Historic Sites of Manitoba: Reston School No. 141 (Reston, RM of Pipestone)

The first school at Reston, in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, was formally established in May 1883 and a schoolhouse was later erected at a site nearby. The first school at this site was constructed in 1905.

Principals of Reston School

Period	Principal
1912-1928	A. J. Manning
1928-1934	William George Delgaty (1901-?)
1934-1938	Arni Kristinson (1883-1969)
1938-1939	J. E. Morison
1939-1942	Clarence David “Casey” Voigt (1903-1988)
1942-1946	Arthur M. Preston
1946-1949	John Chester Callander (1914-1986)
1949-1953	Robert Leslie McIntosh (1925-2011)
1953-1954	A. J. Macleod
1954-1955	L. A. Rathwell
1955-1956	Jean C. Hunter
1956-1957	Wallace D. Hunter
1957-1959	Donald W. Cullen
1959-1960	K. N. Hann
1960-1961	W. Milton
1961-1973	Arnold Marshall Leech (1911-1998)

Reston School (circa 1911) Source: Archives of Manitoba, School Inspector Photos GR2664, C65. Postcard of Reston School (circa 1913) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2011-0106 Postcard of Reston School (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2011-0002 Reston School (1967) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Architectural Survey - Reston 2. The name plate, bell and cornerstone from Reston Consolidated School are displayed in front of the present school (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N49.55889, W101.09709 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Reston School Plaque (RM of Pipestone)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Lanark School No. 763 (1887-1934)

Sources:

Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.

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.

Information for this page was collected and prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 June 2013

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