Forest School District No. 188, 1890-1963

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Type of entity

Local Government

Authorized form of name

Forest School District No. 188, 1890-1963

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Other form(s) of name

  • The Forest Public School District No. 188 of the North-West Territories

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Dates of existence

1890-1963

History

Around 1890, ratepayers in the Lumsden district petitioned the Board of Education for the North-West Territories to establish a school district. The first organizational meeting was held on May 5, 1890 at the James G. Mutch residence. The ratepayers in attendance were in favour of the proposed district and John Balfour, Robert Kinnon and W.C. Hamilton were elected trustees.

The Forest Public School District No. 188 was established on May 16, 1890. John Balfour and James G. Mutch were appointed chairman and secretary-treasurer respectively. The responsibilities of the district board included selecting and acquiring a school site; contracting the building of the school; furnishing and maintaining the school, school grounds, buildings and equipment; engaging qualified teachers; providing books, globes, maps and other supplies to students and teachers; administering grants; settling disputes; maintaining school records and accounts.

In June, 1890, Miss Maggie Hamilton began teaching 14 students in a local church. The board borrowed $400.00 to build a one room school, located on SE 10-19-22-W2, approximately eight miles southwest of Lumsden. The school opened on October 3, 1890 and originally operated only during certain months in the summer. The boundaries of the school district were altered on March 15, 1897 and December 10, 1904. In 1908, a new brick schoolhouse was built.

In 1949, the school closed and 10 students were conveyed to the Lumsden and Cottonwood school districts. The school reopened in August, 1950 but closed again in the fall of 1957 due to the small number of school age children in the area. On August 21, 1962, lands in the Forest School District were transferred to the Lumsden School District No. 449. The school reopened in August, 1962 and operated until June, 1964. The duties and powers of the district board were revised when the Forest School District joined the Regina School Unit No. 21 on November 20, 1963.

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Related entity

The Regina School Unit No. 21

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temporal

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

The Regina School Unit No. 21 is the successor of Forest School District No. 188, 1890-1963

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Authority record identifier

LGA 20

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Rules for Archival Description (RAD)

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Authority record created on 2008-06-02. Approved 2012-03-06. Last modified on 2017-11-29.

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Amicus Authorities - no reference found
The North-West Territories Gazette
Annual Reports of the Board of Education for the North-West Territories

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