W. R. Myers High School 1963

The annual publication of the students of W. R. Myers High School Taber, Alberta. (Volume 1962-1963)pdfW.R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL 5511-54 Street Taber, Alberta TIG 1L5 Phone: 223-2292 It wasn't learned in school DEDICATION Mr. A. D. Selinger B. A., B. Ed., M. Ed. It's with a feeling of considerable loss that W. R. Myers High School learned of the depar­ture of our esteemed principal, Mr. A. D. Selinger. He has accepted a position as co-ordinator of secondary education with Jasper Place School District No. 45. Mr. Selinger has been principal of the secondary school in Taber for the past six years, during which time the school has undergone a large physical development and the number of students enrolled and teachers have doubled. As an active influence in education in Southern Alberta, Mr. Selinger has held the positions of president, vice-president and councillor of the Taber Local, Alberta Teachers' Associations, president and vice-president of the South-West Alberta Teachers' Associations, first director of the Southern Alberta Inspectorate Area co-operative Testing Program, chairman of the Taber Economic Policy Committee and negotiating sub-committee. He is also a member of the Council on School Administration and has been elected a member of the Canadian College of Teachers. We, the pupils and teachers of Myers High wish Mr. Selinger happiness and success in his new venture. W.R. MYERS HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTS DAWN OF 1962-63 DAWN OF WISDOM AURORA SAPIENTIAE D is for determination to get an education... is the ability to use what we have learned... Editor: Kay Shimbashi w N w s D M the wealth of the knowledge we've obtained... is for the novices that we no longer are... is for the many opportunities we've had... is for foundations of our future firmly laid... is willingness to strive always for improvement... is inspiration that keeps us ever trying... is for success that comes to those who earn it. is the desire to develop understanding... is ever onward, and onward we will go... is what all can achieve, a MATURE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. PUBLISHED BY M.H.S. YEARBOOK STAFF SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 671 Assistant Editor: Elaine Wyrostok Business Manager: Lucy SkikiewichTABLE OF CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATION CLASSES ATHLETICS ACTIVITIES ADVERTISEMENTS ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL BOARD Dr. J. R. Enman Mr. C. R. Rushford Mr. F. Sauter Mr. H. Anderson Mr. Len Harding Assist. Superintendent Mr. A. E. Kunst Superintendent Mr. E. Thomson Mr. J. B. Roberton Secretary Treasurer TABER SCHOOL DIVISON NO. 6 Mr. R. Evanson Mr. A. D. Selinger PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE We live, as each generation probably has and will, in an exciting era. Massive advances are taking place in every field of human endeavour, including both the physical and social sciences. To prepare our place in this burgeoning society will take a great deal of planning and study on the part of each individual. We must pin down the areas in which our interests lie and then objectively assess our abilities. Are our interests compatible with our abilities? We must be realistic but at the same time not overly shy about shooting at a high goal. In our pre-employment training we must carefully select the correct subjects. To ensure a proper selection we should consult with all the resources available to us -- the home, industry, the churches and the school. The alternative to carefully choosing a vocation is wasteful experimentation. Jumping from one job to another without proper training is no substitute for fruitful planning and preparation. Life is too short and time too precious to allow for such wastage. Young people today are in an extremely fortunate position. Literally millions of dollars, along with vast human energies, are being poured into the provisions of new and additional educational and training facilities; facilities such as vocational and technical institutes. Junior and community colleges, private schools, apprenticeship training and so forth. The people who will be trained in these institutions will be the people you will have to compete with for jobs and in our society. Don't be caught short --be farsighted, plan and think ahead and work energetically toward the realistic goal which you set for yourself. And one thought on what type of a person you should strive to be. A famous philosopher, Kant, once said something to the effect that we should never use another human being as a means to an end, but should treat each human being as an end in himself. This is, of course, but a restatement of the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would be done unto. Respect the innate dignity possessed by each human regardless of his differences to you of age, race, creed or beliefs. If you wield authority, and most of us do or will, wield it wisely to achieve an aim, not merely for self-satisfaction or to prove yourself, better than another. Do not be hasty in judgments; think before you act. Sincerely attempt to follow the above briefly outlined precepts and you cannot fail to be a success as a human being and to achieve tranquility and peace of mind. Mr. P.J. Atherton M. Birk Mr. S. Cooke Mrs. Kaldy, B. Ed, Mr. B. B. Babin B. A. ,B. Ed., M. A, PRINCIPAL Mr. A. D. Selinger B. A. ,B. Ed. , M. Ed. Mrs. L. W. McKinnon B. A. ,B.Ed. Mr. D. Jenkins B. A. Mrs. M. Cseke Secretary SENIOR HIGH Mrs. H. West Assist. Librarian STUDENT COUNCIL FRONT ROW: Carolyn Evanson, Girls' Sports; Mr. Frank Semaka, Advisor; Blaine Burbank, President; Cecilie Johnson, Secretary; Roger Teshima, Treasurer. BACK ROW: Ray Towle, Vice-President; Ila Rae Platt, Social Convener; Keith Karren, Boys' Sports. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE First, I would like to express my thanks to those who helped me to become president of the Student Union. I have enjoyed my duties as president, and I am grateful for the experiences that I have gained. To you, the student body, and especially to Mr. Semaka and the council members, I wish to convey my thanks for your support in making this year a success. May the future students endeavor to continue making Myers High an outstanding school. To the graduating class may I extend sincere congratulations, and I wish you much success in your future endeavors. GRADUATION JEAN BURGE Gen. Dinlnmn DOUG ANDERSON Ma trie JERRY ANDERSON Matric SANDRA ANDERSON Matric CHARLES AVERY Matric PAUL BOSE JEAN BURGE Matric Gen. Diploma DONNA CHRISTENSEN Gen. Diploma DEAN COLLETT Matric RONALD CONRAD Gen. Diploma EVELYN CRADDUCK Matric JIM DICK ROY ENDO Matric Matric MENO ENS CAROL ERICKSON Matric Matric CAROLYN EVANSON Gen. Diploma GARY FENSKE Matric RUBY INGRAM Ma trie GAYLE JENSEN Matric JOAN JENSEN Matric RON JOHNSON Matric PATRICIA KADOYAMA Gen. Diploma ANDY KONNO Matric LARRY KRAHN Ma trie LINDA LITCHFIELD Ma trie JEANNE MACHIDA Gen. Diploma JOYCE McKIBBEN Gen. Diploma DONALD MILLER Ma trie GORDON NEILSON Ma trie DIANNE ODLAND Gen. Diploma JANET PETERSON Ma trie KEITH PETERSON Gen. Diploma SYLVIA PUTICI Matric MARGARET SCHAN Matric BOB SCHEUERMAN Matric KAY SHIMBASHI Ma trie LUCY SKIKIEWICH Ma trie MARILYNE SMITH Gen. Diploma FRANK TAJCNAR Matric NORMA TINSLEY MASSEY TOMOMITSU Gen. Diploma Gen. Diploma TOM TSUJI Ma trie DIANA TVERKUTES Gen. Diploma MARTIN VANDERWAL ISOLDE WENDORFF Gen. Diploma Matric ALAN YOUNG VALENTINA ZADAN Matric Gen. Diploma Lucy Skikiewich, Deanna Friesen. VALEDICTORY Mr. Chairman, Honored Guests, Parents, Teachers, and Fellow Students: It has been said that life is a long and arduous sea-voyage, cruel and trying at times, but re­warding at others. Each little craft strives to overcome the treacheries of the voyage, its soul refusing to die. Crashing waves, unexpected fogs, and lurking reefs confront them, but they refuse to bow to the sea. As they reach their destinations, the anxiety and grief of the journey is all but forgotten, with only the glory of the moment remaining. We are like these boats, plowing the restless sea. Both the bitterness of failure and sweetness of success have not shaken us from the course, only conditioning us for the problems what lie ahead. Many doubts arose in our minds that we would not complete this venture, but even in our trying moments we kept our flames of hope and determination burning. In the process we developed honesty, perseverance, good citizenship, and, above all, the readiness to help others in need. Our deepest gratitude goes to those who piloted us across the rough sea. To the teachers we give our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for their patience and unceasing effort in leading us down new avenues of knowledge and in opening our eyes to the realities of life. To the parents our esteemed love for the sacrifices they have made in our behalf, comforting us in times of stress. We can never repay them for their understanding and for the help they unselfishly gave us whenever we needed it. Now as we have reached our harbour, the safety of the first port, our eyes turn to the voyages ahead. Undoubtedly, we will encounter many more terrifying storms that will tax our ingenuity and courage to the utmost. All we can do is strive to keep our faith and hope. At these times, the knowledge and endurance we acquired during the past twelve years, will help us bridge these crises. When we make our exit, whatever our destination, let us remember this night as a solemn highlight, a time when we take the helm in our search for integrity and honour. And as we face the future, confident and with heads held high, we are bouyed up with the knowledge and discipline of the past and with the strength of our parents and friends so that we seek out the future, as a poet said, "strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield." CLASS HISTORY Mr. Chairman, honoured guests, respected teachers, and fellow graduands, it is my privilege to present to you the history of this exalted and immortal class. My job is to bring back memories of what is past. We, the graduands, are like mountaineers; still climbing, the past is hazy and the sum­mit is cloudy, only the present seems real. To summarize the history of this class I suppose that the best place to start would be the beginning — Grade one. For many of us this beginning was in the dormitory, at which place the first two years of our formal education took place. Here we made many new friends and developed a changed out­look on life. In Grade three there was another change when we were shipped over to the Central School for a year. Grade Four founds us in a new school, the Dr. Hamman. We spent three years in this school and upon leaving at the end of Grade Six it was apparent that the school was no longer new. Grade Seven found us back in Central with many major changes. Our numbers were augmented by the Southside Class, but were radically decreased by the opening of St. Mary's School. Also in Grade Seven we began to take a greater part in this democracy of ours by participation in student government. Then we came to glorious old T. H. S. in grade nine. Here we faced initiation and departmentals. Somehow we managed to survive the onslaught of both of these, but I'm afraid T. H. S. didn't survive us because the next year the name was changed to W. R. Myers High School. Upon reaching Grade Ten we were somewhat surprised to see many new faces -- students from Taber’s westerly suburb -- Barnwell. Most of us managed to somehow struggle through grades ten and eleven, and on to twelve. For many of us this will be the final year of schooling, for others a few more years at University or other training institutions loom ahead. Whatever we do let us hope we will make the best of our education. Our parents and teachers have struggled long hours to get us this far. We owe it to them as well as to ourselves to achieve greater things than we have been doing; as Mr. Semaka constantly reminds us. Now we have reached Grade Twelve, we find we have developed from unsure kids in Grade One to the outspoken intellectual giants we are today. We must be in possession of vast intelligence or how else could we strike our teachers speechless by our answers, and inspire such profound remarks of wisdom from Mr. Semaka about us. In approximately a month we will say good-bye to M. H. S. forever. Although we shall soon be leaving we will never forget the glorious days at school. We shall reserve a special place in our hearts for these memories, to look back upon them as we travel along the pathway of life. CLASS PROPHECY by LINDA LITCHFIELD In nineteen-hundred and ninety three Somebody soared from the galaxy To see what's beyond this earth of ours An just what inhabits the millions of stars. With BOB as captain the ship to steer Safe -driving he must practice here While in and out through the planetoids He pilots well and disaster avoids. RICK ANDERSON'S there right at his side He went along just for a ride To get away's why he did roam From nagging wife and ten kids back home. And a rev. they must take along So along went DOUGLAS ANDERSON. And a psychiatrist they needed too So DEAN went to see what he could do To help the Marians find some solutions And convince them that humans weren't confusion EVELYN CRADDUCK, a woman so fair Went along their meals to prepare Home Ec., in college she studied for years An preparing their meals gave her no fears. PAUL BOSE went along too, to plot the course Check the wind drift, but to their remorse Paul just couldn't keep the records straight So they went in circles and left much to debate. While back on earth the grads did grand MASSEY AND CAROL formed a band With Carol on piano and Massey on guitar They made good music but did not go far So they gathered some players from everywhere And started to play an original air While playing at Carnegie Hall out at Cranford This music, the building just wouldn't stand for It started to shake and began to collapse And that was the end of the great tune, perhaps. WAYNE had his head in the clouds all the time So decided to keep it there as a pastime A parachute jumper WAYNE SHEUERMAN became And practiced till he gained increasing fame. And before everyone of the jumps that he's made He'd gather some bets on just how long he'd take. RON JOHNSON, a famous actor became He loved playing in Shakespeare But they were too tame So he played Dr. Zorba To increase his fame. Nurse PUTICI did travel afar With her doctoring husband They sent to Central Africa To study native customs. KAY SHIMBASHI studied pharmacy Blew up the lab trying to cure pleurisy So Kay decided a secretary to be This occupation suits her more fittingly. DIANNE ODLAND set out on a horse To cross the Canadian expanse She said she would do it in 96 hours She did, just because of romance Her boyfriend was leaving in 100 hours From Halifax, headed to France. SANDRA ANDERSON became the leader Of U. of A's cheering squad But producers saw her and liked her voice And put her in movies instead She'd beg for a new role She’d rant and she'd rave But the same as before As town crier she stayed. ALAN and MENO joined the forces Protecting our country and its resourses Them in the airforce, Khrushchev feels safe They're manning bombers-that's our relief. In Nineteen hundred and ninety-six No one shed even a tear ROY ENDO was crowned in Toronto As bachelor of the year. Now at the turn of this great century JIM DICK finally got his doctors degree Specializing in surgery. CHARLES AVERY ran the Taber Times And printed all the news And now he works for the Income Tax Cause he wouldn't pay his dues. GARY FENSKE made such eloquent speeches While campaigning to be an MP; It wasn't only the speeches that led him To represent Barnwell constituency. DEANNA FRIESEN went in for a nurse But an actress she wanted to be She had her big break When she went for a take As an assistant to Dr. Ben Casey. MAX GOODFELLOW was also a star His good looks made him go far Once the public had heard him As a singer they spurned him For his vocal chords sounded ajar. Because she's concerned for mankind MARILYNE SMITH made a sensational find A hairtonic which grooms-as it shampoos Rid of dandruff and don't smell like boose. FRANK TACJNAR emerged a biology student In this field he was especially prudent If woman could dye their hair ye Iler Then cilia on amoeba too could take color. As a barber RON CONRAD was a sensation In time as result of his first occupation He concluded that if he forsook this ambition He would make money as a mortician. Now SUSIE'S collecting live octupi So necessary in her job of detection Her large octupus stands constantly byTo give her overwhelming protection. SID HALMA donned hat and gun Went into the jungle to get Just one of those little pink elephants We're hearing about even yet Interior decorating became the lifework Of one grad named MARGARET SCHAN Her first creations were just repeats But with shells and barnacles A stuffed fish or two Demand for early acquarium Now is not new. Through stop signs and all red lights And traffic jams in dead of night, A woman taxi driver in old Manhattan Half of the city DONNA G did flatten. ANDY KONNO in his commonplace moods Decided that people should fly Made some wings and attached a propellor And soared several feet in the sky But all that goes up must always come down And Andy came to by and by. Distinction-Just what JOAN J wanted For professionals she held high respect So off to school then back she came First woman welder you can detect. In Paris with fashion, working all day KEITH PETERSON was a noted coiffeur All at once he stopped working Began frantically searching His contact lenses-in someones poofed hair. LUCY took up track and field as a pro New records in racing her classes showed First she'd start the boys racing Girls begin after five minute spacing She advanced new ideas on a traditional theme Trying to keep boys ahead at full steam. To university JANET PETERSON went A waste of money and energy spent Her hopes were settled in Carnegie Hall But openings there were none at all As defeat set in, music, was ready to drop Hark on TV-Janet's snap, crackle and pop Little TOM TSUJI took up growing rice But instead made his fortune Raising pet mice. ISOLDE to the corps of policewoman went There spent some time doing content Till HUGO in stylish police uniform clad Met her in Toronto and my were they glad Togetherness now they work as they can Her motto as his-they'll both get their man. CAROLYN EVANSON LIKED New York Yanks It seems for one player her heart did pine She's waiting and watching her manager claims Till Devon T signs on the same dotted VALENTINA and JOYCE made quite a team Together they patented a new freckle cream That Valentina concocted from ideas big Joyce volunteered as her guinea pig. After hitch-hiking to Waterton Keith Harding thinks he'll go anywhere Says hitch-hikings full of thrills And shoe leather's the only fare His next big adventure I hear Is coming up very soon Just look up in the midnight sky See him hitching a ride to the moon. After leaving school RUBY INGRAM married To Hollywood by her husband was carried They hit it lucky and made lots of dough Starring as Granny on the Hillbilly show LARRY KRAHN is getting on At many careers he'd made a start And so he spent his last few years In the culinary art. DONNA CHRISTENSEN and MARTIN VANDERWAL Have some fortune and fame Through the Olympics-in the ice-skating game. As of this building JEAN MACHIDA did circumspect spurredher ambitions to be an architect. With Mary Neilson's dress shop GORDON couldn't do finer He has DIANA TVERKUTES As his top dress designer. DON MILLER said Dentistry is my call I think along with it I'll try football. If I get them to knock the teeth out of their face I'm sure they consider stopping in at my place. GAYLE JENSEN, head of the AAA For the good of his cause we continually pray An association Geyle set up all alone To help poor creatures not desired at home And if this gay group you wish to phone As Amateur Astronomers they're commonly known. Instead of Bill's to take in her arms She switching to bills that have more charms. What do I mean by the words of this curse Ones she carries with her in her purse. Since swimming the lakes, JEAN BURGE With her talents decided she might as well be First to swim the Mediterranean Sea. An extensive vocab Prof. Jerry invokes Quotations saved, go along with his jokes. Making a name for himself in college His Book of Quotations we must acknowledge.CLASS OF ’63 Diane Tverkutes BEST ALL Andy Konno Kay Shimbashi Linda Litchfield Sandra Anderson Wendy Asplund CHOOSES AROUND Sylvia Putici BEST LOOKING Penny Jensen Keith Harding MOST ATHLETIC Carolyn Evanson Lucy Skikiewich BEST SENSE OF HUMOR Joyce McKibben Gary Westhora Margaret Schan SENIORS Blaine Burbank Keith Karren Grant Smith LaVaun Fenske Carolyn Layton Devon Tufts Harold Jensen Rose Miyanaga Jim Turnbull Cecilie Johnson Ila Rae Platt Ken Uyesugi "Turn over a new leaf CLASSESGRADE 12 Wendy Asplund Hank Bakker Mary Braun Diane Bullock Judy Crawford Bill Ferguson Karen Gedlaman Marvin Guenther Margaret Haynes Penny Jensen Trudy Jensen Barney Kerkhoff Bonnie Kerkhoff Barry Kinniburgh Cheryl Kinniburgh Suzanne Koznick GRADE 12 Garry May Joyce McKibben Norman Meyer Carl Parry Alex Pupp Diana Ross Bob Setoguchi Garth Smith Florence Topal Susan Wiebe Gary We sth ora Vicki Wright George Vik GRADE II Anderson, Robert Appleton, Lynne Archer, Thomas Batorski, Roman Beluch, Madeline Bennett, David Bowman, Heather Cameron, Donna Cook, Florian Corbett, Robert Derkson, George Dickieson, Paulette Duncombe, Ronald Ellingson, Richard Evanson, Jerald Fallon, William Fehr, Linda Fisher, Shiela Foulkes, Linda Friesen, Carol Furukawa, Karen Gibbings, Joan Gough, Gloria GRADE II Hooge, Gary Hooge, Larry How, Allan Howells, Lynn Ingrain, Janyce Ito, Irene Jensen, Alma Jensen, Marian Jespersen, Kent Kadoyama, Mae Kennedy, Brian