Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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THE TERMINAL STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF SECTION EDITORS Students : Norma Whittemore 11-30 Clubs : Gail Bracken 11-30 Sports : Abie Okazaki 10-27 Jane Hutchins 11-29 ART EDITOR Ron Huck 11-30 Art Committee : Ron Huck 11-30 Wilfred Wenzel 16-27, Gary Wilson 10-27 and Susan Alexander 10-2U. The club and sport write-ups were written by the members of the Press Club. PRESS CLUB MEMBERS Gail Bracken, Joan Brown, Gordon Brewer, Margaret Carr uthers, Madeline Cowan, Darlene Dafoe, Yvonne Gilliam, Marvin Groberman, Jean Hodges, Ron Holland, Ron Huck, Jane Hutchins, Mona Keffer, Jim Kelly, Susan Kent, Audrey Konschuh, Wendy Large, Sandra Lougheed, Sandra MacKinnon, Chris Marriott, Judy McCumber Joy McLean, Ross Norminton, Abie Okazaki, Gladys Perkins, Marian Rogers, Barbara Sande, Marylyn Sheskey, Judy Stone, Carole Vail, Norma Whittemore, David Willis, Gary Wilson and Margaret Wood. TEACHER - ADVISERS Production Adviser : Miss R. Godwin Art Adviser : Miss I. Stadelbauer Photography : Mr. D. Ramsey Business: Mr. H. Sharlow Mr. D. Pamsi Piss • . Godvi v

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SPECIAL MESSAGES The special message for this year’s issue of The Terminal was written by Mr. C. C. Nickle, ex-M.P. and publisher of The Daily Oil Bulletin , a well-known Calgarian who seems to have reached several of the moons he was aiming at. This coming fall the first of a series of Carl and Kola Nickle Foundation Bursaries, valued at Two Hundred Dollars, will be awarded to a Viscount Ben¬ nett Grade Eleven student who has excelled in aca¬ demic and citizenship achievement. This generous award, which is being made in Bowness and all city of Calgary senior high schools, is one for which students and teachers alike are exceedingly grate¬ ful. REACH FOR THE MOON! Away back in the ' 30 5, when your parents and I were youngsters in high school, we students frequently talked over our plans for the future. Whether one’s dream was to fly an aircraft at the then remote speed of 200 miles per hour, split the atom, or help build new kinds of industry in our province that then abounded only in wheat fields and cattle ranches, there were always some around who tried to bring us back to harsh realities with the words You ' re reaching for the moon. In the years since, many students of the 30 ' s have reached for ■ and caught their moons. In fact, many are busily engaged in reaching for the real moon - the next step in the conquest of outer space, one of the great dramas of our time. Looking back, we see that a single generation has brought more changes in mankind and his world than any other generation in history. But - more important - progress in such fields as mathematics, chemistry, physics and nuclear science has opened doors to new challenges, new opportunities, new progress far greater than that of the past generation. The part you play In that future depends in large measure on how well you are equipped in education and in ambition to reach for the particular ’moon ' of your desires. The dedication of the Viscount Bennett Yearbook to the scientists of the future and the ' International Geophysical Year - a program designed to vastly increase man ' s knowledge of the planet he lives in - is a sign that you have your eyes on the future, and are preparing your minds for it. May your individual ' I.G.Y. or ' moon-reaching ' be as successful for you and humanity as is the project to which your Yearbook is dedicated. C. 0. Nickle THIS YEAR Startling world events have made 1958 a most memorable year The impact of recent space projections alone has left a most sobering influence upon the thinking of people everywhere. A general cohcem for national safety has placed a new emphasis upon the advancement of science. Sharing this new interest both parents and students alike are re-examining the role of the Your staff has been impressed this year with the enthusiastic response by most students to this scholastic challenge. Through the co-operative efforts of students and teachers sound progress has been made in academic attainment. While the major emphasis has been placed upon school work it is heartening to experience the enthusiasm of student body and teachers in making our school a fine cultural centre. This, your Yearbook, a monument itself to student activities records the fine achievement of a host of students in scholastics, music, art, drama, sports, service and literary effort. Congratulations, everyone, for a job well done

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EDITORIAL AND MESSAGE THIS YEAR AND YEARS TO CONS l This was the year of Sputniks, the year of the Intercontinental Ballistics Missile, the year when science became so important that people began spelling it with a capital letter. It was also the International Geophysical Year. To commemorate these discoveries, the staff of The Terminal decided to develop the 1957-58 yearbook around a scientific theme. Thus, that likeable little character known as IGY (International Geophysical Year, of course) was created by Ron Huck for the pages of this book. Now, moreso than in any other period of time, students are pressed with the decision of whether to enter the field of science or go into some other form of study or business. For those blessed with scientific skill, the field of science offers endless opportunities. But, while the world is in need of scientists, it is also in need of business men, artists and skilled artisans — plumbers, grocers, teachers, mechanics, stenographers, musicians and paperhangers. This is an age of specialization, and it would be impossible for society to exist without many types of workers - workers who are willing to work with one another to build a better society for all men to live in. There is a place for every person in this world; and, while we cannot all be scientists, we can each do our bit to help produce a better world for all mankind. Now, while we are still young enough to make such a decision we must decide what our service to the world will be; and, having made that decision, we must study and prepare ourselves for the roles we have chosen to play. THE LAST WORD The Terminal staff of 1957-58 was indeed a fine one. Jim Kelly proved himself to be the ever-reliable, never- forgetting editor every adviser hopes to have; the section editors kept phoning the few delinquent reporters until they finally brought in all of their copy. Miss Stadelbauer, Ron Huck and the members of the Art Group took meticulous care with the illustrative work; Hr. Ramsey spent many long hours snapping photographs and developing them. Nr. Ferguson and his Booster Club members advertised our publication so veil that we had an almost one hundred per cent subscriptions list; Nr. Sharlow and his collectors brought in the money we had to have for such an ambitious undertaking. Large numbers of teachers helped from time to time during the year. Some assisted with proofreading, others helped with the preparation of works for the Literary Contest and of the biographies. Mrs. Shipley who typed the most of the book, and Mrs. Morris and Miss Birmingham who helped with other steno¬ graphic services were stalwarts of strength behind me; Mr. Wilcox and Nr. Bryan were ready with advice and as sistance whenever I requested it. It seems to me that this publication is an excellent illustration of what can happen when staff and students work together in harmony for a unified coal. May Viscount Bennett Junior - Senior High School experience many more years of this harmony of purpose. Finally, to all who aided me so graciously and willingly, my sincere thanks for your co-operation and counsel. You made my task of Production Adviser a pleasant one.