County of Ponoka GenWeb Project - Waterglen School District

The Teachers	The History of Waterglen School District #499		The Teachers
Mr. George Ashman	A log cabin served as the Smith's Grove School from 1899 until 1903 when the new school was built in the spring and summer to accomodate the larger number of students. On 9 May 1899, the Fair School was established to serve the Waterglen District. It was located on the corner of S.E. of 20-43-22-W4th. The first annual meeting was held on 21 June 1899. Nels JOHNSON was elected Secretary and Trustee. The other two trustees were Jonas KALLMAN and Andrew LYDEEN. It was decided to purchase a log house from Christian SIGALET for $50.00 1 July 1899, school was opened with Miss CARRUTHERS of Wetaskiwin as the first teacher. The schoolhouse served for only four years as in 1903 the another schoolhouse was built. The material was hauled from Wetaskiwin at a cost of $35, and the construction cost $125. the carpenters were John T. Person and E.J. Lundy. The first tax rate was set at 21 mills which at the next meeting was reduced to 17 mills. In 1901 it was 11 mills. The teacher's salary in the early years was $45 per month. The name was changed to Waterglen School District #499 on 4 June 1926 and was included in the Ponoka School Division 34, Sub division 1, on 23 September 1938. The district was included in the Mecca Glen Centralization on 5 October 1949. The ratepayers held a meeting and voted unanimously in favour of purchasing the school and outbuildings to be used for community purposes at $150. In 1967 it was donated to Clifford VOLD to use as a museum. It was an ideal climax for a building dearly remembered by the oldsters and ones not so old that received their education there.		Mr. Neill
Miss Bellamy			Miss Dagmar Nelson
Mrs. Margaret Bolch			Miss Mary Nelson
Miss Burns			Miss R. Nelson
Miss Clara Clintberg			Mrs. Gilbert Patterson
Miss Grace Cole			Mr. Gilbert Patterson
Miss Margaret Curruthers			Miss Mamie Peterson
Miss Janet Dick			Miss Minnie Ringwall
Miss Enid Jones (Mrs. Roy Vold)			Miss Olive Ringwall
Mr. Alex McCauley			Mr. A.B. Smith
Miss McCready			Mrs. Spackman
Miss Kate McPartland (Mrs. John Bolch)			--
The Students in 1905			The Students in 1905 (con't)
Chris Albers			Nellie Falk
Emil Albers			Rosy Humphrey
Bertha Bergman			Alvin Peterson
Carl Bergman			Emil Peterson
Clara Bergman	The Students in 1905 (con't)		Joel Peterson
Jennie Bergman	Nellie Bolch	Daniel Dufva	Mamie Peterson
Judith Bergman	Peter Bolch	Edwin Dufva	Olga Peterson
Ruth Bergman	Preston Bolch	Emil Dufva	Oscar Peterson
Eva Bolch	Albert Dufva	Louis Falk	--
Jessie Bolch	Axel Dufva	Lyndia Falk	--


District/School Nbr:	499	First school year:	1899
Original name:	>1896 - Smith's Grove	First teacher(s):	Miss Carruthers
Date established:	1899	Salary:	$45
Location:	corner S.E. of 20-43-22-W4th	Last school year:	1949
Name changes:	> 1899 became Fair > 1926 became Waterglen	Last teacher:	--
Land/Building:	Orig school was a log cabin	Later Bldg Usage:	Final bldg became a private museum
Architect/Builder:	Carpenters: John T. Person & E.J. Lundy	Additional Information:
Architect/Builder:	Carpenters: John T. Person & E.J. Lundy	-1967 - the bldg was donated to C. Vold to set up a museum in.
Costs:	$50.00 for first log cabin $160 for the 2nd school hse
School tax info:	initially 21 mills

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