Morley Day School was located on the Morley Reserve (now Stoney Reserve), Alberta. It was operated by the Methodist Society of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Canada, after 1874 The Methodist Church of Canada and after 1925 The United Church of Canada. Department of Indian Affairs records indicate that in 1875 a school at "Morleyville (Bow River)" was operated and funded by the Wesleyan Methodist Society with 40 children enrolled. In 1880, the Indian agent noted that the “Bear’s Paw” [Bearspaw] and “Jacob” bands were on the north side of Bow River, while the “Chinique” [Chiniki] band was on the south side. By 1881, a “Parliamentary Appropriation” was granted to the day school. An 1881 Department report from the Stoney Reserve shows that the school had 20 girls and 23 boys. As the river divided the bands, children from the Bearspaw and Chiniki bands could not attend the school during summer. The missionary, Mr. McDougall, recommended that a separate schoolhouse be built for these bands. Children from the McDougall Orphanage also attended the day school at the mission. By 1886, a new day school was open on the south side of the Bow River, in the house of Chief Chiniquay. The second day school at South Camp was taught by Reverend E. R. Steinhauer, a missionary of The Methodist Church. By 1888, a new school building was under construction. Soon after, this day school would be referred to as “No. 2” while the school near the mission was called “No. 1.” As of 1896 almost 100 school-age children were registered at three schools, with the residential school, generally referred to as the “Orphanage,” having its own teacher. Despite discussions about possibly closing the two schools on the reserve, in 1897 the No. 1 Day School was renovated and repaired, and a new porch built. By 1899, most children on the reserve were sent to the McDougall Orphanage for classes and the two day schools were closed due to poor attendance. In January of 1902, the No. 1 Day School was reopened for children who could not attend the Orphanage. An inspection the following year referred to the school as “Morley, No. 1 (Bearspaw) Day School,” under The Methodist Church. After being closed for almost four years, in response to the closure of the McDougall Orphanage, in January 1909 a day school was opened on “Wesley’s band land” on the north side of the Bow River. By 1911, attendance was falling and it appears that the school was closed again for almost eight years, before reopening in 1920. During the 1920s and 30s, the school was open intermittently but attendance continued to decline. A Missionary Society publication noted that during 1924-1925 there were 34 Day pupils at the Morley Boarding School. By at least 1954, around 50-60 Day pupils attended classes at the Morley Residential School. Classes at the Morley RS contained a mix of day and residential pupils, with five teachers teaching Grades 1-8. Space in the United Church building was also rented for children in Grade 1. As some of the teachers were now hired and paid by the Department. By 1957, records show that a new, large four-room day school with an auditorium was operating on the reserve. The school was to be named “David Bearspaw Day School,” as requested by the Indian Council, and would be attended by both day and residential students. A Church-produced “Report on the Indian Work for 1960” indicated that policy was shifting to the integration of Indigenous children into public school systems at both the elementary and high school levels, which included bussing children to outside communities. The report also noted that Morley had about 180 children attending the day school in eight classrooms up to Grade 8. It was hoped that eventually the educational system at Morley would be entirely day school based. By 1963, the school had expanded to 10 teachers and 10 classrooms, with only a handful of children still living in residence. Correspondence from 1966 shows the day school consisted of three separate blocks: A “Senior School” as well as two “Junior Schools”. In 1968, the Morley Reserve was described as situated on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, 30 miles west of Calgary and 30 miles east of Banff. By this time, the “Morley School” taught children from Kindergarten to Grade 7, while those in Grade 8 and higher attended schools off the reserve in the communities of Exshaw, Canmore, Springband and Calgary. Additional research is needed to determine when the day school closed, its general history and operation.