Historic Sites of Manitoba: Moray School No. 1963 (RM of Hanover)

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The Moray School District was established in April 1919 and a one-room schoolhouse operated at NW24-7-5E) in the Rural Municipality of Hanover. By 1959, student enrollment had increased sufficiently that a second classroom was needed. The district was dissolved in 1968 and its area became part of the Hanover School Division. The former school building, barn and site were sold for $476 and the teacherage was sold for $1,005. In 2013, a commemorative sign at the site was erected by the EastMenn Historical Society.

Principals

Period	Principal
1959-1963	Ray Klippenstein
1963-1966	Gerd Manfred “Bert” Suss
1966-1967	Calvin Abram Penner
1967-1968	Elvira Plett

Teachers

Period	Teachers
1959-1960	Helene Braun (grades 1-5), Ray Klippenstein (grades 6-10)
1960-1961	Helena Braun (grades 1-4), Ray Klippenstein (grades 5-8)
1961-1962	Helena Braun (grades 1-4), Ray Klippenstein (grades 5-8)
1962-1963	Helena Braun (grades 1-4), Ray Klippenstein (grades 5-8)
1963-1964	Gerd Manfred “Bert” Suss (grades 5-8), Lenora Nettie Suss (grades 1-4)
1964-1965	Gerd Manfred “Bert” Suss (grades 5-8), Frieda Wiebe (grades 1-4)
1965-1966	Gerd Manfred “Bert” Suss (grades 5-8), Frieda Wiebe (grades 1-4)
1966-1967	Calvin Abram Penner (grades 5-8), Mary Ruth Penner (grades 1-4)
1967-1968	Katherina Liese Friesen (grades 1-4), Elvira Plett (grades 5-8)

Among the other teachers who worked at Moray School through the years were: Gerhard Kliewer, Ben S. Rempel, Albert L. Reimer, P. J. Willms, Andrew R. Sobering, Andrew Toews, Dietrich Penner, S. B. Rieger, G. T. Reimer, Rosella Toews, G. K. Reimer, Mrs. G. T. Reimer, Agnes Wiebe, Frank H. Voth, Tina Penner, Lillian Warkentin, Arden Reimer, John J. Pauls, Linda Ruth Friesen (1954-1955), Jacob J. Penner (1955-1958), and Peter W. Barkman (1958-1959).

Photos & Coordinates

The one-classroom Moray School (no date) by A. A. Herriot Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 68. The two-classroom Moray School (no date) by A. A. Herriot Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspectors Photographs, GR8461, A0233, C131-3, page 68. Moray School commemorative sign (November 2020) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.58945, W96.79779 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.

Schools - Our Heritage: From 46 School Districts to Hanover Unitary School Division (1878-1968) by John K. Schellenberg, The Board of The Hanover School Division No. 15, May 1985, ISBN 0-919673-93-7.

Manitoba School Records Collection, Moray School District No. 1963 - Daily Registers, GR2656, Archives of Manitoba.

We thank Glen Klassen and Ernest Braun (EastMenn Historical Society) and Rose Kuzina for providing information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 22 November 2020

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