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

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f Valedictory Address Inspector Jasper, Teachers and Fellow Students, Parents, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am deeply aware of the great honour that my fellow-graduates have placed upon me and it is my desire to bring forth my best and dis¬ close our true feeling on our graduation day. We, as graduates have reached another milestone in our life, the end of our last year at Blumenhof. This means farewell to our teachers and fellow students. To us it means a stepping-stone to further training and vocational careers. Because education is becoming increasingly important in our era, we challenge you, fellow students, to come back next year and to be satisfied with not less than the best. The days when we sat in the classrooms learning our square roots, radicals, chemical formulas, and history will long be remembered. At the end of the week we have, no doubt, felt discouraged at times facing a big pile of homework, but we went back Monday morning to attack our work with a greater zeal. At times we have failed. Let us, however, not grieve over our failures but keep them in mind as guides to avoid the pitfalls of the future. On our graduation we are literally closing one door and at the same moment opening another. We are opening the door to our future; we cannot tell what it will bring. We are opening it with the faith of the people who have been our guides up to now. We hope that we can be worthy of this faith in us and fulfill our duty by using our newly acquired knowledge and skill to make this world a better place to live in, not only by our own efforts but with divine guidance. We wish to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our parents who have sacrificed a great deal of time and money for our education. We also thank our teachers who patiently guided us whenever the going was rough. Arnold Doerksen PAGE 9

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Student Council STUDENT COUNCIL Left to right: Nettie Brandt; Ralph Unger, vice-president; Ruth Toews; Waldon Doerksen, president; Jake Friesen; Wayne Reimer; Eleanor Plett, secretary; Betty Barkman. yd ord From The President Each new school year brings new and different students to school; this year was no exception. I would like to thank the student body for giving me the chance to serve as president. I would also like to thank the members of the stud¬ ent council for their co-operation and willingness to work. To our teachers I would like to say, not only for patient instruc¬ tion in school work, but also for instruction in other matters, thank you! I have found this past school term very enjoyable. The friendliness of the students and teachers makes one feel at home. Even though our school is small, our spirits are big. “Study to show thyself approved unto God . . .” This should chal¬ lenge us all to do our best in our studies. Good luck, students! — Waldon Doerksen PAGE 8

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ALVIN DOERKSEN Alvin is a cheerful student who studies with de¬ termination. Does well in his studies although he missed school for a number of years. Teaches a Sunday School class at Caliento. Besides this, he looks after his family. His ambition is to be¬ come a teacher. NETTIE BRANDT A blue-eyed, dark haired lass who loves nature. Her favorite subjects are Chemistry and Biology. She enjoys reading, singing and playing volley¬ ball. Her motto: “A friend in need is a friend in¬ deed.” PAGF. 10