FABYAN SCHOOL DISTRICT No.4139

1. The Fabyan School was built in 1924 on the NE ¼ of Section 17,
2. Township 45, Range 7, W4. This was CPR land. The school was situated
3. just north of the railroad tracks.
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5. The first teacher was Miss C.M. Martin, with a salary of $900 a year.
6. Walter Adams was the secretary-treasurer. Twenty-three pupils attended
7. that year; Mildred Marchand, Ernest Marchand, Carmen Davidson, Mary Ann
8. Batch, Edward Cartier, Claire Girard, Leo Briault, Ernest Briault, Esther
9. King, Ralph King, Florence Girard, Evelyn Davidson, Clara Cartier, Trafflie
10. Marchand, Jerry Marchand, Paul Girard, Elmer Gano, Thelma Davidson,
11. Raymond Cartier, Armand Briault, Cecil W. Worthington and Gladys
12. Cartier.
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14. Until this school was opened, some of the children attended school at Battle
15. Heights which had opened in 1914.
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17. Later teachers included Mabel Geary and George Taylor. Walter Adams was
18. on the local school board from the time the school was built until it
19. closed.
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21. High school pupils were bussed to Wainwright in the late forties. The last
22. teacher at Fabyan was Mrs. Jack Cartier. Later, the school was used as a
23. community center and finally was remodelled into a family dwelling.

Fabyan School District No. 4139
Submitted by Mrs. Cynthia Ballentine

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