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| Allan Black | 1913-1914 |
In 1912 the early pioneers of this
area decided a school was needed. On October 31, 1912, S.B. SHREVE sold
20 acres for $15 for a schoolsite, situated in the northweb corner of
the southwest 1/4 of 19-44-26. It seems anyone could become a member
of this school district by paying taxes of 7cents per acre. Of the four
bids tendered for building the schoolhouse, the lowest for $250 was
accepted from W. HAVENS, and so the school was built of a frame construction.
Of the several names proposed and sent to the then-Minister of Education,
that Scotsman chose "Glenfalloch" and the district was numbered
2628.
In October, 1913, school opened with Allan Black as teacher at $60 per month and 9% interest on overdue wages. He was instructed to teach 7 Saturdays and holidays to make up for some of the time lost by the late opening. The janitor was paid $3, and the water carrier $1 per month, in a 9 month school year. Most of the teachers boarded with Mrs. G.H. Clark, but a few came from greater distance. One teacher from the city was crossing a pasture when the quiet old cows, enticed by her shiney dinner pail, came inquisitively toward her. The faster she ran, the more anxious they were to get the pail's contents. She was half an hour late getting to school, as she had run in the opposite direction to escape the herd of savage bulls! Munroe McLeod road horseback daily from Elofson's, a distance of about 9 miles. Enrolment between 1913 and 1937 ranged from 5 children to more than 30 in any given year. In the later years, this district became part of the Ponoka School Division #34, and then the County No 3. In 1956 the school was closed. Those children west of or adjoining Range 27 were bussed to Sylvan Heights, and those east were bussed to the town of Ponoka schools. The schoolhouse was bought by citizens of the old school district for a community centre, and in 1973 was still serving as a social centre for bridal showers, 4-H meetings, picnics, and such occasions. May the little white schoolhouse and its memories, long remain. |
A.E.
Osterland
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1924
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| Mary
Hall (Mrs. Jack Crichton) |
1915 |
Emrys
Jones
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1924
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C.
Martin Langston
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1925
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| Myrtle Eakin | 1915 |
Sophie
M. Thomson
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1925
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| Sadie
McLean (Mrs. Oscar Knudson) |
1915 |
D.
Carlson
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1925
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Ida
M. Sinclair
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1925
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| Adeline Baker | 1916 |
J.S.
Bailey
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1926
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| Olive C. Sweet | 1916 |
Roy
F. Berlet
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1926
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| Mildred T. Carritt | 1917 |
Elsie
Drebert
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1926
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| Ethel M. Richardson | 1918 | Margaret Ryan | 1926 | ||||
| Gertrude Harris | 1919 | Toinie
Torvinen (Mrs. Frank Jaubin) |
1927 | ||||
| H. Henry | 1919 | ||||||
| Munro McLeod | 1920 | Edna
Kay (Mrs. G. Stretch) |
1928 | ||||
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Bertha Shale
(Mrs. Proctor Paulsen) |
1920 | ||||||
| Elsie Brown | 1929 | ||||||
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Della McDonough
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1921
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Sadie
McLean (Mrs. Melvin Clark) |
1930-1932 | ||||
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A.R. McDonald
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1921
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| May
Reid (Mrs. Martin Christiansen) |
1922
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H. Marie Siren | 1932-1933 | ||||
| J.O. Blickenstaff | 1934-1935 | ||||||
| Armina
Johnston (Mrs. Robert Reardon) |
1923 | D. McCutcheon | 1936 | ||||
| Mrs. Melvin Clark | 1946-1956 | ||||||
| First Year's Tax Rolls | First Year's Tax Rolls (con't) | ||||||
| M. Black | Mrs. R. Franklin | ||||||
| J. Broulik | H.P. Kohn | ||||||
| M. Chapin | J. A. Jackson | ||||||
| G.H. Clark | James McLean | ||||||
| Mrs. E.W. Courser | Mrs. M.S. Macleod | ||||||
| T.J. Durkin | E. Nelson | ||||||
| G.N. Field | E. Paananen | ||||||
| A.O. Pearson | Roy Schreve | ||||||
| C.R. Shreve |
Based on a excerpt
from "Crestomere
Sylvan Heights Heritage"
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District/School
Nbr:
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2628
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First school
year:
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1913
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Original name:
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Glenfalloch
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First teacher(s):
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Allan Block
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Date established:
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1912
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Salary:
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$60/mo (9% interest
on overdue wages!)
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Location:
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NW corner of SW-19-44-26 |
Last school
year:
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1956
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Name changes:
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Last teacher:
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Mrs. Melvin
Clark
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Land/Building:
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20 acres bought for $15 from S.B. Shreve |
Later Bldg
Usage:
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Community Centre
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Architect/Builder:
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W. Havens
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Additional
Information:
Janitor was paid $3 per school year and water carrier was paid $1 per school year. A school year was considered to be 9 months. |
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Costs:
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$250 spent
to erect
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School tax
info:
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7 cents per
acre
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