Alexandra High School - Old Acquaintance Yearbook (Medicine Hat, Alberta Canada)

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Who,s Who in Room 25 SHIRLEY A. goes without breakfast in order to arrive at school on time .... EVA B.'s main ambition is to work for three years and marry the boss .... ASTRID B. is the girl who comes to school every day with a new hair-do .... When one sees ANNA D. with RUBY, one often wonders where their hideout is .... JOAN G. is the girl who always finds a new way to do bookkeeping .... DOREEN H., our little English miss, has finally become accustomed to the A.H.S., especially Room 25 .... ISABEL H. likes to play basketball, especially at Taber .... IRENE H., witty and vivacious room rep., is exceedingly active in sports and Room 25 .... HATTIE H. has one ambition: to look Mr. Vallis in the face and conquer that champion blush .... GRACE H. is our quiet shy girl-at times .... GEORGINA M. charms Doug with her clarinet. ELNORA M. is Room 25's delivery girl for the milk ma- chine .... HELEN M., a blonde bomber, is headed for a com- mercial landing field .... Then of course there is the lovely LORRAINE N., the boy-catcher of A.H.S .... And then there is LILLIAN P. who has lovely red hair-and a temper .... OLGA P. gives us the impression of a quiet girl .... VIOLET R. seems to think hunting a wonderful pastime .... A combination of long curly black hair, commercial talent and personality and you have FRANCES V .... Everyone knows where PHYLLIS W. spends her lost time-motorcycle riding .... It is impossible to describe MR. VALLIS in one line .... It is said that PHYL- LIS B. has a temper, but she's so quiet you'd never know it. 26

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illxperimenf in Room 18 PROBLEM: Room 18. MATERIALS: 29 students. METHOD: Pay strict attention to Mr. Harriscn, always! Place Duncan C. in a quiet spot Well supplied with volts and watts, but at a safe distance from Cliff A., A.H.S. Taxi. Place the lid carefully over Wally U., Readers' Digest booster. Ex- periment with Don P. and Shorty M. Dick H. and Bob L. are probable Romeos, therefore a dangerous combination. Pour .Merle B. slowly into a test tube, keeping it away from the flame. Further research required on Bert M. and Bill B.-seemingly quiet. Proceed sensibly. Test Hillyard C. Combine Shirley S., Doreen R. and Joyce H. in a beaker and listen attentively. Gently extract the knitting needles from Irene M. and Doris M. and hide in a safe place. Handle Betty A. carefully-highly inflammable. Note carefully the bubbling re- action of Kay W. and Eleanor A. Shake well and put in a warm place. Gently add Gertrude G., Ruby G. and Karen M. in a test tube-a quiet, shy sound should be noted. Approach Lois A., nifty livewire, and add quickly. Watch Jeanne M. of the dissection corner, and don't expose Joy W. to Latin. Place lContinued on page 979 25

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1947 Version of Room 29 LLOYD C. is crazy about tripping DAVE Mc., a curly- headed Casanova .... LA VERNE L. is very shy about it all. . . . PAT C. is famous for skipping periods and . . . ERNIE B. is the quiet type .... ALLAN N. is the room's genius .... HAZEL Mc. has a sweet innocent charm .... MARION W. is seen mostly with Toby .... MARTHA B. has a charming smile and dimples, too .... JOHNENE Mac. is a steady patron at Woolworth's lunch bar .... RITA P. soon became an honorary member of A.H.S.'s wolf pack .... IDA K. hails from Vancouver .... ED R. keeps everybody trying .... ALICE L. is a great lover of Taber. . . . To quote MARION M.: George did not go out with that blonde! . . . BETTY R.: Attention, everyone!! . . . JIM D., Bell-bottom trousers. . . . ERNIE S., stop your arguing and do some work .... LARRY L. finds a strange attraction in Lethbridge .... JACK H. is well known in the drama field and likes French .... RON H. excells in almost everything .... WALTER B.: Attention! Now appearing at the Sandwich Shop. . . . HENRY A. is a Whiz at bookkeeping .... Mr. Grant bears up wonderfully under it all .... HOWARD B. has an attraction for blondes. Laugh and the class laughs with you, but you take the detention alone. 27