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

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Left, to right, front row: Rendall Pries, George Sawatzky, Pres., Marilyn Tnies- sen, Sec., Johnny Friesen. Back row: Herb Loewen, Abe Hildebrand, Mr. Winter. With the opening of the fall term the second event. This team however lost out, boys began a busy season with some fast- in the Round Robin held at Morden. paced rugby games against Morden and However inspite of curling, volleyball and Altona. The last two games were resounding rugby, basketball still prevailed as the domi- victories for our boys. They defeated Altona nant means of recreational competition. Due 19-13, and humbled the Morden team to the to the fact that not everyone is able to play tune of 29-0. After such a victorious ending, in regular league competition, noon hour the teachers dampened the jovial spirits of games were arranged by the athletic com- the young athletes by soundly thrashing mit.tee. The teams were captained by mem- them. bars of the regular senior teams. Although While this was taking place, the girls not as thrilling as inter-school games, these were not idle. They went to Altona, and one-naif hour matches were generally filled after three thrilling games of volleyball. with good play and especially with good Winkler placed first. sportsmanship. Outdoor volleyball was actively participat- Although the boys found it rather diffi- ed in, weather permitting. But when the cult to record their first win, the girls had mercury dropped volleyball was played in no trouble at all as was shown in the first our spacious well-equipped gymnasium. game when they “shellacked” Morden. Our sixty-four rock and broom enthusiasts, The sterling play of the boys’ squad came had a very successful season in spite of the to a climax in the suspense-packed game at fact that sub-zero temperatures succumbed Lowe Farm where they emerged victors to March sunshine. A bonspiel held at the carrying the heavy end of a 70-65 score, beginning of the season, was thoroughly Two records were broken, when, for the enjoyed by all. The students were put to first time in Winkler’s history, a Winkler shame, when Mr. Winter, as skip, led his team scored 70 points, and when star-centre, team to victory. Abe Hildebrand, tallied 36 points, to set a inter-school bonspiels were held at Wink- new individual scoring record. At the end ler, Roland, and Morden with Roland, Mor- of the season, the girls placed second and den, Rosebank , Miami, Winkler and Thorn- the boys ended up in fourth place in the hill participating. Morden was the winner league. in the Winkler bonsipiel, whereas in Roland. With the coming of spring, volleyball and Winkler’s team, skipped by Dennis Terno- baseball again played an active part in the wetsky, showed its colour by winning the students’ extra-curricular activities. — Marilyn Thiessen Page 54

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LITERARY Left to right—seated: Mr. Frank Brown, Ron Peters, pres., Standing: Cathy Elias, Virginia Loewen, John Janzen, Mr. “Literature”, with special emphasis on Canadian Literature, served as a theme for Literary program held in November. Special assistance from our faculty advistors assured the success of the program. Ron Peters, chairman of our committee, was in charge of the meeting. A violin solo- which established the desired atmosphere was followed by reports on the famous Ca¬ nadian poets, William Henry Drummond and Bliss Carman. John Janzen and Howard Dyck gave a splendid rendition of the piano duet, “Gallappe”. Another interesting item on the program was the first appearance of the now famous “Barbershop Quartette’’, composed of Randy Peters, Johnny Friesen, Johnny Pauls, and George Sawatzky. The main item on the program was a debate between four Grade 10 students. The J. Letkeman, Bernice Penner, Sylvia Dyck. resolution stated that Canadian literature holds more appeal than American literature. Upholding the negative were Howard Dyck and Harold Nickel, while Ruth Janzen and Delores Wiebe argued for the affirmative. The debators were well prepared and a real battle ensued. Examples, arguments backed by literary critics, quotations from news and magazine articles, well phrased personal opinions, and effective rebuttals aroused the interest of the audience. To ease the tension while the judges retired for their decision, Pat Giesbrecht sang the charming folk song, “Cherry Ripe”. After making the difficult decision, the judges finally broke the sus¬ pense by announcing that the negative had been victorious in a very evenly-matched debate. John Janzen Ron Peters SCHOOL DIARY (Continued) and Morris boys the champions. Winkler boys, runner up 56-54. March 4— Matinee ‘Pirates of Penzance’. 5— The operetta Pirates of Penzance is presented, directed by Mr. Carl Braun. 6— Altona Teams declared Basketball League Champs. 7— Second performance of Pirates of Penzance. 10—Red Cross - Blood Donors Day. 13— Speech Arts Festival Final - Winkler. Howard Dyck won the Altona Real Estate Tro¬ phy for ‘The Wind Our Enemy’ by Ann Mariott. 14— Repeat performance of ‘Pirates of Penzance’. Approximately 2700 witnessed the operetta in the three performances. 19— Easter Exams. 20— First Home and School Meeting: on Primary Section. 26—Report cards - Warning for June? April 7—Winkler Orchestra plays at Winnipeg Festival. 9—Showing of film ‘The Kidnappers’. 12—I.S.C.F. presents program in Bergthaler church. 20—Home and School Meeting on Elementary Section. 22—Gladys Suderman passed away. 30—Musical Festival Final in Winkler. May 8—Graduation Exercises and banquet. Guest spea¬ ker: Mr. Frank H. Epp, editor of ‘The Canadian Mennonite’. Valedictorian Adeline Braun. Thirty-seven graduates. 15—16: I.S.C.F. Spring Conference for Southern Manitoba High Schools held at Burwalde Camp. Final Rally in Winkler. Guest speaker W. H. Sutherland, secretary of Canadian I.S.C.F. Mr. John Bergen receives M.Ed. Final Concert of Winkler Orchestra. June 22—30: June Final Exams. Farewell to Grade Twelves. July 15—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown celebrate 25th wedding anniversary. Congratulations! Page 53

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YEARBOOK Left to right—seated: Clarence Redekop, Amy Penner, Pat Hyde, Convener, Howard Dyck, Judy Enns. Standing—Ruth Rossol, Marianne Suderman, Mr. Alvin Wieler, Janice Walkof, Bill Krahn. The Upper Class Bombards the Capital Dawn of October 24th, witnessed the grade twelve class hopping to school at 7:00 a.m. Only the excitement and anticipation of the tour to Winnipeg could drag them from their beds at such an unusual hour. Though still fighting to keep their eyes open, they were able to take an active part in the scramble for the back seats of the bus before they settled down for the two- hour bus ride. The awaking passengers were delightfully entertained by the hearty vocalizing that originated in the back of the bus. On arrival at the University of Manitoba we were given a warm welcome by Profes¬ sor Broderson. We separated into three groups and toured the Science, Engineering and Home Economic’s departments. From the University we went to Lower Fort Gar¬ ry’s historic site. En route to the old fort, we ate our hastily packed lunches, stopping for refreshments at the deserted resort of Lockport. The aged garrison proved to be rather fascinating with it’s ancient cannons, stone walls and decaying Red River Carts. The carts were duly inspected and tried by a group of curious girls. The next number on the itinerary was the Stevenson’s Field air port. Here separate groups, under the capable piloting of some of the employees, received interesting in¬ formation on how planes are built, repaired and cared for. We were also privileged to enter several liners and get an eyeful of the intricate instrument panels in the cockpit. After seeing a number of planes take off and land we left for the St. Boniface Cathe¬ dral. A congenial priest described in detail the rituals of the church and gave us an insight into the reasoning of the Catholic faith. This proved to be a most interesting part of the tour to many of the students who were particularly fascinated by the performance of a student priest on the pipe organ. Right about this time the inner man de. manded some attention so it was off to the Hudson’s Bay Company store for our supper. The evening was spent at various places. Many students went to see Theatre 77’s production of “A Hatful of Rain” at the Dominion Theatre, some went to hear the soprano, Eleanor Steber, at the Civic Audi¬ torium. A number of energetic students spent several hours on roller skates. Around 11:00 p.m. the groups wandered slowly to the bus depot where an alert, cheerful and wide awake driver awaited them. A new day found the group back home; more tired and less inclined towards hopping than they had been seventeen hours earlier. The 195S tour committee felt their’s a job well done. Catherine Elias and J. L. Enns Page 55