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

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The Chief Needs of Our Town Steinbach is a little town on the edge of the great Canadian prairies. It is just forty miles south-east of Manitoba’s capital, Win¬ nipeg. Though it is located in a farming belt, you need only go a few miles east to en¬ counter forest and lake. The population of Steinbach is steadily incre asing, and has now almost reached the three thou¬ sand mark. Already, in 1947, Steinbach had grown to the required population for it to become an incorporated town. Steinbach’s rising prominence among the towns of Mani¬ toba, is due to its progressive and enthusiastic spirit. Business is kept alive and attractive by the fine developments that have taken place in this field. The fine residences, lawns, and well-kept streets make Steinbach plea¬ sant to visit and enjoyable to live in. In spite of these fine developments, Stein¬ bach is still in need of some civic improve¬ ments. On many of Steinbach’s streets, there are no sidewalks yet and other provisions for pedestrians are not what they should be. The streets are fairly good, but to make them entirely satisfactory, many more should be paved. An improvement in telephone equipment is also made necessary by the rising importance of Steinbach business. This improvement has been promised, but time is needed to bring the plans to maturity. An¬ other public utility which Steinbach needs, and which has been discussed for a long time, is waterworks and sewage disposal. This would solve water and sewage problems for individual home-owners and would sup¬ ply a source of water to combat house fires. Besides the needs mentioned above, every town must have places where the townspeo¬ ple can play together and enjoy themselves. The specific needs of Steinbach along this line are a hockey arena and a swimming pool. Present conditions make it an ordeal to watch a hockey game. The town needs a place where the townspeople can gather to cheer on the home team, thus strengthening good will and cooperation among the people. Swimming is an excellent sport in which al¬ most everyone can take part. This favorite summer sport should be encouraged by building a public swimming pool. This would not only give the “team” the pleasure of playing, but everyone could use the swim¬ ming pool for his own pleasure. The cultural needs of Steinbach are also worth discussing. Every community should have places where the people can appreciate the cultural arts such as music and drama, and also a place where the young people can develop these skills. The greatest need in the field of education in Steinbach is a new Collegiate. A great demand for a high school education by the young people of the town has made this necessary. Next in im¬ portance to this development, I think is the need for a public library. I think it would be well used and appreciated by the people of Steinbach. Another need which Steinbach is facing is the need for an auditorium. In this auditorium the finer arts such as music, drama, and art could be appreciated. The future of this little prairie town, Stein¬ bach, seems bright and promising. Business is expected to rise as sharply as it has in the last few years. This would bring Steinbach added prosperity and would improve the general conditions in the town. The national importance of Steinbach has increased great- lv in the last few vears. If this continues, Steinbach can become a very important fac¬ tor in the industrial and agricultural life of Manitoba, and even of Canada. Glenn Klassen — Grade XI Religious Periods Our activities and studies of each week have found a fitting close in the Friday after¬ noon religious periods. Here, in the study of God’s Word, in worship, in the challenge of messages from guest speakers, and in pic¬ tures presenting the need and work in many areas of the world, we have had fellowship together and turned our thoughts and hearts to the Creator and the things of God. Guests have included Rev. William Thomp¬ son of the Latin America Mission. Miss Agnes Carmichael of Child Evangelism Fellowship, Mr. Lloyd Wiebe of Pacific Coast Children’s Mission, Rev. John Koop of Sudan Interior Mission, Rev. Sherman Williams of Scripture Press, Rev. Allan MacLeod of Gospel Mis¬ sionary Union, Rev. Wm. Peters, Stuartburn, Mr. Wilbert Loewen, Rev. Archie Penner, Rev. H. G. Rempel, Rev. Jacob Epp, Rev. Peter Martens, and others. The services of these men and ladies are deeply appreciated. PAGE FIFTY

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The Lost Carol The Christmas Cantata-Drama rendered this year was “The Lost Carol”, a moving story of the events leading to the writing of the most beloved of all Christmas Carols, “Silent Night.” His wayward son has brought shame and bitterness to the name and life of Franz Gruber, former organist and choirmaster, so that he can no longer compose any worth¬ while music. On Christmas eve the prodigal returns in penitence. The father’s struggle to overcome his bitterness and forgive is aid¬ ed by the pleas of the mother, the frank advice of the village choirmaster and by a vision in which appear the scenes of “The Prodigal Son”, “The Good Samaritan” and the “Nativity”. The climax is reached when the father, waking from his dream, welcomes and forgives his penitent son and is rewarded by the recapture in his heart and mind of the music of the beautiful “Stille Nacht” which has been lost since the time when his son disgraced his home and name. The part of Gruber was admirably portray¬ ed by Glenn Klassen, Frau Gruber by Eliza¬ beth Neufeld, the choirmaster by Travis Rei- mer, and the son by Reginald Toews. The drama was directed by Mr. John Pe¬ ters. Miss Norma Rempel was in charge of costumes. The Collegiate Choir was led by Mr. Ernie Friesen. PAGE FORTY-NINE

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Activities PLAY UP! PLAY UP! AND PLAY THE GAME This is the word that year by year, While in her place the school is set, Every one of her sons must hear, And none that hears it dare forget. This they all with joyful mind Bear through life, like a torch in flame, And falling, fling to the host behind — Play up! play up! and play the game!