[Students of St. Michael's Academy]; Philip Pocock, Archbishop Winnipeg (Foreword); Stuart Schultz, Mayor of Winnipeg (Foreword); Rev. A.R. Hall (Foreword); Sister Mary St. Mark (Foreword), et al.
Clarion 1957 ; Published by the Students of St. Michael's Academy, Brandon, Manitoba for the 1956-1957 Academic Year, Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Brandon to which this Issue is Dedicated.
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Students of St. Michael's Academy, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Card Covers. pp. 66 + [16] unpaginated leaves listing advertisers, and two leaves reserved for autographs by students and faculty. 8vo. measuring 10.5" x 8.25". Textured forest-green card covers, blind-stamped with illustrations, with gold lettering, and held with gold plastic spiral binding. A wonderfully charming yearbook as published by the students of St. Michael's Academy of Brandon, Man. for the 1957 academic year. Richly illustrated throughout with many black-and-white photographs, portraits, group portraits of student, staff, faculty, etc. accompanied with additional in-text and full-page line drawings, etc. Many period advertisements by various sponsoring local and national business. Includes a selection of students' prose and poetry, recollections and anecdotes by staff and students, accounts of notable events from throughout the academic year, details of various school clubs and school sports teams and their members, recipients of scholarships, etc. Prefaces by the school leadership (principal, etc.), a complete roster of staff, and faculty accompanied with their respective portraits. Exceptionally well-preserved, contents entirely without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages, and firm stapled binding. Unrecorded in commerce. Not found in Peel, BAC/LAC, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, et al. Autograph page bears the signatures of many student in blue and black ink. Charming and unique school yearbook. .

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