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

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Maxine Baldwin Maxine is a short, blonde lass who comes from the Otterburne district. Frequently she makes pilgrimages across the border to replenish her wardrobe. She is very fond of sports, especial¬ ly baseball and volley ball. She has a friendly disposition. Her favourite school subject is Home Economics. Her ambition is ' to be a stenographer or teacher. Elsie Wedel Elsie is a quiet girl with many hobbies. She considers an hour piano practice as good as a rest. She is a popular baby-sitter. We have come to the conclusion that her brains are due to the fact her birthday falls on the same day as Goethe’s. Ambition - teacher. Helen Kroeker Helen is a vivacious, well-lik¬ ed young lass who supplies much of the humor in our class¬ room. Due to other interests (not homework) she gave up skating. She ate pork and beans for a month while her parents were in Florida. “Life is far too serious an affair to talk serious¬ ly about.” Olive Wohlgemuth After a few years of practical nursing, Olive has come back to school to take, her grade eleven in preparation for nurses’ train¬ ing. She is tall and dark and has a lovely complexion. Her cheerful disposition is enjoyed by all. Eileen Enns Eileen is one of the shorter members of our class. She is quiet, friendly and enjoys a good joke. Her favourite pastimes are reading and corresponding with pen-pals. Somehow she always manages to get her homework done. Her present ambition is to be a teacher. Alfrieda Klassen Alfrieda, blond and blue-eyed, comes from Arnaud. She is a quiet girl who is usually most cheerful at 8:45 a.m. Cooking for herself and her brother is no problem to Alfrieda since collecting and trying new re¬ cipes is one of her hobbies. Her favourite subject is Chemistry. Winnifred Koop Winnie makes an ideal “Little Red Hen”. She is small — but look out! She is friendly and well liked by everyone. Recently she has acquired a new nick¬ name - “Win-a-ford-coupe”. One of her favourite hobbies is skat¬ ing. Elfrieda Engbrecht “Fritz” loves homework, raw carrots and Thursday nights. Every morning she dashes in three split seconds after the bell has rung. She often listens to the teacher during classes and always has her homework done . . . well, most of it anyway. She enjoys hiding other people’s chairs. Her neighbor apprecia¬ tes her valuable aid during Al¬ gebra periods. Her ambition is to get her R. N. Della Reimer Della is an ambitious student. She attended Bible School for one year and last year took her grade ten in B. C. This quiet miss is dark and brown-eyed. Her ambition is to become a missionary. Lorraine Regier Lorraine is a quiet congenial lass. She says little but knows much. “Lorry” lends a helping hand to those in trouble. She was class rep. for the first term. Her favourite pastimes are skat¬ ing and singing. She takes an active part in church activities. Hildegarde Enns Hildie, our congenial dimi- nuitive lass, was “Tweeny” in the spring play. She enjoys swimming, playing the piano, and literary activities. She baby sits and does homework in her spare time. Her ambition is to get a driver’s license (backseat or otherwise). Joyce Dueck Joyce is a tall brunette whose good looks suit her fine person¬ ality. She is always wearing a smile and has good “taste” in dress. Her likes are hamburgers with all the trimmin’s, peddle pushers, ice-skating, and boys who aren’t too athletic but who enjoy sports. She dislikes Chi¬ nese food and shoes. Her hobby is oil painting.

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even Erna Heier Erna is one of our out-of-town students. Usually quiet, she still enjoys a good joke. She tries hard to have her homework done. Her favourite pastime is listening to orchestra music and operas. Ambition-stenographer. Clarice Bartel Clarice is our second-term class representative. Her cheer¬ fulness and friendliness is shown in her willingness to help any¬ one in need. After some years of practical nursing she came back to school to take her Grade XI. Her ambition is to become an R. N. Gerda Reimer Gerda is short, blonde, and blue-eyed. She is cheerful and enjoys a good laugh. Recently she has acquired a pair of spec¬ tacles and claims that they im¬ prove her vision. Her hobbies are skating, swimming, and singing. Lately she took up curling. Wilma Regehr Our auburn-haired Wilma is a friendly little lass whose fa¬ vourite subject is literature. She finds it necessary to collect her “belongings” from various parts of the room at the begin¬ ning of classes. Somehow she always gets her homework done. Shirley Loewen Shirley is one of the girls with natural curls. Two of her fa- fourite pastimes are reading and skating. Her interests lie a- cross the aisle. She is addicted to homework, but homework does not keep her from taking an active part in church acti¬ vities. Irene Neustaedter Irene is noted for her conta¬ gious laugh. She indulges in homework, but when skating rolls around, you are sure to find her at the rink. She chums with “out-of-school” kids. Irene lost her be-spectacled look after Christmas. What happened to your glasses? She is our future “Lady with the Lamp”. Adina Andres Adina is a tall, blonde lass who enjoys skating and Satur¬ day nights. Occasionally she parks her father’s car in the ditch. She enjoys balancing chemical equations and listen¬ ing in on lively German classes. She is well liked by all. Doris Paley This girl, imported from Pan¬ sy, takes Home Ec. and enjoys cooking and sewing. She is a good-natured girl with a pleas¬ ing personality and sparkling blue eyes. Her ambition is to be¬ come a teacher. Bertha Rempel Bertha is a quiet brunette who comes from “jand Sied”. She does light housekeeping with her sister. She doesn’t go home for week-ends unless she wants a holi day on Monday, be¬ cause it is sure to storm if she ventures so far from school. Her ambition is to be a teacher. Iris Oswald Iris is a blond whose bright, cheery smile can be seen from the other side of the room. She likes boyish haircuts, and all sports, especially hockey, base¬ ball, and horseback riding. She enjoys life on the farm but can’t figure out why cows have to be milked. Alvina Reimer Alvina is energetic and schol¬ astic. She was the first term news editor of the Collegian. Her hobbies are typing, reading, and collecting stamps. Her Re¬ mington noiseless keeps the fa¬ mily awake till all hours. Am¬ bition - stenographer. Cecilia Borsa Cecilia comes from Sarto and enjoys light house-keeping with a roommate. She is a hard¬ working student with a friendly disposition and a contagious laugh. Ambition - teacher or a stenographer. PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN

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Lois Peters Lois, our “Beautiful Brown Eyes,” is friendly and well-liked by everyone. Her long tresses are the envy of the girls. She thinks that there is a fire every time the bell rings. She is fre¬ quently snowed in at her home in Stuartburn. Ruth Oswald Ruth, who is shy, quiet, and understanding, isn’t the talka¬ tive type. After-school, hours are spent with girl pals, Iris and Joyce, or in studying. She likes to watch hockey games and T. V., play baseball and go on “clothes-shopping” sprees. Phyllis Penner Phyllis is a lively, likeable miss who enjoys skating, sing¬ ing, and week-ends. She is our I. S. C. F. representative, is ac¬ tive in the sports committee and curled in the bonspiel. Next year she intends to go to Bible School and then enter nurses’ training. Der Unterschied zwischen der kanadischen und der deulschen Schule Als ich im Dezember 1955 nach Steinbach kam, wusste ich schon durch Erzahlungen und Berichte, dass ich andere Schulverhalt- nisse vorfinden wurde. Bereits bei der Ein- schulung machte sich das fur mich bemerk- bar. Wenn in Deutschland ein Schuler von einer Stadt in eine andere kommt und damit die Schule wechseln muss, so ist seitens des Vaters eine schriftliche Anmeldung erfor- derlich, wobei auch die Abmeldung nebst Entlassungszeugnis von der alten Schule nicht fehlen darf. Hier wurde nichts von alle- dem von mir verlangt. In Deutschland gibt es die Volksschule, Oberschule und Universitat. Die Volksschu¬ le wird von der 1. bis zur 8. Klasse besucht, und dann kann man einen Beruf lernen. Aber wer die Oberschule besuchen will, der kann schon mit der 5. Klasse aus der Volks¬ schule austreten und weiter in die Ober¬ schule gehen. Diese hat 9 Klassen; am Schluss dieser 9 Klassen macht man sein Abi- tur und kann jetzt auf die Universitat gehen. gehen. Ein grosser Unterschied gegenuber der ka¬ nadischen Schule ist auch: In Deutschland hat man nicht die Moglichkeit (wie hier in Kanada), sein Studium in der Volks- oder Hochschule fur V 2 , 1 oder 2 Jahre zu unter- brechen. Die Schuljahre mussen dort nach- einander absolviert werden. Die Schulzeit ist in Deutschland bis 1 Uhr. Der Nachmittag ist frei. Das ist besser als in Kanada. Aber irgend ein Ausgleich muss ja da sein, und darum ist in Deutschland auch am Sonn- abend Schule. Schularbeiten sind in Deutsch¬ land mehr zu tun, weil es dort mehr Facher gibt. Ich hatte in der 10. Klasse schon 14 Facher: Deutsch, English, Franzosisch, Ma- thematik, Physik, Chemie, Biologie, Erdkun- de, Geschichte, Gemeinschaftskunde, Zeich- nen, Musik, Religion und Sport. In den obern Klassen werden es noch mehr. Davon sind 6 Hauptfacher, fur die man alle Tage zu ar- beiten hat. Die meisten deutschen Schulen besitzen kein ,,work shop” und auch keine Bibliothek, aber dafur eine Turnhalle. Im Winter wird Hallensport getrieben, im Som¬ mer Leichtathletik und Schwimmen. Zwei- mal im Jahr bekommt man ein Zeugnis, in welchem die Leistungen aufgezeichnet sind. • Ein weiterer Unterschied zwischen den kanadischen und deutschen Schulen besteht darin, dass in Deutschland Jungen und Mad- chen getrennt unterrichtet werden. In den oberen Klassen des Gymnasiums, das ich be- suchte, waren seit kurzem auch Madchen aufgenommen worden. Aber dies war bedingt durch den Mangel an Schulraum und ist im allgemeinen nicht ublich. Erst auf den Uni- versitaten sitzen mannliche und weibliche Kommilitionen gemeinsam im Horsaal. Alles in allem ist die kanadische Schule besser, weil ich zwei Jahre spare und es hier viel kameradschaftlicher und herrlicher ist. und herrlicher ist. Hans-Peter Jacobi PAGE TWENTY-NINE