Education Point School District No. 2849
Education Point school District Number 2849 was organized early in the
spring of 1914 with Colin McLean as chairman, Frank Johnstone as
secretary and John McNaughton on the board. During the summer the
building was erected on the NE ¼ 1-47-9 W4 by Robert Harper and W.E.
(Longboat) Walker. The building was opened with a dance in late August
and classes commenced in September with Mr. Edward Costain as teacher.
Twelve pupils were required in order to open a school so the three Renwick children were included although their home was outside the new district. No records are available, but from memory the first pupils were Herbert and Helen Larson; Dorothy Johnstone and her cousin Madeline Fischer; Lloyd, Dorothy and Gladys Renwick; Sherman and Freeman Prosser, Clarkson and Gordon Ambler; Howard Merry and James Craig.
Mr. Costain taught until 1917. The following were some of the first teachers: Mrs. R. Patterson, Miss Johnstone, who succumbed to the dreaded flu, Miss Hopegood, Miss Kinepp, Miss Bramley-Moore and Mr. Rice.
By the summer of 1922 the board decided to hire a male teacher for better discipline. Mr. MacIntosh was engaged and successfully handled the school until 1928. Following him were Miss Hazel Congdon, Miss Anne MacDonald, Mr. Hodgkinson, Mr. Max Saville, Miss Verna Robertson, Mr. Art Larson, Miss Gerda Rosen, Mrs. Louisa Prosser, Mr. Davies, Mr. Jack Stead, Miss Jean Cockroft, Miss Norma McCulloch and Mrs. Alma Enger.
It appears the name Education Point was suggested by Mr. Johnstone, who had lived near a school by that name in Manitoba. Apparently no one had a better suggestion, thus the new district acquired its name.
Following are the names of men who served as trustees at Education Point: Wellington Prosser, Chester Brown, James and William Elliot, Reuben Patterson, Clarence Costain, David and James Craig, Frank Johnstone, John McNaughton, David Currie and Colin McLean. Colin McLean served as trustee for twenty-one years. When the Wainwright School Division was formed David Currie went to Wainwright to be their secretary and Colin McLean was elected as trustee to the Wainwright School Division Board.
Education Point school closed in 1956 and the children were bussed to Albert Centralized School until 1969 when it was closed and all students were bussed directly to Irma. When this happened the building was sold to Bill Guy. He moved the building to Irma where it now stands as a fine home.
Some of the pupils who attended Education Point during the last few years it was in operation were: Don Lukens; Yvonne, Carol and Arnold Brown; Ken, Don, Bob, Alice, Carol and Gordon Fischer; Clara, Lou, Tuffy, Ronnie, Laverne, Glen and Wayne Larson; Maxine Clisdell; Evelyn, Edgar and Nina Herder; Clark Smith; and Bill, Yvonne and Clark Blanchard.
Education Point School District No. 2849
from “Down Memory Lane”
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