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

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Valedictory We, the graduating class of 1956, in this brief moment of glory, realize with mixed emotions that while the entire world is now opening up to us, a happy and carefree era is rapidly drawing to a close. There is little doubt, that the details of our school life, formerly so monotonous, will in the future be recalled as pleasant moments. The recollections of our school life will for the most part be happy ones, for time will dull or even obliterate the few bitter experiences we may have encountered. There will be pleasant memories of our teachers, whose good will and efforts were often spurned. Future encounters with the writings of Milton and Shakespeare will invariably remind us of Mr. Kroeker’s Poetry and Drama periods. Further struggles with trigonometric functions will bring back the visions of Mr. Thiessen’s determined efforts to instil in us a knowledge of Mathematics. Mr. Warkentin’s fervent desire that the failure rate in Chemistry be nil, and Mr. Goertzen’s insistence on our acquiring a good vocabulary will linger long in our memories. We shall remember for years to come, Mr. Kroeker’s recent complimentary statement in which he referred to the Grade XII’s as being an “exceptional” class. This information came as a shock to many of us, for scarcely a year ago one of the other teachers plainly stated that we were the “deadest bunch” of students in the whole school. Despite the possibility of being accused of conceit, we prefer the more complimentary remark. One of the boys will never forget that a teacher referred to his vocal efforts during a study period as “the yowling of an alleycat,” while another may recall being classified as a child prodigy when he claimM that boys became interested in girls at the age of 11 or 12. The girls will always remember the time when the principal caught them in the auditorium during a study period with not a book anywhere nearby. We, however, have several more serious and sensible achievements to be humbly proud of. for we constitute the largest Grade XII class in the history of The Altona High. Also, we as a class put on the Collegiate’s only dramatic pro¬ duction: a three-act satirical comedy, “Arms and the Man.” The results of the annual fall magazine subscription campaign indicated that the senior class had the highest value of sales, even though they have the fewest students. For this praise¬ worthy endeavor we compliment Don Fehr. We leave these achievements as a goal for those Grade XI’s who will fill our places next year. I cannot think of a more appropriate challenge than the one made by the poet of “In Flander’s Fields” when he says: “To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high.” It is our sincere desire that you will meet the challenge and surpass our humble efforts, thereby making our school an institution we can be truly proud of. We wish to thank our parents, our teachers, the members of the School Board, and the tax¬ payers who have made this a possibility. Having glanced at a few events in the past, it is now time to look toward the future. June 30 will mark the day, when we leave school life to go out into the world, either directly to our jobs or into further institutions of training. That moment will be like the moment when a swimmer dives into the water to begin a long-distance swim. We are the swimmers. Our future life is the body of water we must cross, and the distant shore is our aim in life. Having received our reliminary training in school, we are now faced y the real task ahead of us, the conquering of which shall require all the courage and deter¬ mination we possess. Human powers will at times be insufficient and we shall then have to rely on Divine assistance. Therefore, as we strike out into the stream of life, let us maintain a constant faith in the powers of the Almighty God and trust in Him to aid us in our search for service, success and happiness. Larry Buhr.

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