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

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Committee members: standing left to right, Carol Klassen XI; Sylvia Friesen X; Frances Elias X; Richard Ginter XI. Sitting, Martha Brandt XII; Irene Friesen XII, Convener; Mr. G. G. Siemens, staff advisor. SOCIAL COMMITTEE Elections to the social committee were held by the student body in September. The Hallowe’en party was the first organized school social sponsored by the committee. The programme with Clarence Kroeker and Bill Janzen as chairmen, consisted of musical selections, fun-filled games, and of course the initiation of the Grade X’s and all new students. Lunch and dish washing set off by a few fire-crackers, ended the evening. On December 13, the social committee sponsored the Christmas party. After the “Carol service” in the M.B. Church, the students came to the school gym to exchange gifts, cards, and indulge the good food. Then later on during the year, the social committee planned an excellent skating party for the senior high students. The students enjoyed an exciting evening of broom-ball, snatch-the-bottle, pleasure skating, and of course, “Schlusselbund”. The members of the other school organizations, as well as the social committee, have made numerous contributions to school life by adding to the extra¬ curricular activities of the students. Irene Friesen

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Committee members, standing left to right: Anne Froese, missionary convener; Bill Janzen vice-president; Allen Schritt, prayer and devotional convener; Harvey Loewen, publicity chair man; Dorothy Labun, secretary-treasurer. Sitting: Mary Giesbrecht, Mr. D. Kroeker, sponsor Irene Lenzmann, social convener. I.S.C.F. REPORT The Inter-School Christian Fellowship Club is an inter-denominational Christian student movement, or¬ ganized by students, operated by students, and en¬ joyed by students. It’s motto is, “To know Christ and to Make Him Known”, and any high school student is always welcome to attend all club activities. The Winkler I.S.C.F. meets every Tuesday night for about one hour. Club prayer meetings are held twice a week, Monday and Friday mornings at 8:30. The main features of the weekly meetings are Bible Studies, speakers, musical and missionary programs, films, and socials. Each year the club also has special projects, such as a car-wash. The money that is raised is contributed to the support of Samuel Lilly Escobar, missionaries presently working in Brazil. The club’s objective this year is to raise $120.00 for the Escobars. The past year was started with an informal tea and a large outdoor social entitled, “The Midway”. Almost 75% of the high school enrollment was present, where¬ as our average attendance is approximately 55-60 students. Before Christmas, a special musical program entitled “The Life of Christ” was enjoyed. Also, as a token of appreciation to the Collegiate Staff for their co-operation with the club, the club presented a King James English Bible to the school to be used in the morning assemblies each day. We thank God for our worthy sponsor and for the blessed year He has given us. Mary Giesbrecht, President.

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Standing left to right: Jayne Dyck, Irene Lenzmann, Mary Wiebe. Sitting: Mr. Friesen, staff member, Ruth Siemens, Marlene Schellenberg, Lynn Giesbrecht. LITERARY AND DRAMA COMMITTEE Our literary and drama committee has had a very successful year. As well as having planned a Literary program in fall, at which Bill Janzen showed slides of his trip to Europe in summer, two dramas were staged. The Grade XII class, directed by Mr. D. Friesen, per¬ formed Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock. The drama was a great success. One moment, the audience laughted heartily at Joxer’s apt comments, the next, they were plunged into the depths of tragedy. Allen Schritt played Mr. Boyle; Don Penner, Joxer Daly; Lynette Brown, Juno; Marlene Schellenberg, Mary Boyle; Ed Lenzmann, Johnny Boyle; Jack Suderman, Jerry Devine, and Bill Janzen was Charlie Bentham. The Grade XI’s, directed by Mr. A. Janzen, staged a three-act comedy It’s Great To Be Crazy or Skeletons In The Closet in which the audience laughed continu¬ ously at the antics of the Maxwell family, Mr. Maxwell was ably played by Richard Wall, Mrs. Maxwell, Ruth Hildebrand; Betty Lou, Rita Krahn; Bemadine, Iris Dyck; Wilbur, Richard Ginter; Hercules; Ernie Pen¬ ner Connie, Phyllis Hildebrand; Grover by Henry Zacharias, Aunt Mary by Gloria Wahl. The dramas netted over $900 some of which will be used to pay for drop curtains for our stage. Thus we see that in staging these dramas, we have gained not only materially, hut also, we have been able to gain much experience. Marlene Schellenberg