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

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Our Graduates MARGARET ROSE BARKMAN This quiet, red-haired girl enrolled after Christ¬ mas, but she works hard and gets good marks as a result. This shows that she comes to school for the purpose of accomplishing something. Enjoys skating, volley ball, and crokinole. Her hobbies in¬ clude reading, painting, and playing the accordion. Her ready smile for everyone accounts for the fact that she “hardly ever” gets into trouble. The future will likely find her as a nurse. RONALD BARKMAN A wearer of spectacles comes to school with a carload of Ridgewooders -— and Curtis, with whom he chums. Spends a lot of his time talking, his favorite topic of conversation being girls and every¬ thing about them. Frequently adds his few words of smart advice. Ron missed school for a year but plans to take his place near the top of the class, in spite of this disadvantage. Formed the habit of arriving “a bit” after nine o’clock. His aim in life is secret to us and perhaps to him too. NAOMI BRAUN Naomi is ambitious, fun-loving, talkative, neat, and friendly. “Usually” has her home-work done in time. Hardly ever missed at school because she is pres¬ ent most of the time. She is frequently the recipient of long-distance calls from Romona and Lauren, and is apt to get visitors from other class-mates when the teacher leaves the room. Why does she some¬ times have the “mumps”? If you are in need of a babysitter just ask “Omi”, as she is a professional at the job. PAGE 11

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Valedictory Address Inspector Menzies Parents Trustees Fellow Students: When we think of graduation different thoughts and feelings stir our beings. First it gives us breath of relaxation of a goal finally obtained or another mile stone reached in preparation for our individual vocat¬ ions. For some of us this means the end of our educat¬ ion and others will seek institutions of learning to pre¬ pare for the future. Those who will continue their studies elsewhere might be filled with indecision, if we should finish our high school then go into other train¬ ing, or which schools we should attend or even for what vocations we will prepare ourselves. Graduation might also fill us With uncertainty, especially of the future for we do not know what it will hold for us or if we will be successful in our new goals. Grad¬ uations are not without a sad note either, for we have to say farewell to what has become dear and close to us. We will now have to enter into unfamiliar places, be it schools or jobs, and leave the old familiar school and teachers. We want to thank the parents and trustees who have stood behind us that it has been possible for us to reach this goal. One of our foremost thoughts is the gratitude to our teachers who have prayerfully and patiently lectured and guided us through this course of studies. Your help will never be trampled into dust by us. We will always remember the history, literature, and bio¬ logy classes instructed by Mr. Doerksen. Some of the sonnets and poems we have studied will help us in the future if applied to our lives. The challenges of maths and chemistry courses instructed by Mr. Klassen, will ever be before us. I believe these subjects will be an asset to us if not directly then they will indirectly help us to think soundly and clearly. Mr. Martens’ classes of basic German and composition will always leave a note of amusement of all the interesting discussions we have had, be it the Beatles or of the subjunctive. Although there have been hard times we can say as Ulysses said, “All times we have enjoyed greatly.” And I hope we will do as he, Ulysses, decided to do, “to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield.” As we say farewell, we hope that we have helped to raise the morale and spiritual standard of the school and hope that we have been the right influence to the following students. To those who stay behind, we hand the torch and hope that it will burn more brightly and clearer in your hands. We wish you all the best and hope that you will do more for the school than we did. Peter Plett PAGE 10

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LYDIA DOERKSEN Lydia is found where laughter is found. “Libby” as is her nickname, has a ready “smile” for every¬ one. When she teams up with Ramona in playing Rook she is bound to win. Has lots of information stored up in her “top-story”. Remembers the birth¬ days of all her close friends and all the others too!! Pet peeve: Brian!! She loves to make marks that are higher than Brian’s, tho’ rare they are Enjoys singing, writing, and her driver’s license! RAMONA DOERKSEN Ramona enjoys skating, talking, listening to con¬ versations, playing Rook, horseback riding, and ( ?) Stopped coming to school on the bus for the simple reason that she had to get up too early. Spends many “enjoyable” hours feeding the chickens. She is friendly, intelligent, and receives fairly good marks, but ... it would not matter if she studied a little harder. Plans to attend the University of Manitoba someday. HAROLD FAST This young but not small fellow goes to and from school with a tall sister. Harold makes good marks with a minimum of study, and that would be the day when a teacher would find him with un¬ finished assignments! Plays guitar in Blumenort “Band”. Enjoys the company of Dennis. Plays chess quite ably. An artistic lad, who likes practical ac¬ tivities like the building of boats and model air¬ planes and the study of electronics. ALVIN FRIESEN Alvin is the sports enthusiast who finds particular pleasure in soccer. Participates in all school “acti¬ vities” except chemistry, a subject for which he has as yet not found a. reason for its existence. Alvin is one of those fellows that never finds time to do homework on weekends. When teacher scolds about not getting to work on time he suggests that we no longer waste any more time. He expects to take Grade XII next year. After that we don ' t know. PAGE 12