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In 1932, a pressing need in the Rural Municipality of Elton for a high school resulted in the opening of a facility for grades 9, 10 and 11 in Forrest. It was named Rugby High School because it was part of the Rugby School District at the time. Initially, classes were held in a house owned by the Manitoba Pool Elevators. Later they moved to the Forrest Hall where classes continued until 1949. Eventually, a separate school building was constructed and it became known as Elton Collegiate.
Period
Principal
1932-1933
Edith Winnifred Morrison Robertson (1909-1997)
1933-1938
Mary Elizabeth Shepley (1909-1996)
1938
Charlotte Mary Finlay
1939
Iris Ada Caroline Diamond (1905-1990)
1939-1940
Margaret Helen Michie
1940-1941
Myrtle Christina Evans Witherspoon (1906-1998)
1941-1942
Bernard Murray “Barney” Grafton (1909-1995)
1942-1943
Phoebe Belcher
1943-1944
Hazel L. Boaz
1944-1945
Elsie May Henry
1945-1946
Mrs. Mary J. Perry
1946-1948
Mary Elaine Campbell
1948-1949
Constance May “Connie” Davidson (1925-2012)
1949-1961
?
Among the other teachers of Rugby High School were Charlotte Mary Finlay (August-December 1938), Iris Ada Caroline Diamond (January-June 1939), Margaret Helen Michie (Fall 1939 - Spring 1940 & August 1940), Myrtle Christina Evans Witherspoon (September 1940 - June 1940), and Miss Hazel Poynser (?-?).
Period
Principal
1961-1975
Albert Lionel “Ab” Richardson (1910-1982)
Among the other teachers of Elton Collegiate was Kathleen Violet Harkins “Kay” Sample (?-?).
Period
Teachers
1961-1962
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade 11), Bernice Caroline East (grade 10), Albert Lionel “Ab” Richardson (grade 12), Doward Andrew Turnbull (grade 9)
1962-1963
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1963-1964
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1964-1965
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1965-1966
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1966-1967
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1967-1968
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1968-1969
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1969-1970
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1970-1971
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1971-1972
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1972-1973
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1973-1974
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1974-1975
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1975-1976
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1976-1977
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
1977-1978
Dorothy Ethelwyn Frost Cox (grade ?), ? (other staff)
Elton Collegiate (June 2020)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.96622, W99.93423
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rugby School No. 272 (RM of Elton)
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
Homesteaders and Homemakers: A History of Elton Municipality in its First Century by Elton Historical Committee, 1973. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.E48 Hom]
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Rugby School District No. 272 - Daily Registers, GR2063, Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, Rugby School District No. 272 (High School) - Daily Registers, GR2063, Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 15 June 2023
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