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

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Left to right Front row—Ann Zacharias, Ted Redekop, Walter Suderman, President, Glenys Hamm. Back row—Pat Hyde, Walter Funk, George Sawatzky, Abe Hildebrand, Ron Peters, Hazel Enns. Early last fall, the Collegiate body nomi¬ nated and elected a Student Council. This is the first time in several years that Winkler has had a fully organized Student Council. This Council consists of a president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer, and the chair¬ men of the various committees. A member of the faculty is generally present at the meetings as an advisor on policy and par¬ liamentary procedure. The duties of the Student Council are not sharply defined. The Council acts in the interests of the student body and as such promotes and sponsors concerts, literaries, drama productions, school outings, social and sports activities and other student cen¬ tered projects. The major projects this year have been the individual class tours, the concert of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, and the operetta ‘Pirates of Penzance”. The student body raised nearly six hundred dollars for the piano fund. With a contribution from the Winkler Symphony Orchestra and assis¬ tance from the School Board a thousand- dollar piano has been purchased. A written constitution has not been formulated but probably will be next year. Because of unfavorable weather conditions the orchestra concert was postponed two months. This resulted in intricate business arrangements which were capably controll¬ ed by the Council. The weekly Tuesday lunch meetings were more than just an opportunity to bring their dinners to school. Such items as vot¬ ing a budget, hearing reports from the various committees, and appointing project chairmen, who then appointed their own committees, kept the Council busy. The activities of the sub-committees, under the sponsorship of the Council, will be reported in their own departments. Just as in any new organization, there are several openings that display room for im¬ provement. These are minor items that have not detracted from the overall success of the Council. As pioneers they have done well under the capable leadership of the committee chairmen and leave numerous recommendations to insure the success of fu¬ ture councils. The Council looks back on a year of suc¬ cessful undertakings and co-operative team- manship. Judith L. Enns MONDAY MORNING The alarm clock rings J-Ialf-dazed I shut it off Turn over for another snooze Before my clothes I doff. I wonder if my things are packed? I gulp some breakfast down The car is starting in the garage Soon I will be in town. Down the street the school appears The time is not yet ten I hear the bell’s sharp clanging now J..s on time again. Hazel Enns Page 51

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School Diary Aug. 27—Registration of students. Mr. Bergen and Mr. Thiessen, the new High School teachers. 25 teachers on staff. Sept. 1— Labour Day. 2— School for Retarded Children opens. 4—Stanley Agricultural Fair - Student Body at¬ tends in the afternoon. 11—Nominating Committee for Student Council is elected. 12— Verne Scott visits I.S.C.F. New sponsor — Don Kroeker. 16— Candidates for Student Council announced. 17— Student Council is elected - Walter Suderman named president. 18— I.S.C.F. Social - Corn Roast at Kroeker’s farm. 25—Winkler vs. Altona in Rugby and Volleyball Girls won 21-17, Boys lost 20-6. 25—Oct. 3: Fall Tests. 29— Panel Discussion at I.S.C.F. on ‘Stewardship’. 30— Student Council assigns the members to the different committees. Oct. 2—Rugby vs. Morden, 18-7 for Morden. 6— Don Cossack’s Choir: Capacity audience, 9—10 Teachers’ Convention at Gretna. 13— Thanksgiving Day. 14— Mr. E. B. Loewen and Mr. H. H. Janzen de¬ clared elected by acclamation to the School Board. 16— Rugby vs. Morden, 29-0 for Winkler. 23—Rugby vs. Altona, 19-13 for Winkler. Grade IX excursion to Lake Minnewasta for a wiener roast. Mr. Wieler named president of the Winkler Kinsmen Club. 25—Grade XII excursion to Winnipeg. 29— Mr. Wilson and Mr. Hilton address students on alcoholism and show the film ‘Not all Alone’. 30— Hallowe’en Masquerade Costume contest with teachers and students participating. 31— Grade’s X and XI tour Winnipeg. Nov. 7— Altona vs. Winkler in basketball. Girls lost 8-14, and the boys were defeated 30-36. 11—Remembrance Day service conducted by Rev. Jerry Hildebrand. 13— Literary Program: Topic ‘Canadian and Ameri¬ can Literature’. 14— Last polio shots given to the High School stu¬ dents. Basketball vs. Morden. 20-14 for girls and the boys were defeated 50-33. 17— I. S. C. F. Social - Verne Scott spoke on the ‘Ideal I.S.C.F. Member’. 18— Film: ‘Captain Byrd and his Expedition to the Ant-arctic.’ 19— Town ‘blitzed’ for Winnipeg Symphony Orches¬ tra program scheduled for November 26. 25—Snow storm - Winnipeg Orchestra Concert postponed till February 9. 27— Howard Dyck wins the regional Oratorical Contest in Winkler. Topic: ‘The Royal Canadian Mounted Police’. 28— Basketball vs. Morden 20-12 for the girls and the boys were defeated 23-24. 29— Howard Dyck wins the Area Oratorical Contest in Portage la Prairie. Dec. 4—Film: Oliver Twist. 8—I.S.C.F. group visits the Old Folks Home. Film: ‘Silent Witness’ is shown at meeting later. 11—High School Christmas Carol Service and Social. Contata ‘Glory in the Highest’ directed Page 50 by Mr. Letkeman. Rev. Jerry Hildebrand guest speaker. 16— 23: Christmas exams. 23—Report cards! Whew! 23—4: Christmas Holidays. Jan. 5— School opens for second term. Annual Curling Bonspiel opens. 6— First Operetta Practice: Operetta organized under the leadership of Mr. Carl Braun and Mr. Dave Winter. 9—Twins Timothy Peter and Theodore Frank born to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Letkeman. The Letkeman family was doubled for the second time. 15—Annual High School skating party. Mr. Dave Winter won the first event in the school curling bonspiel. 13—Morris vs. Winkler in basketball. Mr. Henry Thiessen started his service as choir conductor in the Mennonite Brethren Church. 17— Winkler Curling Bonspiel with Roland, Morden, Miami, Rosebank, and Winkler participating. Morden won. Jake Friesen’s team came 2nd in the 2nd event. 19—The Gr. IX’s started typing classes with Mr. John I. Brown as instructor. 22—Two showings of film: ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’. 27—Skating Party - Grade IX. 29— I.S.C.F. Gym Party. 30— Basketball vs. Lowe Farm: boys first win of the season, 40-38. 18-10 for the girls. 31— Mr. Thiessen and Mr. Penner resign as Janitors. Teacher-Trustee Workshop in Winkler. Feb. 1— Mr. J. H. Penner is temporary caretaker. Local orchestra presents a concert. 2— Extra homework - little sleep! 3— Graduation Standards discussed in Assembly. Mr. Nauer assists Mr. J. H. Penner in school caretaking. Grade IX Tobogganing Party. 5— Pictures taken for the Yearbook. Premier Duff Roblin out to speak to the com¬ munity on the proposed School Division Plan. High School girls serve a lunch to the honour¬ able guests and teachers. 6— John Deere Show: students see one film. Basketball vs. Lowe Farm; 21-20 for girls, 70-65 for the boys. Abe Hildebrand, star centre scored 36 points. 7— Curling Bonspiel in Roland. Dennis Ternowet- sky winner of 2nd Event. 9—Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra presents an afternoon Matinee and an evening concert sponsored by the Student Council. 13—Basketball vs. Ex-Graduates. 16— I.S.C.F. presents ‘The Slave’. Verne Scott speaks. 17— Cornelius Ratslaff, returned missionary, speaks at morning assembly on the ‘Belgian Congo’. Basketball vs. Altona. 20-8 for the girls and the boys lost 35-21. 18— Rev. D. D. Klassen of Homewood guest speaker at morning assembly. Topic: ‘The Bible’. 19— Preview of operetta at Teachers Local. 20— Grade XA Tobogganing Party. Basketball vs. Morris. 28-9 for girls and 53-51 for boys. 21— Morden centre of Round Robin curling play-off for two inspectorates. Dennis Ternowetsky lost out to Clark in the finals. 23—Visitors’ Day: Home and School Association organized. 27— Secondary School Division Plan is defeated in Stanley Division. 28— Basketball Tournament in Winkler. Altona girls Continued on Page 53

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SOCIAL Lef: to right—front row: Judith Enns, Glenys Hamm, Pres., Barbara Nauer. Back row: Delores Nauer, Mr. H. Thiessen, Mr. G. G. Siemens, Jeannette Loewen. SOCIAL COMMITTEE The initial project of the social committee was the Hallowe’en party held in the last week of October. The program consisted of rousing games, costume judging and novelty entertainment. Masters of ceremonies were Eddie “Coach” Derksen and Eugene “Fudge” Letkeman, who set a lively pace with their hilarious antics. Another feature was the mysterious American tourist couple which had a marked resemblance to two faculty members. Lunch featured Spanish hambur¬ gers and soft drinks. After the Carol Service, early in Decem¬ ber, the students and teachers held their annual Christmas party. Highlight of the evening was the exchange of gifts and Christmas greetings. BASKETBALL Saturday, February the 28th, marked the event that all basketball players of the R. R. V. B. L. had been looking forward to. This was the annual basketball tournament a. Winkler climaxing another interesting basketball season. The keen desire of all teams to prove champions in winning the final games made excitement and determin¬ ed effort the key note of this event. An added inducement and consolation for the teams losing their first games was the second event of the tournament. This added to a total of 10 games played during the one day since both the boys and girls teams Page 52 The skating party at the Winkler arena was the main social event of the winter season. An interesting program of pleasure skating, games and relays had been pre¬ pared. On the final Saturday in January, the committee catered to the teachers of the area during a teacher-trustee workshop. They expressed their appreciation for our efforts. The activities of the committee ended with catering to the annual Red River Valley basketball tournament. Details were planned beforehand and the concession booths were operated all day with a minimum amount or labor and maximum efficiency. J. L. Enns TOURNAMENT of the five league centres participated. The Altona girls succeeded in triumphing over Morris in the girls’ finals, while the Morris boys edged the Winkler team by a narrow margin of two points. A considerable amount of preparation on the part of the Athletic and Social Commit¬ tees was necessary to ensure Winkler of re¬ taining the reputation of being a good host. The co-operation and effort of the many people involved and tihe usual ef¬ ficient running of the the project made this event very gratifying to the Athletic Com¬ mittee.