Lord Selkirk School - Maroon and Grey Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Cj b- SENIORS -s= o Bill Winding Cuts out cigarettes every Monday to pay for haircuts and shaves. Is it just for a shave and a haircut that you don’t smoke? Has daily visits with Mr. RJC every Eng¬ lish period. Counts the school hours from Monday to Friday. i Adeline Zadworny This cute gal spends her time talking French to Marge to catch up in what she missed while she slept during the period. Always dreaming that the teachers will be away. Ambition: I ' ll learn this Maths yet! Favourite say¬ ing: “Marge, what do we have for homework?” GRADUATION 1953 HONOURS and AWARDS Merit Certificates Governor General’s Medal Valedictory Wm. O’Lynn Turk Scholarship Home and School Scholarship.... Lord Selkirk School Scholarship Subject Prizes Grade XII—French and Chemistry Grade XII—Physics Grade XI—English , Grade XI — History, Mathematics, French.... Grade XI—Chemistry -Graeme Garson Beth Waldon First—Trudy Reid Second—Margaret Loewen Grade XII—Don Nightingale Grade XI—-Bryan Johnston Grade X—Eleanor Lundman Grade X—Nick Bobey Ron Korchynski Harvey Simpson Beth Waldon Bryan Johnston . David Schick Grade XI Physics .... ........ ...... Shorthand and Typing Bookkeeping Grade IX Highest standing for the year. Chartered Accountancy Prize Graeme Garson Trudy Reid ..Margaret Loewen Geraldine Castello - Bryan Johnston GRADE TEN Allan Barry Nick Bobey Herta Loewen Eleanor Lundman Sheila Ostrander Garry Rolston Marjorie Rossnagel Marvin Sherebrin GRADE ELEVEN Graeme Garson Bryan Johnston Margaret Loewen Trudy Reid Beth Waldon 15

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SENIORS Judy King Is always “ronning” to get to the Glen¬ dale, for a session of “sipping sodas” with the other two. Is the girls’ sports captain. She seems to enjoy the com¬ pany of the numer¬ ous boys who con¬ gregate around her desk. Favourite saying: “Well now, look . Vicki Leilch “Boom Boom” is the sunshine in Dr. Lucow’s life. Vicki may be found at 9:01 “titivating” in front of the mirror. Can be seen around school with the oth¬ er two. Main inter¬ ests are basketball, volleyball and boys. Ambition: Being a “Gardner” for E.K. Lawrence Lesyk Mrs. Thacher ' s itch. (Will she ever find a remedy?) One of the boys of that 11- 10 — 11-13 gang. Tries to help Ed. Tipping with Fre¬ nch. Thrills Miss Thomson with his dramatic ability. To rile him. just say, “M an. dig that crazy brushcut. Lyle Lowry That quiet and re¬ served guy who makes a living tra¬ velling back and forth to Abbotsford for the R.C.A.F. Ambition: to get his heap running with salvaged B-29 parts. Periodically riles Miss T. by “for¬ getting” to bring his homework. He seems quiet, but — is he? Eleanor Lundman “Ellie” is 11-10 ' s blonde bombshell. What fascinating interest keeps her at school till late hours? Being Editor of the year book has kept this gal hopping. Favourite pastime: stumping Mr. T. in history. Favourite saying: “Oh, A.J.B., you give me a pain!!!” Ambition : ‘ 1 U ’ ’ know. Garry Rolsion Prospective ham (modulated). Spends his time building 50 ft. antennae on top of his house. One of the few persons A.J.B. cannot con¬ trol. He captivates many fair damsels with his shy smiles. Ambition: To earn a few dollars before he’s twenty - one (approximately a million). Ed Nolan The man with the continental past. Why do you always get in Miss T’s hair? Favourite say¬ ing: (to Miss T.) “I forgot, I left it at home.” Miss T’s reply, “Off with your head.” Ambi¬ tion: A career with one of the British armed services. Marge Rossnagel Pres, of 11-10 and president’s sidekick as the secretary of council. Also leads luxurious life sip¬ ping cokes at Eat¬ on’s as Junior Councilor. Can be seen each morning gently closing her locker, (Bang! of all the . . .) Favourite saying: “Je suis tres fatiguee.” Am¬ bition: Trinidad. Mary-Lynne Ryckman Miss Baggot in the opera, senior high council ' s capable social convener. President of the 9:01-2-3-4-5-club. The little gal who is always there but never seen. Can be found sneaking ar¬ ound corners col¬ lecting gossip for the paper. Ambi¬ tion: to sit on a boss’s knee. Irene Shewohuk Sue has a luncheon date every day. She’s kept busy up¬ holding the reputa¬ tion of being a ten- four grad. Can be seen eating with Bert at noon, walk¬ ing with Bert at noon and talking with Bert as often as possible. Ambi¬ tion: Bert! Alex Slewari Our man with the “Car”. Leads the soft life of an Eat¬ on’s Junior Execu¬ tive. Vice-Pres. of 11-10. Spends his evenings jiving to get in shape for the dances. Pastime: annoying A.J. Fav¬ ourite saying was censored. Ambition: to knock the fender off Miss T’s car. Brenda Taylor She may be little but — — oh my. Mighty mouse mut¬ ters “ melodius ” murmurs in maths. (Note Miss T. — al¬ literation.) Favour¬ ite saying . . . “Ooooffff” ... as Mighty serves the volleyball over the net. Ambition: to hold somebody’s “Palz” with the fin¬ gers that tinkle the ivories so effective¬ ly. Ed Tipping Tries to help Lesyk in French. Carts basketball team ar¬ ound in a V-8. Curl¬ ing enthusiast. The other member of the 11-10 — 11-13 sect. His home is periodically invaded with class parties. Ambition: To take over his Dad’s busi¬ ness. Lillian Twerdochlib 11-10’s “a r t i s t . Spends typing per¬ iods gazing at J.P.’s typewriter instead of her own. Favour¬ ite saying: “One more time test be¬ fore I do the Sen¬ tinel stencils” . . . Spends her time on volleyball. year book and assisting Dr. Lucow with the projects. Ambition: “U”. 14

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VALEDICTORY - 1953 T’M WELL aware of the fact that when a student rises to his feet to speak, his fellow students experience an involuntary flipping of the stomach, and that they automatically lean forward in nervous anxiety for the speaker. It would distress me to think that my position today was making any of you feel uncomfortable and so I ask you all just to sit back and relax, for I am quite sure that the knocking of my knees won’t be heard beyond the choir members who will probably find the noise most rhythmical. Several days ago, not long after I had been honoured by being asked to address this graduation class, I was sitting in a car at a railway crossing watching a train roll past. The last two of the long line of cars were loaded with freshly-peeled logs which were all marked with a large “X”. I learned that this particular “X” marked logs of superior quality which had been cut on crown land. The sign marked them as the most valuable timber of all. Today our graduating class is not unlike those logs. Our Crown land has been Lord Selkirk School. Just as logs marked with an “X” must have qualities of straight¬ ness, endurance, and strength if they are to build lasting structures, so the graduate must possess worthy qualities if he is to help build a strong and enduring civilization. But first what are the characteristics that will identify us from now on as superior-quality graduates—those who will be constructive forces of most value to our world today. The first and most obvious characteristic of a worthy Lord Selkirk graduate is of course, satisfactory academic achievement. Over a period of eleven or twelve years we have amassed facts, learned skills, and acquired attitudes of understanding. Of these, however, the last feature— attitudes of understanding—is the most important. As Henry Brooks Adams has said, “Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.” The application we make of our knowledge will be the measure of our education. To learn facts and skills requires perseverance which is the second trait of a graduate of quality. Without even a good memory, we can recall evenings during which we could have been entertained by circles other than the geometric, or found pleasures in dates apart from those of Canadian history. Yet, with the spectre of examina¬ tions looming ahead, we learned to take pride in sticking at a job until it was done to the best of our ability. Through the sound of t extbooks, homework, and exams, we learned that the easiest way out isn’t necessarily the best. More important even than facts, skills, and persever¬ ance, if we are to be the type of material that will help in the building of a strong and lasting civilization, is the lesson of understanding. Twelve years’ association with people with different backgrounds, thoughts, problems, and ambitions, have afforded us the oppor¬ tunity of leaving Lord Selkirk with a better understand¬ ing for others—an appreciation of the other person’s point of view. Finally, a quality graduate will possess that most im¬ portant trait of cheerfulness. I’m not referring to the student who “Beams” down the hall with that perpetual grin on his face, for one generally finds that such a grin is too broad to have any depth. I speak rather of the cheerfulness arising from that inner satisfaction which results from a genuine interest in people and events. It is the cheerfulness which becomes so much a part of one that it cannot be missed just as the “X” on the logs could not escape notice. We see, then, that at Lord Selkirk we have had the opportunity of becoming superior-quality graduates. We have had the opportunity of acquiring knowledge, per¬ severance, understanding, and cheerfulness, which will enable us to be more useful in building for tomorrow. And if we are going out into the world with these qualities, we have our homes and our school—our class¬ mates, parents, and teachers, to thank. So to our fellow graduates, we offer thanks for the “give and take” of shared experiences which have made up our school life. True—there were those juicy en¬ counters with the firing of oranges at lunch hours and those “Battle of the books” in room four, which inevit¬ ably led to isolation in Mr. Lucow’s “bastille”. But, just as storm-tossed trees acquire hardiness, we, likewise, have become stronger for our conflicts. We are grateful to our classmates for the part they have played in our growth. But, as the graduating class today, our appreciation extends yet further. We would not have reached this milestone in our lives without the interest, direction, and example that we have received from our mothers and fathers, and from every member of the Lord Selkirk staff. The best, and perhaps the only way in which we can express our thanks is by endeavouring to live lives worthy of your expectations. And so, at this momentous turning point in our lives, my own valedictory becomes quite inadequate, and I would borrow the words of William Ernest Henley to say farewell: “What is to come we know not. But we know that what has been was good.” —Beth Waldon 16