miss C. Allan, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. C. Bentham, Mrs. J. Chartrand, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Duna, Mr. R. Erskine, Mrs. S. Hancock, Mr. J. Jenkins, Mrs. V. Kelbert, Mrs. J. Kowal, Mr. G. Laycock, Mrs. J. Lee, Mrs. B. Lewis, Mrs. G. Morton, Miss J. Otke, Mrs. L. Shellrude, Mr. N. Soltess, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mr. F. Wermann, Mrs. E. Williamson, Miss D. Wittenberg |
1972-1973 |
Miss C. Allan, Mrs. P. Belisle, Mrs. E. Bennett, Mrs. J. Chartrand, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Duna, Mr. R. Erskine, Mrs. A. Fulham, Mrs. V. Guenther, Mr. J. Jenkins, Mr. D. Johnson, Mrs. V. Kelbert, Mrs. J. Kowal, Mr. G. Laycock, Mrs. J. Lee, Mrs. B. Lewis, Mrs. V. Mahaffy, Mrs. G. Morton, Miss I. Schmidt, Mrs. L. Shellrude, Mrs. S. Smith, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mr. F. Wermann |
1973-1974 |
Miss C. Allan, Mrs. E. Bennett, Miss P. Bouchard, Mrs. E. Brown, Mrs. J. Chartrand, Mrs. A. Cott, Mrs. M. Duna, Mrs. V. Guenther, Mrs. C. Harman, Mr. J. Jenkins, Mr. D. Johnson, Mrs. V. Kelbert, Mrs. J. Kowal, Mrs. M. Larose, Mr. G. Laycock, Mrs. J. Lee, Mrs. B. Lewis, Mrs. V. Mahaffy, Mr. T. Mayor, Mrs. A. Sawatsky, Miss I. Schmidt, Mrs. S. Smith, Miss A. Swan, Mr. J. Talaga, Mrs. A. Turko, Mr. F. Wermann |
1974-2005 |
? |
2005-2006 |
Michelle Ager, Pierre Bohemier, Rone Boyko, Anna-Maria Coniglio, Winona Dickens, Kathleen Farmery, Remi Gagnon, Marielle Gaultier Dow, Filomena Goncalves, Tara Johnson, Laurent Lacroix, Joanne Lagasse-Kroeker, Mara Luke, Susan Maclean-Pilat, Laura McKenzie, Monique Pedersen, Michel Proulx, Louise Samborski, Bernice Schick, Krystyna Towells |
Photos & Coordinates
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt Lindgren Snider Tomcej and Associates
Sources:
“Jottings from the business world” by Elman Guttormson, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 March 1963, page 62.
History of Robert Browning School: 1963-1974, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.
“St. James - Assiniboine School Board,” Winnipeg Free Press, 15 May 1993, page A11.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Dorothy Young, Victor A. Mollot, and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 11 June 2023
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