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

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ALUMNI ALLAN BARRY (53-54)— won the grade eleven award in physics and French, and the William O’Lynn Turk scholarship. He was also awarded the Chartered Accountancy prize. At present Allan is taking 1st year Arts at United College. ELEANOR LUND MAN (53-54)—won the grade eleven Chemistry and Lat¬ in prize and also the Gov¬ ernor-General’s Medal. At present Eleanor is still with us at Lord Selkirk, but plans to enter Uni¬ versity next year to take up physiotherapy. NICHOLAS BOBEY (53- 54) — was awarded the grade eleven Lord Selkirk Home and School Associa¬ tion scholarship. He is now at the University of Man¬ itoba taking 1st year Science. He also won a scholarship at University in 1st year Science. United College: Albert Kennedy—’54—Science, Mary- Lynne Ryckman—’54—Arts, president of 1st year Arts and Science, Bob Currie—’53—Engineering. Chartered Accountancy: Roy Hogg—’54, Bob Car¬ negie—’54. Business College: Joan Burns—’54—MTI, Judy King —’54—MTI, Elsie Lytwyn—’54—Angus. Gordon Fox—’ 53—Hignell Printing. Nursing: Ruth Campbell—’53—Grace, Vivian Ehn —’53—Grace, Pat Clark—’53—Grace, Irene Ken¬ nedy—53—General. Arlene Burkitt —’54—Ogilvie’s. Arlene Huggins —’54—Searle Grain Company. University of Manitoba: John Bonnett—’54—1st year Science, Alex Stewart—’54—-1st year Science, Gord Zarychanski—’54—1st year Science, Dave Koga— ’50—3rd year Science. Canadian National Railways: Ann Dmytriw—’54, Moreen Close—’53—comptometer operator, Gord Horner—’51, Nester Lesyk—’51. Florence Bingham —’54—Mackenzie Storage. Bill Saranchuk —’54—Hudson’s Bay Company. Ken Tresoor —’54—City Hydro. Vicki Leitch —’54—Scott Bathgate. Marge Rossnagel —’54—Investors Syndicate. Irene Shewchuk —’54—Halifax Insurance Company. Sally Keith —’54—Underwood Company. Betty Brown—’ 53—Parliament Buildings. Lyle Lowry —’54—Canada Packers. Great West Life: Doreen Adolph— ’52, Audrey Gilbey — ’53, Doreen Ursel— ’53, Hilda Peters— ’53, Pat Jeffery— ’53. Jerry Kline —’54—Manitoba Telephone Company. Don Emerson —’54—Little Electric. Georgina Goetz—’54 —C. C. Falconer. Ted Erickson —’53—Bookkeeper at Lake of the Woods Milling. Ray Hoskins —’53—United Grain. Darlene Smith —’52—Secretary at Lutheran Youth Building in Chicago. Dave Tustin —’54—MacDonald Brothers. Bill Lumsden — ' 54—Grain Exchange. Don Nightingale—’ 53—Swifts. Deanna Zubek —’53—Bank of Commerce. June Lautens —’53—now June Kent and is teaching at Kent Accordion College. CAROL BRAILSFORD (53- 54) — was awarded the shorthand and typing prize. She is now working at Ogilvie Flour Mills as a typist. MARGARET FULFORD (53-54)—was awarded the Lord Selkirk School Scho¬ larship fon Success Busi¬ ness College, for the top standing in the commer¬ cial course. She attended the Success Business Col¬ lege and is now working at Samogmo Wagner Elec¬ tric. 18

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VALEDICTORY 1954 VT ' OU MAY RECALL that William Shakespeare has compared the life of man to a play consisting of seven acts. Today we are about to draw the curtain on the second act, that of the whining school boy, with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. The notable poet has dis¬ missed the schoolboy with three lines, but we, the graduates have played out part faithfully for eleven or twelve years and our feelings are deeply hurt by Shakespeare’s brisk disposal of us. Nevertheless, having had the satisfaction of seeing you occupied with our affairs for the last half hour or so, I shall make this Valedictory, which I have the honour and privilege to give, in the least possible time. For us, the graduates, graduation is not only a day of great enjoyment and extra activities but also a day of thought and recollection. At this moment we auto¬ matically take a glance at the years we have passed at Lord Selkirk School, and all of us, no doubt, have a feeling of sorrow and regret at the thought of parting from school friends, staff and students. We must admit that this feeling of sorrow and sadness has been quite unknown to us in our past experience in school life. In the past we greeted any situation which shortened our stay in school, were it a teachers’ meeting, or, we must shamefully admit, some small inconvenience that kept teachers at home and gave us a more easy-going substitute. Now with the time of parting reached, many of us would gladly see our stay at school extended. But we have accomplished our objective. We have, with the help of our principal and teachers to whom we are very thankful, ended, with some measure of success, our school career. A new challenge is now put forth to the graduates of 1954. The challenge to put into full practice those skills, characteristics and principles which we have acquired during our stay at Lord Selkirk School. Our primary purpose in attending school was to gain know¬ ledge in academic subjects which could help us to become successful in those occupations which we may choose to enter. But the skills are not, I am certain, the only advantages that the graduates have gained. Twelve years of continuous association with fellow students have taught us the value of understanding and friendship. Understanding is that quality that would eliminate from our time the fears and suspicions that exist among men and nations. Friendship we must have in order to become pleasant and happy individuals in our society. The bare fact that we could attend a good school is an advantage which we cannot over estimate. I defy you to name a person from Central Europe who is of our age and who has attended school for eleven or twelve consecutive years. The graduates should be thankful to Providence for keeping Canadian soil from becoming a battle field and allowing Canadian youth to develop under such favorable conditions. We are grateful then, that we have been privileged to attend Lord Selkirk School and have received such valued coaching which will guide us farther on the stage of life. We are also greatly indebted to our parents who have so patiently and persistently supported us during this act with the school-boy setting. They have by their labour and examples, shaped our lives; they are our main producers. Let us give tribute to them by bring¬ ing to realization some of the hopes which they have cherished in their hearts for us. We are further grateful for the fine setting and background of our play, namely Canada. In this land of freedom and plenty we may look forward with great hopes and assurance. As the future fills us with hope, so the past should fill us with pride. Or do you believe that Canada has no past of which Canadians can be proud? Five years ago I thought Canada had no heritage. Canada, being in the “New World”, I imagined to be populated by the roaming buffalo, fighting Indians and struggling settlers. In fact, the axe with which I proposed to help build our first log cabin still stands in the cellar — intact. My illusion was shattered after I saw Quebec City and its old forts. My final surprise has been the knowledge we all have gained at school about Canada’s past. We have learned that Canada has indeed a heritage and one we can be proud of. A heritage built for us by such unselfish and patriotic men as Sir John Macdonald, D’Arcy McGee and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. But most important in our precious heritage are those characteristics that have become permanently rooted in the Canadian people. No one on Canadian soil is persecuted for his racial origin or reli¬ gious and political convictions. This toleration we must practice in the future if we wish to pass this legacy of ours to the next generation. Thus with such a fine setting, Canada, such able producers and directors, our parents and teachers, we close the second act of our play hoping to perform our part in the next stage of the “human comedy” with intelligence, dignity, and faith. —Henry Wiebe 19