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

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FACULTY J. I. WARKENTIN, B.Sc. Chemistry, Grade XII History, Grade XI Chemistry, Grade XI Algebra, Grade XI Science, Grade X German, Grade X Composition. Grade IX Literature, Grade IX Health, Grade IX H. H. GOERTZEN, B.A. Composition and Novel, Grade XII History, Grade XII German, Grade XI Geometry, Grade XI Literature, Grade X Business Practice, Grade X Geometry, Grade X Mathematics, Grade IX History, Grade IX H. T. THIESSEN, B.Sc. Mathematics, Grade XII Physics, Grade XII Physics, Grade XI Composition, Grade X Algebra, Grade X German, Grade IX Science, Grade IX 6

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A. C. KROEKER, B.A., B.Pd. Drama and Poetry, Grade XII German, Grade XII Literature, Grade XI Composition, Grade XI Guidance. Grade X, XI, IX Typing, Grade X, XI Geography, Grade X Music, Grade IX Choir Conductor Principal ' s Message The past school year has seen the fruition of the hopes and aspirations of what may justly be called one of the most educational-conscious com¬ munities in our province. The new Collegiate is now a reality—a lasting monument to the trust and faith which the citizens of Altona place in their most prized possession—their children. The additional space and modem facilities which are now at our disposal, have already done much to augment the efficiency of the educational process, and will undoubtedly continue to do so in ever increasing measure in the years to come. Education is big business. To function ef¬ fectively, it requires the combined efforts of the school, the homes, the churches, the School Board, the Department of Education with its divisional representative, and sundry public service organiza¬ tions. In our community, these various institu¬ tions, like the component parts of a great, well co-ordinated leviatnon, have rendered yeoman service in providing the best possible educational opportunities for our young people. Sustained effort in this direction cannot help but pay re¬ warding dividends in the future. At the very core of the youth’s education is, of course, the classroom teacher who daily works with the raw material. It has given me much personal satisfaction to work with the teachers who have staffed our schools during the past year, not only because each has fulfilled the task of classroom tuition so effectively, but because all have given me much kind and indulgent co¬ operation in this, my “freshman” year at ad- ministrational duties. V But the final responsibility of drawing maxi¬ mum returns from the educational process rests with the student himself, for he and he alone, can integrate the knowledge which he has acquired at school, with the work-a-day world into which he will step with alarming abruptness when he leaves the cloistered halls of his alma mater. With the graduates of ’56, I would like to leave the simple, yet profound lesson implied in an ancient Grecian legend which tells of a boy who attempted to outwit the Oracle. With a live bird in his hand he approached the sage’s presence. He would ask him, “Is the bird dead?” If he answered “Yes,” the boy would open his hand and let it fly away. If the Oracle said, “It is alive,” he would crush it in his hand and drop it dead to the ground. So the boy came to the Oracle. “Is this bird dead or alive?” The Oracle looked long and searchingly into the young man’s face. “My lad, it is as you will, it is in your hands!”

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