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

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DEDICATION A school always has friends, and conversely, a school cannot exist without having its enemies. Enemies of a school need not be overt, all-out foes; they may be simply the disinterested, the anemic, the uncaring. To all friends of our school — friends past and present — ratepayers, school board chairmen and members, teachers, alumni, and students, to those who have always had the best interests of Altona Collegiate at heart, to these friends, we respectfully dedi¬ cate the 1961 Green and Gold.

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A. HEIDE, B.A. ' P’Uttcifral ' “Life is a great adventure and every one of you can be a pioneer, blazing by thought and service a trail to better things. Hold fast to all that is just and of good report in the heritage which your fathers have left you, but strive also to improve and equalize that heritage for all men and women in the years to come. Remem¬ ber, too, that the key to all true progress lies in faith, hope and love.” These words were spoken by King George VI when he visited Winni¬ peg in May, 1939. Although these Words were directed towards all Manitobans and Canadians, they seem to speak particularly to the young people of our country. The “great adventure” of life lies ahead of them. The trails they will blaze and the services they will render are those of the future. Youth is willing to accept what is just and of good report from the heritage of the past. Youth, with its expectations and dreams, is willing and determined to improve that heritage for the generations that are to come. Our educational system and our course of studies have come a long way since that visit in 1939. The teacher shortage and the use of permit teachers have almost disappeared. The course of HISTORY, GRADE XII HISTORY, GRADE XI GEOGRAPHY, GRADE X HISTORY, GRADE IX studies for all students has received a better bal¬ ance between the practical sciences and the less practical arts and humanities. The teaching of German in the elementary grades has received more attention. The change in the administration of the high schools in the province to a division system is improving the learning possibilities of Manitoba’s high school students. At the present time, much consideration is being given to the inauguration of a new General Course which will be offered in addition to the existing Matricu¬ lation Course. These are only a few of the trends that have been with us in the last few years. Are we being caught napping and clinging to outdated methods while others are making great forward strides in providing educational opportun¬ ities? Educational facilities are parts of our life. Life is not static; it must go forward or it dies. This forward look, this struggle to gain better things has been expressed beautifully by Tennyson when he said: “. . . that which we are we are: One equal temper of heroic hearts Made weak by time an d fate but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.” 4