Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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This Rock Within the Seo: A Heritage Lost As you enter the New Library, you are bound to see the display ease with two photographic books within. The book on the left is by that wells known bearded fellow, Farley Mowatt, and a photographer by the name of John de Visser. de Visser and Mowatt visited Newfoundland in 1967 and photo- graphed and documented the lives of that unknown people. Some of cle Visser's photographs were displayed in the foyer and they attracted attention. de Visser, who was born in the Netherlands. came to Canada in 1952 and began to take photographs in 195-1. From these inauspicious beginnings, de Visser is now doing photographs for Life magazine and working as a free-lance photographer. It is the photo-journalism team of de Visser and Mowatt which put together 'This Rock Within the Sea . Their intent on catching the Newfoundlander in his native element is part of their success. de Visser says: 'The people knew Farley, and Iknew him. He would start talking to some people in a house and I would watch. on the outside. 'l'henl would take the pictures, without their noticing. Most of them an- not self- conscious and they don't seemanystrangersin the first place' Sometimes they ask: W'hy didn't you stay in Canada. anyways7 Mowatt's text is included with de Visser's photogiaplis. though it is hardly needed . . . the photographs speak for themselves. Cf .tl li, .iltfllllflltjl Ptiq-1

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The King of the Blues .Xt Iirsi I tilt slightly :ippim-lit-iisivt' aihout ztizting .i it-xnxx on Ii. Il. King. Iknowlittlc iiiont tht history ot' tht- liluus :ind t-run Ivss iii-ini tin' inn-it .il tt-t'liiiit'4iIitit's ol' King! lnvthod. I.LAti nn-si stntlt-nts, I h.ix't- listunt-tl to tht' niorc 'ioiituixpt-i'.iry uliitt- hlut-s, Ilotx'L'x'm'i'. tht' XI.i-si-Qx lI.iII roiivt-i't has vlizliigvd :ill this. I uinnoi I-xpI.nn uh.it brought ailmont this chnngv in niusit .il trrins. its nip' Ixlioxxlulgm' is so Iiniitvd. I I .in. Iioiuw.'vi'. .ittrnipt to tivsvrilmt- ai lu-ling that King sh.irvtI uith his ziiitlit-iiuu It is at siniplt' 'lwliiig hut noni- tht- It-ss .1 uniquv ont-. Pcrlizips this tl-vling is xxliait tht- hluvs is till aihout. I'hv-rr inns un ailniost staitivnirot'zintic'ipz1tion tlnw 'ugh-nut thv .imliuiirc prior to King'st'ntruncc. I-It t-n thv uninitixitt-d int-rt-ly tolcrzitcd folk singur lim. id Ihr. :is wtf vzuight tht- cxcitcmcnt of thosc who im-iilim-tl ixlint wt' wr.-ru aihout to t-xp01'icnCc. l'in.ilIx' Kings lmnd. Sonny lfrvviiiaxii und the i'nu-u.iIs ucu' introduct-d. They consisted of organ. Imss. trumpet und Ifrwsiiiziiioii drums. The -.ix plaiyt-i' wus aihsvnt hut thc group sounded .oiiiplvttn Ihv tl-cling now was onc of suspense. I'lit' suspvnst- hrokt- intothcmostcxcitvd applause I liaiu' mwr lit-ard :is li. li. King wulkcd on stage. llf opt-nml tht- tirst st-i with l'Ivt-ryclay I Have tht' Illut-s . ai nunihvr no inwnhcr ofth1iti1uCli6nCC kk III Nt will Iliifgtl. l'hv liluvsn. always ai vziguc and misty term sutldvnly :lt-timwl itsc-lt' in thc form of King and nts gintair l,lll'lIIL' . S--ul'. onu- an overust-cl cliche. took on a nut dinii-nsion and was rudizitcd from thcINIz1sscy Ilzill staigt-. With onu shout from King and one htuuitiftil piercing nott- from Lucille, most of the in-ortls I had listt-nt-d to in the past suddenly Imuiiiiu taistvluss. an