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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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10-035: The Landry School

One of the first schools built in this district was in Landry. It was built in 1917 with a grant of $150.00. The remainder of the money needed was put up by Mr. Landry. This circumstance gave the school and district its name. Mr. Landry was repaid by benefits from dances and other fund-raisers. Peter Pitts was the carpenter and some local help was donated to building the school.

Two children from another area came to board at Landrys to make enough pupils to open the school. Most of the children rode horseback to school, or in winter came by toboggan.

TEACHERS

1920 – 1925 – Arthur Simpson

1927 – 1931 – Miss M. O. Marion

1931 – 1933 – Miss M. F. Beddard

1933 – 1934 – C. D. Gaitskell

1934 – 1935 – G. G. Warnoch

1935 – 1936 – A. H. Bachman

1936 – 1937 – Miss Margaret McLachlan

1937 – 1938 – Miss K. M. Richardson

1938 – 1939 – Miss M. A. Proctor

1939 – 1940 – R. D. Cleland

1940 – 1941 – Miss R. Henderson

1941 – 1942 – Mrs. R. B. McDonald

1942 – 1943 – Mrs. M. Trueman

1943 – 1944 – Miss M. D. Hall

1944 – 1945 – Miss R. M. Moore

1945 – 1946 – O. G. Blonsky

 

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