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Designed by local architect J. N. Semmens and completed in December 1911, the school commemorated school trustee William Bannatyne. The three-storey, colonial-style building of red brick and white columns had eight classrooms situated on its first and second floors, with a gymnasium / assembly room on the third floor. It also had a library, manual training room, domestic science room, staff room, Principal’s office, and an office for the St. James School Board. An annex with two classrooms, a small gymnasium and a Principal’s office was added to the north side in 1924.
A new school building was erected beside it and came into use in the fall of 1962. An additional wing was added to it in 1969-1970 on the site of the former annex, which was demolished to make way. The original building was demolished in the summer of 1970.
A 100th anniversary celebration was held at Bannatyne School on 4 and 6 May 2012, attended by past and present students, past and present teachers, and friends. Commemorative exhibits were displayed in the library, of antiques, memorabilia of a Brownie Pack which has met at Bannatyne continually since 1924 (and has been led by just four Brown Owls through the years), and school attendance records from 1911.
Among the noteworthy alumni of the school are bandleader Jimmy King and golfer George Knudson. As of May 2012, a complete collection of student attendance records for Bannatyne School was held at the school but they have since been transferred to the custody of the St. James Assiniboia School Division.
On 9 June 2012, an MHS Centennial Organization Award was presented to Principal Lucille McGillivray on behalf of Bannatyne School.
Principals
Vice-Principals
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1911-1912 |
Marjorie Andrews, May Bissett, Irene Campbell |
1912-1913 |
Marjorie Andrews, Elma Baldwin, May Bissett, Irene Campbell, Jane Davis Cox, S. H. Rodgers, Jean A. Rogers |
1913-1914 |
Miss E. I. Bissett, Minnie Buckley, Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned |
1914-1915 |
Miss E. I. Bissett, Ethel M. Emerson, Katherine N. Learned |
1915-1916 |
Ethel M. Emerson, Katherine N. Learned |
1916-1917 |
Minnie Buckley, Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow |
1917-1918 |
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow |
1918-1919 |
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie |
1919-1920 |
Ethel M. Emerson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Mabel Morrow |
1920-1921 |
Mary E. Allen, Ethel M. Emerson, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow |
1921-1922 |
Mary E. Allen, Grace Graham, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Emily B. Stoddart |
1922-1923 |
Mary E. Allen, Ada Bowler, Miss E. Campain, Mary Cuthbertson, Marguerite R. Keith, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart |
1923-1924 |
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Miss E. M. McFadden, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart |
1924-1925 |
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ona MacKenzie, Mabel Morrow, Shirley Annie Redmond, Emily B. Stoddart, G. O. Thorsteinson |
1925-1926 |
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Mabel Morrow, Emily B. Stoddart, G. O. Thorsteinson |
1926-1927 |
Ada Bowler, M. Casey, T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Ethel Alida Paisley |
1927-1928 |
Ada Bowler, T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Mabel G. Kelly, Katherine N. Learned, Greta Maxwell, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers |
1928-1929 |
T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Katherine N. Learned, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace |
1929-1930 |
T. Helen Cram, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1930-1931 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1931-1932 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1932-1933 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1933-1934 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1934-1935 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Ethel Alida Paisley, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1935-1936 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1936-1937 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1937-1938 |
Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Miss H. I. Ralston, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood |
1938-1939 |
E. J. Beale, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton |
1939-1940 |
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton |
1940-1941 |
Ada Bowler, Mary Cuthbertson, Mary Eleanor Dure, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton |
1941-1942 |
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Blanche Christilaw, Mary Cuthbertson, Jessie A. Rogers, Anna Mary Wallace, Ralph E. Wendeborn, Letitia W. Wood, M. Leslie Wotton |
1942-1943 |
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Mary Cuthbertson, Miss H. J. Dobson, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Anna Mary Wallace, Ralph E. Wendeborn |
1943-1944 |
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn |
1944-1945 |
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Lola McDowell, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn |
1945-1946 |
Ada Bowler, Viola Carefoot, Miss H. J. Dobson, Lola McDowell, Jessie A. Rogers, Margaret Staples, Ralph E. Wendeborn |
1946-1947 |
Ada Bowler, Marguerite Breckon, Pearl Cowan, Mr. B. Grafton, Lola McDowell, Miss E. C. Remer, Jessie A. Rogers, Mabel Smithers, Ralph E. Wendeborn |
1947-1948 |
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Pearl Cowan, Mr. B. Grafton, Miss E. C. Remer, Jessie A. Rogers, Mabel Smithers, Margaret Staples |
1948-1949 |
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Winnifred Cockbill, Pearl Cowan, Ann Harper, Sydney Perlmutter, Emma Serbin, Margaret Staples |
1949-1950 |
Ada Bowler, Keith Chorneyko, Winnifred Cockbill, Ann Harper, Mrs. V. Knudson, Mrs. McDonald, Margaret Miller, Sydney Perlmutter, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin |
1950-1951 |
Jean A. Arneson, Keith Chorneyko, Ann Harper, Sydney Perlmutter, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss A. M. Trickett, Miss P. Welsman |
1951-1952 |
Jean A. Arneson, Keith Chorneyko, Ann Harper, Miss M. Harriott, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss P. Webb, Miss P. Welsman |
1952-1953 |
Keith Chorneyko, Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Ann Harper, Miss M. Harriott, Miss R. Hutton, Miss F. Lints, Mrs. N. Ross, Jean Segall, Marie Smith, Miss E. Thick |
1953-1954 |
Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Mrs. R. Gerelies, Irene H. Gill, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. H. Harris, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski |
1954-1955 |
Miss H. Crowe, Jake H. Enns, Irene H. Gill, Mrs. M. Graham, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. H. Harris, Miss McLelland, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski |
1955-1956 |
Miss L. Atkinson, Miss D. S. Charbonneau, Mrs. T. Forbes, Irene H. Gill, Miss E. Harmer, Miss S. Kiss, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Thaddeus Edward “Ted” Witoski |
1956-1957 |
Miss D. S. Charbonneau, Mrs. T. Forbes, Irene H. Gill, Mrs. M. Graham, Miss E. Harmer, Mrs. Isfeld, Miss S. Kiss, Grace Neufeld, Miss L. Riddell, Miss Ritchie, Jean Segall, Emma Serbin, Miss R. Sommerfeld, Mr. F. H. Voth |
1957-1958 |
Miss I. Abbott, Miss E. Harmer, Miss E. Houck, Miss T. Luptak, Kathleen Pogson, Emma Serbin, Mr. F. H. Voth, Miss M. Welligan, Johanna Zdebiak |
1958-1959 |
Miss T. Luptak, Mrs. E. McConnell, Kathleen Pogson, Emma Serbin, Mrs. B. Shaw |
1959-1960 |
Mr. N. Bobbie, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Miss T. Luptak, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. P. Venselaar |
1960-1961 |
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms, Mrs. T. Woychuk |
1961-1962 |
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. O. Kasian, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1962-1963 |
Miss T. Brownrigg, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss G. Ferguson, Mr. T. Holbrow, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. E. McConnell, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. E. Scheuneman, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shuttleworth, Miss E. Sproule, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1963-1964 |
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss G. Ferguson, Mrs. M. Hanson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mr. G. Leask, Miss S. Malmgren, Mrs. D. Martin, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Miss E. Regier, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. A. Rickey, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. S. Speirs, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Miss T. Voorsmit, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1964-1965 |
Mrs. A. Buxton, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. E. Dahl, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Miss L. Falconer, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. N. Graham, Miss L. Grant, Mrs. M. Hanson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. A. Kroeker, Mrs. R. Lloyd, Mrs. K. Mahailoff, Miss S. Malmgren, Miss H. McDonald, Mrs. A. McKinnon, Mrs. T. Messing, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mr. H. Repko, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mr. B. Sim, Miss P. Snyder, Mrs. S. Speirs, Mr. T. Veale, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1965-1966 |
Mrs. S. Aldinger, Miss R. Biedler, Mr. M. Biluk, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. G. Carriere, Miss M. Cordell, Mr. B. Engebrecht, Mr. J. Friesen, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Hamblin, Mrs. L. Kaminsky, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. T. Messing, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mr. B. Sim, Mr. P. Stein, Mr. J. Susko, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Annie “Annetta” Wiechman, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1966-1967 |
Mr. F. Bilous, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. M. Hignett, Mrs. L. Kaminsky, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mr. W. Kesanko, Miss C. Locht, Mr. K. McInnes, Miss S. McMillan, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. V. Natyna, Mrs. H. Novakowski, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. M. Recksiedler, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Mr. G. Shirtliffe, Mr. C. Sodeen, Miss M. Traynor, Mrs. P. Venselaar, Mrs. M. Wonnick, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1967-1968 |
Mr. F. Bilous, Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mr. R. Gateson, Mrs. I. Goldsbrough, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. M. Hignett, Miss J. Houston, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. M. Kelly, Mr. W. Kesanko, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Lawrence Melnyk, Mrs. M. O’Reilly, Mrs. S. Reid, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. B. Shaw, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Mr. G. Shirtliffe, Mr. C. Sodeen, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. G. Stangroom, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Mrs. M. Wonnick, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1968-1969 |
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Miss C. Corbett, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Mrs. M. Kelly, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Miss S. McMillan, Mrs. M. Moir, Mrs. C. Mott, Miss Eleanor Preece, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. J. Schellenberg, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Miss N. Smith, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
1969-1970 |
Mrs. Kay Cameron, Mrs. Denise Frankard, Mrs. J. Grace, Mrs. Nancy Hodgson, Mrs. Olga Kasian, Victor Krenz, Miss C. Locht, Miss S. McMillan, Miss Inez Mikkelson, Mrs. M. Moir, Miss Eleanor Preece, Mrs. C. Rischer, Mrs. L. Robinson, Mrs. B. Scott, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Anne Marie Stadnyk, Mrs. B. Sundell, Mr. J. Van Den Bossche, Constance Jean “Connie” Worms |
c1970 |
Mrs. Wendy Brown (grade 1), Mrs. Kay Cameron (social studies, library), Miss Denise Frankard (French), Miss Anne Froese (music), Vivian Doris Glass (grades 4-6), Mrs. Lois Hamm (health), Mrs. Nancy Hodgson (grade 2), Mrs. Olga Kasian (grade 3), Victor Krenz (grades 5 and 6), Mrs. Lisa Martin (grade 6), Miss Shirley McMillan (grade 3), Lawrence Melnyk (grades 4-6), Miss Inez Mikkelson (physical education), Miss Eleanor Preece (grade 2), Mrs. Freda Psooy (resource), Mrs. Kemy Shepherd (kindergarten), Anne Marie Stadnyk (physical education, science), Mrs. Iris Wengreniuk (grade 3), Constance Jean “Connie” Worms (grade 1) |
c1970-2005 |
? |
2005-2006 |
Jill Boychuk, Cheryl Horrocks, Nicole Joyal, Simone Labossiere, Rachelle Lafleche-Mohammed, Laura Newbury, Patric Peloquin, Jennifer Rothwell, Alice Russell, Lydia Tanner, Robert Vallee, Kathryn Waruk, Diane Wiebe |
Photos & Coordinates

The original Bannatyne School (1939)
Source: Archives of Manitoba, George Harris Fonds, Acc. 1979-141, P7451, Album 14, Page 31.

The original Bannatyne School (1960s) Source: Bannatyne School

The original Bannatyne School (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0010

The original Bannatyne School at right with the newer school at left (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0011

The Bannatyne School annex (July 1969)
Source: Leonard Goldsborough, LHG-0013

Bannatyne School along with the datestone from the original building (May 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Bannatyne School (May 2020)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

An exhibit of antiques for a 100th anniversary celebration in May 2012 included a time capsule, sealed on 31 December 1970 by Principal Len Goldsborough.
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

School attendance records from 1911 where on display during a 100th anniversary celebration in May 2012.
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

A stone bench was unveiled as part of 100th anniversary celebrations in May 2012.
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88164, W97.26532 denoted by symbol on the map above
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Sources:
Manitoba Department of Education, Departmental Report for 1911, Inspectorial Division No. 17, page 105, Legislative Library of Manitoba.
“Bannatyne School marks its fiftieth anniversary,” Winnipeg Free Press, 13 May 1961, page 68.
“Bannatyne School plans big farewell to building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1970, page 17.
“Jimmy King’s night beat,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February 1970, page 8.
Farewell to Bannatyne School 1911-1970 compiled by L. Goldsborough and J. Van Den Bossche, Bannatyne School, 1970.
Obituary [Anne Marie Stadnyk], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 2014.
Obituary [Constance Jean Worms], Winnipeg Free Press, 25 August 2018.
We thank Leonard Goldsborough, Joanne Jeanson, Don Wilkes, Nathan Kramer, and Dorothy Young for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 9 October 2021
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