Altona Collegiate - Green and Gold Yearbook (Altona, Manitoba Canada)

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Inspector C. D. Voigt Each year the graduating class in various manners mark their passing through high school. All have the desire to enshrine some token for remembrance that they have passed along this road. What better way to achieve this aim than by the Year Book! Now is the time to make an inventory of your talents, abilities and requisites neces¬ sary for achieving your aim in life. All that any school and its instructors may contribute to your success is in giving information, inspiration and guidance. In life nothing is static, from here you must, must move on under your own power—any action taken must be yours. As your. leisure years close in upon you, may you relive again through the pages of this book those pleasant days when Hope was as bright as the Morning Star and all things were possible.

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FOREWORD The publication of this year book serves to com¬ memorate three important milestones in the history of the Altona Public School. First, the high school grades recorded an enrolment which is larger than that of any previous year. Indeed, it was so large that for a period of some eight weeks there was an enrolment of sixty-four in a single room. Secondly, the new year witnessed the elevation of the high school section to the status of a Collegiate. This came about when a fourth teacher was added to the Collegiate staff. Thirdly, the new year saw the completion of forty years of teaching service by one of the teachers on the staff. We place this milestone in the career of one of our teachers last, not because it merits last position, but for the sake of emphasis. The first two milestones pale in com¬ parison. In this foreword, we would also like to thank the many businesses, institutions, and individuals who purchased advertising space in this year book. We also thank the people who made anonymous contributions. Without this financial assistance this year book could not have materialized.

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Mr. D. M. Friesen The Chairman ' s Message On behalf of the Board of Trustees I would like to express to the staff and student body of the Altona Public Schools our sincere appreciation for the co-operation accorded and the work done in the past. I wish to state that our efforts for im¬ provements have been continuous. We have extended our playgrounds and added to the playground equipment. Due to the large in¬ crease in attendance we have provided addi¬ tional accommodation, and we trust that as a result you will be more able to enjoy your work. By adding the typewriting and ac¬ counting courses in the commercial category we have attempted to enlarge the curriculum to cover a wider field in education. To pro¬ vide a good library and a well equipped laboratory have been some of our main ob¬ jectives. Audio-visual education, as we begin to realize, has by now become a must on our school time-table. For this, too, the right kind of equipment has been provided. It has always been our aim to see our schools well stocked with the necessary supplies and to see to it that the best teaching aids and facilities are made available in order to make your work more interesting and profitable. It has been a pleasure indeed, to have had the privilege of providing you with a well qualified teaching staff, modern school build¬ ings, and improved teaching facilities. The recently agreed-upon salary schedule will no doubt stand out as a milestone in our endeavours for improvements and for greater interest in education. It will mean, we believe, not only more satisfactory remun¬ eration and greater security of tenure for our teachers, but also it will foster and uphold the very best relationship, co-operation and harmony between us, the school board and our teaching staff. In a rapidly changing world it might not be too presumptuous to think of the possi¬ bility and realization of a larger school administration area on the high school level of which Altona could well become the center, and to anticipate a change-over from our present high school offering to a broader curriculum with a choice of academic, agricul¬ tural, commercial and home economic courses to better suit your interests and abilities to give you the training that you will need in our complex structure of society when you assume the responsibilities of one of its citizens tomorrow. D. M. Friesen, Chairman, Altona School Board 4