Blumenhof High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Blumenort, Manitoba Canada)

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Valedictory by Anna Loewen Honored Guests Inspector Muirhead Teachers and fellow students Ladies and gentlemen We are nearing the end of a school year such as Blumenhof has never before had. For the first time in history, Blumenhof has a group of Grade Eleven graduates. We, the graduates, wish to extend a sin¬ cere thanks to the school board and all others who have helped to make this pos¬ sible. May we be worthy of the trust you have put in us. To our parents, who have sacrificed to provide an education for us which many of you were denied, we give our thanks. May your pride in us this day be duly justified in the coming days and may we bring honor to you. Our teacher, Mr. Dueck, we give a vote of thanks, for his untiring efforts in fur¬ thering our understanding and knowledge. Together with him, we searched for truth and wisdom. King Solomon said: “Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.” That we might always keep in mind the value of truth and wis¬ dom, and never cease in our study of it, is my sincere desire. Soon our final farewells will echo through deserted halls. But our partings will, after all, be only temporary, with pos¬ sibilities of reunion. So it is not really good¬ bye, but “auf wiedersehn.” For the past term we have struggled to acquire our Grade Eleven standing. At times the going was rough and we grew tired of trying to conquer Chemistry and having our brains exercised by Algebra. Then we’d quickly plan a skating party or some other social activity to help pass the long winter. There were days when we would sit back and review the past and try to visualize the future. From these discus¬ sions we found that several wanted to enter the field of teaching, and at least two wished to become registered nurses. Fol¬ lowing such discussions we would attack our text books with increased zeal as we tried to learn all we would need in our chosen professions. However, more important than book¬ learning, was the learning to live together. In our class where we had students from several districts we were keenly aware of this at first. By learning to work and play together we learned to become better citi¬ zens of the world community, and we hope, finally, citizens of the Heavenly Com¬ munity. —Anna Loewen 12

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BILL PENNER MARY PENNER ALAIR PENNER pi e 0 Grade XI bcr jc i ' hl. Graduates p i€p r-eB rfCC Bill Penner. The class president, and teaches music in Room 2 on the sideline. Always cheerful and a good friend of every¬ body. Enjoys football more than studying, especially chermistry. One of the tallest people in the class. Mary Penner. She’s our sports enthusi¬ ast. Pet peeve—geometry. Likes nursing over the weekend to give her brain an opportunity to untangle. Alair Penner. Editor of year book com¬ mittee. Puts in “the better shots’’ in soccer ball. During free periods you may see him in some corner surrounded by the smaller boys. Our Wilf Carter, a real Western singer. Is really fast in making social studies notes. Feels like an empty barrel when doing public speaking. Helen Kornelsen. Always friendly and “on the go.” Would like to leave with top honours in June. Champion football de¬ fence. Boarding place? A house trailer near school during winter. Gerry Doerksen. Tall and serious. Can tell a good joke with a perfectly straight face. Thinks a really good song is “terribly” nice. Brilliant student. “Am I permitted to be poetic?” Comes to school in a 1929 Plymouth. Helen Braun. Tall and neat. Spends a lot of time in studying. Was rewarded by being first in class in November. Will she become a teacher? Is a practice teacher in Room I. Favorite subject, Algebra. Pet peeves, SOCIAL STUDIES and GEO¬ METRY.