Hugh John Macdonald School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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60 in the ohoioe of our careers. Me shall forever remember the teachers of Hugh John, especially Mr. Patterson, our Principal, who has showed eagerness in lending a helping hand in hfurs of need, unfailing cooperation, and able leader¬ ship. Me also give our thanks to our parents, who have sacrificed many things to provide an education for us. Me shall do our utmost to show them our appreciation and I hope that their pride in us will be well justified in the coming days. May we bring honor to them. As future citizens of Canada, we owe our gratitude to this great country which enabled us to learn, think, and express ourselves in speech and writing. There are many countries now whore people are not allowed to express their own thoughts and feelings. Therefore, we ought to be thankful that we live in Canada and strive to become the best of citizens in order that the future genera¬ tions may also have the same opportunities. Me see now how quickly the three years at Hugh John have passed. Me shall miss the laughter and greetings of our friends and the smiles of our teachers upon entering the school every day. Those years will never come back again but there vail always remain the pleasant memories of the past. Thanks are due to the staff and pupils of Hugh John Macdonald for their cooperation through.rut the year, especially in the publication of The Searchlig: whose pages are filled with memories which we shall forever cherish. In conclusion, I bid a fond au revoir to my classmates and hope that you may do well in whatever field you choose.

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59 By Sonia Zyla, 9-13 Mr. Patterson, Mr. MaoDonell, Teachers, Guests, Parents, and Fellow Graduates: I wish to express my thanks to all those who have given me this opportunity to speak to you today on behalf of the graduating classes. It is indeed an honor for which I shall always be grateful. When we came to Hugh John Macdonald, at first perhaps, we lid not like to leave the elementary ways behind us because we soon learned that here we vo- ' 1 d bo left on our own to make certain decisions and prepare ourselves for senior lif o. The three years ahead of us seemed like a never-ending road. At times, the examinations and tests became so difficult that we thought we would never acquire enough knowledge to reach that notable class — grade nine. But, with the helpful guidance of crur teachers we reached our objective and in September of 1953, eagerly entered grade nine. lie, then, thought that that we knew almost everything that there was to know. But even now, although wo have left the three years behind us, we are just beginning to get acquainted with the unknown world of affairs — a world filled with confusion. We are at the doorway of decision and wo find it hard to decide upon our careers. Our success in life will depend upon our ambition and willingness to work. During the three years of our att-v.ding Hugh John, many interesting events took place. This year the red letter day was on March 24, when our Boys ' Treble Choir won the Effie Dafoe Memorial Trophy at the Musical Festival. Eight other choirs from our school sang and received high praise from the adjudicators for their splendid performances Many other activities such as square dancing, the school Variety Conce and the games which sports teams have played, provided a lot of excitement for us. Also, four times each year wo bravely faced those examination papers which wanted to know so much mere than wo knew How we are facing a new path in our lives — Senior High School. Once again, as in grado seven, we shall have to adapt ourselves to now courses, new friends, and teachers. Our present classes will be broken up into numerous grade ten classes. 17e shall have to make up our minds whether we will continue courageously through Senior High School or give up. To those, who for various reasons cannot go into grado ten, I extend my sincere wishes for your success and happiness in whatever road you may choose in life. The teachers at Hugh John Macdonald taught us that such qualities as cooperation •willingness, leadership, honesty, and tolerance are very essential in every situation that might arise. Through our physical training we realized the importance of good sportsmanship. The library, music, and artteachers have taught us to appreciate the beauty of fine literature, music, and art. lie, the graduating class, bid a re luctant farewell to our teachers, and express our heartfelt thanks for their understanding, guidance, and patience, even at such times v hen we were hopelessly trying to find the value of X in algebra. The teachers have worked hard in order to prepare us for the future and have helped us

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