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

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Oaladicttfu R. CHAIRMAN, Honoured the importance of assuming responsibility for a job. To H [j Guests, Teachers, and Fellow quote from The Royal Bank of Canada May monthly Students; I must say that it letter, “When the class pf ’55 applies for jobs, the per- was not without mixed emotions that sonnel people will pay special attention to the youth I received the news that I was to who showed evidence in his school and university years deliver the Valedictory Address at of having ability and willingness to accept responsi- the closing of this year’s school term. bility.” The letter went further to say that no industrial Let me pause for a moment to ex- or commercial business can run itself sufficiently without plain. The Webster dictionary defines a leader. Here at school we have had ample opportunity the word “Valedictorian” as one who to accept responsibility in council work, sports, social delivers a farewell speech. There- or musical activities. fore, today, marking the end of our Another very important challenge of school life is the Senior years, I, on behalf of the students of grades eleven setting up of worthwhile values. With the maturing of and twelve, have the responsibility of bidding farewell the mind comes the power of reasoning — deciding to a fine and outstanding school — Lord Selkirk. It is a what is right and what is wrong. Of course we all admit difficult thing to do adequate justice to such an assign- there were times when we pulled off a prank or two ment on behalf of all of you. when we knew it was wrong, but that is part of grow- But on the other hand, if you will allow me to be very ing up. But on the whole we have accepted the challenges personal, I felt that indescribable sensation of- and standards of value which have been set up for us “Oh No! not I!” I could no more prepare and organize here at Lord Selkirk, and will be guided largely by them an address than well here I am today. After as we enter other fields of endeavour. To sum up then: spending valuable time leafing through old year books looking for ideas and inspiration I was getting nowhere. In desperation I decided to think for myself. I endeavoured to force my thinking along very dig¬ nified lines. Hazy thoughts of “freedom” and “democ¬ racy” and “accepting the challenges of the world” turned over in my head, but wasn’t all this talk so foolish when it was so out of our realm of experience? It is so artificial to speak about the world and its affairs when we, at seventeen or eighteen years of age have known so little. Our education is so limited and we have only scratched the surface of worldly knowledge. In reality I believe only in these last two years have we even remotely considered philosophies of life argued over in our Literature periods, or beaten our brains out over really demanding problems — like those in algebra or physics. Ah, the mentioning of algebra and physics rings a familiar bell echoing way back to last fall. Who can forget the significance of September when old friend¬ ships were renewed; new students quickly assessed; two months of gossip avidly digested; followed by a short period of settling down. Then came the excitement of soccer games, and the impressiveness of Remembrance Day, two social whirls flashing by and finally with the chilling winds of December, exams. Who can forget those ghastly exam results followed by the frenzied rush before our major school project — the operetta, the thrill of the success of the production and the satisfaction derived from the tremendous effort? Who will forget our own spirited field day, then Inter- High? Certainly the team effort shown in these activities revealed our students’ ability to work for a school they really “hold high.” Lastly, who could forget the hectic preparations for today’s service and its final significance? Yes, Lord Selkirk has provided us with intellectual stimulation and a rich fund of activities. But has it done anything else? I say it has given ' us far more than mere facts and intellectual challenge. As I said before, we are not in the position to talk about or accept “the chal¬ lenges of the world” but definitely, we have accepted the challenges of school life, which successfully met, fit us for the greater challenges that lie ahead. The first challenge of school life is co-operation. During our years at Lord Selkirk, we have learned to work happily with one another, depending on our relationships with the student body as a whole to produce such school efforts as the year book and the newspaper. The next challenge we found was that of duty, ac¬ cepting responsibility. The many student activity heads have accepted this challenge and have learned the fun¬ damental qualities of leadership. Those students who have worked as committee members have also learned the challenge of co-operation, the challenge of duty — accepting responsibility, and the challenge of worthwhile values met at Lord Selkirk — all these will stand us in good stead in the years ahead. So now we meet here for our last assembly. Today our auditorium is somewhat different. Today as we hear the lesson prepared for us, we realize that we, at Lord Selkirk, have been very fortunate to have had the careful guidance of such a fine teaching staff, a staff who have tirelessly endeavoured to instil in us sufficient knowledge to allow us to go out into the world and be in a position to shoulder whatever responsibilities face us. Was there any time they did not put aside their own problems to help us in academic work? And were not the teachers the first out on the field when athletics were called for? We shamefully admit, that every one of us has “beefed” about homework and “extended” hours after four but I think we all agree it was for our own good. Having benefited from our teachers’ many years of training and experience, we all wish to say a sincere thank you for all the things they have done for us. Then, too, I know you would have me thank the people who are most important to us — our parents. They are proudly assembled to join with us in marking an important moment in our upward climb. Is Mother wondering — “Was it only eleven years ago since I walked Junior to school his first day and he was a little afraid as he stood in the doorway to his first classroom?” Mother was a little afraid too, not only for him but also for herself. But when he came home with a black eye in grade six, she knew Junior was growing up. And today we have finished high school. Today our parents are proud because most of us have fulfilled part of the dream they had for us. Many of them have given us advantages that they had never enjoyed and as there are few times we can show our gratitude to them, for all the things they have done for us, we take this occasion to say simply, “Thank you with all our hearts.” May we prove to our teachers and to our parents we are worthy of the love and devotion they have shown us. All too soon the bell will ring, announcing the end of this assembly. But today it will be different; we won’t be running and pushing each other to get out of the door first. We shall pause for a moment and reflect that wherever the future may lead, we shall always carry with us happy memories of the associations and friend¬ ships formed at Lord Selkirk. And so in the words of Lord Byron: “Farewell! a word that must be and hath been — A sound which makes us linger; — yet — farewell!” —Bob Robbie 19

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1st Row. Walter Lytwynka, Heidi Fleming, Maurice Souza, Gail Hen¬ derson, Norman Goodale, Betty Dali, Adolph Zurbin, Norma Forbes, Clifford Gross, Fjola Bill, Marvin Field, Agra Kamars, Barry Whiteside, Rosoanne Pryden. 2nd Row. Helene Melnyczuk, Tom Parker, Jeanne King, Jack Price, Lor¬ raine Kurtz, Pete Liba, Louise Sharp, Ron Jones, Bonnie Wagstaffe, Bill Lee, Kathy Simms, Zach Wilson, Eleanor Hodgkinson, John Berzuk. 3rd Row: Ron Advice, Lawrence Shultz, Arnold Shapiro, June Moore, Tannis Hall, Judy Meagher, Wayne Mitchell, Alice Lewis, Beverley Porth, Joan Roberts, Jim McIntyre, Diane Paxton, Peter de Graaf. (Rdowl 10—12 What a school spirit 10-12 has demonstrated this year! With Miss Neithercut, our class teacher, who we think is the best, our class officers have worked eagerly. President.Lorraine Kurtz Vice-President.Jim McIntyre Secretary-Treasurer.Bonnie Wagstaffe Sports Captains . . Arnold Shapiro, Norah Forbes Red Cross.Bill Lee Sentinel.Wayne Mitchell Year book.Agra Kamars We took part in football, curling, basketball, volley¬ ball, bowling, and rugby. We entered activities like the sentinel, cheerleading, year book, council and the Red Cross. The school project had boys and girls from our class in the glee club, the play, tumbling, make-up committee, stage crew, properties and other committees. We tried our best at ticket selling too! We collected money for the March of Dimes and prepared health kits for the Red Cross. We look forward to just as happy a year next term. 1st Row: Fred Fingler, Phyllis Harvey, June Conn, Betty Lodge, Carol Lums- den, Elinor Blom, Myrna Randall, Ruth Ogren, Helen Dixon, Rosemarie Bender, Lorraine Yallits, Frances Fence, Elin- ore Laudinsky, Wayne Thomson. 2nd Row: Barbara Marshall, Pat Komarnicki, Marlene Allum, Vivian Stockbrocks, Pat Whiklo, Mildred Keough, Lillian Balharry, Heather Rob¬ ertson, Sheila Ellison, Joan Thompson, Norma De Marco, Melita Matthes, Connie Humberger, Dora Grundei. 3rd Row: Arlene Rerick, James Sesak, Cathryne Kerr, Maureen Watkins, Mar¬ lene Jeffery, Mildred Wicklow, Pat Ur- sel, Carol Smook, Carol Lee, Justine Polczer, Rita Hildebrandt, Roberta Jones, Albert Gunn. (Room. 10—10 Our class, 10-10, has taken part in most of the activi¬ ties this year, and we have enjoyed helping to make this year, one to remember. We took part in making the “Lord Selkirk Revue” a great success, either in the performance itself, or helping on the committees. Maureen Watkins, Helen Dixon, June Conn, Joan Thompson, and Carol Lee played on the Inter-School grade X volleyball team, and Roberta Jones, Arlene Rerick, and Heather Robertson were on the girls’ basket¬ ball team, all doing their best. Our class officers were Pat Wicklo, Heather Robertson, Betty Lodge, Carol Lee, Myrna Randall, and Frances Fence. Connie Humberger, Pat Ursel and Sheila Ellison re¬ moved the seriousness from our room, replacing it with a mood of good humor. Mr. Gilchrist and our four men helped in every way possible. 21