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Darwin School Students with teacher, Hazel Coogan. Back row, left to right: Mrs. Coogan, Earl Weegar, Bud Sheffield, Harvey Weegar, Jake Doerkson, and the Miller brothers. Second row, left to right: Margarite Brown, Lorice Weegar, Dorothy Brown, Wilbert Brown, Ian Morrison, and Dennis Brown. Third row, left to right: Noreen Coogan, Loraine Gitzel, the Millen sisters, Tony Graves, Gerry Coogan, Delmar Weegar, Jackie Coogan, Doug Groves, Herb Groves, and Donald Gitzel.

Used in "Across the Smoky," p. 299.

VE Day parade groups including CGIT, Cubs and Scouts assembling in front of Montrose Elementary School. The caption below the photograph reads “V-E Day Parade.”

The file consists of items relating to personnel at the Two Rivers School: newspaper advertisements for teachers, contract agreements between trustees and teachers, and Department of Education School Inspection reports.

Ridgevalley teachers Lillian Reid and Ruth Rogers.

Used in "Across the Smoky", p. 296.

The file consists of samples of correspondence between the Grande Prairie School Division No. 14 and the Two Rivers School District. Correspondence covers the initial transfer of responsibilities from Two Rivers to the Grande Prairie Division in 1938. The letters discuss administrative concerns such as elections of Divisional Board trustees and notices of annual meetings of ratepayers and new legislation. There is correspondence between the GP District and the Two Rivers Secretary-Treasurer regarding the operation of the Two Rivers School, including financing repairs to the school, school equipment (such as desks, telephones and typewriters), wood and water supplies and care of the teacherage. The correspondence also covers personnel and curriculum concerns regarding appointments, contracts and duties of janitors and teachers and instruction of upper grade levels at the Two Rivers School, and includes an order from the Provisional Board of Health regarding a closure of schools in the district during the smallpox epidemic.

This file consists of The School Act (1937) of the Department of Education in the Province of Alberta.
The Table of Contents is on pages 3 to 5 and the General Index is on pages 170 to 187 (pages listed on Table of Contents and Index do not strictly correspond with numbered documents on this webpage).
The School Act, 1931, starts on page 6
The School Assessment Act, 1931, starts on page 114
The School Grants Act starts on page 145
The School Attendance Act starts on page 156
The Teaching Profession Act starts on page 162
General Regulations start on page 166

This sub-series consists of Declarations of Office, Certificates of Chairmen, a blank poll book, and correspondence regarding the collection of taxes and teacher salaries. Also included are letters referring to changes in boundaries of Two Rivers School District, transfer of financial responsibility of Two Rivers School District to the Grande Prairie Divisional Board, and a valuation of the school in 1937. This sub-series also includes a list of repairs needed for the school, a resolution passed for an Emergency Grant for Repairs and correspondence about a proposed agricultural school in the area. School Fire Insurance Policies and Tree Planting agreements and forms are also part of this sub-series.

This file consists of pages from the Daily Registers for Two Rivers School District from 1927 to 1947.

The file consists of samples of correspondence between the Department of Education and the Two Rivers School District. Correspondence addresses land and tax related issues, including changes in the boundaries of the school district and valuation of property in the district; issues relating to Statements of Grant, the Tax Recovery Act, the School Assessment Act, the School Act and the Tax Arrears Consolidation Act; issues regarding teaching such as teacher's contracts, authorization to teach grade 9, school inspection appointments, policies for conducting Department exams, and forms from the School-Book Branch regarding textbook rentals. Administrative concerns include the necessary qualifications of an elector of the district, as well as nomination of Board trustees. There are a number of letters between the Deputy Minister and the Secretary-Treasurer of Two Rivers School concerning the turnover of book-keeping responsibilities and financial control to the Grande Prairie Divisional Board.

The file consists of samples of plans for school events; a Department of Public Health letter regarding Smallpox and Diphtheria; a letter from the Beaverlodge Board of Trade inviting Two Rivers School to Coronation Day Celebrations; Department Exams for Grade 9 Science and Math; and a Certificate of Promotion.