Provincial Institute of Technology and Art - Record Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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14 THE EMERY WEAL ART DRESSMAKING DRESSMAKING 2 ELLEN CHRISTENSEN Black Diamond, Alberta. Born in Denmark. Came to Canada in 1927. A very ambitious dressmaker. Takes an active part in sports. Hobby —Saving pennies. Weakness—Soldier boys. ROSEMARY KAISER Red Deer, Alberta. The kind-hearted, generous one of our crowd. In her spare time she attends Bible Class. Hobby—Choral work. Weakness—Hunting housekeeping rooms. EVELYN HELTON Three Hills, Alberta. She glories in her work and puts us to shame. Belief—“A stitch in time saves nine.” Favorite sport—Boxing (or is it the boxers?) JOAN SNELL Red Deer, Alberta. Joan is taking a special course at Tech, and collecting diamonds in her spare time. W eakness—Firemen. Favorite saying—“Cheer up, dear, I still love you!” ELSIE LAHNERT Blackie, Alberta. Elsie hails from Blackie. Hobbies—Collecting pennies and taking pictures. Ambition—To get the street-car one morning without running for it. WINNIE WOODWARD Irvine, Alberta. Winnie is a quiet English girl. Always working, so is sure to reach the top. Keep it up, Winnie. Sudden interest— Tech. Lits. BERTHA FLAIG Hilda, Alberta. Known to all as “Bert.” Favorite expression—“You should worry!” Her weakness—Men resembling Clark Gable, also sewing. HILDA RIEP Crossfield, Alberta. A very busy, happy-go-lucky individual. Her weakness always has been Aero students. That isn’t why she’s trying for a job in Ontario, is it? BETTY CLARK Calgary, Alberta. The energetic President of the Iota Club. Possessor of a winning smile plus a charming personality. She has been active in arranging Tech, social affairs. MARJORIE THOMSON Red Deer, Alberta Besides cutting a figure in cloth this busy little dress¬ maker cut a fancy figure on ice. She sings and can dance. Need more be said? MARGARET YOUNGE Unity, Saskatchewan Happy-go-lucky Marg., succeeds in keeping us all enter¬ tained. Her pet dislikes are Monday mornings, but she aims to become a farmer’s wife. Good luck, Marg.! ECHOES FROM THE COSTE HOME Dear Students: The season is open for Year Books and there is much chewing of pencils and wrinkling of brows in search of inspiration. As we munch on our tasty HB we remember a day at the end of last September when we stood in the newly-converted office at the Coste House and registered for the term at Tech. In those first few days we liked the easy, informal friendliness existing between instructors and pupils. We still like it, and we believe it goes a long way toward encouraging students to put everything into their work. We have all enjoyed the lovely surround¬ ings at the Coste House. If you happen to work there late at night you can see Calgary spread out all about you, twinkling with lights like a sequined evening dress. If your eyes aren’t too sleepy in the morning, or your legs aren’t too tired to climb to the third floor, you may see the mountains, rosy in the rising sun, and the aeroplanes gleaming as they manoeuver westward. There was the fun of meeting other students, of learning new work, new ways of expressing oneself. Remember using the charcoal for the first time and liking its strong, dark colors, but disliking the smudge it left on your nose? Remember wondering what on earth a tracing wheel was? Remember going to the Lit for the first time? Rather like going to the Zoo, and just about as far! But we enjoyed the Lits, boys, and your efforts to entertain us have been appre¬ ciated. We enjoyed that first party at the Coste House, too, when we rubbed the magic lamp and be¬ came someone else for the evening. Of course we had a grand time at the banquet, where food, Scotch wit and swing music made the night sparkle. Remember the Friday afternoon excursions to St. George’s Island, Art I? How do you persuade a monkey to pose? Remember the Friday cooking class at 707 - 13th Avenue West, Dress¬ makers? What a scramble there was to sample each baking, and weren’t they good! Who substituted flour for icing sugar in the almond paste? How did the Art students know when it was 4 p.m.? They heard the Dressmakers clattering down the stairs. How did the Dressmakers know when it was 9 p.m.? They heard the Art students struggling in late. Well, all agree it’s been fun, even when we were working hardest; because, as Tow Sawyer says, “do¬ ing what you like to do doesn’t seem work.” Here’s hoping we’ll see you all here next year, and is that isn’t possible, here’s hoping we all remember some of the charm of Tech. 1940-41. ISOBEL WOOD, Women’s Editor.

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THE EMERY WEAL 13 ADT 9L DRESSMAKING ART 2 and ADVANCED ART MARGARET (Babs) FORD Calgary, Alberta. This is Babs’ third year at Tech. She aspires to be an interior decorator. Favorit e expression—“Quitting time.’’ Never walks home at noon. MARGARET (Chinky) TAYLOR Trochu, Alberta. This is Marg’s first year at Tech, although she has had previous Art training. She is a “whiz” at fashion illustration. Favorite expression is “Yipe!” RALLTE HANNA Lomond, Alberta. Third-year student with a future. She’s the Merle Oberon of the Art Class. Her good work is a reflection of her lovely personality. CONNIE BOESE Calgary, Alberta. The only one who doesn’t like her own work. Shy charm, lovely eyes—we like her. Can’t understand why there is a Choral Society. MARION NEWMAN High River, Alberta. Easy-going and good-natured. She would like school better if the bell rang at 9.30. Can dash off a perfect still life sketch. GERDA CHRISTOFFERSON Olds, Alberta. This is Gerda’s first year at Tech. Paints portraits by the dozen, and good, too. Gerda is the “life” of Life Class. MARY ELIZABETH HART Hanna, Alberta. Betty does many things well, but she really does a good job of brow-beating Prof. Spalvin in the Operetta. Don’t get her wrong, though, this Hart belongs to what’s-his-name back FR ANCIS ARCHIBALD Calgary, Alberta. Special at doing skeletons—that makes her an anatomist, and a good one. Really gets things done, this gal. HARRIET RODGER Calgary, Alberta. Harriet is both student and teacher. She is the angel of the Art Class, but sometimes gets mad in a nice, refined way. Has lovely blue eyes and a smile. SHIRLEY PLUMMER Calgary, Alberta. The girl with a future. Plans to combine journalism and illustration. Now studying design and illustration. But we wish she’d give us lessons in charm and personality. DRESSMAKING 1 MILLIE KLECKNER Ponoka, Alberta. Just what we expected from Ponoka. Favorite saying—“Oh knats.” Ambition—To find the pearls she lost New Year’s Eve. Pet dislike—Mounties. MARJORIE GREEN Blackie, Alberta. The Scotsman qf Dressmaking I. She even collects other people’s pins. Collects friends easily too—no wonder 1 Ambition (this year’s)—To hitch-hike to Vancouver. CONNIE HALL Calgary, Alberta. Ambition—-To dance with Fred Astaire. Favorite saying—“What time is it? I’m hungry 1” Pet dislike—Staying home Wednesday night. Pastime—Dancing and skating. IRENE FLEMING Maple Creek, Sask. An efficient dressmaker from a Saskatchewan ranch. Her favorite hobbies are riding, sewing, cooking and eating. “Shorty” insists that “The name is Fleming with one ‘m’ ELSIE GIFFIN Okotoks, Alberta. Here’s a foothills girl who’s been learning from her environment. Foothills are steps to the mountains, and Elsie is ' stepping to the top in Dressmaking. LILA SERRES Harrop, B.C. Lila comes from among the fruit trees at Harrop, B.C. She is sunny except when the needle gets in the way. An all¬ round good sport. BARBARA HAYES Calgary, Alberta. A North Hill gal. Knows what she wants and gets it. She’s a progressive dressmaker, good sport, likes social evenings and street cars. Good luck, Barb. THELMA KINGSBURY Lucky Strike, Alberta. Five foot one of personality and one of the inseparable Kingsbury sisters. “The kid” sings, plays the guitar, violin and accordion. Loves to dance. BETTY ROBERTSON Calgary, Alberta. Betty has a charming personality and gets top marks in all her work. She is always ready to help in school activities. What about these air-mail letters, Betty? KATHLEEN PARTRIDGE Hazlet, Sask. Sweet-voiced, smiling “Partie” comes from a Saskatche¬ wan farm, determined to be a dressmaker of high renown. My gosh” is her favorite expression. Always ready to leave her batching and lend a helping hand. BEATHICE SCHACHTEL Denzil, Sask. Our representative of quiet industry still has time for a cheerful smile. Willing and clever, she takes an active part in Iota work. Favorite expression—“Oh dear!” . DORIS KINGSBURY Lucky Strike, Alberta. A quiet little maid from Lucky Strike. It was Calgary’s lucky strike when she came to town. One of the nicest girls in the school. GLADYS WILLDIG Keoma, Alberta. A blonde-haired girl. Likes dancing, especially at Pen- ley’s. Attractive wife for some lucky boy—but which one? It’s hard to decide, isn’t it, Gladys? MARGARET YOUNG Unity, Sask. Another Saskatchewan student who hopes to be a dress¬ maker. A comfort-loving lass who finds her bedroom slippers so cosy in school. Marge is the humorist of the class.

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THE EMERY WEAL 15 © IDIDAIFTH MC. yiEMMlWC. MAPI IIM IE. Back row (left to right)—J. Tanner, E. Sullivan, H. Hanson, J. Suffesick, I. Hutchinson, C. Rhodes, G. Sinclair, B. Hanna, J. Walters. Middle row—A. Millar, W. Smith, F. Suffesick, L. Church, J. Ray, D. Turri, T. Eglese, J. Beilli, R. A. Webb. Front row—I. Young, F. Chudleigh, B. Hutchinson, R. Vallance, D. Kinsep (Machine Shop Instructor), M. Tomlinson (Building Construction Instructor), K. Shedden, H. Christensen, A. Ohlhauser. The Composite department, consisting of Build¬ ing Construction, Drafters, Farm Construction and Machinists, are beginning to look back over a busy and eventful year. Although the size of the woodship has been reduced to a minimum, the boys have turned out considerable work, which consisted mainly of odd jobs. Among the highlights were the truss for the Aero shop, and a model house for stucco and plastering purposes. As a result of the great demand for machinists, all the second year Machine Class has drifted away. The most recent departure being Ian Hutchinson, who left with the Ordnance Corps on active service. Much regret was voiced on the leaving of Mr. Wood, our machinist instructor. Mr. Wood has entered his Majesty’s service of R.C.N. and is stationed at Esqui- malt. However, Mr. Kingsep has taken over his duties and we feel sure that the machine shop will carry on as ever. Bert Haynes and George Sinclair both have ac¬ cepted positions with the C.P.R. The remainder of the class wish them success in their new venture. Mr. Roy Webb, Composites candidate for presi¬ dency in the spring election for Students’ Council, lost out by a very narrow margin. The Farm Construction and Building Construc¬ tion paid a visit to the Gypsum plant, where they received valuable information on finishing and in¬ sulating modern houses and buildings. A visit to Exshaw Cement Works is anticipated in the near future. DRAFTERS WILLIAM E. HANNA Nelson, B.C. Bill has a real sense of humor. Gets all his exercise while running to catch the morning street car. Has an afinity for three Normal students. ARNOLD OHLHAUSER Carbon, Alberta. Mr. Ohlhauser, the champion cement mixer, is a most ambitious student. Is rather shy of girls, especially Tech, girls. GEORGE SINCLAIR Royalties, Alberta. George’s main ambition is to become a mechanical drafts¬ man in the Ogden Shops. An ambition which he has since fulfilled. Likes Turner Valley girls better than Calgary girls. R. A. WEBB Jasper, Alberta. Known around here as the “Jasper Kid.’’ Has no trouble in getting acquainted with Tech. grls. Was a candidate for President of Students’ Council. OLINTO TURRI Kelowna, B.C. The only second-year Building Construction student. Seems he’s tried everything once. Favorite saying—“I used to work in.” KEN SHEDDEN Calgary, Alberta. Ken is the ambitious editor-in-chief of our Tech. “Emery Weal.” As for his future, he could be a foreman overseas, for post-war rebuilding.