Niverville High School - High Lights Yearbook (Niverville, Manitoba Canada)

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MR. V. REIMER TEACHING EXPERIENCE- 13 YEARS ON STAFF-6 YEARS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCES-GRADES IX-XH LANGUAGE-GRADE XI BUSINESS PRACTICE-GRADE X Principal’s Message It seems like just a very short while ago that I wrote an address for the yearbook and here we are again, nearing the end of another school year. At such times one is very much aware of the swift passage of time and one cannot but help to question how that time has been spent. Will our students have received that instruction and example that will be of real value to them in their future life and that will make life richer for them? Have our students felt that the years spent in high school have been important years in their preparation for service, or is it to them just a spending of time here because they had not much else to do? We, as teachers, are keenly aware of the potentialities in our students and trust that sometime before leaving each student will truly see the significance of this preparatory period and will use everything available to them in getting as complete a preparation as a high school can offer. You students will, in short time be our farmers, businessmen, clerks, house¬ wives, teachers, and leaders. Upon you will rest very soon the responsibility of guiding another generation along the right paths. To you this may seem rather distant but to us, who are doing it now, it is a very realistic problem. We are concerned that you will receive from us a zeal and enthusiasm for service that will be of lasting importance to those around you and, what is more, that will have eternal value with God, so that you in turn will impart this to the generation following you. We live in a day where it is of utmost importance to have young men and women who have convictions and who will live by them, men and women who are prepared to face a world of reality but who have high spiritual, moral, and educational ideals, men and women thus prepared who can influence and inspire others to a life favorable with man and pleasing in the sight of God. To our graduates go our heartfelt congratulations and the wish that you will acquit yourselves well in the years to come. Nothing can lift a school more than the good reputation of its outgoing graduates, for you are going to reflect to a great extent that which you have received in school. We wish you success, oppor¬ tunities for service, and the courage and fortitude to face without fear the problems that you will meet. Since this was the last year that the high school functioned under the local school board we would like to take this opportunity of thanking you for your untiring efforts in providing such good facilities for the training of young people. To our community we feel indebted for the very fine support you have given us in the past year. We hope you will feel rewarded to some extent by what your children have received here in school. We also wish to thank our many patrons who placed ads in the yearbook to make this yearbook financially possible again. Page 6

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J. J. PETERS School Board’s Message Time is rapidly approaching ' where we will pass another milestone for the Niverville School. How good says the younger pupil, how long says the Graduate, too short says the grey-haired. A mere vapor in the life of a people. Buit long or short, what have we done with the time ? A traveller asked a group of construction workers what they were doing. “I am cutting stone,” grumbled the first. “I am making $5.00 a day,” said the other one. “I am building a cathedral,” smiled a third. The aim of all child training, whether it be in the home, school or church is to produce worthwhile citizens, who are eager to improve the conditions in their homes, communities and in the world at large. Parents maintain schools. Youth attends school and the school board has been behind the wheel to steer our school affairs in the right direction. This obligation is partly handed over to our new Divisional Board. We wish them the same pleasant experience we have had and a smooth riding. In looking back at the years filled with duty and work, we stop a moment and ask ourselves if it has been worthwhile? We say yes and not without reason. The influence of a school is much greater than we realize. It is the ever-widening circle made by a pebble thrown into the water: If we think of teachers, doctors, nurses, businessmen, housewives and many other useful citizens have gone forth from it, the sphere of influence spreads out incalculably far. We thank our teachers for their great part in emphasizing both the spiritual and the intellectual aspects and wish that ' our school may continue to be a bulwork of Christian living through the years to come. The School Board by Wm. W. Dyck MESSAGE FROM DIVISION BOARD Once again a school year draws to a close. Our aim was to give our students a thorough prepara¬ tion for service to God and fellow man. Service leaves no room for selfishness, but rather calls for self-consumption in serving others. True service will not permit us to be pre-occupied with our own self, but rather to be spent in striving to do the will of Him, who gave His all. On behalf of the Division board, I would like to congratulate the graduates on their accomplishments. My sincere wish is that students, teachers, parents and the board may continue to work together successfully. —I. J. Braun Page 5 I. J. BRAUN

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Valedictory Address Teachers, parents, fellow students and friends: We as graduates, have reached a climax in our school life. Our dreams and ideals have become a reality and now, filled with excite¬ ment and expectation, we stand at the threshold of an independent life. Our life in school can be compared with that of a bird. On first entering the school doors, we broke the shell surrounding our very small world and stepped into a larger world with a feeling of bewilder¬ ment and solicitude. Painstakingly we were fed educational food during which the feathers of knowledge gradually began to appear. Slowly, but steadily, this armour of knowledge continued to grow until one day we came to a turning point. We have reached that turning point now. As full-grown nestlings we are winging our way from the nest of dependence to a life of independence. However, we do not leave without a marked feeling of sadness. Never will we forget the days in which the entire student body worked together towards a determined goal—the school play, the literaries, ball games, etc. The hopes and fears associated with examinations will long linger in our minds. Best of all, we will never forget the many friends, both students and teachers, we have learned to know and love during these years. What we have achieved after these twelve years is of greatest im¬ portance. Our life a+ school has taught us how to work in harmony with students as well as teachers. We have learned to voice our opinions irrespective of others , but to consider everyone’s point of view. Then, last but not least in significance, we have our high school education which will open many doors to services we can render to God and man. We must express our gratitude to those who are responsible for achievements made. We thank the teachers who have done their utmost in helping us to attain this goal. Then we must also thank our parents for words of encouragement given when we were tempted to give up the battle. In conclusion I would like to encourage all students to continue until they have attained this goal. Surely it is worth your while to lengthen these “Golden Years” of your life. Thank-you. —Irmgard Braun, Gr. XII