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

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My Experience (cant ' d) For one horrible night the train just stood at the station, for our enemies had to be fought off before we could cross the bridge. Everyone rejoiced as the train started to move early the next morning. Again I must repeat that our prayers had been answered for as soon as we pulled out of the station a bomb was thrown on the station, destroying everything. After two days of this torture we had reached a small town where we had some relatives. Walking down the road in the stillness of the night with only the roar of the low-flying aeroplanes overhead, weary from fatigue THE GIFT FIRST PRIZE To what purpose, dearest God, Hast Thou put man upon Thy blessed Earth. Cast in Thy image but Without Thy grace, He hath betrayed Thee. Thou hast blessed him With unparalleled wisdom. Thou hast created him Without peer within this fruitful garden. Yet what savage beast would Kill his brother without quarrel? Knowledge hath lessened love Of thee, immortal Creator. Spite, greed, hate, jealousy, intolerance, Crowd forgiveness, love, virtue, modesty, And kindness to obscurity. He hath altered and destroyed Thy blessings to accommodate Himself. No longer doth burning Punishment in hell frighten him. How can hell be a reality When Thou art a myth? God! Show him the way Before Thy beloved Eden Becomes like unto hell itself. —Murray Krovats, XII-18 and lack of food, we reached our aunt ' s house, and were welcomed with open arms. After a few days of rest we all packed up again, our relatives having joined us, to move on foot. Walking all day we were only too glad to be sheltered by kind people when night began to fall. This is how we finally arrived at our destination in Germany in 1945, after one year of travelling. This is one of the minor experiences my family and I, and thousands like us, have had during our long grue¬ some journey towards freedom and peace. —Elvera Loewen, X-12 “PET” SEEfllVn PRIZE You impish fairy! Like sugar and spice, so merry! Mischief incarnate clad in jeans With round blue eyes, that always mean To get attention for silly things Bundle of might! A little disaster upsetting right, Hopping about displaying gymnastics Not truly satisfied till shooting elastics. Little package of wit and brawn, Yet how to punish any wrong? Miniature mass of perpetual motion You pet! —Elsie Grywinski, XI-13 FISHING THIRD PHIZE To angle is a sport that I adore. It brings me to a peaceful shore. The day is warm, the sun is bright. Which all adds to a man’s delight. My friends are happy and so am I: Each hour a joy as it goes by. I cast my line and hope and pray A rainbow trout will come my way. The line is carried by the lure— I’ll catch a fish this time for sure. I have one hooked and what a size! This one will surely take the prize. —Gary Pattenden, XI-13 25

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HOW TO BUDGET A SECOND PRIZE B UDGETS are of national importance. Governments have crumbled because their budgets were not balanced. Our national budget gets great attention at its date of publication. The spending of money by our government is watched by the opposite political parties, and often, in times of elections, the budget b ecomes a major issue. Unfortunately, the matter of budgets is not only a government issue, but individuals must also cope with it. I especially must often face an unbalanced budget, and have therefore worked out a system of spending money, so that in the future I shall not exceed my revenue. My superiors have come to the conclusion that an allowance of two dollars per week is sufficient for a school-boy. Any amount over that quota would lead to such undesirable occupations as playing cards for money, smoking, hanging about soda-bars, and many other “side¬ lines.” Although I have many times assured my bene¬ factors that an additional two dollars would not urge me to enter the “side-lines”, my argument was not con¬ vincing enough to bring about the desired effect. The unsuccessful attempt which I made to increasing my weekly revenue has resulted in a more strict budget. The first thing I did was to list all occupat ions into which my money had disappeared in the past. On my list I had the following: dancing, swimming, movies, billiards, bowling, dating and hunting. As any¬ one can see, such a program could not be carried out SMALL ALLOWABLE with two dollars a week. I therefore decided to do the following: go to the cheapest movies in town, (twenty- five cents) and only once a week. Instead of going to the swimming pool I resolved to have one bath each Mon¬ day. From my mother I received permission to have full sovereignty over the bath-room for two hours, in which time I dissolved a new cake of Health soap, and drowned my sister’s novel “Passion”. Dancing I restricted to school and club dances (thirty-five cents), at which time I could enjoy the company of pretty girls at a fair price (thirty-five cents). Into hunting I put the most money, eighty cents. This rather expensive sport is not always the most enjoyable, but what will one not do to satisfy one’s own desires. This would leave me fifty cents for bowling, ten cents for billiards, and .... as you can see “dating” has no place on my balanced budget. Regardless of my tight budget I sometimes manage to have thirty-five cents at the start of a new week. This I accomplish by sitting on the fence of the Eldorado Drive-In Theatre, or playing a game of “snooker” with, what in professional circles is known as, a “sucker”. Such a person is usually unfamiliar with the game, and you, the professional, lead him to believe that he is good, and has a chance to win, but at a convenient moment you over-power him. As one can see, even a “Small Allowance” can be successfully balanced if a person has self-control and power to see ahead. —Henry Wiebe, XII-18 MY EXPERIENEE THIRD PHIZE I N 1944, on a cold winter night, an alarm was sent all over Poland stating, “Whoever wants to live and not be destroyed by the Russians flee the country as soon as you can.” Having fled Russia in 1942, hoping to find peace in Poland, we realized that we had to flee again in order to save our lives. Fear clutched at our hearts and we tried to stifle back the sobs which were almost choking us. We knew only too well how it would be to walk right into the middle of the war. My mother having all the responsibilities, because my father had been enlisted, tried to be brave and cheer us up. We picked up our suitcases and started on our long unpleasant journey. The horses we had managed to get were of no use to us for they stood stock still without budging an inch no matter what we did. Now as we knew of no other way out but to desert the horses and continue on foot. Planes roared overhead and we threw ourselves flat on the ground so as not to be seen and shot at. Darkness was falling steadily and our weary feet could hardly carry us anymore, when we sighted a house in the distance and made our way toward it begging to be let in; but unfortunately the inhabitants would not be troubled with us. God must have been very near us for if we had been taken in by these people, I would not be in Canada now, for the house was burned down that very night. We realized that unless help came soon we would freeze to death if we were to spend the night outside. As if an answer to our prayers, we were informed that a station was only a lit tle way down the road. Although we were all dead tired we gladly ran towards our only escape. However, the last train going to our destination, was so very crowded that we had to throw away whatever we possessed to be able to board the train. Almost every member of our family was in a different car. Standing on one foot most of the time, and without food or water, we licked the sweat from the window panes only to moisten our dry throats and lips a little. My sister and I being separated from the rest of our family, had nothing to eat or drink for two days. We could only nod to each other, for every movement of the mouth sent an unbearable pain to our black swollen lips and dry throats. My brother being only three and one-half years old was fed by sympathetic soldiers in another part of the train. 24

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LIMERICKS There once was a man named Dior, Who styled women’s skirts to the floor; He changed his mind, And now you’ll find, After the knee, there’s no more. —Brenda Taylor—11-10 A young man who thought himself wise, Bought a cap in an extra large size. It went on with ease, Absolutely no squeeze, But the huge thing hung down past his, eyes. —Sheila Os trander—11-10 There once was a school called Lord Selkirk, Whose delight was to make students work. The kids, in their plight, Had to work day and night, And eventually they all went berserk. —Sheila Ostrander—11-10 There was an old gal called Myrtle Who sent her young nephew a turtle She really was hurt When he called the thing “Myrt”, But the one who felt worse was the turtle. —Irene Shewchuk—11-10 There was a young girl from Paree Who really was one chic cheri. She modelled a sable Looked like Betty Grable: Now cheri from Paree makes movie. —Garry Rolston—11-10 There was a young fellow on Mars Who persisted in stealing the stars But alas, he got caught An excuse had he not So he ended up behind bars. -—Lawrence Lesyk—11-10 There once was a lady from Turro, So proud when she rode on her burro, Her pride then she lost, That day she was tossed. When her burro had tripped in a furrow. —Judy King—11-10 There was a young lover named Walter, Who led his dear sweet to the altar. He promised and vowed, Then on his knees bowed, She slapped him and brought him a halter. —Roy Hogg—11-10 UNITED COLLEGE An Institution of The United Church of Canada Affiliated with The University of Manitoba Centrally located in downtown Winnipeg • • • UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT—Complete Arts Course. First and Second Year Science. Pre-Professional courses for Medicine, Dentistry, Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy, Law, Commerce. COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT—Grades XI and XII. Supplemental classes in Grades XI XII. (August 2nd to 24th) THEOLOGY DEPARTMENT —Diploma, B.D. and S.T.M. courses. • • • SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES available—Manitoba, Isbister and others tenable at United College. RESIDENCES—for Men and Women. • • • Write to the Registrar, United College, Winnipeg 26