Remember When: Ridpath School opened in 1912

The Ridpath School was opened in 1912 with 14 students. This number ballooned to 30 in 1919. It closed in 1958 and served as a community centre for a number of years before it was bought by Mervin Legge and moved to his farm east of Rosetown, where it was converted into a workshop. The school was destroyed by a fire in 1981, but before that happened, Mr. Legge removed the ink stained, well worn hardwood floor, which became the floor of the Elk’s Hall.

In this photo, students pose with their teacher for a photo outside the school in 1930. Back row, L-R: Agnes Carriere, Florence Weaver, Bertha Mackey, Phyllis Brown, Rosemary Coulter, Evelyn Weaver, Ruby Horner. 2nd row: Douglas Dobbie, Ernest Brown, Viola Horner, Romeo (or Percy) Carriere, Doreen Dexter, Lucy Dexter. Front row: Frances Coulter, Orlis Brown, Margaret White, David White, Lisle Spence, Roza Carriere, and the teacher Miss Grace Merryfield.

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