Winkler Collegiate Institute - Collegian Yearbook (Winkler, Manitoba Canada)

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ESTHER TOEWS, Parkhill S. D. Esther, a vivacious, brown haired lass with a cheery smile, is often heard exclaiming ‘Oh Corns’. She enjoys singing and playing piano and is an ardent sports fan. Much of her spare time is spent with books. We wonder why she’s always looking forward to Friday. PATRICIA TOEWS, Winkler Pat is one of the ambitious girls in the class¬ room. She is always cheerful and willing to help. She likes Literature and Maths but also attacks other subjects with a will! Her spare time is very often spent reading or baby sitting. Her ambition — to be a stenographer. ANN ZACHARIAS, Winkler ‘Zacky’, the secretary of the student council, believes that some of the normal requirements necessary for any future profession are being a basketball star, curling, and singing a leading role in an operetta. She has a natural dislike for ‘liverwurst’ and a profound liking for boys! GERTRUDE ZACHARIAS, Winkler You will never find Gertrude without a smile or a cheerful word. She is ambitious and al¬ ways willing to help a fellow classmate in need. Her pastimes are going to hockey games and reading a good book. Her favorite subject is Algebra. A Typical Day in Grade XI-A Oh, you adorable pal! Say. do you have your physics problems done? Can I j-u-s-t see them? This is the usual greeting given each other by the students of XIA, at ten minutes before nine. As many activities have prevented us from doing homework last night, we hastily scrawl several things into or notebooks, until the bell hails us to the auditorium. After we have heard all the announcements regarding curl¬ ing, detentions, and forthcoming events, we hustle to our classroom, which has that spe¬ cial, spicy flavour which makes it complete¬ ly our own. History looks us in the eye! And now for a review of yesterday’s lecture and conglomeration of facts concerning the Confederation of Canada and the B.N.A. Act. Regardless of the arrangement of the question, our only response is a blank, silent stare. To our great relief, Helen will finally give her opinion on the subject and save us from deterioration in the mind of the tea¬ cher. Several digressions later, the buzzer sweeps in our “deutscher Professor”, whose cheerful “Guten Morgen” is replied to by muffled grunts and sliding drawers. But after conjugating “ich habe” thirty-four times in six different tenses, we congratulate him on drilling us until we are able to pass our German exam. We now take a five-minute break in which we quicken our memories with cool water, air, and the latest gossip. Page 26 This scene soon changes and a pungent odour due to the tribulations and final tri¬ umphs of several XIA chemists fills the room. After numerous formulas and equa¬ tions, the bell rings and our minds are left in a horrible state of confusion. Our pre-lunch appetizer is literature and we are soon enthralled by the murder which Macbeth commits after Lady Macbeth, in beautiful metaphors and similes, has con¬ vinced him to do so. (By the way, XIA loves to argue the resolution stating that women are mentally and emotionally stronger than men). After dramatizing Shakespeare’s Mac¬ beth for some time, we all agree that Shake¬ speare “was quite a character”. Because we are a united class, we usually agree on everything including the rush to the door at noon. However this unity is disrupted when the girls object to having windows open in sub-zero weather. During noon hour, our many athletes play basketball, the industrious study, the singers leave for operetta practice and the hungry eat. Once afternoon classes begin we increase our knowledge of machines, electricity, and magnetism in a double-peri¬ od of physics. The minds of many girls resemble the orbits which the electrons fol¬ low. Walter or “lard” will argue on behalf of the class if opposition seems necessary. Following our “relief minutes” we hunt for protractors, squares and compasses as we prepare to prove that a tangent to a

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DAVE PETERS, Rosenbach S. D. David Peters comes from the farm, boards in town, plays the piano, and works hard in school. Dave enjoys laughing and teasing. His favorite dessert is his own homemade banana split, which he especially relishes after a long hard day of work on his father’s farm. HELEN PLETT, Kleefeld S. D. Inspiration and industry have combined to make Helen our top student. She is somewhat shy but certainly zealous. Her main hobby is cooking but her extra curricular activities in¬ clude skating, curling, basketball and Young People’s. Her im is to become a teacher. RANDY PETERS, Winkler Randy is a young man with varied interests. His favorites are curling and singing. Without Frederic, our operetta would have lacked color. Randy is a member of the Social Committee and plans to take up cosmetology next year. THEODORE REDEKOP, Winkler Ted’s pleasant personality, co-operativeness and willingness to work make him one of the most active members of the collegiate. He is a cellist, a pianist, an operetta star, captain of our basketball team, vice president of the Student Council and an executive member of the active I. S. C. F. ABE REMPEL, Birkenhead S. D. Abe does much to keep the class in high spirits with his many humorous remarks. His favourite sports are skating and tennis, at which he is adept. He is willing to learn and thereby has become a superb physicist. MARY ANNE REMPEL, Winkler Sweet and witty, that’s Mary Anne. She thrives on arguments and public speaking. Even though she’s a girl, her favorite subject is Phy¬ sics. She is rather shy, but very interesting, once you penetrate the surface. RUTH ROSSOL, Parkhill S. D. Ruth is a friendly ambitious girl. You will quite often see her at a basketball game or reading a story book. The subjects in which she obtains her highest marks are Algebra. Che¬ mistry and Physics. She is XI-A’s representative of the Yearbook Committee. Her ambition is to finish High School. GEORGE SAWATZKY, Winkler Busy George is a popular boy with varied interests ranging from Radio Electronics to ar¬ guing with basketball referees. He played the role of the Pirate King in the operetta and sang bass in the school Barbershop Quartet George is the able chairman of the Athletic Committee. RUTH SUDERMAN, Greenfarm S. D. Ruth is a quiet and timid girl, but very am¬ bitious. She is an algebraic whiz who dislikes Physics and sports. Baby sitting, reading, and week-end trips home appear to be her grea¬ test interests. MARILYN THIESSEN, Winkler There is never a dull moment with ' Robin’ around. Her spare time is spent in playing piano reading and skating. Marilyn, an ardent sports fan is the secretary of the sports committee and a whiz at basketball. Mathematics is her fa¬ vorite subject while her friendliness and wil¬ lingness to be of help have made her everyone’s friend.

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circle is perpendicular to its radius . . . . This is an opportunity for many to show their skill in making designs and it allows others to catch a few minutes of “shut-eye”. The monotony of circles and triangles is broken when we hear the teacher say to Abe (Ab), whose long legs are stretched out into the aisle, “Go west young man, go west.” Abe abruptly blushes, and sits at attention facing west and the blackboard. 3-2-1-0! The bell rings! The class sighs. This is the period of the week—physical educa¬ tion. After thirty-four characters have found runners and slim jims, they give that ball plenty of punch. The two odd teams who are minus a teacher naturally win the game. Everyone is enthusiastic, vigorous, and in highest spirits. The climax is reached as the next bell which ends our school day is welcomed by all. But first — all papers must be picked up. blackboards must be black, and the waste-basket must be given several punches downward — for are we not to set the good example and remain the cream of the crop!?! This ends another page in the an¬ nals of XIA, 1959 edition. As everyone knows, we have a great potential class which contains eight bas¬ ketball professionals, six operetta leads, a vice-president, sports rep, secretary, and so¬ cial rep of the Student Council the four mem bers of our Barber Shop Quartette, besides several Einsteins and comedians. We are also the founders of Duty Week and are on good terms with our teachers, who, we hope, still regard us as highly as we regard them. Mary Anne Rempel A Typical Day in Grade XI-B Riiinnnggg!! There’s the bell again. One more days in the “model” room, XIB has begun. Back in our rooms after morn¬ ing devotions, Mr. Siemens taps his finger and says “There will be no visiting, class, leave the visiting till recess, please.” Out come our Physics texts and notebooks, ' for an interesting forty minutes of magnets, phones and wires. Our cue as to our next subject is Gerry coming in wiith an armful of books. Mr. Wieler strolls in to pour some History into our thirsty minds. In the midst of the lecture the words “ but let’s not go off on a tangent, or we won’t get the concept” are heard. Memorizing dates is difficult, es¬ pecially if they are in the past tense. History is an intriguing subject with all its fascin¬ ating stories of rebellions and railways “in the making”. Whew! We thought that bell would never ring. My mind wasn’t the only thing that was thirsty. After five minutes of gossiping and discussing “last night” we find our¬ selves back in the classroom again. Now Mr. Brown comes in with “What page did you say we were at?” and we learn all about figures, geometric figures, that is. When it’s Jack’s turn to reoite his theorem the whole class roars at his antics. The class doubles up with laughter as he rambles to the front of the room, says a word and bursts out in his rasping chuckle. Neat figures and cir¬ cles are quickly erased when Mr. Bergen struts in with a German phrase or a joke. He is serious most of the time but even a Principal can smile and carry on an infor¬ mal conversation with his class. The words “Nun Steiger mal diese Eigenschafts woer- ter” produce nothing but a blank on the faces of the students. Well, the siren beat the bell by three se¬ conds again and it’s off to dinner we go. A quarter to one finds us back at school to sing in the best choir for many miles a- round. In the classroom at one-thirty Mr. Letkeman tells us of Macbeth and his mur¬ dering ways. I hope he gets his due, Mac¬ beth I mean. The first peal of the bell has hardly sounded when the five or six Grade XII students who didn’t study last year at this time leave us to go back to their own room. “Allotropic, volatile and electrolysis” are only a few of the facts and deep mys¬ teries Mr. Thiessen, our sharp Chemistry teacher, is supposed to teach us. It is a hard subject to comprehend but he has the knack of making it interesting. The longest, be¬ cause it is the last period, seems to fly by with Mr. Winter in the room. We have found that his stern “exterior” covers his understanding and friendly “interior”. There’s the bell and it’s four o’clock! An¬ other day in the lives of the XIB’s has drawn to a close. I’m sure they would not trade these days in this classroom for any others which they will experience in the future. Later in life, reminiscing of the days “when we were young”, they will remember and cherish the wonderful days in Grade XIB. Johnny Wiebe In Memory Of GLADYS SUDERMAN 42 - 22 , 4 , 59 Page 27