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

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Grade Nine MARJORIE UNGER This quiet, good-natured girl proves that not all red haired people have hot tem¬ pers. One of the lucky peop¬ le who can go for a hot din¬ ner. She usually has her homework done. Future? MURRAY BARKMAN Murray is the only boy in Grade IX. Very good in sports. Often seen conversing with the Room II girls. He and Jim may be seen occupy¬ ing one seat during school session. Why? Vice-president of the Student Council. Fu¬ ture - not certain. IRIS REIMER Iris is neat, of medium height with dark hair. She tops the class without much studying with marks near a hundred, Sometimes her giggles can be heard coming through the closed library door. Her hobbies are skating and read¬ ing. ALICE FRIESEN Her hobbies are skating and going to hockey games. She joined our ranks at Christmas. She enjoys those trips to school. Can be heard before seen. Her assignments are usually finished. MARGARET PENNER Margaret is tall with dark hair and brown eyes. Her voice and ideas are not heard too often, although her studies show some good thinking. She believes class time is for studying. She is our champion goalie even though she doesn’t seem to like that posi¬ tion. 19

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Grade Ten Class Report The school year 1959-60 started out with five students enrolled in Grade Ten but later increased to eight and is now the largest class in room three. Grade ten re¬ presents over half of the student body. Algebra and Geometry periods are some¬ times hushed moments when every one is quiet and no one knows or dares to answer. However Danny who doesn’t have much trouble solving the mysteries often helps us out. Science and Social Studies do not con¬ stitute many problems, whereas German does for some, but is one of the better ones for others. Lucky or not, Mr. Doerksen has a great deal of patience and sympathy in his instructions. Though there are times when we need to be reminded we can always come to a fair agreement easily. We are very gratefud for this. Recess is the time when we forget our study worries and become our carefree selves again. Sports range all the way from primitive ones to hockey and football. On behalf of the whole class I wish to express my gratitude to teachers, trustees, and parents for the beneficial secular and religious instructions we receive here at Blumenhof. Arnold Brandt. Grade Nine Class Report Five energetic students decided to brave the storms Grade IX had to offer. First of all I would like to thank the teacher for the many helpful hints he has given us, to help us successfully through the year. The subject none of us enjoyed was mak¬ ing speeches. Apparently we were all scar¬ ed of the audience for if we weren’t looking at our little notebook we were carefully® studying the new paint on the swings. One thing we all had in common was making the speeches short and sweet. As extra activity we were privileged to view a number of films and slides. I would heartily thank the teacher for bor¬ rowing them for us. Now with the finals fast approaching we are putting forth a last effort, hoping the finals won’t be too hard. Iris Reimer. 18

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Last Year’s Graduates ABIE PENNER - Working on the farm; taking part of Grade XII at home. MONROE DEORKSEN - Working at the Blumenort Co-op.; taking short course of part of Grade XII at the Steinbach Bible Institute. MELVIN FRIESEN - Attended the S. B. I. for one semester; carpenter. AGNES HESSE - Working as secretary for A. K. Penner Sons. EMMELINE PLETT - Working at home. IRENE JANZEN - Filing clerk at the Steinbach Credit Union. POET’S CORNER BLUMENHOF When the days seem dark and dreary And the clouds of storm hang low By all means, come to Blumenhof Where you just cannot feel so. Here the days are filled with joy, No matter what you do. You dream and study, laugh and learn Until the year is through. Then when life’s race you pace again When exams are past and gone You suddenly will realize The clouds turned into sun. SPRING Spring has come again at last, With the April winds ablast. Crystal water flows along Singing a low sweet-noted song. The birds come North again to bring Their tidings of the new-born spring; Their songs are musical and sweet With which they do us Canadians greet. The gophers do again appear Within their hearts a bit of fear. Because some boys have thundersticks With which they can do marvelous tricks. Spring is a real enjoyable time In which our feelings are sublime; All cares and sorrows must flee away At the beginning of a sweet new day. Menno Doerksen. 20