Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wolseley School (511 Clifton Street, Winnipeg)

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Designed for the Winnipeg School Division by local architect John Nelson Semmens, and built at the intersection of Wolseley Avenue and Clifton Street in 1921, the one-storey nine-classroom Wolseley School commemorates British general Garnet J. Wolseley (1833-1913). It was intended to relieve overcrowding at Isaac Brock School and Laura Secord School. Construction was managed by the Sutherland Construction Company and completed at a cost of about $75,000. Classes began around November 1921 and the school was officially opened on Empire Day, 23 May 1922. In contrast to many official school openings, the event was lead by the school staff without the presence of school trustees or municipal dignitaries.

The building is a municipally-designated historic site.

Principals

Period	Principal
1921-1945	Olive Maud McLean (1883-1952)
1945-1953	Elizabeth Agnes “Betty” Nicks (1910-1999)
1953-1968	Dorothy Eleanor Lane (1902-1991)
1968-1977	Frances Louise Martin (1924-2002)
1977-1980	A. Phillips
1980-1982	J. T. Nunn
1982-1984	R. Neil McAlpine
1984-1986	R. J. Hibbert
1986-1988	Gene Joseph Lloyd (1942-2008)
1988-1996	Ron Enns
1996-2005	Ira Udow
2005-2007	Erika Kreis
2008-2010	Heather Stanus
2010-2015	Anne Pereira
2015-2019	Suzanne Mole
2019-?	Brian Rogowsky

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1921-1922	?
1922-1923	M. Buckley, L. Elder, R. Matheson, M. McCalpin, I. Morrison, M. Munn, V. Sanders
1923-1924	M. Buckley, E. Elder, R. Matheson, M. McCalpin, J. A. Moffatt, M. Munn, Y. Sanders
1924-1925	M. Buckley, L. Elder, R. Matheson, M. McCalpin, J. Moffatt, M. Munn, B. Saunders
1925-1926	M. Buckley, L. Elder, R. Matheson, M. McCalpin, J. A. Moffatt, M. Munn, F. Philip, C. Tod
1926-1927	M. Buckley, L. Elder, R. Matheson, M. McCalpine, M. Munn, V. Paulin, C. Tod
1927-1928	M. Buckley, C. Ewen, M. Munn, C. Tod
1928-1929	M. Buckley, C. Ewen, R. Matheson, M. E. Munn, J. Riddell, A. C. Tod
1929-1930	?
1930-1931	E. G. Brown, M. Buckley, M. Douglas, M. Duncan, C. Ewen, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1931-1932	C. Barbour, Marjorie Brown, M. Douglas, C. Ewen, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1932-1933	M. Brown, E. Buckley, M. Douglas, C. Ewen, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1933-1934	O. E. Anderson, M. Brown, E. Buckley, M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1934-1935	M. M. Crawford, M. Douglas, M. A. Jackson, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. J. B. Oswald, E. Randolph
1935-1936	M. Crawford, Beth Cruikshank, M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn
1936-1937	M. Crawford, Beth Cruikshank, M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1937-1938	M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. McCorriston (exchange), M. Munn, E. Randolph, P. Sloan
1938-1939	M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph, P. Sloan
1939-1940	M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph, P. Sloan
1940-1941	M. Douglas, R. Matheson, M. Munn, M. Perfect, E. Randolph
1941-1942	M. Douglas, R. Matheson, O. McLean, M. Munn, M. Perfect, E. Randolph
1942-1943	R. Matheson, M. Munn, E. Randolph
1943-1944	G. Barber, F. Dickson, R. Matheson, M. Munn
1944-1945	F. Dickson, E. Gibson, R. Matheson, M. Munn
1945-1946	F. Dickson, Edith Miller, M. Munn, C. Murphy
1946-1947	M. Corbett, F. Dickson, L. Langford, Edith Miller, C. Murphy
1947-1948	M. Corbett, F. Dickson, L. Langford, Edith Miller, C. Murphy, N. E. Ross, M. E. Thomas
1948-1949	Miss M. Corbett, Miss F. Dickson, Miss L. Langford, Edith Miller, Miss C. Murphy, Miss W. Templeman, Mrs. M. E. Thomas
1949-1950	Miss M. Corbett, Miss G. Graham, Miss L. Langford, Edith Miller, Miss W. Templeman, Miss M. E. Thomas
1950-1951	Miss M. Corbett, Miss E. Eldred, Miss M. Gwazd, Miss L. Langford, Edith Miller, Miss W. Templeman, E. Thomas
1951-1952	Miss M. Corbett, Miss M. Gwazd, Miss L. Langford, Edith Miller, Miss N. Mooney, Miss W. Templeman, Miss E. Thomas
1952-1953	Miss M. Corbett, Miss M. Gwazd, Miss L. Langford, Edith Miller, Miss N. Mooney, Miss W. Templeman, Miss M. E. Thomas
1953-1954	Miss M. Corbett, Miss M. Gwazd, Miss L. Langford, Mrs. M. D. McBride, Edith Miller, Miss E. Thomas, Mrs. J. Tymchak
1954-1955	Miss M. Corbett, Mrs. A. L. Davis, Mrs. M. Kulchysky, Edith Miller, Miss M. Rempel, Miss E. Thomas, Mrs. J. Tymchak
1955-1956	Miss M. Corbett, Miss A. L. Davis, Mrs. M. Klippenstein, Mrs. M. Kulchysky, Edith Miller, Miss C. M. Murphy, Miss E. Thomas
1956-1957	Miss M. Corbett, Miss E. Cuthbert, Miss Glenna Dandy, Miss A. Davis, Mrs. M. Kluchysky, Miss C. Murphy, Miss E. Thomas
1957-1958	Miss A. Davis, Miss F. Dergonsoff, Miss V. Doe, Miss E. Frere, Mrs. M. Kulchysky, Miss C. Murphy, Donalda Stanbra
1958-1959	Miss A. Davis, Mrs. V. Doe, Mrs. M. Kulchysky, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. C. Raynes, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Donalda Stanbra
1959-1960	Miss A. Davis, Mrs. V. Doe, Mrs. O. Loewen, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. M. I. McGill, Mrs. C. Raynes, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Donalda Stanbra
1960-1961	Mrs. V. Cooke, Miss A. Davis, Mrs. P. Kirk, Mrs. O. Loewen, Mrs. M. McGill, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. L. Ormiston, Mrs. L. Shepherd, Donalda Stanbra
1961-1962	Mrs. V. Cooke, Miss A. Davis, Mrs. M. McGill, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. L. Ormiston, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Mrs. E. Sims, Donalda Stanbra
1962-1963	?
1963-1964	Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. A. McLennan, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. L. Ormiston, Miss L. Peters, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Mrs. E. Sims, Miss G. Sorflaten, Mrs. D. Stanley
1964-1965	Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. A. McLennan, Miss C. Murphy, Mrs. L. Ormiston, Miss L. Peters, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Mrs. E. Sims, Miss G. Sorflaten, Mrs. D. Stanley
1965-1966	Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. A. McLennan, Miss C. Murphy, Miss L. Peters, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Mrs. E. Sims, Miss G. Sorflaten, Mrs. D. Stanley, E. Thiessen
1966-1967	Mrs. S. Brough, Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. R. Curtis, W. A. Gibson, Mrs. A. M. McLennan, Miss C. Murphy, Miss L. Peters, Miss H. Pokrant, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Miss S. Slotin
1967-1968	Mrs. S. Brough, Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. R. Curtis, Mrs. A. McLennan, Miss S. Nyuli, Miss L. Peters, Miss H. Pokrant, Mrs. E. Shepherd, Mrs. I. Van Cauwenberghe, W. Waterman
1968-1969	Mrs. V. Cooke, Mrs. R. Curtis, Mrs. S. Harkness, Miss K. Harland, Miss M. Heywood, Miss S. Johnson, Miss L. Peters, Mrs. J. Riddell, Miss J. Stewart, Miss M. Toews, W. Waterman, Miss R. Wright

Photos & Coordinates

Wolseley School (1921) Source: Winnipeg School Board, Annual Report 1921, Legislative Library of Manitoba Wolseley School (April 2017) Source: Nathan Kramer Wolseley School (October 2017) Source: Nathan Kramer Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88115, W97.18586 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Nelson Semmens (1879-1960)

Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wolseley School No. 305 (RM of Argyle)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lord Wolseley School / East Kildonan Collegiate (939 Henderson Highway, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“Sutherland Construction Co., Ltd.,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 September 1915, page 150.

“Board approves $75,000 school,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 1 June 1921, page 17.

“2 schools, with room for 875 children, to be opened on Tuesday,” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 26 October 1921, page 2.

“Three hundred Winnipeg school children [...],” Winnipeg Evening Tribune, 1 November 1921, page 9.

“Empire Day in schools,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 May 1922, page 5.

“Winnipeg schools, No. 46—Wolseley,” Manitoba Free Press, 8 December 1922, page 14.

“14 school appointments confirmed,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 1968, page 53.

Wolseley School, 511 Clifton Street South, Winnipeg Historical Buildings Committee, May 1996.

“New Principals named for five city schools,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 June 2005, page B6.

Winnipeg School Division: Celebrating One Hundred Fifty Years, 1871-2021 by Winnipeg School Division, 2021.

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 26 December 2022

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