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

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On Tuesday, June 9th, 1964, we held our an¬ nual Prize Day ceremonies. The guest speaker was Norman C. Young, the Editor of the Ottawa Ci¬ tizen. He spoke of his days as a boy in the Ravens- court of the 1920’s and 30’s. After the awarding of prizes, Mr. Gordon built up suspense in his speech until he finally got around to announcing next year’s School Captain, Derek Funnell, and the Vice-Captain, Craig Lamb. Their initiation, followed, recorded here pictorially, by a quick “Eagle” photographer. That must be the new School Captain. Xhsitors to the hool MR. W. B. MACMURRAY and MR. ALAN STEPHEN On Thursday, February 4th, Mr. W. B. MacMurray and Mr. Alan Stephen spoke in turn to a group of parents and the staff. Mr. MacMurray and Mr. Stephen both arrived in Winnipeg on Wednesday, February 3rd, and came out to St. John’s- Ravenscourt shortly afterwards. Mr. MacMurray, Headmaster of the University of Toronto Schools, which are affiliated with and on campus with the University of Toronto, spoke about “What Are Meant by Academic Standards,” and Mr. Stephen spoke after, on “Elementary Schooling and Its Problems.” Mr. Stephen is the Headmaster of the Preparatory School — Upper Canada College. Earlier in the week, before their departure (Sunday, February 7th) they both took turns visiting classes, each one alternately going to the Upper School and the Lower School. MR. J. P. DYMINT On Friday, the 19th of March, 1965, Mr. J, P. Dymint came to St. John’s- Ravenscourt to speak. Mr. Dymint, who is Chief Engineer of Air Canada, had not visited the school for five years, but when he last did come, January, 1960, he was so well received, that Mr. Gordon made him promise to return everv five years. Mr. Dymint again spoke on SuDersonic iets. and different tvoes of airplanes, but this time, the coming of Supersonic oassenger and cargo jets is five years closer. After he had finished speaking, there was a break, and then there was a small dis¬ cussion for some senior boys who are interested in different fields of Engineering.

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Prizc r Wi inners 1964 ‘Special ‘pt rizes His Excellency the Governor General’s Medal for General Proficiency ..—..Stephen Lindsay (1963) British Public School’s Prize -----Kick Lauder—Form VI Walter Burman Prize for Latin ... Michael Trew—Form III-A Thomas Harland Memorial Prize for Science and Mathematics .......... Bill Ramsay—Form V Jean Joy Memorial English Prize ----- Aaron Schwartz-Form IV-A oard of Governors’ Medal for Lower School : Stewart Searle—Form 7-E.W. Frederick Johnson Memorial Prize ..... Rick Lauder—Form VI A orman Young English and History Prize Not Awarded J. L. Doupe prize for Mathematics ........ James Lawson-Form II-A McEachern Memorial Science Prizes ..... Aaron Schwartz—Form IV-A , Mark Jackman—Form III-A Dorothy Hoskm Memorial Prize for English ... Not Awarded P. H. A. Wykes Mathematics Prize ... Richard Condo—Form VI Perreault Lower School French Prize . John Gemmell—Form 7-E.W. Barry Stevens—Form 7-E.W. Lower School Prizes: Mathematics -Graham Morris—Form 7-E.W. English —....John Gemmell—Form 7-E.W. Scripture ...... Michael Payne—Form 7-E.W. Art --—--- Michael Payne—Form 7-E.W. Music ----Graham Morris—Form 7-E.W. Walter J. Burman and Associates Prize James Lawson—Form II-A Lower School Honours Trophy ... New House Master’s Shield for Total Points Young House The Eagle Prize --—- ---George Low—Form VI Photography Prize ---...-... Andy Little-Form VI C hown Prize for Music —...— John Anderson—Form II-A Ralph Schoenert—Form II-A Lower School Spelling Cup -----Barry Stephens—Form 7-E.W. ( J crin rizes for C jenera l rc j iciencsj FORM I LOWER Ted Leach FORM II LOWER Mark Bredin FORM III LOWER Stuart Guest FORM IV LOW ' ER Raymond Waddell FORM V LOWER ..Michael Hammond FORM VI LOWER ...Scott McPherson FORM VII LOWER Randy Makinen FORM VII EW —. John Gemmell FORM II-A .... ..James Lawson FORM II-B --Mark Stethem FORM III-A .Michael Trew FORM III-B . .Bob Jessiman FORM IV-A .Aaron Schwartz- FORM IV-B -Douglas Macdonald 50

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o he y few y rL o ' c our On Saturday, March 27, 1965, a group of forty- five boys left Winnipeg for a tour of New York, under the supervision of Mr. McLeod, Mr. Shepherd, and Mrs. Maurer. Plans for the tour had first begun in December, 1964, when the total cost per boy had been worked out, and the number of boys to go on the tour had been estimated. The tour was given a good start when Mr. and Mrs. Everett gave it a going away party on the Friday night before it left. The tour group, travelling by CNR, arrived at Montreal 8:30 Sunday night, transferred to an¬ other train and was in New York twelve hours later. We immediately went to the Great Northern Hotel where we were to stay for the week. Radio City Music Hall was first on our agenda for Mon¬ day, and we dashed there through driving rain. Some of us waited outside to watch the Astro¬ nauts’ Parade, but others went in right away to see the musical productions and the show, ‘Dear Heart’. The afternoon was free, but in the evening we watched the musical ‘Fade In Fade Out’ star¬ ring Carol Burnett. On Tuesday morning we went on a guided tour of the United Nations Building; our attractive guide showed us the General Assembly and vari¬ ous other UN Council chambers. In the afternoon we walked to the Empire State Building. The view from the 86th and 101st observation decks looked exactly the same as all the postcards we had seen, but strangely enough, everyone was madly snap¬ ping pictures. That evening we saw the play ‘Any Wednesday’, starring Dan Porter and Barbara Cook. Wednesday was a day devoted to the Arts. In the morning we set off for the Guggenheim Museum via Central Park. On the way, we stop¬ ped off at Columbus Circle to see New York’s newest theatre centre, and then we went back through the zoo, and up to the Frick Gallery on 72nd St. After that we had to make a dash to see the Guggenheim and get back to the hotel on time to see the 1:00 matinee of Sammy Davis’ ‘Golden Boy’ at the Majestic Theatre. At 5:00 we were free, and most of the boys put their time to good use, many of us retiring early because we had a long energetic day ahead of us. On Thursday morning we set off for Battery Park and the Statue of Liberty. We missed the 11:00 ferry, but this gave us time to explore the Wall Street district, and we visited the American Stock Sxchange and Trinity Church. After we had got to the island and been through the statue, we all agreed that the interior dimensions had been a little disappointing, but the view of Manhattan Island and the harbour more than made up for it. Left to our own devices for the rest of the after¬ noon, we had to be back at the hotel by 7:45 to watch the comedy ‘Catch Me If You Can’, on at the Morosco Theatre. We were scheduled for a boat-trip around Manhattan, Friday, but due to bad weather, we had to take our option, a second visit to Radio City Music Hall to watch the famous ‘Easter Show.’ The first production, ‘Glory of Easter’ was really brilliant and be sure to watch ‘Operation Crossbow’ when it comes to Winnipeg. The eve¬ ning was free. Saturday was our last day in New York. We packed our bags in the morning, and took them down to a storage room in the hotel. The only activity of the day was to go and watch the comedy ‘Barefoot In The Park’ on at the Biltmore Theatre, and starring Penny Fuller, Robert Reed and co-starring Kurt Kasznar and Mildred Nat- wick. It was by far the funniest comedy that we had seen all week. At 7:00 we met at the hotel and took a bus to Pennsylvania Station. At 8:35 we were off for Montreal. We arrived in Montreal early Sunday morning and we had a nine-hour stopover. It seemed like a small town after New York. A small group of boys set out to climb Mt. Royal, while others visited relatives or explored the city’s parks and downtown section. At noon we ate lunch in the station restaurant, and we then went to see the show ‘How To Murder Your Wife’. We got on the train at 5:00 and from then on it was two days by train back home, and the end to a thoroughly enjoyable adventure. As an aftermath to the tour, Mrs. Maurer, Mr. Shepherd, and Mr. McLeod were given presents by the boys as thanks for all the work they had done in planning the tour and making it a success in those nine hectic days. 52