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Photograph of the girls from the Class of 1933 in costume for their program in the Literary Shield competition. Back Row (L to R): Viola Olmstead or Margaret Strachan, Marionne Scott (?), Agnes Lund, Dorothy Webb (?), Ruth Wade, Elenanor McKinnon (?), ? and Dorreene McGuinness. Front Row (L to R): Ruth Thornton, Grace Armstrong, ?, Grace Hopkins and Florence Simpson.
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Photograph of (L to R): Dorothy Webb (?), Dorreene McGuinness and Ruth Wade in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
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Photograph of (L to R): Marionne Scott (?), Agnes Lund and Ruth Thornton in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
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Photograph of (L to R): Dorothy Webb (?), Dorreene McGuinness and Ruth Wade in costume for the Class of 1933's program in the Literary Shield competition.
Photograph shows a young Fred McGuinness standing on the running board of an automobile. He is wearing a sailor costume with a hat that reads H.M.S. Natal?
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1933 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of green and yellow, as well as the class motto "Per Ardua ad Astra" ("Through hardship one wins the stars"). Writing on the flag is centered around the image of a lamp or lantern referencing the College's logo. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Trinity Nylen/Jessica Old (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
The Swan is a three-act comedy written by Ferene Molnar. The production was staged during the 1933-1934 academic year and directed by Miss Marjorie B. McKenzie. For additional information about the production see page 32 of the 1934 Sickle.
Custodial History
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Photograph of the cast of The Swan. Front Row, second from the left: Archie MacLachlan as Father Hyacinth. Front Row, second from the right: Ruth Wade as Princes Maria Dominica.
Harry Spafford (b. 22 Oct 1888, d. 10 May 1978) was born in Holmfield, Manitoba. He married Isabella Hawking of Ninga in 1914 and the couple moved to Brandon in 1915 where they continued to reside until 1973. Harry worked as a locomotive fireman and then as an engineer with the Canadian Northern Railway (CN). While with CN, he was an active member of the Brotherhood of Local Engineers and Firemen No. 788 of Brandon. He served as an alderman in Brandon from 1928 to 1945. In 1932, Harry ran in the Manitoba by-election for Brandon as an Independent Labour candidate and lost to the Conservative member George Dinsdale. In 1952, Harry ran as a Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member in the provincial election and lost to Conservative party representative Reg Lissaman. Harry Spafford passed away in Burnaby, BC, and is interred in the Ocean View Cemetery. (Source: see obituary in McG 4.1 File 66)
Alva/Alvery/"Alvie" Reddell/Riddell/Ridall Spafford (b. 15 Mar 1891, d. 23 Aug 1985) was born in Enterprise, Manitoba, in the R.M. of Turtle Mountain. In 1911, he married Francis Ethel Harrison (d. 1979) in Killarney and had three children. Alvie farmed in Bannerman from 1902 to 1936, after which he moved to Boissevain to work as a Rawleigh salesman. In 1942, the family moved to Brandon where Alvie worked as a conductor with the CNR until his retirement. Alva Spafford passed away at the age of 94 at the Brandon General Hospital. His funeral was held in Killarney, Manitoba. (Source: Obituary, Brandon Sun, 23 Aug 1985)
Scope and Content
Postcard is a studio portrait of the Spafford brothers dressed as cowboys in chaps, bandanas, and hats. Harry is standing on the left and is reaching for a bottle resting on a stool. Alvie is standing on the right and is pointing a pistol at his brother. Behind the brothers is the back of train car that reads "leaving Winnipeg."
Notes
Writing on the front of the postcard reads: Early railroad day in wpg, Harry on left, Alvie on right.
The photograph has bubbled but it hasn't damanged the image.
Scope and Content
Photograph is mostly likely of members of the Clark Hall Literary Society pre-World War I.
Back Row (L to R): ? and Lillian Wilhelmina Speers '13.
Middle Row (L to R): Leslie Alberta Ward '13, ?, and M. H. Strang '13
Front Row (L to R): Evelyn J. Simpson ' 13 and M. McCamis ' 13
Photograph of the Brandon College Literary Society Executive 1911-1912.
Back Row (L to R): F. Freer ’15 (Editor of Critic); H.E. Green, Theo. (Pres.Deb.Soc.); W.Wilkin ’13 (Reading Room Com.); J. Robinson ’13 (2nd Vice Pres.); and H. Wilson (Treas.).
Front Row (L to R): M. Reid ’14 (Pres.C.H. Lit.); K. Johnson ’14 (1st Vice Pres.); J. Evans ’13 (Pres.); and W. Speers ’13 (Sec.).
A group of male students pose in costumes. Back Row-L to R: Erlandson, ?, Johnson, Ole Larson, Watson. Middle Row-L to R: Archie Gordon, J. B. Nield, Ernest Vincent,?, ?. Last Row-L to R: J. L. Campbell, Philip Duncan, Calhoun
Two pieces of maroon felt have been seamed together to create the flag. Tears along the top
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1950 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of maroon and white, as well as the class motto "Animo et fide" ("With spirit and faith"). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on two open books and the phrase "Jubilee Year." The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Joe Cordingley, Gwen Dempster, Bill Eames, Craig Ferguson, Marg Gerow, Don Irwin, Russell Kalakailo, Allison Boles, Morgan Brown, Verna Brown, Roy Brown, Finley Campbell, Ted Cantwell, Gladys Coutts, Ernie Miller, Marj Muirhead, Ivan Rainey, Ida Robertson, Iris Schoch, Lorne Scott, Gordon Sefton, Alfred Shaw, Nancy Small, Marg Small, Don Sumner, Joyce Tinline, Val Trent, Alvin Tyler, and L. Dixon.
Notes
It appears that the name L. Dixon was added at a later date. Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1951 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of red and grey (white), as well as the class motto "Ad astra per aspera" ("Through adversity one wins the stars"). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a lantern. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Harry George, Ivey Graham, Ferne Henderson, Gerald Jerrett, Angus Juckes, Lois Kennedy, Margaret Leckie, Patricia Magnacca, Harold Moffat, Kenneth Morrison, Frank Adamski, Ronald Bell, Gordon Bradley, Raymond Brown, Barton Bruce, Murray Coulthard, Dorine Dennison, Doreen Fedoruk, John Muir, Johnny MacLean, Lorna Prokaska, Jack Scott, Ernest Shaw, William Sutherland, Rosa Ziolkowski, William Fraser, and Michael Doig.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
"V" in the motto is loosing its stitching, a few markings
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Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1952 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of wine and gold, as well as the class motto “Esse Quam Videri” (“To be rather than to seem”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a yellow mortarboard with tassel. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Jean Allen, John Andrews, David Brodie, Kenneth Campbell, Ernest Criddle, Ronald Doupe, Joan Garnett, Campbell Finlay, Louise Hoey, Graham Hunt, James Kelleher, Jack Medd, John Muirhead, Marvin Muscovitch, Murray MacDonald, Paul McKinnon, Neil McKellar, Donna McPhail, Kenneth McNeely, Garfield McMahon, Blair MacRae, Peter Prokaska, Rodger Ramsden, Don Rousell, Murray Smith, Bruce Watson, William Black, William Bridgett, Catherine Crawford, Claudia Dickey, Isobel Lyon, John Miller, Neil MacKay, Agnes Nicholson, Shirley Bryce, Terry Prysiazniuk, Royce Richardson, Marion Simmons, David Smith, Joan Urie, and Harvey Van Dusen.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Holes on top right corner, a few stitches are missing where the hanging device was
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1953 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of dark green and gold, as well as the class motto “Multum in parvo” (“Much in little”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on the rays of a yellow sun. The flag has a pocket for hanging.
Names include: Jack Purvis, Shirley Finch, Pat Pope, Joyce Marie Thordason, George Leask, Albert Burton, Art Mantell, Roberta Wilkie, David Smith, George Jakubowski, Dahl Harvey, Diane McDonald, Cathy Nelson, Jim Struthers, Abe Penner, Shirley Mitchell, Bob Blair, Eileen McFadden, Ross George, Mary Jane McLachlan, Kay Oliver, James Bateman, Don Cronk, Louise Astle, Ariel Genik, Muriel Bedford, and John Brown.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1954 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of green and silver, as well as the class motto in Greek (“I shall not fear”). The flag features the names of the graduates written in pen on a podium on which stands a lion. The flag has rope for hanging.
Names include: Donald Adams, Clive Bate, Mary Babiuk, Joy Barton, John Blackwood, Winnifred Cross, Shirley Curry, Olga Evaskow, Leo Evason, Alfred Francis, Alan Fraser, Ablert Gogol, Norman Hedison, Robert Hilton, Theodosy Hryshko, Keith Hunter, Arthur Klimchuck, Fred Lynch, Donna May, John Minions, Denis Mote, Ivy Robins, Marjorie Roland, Margaret Sanderson, David Shaw, Jean Shingfield, and George Smithson.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Couple of holes and loose stitching in the top right.
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Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1955 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of velvet, felt and cotton, features the class colours of navy blue and grey, as well as the class motto “Vincit omnia veritas” (“Truth conquers all things”). The flag features the names of the graduates stitched in blue thread on a present with a ribbon bow. There is also a laurel wreath and a bird figure. The flag has four black ties for hanging.
Names include: Benjamin Ward, John Meyers, Ken Adams, Helen Batho, Elaine Cameron, Gerald Graham, Lawrence Grieve, Delmar Gusdal, Allen Hattie, Stewart Hobbs, Walter Huculak, John Kelleher, William Keller, George Strang, Harold Woods, Gordon Williams, Harvey Young, Walter Korzenowski, James Minions, John McCamis, Frank McKinnon, Joan McLachlan, Barrie McLeod, Ron McMurray, Trevor McNeely, Verda Peden, Marjorie Pringle, Rosalie Prokopchuk, and Beverley Randell.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Staining/fading middle left by the stitching, visible hole in top left corner
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1954 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of felt, features the class colours of maroon and grey, as well as the class motto “Plus ultra est” ("There is more beyond"). The flag features the names of the graduates stitched in maroon thread and a lamp. The flag has twine for hanging.
Names include: Robert Lane, Barrie Bunch, Viola Bjarnson, Barbara Mills, Louis Lenz, Gerry Smith, Barrie Orr, John Hattie, John McArthur, Garth Bray, Lorraine Benson, Helen Sokolski, Michael Cyboka, George Willis, Alex Fedoruk, and Jack Fotheringham.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Tape residue bottom right corner, slight ripping to left, hanging device removed in corners.
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Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1958 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of cotton polyester blend with a cotton back, features the class colours of charcoal and pink, as well as the class motto “Ut omnes unum sint” (“So that all may be one”). The flag features the names of the graduates stitched in black thread on an open book, as well as a lamp, and a banner with stitched yellow wheat bushels.
Names include: Lloyd Brown, Eleanor Bryan, Louise Chapman, John Easter, Elaine Fraser, Dilys Pearce, Carman Rust, Janet Southern, Heather Stewart, Joyce Thompson, Jean Allen, Norman Hedison, James Simpson, Helen Sokalski, Mervin Brandon, Jim Callender, Wayne Clendenning, Terry Dechka, Ian Dickson, William Friesen, William Gates, K. Harrison, Harold Hutton, Andrew Kossak, Harvey Kushmaniuk, Arnold Minish, Robert Nelson, Russell Roney, Jack Scott, Brian Thorkelson, and Jack Jubenvill.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Dayna Lytwyn/Osten Sahulka (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
