Toews and Don Cram who was also Secretary-Treasurer.

In 1969 a referendum was held to form a Unitary School Division. This was part of a reorganization of the education system across the province. The aim was to improve the quality of education offered.

As a result of this referendum all the school districts in the present area ceased to exist and Western School Division No. 47 assumed responsibility for

. the entire education program.

THE. SCHOOL DISTRICT OF CHEVAL NUMBER 1124.

Formed June lst 1901 by by-law No. 130 of the Municipality of Stanley; Readjusted from time to time, the district consisting as at August 15th, “ 1935, of Secs. 15, 16, 17,18,19, 20, 21 and 22 in Tp. 3, R. 5 West and Sec. 13 and the S.E. M: of Sec. 24 in To. 3, R. 6, West.

READJUSTED by award of Arbitrators, dated March 12, 1940, adding the NE. M: of Section 24, in Township 3, Range 6 West, detached from The School District of Shannon Number 583, effective as and from the 12th day of March, AD. 1940. .

READJUSTED by By-Law No. 559 of the Rural Municipality of Stanley ‘ by detaching the SE. 1/4 of Section 15, Township 3, and Range 5 West from the School District of Cheval No. 1124 and adding said land to the School District of Zion No. 803. To be effective July 11th, 1951.

Boundaries confirmed under Section 39, Chapter 404950 by By-law No. 551 Municipality of Stanley dated September 6, 1950, as follows:

WV: and N.E.% Section 15, all sections 16 to 22 inclusive, in Twp. 3 and Rge. 5. All of Section 13, and the E V2 of Section 23, all in Twp. 3 and Rge. 6W.

An award of arbitrators, dated October 27th, 1955, denied a petition for the transfer of certain lands from the School District of Cheval No. 1124 to the School District of Maple Leaf No. 83.

MERGED by an award of arbitrators dated July 9,1965 which merged The School Districts of Shannon No. 583, Morden No. 83, Alexandria No. 73, Elam No. 684, Pearce No. 1981, Cheval No. 1124 and Parkhill No. 77 to form The Consolidated School District of Morden No. 2440, effective July 1, 1965.

Cheval School No 1124 — The physical condition of the school seems to be ill fated from the very beginning.

As noted in the cash book a new stove was purchased in 1904 what was used previous to this is unknown.

It would appear that the above stove was a furnace as later on new grates and repairs were required for the furnace. Wood was used for fuel, then in 1906 coal was being used along with wood.

I noticed a lot of keys and door locks were purchased along with doors.

The school was originally plastered and back plastered. Thenin January

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