Top right hand corner of the matting is bent/torn.
Scope and Content
Item consists of portraits of the members of Brandon College Class of 1951.
Top Row (L to R): J. Muir; D. Fedoruk; H. Moffat; G. Jerrett; G. Bradley; K. Morrison; F. Henderson; and W. Sutherland.
Second Row (L to R): M. Leckie; F. Adamski; P. Magnacca (Lady Stick); A. Juckes (Senior Stick); L. Kennedy; and W. Fraser.
Third Row (L to R): D.M. Doig; L. Prokaska; R. Ziolkowski; E. Shaw; I. Graham; R. Bell; and J. Scott.
Bottom Row (L to R): H. George; B. Bruce; D. Penstock; M. Coulthard; D. Dennison; S. MacLean; J. Medd; and R. Brown.
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.
Class of ’34 Reunion. Brandon City Tour – Photo taken at the Central United Church. L to R: Olive Pease, Chris Field, George Thorman, Elwin Ingram, Ben and Ricky Schachter, Irene McKenzie, Carolyn Guiyer (Student)
Class of ’34 Reunion – A banquet held for the reunion in the Private Dining Room. At right : Jack and Marion Edmison, R.D. Bell. At front left: George Thorman, Bev Nicholson.