Historic Sites of Manitoba: Florence Nightingale School (31 Shaughnessy Street, Winnipeg)

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Designed by local architect J. B. Mitchell, the school was named for nurse Florence Nightingale (1820-1910). It was built in 1920, by day labourers under supervision of the Sutherland Construction Company, at the northeast corner of Shaughnessy Street and Pritchard Avenue, near the shops of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the workplace for many of the fathers of its pupils. The one-storey, five-classroom structure was intended as the first part of an eventual 16-room school. By 1922, it accommodated 211 students under the guidance of five teachers.

In need of renovations that the Winnipeg School Board was unwilling to undertake, Florence Nightingale School closed in June 2002, at which time its enrollment was 125 students. Those students were transferred to Lord Nelson School or Shaughnessy Park School. The former school building was demolished in early 2003 and private residences were built on the site.

Principals

Period	Principal
1920-1925	Mary Alice Myrtle Whyte (1881-1980)
1925-1938	Nellie Harriet George (1892-1986)
1938-1944	Grace Ida Keith (1905-1995)
1944-1946	Charlotte Mass (?-1972)
1946-1952	Inez Lillian Falardeau McCallum (1898-1979)
1952-1957	Hilda Kinney Ellis (1905-1987)
1957-1961	Frederick Charles Grusz (c1896-1966)
1961-1962	William Jardine “Bill” Woodrow (1910-2005)
1962-1965	Ernest Butterworth (c1917-1975)
1965-1969	Alfred Thomas Phillips (1915-2010)
1969-1971	Alexander W. Shalay
1971-1973	Frank J. Froese
1973-1979	?
1979-1980	Dr. Heather E. Brearley
1980-1990	Adam “Ed” Nazarko (1928-1993)
1990-?	?
?-?	Thomas “Tom” Chan

Teachers

School Year	Teachers
1920-1921	?
1921-1922	E. Christie, E. J. Davis, I. Lee, E. B. Spearin
1922-1923	E. Christie, E. J. Davis, I. Lee, E. B. Spearin
1923-1924	E. Christie, E. J. Davis, I. Lee, E. B. Spearin
1924-1925	E. Christie, E. J. Davis, I. Lee, E. B. Spearin
1925-1926	E. Christie, E. J. Davis, I. Lee, E. B. Spearin
1926-1927	S. Caithness, E. Christie, E. J. Davis
1927-1928	E. Bowling, S. Caithness, E. J. Davis, M. Lurey
1928-1929	E. Bowling, S. Caithness, L. Cheyne, M. Lurey
1929-1930	E. Bowling, S. Caithness, L. Cheyne, M. Lurey
1930-1931	E. Bowling, S. Caithness, L. Cheyne, M. Lurey, J. Riley, A. Wedro
1931-1932	L. Cheyne, M. Lurey, L. Martin, J. Riley, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1932-1933	L. Cheyne, M. Lurey, L. Martin, J. Riley, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1933-1934	L. Cheyne, F. R. Dashefsky, L. Martin, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1934-1935	L. Cheyne, F. R. Dashefsky, L. Martin, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1935-1936	L. Cheyne, F. Dashefsky, L. Martin, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1936-1937	L. Cheyne, L. Martin, A. Wedro, A. Wolfson
1937-1938	E. S. Ferguson, L. Martin, A. Wedro
1938-1939	E. S. Ferguson
1939-1940	E. S. Ferguson, E. N. Orth
1940-1941	E. N. Orth
1941-1942	-
1942-1943	Anne Smigel, ?
1943-1944	Anne Smigel, ?
1944-1945	Anne Smigel, ?
1945-1946	A. Black, J. M. McKinnon, M. A. Norman
1946-1947	E. J. Bottrell, H. Fast, M. Hrenchuk, J. M. McKinnon, M. Romanche
1947-1948	M. Hrenchuk, M. V. Irwin, N. Romanche, O. Schoales
1948-1949	Miss B. Brimmell, Miss M. Hrenchuk, Miss M. V. Irwin, Miss G. Kasperski, Mrs. N. Nordlinger, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss V. Wiley
1949-1950	Miss T. Bauman, Miss V. Bell, Mrs. M. G. Best, Mrs. D. Henuset, Miss M. Hrenchuk, Miss M. V. Irwin, Miss C. B. Legault, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Mrs. S. A. Mykytiuk, Mrs. N. Nordlinger, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss A. Tulman
1950-1951	Miss M. Bastin, Miss M. V. Irwin, Miss J. Jewitt, Miss C. Legault, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Miss M. McMorland, Mrs. N. Nordlinger, Mrs. M. Pankiw, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss O. J. Smith
1951-1952	Elementary department: Mrs. E. M. Henderson, Miss M. V. Irwin, Miss D. LaFleche, Miss C. Legault, Miss J. E. Manson, Mrs. M. G. McGowan, Miss N. Nordlinger, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss D. J. Scarth, Miss O. J. Smith. Intermediate department: S. Enns
1952-1953	Elementary department: R. Allan, Miss P. Armstrong, Miss H.L. Duerkson, Mrs. J. Halley, Miss M. Kiez, Miss B.J. Lunney, Miss V. Maksimow, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Mrs. F. Smith, Miss M. Waldon. Intermediate department: Lloyd Sulymka
1953-1954	Elementary department: R. Allan, Miss P. Armstrong, Miss H. L. Duerkson, Mrs. J. Halley, Miss M. Kiez, Miss B. J. Lunney, Miss V. Maksimow, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Mrs. F. Smith, Miss M. Waldon. Intermediate department:Lloyd Sulymka
1954-1955	R. Allen, Miss D. Chamberlain, Miss H. Duerksen, Miss R. Grosser, Miss E. Husack, Miss K. E. Klassen, Miss V. Maksimow, Miss A. Melnyk, Miss P. I. Moore, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Mrs. L. Senior
1955-1956	Mrs. M. Blocka, Miss M. Langille, Miss J. McMaster, Miss M. Peters, Mr. R. Pettapiece, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Mrs. L. Senior, Miss T. Shaw, Mrs. E. Silvester, Miss A. Smith, Miss M. Wiens
1956-1957	Mrs. M. Blocka, Miss V. Friesen, Miss G. Neufeld, Mrs. Y. Oliphant, Miss M. Peters, R. Pettapiece, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss T. Shaw, Mrs. E. Silvester, Miss A. Smith, Miss M. Wiens
1957-1958	Mrs. M. Blocka, Miss R. Hanke, Mrs. I. Howard, Miss E. Jones, Miss G. Neufeld, Miss M. Peters, Mr. R. Pettapiece, Miss A. Popkes, Hildur Emily Sandberg, Miss M. Van Den Bossche, Miss M. Wiens
1958-1959	Mrs. M. Blocka, Miss R. Hanke, Mrs. I. Howard, Mrs. C. Kolt, Miss G. Neufeld, Mrs. M. Norris, Miss M. Popke, Miss S. Prystupa, Hildur Emily Sandberg, S. Sigurdson, Miss M. Wiens
1959-1960	Mrs. M. Blocka, S. Bogucki, Miss R. Hanke, Mrs. I. Howard, Mrs. S. Huntley, Miss G. Neufeld, Mrs. M. Norris, Miss S. Prystupa, Miss H. Unrau, Miss M. Unruk, Mrs. H. Wiebe
1960-1961	S. Bogucki, Miss L. Chamberlain, Miss J. Dearborn, Mrs. I. Howard, Mrs. I. Huska, Mrs. G. Kroeker, Mrs. M. Norris, Mrs. J. LaRiviere, Mrs. S. Uruski, Miss M. Unruh, Mrs. H. Wiebe
1961-1962	S. Bogucki, Miss J. Dearborn, Mrs. I. Howard, Mrs. I. Huska, Mrs. G. Kroeker, Mrs. J. LaRiviere, Mrs. L. M. Last, Mrs. N. Neustaedter, Mrs. M. Norris, Mrs. S. Uruski
1962-1963	?
1963-1964	Miss M. Becker, Miss J. Henderson, Mrs. R. Kahana, Mrs. J. Madden, Miss M. Meder, Mrs. M. Neustaedter, Mrs. M. Norris, Miss R. Paisner, Mrs. S. Randall, Mrs. S. Uruski, Mrs. M. J. Walker, A. Wiebe
1964-1965	J. Berryere, Miss J. Dixon, Mrs. M. Eyford, Miss D. Hay, Miss L. Klassen, Miss R. McClelland, Mrs. M. Schieman, Mrs. S. Uruski, Mrs. J. Walker, A. Wiebe, Miss F. Wiens, Mrs. K. Zacharias
1965-1966	Miss P. Carr, J. Berryere, Miss J. Dickson, Mrs. M. Eyford, Miss M. Giesbrecht, Miss D. Hay, K. H. Kelm, Miss L. Klassen, Mrs. S. Uruski, Mrs. J. Walker, Miss F. Wiens, Mrs. K. Zacharias
1966-1967	J. Ballard, Miss M. Biaun, Mrs. M. Eyford, Miss J. Fletcher, Miss M. C. Giesbrecht, Miss J. M. Ingaldson, Miss L. Pettseh, Miss M. Peterman, Miss L. Scott, Miss L. Shewfelt, Mrs. E. Taylor, Miss S. Wieter
1967-1968	Mrs. K. M. Copley, Miss E. H. Dirks, Miss H. Drysdale, Mrs. M. Eccles, Miss J. Fletcher, S. Grafe, Miss J. M. Ingaldson, Miss A. Romanec, Miss L. Scott, Miss P. Swallow, Miss M. Thompson, Mrs. J. Yuill
1968-1969	Mrs. K. Copley, Miss E. Dirks, Mrs. P. Doering, Mrs. M. A. Eccles, S. W. Grafe, Miss J. M. Ingaldson, Mrs. P. Kirk, Miss M. McDole, Mrs. J. M. Pawlett, Miss A. Romanec, Miss M. J. Thompson, Mrs. M. Wood

Photos & Coordinates

Florence Nightingale School (1920) Source: Winnipeg School Division Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92762, W97.17816 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Florence School No. 203 (RM of Rosedale)

Sources:

“Winnipeg schools, No. 39—Florence Nightingale,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 November 1922, page 5.

“School posts filled,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 May 1973, page 74.

“School chiefs named,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 July 1979, page 18.

“Good night, Florence Nightingale,” Winnipeg Free Press, 16 January 2003, page B2.

We thank the Winnipeg School Division and Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 22 March 2020

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