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James McCaig

  • EPSAM-0026
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1906-1913

James McCaig is the first Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. McCaig served from July 20, 1906 to October 31, 1913. Ten permanent schools were built during the seven years that he served and five more were nearing completion at the time of his resignation. Superintendent McCaig was a progressive thinker in terms of educational philosophy. He stated that “The ultimate end of school work is character building”. He proposed expanded household science, music, and physical education classes in the belief that a richer curriculum would help keep pupils in school.

W. Richardson

  • EPSAM-0027
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Nov-Dec 1913

W. Carpenter

  • EPSAM-0028
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1914-1923

William G. Carpenter is the second Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. Carpenter served in this role from 1914 - 1923. At the time of his appointment, Carpenter was principal of Victoria High School. One of his first tasks as superintendent was to introduce a night school program for new Canadians. Throughout the First World War, Carpenter kept in close personal contact with most of the staff members who were serving in the military overseas.

Unlike his predecessor, James McCaig who used a horse-drawn rig for transport, Superintendent Carpenter used his automobile, which he purchased in 1919, when making school visits. In 1921, he applied to the Board to cover the cost of new tires, explaining that he had already spent $143.10 on tire repairs and that he used the car almost entirely for work. His request was denied; however his travel allowance was increased to $35/month.

Mr. Carpenter left his position as Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools to become principal of the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art in Calgary. He later became Alberta’s Provincial Director of Technical Education.

George McKee

  • EPSAM-0029
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1924-1940

George McKee is the third Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. McKee was appointed in 1924. He remained in this capacity for 17 years until his retirement in 1940. Periods of stability, depression and financial cutbacks were experienced during his tenure.

In his first year as Superintendent, McKee participated in opening ceremonies for three new schools: Garneau, Riverdale and Frank Scott (later renamed Eastwood). McKee was well liked by the teachers and remarkably few teachers resigned or left the Division during his time as Superintendent.

Ross Sheppard

  • EPSAM-0030
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1940-1955

Ross Sheppard is the fourth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools. During the Sheppard years, the number of permanent schools increased from 30 to 63, student enrolment increased by almost 1,000 students per year, and permanent staff doubled. Teachers' salaries almost doubled from an average annual salary of $2088 in 1940 to $3896 in 1955. Per pupil costs of education increased from $89.19 to $238.25 during the same period.

Ross Sheppard is remembered as a man who tried to maintain close contact with the staff, even to the point of handing out cheques to all the teachers on the last day of June. Sheppard graciously thanked each teacher for his or her efforts during the year and took pride in calling each teacher by name, seldom making a mistake in doing so.

Ross Sheppard High School, built in 1957, was named in Sheppard's honour.

William Wagner

  • EPSAM-0038
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1955-1964

William P. Wagner is the fifth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Peter Bargen

  • EPSAM-0039
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1964-1967

Dr. Peter F. Bargen is the sixth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Tom Baker

  • EPSAM-0040
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Jul 1967-Jun 1968

Roland Jones

  • EPSAM-0041
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1968-1972

Dr. Roland W. Jones is the seventh Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Michael Strembitsky

  • EPSAM-0042
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Aug-Dec 1972; Superintendent 1973-1994; Secretary-Treasurer 1974-1979

Michael A. Strembitsky is the eighth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Angus McBeath

  • EPSAM-0043
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent May-Dec 1994; Superintendent 2001-2005

Angus McBeath is the tenth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Emery Dosdall

  • EPSAM-0044
  • Person
  • Superintendent 1995-2001

Emery Dosdall is the ninth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Edgar Schmidt

  • EPSAM-0045
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Nov 2005-Aug 2006; Superintendent May 2007-Aug 2013.

Edgar Schmidt is the twelfth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Bob Holt

  • EPSAM-0046
  • Person
  • acting Superintendent Jan 2007-Apr 2007

Lyall Thomson

  • EPSAM-0047
  • Person
  • Superintendent 2006-2007

Lyall Thomson is the eleventh Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Darrel Robertson

  • EPSAM-0048
  • Person
  • Superintendent 2013-

Darrel Robertson is the thirteenth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

Abbie Scott

  • EPSAM-0050
  • Person
  • involved with the Edmonton Grads 1923-1973

Abbie Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grad basketball team of 1923-1924, which won the world basketball championships held in Edmonton in 1923. The team traveled to Europe in 1924. The team disbanded in 1940. Scott was a member of the Edmonton Grads Club, an alumni association, and took part in the ceremony inducting the team into Edmonton Hall of Fame in 1973.

Sarah Wilson

  • EPSAM-0060
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer 1921-1925

Sarah Wilson was acting Secretary-Treasurer from October 1921 to October 1922. Wilson was Secretary-Treasurer from October 1922 to September 1925.

John Cameron

  • EPSAM-0061
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer 1992-1884

Colin Strang

  • EPSAM-0062
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Mar 1885-1893

W. Bradey

  • EPSAM-0064
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Apr 1908-Oct 1921

M. Gilmour

  • EPSAM-0065
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Sep 1925-Aug 1930

Harry Turner

  • EPSAM-0066
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Sep 1930-Dec 1955

Tom Meen

  • EPSAM-0067
  • Person
  • Secretary-Treasurer Jan 1956-Jan 1974

Ray Jones

  • EPSAM-0068
  • Person
  • Board Secretary 1979-1990

Lloyd Jones

  • EPSAM-0069
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1979-1990

Dean Power

  • EPSAM-0070
  • Person
  • Treasurer 1990-2010

Anne Sherwood

  • EPSAM-0071
  • Person
  • Corporate Board Secretary 1990-Apr 2012

Cheryl Hagen

  • EPSAM-0072
  • Person
  • acting Secretary-Treasurer Apr 2012-Sep 2013

T.V. Newlove

  • EPSAM-0093
  • Person
  • 1985-09-20

Anna Megrath

  • EPSAM-0142
  • Person

Teacher at Alex Taylor School.

G. Guidon

  • EPSAM-0144
  • Person

Artist.

Hazel Newcom

  • EPSAM-0145
  • Person

Photographer.

Mario Bordi

  • EPSAM-0148
  • Person

Artist.

Manarey

  • EPSAM-0149
  • Person

Artist.

Karsh

  • EPSAM-0151
  • Person

Artist.

J. Sinclair

  • EPSAM-0152
  • Person
  • teacher and principal 1913-1955.

Artist.

W.W.B

  • EPSAM-0155
  • Person
  • n.d.

Photographer.

Matthew McCauley

  • EPSAM-0209
  • Person
  • 1850-1930

Matthew McCauley was the first mayor of the town of Edmonton. In 1881, he established a livery stable and butcher shop. McCauley also helped to organize Edmonton's first public school in 1881 and was a founding member (served for 18 years) of Edmonton's school board. When Edmonton was incorporated as a town in 1892, McCauley became mayor by acclamation and was re-elected in 1893 and 1894. In 1905, the year that Alberta became a province, he was elected to the first Provincial Legislature. McCauley resigned after a year to become the warden of Edmonton's first federal prison, working there from 1906 to 1911.

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