Royal Military College of Canada - Review Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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7269 ROBERT IAMES BROWN At thirty-eight words per year Cfor in 1966 he became an advocate of the RMC five year planb it is hardly possible to entrap the essence of that phenomenon called Bobby CPaps ID Brown. A member of the representative harriers team until it interfered with his drinking in senior year, Bobby replaced it with the Org . As the affable one of the group, he could oft be seen leading sorties of enjoyment at the wheel of his trusty Volks, generally heading away from RMC towards the Manor or the Wheel. When at the college, Bobby was a part-time portion of the Engineering and 'Management class, having abandoned Mechanical in 1966. Rumour has it that he has his eyes on a post with one of the major breweries following a decent interval in the service of Queen and country Cor whatever it is we all do for three yearsb. lt's been a long haul for the one-time choir boy from that big slum on the lake, Toronto. But in the words of our cultural leader, He be de alright chap! RGB He lived outside of town somewhere, Bitter, for they did not carry his line. things of every cultivator's day. They withstood his vehement rebukes with smiles. if they wished! For it was all his own. burst, he folded lt up in a corner somewhere l and quietly refused to go out in the rain. 7581 IOSEPH ADOLPHE GUY RICHARD BRUNET As the only French-Canadian-Spanish-American at RMC, Dick's connection with Can- ada was tenuously based upon eleven early months in Montreal. The next sixteen years of his life were spent in Brooklyn under the influence of a French Canadian father and a Colom- bian mother. Repulsed by the UGreat Society , Dick returned to the land of his birth and was received into the arms of CMR in 1963. However, his claims to internationalism did not elnd there, as he managed to fit in several European and South American trips during his stay t ere. Between flexing his vocal chords for the Glee Club, and his latissimus dorsus in an at- tempt at a one-arm iron cross on the rings for the rep gymnastics team, Dick found time to cultivate both an unusual taste for women and a degree in Engineering Physics. His post-grad quests are for a pair of world-walking boots and a service career designed to keep the mind alive and active, hopefully at the Defence Research Board. RGB i 7728 AL CAMERON U When Al first shook off the prairie dust, he found himself at Royal Roads because, he claims, he told the interviewing officer that he knew nothing about the place. After many halrcuts and continuous showers, he became a keen Vancouver Flight Leader. It was inevitable that some of his wandering spirit would rub off on his rooks, so one dark night they all wandered off and, unfortunately, provided the first mass capture by commissionaires. Al en- visioned a head, his, on the red carpet but after some quick explaining all returned to normal. . Last year Al hibernated in the Frigate, either having made great friends with the spiders or having become hopelessly entangled in their webs. Lately, he has been telling everyone that prairie girls are better than Ontario girls, -but because he is in RC Signals up on the hill, he can not get home. As graduation drew nearer, A1 joined the Glee Club, noting that when the choir did not help him get off parade, a weekend away would. We wish him better luck escaping Kingston in the future. May he soon be heading west. RAR COLIN VICTOR ALLENNE BROWNE And for provisions went in to the dry-goods store, reluctant And it was around the hot pot-bellied stove he met his fellow shoppers And discussed with them the prices and the changes in the weather and the hundred little There in the backroom he was accepted in the laughter of a rainy afternoon And while they chilled to hear him speak of isolation and contempt His mind, he screamed, was his charmed umbrella, and they would not possess it even Yet on those wettest gloomy days when he had to go and the whole sky threatened to 7638 GORDON CHARLES BURBIDGE Wee Gordie , a country boy at heart, came to RMC from the village of Long Branch on the outskirts of Toronto, and made his mark early by breaking onto the tough basketball squad in his first year and receiving an Outstanding Athlete award Hes been hooping big points for the basketball Redmen ever since Gord who was also a star on the Track and Field Team, is a fine all-round athlete and could excel at almost any sport but he has a pet aversion to all but one of those rough body contact sports In between t1'1ps to the gym, he also manages to find time to hit the books and maintain his honours standing in Politics. Gord has that valuable asset of being able to get along with everybody and this along with his organizational and leadership talents, was not overlooked this year He was made DXCSL of Lasalle squadron and has shown himself to be more than equal to the job Gord will receive his degree in Honours Politics and Economics and will march off thc square to don the light blue Cor perhaps greenb of the RCAF We know he will succeed in whatever field he finally chooses. Best.of luck, Gord! EG

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7612 HAROLD GUY HARDING BOLTON Hallie combines tne romance of an opportunist with the alacrity and objectiveness of a realist Bent on becoming a Capitalist Pig resembling Orwell's Napolean, Hal has been cultivating the prescribed virtues of possessiveness,aggressiveness and salesmanship. Nor should he be denied success since he has demonstrated ample ability during five years of military college life As the ardent militarist at College Militaire, Hal used his authority to introduce ,-,,, many worthwhile innovations Further in the role of the selfless sportsman Hal has repres- ented the college as a swimmer hammer thrower and excellent sailor. Foremost among his intercollegiate achievements is his prowess as a debater. Show Hal a crowd and he will show you an audience In fact, Hal at parties can best be described as dramatic. Hal's decisive- ness 1S boundless as his bachelorhood is in its death throes. Success should approve of Hal's Honours Economics degree, wife and strong common sense. ILE 7834 AIME BOULE l Ah le College, vous vous en souvenez. Il y avait quelques gars grands, minces, joviaux, equilibres et calmes, comme mon copain, je crois Il y avait aussi ces ehanceux , ces B.A.-tifies qui ne veeurent que deux ans avec nous a CMR, avant de senvoler a kingston, comme mon copain, le seul de sa race a notre graduation Ajoutez a cela une mentalite sportive de corps, dans l'esprit et dans Fame, vous defimssez davantage ce copain comme loyal et fiable. Si le phenomene de mon etude, en plus de representer le College au tennis, pouvait defier, au hockey, toutes les lois de la pesanteur et y succomber, vous commencer at deviner que ce copain differait de ee prototype de la propagande des annees 62 Regulier et serieux dans son travail scolaire, il a bien merite ses qualifications d ingenieur industriel. Il pouvait, mieux que la plupart, saisir la presence hu- maine chez les autres et il enrichissait cette capacite par de frequentes communications avec la photographic, la musique, le cinema et le theatre. ll regardait le monde par une lentille a large ouverture Peut etre etait ce pour cela qu'il esperait en l'aviation, en cet envoutement de lhomme lorsqu 11 sent lhorizon selargir sous lui, en lui. Oui, Aime, j espere bien que e est encore un peu toi. J de V . 7726 IOHN RICHARD BODIEN Here is a guy who manages to enjoy himself no matter where he is or what he is doing. Our Second summer training session found Bode in some remote corner of the Nova Scotia wilderness but not to worry-when asked about his stay there, Pretty fair, quoth he, On the whole I had a great time. VVhile stillprofessing to hold the moral ideals of his greater scheme of things , Bode us- ually manages to let the reality of any situation he may encounter, solve his problems. This ability coupled with a tremendously easy going attitude towards most everything has resulted in his gaining a certain individuality which is hard to come by. A fierce competitor in all sports at Roads and in soccer and basketball at RMC, Bode has always put out his best whether he was running his second obstacle race against the Black VVatch or the annual harriers Hell, whether the prize was a case of beer or a pat on the back. All in all a really great guy to whom I say, with beer mug in hand, Cheers, old Chap, and have a ball . RHW 7540 IOSEPH GEORGE RENE BORNAIS Rene est surout caracterise par sa versatilite: serieux et travailleur, a la recherche du suc- ces, gai et jovial dans ses moments et detente, bout en train aeharne, a le recherche du plaisir. C'est un type presque complet. Ses etudes en commerce vont bien, personne ne doute de ses succes academiques. Bien sur, c'est un athlete accompli. Ses succes comme gardien de but a CMR et pour les Redmen de RMC parlent d'euxmemes. Sa personnalite . . . eh bien. Il est sans doute un des gars les plus connu et le plus appre- cie de l'escadrille Csans mentionner les filles de KGHD. C'est aussi un militaire qui a fait ses preuves comme chef d'escadron a RMC. Il a opte pour l'aviation et sera sans doute un pilote qui en fera voir des belles a son entourage. Mais, ne vous meprenez pas, ce n'est pas un surhommeg c'est Canard qui sait profiter au maximum des courts moments at sa disposition. On retrouve rarement un bonhomme qui est bon vivant, heureux et a la fois travailleur et determine . . . mais ce phenomene la . . su gagner notre appui et respect. ll fera de meme partout ou il ira. Nous sommes done tous certains qu'il vivra, heureux, comble et . . . longtemps. CL 7092 CLAUDE BOURRET Durant son annee senior a C.Kl.R., Claude . . . occupe les positions de CSA et de CFL ou il met en valeur ses qualites de chef dadniinistrateur. Du core caractere, sa connaissanee de l'etre humain n'egale que sa patience, Claude est un psychologue et un conseiller toujours pret il preter l'orei11e aux problemes des autres et a encourager d'une bonne parole ou d'un conseil judicieux. En arrivant a Kingston, il se lance corps et ame sur les traces de Rousseau et Voltaire en joignant le groupe jprivilege et minoritaire du cours de francais specialise. Depuis lors, il s'en donne a coeur joie a discutter la philosophic des differents auteurs canadiens et francais. En decrochant son dipl6me en francais specialise, Claude recevra sa commission d'officier dans l'Aviation Canadienne. Pour terminer je veux vous livrer un secretg vous vous deja demande pourquoi Claude possede cette joie de Vivre? Pourquoi il met toute cette ardeur a son travail? C'est qu'i1 s'achemine a travers les difficultees vers son astre: Lison. Pour Claude un jour sans Lise un jour sans soleil. Bonne chance donc dans ta carriere militairc. Toi et Lise avez tout prepare pour un futur brillant et heureux. AT et -ICG

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Gen. Sci. tradition. game over for the Ross we know. 7729 ROSS FREDERICK CARRUTHERS .Enter typical recruit Ross Carruthers. As part of the Fraser flight hard core element, Ross saw, suffered, endured, and finally lived the good life at Royal Roads He was the taxi, the chauffeur, the wheclman - the guy with a car. Half-way through the second year, Ross got the final say in his disagreement with the DOS and became a Christmas convert to Gen eral Science. He has never regretted his choice, and has carried his banner in the finest Ross is keen in spirit, but doesn't sweat over little things Clike shining bootsl, for there are more important military issues at stake in the world, and he devotes much of his time and energy to a comprehensive armchair study of these. He is a cadet of renowned mechanical skills. His own Mauro is, in fact, a moving testi monial to his abilities, not to mention those Centurion tanks in which he wanders about Salisbury Plains. Ross claims that he dosen't drive a bigger, flashier car because his present one runs, and he is essentially conservative in nature. ln attual fact, he s saving his money for the spring, when a young man's fancy turns to a certain young lass in VV1nn1peg, and its ln any case, best of luck in the armoured corps, in the spring, and in the future GGEB 7643 LAWRENCE PETER CASSIE The Cass was born on the eleventh of May, 1946, in that mini-metropolis of the Rainy River District - limo, Ontario. Throughout his first eighteen years of life, he continued to show a remarkable affinity for small towns - Massey, Port Loring and Sundridge. The pertinence of this to his CSC career? XVell, what better way to gain first hand ex- perience av swimming, hockey and canoeing! And did Pontiac Squadron and the JV hockey team appreciate these abilities? just ask them! VVith the maturing influence of three years at RMC and a year as Senior Football man- ager, Larry became the man for the DXCYVSO slot. His hard work and initiative are reflected in the first rate quality of the intra-mural sports this year. The sole survivor of the Honours International Studies course, Cass' prospects both as an RCAF navigator and in post-graduate work are excellent. Add to this the sincerity and joie de vivren that he has envinced in his stay at RMC and in his relations with the gentler half of Queens, and Cass should see little but success and happiness throughout life. AWj travail. blesser. Bref, il est 1'ami de tous. i Bonne chance, Vieux. 7463 NORMAN D CHARETTE Si Normand avait ere le rejeton de parents inconnus, on aurait peut etre pu retrouver ses origines chez quelques champion de ski ou de natation. Heuresement, il porte le nom de 1 Charette de bon droit. Ne quelque part dans la metropole il a rapidement fait sa marque a CMR et a RMC dans tous les doniaines, intellectuel, sportif et social. ll sest enfin merite les honneurs en math et en sciences a graduation, par son esprit perfectioniste et son assiduite au Norm , grand causeur et habile Vapprentissage de sports difficiles, sest attire le titre de one of the most bilingual cadets on campus . Il s'est donc fait des amis des deux eotes de la frontiere quebecoise. De quel core penche-t-il? On se le demande parfois Bien quiil ne dedaigne pas se transformer, a l'occasion, un touriste, surtout en Europe ou il a sejourne quelques temps il n'est completement heureux que sur la neige devolant une pente a une vitesse vertigieuse. ll excelle aussi dans la discussion et son esprit penetrant glisse souvent vers la satire, une satire riante qui pique toujours l'orgueil de ses confreres sans les ris l 7130 CHRIS cHAuviN Ch Patrisch 1--s 7759 IOHN FURNELL ci.AYToN Without a doubt, John has been planning his future since january 14 1947 With cool precision and some unusual logic, he even rationalized an application for entry to CMR in 1963. Shortly thereafter, due to a major error in a back room at AFHQ he received the us ual telegram, f'The Minister of National Defence is pleased to inform you nr' After a chequered career as a pseudo-engineer, john finally made what was perhaps the as a full fledged historian. himself. most logical decision of his college life: he entered the hallowed ranks of the ARTSMEN Apart from a certain amount of perverted scholastic ability, john has had certain other accomplishments to his credit. After a year on the rep football team at CMR for example he had hopes of a position on the RMC team. Three practices ended his delusions and his rep,' football career with a slightly buckled right knee. On the other hand, after two years of virtual silence at CMR, john Went to his first debate. Due to a little bit of incompetent judging he did reasonably well Since then, he has travelled all over Ontario and Quebec, never quite winning but never quite making a fool of We can only hope he will continue in a similar manner after graduation WFG