Balmoral Junior High School - Crimson Green and White Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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3 EDITOR Tit L As our dedication is to the United Nations and continuing world peace, I thought it fitting that we look at the United Nations ' birth. In 1919, twenty- nine nations met in Versailles, France., to form a League of Nations. The purpose of the League was to maintain peace. Meetings were held until 1939, when World War Two broke out. While World War Two was being fought, many national leaders thought the world should attempt another peace organization, which could be guided by the mistakes made by the League of Nations. In 1941 Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt met on the U.S.S. ' ' Augusta”, an American cruiser. In spite of the danger from German submarines, these two great men decided on the principles of peace, called the Atlantic Charter, which consisted of four important, statements. These statements declared that people should be free to choose their own government. The U.S.A. and Britain believed all nations should live well, the enemy should be disarmed after defeat, and finally all the world should live in freedom from fear and wont. The United Nations Declaration of 1941 was a war document and said nothing of peace plans to come. In 1943 Churchill and Roosevelt again met, but this time in Casablanca, North Africa, another war infected area. This war meeting tied together the armed forces of the U.S.a. and Britain. The two leaders also decided that food was the greatest n’eed of people. In the same year seventy-four nations met in Hot Springs, Virginia to form the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organi¬ zation, the first of many life preserving organizations. In November of 1943 Russia entered the talks by having a foreign minister ' s conference with the U.S. and Britain. The. Moscow Pact, the agreement made at the conference, was signed, and The Big Three, - Russia, Britain and the United States - was formed. Since 1943 many nations have entered the United Nations and joined in their efforts to maintain peace ' . Del‘Howdep, Editor YEARBOOK STAFF SPONSORS - Mr. Churchill - Mr. Kemp EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Del Howden ASSISTANT EDITOR - Sue North CO-EDITOR - Betty iinne Robertson LITERARY - Linda S.oole GIRLS ' SPORTS - Donna Carr BOYS ' SPORTS - Ed Braucr - Assisted by Bill Wylie, Barrie McCullough, Tom Nevison, Dennis Leask, Muzz Luft CLUBS - ■ Dianne Stedman - Franceo,Hatton ACTIVITIES - Betty Anne Robertson SECRETARIES - Mrs. Goodfellow - Mrs. Hatch PICTURE MOUNTERS- Cameron Douglas - AssiBted by Linda Soole, Frances Hatton, Del Howden YEARBOOK SALESMEN - Donna Carr, - Assisted.by Elaine Davis, Judy Evans, YEARBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY - Photo Club Sue North ADVERTISEMENT - Cameron Douglas, Frances Hatton, Sue North, Del Howden ART - Pat Bailie, Cameron Douglas COVER - Phil Dudar STAFF - Elaine Davis, Jeanette Labs, Barrie Wood, Gail McCallum, Wayne Francis, Tom Sneddon, Lynn Owen, Bob Dryden, Marlene Warren, Joy Clarke, .Marilyn Stevens.

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GUEST EDITORIAL 2 In our disturbed world where the pattern of life seems to be accented by teen-age problems it is indeed remarkable to find in Balmoral a staff and student body co-operating as they do. The conmunity which we find operating within the old sandstone walls of your school could be likened to the community of nations living and working together within the framework of the United Nations. It is, if you like, a miniature United Nations. The staff and the students council set the rules by which this community operates and lives purposefully. They are made up of various backgrounds but they work together for your common ends. The values to be gained from living together in this school community will not be realized by you till you are much older. The serious ones who are concerned about this problem of living together will come to understand that much of what is learned in your school had to be taught and practiced , over many prejudices and oppositions„• Due to the efforts of a number of people with vision, dedicated to improving your school community, Balmoral has become a fine place in which to grow and develop. In my experience I ' have seen many students reject new and progressive ideas. However, students of the Balmoral community are taught to welcome new ideas - to become familiar with the unfamiliar, and after a number of years of working in your school I personally witnessed the results of this teaching as evidenced by the special growth and developement of the students. Like the growing,cooperating nations who belong to, and receive help from our world organization, I have seen the immature and the insecure begin to attain maturity and self reliance assisted by those who care. A strong tenet of the cultural, social and academic teaching of the Balmoral community is that, beolde yourself, others exist and must be encourage to learn how to live and enjoy life too - the interdependency of the student body and staff and the program itself is emphasized. Perhaps it is in .your clu and your sports, particularly that you learn to integrate the members of different family backgrounds, races and creeds and to submerge the prejudices which tend to develop a community of people who do not care about each other. Now that r am no longer a part of your school in an active way, I would urge this very worthwhile community to maintain at all’costs the way of life by which you are known throughout this city 0 L.D.MCDOUGALL. Assistant Principal. Elboya School.

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ADM INISTRATI 0 N MR. MEIKLEJOHN MR. PALLESEN ' ■•MR. WILLIAMS MR. CHURCHILL MR. DAVIES MR. EVANS MR. BROOKS MR. THOMPSON MRS. ANDERSON MR. KEMP MISS REBAN MRS. CAMPBELL MISS VERRIER MISS POTTER MRS. ROSE MRS. ROBERTS MISS HOSKIN ' MISS DOWNE MISS PRODEN - Mr. Meiklejohn is •an industrious mein. From morning till night he does all he can. - Mr. Pallesen really is one swell guy. There ' s no problem with which he can ' t help you or I. - In any sport Mr. Williams is there. In his suit of long red underwear. - Thanks to Mr. Churchill whose home room is 3X-1, His work with this Yearbook helped get it done. - Three cheers for Mr. Davies, whose, home room is IX-2, In drama and French he will surely help you. - Here comes Mr. Evans and his room of IX-3; His interests - math, science, and, of course, photography. - Mr. Brooks ' home room is that of IX-A; Audio-visual aid is the sign on his door. - Mr. Thompson, when he ' s teaching art Is expert from the very start. - When asked an opinion of Mrs. Anderson, IX-8, There ' s nothing to say except, she ' s really great. - If you really dig the parlez-vous, Mr. Kemp is the man for you. - Miss Reban, a math teacher and science too, Will surely be a help to you. - You ' ll find that your math isn ' t a gamble If you get it from Mrs. Campbell. - If you leave anything, or drop things around, See Miss Verri.er and her Lost and Found. - Library, language and social are the interests of Miss Potter, When she ' s not doing that she looks after the teachers ' teapot ' - In math and in science excels Mrs. Rose, About drama and stage she teaches all she knows. - Mrs. Roberts is the leader of the Balmoral Bard, For.‘the work she has done let us give her a hand. - Miss Hoskin teaches Balmoral ' s recorders. In math and in science, perfection she orders. - Our dee Club director is Bal ' s Miss Downe; Her dee Club is known throughout the town. - Miss Proden ' s a tip top athlete; Her girls ' volleyball team was hard to beat.