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Designed by the architectural firm of Pratt and Ross and constructed by the firm of Hazelton & Walin, Assiniboine School was completed in October 1922. Brick, wood and stucco infilling combine with ubiquitous limestone trim to offer visual interest and a lively optimistic feeling around the exterior. Contrasting red brick accentuates corner and window trim details. Large brackets and exposed rafter tails add horizontal emphasis.
The entry hall features a large striking mural depicting an aboriginal campsite, one of two stylized murals installed in 1930. Both murals were painted in the 1920s by students from the School of Art at the University of Manitoba. One of the murals disappeared in the 1960s and its whereabouts remains a mystery. It is believed the remaining painting is by student artist Lulu Bingham.
Principals
Vice-Principals
Period |
Vice-Principal |
1954-1956 |
Norah Winnifred Maude Thompson (1899-1992) |
1956-1958 |
? |
1958-1963 |
Sophia Moffett |
1963-1964 |
George Peter Krahn (c1933-2012) |
1964-1968 |
Bertha May Blackburn “Birdie” Ellison (1921-2012) |
1968-1969 |
Conrad Sigurdson |
1969-1973 |
Glen Harper |
1973-1974 |
Gail Marriott |
1974-1983 |
? |
1983-1984 |
Daniel Maharaj |
1984-1985 |
Lucille Mollot |
1985-1986 |
Peter Mingo |
1986-1988 |
Maureen Monk Irvine |
1988-1989 |
L. Harris |
1989-1990 |
P. Thibodeau |
Teachers
School Year |
Teachers |
1922-1923 |
? |
1923-1924 |
? |
1924-1925 |
? |
1925-1926 |
? |
1926-1927 |
? |
1927-1928 |
? |
1928-1929 |
? |
1929-1930 |
? |
1930-1931 |
? |
1931-1932 |
? |
1932-1933 |
? |
1933-1934 |
? |
1934-1935 |
? |
1935-1936 |
? |
1936-1937 |
? |
1937-1938 |
? |
1938-1939 |
? |
1939-1940 |
? |
1940-1941 |
? |
1941-1942 |
? |
1942-1943 |
? |
1943-1944 |
? |
1944-1945 |
? |
1945-1946 |
? |
1946-1947 |
? |
1947-1948 |
? |
1948-1949 |
? |
1949-1950 |
? |
1950-1951 |
Mabel Morrow, ? |
1951-1952 |
? |
1952-1953 |
M. Steve Gerelus, ? |
1953-1954 |
Borislaw Nicholas Bilash, ? |
1954-1955 |
? |
1955-1956 |
Mrs. Pearl Aconley, Miss Irene Catellier, Keith Chorneyko, Miss Emily Ferguson, Miss Elizabeth Joan Freeberg, Miss Catherine J. Grahame, Donald Hall, John E. Laxdal, Mrs. Dorothy M. McDonald, Mrs. Ruby McDonald, Miss Margaret E. Moore, Flora Isabell Pollock, Miss D. H. Richardson, Mrs. I. Strilkiwski, Mrs. S. B. Thorsteinson, Miss Joan B. Westberg, Mrs. Nancy E. Woodrow |
1956-1957 |
? |
1957-1958 |
? |
1958-1959 |
? |
1959-1960 |
? |
1960-1961 |
? |
1961-1962 |
? |
1962-1963 |
? |
1963-1964 |
? |
1964-1965 |
? |
1965-1966 |
? |
1966-1967 |
? |
1967-1968 |
? |
1968-1969 |
? |
1969-1970 |
? |
1970-1971 |
? |
1971-1972 |
? |
1972-1973 |
? |
1973-1974 |
? |
1974-1975 |
? |
1975-1976 |
? |
1976-1977 |
? |
1977-1978 |
? |
1978-1979 |
? |
1979-1980 |
? |
1980-1981 |
? |
1981-1982 |
? |
1982-1983 |
? |
1983-1984 |
? |
1984-1985 |
? |
1985-1986 |
? |
1986-1987 |
? |
1987-1988 |
? |
1988-1989 |
? |
1989-1990 |
? |
1990-1991 |
? |
1991-1992 |
? |
1992-1993 |
? |
1993-1994 |
? |
1994-1995 |
? |
1995-1996 |
? |
1996-1997 |
? |
1997-1998 |
? |
1998-1999 |
? |
1999-2000 |
? |
2000-2001 |
? |
2001-2002 |
? |
2002-2003 |
? |
2003-2004 |
? |
2004-2005 |
? |
2005-2006 |
Renee Allard, Suzanne Desousa, Marguerite Godin, Jennifer Hernandez, Carmen Lachance, Jacqueline Legay, Allison Menec, Lindsey Noel, Yvonne Perry, Daryl Reimer, Robert Senecal, Lysanne Vanderwey |
Photos & Coordinates
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Hazelton & Walin
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School (Aspen Street, Oak Lake, RM of Sifton)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School No. 148 (RM of Whitehead)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Assiniboine School / David Livingstone School (1303 Assiniboine Avenue, Brandon)
Sources:
“Wallace named as Principal of St. James School,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 May 1936, page 5.
“Assiniboine students honor retiring principal,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1952, page 3.
“Address List, Municipal School District of St. James No. 7,” St. James Assiniboia School Division.
Assiniboine School History, St. James Assiniboia School Division, 1974.
The Winnipeg School of Art: The Early Years by Marilyn Baker, University of Manitoba, 1984.
We thank Mari-Jean Nachtigall, Christopher Pate, Nathan Kramer, Maureen Monk Irvine, Dorothy Young, Stella Hussey, and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Reid Dickie.
Page revised: 11 June 2022
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