A stone monument in the Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone marks the location of the Hollywood School from 1904 to 1963. The school district was establish officially in 1903. A lumber school was built on the site, SE20-17-9W, in 1904, replacing an earlier log structure, and it was used until 1954 when a new school and teacherage were built. They were used continuously until the school ceased operation in 1963. These buildings also served as a centre for Christmas concerts, dances, picnics, and other community events.
Among the teachers of Hollywood School were D. Windsor (1906-1907), Clara Langseth (1909), Vera Wilton (1909-1910), May Martin (1910), Maria Sesselja “Mary” Thorleifson (1912), Dorothy Bucke (1912), J. G. McDonald (1912), W. R. Simmon (1914), Victoria Thordarson (1920-1921), E. M. Raincock (1920-1921), May Raincock (1921-1923), R. V. Breakey (1923-1924), Adelaide Thomas (1923-1924), W. T. Olson (1924-1925, 1927-1929), A. M. Thomas (1925-1926), H. R. Guthrie (1926-1927), Clayton Bricker (1926-1927), Myrtle Johnston (1929-1931), Marj Udey (1931-1934), Opal Cheater (1934-1935), E. H. Treleavan (1935-1936), A. L. Singleton (1936-1938), Helga Johanson (1938-1940), L. M. Guttormsson (1940-1942), M. E. Gill (1942-1943), G. Thorleifson (1943-1944), H. Jackson (1944-1945), Irene Collins (1945-1946), Mildred Bosworth (1946-1947), Ruth Peterson (1947-1948), L. Thorleifson (1948-1950), Kay Creasy (1950-1951), Christine Skillen (1951-1952), Arlene Ford (1952-1953), Miss Marlene Dobson (1953-1954), G. Lemkay (1954-1958), and Mrs. Iona Lasson (1958-1963).
In 1967, the Hollywood School District was dissolved and its catchment area was added to the Langruth Consolidated School District. The former schoolhouse was moved to Holland.
The second Hollywood School (no date) by C. K. Rogers
Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs,
GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 90.
The third Hollywood School (circa 1953)
Source: Marlene Beattie
Hollywood School commemorative monument (September 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.46203, W98.66423
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Spruce Hills Consolidated School No. 2413 (RM of Victoria)
“Langruth news,” Portage la Prairie Leader, 3 September 1953, page 11.
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.
Langruth Along the Crocus Trail by Langruth Historical Society, c1984, pages 66-67, 190.
R.M. of Victoria: Past & Present, Volume 1 by RM of Victoria History Book Committee, 2002, page 203.
We thank Marlene Beattie and Ed Arndt for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 January 2025
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