Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kronsfeld School No. 1284 / Haskett School No. 1284 (Haskett, RM of Stanley)

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The Kronsfeld School District was established formally in April 1904, classes were initially held at NE12-1-5E before a school building was constructed at SW8-1-4W, at Haskett, in the Rural Municipality of Stanley. The district was renamed as Haskett School some point between July 1943 and July 1944. Around November 1947, $2,500 was borrowed for repairs to the school as well as reinforcing the basement. The district was amalgamated into the Garden Valley School Division in 1967 and the school continued to operate until closing in 1971. Around 1970, junior grades were transferred to Rosengard School, with intermediate grades taught until the summer of 1971, after which they were taught at Reinland School. The building sat vacant until 1999 when it was demolished.

Principals

Period	Principal
1923-1927	Joseph Sidney Wolkof (1882-?)
1927-1930	Frank Unrau Dyck (?-1982)
1930-1935	John K. Friesen
1935-1938	Jacob Derk? Siemens
1938-1940	William Friesen
1940-1943	John S. Schellenberg (?-?)
1943-1947	None
1947-1948	Peter Dyck
1948-1950	Helen Neufeld
1950-1951	Henry Teichgraf Thiessen (1918-2003)
1951-1954	Peter Brown
1954-1955	Gerald H. Dyck
1955-1956	Margie Letkeman
1956-1957	Peter David Matthies
1957-1959	Menno Schulz
1959-1960	David W. “Dave” Bueckert
1960-1963	Peter Isaac Friesen
1963-1966	Peter Sawatzky
1966-1967	Abram Jacob Friesen
1967-1968	?
1968-1969	Irvin Roy Enns

Teachers

Among the early teachers of Kronsfeld School were Abraham Buhr (Fall 1905), John R. Walkof (January-June 1906), Susan Neufeld (October-December 1906 & Spring 1907 - February 1909), Solomon Abraham (March 1909), I. J. Warkentin (May-July 1909), Oscar Meckling (September 1909 - June 1910), Helen Warkentin (September-December 1910), H. L. Warkentin (January-June 1911), Edward Lot Kugler (September 1911 - June 1912), Anna Dyck (September-December 1912), Frederick Philip “Fred” Grove (January-June 1913), Susan Loewen (September-December 1913), Oscar Andrew Wurster (Spring 1914 - Spring 1915), Helena J. Hiebert (Fall 1914 - Spring 1916), John R. Friesen (Fall 1916 - Spring 1917), Peter S. Buhr (Fall 1917 - Spring 1918), Peter Brown (Fall 1918 - Spring 1919), Annie Robisstol? (Fall 1919), John H. Enns (Spring 1920), and Mary Derksen (Fall 1920 - Spring 1922).

Period	Teachers
1922-1923	Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 1-8 & October-February night classes)
1923-1924	Tien Derksen (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-8 & November-March night classes)
1924-1925	Tien Derksen (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-9)
1925-1926	Margaret Dyck (grades 1-3), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 4-10)
1926-1927	Emma F. Uhrich (grades 1-2), Joseph Sidney Wolkof (grades 3-10)
1927-1928	Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Emma F. Uhrich (grades 1-3)
1928-1929	Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Lillian Elsie Hooge (grades 1-3)
1929-1930	Frank Unrau Dyck (grades 4-9), Lillian Elsie Hooge (grades 1-3)
1930-1931	Tine Buhr (grades 1-4), John K. Friesen (grades 5-10)
1931-1932	Tine Buhr (grades 1-4, August-December), John K. Friesen (grades 5-9), William I. Neufeld (grades 1-4, January-June)
1932-1933	John K. Friesen (grades 5-9), Mary A. Friesen (grades 1-4)
1933-1934	John K. Friesen (grades 7-10), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 1-6)
1934-1935	John K. Friesen (grades 5-10), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 1-4)
1935-1936	Eva Janzen (grades 1-3), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9)
1936-1937	Eva Janzen (grades 1-4), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9)
1937-1938	Eva Janzen (grades 1-4), Jacob Derk? Siemens (grades 4-9)
1938-1939	William Friesen (grades 4-8), Olga Kehler (grades 1-3)
1939-1940	William Friesen (grades 5-9), Olga Kehler (grades 1-4)
1940-1941	Alvina F. Friesen (grades 1-4), John S. Schellenberg (grades 5-10)
1941-1942	Alvina F. Friesen (grades 1-5), John S. Schellenberg (grades 6-10)
1942-1943	Esther Cathryn Klassen (grades 1-6), John S. Schellenberg (grades 1-10)
1943-1944	John S. Schellenberg (grades 1-10)
1944-1945	Peter Dyck (grades 1-9)
1945-1946	Peter Dyck (grades 1-9)
1946-1947	Peter Dyck (grades 1-9)
1947-1948	Peter Dyck (grades 1-9), Helen Grace Siemens (grades 1-4)
1948-1949	Marie Alvina Driedger (grades 1-3), Helen Neufeld (grades 4-7)
1949-1950	Helen Neufeld (grades 5-8), Laura Wall (grades 1-4)
1950-1951	Eleanora Neufeld (grades 1-4), Henry Teichgraf Thiessen (grades 5-9)
1951-1952	Peter Brown (grades 4-8), Ella Neufeld (grades 1-3)
1952-1953	Peter Brown (grades 5-9), Irma Ann Buhr (grades 1-4)
1953-1954	Peter Brown (grades 5-10), Irma Ann Buhr (grades 1-4)
1954-1955	Gerald H. Dyck (grades 5-9), Margaret Esther Schroeder (grades 1-4)
1955-1956	Mary Anne Ens (grades 1-4), Margie Letkeman (grades 5-9)
1956-1957	Mary Anne Ens (grades 1-4), Peter David Matthies (grades 5-9)
1957-1958	Menno Schulz (grades 5-9), Justina Zacharias (grades 1-4)
1958-1959	Menno Schulz (grades 5-10), Justina Zacharias (grades 1-4)
1959-1960	David W. “Dave” Bueckert (grades 5-9), Jessie Zacharias (grades 1-4)
1960-1961	Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Jessie Zacharias (grades 1-4)
1961-1962	Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Eva Hildebrand (grades 1-4)
1962-1963	Peter Isaac Friesen (grades 5-9), Eva Hildebrand (grades 1-4)
1963-1964	Susan Irene Peters (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-9)
1964-1965	Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-9)
1965-1966	Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Peter Sawatzky (grades 5-8)
1966-1967	Mary Funk (grades 1-4), Abram Jacob Friesen (grades 5-8)
1967-1968	Mary Funk (grades 1-4), ? (grades 5-8)
1968-1969	Mary Dyck (grades 1-4), Irvin Roy Enns (grades 5-8)
1969-1970	Irvin Roy Enns (grades 6-8)
1970-1971	Irvin Roy Enns (grades 7-8)
1971-1972	School closed; grades 1-4 taught at Rosengard School, grades 5-8 taught at Reinland School.

Photos & Coordinates

Kronsfeld School (no date) by G. G. Neufeld Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-2, page 91. Haskett School (no date) Source: Neil Thiessen The former Haskett School building (no date) Source: Neil Thiessen Former site of Haskett School with the sign from the building (November 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.01938, W97.97518 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

One Hundred Years in the History of the Rural Schools of Manitoba: Their Formation, Reorganization and Dissolution (1871-1971) by Mary B. Perfect, MEd thesis, University of Manitoba, April 1978.

A Study of Public School Buildings in Manitoba by David Butterfield, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1994, 230 pages.

Summative half-yearly returns for school districts (A 0051), GR0571, Archives of Manitoba.

School division and school district formation files (E 0027), Kronsfeld School District No. 1284, GR1688, Archives of Manitoba.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

School division borrowing files (MA 0038), Haskett School District No. 1284, GR1798, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Kronsfeld School District No. 1284 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Kronsfeld School District No. 1284 - Miscellaneous [Daily Register], GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Haskett School District No. 1284 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.

This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer, and Gordon Goldsborough, and Neil Thiessen.

Page revised: 4 February 2023

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