Historic Sites of Manitoba: Goose Lake Consolidated School No. 1283 / Roblin Collegiate Institute (Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)

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The Goose Lake School District was organized formally in March 1904 and a school building was situated west of the Town of Roblin. The first teacher was Miss A. Young of Rossburn.

In 1911, the district was an early participant in the school consolidation movement by joining with Cromarty School No. 1214, Wyndham School No. 1251, Carronbrook School No. 1400, Shell River School No. 1403, Homestead School No. 1581, and Deepdale School No. 2101 to become Goose Lake Consolidated School. A two-classroom primary school building was erected in town, and two additional classrooms were added in 1913. This building remained in use until 1974.

In 1920, a second school building was erected on a design by Winnipeg architect Eldred Dodsworth Tuttle. It was funded via two debentures, in August 1920 for $25,000 and a further $20,000 in September 1921. It housed students in grades 5 to 12 while those in grades 1 to 4 remained in the earlier building. It later became known as Goose Lake Collegiate Institute, predecessor to the present high school in Roblin.

A new building for grades 9 to 12 was constructed in 1960 and it opened as Roblin Collegiate Institute on 27 January 1961. The older school was used for intermediate grades until it was destroyed by fire on 7 March 1972.

Principals

Period	Principal
1910	Benjamin Atkin Higgins (1887-?)
1911	?
1912	Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (1877-1933)
1912-1913	Neil Albert McIntyre (1888-1972)
1913-1926	Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (1877-1933)
1926-1931	Arthur Kendall Stratton (1895-1961)
1931-1937	Bernhard W. “Bernard” Warkentin (1892-1984)
1937-1941	Harold Melville Stinson (1904-1977)
1941-1946	Halldor Jonsson Stefansson (1898-1983)
1946-1950	Leslie Irving Spear (1906-1973)
1950-1951	John Sigfus Helgason (?-1978)
1951-1955	Samuel Alfred Wright (1900-1966)
1955-1959	Thomas Claude Meadows (1925-2007)
1959-1960	R. K. Purdy
1960-1962	P. Prefontaine
1962-1967	Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)
1967-1969	Harry W. Chornoboy
1969-1974	William Paziuk
1974-1980	Orest Ziolkoski (1933-1997)

Vice-Principals (Roblin Collegiate)

Period	Vice-Principal
1963-1969	Peter Bugera (1912-1970)
1969-1979	Gordon Dale Yeo (1941-2022)

Teachers (Goose Lake School)

Among the early teachers of Goose Lake School were Nellie A. Young (Spring-Fall 1905, pt Spring 1906), Edward Grant (pt Spring 1906), Elizabeth Kelso (Fall 1907 - Spring 1908), Linda Norris (Fall 1908 - Spring 1909), and Benjamin A. Higgins (Fall 1908 - Fall 1909)

Period	Teachers
1910	Benjamin A. Higgins (senior grades), Minnie Nickell? (junior grades, Fall), Audrey A. Young (junior grades, Spring)
1911	L. C. Anderson (Fall), Emma V. Cuntz, Minnie Nickell? (Spring)
1912	(Spring only): Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (senior grades), Gertude M. Moon?, Daisy B. Tingley
1912-1913	Nellie W. Anderson (Spring), Neil Albert McIntyre (senior grades), Lorne W. Merrell, Gertrude M. Moon? (Fall), Daisy B. Tingley
1913-1914	Nellie W. Anderson, Kathleen Coppinger, Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (senior grades), Lorne W. Merrell, James W. Thompson (agricultural instruction, Fall), Daisy B. Tingley, S. Alma Umphrey (Spring)
1914-1915	Nellie W. Anderson (grades 1-2), Rheubina “Ruby” Brooks (grade 1), Kathleen Coppinger (grades 4-5), Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (grades 9-10), Lorne W. Merrell (grades 6-8), S. Alma Umphrey (grades 2-3)
1915-1916	Nellie W. Anderson (grade 2), Rheubina “Ruby” Brooks (grade 1), Kathleen Coppinger (grades 4-5), Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (grades 9-10), Lorne W. Merrell (grades 6-8), S. Alma Umphrey (grade 3)
1916-1917	Rheubina “Ruby” Brooks (grade 1), Katherine E. Channon (grades 1-2, March-June), Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (grades 9-11), Helen McKellar (grades 3-4, April-June), Lorne W. Merrell (grades 6-8), Lorraine Russell (grades 4-5), Rossie M. Shannon (grade 2, August-December), S. Alma Umphrey (grades 3-4, August-December), T? C. Umphrey (grades 3-4, January-April), L. M. Whaley (grades 1-2, January-March)
1917-1918	Rheubina “Ruby” Brooks (grade 1), Elva Brown (grades 3-4), Katherine E. Channon (grades 2-3), Henry Johnston “Harry” Everall (grades 9-11), Lorne W. Merrell (grades 6-8), Lorraine Russell (grades 5-6)

Teachers (Roblin Collegiate)

School Year	Teachers
1963-1964	Peter Bugera (math, geography, Ukrainian), K. Burelle (literature, composition), D. Eshelby (physical education, business practices), A. Funk (physics, chemistry), M. Funk (English), I. Little (commercial), R. Perchaluk (art, literature), P. Prefontaine (French), E. Ritchie (English, history), R. Ritchie (math, geography), E. Roe (math, composition), L. Spear (history, chemistry), Mervin Styba (science), Gordon Dale Yeo (history, physical education, typing), Orest Ziolkoski (math)
1964-1965	Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, D. Eshelby, A. Funk, M. Funk, Helena Kines, Mr. Lyons, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, Mervin Styba, Gordon Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkoski
1965-1966	K. Beattie, K. Burelle, A. Carnochan, Mr. Grodecki, Helena Kines, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McGill, R. Perchaluk, P. Prefontaine, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, Gordon Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkoski
1966-1967	K. Beattie, Mr. Bradford, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, Helena Kines, Ron Landry, Mr. Macdonald, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Mr. Ronald, L. Spear, Mervin Styba, Gordon Dale Yeo, Orest Ziolkoski, Mr. Zwiep
1967-1968	K. Beattie, Don Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, Mrs. Burland, Mr. Burland, A. Carnochan, Helena Kines, Ron Landry, Mr. Macdonald, Mr. McKay, R. Perchaluk, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, L. Spear, Mervin Styba, Gordon Dale Yeo
1968-1969	K. Beattie, Don Boguski, Boris Bugera, Peter Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Fisher, Helena Kines, Ron Landry, J. McMillan, W. Minish, C. Pritchard, R. Perchaluk, S. Richer, E. Ritchie, R. Ritchie, Emil Sebulski, L. Spear, Mervin Styba, Gordon Dale Yeo
1969-1970	K. Beattie, Don Boguski, R. Brown, Boris Bugera, K. Burelle, B. Burland, A. Carnochan, D. Cruise, L. Fischer, D. Fisher, Y. Haberman, E. R. Hoffman, Helena Kines, Ron Landry, L. Latimer, J. McMillan, S. Richer, E. W. Ritchie, A. Sage, Emil Sebulski, L. Spear, Mervin Styba
1970-1971	Don Boguski, S. Brown, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, D. Cruise, P. Fahy, P. Gunn, E. Hoffman, R. Jones, Helena Kines, Ron Landry, L. Latimer, N. Shaw, Inky Mark, J. McMillan, C. Smellie, Mervin Styba, J. Richardson, L. Spear, Emil Sebulski, William Toback
1971-1972	Don Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, Alma Carnochan, N. Goossen, P. Gunn, R. Jones, E. Kelly, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Ron Landry, H. Lowenburger, J. McDonald, J. McMillan, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, J. Segal, N. J. Shaw, Mervin Styba, William Toback
1972-1973	Miss Aitken, Don Boguski, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, Alma Carnochan, Dan Friesen, P. Gunn, Mr. Hooper, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Ron Landry, L. Latimer, Miss Long, H. Lowenburger, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, Mervin Styba, William Toback, Mr. Wark
1973-1974	Don Boguski, O. Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, B. Burland, Alma Carnochan, Dave Cooke, Dan Friesen, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Ron Landry, L. Latimer, A. Scherr, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, Mervin Styba, William Toback
1974-1975	Don Boguski, Lorne Boguski, Miss Bohaychuk, Boris Bugera, W. Burland, Alma Carnochan, Miss Chattergoon, Dave Cooke, Wayne Densmore, Dan Friesen, Miss Gunn, Mr. Hooper, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Mrs. Kuttnick, Ron Landry, Mr. Latimer, Jim McMillan, Mr. Kenzul, Mr. Myslichuk, Mr. Ritchie, Miss Scherr, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, John Stolarchuk, Mervin Styba, Mike Styba, William Toback, Jack Ziprick
1975-1976	Don Boguski, Lorne Boguski, Boris Bugera, Alma Carnochan, I. Chattergoon, Dave Cooke, Wayne Densmore, Dan Friesen, S. Green, P. Gunn, G. Hooper, M. Kelso, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Y. Kuttnick, Ron Landry, L. Latimer, Jim McMillan, J. McKinnon, W. Popovich, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, John Stolarchuk, Mervin Styba, Mike Styba, William Toback, S. Toback, J. Wagland, Jack Ziprick
1976-1977	?
1977-1978	?
1978-1979	Francis Bird, Don Boguski, Lorne Boguski, Boris Bugera, Alma Carnochan, Dave Cooke, Wayne Densmore, Dan Friesen, Helena Kines, Helmer Kirychuk, Garry Kohuch, Jeanine Landry, Ron Landry, Lawrence Latimer, David Mack, Jim McMillan, Hugh Newton, Ernie Schiman, Emil Sebulski, John Stolarchuk, Mervin Styba, Michael Styba, William Toback, Donna Wolfe, Jack Ziprick

Principals (Elementary)

Period	Principal
1978-1979	Terry Paley

Vice-Principals (Elementary)

Period	Vice-Principal
1978-1979	Pauling Crabb

Teachers (Elementary)

School Year	Teachers
1978-1979	Linda Boguski, Jeanette Boyce, Margaret Boyce, Ivy Campbell, Maureen Fleury, Mildred Galatiuk, Heather Graham, Sally Harapiak, Dorothy Jaasund, Nick Kosinsky, Karol Kozmeniuk, Mabel Krantz, Lori Lautamus, Marjorie Martin, Betty Paley, Emily Perchaluk, William Pollock, Stan Radwanski, Myrna Soloway, Allen Tokaryk, Francisca Tungeul, Joan Walker, Marguerita Watson, Betty Wenner, Gaylene Ziprick

Among the other teachers of Goose Lake School were Margaret Creighton, Ermina Shier, Walter Nowosad (1951-1952), John Stolarchuk (1963-1964), and Eleanor Ada Fraser Paxton.

Photos & Coordinates

Goose Lake Consolidated School (circa 1912) Source: Consolidation of Rural Schools in Manitoba, Special Report of the Department of Education for the Year 1912, Manitoba Legislative Library. “Roblin Public School” (circa 1925) by C. I. Meyers Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library. “Roblin Collegiate Institute” (circa 1925) Source: Education Department Report, 1925, Manitoba Legislative Library. Goose Lake Consolidated School, erected in 1920 (March 1935) by H. L. Albright Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 91. Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.22781, W101.35700 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Roblin School No. 1046 (Municipality of Two Borders)

Memorable Manitobans: Eldred Dodsworth Tuttle (1878-1965)

Sources:

Roblin West topographic map, 62N/3 West, Edition 2, Series A743 [Archives of Manitoba].

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #14 School District of Goose Lake, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.

Corporate Security registered documents (ATG 0089), #42 School District of Goose Lake, GR12576, Archives of Manitoba.

“Teaching in Intmt.,” Dauphin Herald, 6 September 1978, page 2.

Shell River Municipality Century One, 1884-1984 by Roblin History Book Committee, 1986, pages 277-280.

The School District of Pozir #2206 by the Pozir School and District Reunion Committee, April 1998, page 23.

Obituary [Eleanor Ada Paxton], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 October 1998, page 17.

We thank Dale Yeo for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 11 September 2023

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