Weyburn Collegiate Institute - Weycollin Yearbook (Weyburn, Saskatchewan Canada)

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DID YOU KNOW - that Shirley C. McLellan, con ' td: ' down the stairs in the school and Irene said, This is the way I shall come down the stairs when I am grown up and famous, (or words to that effect). She then proceeded down the stairs, slowly, with her head held high and with the hauteur of a queen. She was quite embarrassed upon reaching the bottom to find Mr. Hunt standing in the hallway watching her! - that Noreen Robins, 730 5th St, S. W., Rochester, Minnesota, U, S., 1928-32, was doing private Nursing duty. She has been supervising at Rochester Methodist and St. Mary ' s Hospitals. - that Edith L. (Volen) Fladager, Gibsons, B. C,, 1930-31, was a Psychi- atric Nurse in the Weyburn Mental Hospital from 1932-37. m ..j» - that Erma Worden, Weyburn, 1928-32, since graduating was a tax clerk j for the City. She is now with the Worden Company, • - that Mrs. Allan MacRae (Ellen C. Bullis), 1116 Parker Ave. N. W,, = ! Medicine Hat, Alta. , 1918-22, received the Provincial Bronze Medal for her ijgjjjjjjjjj Victory Loan Essay in 1919. Since graduating she has taught school, music i and singing; has been a leader of Church and school choruses and has done • executive work in Church and Lodge. - that while in WCI, Robert W. Cleland, Weyburn, 1938-43, was in trac k and field, basketball, symphony orchestra and drama and now is in the . ill;. Funeral Directing Profession. - that Pat Elmer, 1392 Rockland Ave, , Victoria, B. C. , 1952-56, recei ed y-jjiji! a block crest for all-round activities in her graduating year. She writes In furthering my education as well as my years in high school, my heartfelt ijljjlll: thanks go to the late Mr. Hunt for his reassurance and guidance in school- • ing, S. R. C. and future. She is now Nursing in Victoria. that Mary D. (Diemart) Nagy, 1410 Stansbury Road, Oakville, Ontario, . ' . :-:j 1922-24, taught school and advertised for Colgate-Palmolive. I 1 :!!:!! - that R. J. Hudson, 1949-53, is an officer stationed at the R. C. A. F. .. . Station, Borden, Ontario. •.= - that Mrs. Len S. Myland (Sybil Marie Northrup), 5217 Hadley Ave., Apt. 2, Overland Park, Kansas, U. S. , 1938-42, is a Registered Nurse. Her I memorable event of WCI was when Harold Mertz was sent as a Representative !!!!. : !‘ to the Coronation in England. iiijiiiliiiii . • - that R. J. MacLean, 2815 24th Ave. , Regina, Sask. , 1946-50, participated |l:|!jj.j!| in WCI sports and is now a Retail Lumber Dealer. - that Harvey Jorgenson, 927 33A St. N. W., Calgary, Alta., 1950-54, is ' now Surveying for Shell Oil. lijjiiiiii - that E. Stinson, 1939-43, has followed a career in Civil Engineering and is il j |li is now City Engineer at Box 1953, Cranbrook, B. C. •: - that Mrs. Floyd Webb (Georgianna W. McRae), 1944-46 is a Teacher, Housewife and mother at Amulet, Sask. - that Mrs. Edgar Currie (Barbara Morris), 1942-43, lives at R. R. 1 ' Vf Collingwood, Ontario. - that R. A. Regan, 1940-42, won the Grade 12 Math Medal and in 1940 won the Gen. Prof. Medal and is now in Secretarial Work at San Mateo, ; .;. California. • ! .. - that Mrs. Elizabeth (Berger) Grinder lives at 479 Central Ave. S. W., -Si Swift Current, Sask. pijjjjjijjjj jj ' ijVjr - that the inquiry letter brought back many memories of WCI days to Mrs. iili jij G. W. Hillary (Isobel Edwards), 1929-33, who lives at 2475 Guelph St., j Vancouver 10, B. C. and is teaching there. - that Andrew David Isaac, 1953, graduated from City Park Collegiate in Saskatoon, and is now in Banking, living at 2242 Broder St., Regina, Sask.

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A view of Weyburn in the year 1919 DO YOU KNOW - - that Thomas W. Hamill, 1953-55, after graduating from WCI, spent sixteen months in Korea with the U. S. A. Army. Upon returning to the States, he graduated from the U. of Denver with a B. S. and B. A. in Business Administration. He is now employed as Catering Manager to Braniff International Airways, Dallas Texas. In his letter, Thomas stated I have always con¬ sidered my two years in Weyburn as the- most enjoyable years in my life. The scholastic stand¬ ing is well above par and the citizens of the City are indeed fortunate to have such an outstand¬ ing institution of learning. My teachers were exceptionally good, and I especially remember my my Algebra teacher. Miss F. Bell. I thought her subject was most difficult, but through muci work on both our parts, I ended up with a 91%. I well remember her stating that you will probably never use Algebra again, but it teaches one to work their mind -- this is very true, tt was a great honor and privilege to attend WCI and I will always be grateful for the education that I got. - that R. J. Wilson, 1944-48, is now a Conservation Officer Pilot flying in Northern Sask., 1550-14th Ave. W., Prince Albert, Sask. - that Mary Walentynski, 1957-62, attended the Legion Training Plan and was our Representa¬ tive in Track and Field - Dominion Championship in St. Lambert, Quebec. She now resides i i Weyburn. - that Marlene Mcllmoyal, 1955-59 is now a Medical Technologist at the Prov. Laboratory (Univ. of Alberta), Edmonton - St. 107, 10315 - 113 St. - that Kenneth H. Ball, finished his Grade XII 1946 and served in the Canadian Forces. His most memorable teacher is Miss Flossie Bell who was always ready to offer her students any extra help they needed. Ken is now Manager of a Hudson Bay Company Store in Trail, B. C. - that G. Jack Millar, while attending WCI 1928-33 remembers one Hallowe ' en Party, which was obviously a plot on the part of the teachers to keep the students off the street and out of trouble. ' Everyone in the school was on the program and to our surprise, it was a roaring s ;c- sucess. ' In 1933 he gave the Valedictorian address and won the Governor-General ' s Medal. lie worked in the Dept, of Physiology and Pharmacolgy, University of Sask. and later taught and did research at the Banting Institute. He resides at 521 Albert Ave., Saskatoon, Sask. - that Isobelle (Hoshal) Gamble, 10-4th St., Wardo Island, Toronto 2, Ontario, was a membt r of the Aquatic Winners of WCI in 1938 and is presently a stenographer associated with Canadi in Association for Adult Education. - that Jessie Darby, Pangman, Sask., 1919-22, remembers winning the Girls ' Softball Throv Event in 1919 when she had never even seen a softball! She obtained her B. A. and B. Ed. in 1931 and has been a professional teacher since. - that Ann (Vogel) Kapi, Box 50, Khedive, Sask., 1931-32, participated in Field Day Activities at WCI. - that Glen Springer, Box 66, Tilsonburg, Ontario won th • Governor General ' s Proficiency Medal and is now in an Optometry career. - that Jemima (MacLean) Taylor, 33 Regal Ave. , St. Vita , Winnipeg 8, Man. , 1918-23, participated in Dramamand Basketball in WCI and since graduating has been teaching. - that Shirley C. (McKee) McLellan, Big River, Sask., V. N. R. 1946-50, since graduating has been a stenographer. She writes, There is one incident I ' ll always remember since Irene Salemka has been so successful in her career: We ' south hill ' students took our lunch and stayed at noons at the Collegiate. One day Irene and I were walking

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DID YOU KNOW THAT - Margaret Leydon (nee Honig) Weyburn, Sask. , attended W. C.I. 1935-38. She won in 1935 Books presented for General Proficiency and in 1938 was presented the Leslie Medal for Gen¬ eral Progress. She obtained a secretarial diploma in 1939 and in 1943 graduated as a Psychi¬ atric nurse from Sask. Hospital. She later was Secretary to Superintendent Dr. A. D. Campbell, In Nov. 1951 she graduated as an R. N. from Grey Nuns Hospital, Regina. She returned to the Sask. Training School as an Instructress, and in 1952 transferred to the Weyburn Estevan Health Region as Public Health Nurse and was employed in this capacity until Jan. 1955. In May she married James Leydon and has three children. Does private duty nursing at present. - R. A. Culbertson, R. R. 24, Brantford, Ont. , attended WCI 1951-55. Weyburn Collegiate Orchestras 1939 »! H fl He was assistant Editor of the Yearbook in 1954 and Editor in 1955. He attended Royal Roads in 1955 -57 and at present he is in Purchasing Agent Office Spe¬ ciality Ltd. In sports he made A good goal post , but he did win a medal for Grade XI Math, academically. merly Floyd Snoxell. ) - Mrs. Floyd(Irer.e (Sharia) Coltart) Maxwell, Box 276, Foresthill, Calif. , j attended WCI 1911 -23. She has bee i a housewife, ac- I countant and is teaching in Cali¬ fornia at present, after graduating from Chico State College, Calif., Cumlaude. (Floyd | Maxwell was for- - Mrs. Mary Rowbatham (nee Mitchell) Colem in, Alta. , c o Imperial Bank of Canada, attended I W. C. I. 1943-47. She graduated from Winnip g I General Hospital and later took a Post Gradus e I Course in Public Health. - J. E. Powers, Weyburn, attended W. C. I. 19 -11. He farmed until 1933 when he entered th Grocery business. He is now a partner with Herb Worden, in Grocery and Hardware. - Mrs. J. (Leila Bennett) Marriott, Gen. De¬ livery, Weyburn, attended W. C. I. 1946-48. S5eH won the Grade XI Math. Medal. Her most memorable incident was playing hooky to see Duel in the Sun because the prices in the P. M, I were lower. She almost lost her recommends. After graduating she worked in the Telephone I Office and Bank. 1938 - Mrs. Henreitta Roy (nee Dubois) 66 Havenhurst Cresc. , Calgary, Alta., attended W. C, I. 1937-38. She remembers playing the piano in Collegions , a dance orchestra with five mem¬ bers, namely Ernest Michie (died during the war), Clive Goodrich, Gordon Springer, Johnny Kozak and herself. - Ruth Frank (nee Leiski) Winnipeg, Man., attended W. C.I. 1945-47. She graduated from St. Paul ' s Hospital School of Nursing, Saskatoon, Sask. - Margaret Klassen, (nee Bowerman) won the Florence Nightingale Award upon graduating from Regina Gen. Hospital in 1952. She married Dr. Wm. Klassen in 1957 and lives at 2 Langley St., Regina, Sask.