Historic Sites of Manitoba: Rugby High School / Elton Collegiate (Forrest, RM of Elton)

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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.

Principals (Rugby High School)

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	?

Teachers (Rugby High School)

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 (?-?).

Principals (Elton Collegiate)

Period	Principal
1961-1975	Albert Lionel “Ab” Richardson (1910-1982)

Teachers (Elton Collegiate)

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)

Photos & Coordinates

Elton Collegiate (June 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site 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)

Sources:

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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