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Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt,, Winnipeg (Mr. Schmidt died in 1969, Mrs. Schmidt believed to be M. Kliewer according to 1971 reunion picture)

This photograph shows the Grade XI class of 1940-41 of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB. Front row, ladies seated on grass: l-r Louise Delesky, Justel Peters, Agatha Neufeld, Anne Klassen, Susie Peters, Maria (Mika) Dyck, Helena (Lenchen) Peters, Margaret Hildebrandt. 2nd row, men kneeling on grass: Henry Petkau, Henry Friesen, Henry Epp. Back row, men, standing: David Duerksen, Abe Neufeld, Peter Harms, Peter Bargen, Abram Wiebe, John Brown. This photo is also featured in M.C.I., 1889-1965.

This photogtaph shows MCI students of the years 1940-41seated in grass in front of a bush, alongside a house. L-r: Abe Neufeld, Henry Friesen, Abram Wiebe, David Duerksen, Henry Epp, Peter Bargen, Henry Petkau.

This photograph shows an outside winter scene, with buildings in the background. In the foreground are two young ladies looking down at a young lady in a coffin. They are both wearing winter coats, with big fur collars. It is indicated that this death occurred during the time when Irene Derksen from Steinbach, MB, was a student at MCI. This would probably be1944-45.

This photograph shows two young ladies with their bicycles, both wearing the M.C.I. uniform.

This photograph shows 4 teachers of the Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB, standing outside in a row, hands behind their backs (l-r): Gerhard H. Peters, Principal; J.H. Giesbrecht, D.P. Esau and J.D. Siemens. The copy of this picture was torn and has been glued together with Scotch tape. This photograph can also be found in "Die Schule Muss Sein, A History of the MCI 1889-1989" on page 129.

This photograph shows five ladies standing outside on the grounds of Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB. All are wearing white aprons and caps. L-r. unknown, Kaethe Fast, Maria (Mika) Dyck (Mrs. Karl Kramer), Justina (Justa) Peters, -- Klassen.

This photograph shows ten young ladies standing in a row, outside, wearing white dresses, with a bouquet of flowers on their left arms, probably taken in the early 1940s. L-r, Mariechen (Maria) Falk, - Friesen, Margaret Peters, Elsa Pauls, Elsa Sawatsky, Helen Toews, Anne Harder, Esther Klassen, Gertrud Fast, Kaethe Regehr.

This photograph shows an outside scene of the graduating class of Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, MB., 1945. Teachers seated in front are l-r. J.D. Siemens, Paul J. Schaefer, G.H. Peters, H. Regehr, A.W. Schellenberg. Graduates l-r. Row 1 Armin Wall, Margaret Bergen, Mary Goerz, Mary Tiessen, Tina Andres, Elfrieda Warkentin, Agnes Dick, Mary Poetker, Elizabeth Sawatzky, Bruno Epp. Row 2: John Neufeld, Margaret Sawatzky, Hilda Lohrenz, Susan Martens, Katie Sawatzky, Erna Reimer, Frieda Fast, Annie Neufeld, Abe Riediger, Martin Hamm. Row 3: William Goerzen, Frank Voth Erwin Schmidt, Arthur Falk, H.P. Thiessen, David Froese, George Wiebe, John Neufeld, Victor Adrian, Lawrence Friesen. (Names of students are copied from MCI 1889-1965, where this photo appears.) This is a smaller snapshot of the same persons as 629 M-210.

This photograph shows an outside scene of the graduating class of Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna, Manitoba, 1945. Teachers seated in front are (l-r): J.D. Siemens, Paul J. Schaefer, G.H. Peters, H. Regehr, A.W. Schellenberg. Graduates l-r. Row 1 Armin Wall, Margaret Bergen, Mary Goerz, Mary Tiessen, Tina Andres, Elfrieda Warkentin, Agnes Dick, Mary Poetker, Elizabeth Sawatzky, Bruno Epp. Row 2: John Neufeld, Margaret Sawatzky, Hilda Lohrenz, Susan Martens, Katie Sawatzky, Erna Reimer, Frieda Fast, Annie Neufeld, Abe Riediger, Martin Hamm. Row 3: William Goerzen, Frank Voth Erwin Schmidt, Arthur Falk, H.P. Thiessen, David Froese, George Wiebe, John Neufeld, Victor Adrian, Lawrence Friesen. (Names of students are copied from MCI 1889-1965, where this photo appears.) For a smaller snapshot of this scene see 629 M-211.

This photographs shows a Mennonite Collegiate Institute class, posed outside. 7 men are seated in front, 8 women kneeling, the rest are standing.

This photograph shows a group of students from Mennonite Collegiate Institute, Gretna. Row 1 ladies seated in grass: l - r, -- Klassen, Kaethe Fast, unknown; Row 2: men kneeling in grass: Jacob Bergen, unknown, Franz Neufeld, unknown, -- Peters. Row 3 men standing: unknown. This photograph also appears in the M.C.I., 1989-1965 yearbook - sllightly different pose.

A young man is standing beside a tall shelf with about 30 reference books, at the MCI. He is wearing a 3 piece dark suit, white shirt and dark tie. He has dark curly hair.

Wedding snap of Helen and husband ? Friesen. Sept. 6, 1941, Gretna, MB. The couple is standing in front of a house attached to a barn. Bride is wearing a long, white dress, with longer veil. Groom a suit, striped tie and boutonniere

A wedding snap of Anna Braun and her husband ? Schroeder at Gretna, Manitoba. Anna had been working in Winnipeg and was connected with Maedchenheim. Anna is wearing a long white dress with a longer train, puffy sleeves over fitted sleeves, a net type veil. The groom is wearing a dark suit, white shirt, white bow tie and a boutonniere with a long white ribbon. Behind them is an older model car, chevie or buick?