St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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SPlr. Cjlegg Mr. Glegg was born in England and schooled in England and Rhodesia under the English prep school system. He is a graduate of the University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, an affiliated college of the University of London, and he has taught in Rhodesia for a year. He did two years of post-graduate work in Education, and he teaches French through out the Upper School. He plays the guitar, is a folksinger and was once in charge of a ‘Rock and Roll’ band. Mr. Glegg was the first casualty on the hockey rinks in ’64, and succumbing to the Canadian Winter he retired to bed for a week or two in the second term. As part of his recovery, he plans to revisit the Barbados (his 38th country) during the Easter Holidays. We wish our globe¬ trotter the best in his future plans. JM, Mr. Petrencik is a graduate of the University of Toronto, holding a degree in Psychology. He first taught Phys. Ed. in the Junior High Schools System in Ontario, and now teaches Geography, Maths, and, Phys. Ed. in the Upper School. He has done post-graduate work in Business Administration, and his major interest is teaching by Pro¬ gramming. He sings and plays the twelve-string guitar as well as classical piano music. His favorite sports are Basketball and Gym¬ nastics! All in all, Mr. Petrencik leads a quiet life, and we wish him a happy and uneventful future. JNcw Staff JHr. JHcJZcJ Mr. McLeod graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Toronto. He won the Regents Gold Medal and has had fourteen years of boarding school teaching experience at Ridley College in St. Catharines, Ont. Upon leaving Ridley, he was head of the English department, and was House Master of Meritt House. He came to S.J.R. after working at Thomas Nelson and Sons Publishing Co. Soon showing his keen interest and experience in Dramatics, he took on the job as Director of Billy Budd. He conducted a tour to New York for forty-five boys during the Easter Holidays. Good luck in your future career at Ravenscourt, Mr. McLeod! C f etrencib , 7 , . ‘Stemsh orn Mr. Stemshorn holds a B.Sc. degree, graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1964. He teaches Math, and Science up to Form IV in the Upper School, and coaches Basketball. He plans to return to University to take postgraduate work in Philosophy, and later, he intends to teach at a University level. He likes Football and Curling, doesn’t particularly care for fast cars, and considers himself to be absent-minded. At present he is trying to instill an understanding of Science in the Grade 8 A’s by employing a ‘Socratic’ method of teach¬ ing. We wish him every success in his career. 9

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Back: Mr. Gill, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Beare, Mr. Glegg, Mr. Olsen, Mr. Wellard, Mr. Gorrie, Mr. McLeod. Front: Mrs. Nagy, Mrs. Karasik, Mrs. Perreault, Mr. Waudby, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bredin, Mr. Kiddell, Mr. Ainley, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Murray. Missing: Mr. Petrencik, Mr. Stemshorn, Mr. Stewart. f oard of WINNIPEG MEMBERS James A. Richardson George N. Andison Andrew Currie C. H. Flintoft A. S. Hutchings David H. Jones Dr. R. M. Ramsay H. A. Roberts S. A. Searle, Jr. Peter Wood J. A. Hammond Fred G. Anderson Dr. G. F. Boult Dr. Colin C. Ferguson Shane MacKay L. D. McMurray Scott Neal C. S. Riley Maj. Gen. N. E. Rodger Donald G. Smith R. L. Gordon OUT OF TOWN MEMBERS Dr. J. D. Leishman, Regina Dr. J. K. Martin, Edmonton Mr. Justice N. McDermid, Calgary Mr. Gordon P. Osier, Toronto C. D. Shepard, Q.C., Toronto Christopher Young, Ottawa 8

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C Editorial Our school is a new and different kind of boarding school, and a better kind. Other than necessities such as meal-times and classes, there is remarkably little regimentation in it, and the boys are given as much freedom as is practicably possible. It operates on ideals, though, and its successful functioning is dependent upon the sense, of responsibility and the co-operation of the boys within it. Once we leave boarding school, we soon learn that survival on a national scale is dependent upon the decisions and co-operation of individuals. Even primeval man knew that you stood a better chance for surviving if there were two of you working together, and in these changing times and this period of change for our school, the need for co-operation becomes magnified. A major problem in ironing out this year’s faults and making it a successful one was the getting across of this idea of working together. At the risk of being too critical, I can well say that it can be a real let-down when someone you are depending upon to do something does not do it, and it can throw out your whole schedule. This was most evident to me in the production of the Yearbook, but I had only to look around me to see examples of this in every aspect of school life. A member of a cleaning party does not show up, and as a result, the boy in charge of the group is late for football practice, holding up others. If everyone makes a small effort at the end of each meal and clears his place, a waiter’s job becomes Back: Sprague, Nanson, Roberts, McBeath, Matthews. Front: Wilson, Fox, Cottick. Missing: Dodd, Hunter. . much more pleasant; a hockey team is no good unless the players will work together, passing, and co-ordinating their movements; it can’t hope to win if every player plays for himself. Co-operation is a wonderful thing once it is put into practice. However, if the chef didn’t show up on time to get a meal prepared, each boy would find some¬ thing to grumble about, not thinking of how he, himself, may have let someone down in his sphere of responsibility. Even though there are people who do evade responsibility, there are those who do take on difficult and demanding jobs, and make an effort which makes the whole year worthwhile. These jobs are all too often unpleasant and time- consuming, but there are several boys this year who have taken on such jobs, and have been mature enough to do their best at them regardless of the type of job. For example, there was the boy in charge of the cleaning of the Dining Hall, the boy in charge of the Day Boys’ buses, and not least important, the senior boy who cheerfully did as he was asked, setting a good example to boys in the lower grades. It is these people and many others who are unmentioned here who will be a success in their adult lives. They will meet the other type of person wherever they go. Responsibility exists at all levels, whether you are a Grade Eight waiting on tables, or whether you are the Headmaster of a school. It should be something to be welcomed, for it gives you a chance to prove to yourself what you are capable of doing. By carrying out your responsibilities to others, you are co-operating, and things are smoother-running and easier for everyone con¬ cerned. A system like our school, based on ideals, can only be as good as the ideals and the strength of character of the people within it. Let’s get this team spirit now, and prove that St. John’s-Ravens- court really is a unique Canadian school. —Michael Fox, Editor. L Jhe £ ctcjle Editor-in-chief . Assistant Editors. Photography . Sports . Art work . Head of Advertising. Proofing and Typing . Staff .Fox .Wilson Cottick .Nanson Sprague .Hunter Matthews .Roberts .McBeath 10 Dodd