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Designed by the architectural firm of Pratt and Ross and constructed by the firm of Hazelton & Walin, Assiniboine School was completed in October 1922. Brick, wood and stucco infilling combine with ubiquitous limestone trim to offer visual interest and a lively optimistic feeling around the exterior. Contrasting red brick accentuates corner and window trim details. Large brackets and exposed rafter tails add horizontal emphasis.
The entry hall features a large striking mural depicting an aboriginal campsite, one of two stylized murals installed in 1930. Both murals were painted in the 1920s by students from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. One of the murals disappeared in the 1960s and its whereabouts remains a mystery. It is believed the remaining painting is by student artist Lulu Bingham.
In 2023, an MHS Centennial Organization Award was presented to the staff and students of Assiniboine School.
Period
Principal
1922-1926
Earl Augustus Ross (1890-?) - co-administrator with Britannia School
1926-1928
Frederick Edward “Fred” Tinkler (1887-1977)
1929-1930
Robert Cecil Paris (1885-1964)
1930-1936
William John “Bill” Wallace (1900-1988)
1936-1952
James F. Holmes
1952-1959
Ervyn Milne Houck (1905-1993)
1959-1964
Kristjan Bergthor Sigurdsson (1899-?)
1964-1966
Paul Pura (1914-1999)
1966-1969
Donald Taylor McKinnon (1926-2012)
1969-1970
Lincoln Leslie Lautermilch
1970-1974
Conrad Sigurdson
1974-1977
William Theodore “Bill” Betz (1936-2022)
1977-1978
Mr. P. Lewis
1978-1981
Gordon Charles “Gord” Tovell (1939-2021)
1981-1989
1989-1990
Sharon Smith
1990-1994
Maureen Monk Irvine
1994-1996
?
1996-2000
Roger Lacroix
2000-2015
Stella Hussey
2015-2016
Sandra Melo
Period
Vice-Principal
1954-1956
Norah Winnifred Maude Thompson (1899-1992)
1956-1958
?
1958-1963
Sophia Moffett
1963-1964
George Peter Krahn (c1933-2012)
1964-1968
Bertha May Blackburn “Birdie” Ellison (1921-2012)
1968-1969
Conrad Sigurdson
1969-1973
Glen Harper
1973-1977
Madeline Gail Marriott
1977-1981
None
1981-1983
?
1983-1984
Daniel Maharaj
1984-1985
Lucille Mollot
1985-1986
Peter Mingo
1986-1988
Maureen Monk Irvine
1988-1989
L. Harris
1989-1990
P. Thibodeau
School Year
Teachers
1922-1923
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1923-1924
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1924-1925
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1925-1926
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1926-1927
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1927-1928
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1928-1929
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1930-1931
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1932-1933
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1937-1938
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1938-1939
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1940-1941
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1941-1942
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1942-1943
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1943-1944
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1944-1945
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1945-1946
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1946-1947
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1947-1948
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1948-1949
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1949-1950
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1950-1951
Mabel Morrow, ?
1951-1952
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1952-1953
1953-1954
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1954-1955
1955-1956
Mrs. Pearl Aconley, Miss Irene Catellier, Keith Chorneyko, Miss Emily Ferguson, Miss Elizabeth Joan Freeberg, Miss Catherine J. Grahame, Donald Hall, John E. Laxdal, Mrs. Dorothy M. McDonald, Mrs. Ruby McDonald, Miss Margaret E. Moore, Flora Isabell Pollock, Miss D. H. Richardson, Mrs. I. Strilkiwski, Mrs. S. B. Thorsteinson, Miss Joan B. Westberg, Mrs. Nancy E. Woodrow
1956-1957
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1957-1958
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1958-1959
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1959-1960
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1960-1961
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1961-1962
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1962-1963
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1963-1964
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1964-1965
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1965-1966
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1966-1967
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1967-1968
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1969-1970
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1970-1971
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1972-1973
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1973-1974
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1977-1978
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1978-1979
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1979-1980
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1980-1981
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1981-1982
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1982-1983
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1987-1988
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1988-1989
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1989-1990
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1990-1991
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1991-1992
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1992-1993
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1993-1994
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1994-1995
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1995-1996
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1996-1997
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1997-1998
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1998-1999
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1999-2000
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2000-2001
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2001-2002
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2002-2003
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2003-2004
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2004-2005
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2005-2006
Renee Allard, Suzanne Desousa, Marguerite Godin, Jennifer Hernandez, Carmen Lachance, Jacqueline Legay, Allison Menec, Lindsey Noel, Yvonne Perry, Daryl Reimer, Robert Senecal, Lysanne Vanderwey
Assiniboine School (1939)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7451, Album 14, Page 31.
Assiniboine School (June 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Assiniboine School (May 2022)
Source: George Penner
Assiniboine School (May 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87774, W97.21065
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Hazelton & Walin
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School (Aspen Street, Oak Lake, RM of Sifton)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School No. 148 (RM of Whitehead)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School / David Livingstone School (1303 Assiniboine Avenue, Brandon)
“Wallace named as Principal of St. James School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 May 1936, page 5.
“Assiniboine students honor retiring principal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1952, page 3.
“Address List, Municipal School District of St. James No. 7,” St. James Assiniboia School Division.
Assiniboine School History, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.
The Winnipeg School of Art: The Early Years by Marilyn Baker, University of Manitoba, 1984.
School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Christopher Pate, Nathan Kramer, Maureen Monk Irvine, Dorothy Young, Stella Hussey, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Reid Dickie.
Page revised: 4 December 2024
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