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

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Ben Thiessen Editor’s Viewpoint Ten months have almost passed since we first came here to Blumenhof for an¬ other term of studies. Our hopes were high and our goals were nothing lower than perfection. Many things have been learned since then that will stay with us through the rest of our lives. These things that seem to stick with us are not the lessons that we read and re-read in our text books nor the lectures our teacher gave us on maths, history or literature but are the little incidents in word or deed done on the play-field, in the class room, or in the working out of various projects. Though these incidents are not always in the form of memories they are with us subconscious¬ ly. The sharing of experiences or a word of encouragement or of appreciation help us to be closer drawn to each other and help to brighten the outlook for the future. How often we spend our time dreaming of the possibilities of the future and thus pass by our present opportunities to be a help and an up-lifting influence in some other person’s life as we meet him day after day. So often a person believes that some great deed has to be done to count in the next person’s life, but just as pen¬ nies make dollars, so also little incidents shape our minds and attitudes. The making of a year book was a new experience for most of us. Since the en¬ rollment was small there was uncertainty as to whether a year book, involving extra work was possible. Therefore we got a late start in the compiling of the material for the book. When it was decided that we wanted one and there were those willing to put their efforts into the work, there were only a couple of months left, but with the co-operation of students and teachers, and working overtime, we got the Blue and Gold to the printers. I would like to take the privilege of thanking the individuals who took up the responsibilities and did the work to make this year book a success. At this time I would also like to thank the teachers in a special way for their pa¬ tient help not only in the prescribed studies but also for the many little ways in which they have tried to impress upon us to live our everyday life in such a way that we would be prepared to meet the future, with death only the beginning. The Editor. 12

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Valedictory Address Mr. Chairman. Honored Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen We as graduates are nearing the end of our last year of school studies here at Blumenhof. To our fellow students, who have become so much a part of us, we must say good-bye. We have now finished our preliminaries with the confidence that we are better fitted to play the role for which our life here was meant. But as we part, one to further his train¬ ing, the other to his chosen vocation, many memories will go with us. Memories of the friendships cultivated, of the joint effort in the solving of various problems, and of the many carefree hours on the play field. These and many more will be our recollec¬ tions of our life here at scohol. Mistakes were made, many of them. But we cannot undo the past and replay it. So let us not grieve over the failures of these but remember them and keep them for¬ ever as guides along the way as reminders of how to avoid the pitfalls of the past and live successfully in the present. Education. What is education? Is it a mere gathering of facts? No, it is this and more. It is the gathering of facts and learn¬ ing how to set them into practical use in our everyday life. We all know that educa¬ tion is a must in our present day and age. The doctor, the teacher, the farmer, they all need education to be successful in their field. Therefore we as students look to education as a stepping stone to a success¬ ful future. Our past, at home, at school, at Sunday school, has been yours to mold and to make us. But the present is ours, ours to strive after ideals you have inplanted in us, to prove to you that your efforts have not been in vain. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our teachers, our friends and our parents for all the sacrifices they have made to make this year at school for us possible. Ben Thiessen. 14