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

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Dr. Donald E. Sinclair won a University Scholarship at Weyburn. At Wheaton, Ill. he obtained his Master of Theology, and two years later his Doctor of Theology degree at the Dallas Theological Seminary in Texas. He and his wife, Isabel, are translating books of the New Testament into Otomi, formally an unwritten language, for the Otomi tribe of Indians, living in Mexico. Due to ill health, he is preaching in a small church and resting in Michigan at present. Lois, the youngest member of the family, was offered a University Scholarship but since she could not use it, a transfer to someone else was made. She was a legal stenographer in Weyburn and Winnipeg, where she married A. H. Lamont, who is now a meteorologist with the R. C. A. F. in Metz, France. SNAPSHOT MEMORIES 1 j r • '

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AN OUTSTANDING FAMILY - ALL GRADUATES OF W. C. I. The above cheque was the first one to be received for the Golden Jubilee Yearbook 1963. Its sender is one, Melissa Sinclair Freeman, the eldest of nine; six girls and three boys. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sinclair owned a farm one mile west and seven miles north of Weyburn. Melissa was a student, third class Part I, when this collegiate opened in 1913. She won the Governor General ' s Medal in 1918. She attended Regina Normal School that fall, taught school, was a Chaurauqua worker, and later married Eric Freeman, an accountant. For thirty years Melissa has been associated with Investor ' s Syndicate in Calgary and Cranbrook. In 1914, Melissa ' s parents built the house on Sixth Street where Charles Irwin now lives. In the thirties, Mr. Sinclair died but Mrs. Sinclair at the age of eight-five lives with Melissa. Della, the second of this family, won the Home Economics Medal and went to be a teacher. Later she trained for a nurse and became matron of Bralorne Hospital in B. C. After a time she married a metallurgist by the name of J. M. Currie. They spent three years in Ecuador. Mr. Currie is now superintendent of the mill at Dr. Williamson ' s Diamond mines in Tanganyika. Dr. Alex Sinclair, the little lad with chilblains, as he warmed his toes around the pot-bellied stove at North Weyburn School, is now a medical doctor and superin¬ tendent of St. Vital Sanitorium. He won an award for outstanding research work on tuberculosis. He now lives at Crescent Villa, 245 Wellington Crescent, Winnipeg. The fourth child, Marie, worked as an optometrist and later became a very suc¬ cessful Chautauqua worker superintendent in Ontario. After marrying a mining engineer, W. J. Mackenzie, they went to Northern Rhodesia for a period of five years. At present they reside in Kelowna, B. C., where he is manager of Roan Antelope Mine. Mr. MacKenzie prospects during the summer with the aid of helicopters. Georgina graduated from the Winnipeg General Hospital and married Mr. M. G. Brydges. She is doing some special duty nursing in Moose Jaw Hospital. Muriel, after winning the Governor General ' s Medal, took a comptometer ' s course and worked for the Wheat Pool. She married Paul McKinnin who is on the management of the Ford Motor Co. in Toronto. Harold Sinclair, graduated from the Collegiate during the hungry thirties, did office work, taught in a business college, and later became a representative of Investor ' s Syndicate in Regina. He is now Division Manager in Calgary. His 25 years with I. S. was broken by four years as a radar officer in the air force. He is now married and living in Calgary.

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DID YOU KNOW - that Mr. T. H. Williams, Collegiate princi¬ pal from 1926-40 is presently living at 821- 13th St. E., Saskatoon. After leaving Weyburn he served as School Superintendent for Saskatoon East until his retirement in 1956. - that the first school register of the Weyburn School System was opened in 1900. Appearing in this register were the names of two important citizens of Weyburn, Dr. J. E. McGillivray, retired surgeon and D. J. Mitchell, Q. C. These men were des¬ tined to grow with Weyburn and to contribute to its development. - that Donna Soderquist (nee Duncan), Columbus, N. D. graduated from W. C. I. in 1944, at¬ tended U. of Sask. and later the United Church Training School. - that Emmett Hughes Smith attended W. C. I. from 1953-57. As an athlete, Emmett brought fame to W. C. I. when he set a record in the triple jump and the 100 yard dash which still stands. Helwon the Canadian Championships Broad Jump title in 1960-61-62. In 1960 as well as win¬ ning the Can Olympic Games Trials and the Can. Br. Empire Games Trials in 1962 he was named to the Can. Team to go to Australia to compete in the Br. Empires Games in Nov. 1962. This opportunity he turned down because of his studies. Emmett in 1962 won the Sky Line Con¬ ference Championship and Intermountain A. A. U. Championship, as well as touring Europe with anlAmerican Track Team. His record in Broad Jump is24 ' ll ;in Triple Jump 47 ' 11 1 2 ; in High Jump 6 ' 4 and 9. 7 sec. in 100 yard dash. At present he holds the Sask. open and Junior Broad Jump records. His broad jump mark of 24 ' 11 is equal to the Can. record set in 1935. Atlpresent Emmett is on an Athletic Scholarship at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. - that Mrs. Earl Guest (nee Irene E. Slater) Box 73, Areola, Sask. attended W. C.I. 1949-51. She spent 2 1 2 years in Eaton ' s Order Office. - that Mrs. Margaret Carr (nee Harris) Box 616, attended W. C.I. 1933-37. After two years teaching Weyburn School of Commerce, she became Secre¬ tary at Neville and Hardy Solicitors, Weyburn and still is. - that W. Frymier, Box 819, Prince George, B. C. attended W. C. I. 1943-47. His most memorable teacher was Mr. Hunter. He was with the R. C. N. 1948 -52. At present he is with the Meteorological Presentation Tech. - that Gary Broker, Weyburn, attended W. C. I. 1955-60. He was along with Blain Allen and won this Collegiate ' s Championship in Curling. He is now in Third Year Agriculture at the U. of Sask., Saskatoon. - that Gordon Richardson, Box 57, Colgate, Sask. , attended W. C. I. 1943-45. He|graduated in Agriculture with a B. S. A. from the U. of Sask. , Saskatoon. -that A. A. Findlay 2303-9th Ave. N. W., Calgary, Alta., attended W. C. I. in p.944-46 and his career is now Accounting and Credit. - that Carol Sutherland, Weyburn attended W. C. I. 1957-61. She was active in the S. R. C. and Glee Club. In the Basketball Invitational Tournament in 61, she scored 17 out of the 26 points to Estevan ' s 24. At present she is teach¬ ing in the Weyburn area, - that Mrs. R. E. (Mary Martin) Coker Jr. , 810 Christopher Rd. , Chapel Hitt, N. Carolina, attended W. C. I. 1924-29. She graduated in Nursing from John Hopkins Hospital 1940. Prior to this she attended the U. of Man. 1929 - 33 . Mr. Marshall - that Dale Beischel, along with Murray Shelton and Jack Shupe won the Prov. Curling 1948 and came second in the Dominion playdowns held in Winnipeg in March of that year with Daryl as skip. Dale after attending University in Oregon is now employed as a Geologist with the Hudson Bay Oil and Gas. He resides at 3350 Dawson Crescent, Regina, Sask. Murray Shelton is a Surveyor with the P. F. R. A. in Regina. - that Dorothy M. Laing, 1945 met and later married Gerald Knight also of W. C. I. Gerald is a Flight Lieutenant with the R. C. A. F.