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

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DAVID PETERS, Rosenbach Dave sits in the very last desk, Where he has his afternoon rest; Driving Dad’s car finds him all bright, And doing Science is his delight. JESSE PETERS, Rosenbach Jesse is a blond and quiet lass, A nurse she will be if her grades she does pass. All but Mathematics she loves in school, For sports and for classes she’s on time as a rule. RENDALL PRIES, Winkler Rendall is a mischievous guy, With coins and girls his score is sky high, Algebra and Geometry are his delight, In Basketball he scores all right. GRACE THIESSEN, Winkler Grace, the girl who has nursing in mind, Likes only guys that are of her kind. Her laughter above others is often heard, When the 4 o’clock bell goes she feels like a bird. JACOB THIESSEN, Hochfeld Jake is a boy over five feet tall, Whose favorite sport is Baseball, He studies hard in school all day, And then goes home to work and play. ANNE TOEWS, Winkler Anne is a girl with light blue eyes, To see her without a smile is surely a surprise. She studies hard both night and day, And hopes to get into Grade XIA. MARY TOEWS, Winkler Mary is a dark-haired lass, Who is sure her exams to pass, Her interests in Literature are clearly shown, But her future to us is still unknown. DONALD WIEBE, Homewood From Homewood hails this happy lad. He’s always clean and richly clad, In school he studies with all his might, As a curler he’s doing quite all right. WAYNE WIEBE, Winkler Wayne is a handsome lad Curling is his latest fad. Geography classes give him a fright, Driving car is his delight. JANICE WOLKOF, Blumstein S. D We all know when Janice is near, Boys and laughter you’re bound to hear; Hockey and Baseball are along her line. Geography sends shivers down her spine.

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MARGARET HILDEBRAND, Valleyfield Margaret is better known as Rose, We often think she dislikes Prose. When the teacher makes her rush She is always sure to blush. WESLEY KLASSEN, Winkler Mooney is a studious lad. Thinking of school makes him glad. His favourite sports are curling and volleyball. He’s often found talking in the hall. IRENE A. KUHL, Kleefeld S. D. Irene is better known as ‘Kuhl’, Who always abides by the Golden Rule, Basketball and boys are down her line. In German and Algebra she’s doing fine. IRENE H. KUHL, Morden Irene with her delightful blush, Seldom is heard above a hush. Her eyes are of a sparkling blue. And her friendship is always true. NORMAN LABUN, Rosewell S. D. Norman is the tall boy of the class, His hobby is skating with a pretty lass. He plays his trombone with a blast. In sports he’s certainly not the last. PETER MARTINS, Killarney Pete is well built and tall, He’s fairly good at volleyball. He has a habit of staying up late, So his school work is seldom up to date. BARBARA NAUER, Winkler •Barby’ is a pretty and popular lass, Has particular interests in the eleventh class. Cheering at hockey games she doesn’t mind We all know’ ‘Barby’ is the humorous kind. OLGA NIKKEL, Blumstein S. D. A pleasant smile and eyes of blue, In Geometry she’s got many a clue. Singing is along her line, As a nurse we’re sure she will make out fine. BERNICE PENNER, Kaleida Bernice who is a quiet lass, Can be fun in the XB class. With Olga she usually chums, But her marks don’t lack when exam time comes. LORNA PENNER, Winkler Lorna has sparkling eyes of blue, In Algebra she has many a clue. Her hobbies include dating and watching T-V. Her ability in Science is easily seen. Page 37

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LORNE YOUNG, Winkler Lome is a small and dark-haired lad, Who is always happy and never sad, His talents are best shown outside of school, And in Science and Geography he is not a fool. SUSAN ZACHARIAS, Winkler Susan, the girl with the pretty brown eyes, Seldom worries, never sighs, For Literature and Geography has little care, For skating and boys she has a flare. A Day in Grade X-A A hurried removal of coats - a short dash down the school corridor, and another typi¬ cal “XA Friday” has begun. After an invi¬ gorating morning assembly we find our¬ selves back in our room eagerly anticipating another busy and eventful day. A quick glance at our (timetable tells us that Science is the first subject of the day. Mr. Thiessen fascinates us by telling us about everything from centrifugal pumps to the mechanical advantage of first-class levers. Our next subject is Geography in Which we study the climatic and physical characteristics of the world. After a short break, Algebra claims our attention and the XA’s mathematical wizards are given an opportunity to display their prowess in sol¬ ving Algebraic equations. Finally, with one eye on the clock, the other on our coats, but nevertheless giving full attention (?) to Mr. Winter, we live through another Geometry period, the end of which spells NOON for us. After dinner our powers of concentration are centered upon Composition. Sentence unity, coherence and forceful writing are the main elements of our English “diet”. Conjugating verbs in German class is the project at hand when we re-assemble after our short afternoon break. The last period of the day, Literature, is enjoyed by everyone. We sit and marvel as Mr. Wieler reads Shakespeare to us. Dismissal time is welcomed by everyone. At the sound of the bell everyone rushes for his coat and the close bonds of unity are broken for another two days. Piles of homework are left neatly stacked on desks and everyone is off to enjoy temporary freedom. — Peter Thiessen and Howard Dyck Musing About the Day ' s Events in Grade X-B We come to school a few minutes before nine, our arms loaded with books. The bell goes off and we go to the auditorium. Here we gain our spiritual strength for the day, as we read God’s word and sing His praises. In the classroom we study Geography, “the mother of science” and the study of relationships. It is not unusual to hear Mr. Letkeman say, “We will finish the chapter today and be prepared to write a test at the end of the week”. The room is filled with ‘ohs’ and ‘ahs’ and “Not another one”. After the welcome bell has gone we study how materials change and how furnaces work. This is quite enjoyable, but when it comes to scientific explanations on simple machines there is nothing more difficult for some of us. “But”, says Mr. Thiessen, “Work in — Work out, and I want you to remember this on your death bed.” Recess is a welcome break even if only for five minutes. After recess we return for one of the more difficult subjects — “Geometry”. We learn how to prove lines equal to each other and triangles congruent. Mr. Winter says that anyone who can think can do Geometry. Of course, no one wants to admit he can’t think so we keep trying until we get it, or at least we think we do. “Nun sprechen wir deutsch”. We really should know our German language after we finish our three books. But that “Gramma- tik” is so confusing, especially when it comes to conjugating weak and strong verbs. This is the last period before dinner so off we go for lunch. During the noon hour most of the students participate in basketball. After dinner we read about noble men and women such as Shakespeare, Bliss Carmen, Ann Mariott and Pauline Johnson. It is ama¬ zing to note the wonderful literature these Continued on Page 44 Page 39