Crystal Lake School Minute Book

Scope and Content: Minute Book of the Crystal Lake School District #2449 (1911-1931) with note from donor providing a short history of the school and outlining her history with the book.

History Biographical: Crystal Lake School District #2449 was established in 1911. The school building was erected the same year on the northwest corner of section 12, range 21, township 9, west of 4th meridian. In 1928, a one-room addition was built and school yard expanded. In 1953, the newly built Sunnyside School replaced and old Crystal Lake school; the old site and buildings were sold. School Trustee Chairmen: Charles Glaspey (1911-13), W. Ingram (1914-17), J.W. McKean (1917-19), Gordon Watt (1919-20), Walter Palfrey (1921-25), Gordon Watt (1926-27), William Kirk (1928-29), Roy Wilmot (1929-31) Sec-Treasurers: J.T. Ingram (1911-13), Arthur Barnsley (1914-16), W. Ingram (1917-18), A.H. Knight (1918-19), J.P. Thom (1920-22), D.J. McSwain (1922-31) Teaching Staff: Miss Alice Gillis (Giffen), Mr. William Sommerville Giffen, Mr. J.C. Tanks, Miss Commak, Miss Mabel Nelson, Miss Jennie King, Mr. Neil M. Reid, Miss Mae Ballantyne (Wilson), Mr. Walter Cranley, Mr. James P. McInnis, Miss Lola Grant, Miss Margaret McFadden (Bolton), Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Charles Linn, Miss Bernice Bernard, Miss Ethel Metcalfe (Wilmot) The information is taken from "A History of the Sunnyside Area"

Custodial History: The minute book used to be in possession of donor's father Allan Morton, who was a school board member. When the family moved to Lethbridge in 1954, the book was transfered to David Coutts, who later turned it to Dorothy Wauters.

Scope and Content: Minute Book of the Crystal Lake School District #2449 (1911-1931) with note from donor providing a short history of the school and outlining her history with the book.

Notes: Cover is badly worn and detached, but all pages are in good shape and readable. File found in the 2012 Year end box #4