A monument at the former location of a one-room schoolhouse in southern Saskatchewan.
"Construction of the Aldag School began in 1912 - completed in 1913. Enrollment varied from 7 to 35 pupils. The building was used for church services, dances, card parties and public meetings. On June 10, 1966 a decision was made to close the school. The students were bussed to Gull Lake."
As an aside...I grew up on a small farm near the town of Midale in the southeast corner of Saskatchewan. Through the years the one-room school there was replaced first by a two storey brick building, then by a modern school built circa 1960. I started school in the new building in 1962 and completed Grade 12 in 1974 in the new wing that had been added circa 1967 to the modern school. And, believe it or not, the school is still thriving to this day. A rare thing indeed in this day and age. Midale has a population of about five hundred and fifty people.
Photographed near Gull Lake, Saskatchewan on June 17, 2023.
That is truly amazing that the Midale School is still going strong in such a small place. So there must be lots of kids in the town and surrounding areas! Incidentally, you're a year older than I am. I started school in 1963 and graduated high school in 1975.
ReplyDeleteMidale seems to have always had lots of kids.
DeleteThe only other option is to go to the comprehensive high school in Weyburn (which is thirty miles away).
A very good friend in the school days was also a year younger than me. Thank you Debra.