Churchill High School - Victory Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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VALEDICTORY JIM IRVING It is my great honor and privilege to have been chosen as valedictorian for the graduating class of 1960-61. It is my task, as valedictorian, to say farewell and to convey some of the thoughts and emotions of us, the graduates, as we leave behind the familiar routine of attending public schools and graduate either into higher levels of education or into the competitive business world. As we are about to bid farewell to our high school life, we come to the realization that we owe a sincere vote of thanks to our teachers and parents. All too often, the teachers, have become an object of resentment be¬ cause at times we have felt that they assigned us too much work or have been too strick. However, we now realize that all the seemingly unnecessary chores we were required to perform were actually essential to our achieving a proper education and will greatly aid us in facing the challenges and problems in later life. We extend our thanks to the teachers of Churchill High because they have not merely covered the bare essentials of the course but have probed deeper and brought in other material relating to the subject, thus making our work much more beneficial and meaningful. The teachers must also be thanked for the spare time they have relinquished so generously to support and supervise the many extra-curricular activities participated in by the student body. Finally we would like to thank Mr. Scurfield and Mr. Madder who, besides being responsible for all the planning and organization required to make a large school such as Churchill run so efficiently, have taken the roles of our parents away from home. Whenever we were in need of advice or encouragement they were the ones we went to see and we are extremely grateful for their kind understanding of our problems. Also deserving of our inadequate thanks are our parents. They are th e ones we have gone to in times of distress and from them we have received a sympathetic ear for all our problems. Having gone through the same stages that we have, they understand what is best for us and what is necessary for us to succeed in life. Even though they may have placed certain restrictions on us when they felt that our marks were not quite up to par we now understand that they had only our success in mind and we are the sole beneficiaries of these restrictions. Again we thank our parents for their love, guidance, and devotion. As we are about to graduate from Churchill High, we are bound to reminisce and think of all the wonderful times we have spent in her friendly halls. The memories we now recall will never be lost. A few of these fond recollections include our participation in sports, music, art, clubs, work on the yearbook or school newspaper, and in grade 10, our work in organizing graduation. The year 1960-61 will also be especially remembered as the year Churchill was finally accepted into the Winnipeg High School Football League and the graduates unite in wishing the team the best of luck in the forth¬ coming season. However, our happiest recollection of all is that we have been able, with the help of our parents and teachers, to obtain a high school education in such a fine school as Churchill High. While we have laboured to reach this goal in life we lealize that these labours will seem trivial when com¬ pared with the work which will be required to accom¬ plish our future objectives. Therefore, it is with mixed emotions that we leave behind our comparatively com¬ fortable high school life. As we say farewell to our Alma Mater we wonder what changes and challenges we will encounter in the life ahead. One thing is certain — we must now learn to accept new responsibilities. At university we will discover that the professors do not take quite the same personal interest in us that our high school teachers have done. It is unlikely that they will check to see if we have completed our assignments but we will hurt only ourselves if we fail to attain the required standards. Those venturing into the business world will have to be prepared to accept multitudinous responsibilities since one blunder on their part could cost them their position and they might find themselves adding to the long list of the unemployed. Furthermore it will only be through their own initiative and hard work that they will make advancements to more lucrative positions. However, if our own personal problems seem great, then the problems which confront the world at this time are enormous and I think that I am not being too optimistic in hoping that some people from this class might become our leaders and aid in breaking down the barriers separating the different cultures of the world so that all people of different color, race, or creed could exist in harmony. The troubles of the world which may rest on our shoulders are of a tremendous magnitude. With the admission of Cuba into the Communist Bloc we are now becoming more acutely aware of the threat of world domination by the communists. The relations of the major powers of the earth are becoming sharply strained as accusations of intervention on the part of major powers in the internal crises of troubled countries are becoming more and more frequent until it is feared that these interventions could trigger a Third World War. There is no need,, however, to look to the world for problems to be solved because right here in our own country the problems are many, with the number of un¬ employed people rising to frightful heights. In three or four years we will partially share these problems since we will have the privilege of voting into power the government which we think is best suited to cope with these problems. It is essential that we thoroughly learn the beliefs and policies of all the political parties in Canada if we are to exercise our vote wisely and under¬ stand the problems facing our government. Therefore as we graduate today, we must realize the hardships and challenges we will encounter if we are to live a successful life and become proud citizens of our wonderful country, Canada. PAGE 14

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Jim Ackroyd: Jim was a Christmas graduate of Rm. 5. He has left School to go out into the business world. Good Luck Jim. Terry Armstrong: Terry is Rm. 5 ' s tall quiet man. Main interest is in Chemistry and Biol¬ ogy. Ambition: Attend University of Man. Good luck Terry. David Brattston: David is Rm. 5 ' s man of pol¬ itics. Can often be seen after class argu¬ ing with teachers. Am¬ bition: Pass grade XI. Bob Brow: Bob’s Rm. 5 ' s comedian. He is Mr. Le Neveu ' s favor¬ ite student. Main in¬ terest is sports. Am¬ bition: Pass XI History. George Christie: Geo. may often be seen with friend Percy. Main interests are curl¬ ing and tennis. Am¬ bition: To beat Richard K. and Stan B. at curling. Jim Cochrane: Jim is an import from DMCI. Interested in Basketball. Ambition: Pass XI Maths and Physics. Good Luck Jim! Ray Ford: Ray can often be seen talking with Gary, Rod and Ted. Interest is who can get the car this week-end? Ambition: Pass X French. Ken Forster: A likeable fellow? Quiet with a friendly smile. Am¬ bition: To make $300 a month on first job with grade eleven education. Vic Gerbasi: A small chap. Get dressed Vic! Active on Scurfield soccer and football teams. A good sport. Ambition: To get into an all girls biology class. Ken Hall: Percy needs glasses. Was on city champion soccer team and city cham¬ pion cross - country team. A good athlete? Ambition: To race the golden boy. Dave Harder: Quiet and studious . . . ? Good at soccer, foot¬ ball and bowling! Has home-work done al¬ most all the time. Am¬ bition: To bowl a 450 game. Fran Harvey: Import from ' Regina. Looks like a football man for next year ' s team. In¬ terests: Girls and most sports. Ambition: To get through High School. Ted Howorth: A nice likeable blond. A good participant in sports. Usually has his home¬ work done! Ambition: To buy his own chicken farm. Jim Hudson: Was on city champion soccer team and city cham¬ pion cross - country team. Seemingly quiet but actually a rebel- rouser. Ambition: To learn to drive. Don Hunter: Often seen in a Morris Minor. Shoots a good game of snooker. A regular night school participant. Ambition: To pass grade ten French. George Hyde: George is Rm. 5 ' s other quiet man. Main interests are motor cycles, cars and girls. Ambition: Pass XI. Good Luck George. Jim Johnson: Laugh¬ ing Boy is Rm. 5 ' s hockey ALL-STAR, as he is active with the Winnipeg Rangers. Ambition: To help his team beat the Bran¬ don Wheat Kings. PAGE 16 Bob Johnston: Can usually be seen fool¬ ing around with Parr at the back of the room. Active, on Web¬ ster inter ' - house basketball squad. Am¬ bition: Does he have one? Ken Kachulak: Katch is Rm. 5 ' s president. He is active in all sports ranging from hockey to girls. Am¬ bition: To pass grade eleven. Richard Kautz: Fab ian , (so he thinks) i: Rm. 5’s physicist. Us ually found flipping disks at noon hours Ambition: To pass French (just once).