Steinbach Collegiate Institute - Black and Gold Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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Rex Heidman Wilbert Rempel Joins our class for roll call and Chemistry but at all other times his whereabouts are unpredict¬ able. Has an alter-ego — his ’35 Chev. Likes his science kept up to date with magazines and consistently answeres all the advertisements. Keeps an innocent expression under any circumstances. Con¬ sults with Rex to decide which class they are going to attend next. PAGE SIXTEEN ft Bl 1 dm wM. i I m 1 I 1 ,;r | r ri fi I BHy %■ | j Ilf W

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John Wiens Ex-air force man. Appreciates the D. V. A. cheques Mr. Rempel gives him more than Chemistry. One of our most sports-minded members. John R. Reimer Another ex-air force man. Bases his philosophy of life on “what the boys told him.” Specializes in losing week-ends and cele¬ brating examinations. Tom Ladobruk Former navy man. In spite of several unscheduled and pro¬ longed vacations he is ambitious enough to continue with a full course. Publicizes Sarto’s events in our town. PAGE FIFTEEN

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O ' X ici eA. On Thursday, May 8th the grade XII class of the Steinbach Collegiate Institute held their graduation exercises. The anticipation, the formal gowns, the bouquets, the black suits, the diplomas and the gay lunch, ming¬ led with an atmosphere of impressive for¬ mality, combined to make a thrill that the graduates were not to forget soon. The ceremony began in the E. M. B. church at 8 p.m. when the S. C. I.’s Girls’ Chorus walked in while Mr. Art Rempei played the organ. The graduates followed as the organist changed to the strains of “Lar¬ go”. The girls in formals, supplemented by bouquets of spring flowers, and the boys in black tuxedo suits made a picture that had all the formality and beauty appropriate to the occasion. After “O Canada” had been sung, the Girls’ Chorus, conducted by Mr. A. M. Rem¬ pei, sang “Come Thou Fount of Every Bles¬ sing”, accompanied by Miss Norma Rempei at the Piano. Mr. A. M. Rempei gave a few opening remarks and then the valedictory was delivered by Elmer Reimer. Following these remarks by the valedic¬ torian one of the graduates, Aaron Warken- tin, sang a baritone solo, “My Task”. The guest speaker Dr. W. E. Donnely, then de¬ livered his address. In his speech to the graduates Dr. Donnely had his text on Genesis. “As a tree that is planted by a fountain whose bows reach over the wall.’’ Dr. Donnely stated, “There are many walls in the world” he wanted the graduates, as they go into their various new places in the world, to reach over these walls, and the best way to break them was by reaching over them, the fountain, being the inspirations they would ; d from their various experiences in life, a . . to keep a forward outlook, “to grow as Jo° -pu, never stopping, they must always keep on grow¬ ing, a’ways learning more.” After this address the principal of the Collegiate, Mr. A. M. Rempei, presented di¬ plomas to the graduates. The seventeen boys and seven girls in this year’s graduating class constituted the largest class that has ever graduated from the Steinbach Collegi¬ ate Institute. The Governor General’s meda 1 was awarded to Bill Schroeder. The program concluded with a final selec¬ tion bv the Girls’ Chorus, “Brother James Air”. Then the graduates and the Girls’ Chorus slowly filed out. The ceremony in the church was followed by an informal lunch for the graduates and their guests, in the auditorium of the colle¬ giate. The lunch was prepared by Miss S. S. Johnson and the girls of the yrade XI Home Economics class. PAGE SEVENTEEN