Brisco British Columbia School
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Date:
1905
[unknown]
Location: Brisco, British Columbia, Canada
Surnames/tags: British Columbia Canada
Location: Brisco, British Columbia, Canada
Surnames/tags: British Columbia Canada
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This is the story of the small school in Brisco, British Columbia.
The first school in Brisco, British Columbia was built in 1905 by Ed Watkins and Henry "Shorty" Atchison on land donated by Ed that was halfway between the Watkins and Atchison homesteads. The school opened in fall 1905 with the minimum required eight students. The students included:
- Angus Atchison
- Celesta Atchison
- Miles Atchison
- Myrtle Atchison
- Harry "Pat" Atchison
- Steve Atchison
- Wesley Atchison
- Isadore Berrey
- Leonard Cobb
- Bill Harrison
- Thomas Dudley Harrison
- Alan Henderson
- Gordon Nixon
- Susie Nixon
- Nick Paul
- Pete Paul
- Annie Watkins
- Charlie Watkins
- Joe Watkins
- John Watkins.
Teachers:
- 1905/06: George Thorpe
- 1906/07: Miss L. McKinnon
- 1907/08: Miss M.H. McIntosh (possibly Margaret)
- 1908/09: Miss Bertha McDonald
- 1909-1912: Miss Dart
- 1912/13: Miss McLaughlin
- 1913/14: Miss Reilly
- 1914-1919: Edgar F. Clark
- 1919/20: Mr. Richey Tuttle
A new school was built in 1920.
Sources
- "Brisco & Spillimacheen: A History" Compiled and edited by Hedi Trescher. Published by Brisco Hospital Aid, 1998, page 26-28.
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