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Designed by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Libling Mitchener and Associates, the William Morton Collegiate at Gladstone was constructed in 1960 at an estimated cost of $285,000. Its name commemorates local municipal official and MLA William Morton. An official opening ceremony, attended by Minister of Education Stewart McLean, Westbourne Reeve Clifford Alexander McCrae, Gladstone Mayor James Winn, Pine Creek School Division Chair John More, and architect Mel Michener, was held on 10 March 1961. It replaced collegiate grades previously hosted at Gladstone School.
Period
Principal
1960-1961
Marshall Clayton Effler (1932-2023)
1961-1964
Henry Albert Morton
1964-1966
?
1966-1967
N. J. McQuarrie
1967-1968
Robert F. Bishop
1968-1970
D. I. Sinclair
1970-1973
Larry McCready
1973-1977
M. C. Burt
1977-1978
?
1978-1981
Peter Falk
School Year
Teachers
1960-1961
Marshall Clayton Effler (grade 12), Robert Hector Hartley (grade 11), Ruth Jensine Martinussen (grade 9), Henry Albert Morton (grade 10), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 9)
1961-1962
Joyce Cecile Foster (grade 9), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 11), Esau Peter Mohammed (grades 10-11), Henry Albert Morton (grade 12), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10), John David Wilkes (grade 9)
1962-1963
Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Joyce Cecile Foster (grade 9), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 11), Krishnanand Maharaj (grades 10-11), Henry Albert Morton (grade 12), Donald “Don” Ramcharan (grade 9), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10)
1963-1964
Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Ronald R. Desilets (grade 10), Joyce Cecile Foster (grade 9), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 11), Henry Albert Morton (grade 12), Mery J. Perrett (grade 9), Donald “Don” Ramcharan (grade 11, September-December), Kenneth Orrin Sharratt (grade 10, September-December; grade 11, January-June), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10)
1964-1965
Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Anna Marie Desilets (grade 12, January-June), Ronald R. Desilets (grade 11), Vic Goomansingh (grade 12, January), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 12), Thomas Alexander Milne (grade 12, August-December), Inez-Bonnie Rinn (grade 11), Kenneth Orrin Sharratt (grade 10), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10)
1965-1966
Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Anna Marie Desilets (grade 12), Ronald R. Desilets (grade 11), Sherrie Bernice Francis (grade 9), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 12), Inez-Bonnie Rinn (grade 11), Kenneth Orrin Sharratt (grade 10), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10)
1966-1967
Daniel Stephen Boychuk (grade 9, biology, science), Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Mrs. Lynne Broadfoot, Phyllis Edna Diehl (English, August-June; grade 11, May-June), Olga Viola Field (grade 12, science), Joyce Cecile Foster (grade 12, mathematics, physics), Helen Marian Inglis (grade 11, May-June), Richard William Norman Kristjanson (grade 9), Edith Alma May (grade 11, August-May), Ms. S. McQuarrie (mathematics, physical education), Harry W. K. Toy (grade 10, social studies, physical education), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10, French), Sylvia Lorraine Wilson (grade 11, August-May, mathematics, English)
1967-1968
Robert Wayne Burkard (grade 11), Nettie Mary Broadfoot (grade 9), Phyllis Diane Henderson (grade 12), Marilynn Elsie McCaskill (grade 12), Mery J. Perrett (grade 10), Robert Sigurdur Peterson (grade 11), Oswald Edward “Ozzie” Whitten (grade 10)
1968-1969
?
1969-1970
?
1970-1971
?
1971-1972
?
1972-1973
?
1973-1974
Cordell Barker (mathematics, economics), Kyle Breitkreitz (accounting, law, business), Mrs. Judy Code (typing, business), David Johanson (mathematics), Brian Jones (English), Bill McKetiak (physical education), Frank Porada (biology), Rob Sarginson (environmental studies, English, geography), Alistair Scott (science history, geography)
1974-1976
?
1976-1977
Cordell Barker, Miss Christie, David Johanson, Brian Jones, Mr. O'Reilly, Brian William Pallister, Frank Porada, Alistair Scott, Miss Sommer, Ozzie Whitten, Mrs. Margaret Wilson
1977-1978
?
1978-1979
Cordell Barker (mathematics, English), Steven Bubnowicz (physical education), Jane Davies (business), Raymond Grynol (English), Miss Audrey Heinricks (business), David Johanson (mathematics, science, geography), Brian Jones (English, geography), Brian William Pallister (history, geography, environmental science), Kenneth Pearce (business), Frank Porada (science), Alistair Scott (science, social studies), Ozzie Whitten (French)
1979-1980
?
1980-1981
Cordell Barker (mathematics, economics), Steven Bubnowicz (physical education), Debbie Fischer (librarian), Raymond Grynol (language arts), Mr. Hall (geography, history, social studies), David Johanson (mathematics, geography), Brian Jones (geography, English), Miss Kruchak (typing, general business), Frank Porada (biology, physical science), Mr. Scott (chemistry), Miss Stokotelny (accounting, typing, general business), Ozzie Whitten (language arts, French)
William Morton Collegiate (May 2022)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.22109, W98.95144
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: William Morton (1884-1958)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gladstone School No. 70 (Gladstone, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)
“Huge auditorium of new collegiate building well filled for official opening,” Gladstone Age Press, 15 March 1961, page 1.
“185 high school students enroll at W.M.C.A. Tuesday,” Gladstone Age Press, 31 August 1966, page 1.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
[Teachers at William Morton Collegiate], Gladstone Age Press, 29 September 1978, page 6.
Miami & R. M. of Thompson Chronicles by Thompson History Book Committee, c1998. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5649.M50Mia]
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
Manitoba School Records Collection, William Morton Collegiate - Daily Registers, GR3152, 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: 6 March 2024
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