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

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BOB ROPER: Si senor, it ees Cisco Roper who ees often accused of taking a siesta in Math, class. Ropes still wore stylish shirts, but when he turned up at the school dances, he put everyone to shame. Bob took time off from his hustling activities to slip out of his natty duds and into something more durable to play football, hockey, and House sports. Pauncho was a CSM in Cadets, and the acid test of whether or not he was a true Sixth- former came on the Father and Sons Week¬ end. Have a good summer. Bob. BOB SANDERS: Stubby got his wheels, finally, and received many congratulations on achiev¬ ing his 16th birthday. As soon as he got his new Rambler, it was Honk! , Honk!” and off for East Kildonan. Stub showed the form the pitfalls of marriage, with his smooth and untroubled relationship. Captain Stub (of the Out Scouts) spent a lot of time on Val during the Easter term, but when exams rolled around, he scraped the bottom of the barrel and squeaked through, just, much to the frustration of Phil. He plans to go in for Commerce, and as a gift to help him on his way, we are going to give him one gross of extra-large handkerchiefs on his I 6 4 birthday. (They are a long way apart aren ' t they, Bobbie.) STEWART SPRAGUE: Another mature member of the form, Stu expressed his views reason¬ ably. Slow to get started, but like a run¬ away freight train when he got going, Stu was a real menace on the football field, but often got fouled up on the basketball court. Between times he had to conserve his energy, lying full-length on the Prefects ' Common Room couch each noon hour. He took time to snap a few amateurish candids for the Eagle, and we thank him for his pains. MICHAEL WALTON: Mike played at football, finally got his Driver ' s Licence and has an 8:30 curfew. Marksman of the Cadet Corps, he daren ' t go AWOL because he ' ll get grounded for a year, horsewhipped and thrown in the brig. A dancefloor darling, he divided his talents evenly between basket¬ ball and scholastics during the Easter term. Since his is the last write-up of the form and we have lots of good wishes left over, we wish him the best of luck OVERSEAS next year. Ta ta Michael. If you don ' t have anything nice to say, then don’t say any¬ thing at all. 18

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ovvn GERALD ROBINSON: Gerald McBoingBoing, back from Neepawa this year, was another early riser, Conway played soccer, and was in charge of fencing in Out-Scouts. Jack took several courses by correspondence, but taking a break from the grind, he hypnotized him¬ self into believing he was Reveen for a short while. Boing belongs to the Butter ' s Club, but all the same, he eagerly made up posters to stamp out cigarette smoking. Gerald intends to go into the Advertising business, or be a dentist. COLIN MONCRIEFF: Monty was a full-time boarder for two-thirds of the year, and on his escape, became the Sixth ' s answer to Hy ' s and Duffy ' s on wheels. Throwing the Grey Cup party this year, Monty was a pic¬ ture-hog while quarterbacking the senior football team. Still a dapper dresser, Monk went out in his hot six Monza and into Craig ' s last year ' s area of hustling. Eye¬ brows held down center on the hockey team and will likely do well in Track and Field. No longer with the band in Cadets, Colin is now Ltnt. He has plans for Queen ' s next year and lots of golf in the summer. We wish our member of the SJR redheads the best of luck in years to come. BILL RAMSAY: Banana Bill was a real busy fella this year. He coached Bantam A ' s and B’s, played hockey for the Monarchs all Fall and Winter, and still pulled off good marks, proving that you can eat, sleep and zzt hockey and still find time for other things. CONGRATULATIONS on being voted Rookie of the Year, Bill. Docter Germs is still going to be a medicine man, and is for Princeton all the way. Chiquita was notorious for his monkeying around in classes, as well as his apeing of certain people. An honourary member of the 9:00-3:15 club, Bill often had to rush off to a practice with his fellow- Simian team-mates. HUGH ROBERTS: Hughie Baby was the Sixth ' s man-about-town. Talking fast foreign cars and taking time off from his heavy schedule, to grind it out in Math class, Doodles was the Eagle ' s Artwork man. Our hustler ' s ambi¬ tion is to drive an Army truck when he grows up, but in the meantime, he is satisfied to do caricatures and show us how to be a real playboy. Hugh ' s summer-time activities are, surprisingly, long-distance canoeing, swimming, and camping out. Sgt. Roberts supported all the school dances, displaying his snappy brogues and you could set your clock (3:17) on Nick and Hugh. He is going in for Commercial Designing. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. NICK RODGER: Silent and wise, Nick is our Kelvin representative. You would never guess that this aloof, ever-patient, and sombre young man is a basketball star as well as being a mature member of a well-known crowd of boppers. Despite his enthusiasm and time-consuming interest in Sports, Nick man¬ aged to hold a medium high average in the class standings. 17

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% ornt KENT COUSINS: Farm-boy, a J.P., was a deadly fella on the football field and you just don ' t go into corners with him on the hockey rink. Country Cuz also played volleyball. Kent hails from the land of the hills, Leader, Sask., and is the Roughrider ' s only hope. PETER HAMMOND: Pinky, another J.P., was a hefty addition to the football team until he hurt his shoulder. Wally played hockey, tanking around the ice, and after Physics is over for the year, he won ' t have any arm-hairs left, thanks to Honk. JAMIE MCDONALD: Early on grim mornings, Frogs could be found hunting for flies for breakfast. He play¬ ed football and basketball, and took part in many Track and Field activities. A hit with all the girls, he often kept his thoughts about them under his hat. Jock ' s brother could usually be heard long before he was seen. He was a J.P. (Jane ' s Pal), too. BILL COTTICK: Blocks was noted for his brilliant wit, cutting sarcasm, and control as a J.P. A write-up cad, CY played sr. football and basketball and was re¬ sponsible for an antique portrayal of the Dansker in Billy Budd. Asked about girls, he murmurs: “Not for many years.” BILL GARDNER: After much thought, Bill decided to be- cotne a J.P. Bill has an L.T.D. Wrong-way Gardner was an understudy quarter¬ back in sr. football, and played midget hockey, senior house football, and sr. House hockey. Bill has an L.T.D. Renowned for his fine ' 51 Plymouth (and his L.T.D.) and unusual bed¬ time hours, Coifi still man¬ aged to pull off one of the highest averages in the class. JOHN KIDDELL: Killer ran in the provincial Cross- Country and topped the midget hockey team in the scoring race. J.P. John was also a judo fan, who struck terror into the hearts of the Grade Eights. Neil’s buddy, the two somehow never went on double dates. DOUG ARNETT: Arny was an extra sailor in Billy Budd, and was commonly heard saying ‘hanging’. Leadfoot was on the Eagle Advertis¬ ing staff and when he was¬ n’t playing intra-mural vol¬ leyball, he was patronizing the Goodyear Tire Company. We expect big things from him next year. 19