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

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GRADUATES . .

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President’s Message This school year is quickly drawing to an end and when I look back on it; I must say that this has been a most enjoyable year, one of my best, and I certainly think ‘it has been worthwhile for most of us. School doors opened on the 29th of August with the classroom not nearly filled By and by in September and October pupils started to trickle into the classroom until every seat was occupied and more seats had to be brought up from the store room. By January we had a total of 24 high school students, an increase of 70%, mak¬ ing history all over again. It is said that variety is the spice of life We certainly had a variety of students. Students from Landmark, Ridgewood, Blumenort, Washow Bay and Twin Creek seek their education in Blumenhof High. At first with so many unfamiliar faces in class everything was hushed but now you should hear the conversation going on in the library, it does not sound as timid and shy as in August. Even though it has been hard pulling most of the way we have found comfort and refreshment in many social activities popping up over the year. These are a change from the tedious every-day studies and help us p ' ick out more courage to face our tasks. You may ask why we sit in school and cram our heads with seemingly worthless material. On the surface some studies seem useless but deep down they increase our knowledge. The knowledge we gather will help us in our future careers. In the present world we need advanced education to fulfill our every-day needs. Education is the training of mental and moral powers either by a system of study and discipline or by the experiences of life. Therefore we should strive not only to be educated but to educate ourselves. I would like to wish all of the graduates the best of success possible in their future careers and would urge the under-graduates to strive forward and attain your heights. I would also like to thank Mr. Dueck, our principal, for the work he has done on us in getting some knowledge into our hard heads, even thought ‘it may have sometimes seemed useless. In closing I would like to leave you with a few lines of well known poetry by the famous author, Lord Tennyson: Yet all experience is an arch wherethro’ Gleams that untravell’d world whose margin fades For ever and for ever when I move. How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnish’d, not to shine in use! Gilbert Unger Editorial After going to school in Blumenhof for ten years I feel greatly honoured to have the privilege of having a part in making a yearbook of the last and best year of my studies at Blumenhof. Activities we have taken part in this year are hockey, tobogganing at Suicide Hill, and wiener roasts. Studying, of course, isn’t worth mentioning. We have again made history at Blumen¬ hof High School by having 24 students of which sixteen are graduates. I want to encourage the Grade IX’s and X’s to continue their studies, and I wish the graduates the best of luck. In behalf o 1 our high school I also want to thank Mr. Dueck, our teacher, for the patient way he has helped us along in our studies. Helping to make this yearbook has given me a lot of pleasure but also some worries. I got the pleasures out of the evening yearbook meetings, and the worries out of the difficulty of increasing the year¬ book circulation in a small high school like ours. In short, this has been an enjoyable and profitable year for me, and I hope, for the rest of the students. Peter Penner 10

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aledictory Mr. Chairman, Inspector Mouritsen, Teachers, Ladies and Gentlemen: The graduating class of the Blumenhof High School has chosen me to represent them on this memorable occasion. Since not all of us sixteen students could say some¬ thing, for lack of time, I will try to express the general feeling of all of us. First of all, Mr. Dueck deserves a thank you for his patient and thorough teaching of the prescribed course. A big thank you goes out to the parents and the school board, who have backed us up whenever the going was rough. In August of 1957, we met in Room III, at the Blumenhof School. Most of us were strangers, coming from other districts. We were made to see the differences of dif¬ ferent districts, but after the sharp edges had been rubbed hard a few times, we found that a staunch and compact family unit had been formed. This experience has helped us learn to get along with our fellow men. At the beginning of each day, we have a few minutes of Bible study. Then our minds are directed to Mathematics, Eng¬ lish or Literature, and to Science or History. The last half hour of the day is spent in either a detailed study of Romans, or a German period. Intermissions are spent pumping fresh air into our lungs and get¬ ting our brains cleared of fog. This day will be an ever-remembered monument upon which we will build in our road of life. For some of us, this monument means a stepping-stone to further learning. For others, it means a stepping directly into service. Whichever it may be, let us always remember, with Paul, to “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ” Emily Loewen 12