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Bertha Hutton (original schoolhouse) |
The
Bluff Centre School District was formed in September, 1907, with the number
1735 as its district number. Located centrally and surrounded by bluffs,
the Bluff Centre School was built, and opened on July 6, 1909 but owing
to its location, it was known as Riverside School. When the C.P.R. railway
track was laid in 1922, the station was called Bluffton and gradually
the school adopted this name. The original school was located approximately
one-half mile nor th of the present-day school and served the community
until 1940. On April 16, 1909, eight hundred dollars was borrowed for the school building and for the fencing of the grounds (debentures were issued). Smaula Roberts was the carpenter engaged to erect the building and his bill for the school, desk, bookcase, and stable was $166.50. Edwin Roberts did the painting and oiling of the woodwork, and was paid $15.00 for this labour. The lumber bill totalled $366.35 and the hardware, $62.88. After all of the bills were paid, all that remained of the original $800 was $40.97. |
Mr. Tom Dick | |
| Mr. Henry Kolesar | |||
| Bill
Morris (new school built in 1940) |
Mr. Ervan E. Stobbe | ||
| Mrs.
Bill Morris (new school built in 1940) |
B.F. Craig | ||
| J.W. Donovan | |||
| Miss
Cranston (high school at Fred Hanson's house) |
J.M. Parmelee | ||
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| Miss
Doran (high school at Fred Hanson's house) |
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District/School
Nbr:
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1735
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First school
year:
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Original name:
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Bluff Centre
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First teacher(s):
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Miss. B. Hutton
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Date established:
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1907
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Salary:
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Location:
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Last school
year:
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Name changes:
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Bluffton |
Last teacher:
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Land/Building:
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Later Bldg
Usage:
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Architect/Builder:
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Smaula Robert,
carpenters
Edwin Roberts, decorating |
Additional
Information:
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School called
originally Riverside
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Costs:
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$759.03 for
bldg
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School tax
info:
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