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

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DANCE Diane Saltel, Ted Chmielowiec, Sharon Trinder, Charles Reith, Lynne Fedorowick, Jim Johnson, Nola Stevens, Doug Geisel. This year the M. M. C. Dance Club membership was made up of over two hundred members. The executive consisted of the following: Pat Pydee, President; Jim Johnson Vice-President; Trudy Korol, Secretary-Treasurer. The Dance Club enjoyed a busy year. The seniors learned exhibition dances such as the pachanga and polka, which were put on for the entertainment of the junior members. The club enjoyed dancing to the music of the Winnipeg Musical Union Orchestra, which entertained them at the school. Several of the senior members exhibited their talents on Teen Dance Party. The club also had two parties this year: a masquerade party and a beachcomber party. The Dance Club also took part in Kaleidoscope. A bit of variety was added this year by a good selection of dances. Club members danced a roaring charleston, a lively folk dance, a comical tango, and a stately Viennese waltz. This year the Dance Contest was won by Charles Reith and Sharon Trinder. Johnson and Lynne Fedorowick and Doug Geisel and Nola Stevens placed second Ted Chmielowiec and Diane Saltel placed third.

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CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club had a member¬ ship of twenty this year. Mr. Joyce, the sponsor, taught the members how to print, enlarge, and develop pic¬ tures. Classes in oil colouring and picture tinting were also held. The Camera Club was given two rooms for the Ka¬ leidoscope. In one room, each mem¬ ber displayed sev¬ eral of his pictures. An oil coloured por¬ trait of each person was mounted for display. A pro¬ jection room was set up in which were displayed 35 mm. slides and 8 mm. movies. The club has purchased an enlarger and various dark room equipment, need more room next year as our quarters in the physics lab. supply room cramped. SEATED: Grace McNeill, Dianna Mossop, Linda Paterson, Sharon Patek, Sharon MacLeod, Eleanor Berezuk. STAND- ing: Pat Brown, Rainer Hempel, Ken Sirkis, Les Persicke, Edwin Kroeger, Bryan Thompson, Lawrence Borysyk, Mr. Joyce. We desperately were very DANCE CLUB FIRST ROW: Trudy Korol, Secretary-Treasurer; Jim Johnston, Vice-President; Pat Pydee, President; Janet Birt, Helen Harper, Karen Komarchuk, Susan Heatherington. Claire Dafoe, Doug Geisel, Charles Reith, Lynne Fedorowich, Arlene Goodman, Anne Webster, Diane Plante. SECOND ROW: Maureen Hughes, Donna Zoppa, Linda Walker, Connie MacPherson, Shiela Nikforuk, Ann Gibbons, Barbara Gage, Barbara Wilkinson, Joan Wilkinson, Carol Rutherford, Charlotte Wright, Terry Robinson, Gloria Kroeker, Diane Tawns. THIRD ROW: Sandra Herchen, Heather Duncan, Carol Kornek, Diane Shaver, Sandra Monroe, Joceline Annig, Joan McMillan, Suzanne Boomer, Sharon Trinder, Diane Stephaniw, Margaret Blair, Shirley Bihun, Shirley Dudeck, Nola Stephens, Marion Hall, Beverley McCallum, FOURTH ROW: Margaret Hamilton, Karen Wagner, Adrien Visser, Geoff Joyce, Gary Posaluko, Dick Long, Brad Woloshen, Bob Peters, Bernie Wilman, Lome Wishnicki, Larry Borysyk, Pat Brown, Richard Kalansky, Cliff Schultz, Lynne de Gagne, Diane Saltel. FIFTH ROW: Shirley Glowa, Katina Posaluko, Pat Hemmerling, Harry Van Leusden, Joan Tanchuk, John Harper, Janice Graham, Sigrun Ferguson, Joan Hall, Nora Verhagen, Beverley Milne, Fran Willis, Leslie Kolisnyk, Ron Staats, Carol Brewster. SIXTH ROW: Rick McPhail, Tom Roman, Walter Wakula, Wayne Eliuk, Terry Arnold, Allan Stone, Rick Lowman, Don Orloff, Dave Schab, Gus Kristjannsan, A If Nicolaus, Ken Baker, Wayne Quistburg, Dennis Glaven, Ted Chmielowiec, Bob Kozminski, Neil Taylor, Garry Adel, Rich Titarniuk, Tom Lobay.

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VALEDICTORY Mr. Chairman, Honoured Guests, Teachers, Fellow Graduates, Ladies and Gentlemen: Closing Exercises. . . How very fast the years have slipped by. It is hard to realize that for some this service symbolizes the end of formal education. For others it is the key that will open the doors of University. But for all of us, whether we are looking forward to jobs, or whether we are furthering our education, many memories crowd our minds today. Do you remember all the things that are so much a part of school life. . . field days, dances, and club activities? Will we ever forget the homework, and the exams? The past years of schooling, especially those in senior high school, have meant a lot of work, but always there have been happy times and a great deal of laughter. Today, the Graduating Class of Miles Macdonell cannot help feeling proud. But if we have a feeling of pride, we must also admit our gratitude. We haven ' t been able to arrive at this point solely by our own efforts. It is natural that we should be grateful to our teachers. They have often forced us to work when we would have yielded. We acknowledge that we would not be here today without them. We are grateful to our teachers not only that they instructed us, but also that they laughed with us. Our gratitude is also extended to our parents. It is from them that we have acquired the ideals, the hopes, and the dreams that we cherish. It is our parents who have often made sacrifices to see us attain a better education then they, themselves, received. We thank you, dear parents, for making us work. And so today you share in our achievements. Lastly, how grateful we are to our friends. It is they with whom we shared our fears, and aspirations. . . our troubles, and our triumphs. We thank you for the moral support and th e companionship that have made the hard tasks easier. We hope that you - our parents, teachers, and friends - are proud also. For our suc¬ cess is very much your success. In the years to come, we will try to be all that you wish us to be. We will try never to violate the confidence you have placed in us by doing less than our best. And so we turn our thoughts from the past to the future. We face the future with a legacy. . . a heritage. . . and a tremendous challenge. Never be¬ fore, has the world been so close to hurling itself into total destruction. Never before, has it been quite so capable of doing just that. But we have a heritage of democracy. . . a legacy of freedom. Thus we are faced with a challenge. Do we realize that 3 4 of the world goes to bed hungry every night? Hunger, malnutri¬ tion, poverty, and disease. . . these are common horrors in many parts of the world. There are lands where seventy persons are dependent on each square mile of productive land, . , and where there is only one doctor to every four hundred thousand people. For the students of today, this is our challenge. . .to establish in the world a freedom from want. We are the generation that must find a way to meet the needs of the world. We who are fortunate enough to receive an education and live in a land of freedom and plenty must care for the less fortunate of our world. Transportation and communication have so shrunk the size of the world that strangers and foreigners no longer exist. Now, all men are neighbours. It is not enough to use our education to boost still higher our already ample living standards. Instead, we must work to see that all the world is freed from want and suffering. It may mean some personal sacrifices, but we can no longer allow 2 3 of the world to remain destitute and still expect it to remain free. The future is ours. . . and so is its challenge. Whatever we do in future years, or where ever we may be, if we strive to make ourselves better, the result will be a better world. God has given us abundant opportunities to do our best. . . and we may be assured that it will be our best that will be required. R. L. Sharpe expressed it this way: Isn ' t it strange that princes and kings. . . And clowns that caper In sawdust rings. And common folks Like you and me Are builders for eternity. Marilyn Gordon. For each is given A bag of tools, A shapeless mass. And a set of rules; And each must make Ere his life has flown A stumbling block. Or a stepping stone.