Balfour Technical School - Beacon Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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BALFOUR TECHNICAL SCHOOL Offers the Following Courses: Commercial A four-year course leading to a Grade XII diploma, preparing students to enter business as stenographers, secretaries, bookkeepers and other office positions. A one-year intensive course for those who have a minimum standing of Grade X or who are eighteen years of age, preparing them for employment as stenographers, secretaries and gen¬ eral clerical assistants. A one-year intensive course for boys who have a minimum standing of Grade XI, preparing them for employment in bookkeeping, selling and general business. A course in comptometry, bookkeeping machines, and other types of calculators for those seeking employment as business machine operators. The length of time for completion of this course, is approximately three months. Industrial A four-year course leading to a Grade XII diploma and including a maximum of four credits in the study of Electricity, Woodworking, Drafting, Motor Engineering, or Machine Shop for those who plan to seek employment in one of these fields. A one-year course for those who have a minimum standing of Grade X, and wish to enter the trades in any one of the fields of Electricity, Drafting, Woodworking, Motor Engineering or Machine Shop. A winter course beginning in October in Motor Engineering, Machine Shop and Welding for those engaged in agriculture. This course finishes in time for spring work on the farm. Hume Economics A four-year course leading to a Grade XII diploma and including Cooking, Sewing, and Home Administration for those who wish to become proficient in the household arts. This course meets the requirements for admission to the Nursing Schools of Saskatchewan Hospitals. An intensive course in Professional Dressmaking requiring one year. Although this course is strictly vocational, the Department of Education will give the successful student as many as three credits towards a Grade XI or Grade XII certificate. A four-year course leading to a Grade XII certificate and specializing in commercial art with a maximum of four credits in Grades XI and XII. An intensive course requiring one or two years for those who have the aptitude and are plan¬ ning to seek employment in the field of commercial art. Teachers’ College Entrance The courses offered in Commercial, Home Economics and Industrial subjects taken with the required courses in Mathematics qualify a student to enter Teachers ' College in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, or the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan. The smaller centres of the province offer new and inviting fields to those who plan to enter the teaching profession. So in addition to the teaching of regular academic subjects, a student is able to obtain special qualifications to teach Commercial, Home Economics and Industrial Arts. Nursing Courses in Commercial, Home Economics and Industrial Arts, taken with the required courses in Chemistry, qualify students for nurses ' training in hospitals. University Entrance Students who become interested in University training after starting any of the above courses may qualify for University entrance, by taking two courses in Mathematics, two Sciences and one language. This meets the requirements for admission to University courses in Engineering, Commerce, Household Science, Education and Nursing. Cultural Opportunities Splendid facilities are offered for those who wish to include fine and practical arts, vocal and orchestral work and music appreciation in their courses. There are many extra-curricular activities giving expression to student interests through the media of Orchestra, Band, Glee Club, Alpha Tou (Typing), School Newspaper and Yearbook, Badminton, Tennis, Camera, Drama, French, Machine Shop, Public Speaking, and Writers ' Clubs. FOR INFORMATION, please telephone LA 2-9444 or address The Principal, Balfour Technical School, Regina, Saskatchewan. 36 Balfour Beacon

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ValedU tosuf, Queen Elizabeth, during her Ottawa visit, spoke to Canadians as follows: ' ' There are long periods of time, when life seems a small dull round, a petty business with little point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event, which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence. In quoting these words I am sure that I speak for all the graduates, when I say that tonight is for us just such an occasion. Our happiness in the realization of at least some measure of achievement, is satisfaction enough for the moment, and as the years roll by, how often we will read our gradua¬ tion programs, and live again this cherished memory. With it too will be recalled other occa¬ sions, happy or sad, little incidents or big, which have made up our four years of high school. How often we wondered if the capa¬ city of our brain was sufficient, to hold all that the curriculum demanded we cram into it, or we reacted in the manner of the student whom I describe with apoloqies to Sir Walter Scott: Breathes there the boy, with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, To heck with school, I ' ll stay in bed. Then there were the times that we thought an extra-ordinary amount of fuss was being made over something as dis¬ agreeable as disecting a frog, or as trivial as an equation, a triangle, a test tube, or a French verb. But in spite of our occasional bouts of self-pity, when we wondered if the work and worry was worth while, we persevered as the fact that we are here tonight will testify. The lighter moments of our sojourn were highlighted by such events as the choosing of our favorite popularity king and queen, the electing of our student council represen¬ tatives, with all the attendant fanfare of posters and skits, or Sadie Hawkins days, when the girls enjoyed the thrill of looking their worst and being complimented for it, to mention only a few such incidents of school life. The more serious side of our school life included our working whole heartedly for many enterprises. We take pride in our new flexible stage which allows a scope for drama and music never before possible, the arrangements for the installing of a new trophy cabinet in the main hall, the in¬ auguration of a new style for our school paper, the Balforum, to mention only a few innovations which we have helped to bring about. But now in whatever words we couch the thought, we must say it, farewell, au re- voir, auf weidersein, hasta la vista, goodbye. It is only fitting, therefore, that I take this last opportunity to publicly thank our prin¬ cipal, Mr. Mutch, and our vice-principal, Mr. McKenzie, who unfailingly had our interests at heart, and who we could always look upon as our friends no matter how much trouble we caused them. We also salute our teachers who, year in and year out, devoted their time both during and after school to the development of each of us. They symbolize in our forma¬ tive years a strong crusader spirit. And you, our parents, must be breathing a sigh of relief for the first time in four years. How often we caused you worry and anxiety by forgetting about the time and staying out just a little too late, or when we borrowed the car for an all-important date. Your patience and understanding dur¬ ing this period of growing up has been un¬ limited. But actions speak louder than words. Whatever accomplishments may be ours shall be a reflection of our gratitude throughout the years. And for ourselves as we enter a book of life, whose personal chapters will be written by each of us, as we go about our individual vocations, our high school days shall seem very carefree indeed. To the future en¬ gineers, teachers, business executives and others, I leave a message in keeping with the atomic age, which has so transformed this world in myriads of ways. It is one which has been said for us many times, that is, that we should never let rust the mark of a successful man, a curious and in¬ quisitive mind. Or as Ulysses says: To follow knowledge like a sinking star, Beyond the utmost bounds of human thought. We must concern ourselves with the development of new empires, whether they be on land, on sea, in air, or in the test- tubes of laboratory research. We are about to enter this bright new era, which we have made the theme of our graduation year of 1958. We who have the advantages are the light house, To brighten the ocean of darkness. And so on this happy day when we give thanks to God, I ask that he may bless and guide us in the future. Good luck, class of ' 58. PATRICIA AMON Modesut Mibaclel Radar was one of the first great ad¬ vances in the science of our century. It was particularly effective during the Second World War in detecting enemy submarines and enemy aircraft. It is of absolute necessity to ships caught in a fog as it prevents any possible collisions. Our radar network has grown tremendously since its discovery. Today radar stations cover all of North Amercia, ever watchful against a foreign attack by air or sea. Our greatest advancement in nuclear power arrived with the hydrogen bomb. As a weapon of war, it can prove dis¬ astrous to the enemy. In the hands of the United States, it is one of the greatest forces for peace that the world has ever known. The world ' s greatest scientific achievement occurred when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite into orbit. The United States matched this success by sending up three in succession around the earth. The third satellite broadcasted President Eisenhower ' s Christ¬ mas message of 1958 to the world. Russio then sent up a rocket which went further! than all expectations, and revolved in an orbit around the sun. These great steps will surely mark the beginning of space travel in the near future. Other great strides in the field of science are the intercontinental ballistic missiles developed by the U.S. and Russia. These missiles can accurately fire to a distance of two thousand miles and carry atomic war heads. Next in importance in the field of peace were the discoveries in medicine. Among these are the heart pumps and the cobolt machines. The heart pumps keep a person alive even when his heart is being operated on. The cobalt machine is instrumental in the treating of cancer. The most recent medical discovery came in 1956 when Joseph Salk discovered the cure for polio— Salk vaccine. Moving on to aviation, we find that the airforce has developed jets that travel twice as fast as the speed of sound. The airforce has, along with the army, put into use guided missiles, radar-controlled, to strike down enemy bombers. The navy has put nuclear power to work, in the atomic submarines which are run by atomic power. One of these submarines, the Nautilius, set a world ' s record by cross¬ ing the Atlantic over the polar icecap underwater. The Russians also use atomic energy in their icebreakers to rescue strand¬ ed ships in the solid fields of impassable ice. Communications make up the field which! has benefited most directly the civilian! populace in North Amercia. Microwaves bring television into our homes. We ere able to see on-the-spot events that ere occurring thousands of miles away. Trans¬ oceanic cables make it possible to tclk to people across the ocean by telephone, International news is quickly relayed to other countries by these vital cogs in cur communication system. With these great inventions of the past ten years as a foothold, one has trouble imagining what the next ten years will bring. Dennis Keiser 4A that liAlae o+t fiitten, tf-bud They that thrive on bitter fruit, That the trees of Ignorance bear, Shall always quibble and complain That they never get their share. For ' tis this breed of scheming men, That fraught this world with Vexation; And the only way to save ourselves, Is to cede our all to Education. Drink ye, the sweet wine of Learning, That the teacher ' s of BALFOUR so generously give, And you will engulf life ' s greatest treasures As long as you shall live. Jack Rotor 4C Balfour Beacon ' 59 38