Miles Macdonell Collegiate - Macadonian Yearbook (East Kildonan, Manitoba Canada)

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Yes, let us resolve on this our Graduation Day to live a life of service to mankind and thus remain true to the high aspirations and traditions of Miles Mac. We need this faith in mankind, for in the none too distant future it is we, the students of this era, who will be guiding Canada’s affairs. The sum¬ mit conference failed a while ago. It is we as Canadians who might be pre¬ sent at a future important summit conference. It is only by holding true to our ideals, by doing the best we can, and by goodwill and understanding that we may bring a less troubled peace to the world for ourselves and for our children. Lord Byron aptly explained that farewell is “a word which must be and hath been, a sound which makes us linger”. Well, we had a lot of fun in our years at Miles Mac. and I think as Byron’s quote points out, that most of us here are not quite so eager to leave the old Alma Mater as we pretended or anticipated at the beginning of the year. But time marches on, and now it is graduation. Here we stand on the threshold of a new existence, perhaps leaving behind old friends, perhaps making new ones. We do not know exactly what the future will hold, but we do know it will be different from anything we have yet experienced. Whatever we do, or wherever we go our school experiences, our friends, our teachers, and our fond memories will remain with us forever. —Brian Weinerman

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BACK ROW: Alvin Barrett, Clint Acheson, Bruce Dawson, Bruce Dorset, Doug Birt, Bill Lang, Marshall Chiborak, Bruce Cristall, Bob Brickey, Mel Bush. THIRD ROW: Joan Dunthorne, Carole Brewster, Barbara Clisby, Bev. Edwards, Marlene Balzer, Janet Arnold, Linda Curtis, Claire Dafoe. SECOND ROW: Carol Bland, Harriet Clydesdale, Lucille Bugera, Eleanor Berezuk, Barbara Doepker, Roberta Curmay, Bar¬ bara Foster, Mrs. Morrison. FRONT ROW: Dwight Blix, Dave Confrey, Terry Brown, Len Ciarke, Ken Anderson, Ernie Edginton, Felix Bileski. MISSING: Carol Craigie, Leslie Clarke. from opposing rooms. Our girls, not to be left out of any discussion, (lit¬ erally), have also taken an active part in sports. They never give up until the final whistle, which accounts for their winning a hotly contested basketball game with a rival room by the overwhelming score of 1-0. This victory may be attributed to Beverly Edwards, who is our secretary-treasurer. Now we turn from athletics to the more demanding field of scholastic achievement. Our top student is Marlene Balzar, who is followed very closely by Eleanor Berezuk. Eleanor, besides being an excep¬ tional student, is also our class president, a fact at¬ testing to her popularity among her classmates. Throughout the year, we have been rescued from the dark depths of despair by the antics of one Bill Lang, who can be counted on to break up the class at almost any given moment by the not-always- quiet muttering of some hilarious comment. Bill, al¬ though not one of the top students, is by far the most noticeable in the room. Other class notables are Barbara Clisby, who is the class representative of the social committee; Les¬ lie Clark, who is our girls’ sports representative, and Joan Dunthorne, who is the Teen-Age Book Club representative in X-A. In closing my report, I would like to wish all my classmates good luck in the forth-coming examina¬ tions, and I sincerely hope that everyone will pass the term with good marks, and will go on to attain even higher heights in grade 11. —Mel Bush CLASS XA-ROOM 13 This year, our class, X-A has been fortunate in that we have been able to supply a few exceptional athletes for our school teams. Dave “Mouse” Confrey, who is one of the funnier boys in our class, also has the distinction of being an active participant in almost all sports. Through the school year, he has played on the volleyball and basketball teams, and will probably take an active part in our annual field day. Dave is one of the top scorers on the basketball courts, and is also the room’s sports representative. Doug Birt is another of X-A’s contributions to the athletic field. He has played on the volleyball and basketball teams, and because of his efforts, was chosen as an All-Star player. This is not his only field of endeavour, however, as he is also our vice- president. Doug is well known around the school because of his high number of points achieved on the basketball court. With due respect to the other rooms, I must men¬ tion yet another star of X-A, Bob Brickey. Bob has earned the title of “Black Magic,” no doubt because of his fantastic ability to hit the ’ol ring from almost anywhere on the court. Bob has also earned the unofficial title of being one of the quietest and fun¬ niest boys in the class. Speaking for the whole class, I feel that all three of these boys must be congratulated and accorded the honour due them, in spite of possible outcry 36