Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Institute - Spectrum Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Back row: ( l. to r.) Abe Loewen — Is often found in the study room. Jake Wiens — He’s got what it takes. Leonard Mann — The thought of him makes us —. Bertha Wieler — You have to look into people, not at them. Johanna Wiebe — We can’t figure her out. Martha Neufeld — Contributes little to the commotion of the Grade XI class. Marianne Unruh — She’s got a penetrating Jack Shier — Someday we’ll go to Jack to have our hair done. Ernest Wilms — He has his books anywhere but inside his drawer. Willy Dueck — He sticks up for Wingham. Herman Rempel — One of the few who blush readily. Front row: ( l. to r.) Betty Stoesz —- Like a doll. Breakable! Do not touch. Dorothy Rempel —- She’s a. teacher’s, daugh¬ ter. Her marks, show it. ... Ruth Neufeld — What’s behind those, eyes? Middle row: .( . to r.) Edith Wiens — She prefers Brazil to Canada. Mary Loewen — Gives the right answer at the wrong time. Mary Wall — Answers in a voice that pleases the teachers. Martha . Regehr — Good material for a scholarship. . Grace Neufeld — Likes to associate with the Grade XII students. . Mary Peters — Girl’s volleyball champ. Betty Wohlgemut — Croakes about Tilly’s jokes. . Grade XI Class Report The sunniest room of the M.B.C.I. was visited this year by forty-one students anxious to obtain more knowledge of the past, present and future. Each student, with his peculiarities, helped to make quite an interesting grade eleven class. We express our sincerest thanks to our teachers who were very patient and lenient with us. Mr. Schellenberg, our class teacher, came in first every day, with a smile on his face, to lead us into the depths of physics and Departmental German. Mr. Neufeld, our principal, made literature and “Mennoniten- geschichte” very interesting to us. Mr. Regehr brought many a blessing into our room through “Glaubenslehre” and “Bibelkunde”. He also

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HELENE SUDERMAN — Regina, Sask. Orderly in her ways. Her neatness in books as well as in appearance is admirable. HELEN DYCK — Grassy Lake, Alta. She has an artistic touch and a friendly manner. After going to summer school, she intends to teach. Special Students DAVE HARDER — Yarrow, B.C. GEORGE FAST — Yarrow, B.C. MENNO BRAUN — Altona, Man. Grade XII Report When one looks back to September the time seems to have gone by very quickly. Though these moments have been fleeting we are sure that much has been added to our storehouse of knowledge. Besides our general course we spent the first period every day with our class teacher, Mr. Regehr. He expounded the truths of “Bibelkunde”, made us participate in “Sonn- tagsschularbeit” and drilled the rules of “Gram- matik” into our heads. But the study of temperament and the development of char¬ acters in psychology proved to be the most delightful of the German subjects. The stories of our forefathers who “wandert aus” (in gut Deutsch) were enthusiastically told to us by Mr. Neufeld. He also taught the English history. In the “Kurturkampf” be¬ tween the historians and physicists Mr. Neu¬ feld and Mr. Schellenberg were the principal debaters. Our social activities consisted of a lovely hike on. a starry school night, seeing the en¬ tertaining film of “Romeo and Juliet”, and several parties. We were privileged to learn the doctrine of nonresistance by participation in the play “Die Harfe der Hugenottin” dramatized by Mr. Neufeld. Most of grade twelve students took part in this play. The glorious days of grade twelve we will never forget. We enjoyed each other’s com¬ pany and the fellowship of the other classes. We entreat them to remember only the good about us. We would like to thank our teachers for the long suffering, patience and understanding they have shown to us in the past year. This, then, is our last farewell. Helen Neufeld. 15

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FT«ra Back row: ( l. to r.) Levi Goertzen — Enjoys playing ball. Eete Bueckert — He believes everything and anything. Rudy Isaak — Rudy and his comments go hand in hand. Jake Klassen — Expresses himself freely in class. Erwin Koop — Humor in the highest degree. Werner Dyck — He prefers his “Merc” to streetcars. Middle row: (l. to r.) Martha Kroeker — Teachers are amazed at her sudden improvement. Raty H. Enns — Maths gives her a headache. Esther Janzen — You’ll always find Esther where there is food. Abe Dueck — Gets his definitions slightly mixed up. taught “Grammatik” and “Literatur” Mr. Doerksen had the hardest task of teaching us mathematics, history, and composition. Mr. Dick, who led us into the mysteries of chem¬ istry, also supervised and joined our P.T. periods. We bid a sad farwell to all the teachers leaving us. God bless you! The class was very active through the year. A weiner roast was attended by the students at the beginning of the year. On a beautiful win¬ ter night part of the class went on a hike while Henry Enns — He lost his front teeth. We wonder how. Did someone miss? Marie Friesen — Her dimples charm us. Mary Goertzen — Plans to teach on a per¬ mit next year. Front row: (l. to r.) Matilda Klassen — Tilly’s tougher than she • looks — due to brothers. Katie Enns — Prim and proper. Katy Froese -— Once she’s out of class she’s not quite so quiet. Eleanor Buller — As dreamy in class as she is wild outside of class. Helen Hamm - Seldom seen and seldom heard. Elfrieda Klassen — Conscientious and stud¬ ious. Anne Friesen — She’s anything but old- fashioned. the others skated on the school rink. Later in the evening everyone came in to enjoy some films and a lunch. One afternoon we left the school room to look over the Parliament Build¬ ing and attend the Legislative Assembly- Some of us also went to see the • museum.. These were the highlights of the year. Our best wishes also go to the graduating class. May each one reach the goal which he has set for himself. Edith Wiens. 17