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

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Left to right: Wayne Reimer, vice-president; Cornie Friesen, Murray Barkman, president; Anne Schinkel, Marcella Cornelsen, secretary; Alvin Friesen. President 9 s Message As we look back again at another school year, shall we pause and analyse ourselves to see whether we have done our part. We may realize that we have come short of what we had planned on in fall when we started back to school. We must not allow ourselves to remember only failures but view them as valued experiences that we may use as guide- posts in the future. Shall we look back at this past year of school as a stepping stone to a bright future and remember through all this that we are a part of a great Master Plan. To you as teachers I would express sincere thanks for the concern you have shown to each of us as students. We realize that it must be trying at times to repeat things time after time and see no fruits spring up, but you have always diligently kept on trying and many goals have been achieved. You have set us a good example that will be a great challenge to follow. Next year’s students: I challenge you to hold the standards of our school high, never wavering but always pressing onward, striving for the ultimate of achievement. With a burning zeal and an unaltering will you will achieve great things. My fellow students, it has been a challenge for me to have been counted worthy to serve as your president. It has been a practical exper¬ ience and one I shall always cherish. Without the fine co-operation you have shown to one another, this school year would not have been as suc¬ cessful. Let us all remain faithful even in the little things of life and we will be counted worthy to be made rulers over greater things. Murray Barkman PAGE 9

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Professor Doerksen of Blumenort College Walking encyclopedia Carpenter of the future high school? Moonlight meditations Wonders never cease 1 1 ! 4 « 1 1 M B i

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Vale die tory Address Inspector Jasper Teachers and Fellow Students Parents Ladies and Gentlemen I am very keenly aware of the great honour my fellow grade elevens have placed on me. It is my desire and especially my sincere prayer that I might fill this position with the right attitude. I am thoroughly convinc ed that this past school year will be remembered by all of us as a year filled with blessings as well as some discourage¬ ments. For some of us this might be the last year of school education we will get, but many will con¬ tinue in their search for more knowledge. We have all slipped and made mistakes at times but let us not be discouraged, but strive on and use these failures as guides to keep from repeating the same mistakes in the future. As we are on the verge of entering a life somewhat different from that whch we are used to we look back with mingled feelings. I believe there are experiences which will long be remembered by all of -us. There were times when we wished there weren’t quite as many memory selections in liter¬ ature but now that we know them they aren’t so bad. Chemistry proved itself interesting, with an experiment to liven things up once in a while. I am sure there must have been times when Mr. Martens will have thought, “Won’t they ever learn the sub¬ junctive and indicative forms in German?”, but those things are of the past and we’d probably rather not be reminded of those times. No doubt some of us will have felt discouraged at times but those times are “precious memories” by now. “Variety is the spice of life.” To prove this we have had different activities besides school work to clear the cobwebs out of our brains. These acti¬ vities fulfilled their purposes very well. They gave us the extra boost we needed to make this year an enjoyable one. We have been told many times not to be satis¬ fied with anything but the best. We would like to hand this down to the undergraduates as well. May we never choose a goal of less then “the perfect” for only the very best is good enough for our Master. We challenge you to come back next year and continue in your schooling. It has been said that “that which is worth doing at all is worth doing well.” Let us always keep this in mind. We the graduates, have been greatly privileged in being given the chance of furthering our educa¬ tion. We express our sincerest thanks to our par¬ ents, school board and friends who have made this school year possible and enjoyable. We also thank our teachers who have helped us in our intellectual growth as well as in our spiritual life and growth. This last year has given us more knowledge and understanding of life. As graduates, it is our sincere desire that this newly attained knowledge will help us to be of more help to the people around us. We have learnt to understand and to value the fellowship of our fellow students. Let us go forth from here with a greater zeal to work for our Master. One writer puts it this way, “It is better to live thirty years than exist seventy.” In closing I will read a poem which contains a great chal¬ lenge for all of us. We are building every day In a good, or evil way, And the structure of it grows, Will our utmost self disclose. Build it well, whate’er you do, Build it straight, and strong and true; Build it clean, and high and broad Build it for the eye of God. Peter Penner PAGE 10