Vermilion School of Agriculture - Yearbook (Vermilion, Alberta Canada)

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Dedication This Yearbook is respectfully dedicated to the cherished memory of — Verna Siberia ftacUleton who passed away at the early age of twenty-three years in August, 1930. Verna ivas the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alberta E. Shackleton of Fort Saskatchewan, and entered the Vermilion School of Agriculture in the fall of 1927, to better prepare herself for the study of nursing which she proposed later to under¬ take at the University Hospital. Former classmates and members of the School Staff came to know Verna Shackleton as a loving friend and a loyal comrade during her two years at the School arid news of her death was received with profound sorrow. Through the years her memory will stand out as a precious thing in the lives of her fryends—ours is the privilege to offer to this memory a modest but sincere dedication. [ Page one ]

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; J • ( by Eri Our 1930-1931 Group (Illustr, al,” by D. A “The Little Royal” (Illustration) “Oberamriergau,” by W. G. Malaher ‘Our Discovery of the West,” he Staff in 1900 (Illustration) Spotting Activities. Tire Treasure Hunt (Poetry). First Year Students, Boys and Girls.... ' ' he V.S.A. Alumni Association ..:. 9 10 , 11 12 .... 13 14. 15 16 . 16 17 t - , T The First V Mothers’ W “The Farm, Third Year Dramatic Cl “Radio” Co Versatile Club Social Activities Inter-Seh Literary Snapshots Life in Bio Sn My f (

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F orewo rd “A ilg am the silent wheels of time their annual round have driven, and another group of graduates turn their backs on the halls of learning and their faces to the world. For most of them graduation day marks a bend in the road, from the responsi¬ bilities of youth to those of manhood and womanhood. The future is a closed book. Its pages are unsoiled and unused. May I express the hope that time will write therein with a kindly disposition. The past is known, and its days have been filled with pleasant companionships and valuable oppor¬ tunities. It is but an indication of those things which, I trust, await the graduate in future years. In every age agriculture presents new problems. The economic aspect is today assuming a degree of importance hither¬ to unknown. During the past few decades the people of this Province have devoted their energies to the task of bringing new areas under cultivation and increasing agricultural production. In future, methods must be adopted whereby production costs will be reduced to a minimum and the quality of our products made equal and, if possible, superior to those of any of our com¬ petitors. The training which you have received has been calculated to prepare you for this task. Those responsible for providing the educational facilities which you have been privileged to enjoy cherish the hope that you will not only be more expert farmers and homemakers, but that you will preserve a keen appreciation of the finer things of life and be examples in your communities of all that may be implied by the term “good citizen. In this way the majority will find opportunity for making the most valuable contribution to their day and generation. J. F. ANDREW, Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture. [ Page two ]