MAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT No.3165

1. According to “Buffalo Trails and Tales” (Wainwright and District History
2. Book), Mayfield School was built in 1914 and was located approximately
3. seven – eight miles northeast of Wainwright. It was said to have been
4. named after the home of Mr. John Muddle in England. Mr. A. Muddle was a
5. local resident in 1934.
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7. I, Ione Plaxton, (later Hetherington), was a teacher at Mayfield 1934 –
8. 1937. At that time the school was in excellent condition. It was the
9. cottage-type, with attached wood shed. Inside was the classroom, two
10. cloakrooms and two inside toilets. It is stated in “Buffalo Trails and
11. Tales” that Mayfield was one of the first schools to have inside toilets.
12. The classroom was equipped with the usual three blackboards, desks, and
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14. a very good piano which we certainly made good use of particularly at
15. Christmas concert time.
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17. The school was the centre of social activities. During the winter, there
18. were card parties and dances, while in the summer the school had its ball
19. team and challenged the neighbouring school to ball games.
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21. Family names that appeared on the school register while I was there were:
22. Armstrong, Craddock, Driver, Harden, McNern, McClennon, Nicholson,
23. Peacock, Rathwell, Roberts, Sheridan, Souter, Veitch and Wood. The school
24. board consisted of Mr. W. Rathwell, Mr. J. McClennon, and Mr. B. McNern plus
25. a secretary-treasurer, the first being Mr. A.F. Kohl and then Mr. J. Nicholson.
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27. According to “Buffalo Trails and Tales” the school closed in June of 1942
28. due to the shortage of teachers as World War II was in progress.
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30. The Mayfield School still stands. I visited the site in October 1991. I am
31. not sure of its use as the windows were boarded up. If further
32. information is desired, consult “Buffalo Trails and Tales.”

Mayfield School District No. 3165
Submitted by Ione M. (Plaxton) Hetherington B.Ed.

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