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

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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