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

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The Southern Manitoba Festival this year again featured 1 an inter-collegiate debating competition. Included in thiort class were debating teams from collegiates in Gretnae i MCI, Altona, Winkler, and Morden. The topic for debatons was: “Be it resolved that the Monroe Doctrine is ; C nationally vital and internationally applicable policy foi . the United States in the 1960’s.” Na Festival Winners

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The Festival Choir fcjEyery year the collegiate choirs in southern Manitoba ranete for the highly prized Dr. S. S. Toni Trophy. This Kjnfr is awarded annually to the winning choir in the “High r ' hinl Choir” competition of the Southern Manitoba Musical | stiyal. A great deal of school pride is involved in this npetition and it is not difficult to see why this competition as! popular as it is. Since the festival selections are often considerably more Alt than the usual choir music, the festival choir is if up of a group of sixty select singers. The long period giparation for thi s contest usually results in frayed nerves, p«t this is easily forgotten in actual competition. I We would like to congratulate the festival choir, which, p| Mr. Braun’s fine direction, won the Dr. S. S. Toni Sophy this year. The festival selections were “Westering and “Dear Land of Home.” Southern WunitoL Wuuc and Speech Slrfo Jestiuaf 1963 This year the Festival was once again held, in the vns of Morden, Winkler, and Altona, offering oppor- nities to hundreds of young people to further their iividual and collective talents by means of friendly mpetition with their peers. Some students entered only e class of the Festival competitions, in either the nc eech Arts, Instrumental, or Vocal sections, while others tered up to half a dozen or more. All, however, gained f )m the experience, learning from the adjudicators’ ne mnients and criticisms, from the achievements of fellow- utmpetitors, and from the basic business of public solo c ti group performance. From the early beginnings of the Festival, with names e ch as Dr. K. H. Neufeld, John R. Walkof, Isaac H. Voth, d Inspector G. G. Neufeld prominent among the founders, has grown and grown, with almost yearly increases in entries and sessions. In 1934 there were only 29 entries recorded; today there are over 1,700 entries and three full weeks of Festival sessions in three centres. At times there has been doubt as to the usefulness of Festival competitions, and there has been criticism of our activities. At other times there has been a severe lack of support of Festival activities by various persons in the towns concerned. There is a certain amount of confusion during the weeks preceding and during the competitions themselves; there is a certain amount of breaking-up of routine in the schools. However, the benefits accruing to the participants and the observers are immeasurable in the bettering of their lives and in the formation of good standards in the aspects of life that make existence pleasurable and meaningful—the Arts. 23 Albert G. Braun, Executive Member, S.M.M. S.A.F.

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Wlu invention Startled the ' AJoriel All the daily papers were full of praise. “Startling New iscovery Lowers Cost Of Living In Almost Every Home cross The Nation!” The New York Times carried an -tide which assured me of a promising future in the eld of science. uretl had no idea my invention would be of such great im- thbrtance. I was informed, however, that it would lower etme average cost of living for nine out of ten families by a batansiderable amount. This would affect not only the people is i Canada, but people all over the world! fmaj Naturally, I was proud and very thrilled. I would have ;en even more excited about this “boon to mankind,” as was called, if I was to profit at all from it. But because was a very unusual invention and could not be patented, would not get a single cent. I was consoled, however, with a personal message from resident J. F. Kennedy, which read: “Your handy new vention has made Canada known world-wide in the realm science. Mrs. Kennedy and I would like to thank you for your contribution to humanity. We, personally, will make good use out of your invention.” It was very gratifying to be rewarded with such rich praises. Even Mr. Pearson, the Prime Minister of Canada, called on me to tell me that “the nationwide budget could now be expanded” because of the taxes he could institute on the money people would save by using my invention. This was not as pleasant a piece of news as I would have liked to receive, but considering his public office and duties, I realized that it was only fair. It was about this time that I was asked to be inter¬ viewed for a television program called What’s New? “What, exactly, is your invention?” asked the host of the show. “Oh, it isn’t really anything very special,” I replied modestly. “Actually, all it consists of is two quart sealers. These I put in the flush chamber of my toilet. When I flush the toilet, some water is caught in the two sealers, and less water is used. I can save one-half of my water bills.” — Beverly Porter, XII THE OUTCAST PEOPLE ARE SO KIND eople are so kind, 3 Considerate and loving; m always being told so, and I guess it must be true, ut I must confess I’ve missed he affection in the hiss r hen the dog-pound is regarded a good place for dogs to Stew! ur Neighbors have a garden hich our puppy helped to furrow, | d he gave up all his bones—just to fatten up the ground; itlpeports are in the making, !«|our little dog was taking Sm liberties that were not in his papers to be found. J have so many churches our little Christian town, iqjflhey’re forever preaching mercy and a sympathetic mind: |Wguess I’ll always wonder Hhaps I’ve gone asunder Supposing that their “mercy” is a mite too hard to find! , m — Beverly Porter, XII They stared at her with calm contempt And sneered as she went by; Although she walked with shoulders bent, She held her head up high. They felt no sympathy for her, In her disgraceful state, Nor for her child unborn, which had No father, due to fate. She walked around from house to house, But nowhere could she find A place to eat and rest awhile, And sleep with peaceful mind. She met the priest out in the street, Looked at him pleadingly, But she was black and he was white— He turned and went his way. — Gloria Friesen, XII 25