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

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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

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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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Marjie Bartel Ask Marjie whom she likes and her reply will be “I like them all.” She enjoys doing homework only when there is none assigned. Her ambition yesterday was to become a sec¬ retary, today a nurse, and to¬ morrow . . . ? Ken Thiessen Ken is the quiet type who is never heard during classes ex¬ cept when he is asked a ques¬ tion. He is an ambitious young man and has set his sights on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. His favorite subject is shop. Maria Rempel To her great consternation, Maria finds that her name is mis-pronounced by a great num¬ ber of people. Even though she usually reads a story book dur¬ ing study periods, she always seems to have her homework done. Her ambition is to be either a nurse or a stenogra¬ pher. Bruno Goossen Bruno must be the type of a person who needs a lot of sleep because he always seems to be sleepy before noon, especially during German periods. He gen¬ erally contributes his little part in class entertainment. When he graduates, he plans to go in for engineering. Irma Goossen Irma is a quiet, unassuming young lady with a sunny dispo¬ sition. Being cool-headed, she faces any situation which aris¬ es, quite calmly. She loves to read, but always has her home¬ work done in spite of this fact. Irvin Goertzen Irvin is friendly most of the time, but can become quite hos¬ tile if the occasion demands it. As an ardent sportsman, he di¬ vides his spare time between skating and going to hockey games. ZJen - 1 Bob Osadchuk Bobbie can listen to the radio while doing his homework and still get good results. Science and maths, are his favourite subjects. In sports he enjoys rugby and baseball. His plans for the future are indefinite. Helen Poetker Helen is quite adept at scor¬ ing high marks. Her favorite hobbies are reading and gossip¬ ing with Ruth. Algebra is the subject which she enjoys most. She would like to be either a teacher or a nurse. Donald Mantie Tall, blonde Donald is a friendly chap who always is ready to enjoy a good joke. His hobbies are building model air¬ planes and collecting stamps. Don has flighty ambitions - he would like to be a pilot. Sonya Smook Although she resides in town five days a week, Sarto is still “Home, Sweet Home” to Sonya She boasts a head of really out¬ standing auburn hair. Her hob¬ by is playing the accordian. After she has finished school, she would like to get a job in an office. Lydia Martens This young lady came to Steinbach from that “far-off’ place of Winnipegosis. She is quite care-free and her musical laughter is highly contagious. Her ambition is to become a teacher, and her favorite pas¬ time is collecting high marks. Mary Rempel Mary, who lives in Ekron, drives to school in her father’s car every day. She is a quiet, likeable girl, who is seldom seen without Esther. Mary’s hobbies are reading and skating. She tells us that her favourite “sub¬ ject” is recess.