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The Village School (Page1)
Philorum School No. 2665 opened February 13, 1913.
Durlingville School No. 2664 opened in 1912.
Village
School, 1919 - 1938
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The Sisters of Evron arrived
in Bonnyville October 1919 and the following January started
a boarding school. "January 1920, three boarders from
St Vincent, eight days later three young Chartiers from
Saint-Joseph and a little boy from the village. Soon we
received children from the village as day students and we
had a little class of pupils."
"September 1922, 23 boys and 7 girls (boarders?)"
"There is talk of building a school and have the sisters
in charge, but there was some disagreement among the people."
The above was taken from the Sisters of Evron chronicles.
Now we must consult both the chronicles and minutes of the
Philorum S. D.
Philorum School Pupils
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October 1923, the Board
of Trustees met J.N. Vallée to open a second classroom.
(Was it to be at Philorum or in the village?).
December 12, 1923, it was proposed to form a village school
district named Bonnyville Consolidated S.D. No. 2665.
March 29, 1924, the trustees met those of Durlingville S.D.
2664: Jos. Fex, chairman, Maxime Levasseur and Anatole Mercier.
It was proposed to delay the new district for a year.
January 19, 1925, fourteen Bonnyville tax payers asked for
a village school. J.A. Guillemette proposed to transfer
the district finances, but we could not consider the request
for a village school.
April 18, 1925: "In reference to the children who go
the Bonnyville convent, we did not receive the letter of
request. It is odd that we were not notified of the change
which would occur in naming the village district."
May 16, 1925: written to Department "at meeting, tax
payers could not come to an agreement, so we ask you to
send a man to settle the difficulties". We voted $2,200.00
for two teachers for September 1925. Mr. Durocher will receive
$1,200.00.
Miss J.A. Guillemette, teacher at Philorum School, and Sister Lirette
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August 1925, trustees
decide "the pupils will go to the nearest school. In
case one is over crowded, the Office reserves right to divide
classes equally." "See about renting the hall
for classroom and Sister Superior to hire a teacher."
August 29, 1925: "See about renting a house from Henry
Potvin for $150.00 per year. A sum of $1,200.00 to do necessary
alterations in Public Hall if Henry Potvin's conditions
are not accepted. To hire two sisters at $900.00 for No.
2 School (village)".
September 5, 1925, Mr. Potvin rents his house.
September 7, 1925: "supply absolutely necessary furnishings
for second class. That the line dividing two schools be
the one north to R. 6 and 5, from Narcisse Déry to
Ernest Déry and all to the west go to school No.
1 (Philorum).
Bonnyville Public School, 1945
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For the year 1925, there
is but one paragraph chronicling the lives of the Sisters,
dated September 16th: Opening of the new village school,
entrusted to the Sisters: The old hotel has been transformed
into two poorly-lit classrooms, inadequately furnished (...)
for the number of students (...) The junior class had 24
desks for 37 children.
Continuing with School Board minutes:
November 21, 1925: the report to be drawn up in English
"That children living West of the LaCorey line be
asked to attend the outside school (...) that a classroom
larger than at present provided for the junior pupils,
be provided, and to this end that Mr. Potvin be written
to, asking that alterations be permitted in the second
storey of the building so as to make it suitable for a
classroom."
December 7, 1925: there is talk of buying Potvin Hotel
plus 2 lots of land considering an offer of $1,000.00
cash. But the following paragraph states: "As to
the reason which... seeing that the proprietor condemned
the closing of the building. In regards to Mr. Potvin's
refusal. What should we now consider and under what conditions?"
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