| The History | The Teachers |
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Miss Lillian Archibald
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Fertile
Forest #3177 district was formed in time for the building of the schoolhouse
in 1915 on the S.W. 1/4 quarter of Section 7-43-26-W4. A man from Edmonton
was hired to put up the the schoolhouse for a cost of $900, but the ratepayers
hauled all the materials to the site. Classes started in the latter part
of 1915, with Faye LLOYD teaching 6 or 8 students for $60 a month. The
hardworking janitor, Jimmy KROFTA was paid $2.50 per month. The first school board meeting was held in the home of Joe ARDELL on October 12, 1914. To be expected, the schoolhouse was very cold in the Alberta winters, and often until nearly noon, the children would huddle by the stove to keep warm while studying, with some would perching on the partitions in order to get higher up and enjoy the extra heat. On one occasion the furnace got too hot and the partition caught on fire, but a bucket of water was thrown on the wall even before the children noticed the fire, by a sharp eyed janitor. In addition to the being cold, often their lunches would be frozen by the noon hour arrived. On the colder days, the teacher would allow students to put their jars of soup into the schoolhouse furnace to heat up. If the jars were left a bit too long, they exploded, showering everyone with hot soup! In 1939, Hans CHRISTIANSEN put in a basement and installed a heating system, but the schoolhouse was never stuccoed as had been the plan. In the early years, the fields along the roads leading to the school, were sparcely fenced, and cattle often pastured on the open range frightening the children walking to school. There was an abundance of partridge and prairie chicken then, and when on a frosty morning, they assembled on the grain stooks and straw piles their chattering sounded just like human voices. The walks and horseback rides on nice mornings in the spring and fall will long be remembered by the pupils. With all the fires in the early days, it was remarkable that the schoolhouse survived to be purchased by the district when classes were no longer being held, and turned into the area's community centre. |
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Miss Joyce Bednar
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Miss Belman Bresee
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Mr. Gerald Dahms
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Miss Alice Dick
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Miss Draper
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| Miss Florence Fleming | |||
| Miss Hawkins | |||
| Miss Minnie Henderson | |||
| Miss Betty Hoar | |||
| Miss Agnes Konen | |||
| Miss Faye Lloyd | |||
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Miss
Edith Malcher
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Mr.
James McPherson
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Mr.
Deforest Nelson
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Miss
Ida Reglin
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Miss
Elizabeth Rutherford
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Miss
Catherine Scrogie
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Miss
Margaret Slater
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Mrs.
Rita Stickney
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Miss
Martha Strohshein
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Miss
Evelyn Thompson
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Joe Ardell (Chairman) | George Hoar (Secretary) | Ed Williams (Trustee) |
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Mrs.
Elsie Tulloch
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District/School
Nbr:
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3711
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First school
year:
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1915
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Original name:
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Fertile Forest
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First teacher(s):
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Faye Lloyd
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Date established:
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1914
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Salary:
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$60/month
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Location:
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S.W. 1/4- 7-43-26-W4 |
Last school
year:
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Name changes:
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Last teacher(s):
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Land/Building:
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Built in 1901 |
Later Bldg
Usage:
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Architect/Builder:
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built by a man
from Edmonton
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Additional
Information:
-Schoolhouse became a community centre, when no longer needed for classes. |
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Costs:
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$900
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School tax
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