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

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Back row: Gordon Friesen, Mr. Giesbrecht (staff sponsor), Grace Braun, Ruth Martens. Front row: Helen Guenther, Gwen Reimer (President), Pearl Thiessen, Alvina Klassen. r )ntesi- icA y C (tytteticut Our club began this year with a conference at Winkler. Our Manitoba staff member, Mr. Blake Herman spoke to us about the function of the I.S.C.F. groups. An I.S.C.F. club was first begun in the Altona Collegiate in 1952. Its motto has always been, To know Christ and to make Him known”. Our pro¬ grams are planned with this in mind. Our calendar has included Bible study, talks, work-bee, socials and films. We have covered the following themes: What does it mean to be a Christian? Hymn Study, Mis¬ sionary Reports, New Testament Men. Other activities have included a work-bee at Mr. O. Wiebe’s, and a tobogganning party at Miami. On March 16 we had a gym party after which we cleaned up five gallons of ice-cream. Two films shown by the I.S.C.F. were “Goal to Go,” and “Wilderness Treasure”. The executive managed the canteen for one day at the teachers’ Bonspiel. Some of the speakers we have had are: Mr. P. Hildebrand, a teacher on our staff; Mr. J. Reimer, a former student of our Collegiate; Mr. Floyd Dalzell, an evangelist; Reverend G. Lee, a missionary to British Honduras. Another section of our club is the prayer meeting. Not many individuals attend, but the ones who do are sincere. Following the example of recent clubs in this school we plan to canvass for the Salvation Army. Our I.S.C.F. helps support one missionary, Samuel Escabar. We have bought a year’s subscription to His magazine for the school library. Some other highlights of the I.S.C.F. are the Spring Conference in May and the Teen Camp in August. Our desire is to make a positive contribution to our school and that through our club, students may find opportunity to express the Christian faith. 26