East Kildonan Collegiate - Yearbook (East Kildonan, Manitoba Canada)

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THE KING’S DEATH On Wednesday February 6, Britain and the British Common¬ wealth received the shocking news that our beloved Sovereign King George VI had died. As we look Hack on his life we find that he became king in 1936 when Edward VIII abdicated. King George ruled for fifteen years. During the time he gave himself to his people. He went on many tours-. During the Second World War both the king and queen ranained in London in spite of the anxiety-of their subjects. He was very devoted to his family. People say there never were two people more in love than the King and queen. He was especially devoted.to his mother, queen Mary. Princess Elizabeth, now queen, and the Duke of Edinburgh were in Africa resting before a tour of Australia when the news was broken to them. .The new queen burst into tears. Immediately she and Philip cut their tpur short to return to England. hen the news told to t ho ' queen Mother she showed no sign of emotion but went to her husband’s bedside. She kissed his forehead and then ' s Sid We must tell Elizabeth - we -must tell the queen.” 9 n Friday February 8th, a privy council of Britain proclaim¬ ed Elizabeth as queen. Elizabeth has shortened the period of mourning from six to three months. ■The king died in Sandringham House. His body was moved from Sandringham to the nearby church of Mary Magdalene. While the body was being moved a small procession followed. In the pro- cession were queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, queen Mary the queen Mother and Prim ess Margaret. When they reached the small church a diort service was held as the small group said their last gopd-bye;s. - The king’s body .lay in state for an interval. Then it was mo od by special train to London, From the station to Westmin¬ ster Hall a gun carriage carrying the king’s coffin, draped in the king’s standard and a purple cushion on vbich the Imperial Crown rested passed by thousands of mourning people. The Duke °i S ld 5 )r ’ wh0 camG from iNlGW York for tile funeral and the Duke ' of Edinburgh walked behind the gun carriage. When the king’s body was placed in ' Westminster Hall where it lay in sta ' «. Thousands and thousands of people walked by the coffin to ' pav their last respects. • • .... F r i nc ° Qharl-es is heir to the throne. Because of this he will not be able to .lead a .normal life of a .child. He did not se his grandfather after death. Hq asks, Where is Grandpa ' ? The answer that is always given is: Ho has gone to God and is happy there. The young Prince remains puzzled, however. Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, The king has walked hand in hand with Death for the past months, but he looked upon it as a friend, not as an enemy. - Carol Currie

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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL The East Kildonan girls put up a great fight tout were beaten in the s on i-finals, The girls showed great co-operati with their captain Lily Paslawski, and co-captain Ina Erlend; The participants were: Carol Gibson Lynn Wimble Ina Erlendson Lily Paslawski Maureen Kalkhoven Ann Neaves Marilyn Wilkinson Dorothy Magus Kathleen Anderson Muriel Brydges Joan Taylor Bernice Zakubic The first game took place at East Kildonan on Monday, September 24. The game got off to a smashing start, but in t end East Kildonan beat ' West Kildonan 2-0. On Monday, October 1, the second game was played at Norwood, against Norwood. Once again East Kildonan won 2-0. There were 12 players participating. East Kildonan played the third game against St.James o Thursday, October 4, at 4.30. East Kildonan once again won wj a score of 2-0. The fourth game had a terrific start and finish when El Kildonan beat Transcona 2-0 on Tuesday, October 9, at East Ki nan. The fifth game was played at East Kildonan against Glel lawn. East Kildonan had the toad luck of losirg the game 2-1. East Kildonan’s final game was played against West Kil¬ donan on October 22, Once again East Kildonan lost with a ti r score of 2-1. We were very sorry that East Kildonan lost out in the : finals. We wi sh to express our gratitude to Miss Taylor who [ up a lot of her valuable time to coach the girls. - Caroline Currie Beverley Bain BOYS VOLLEYBALL The East Kildonan boys were not as lucky as the girls while; playing volleyball. The boys played four games tout lost than all. The boys that played Volleyball are: Jim Forsyth Bill Wyborn Walter Melnyk Ed Barnes Keith Muirhead Art Alsford Garnet Knox