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

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' ances The reverend’s daughter? This year we held a number of informal dances with a small admission charge, from which the proceeds went to reduce the ticket prices of the Cadet Ball, or rather the formal which was held in place of the Ball. The first of these dances was a record hop, held on Oc¬ tober 3rd in the Dining Hall. Purdy’s beachboys provided most of the entertainment. A second dance, the Football Dance, was held on October 31st in Thompson House. As the warmth of the evening increased, couples slipped out¬ side into the chilly air,. and watched Hallowe’en rioters being quelled on the dyke. A third dance was held in the Dining Hall on January 16th, and a fourth was held in conjunction with the Winter Carnival on January 30th. It was at this last dance that the school’s home-made Spectres put in their first appearance, but since then, they have risen to fame. Plans are being made for a formal dance on April 23rd, and perhaps after that, we may have a repeat of last year’s exciting Grad. Dance-Barbecue. JdLadi les Qui u 9 e. f port 1964-65 has been another busy year for the St. John’s-Ravenscourt School Guild. Our Christmas Dance was once again a tremendous success, with the recep¬ tion being held in a very festive Camsell Wing. Plans are underway for our annual Spring Function — this year to be a coffee party — held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Heffelfinger. Our general meetings have been well-attended, and after a great deal of lively discussion, we have decided to spend our funds in the following manner: We are having a kitchen installed in the Sick Bay, which will make it possible for Miss House to prepare tempting meals for her patients. We have completed the equipping of the Rifle Range which is being used extensively and to good advantage by both the Upper and Lower boys. The Lower School has been given a donation of money for camping equipment and judo mats are being bought for use by both the Lower and Upper Schools. The library has also received its annual donation for the purchase of books. It is hard to realize as I am writing this with so much snow on the ground that the time has come to wish our graduating class every success; we shall follow with interest their careers. Mrs. C. Ian D. McDonald President.

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c ovnman Off , ' icer s For most of this year, the Cadet Corps paraded Monday afternoons for training purposes. It was quite a successful year, with the strength of the corps being 128. Some of the older cadets, who had in some cases been subjected to the same training for as many as five years, were allowed to spend part of the Monday afternoon program in study periods. The prescribed training syllabus was completed with an additional number of option periods. These included shooting, first aid, signals, the band, and judo, which was once again under the expert instruction of “Tug” Wilson of the Winnipeg Judo Club. A noticeable lack of both interest and pride in the corps was evident this year. This was perhaps due on one hand to the syllabus itself, being a repetition to many cadets of over several years, and on the other hand to a lack of qualified in¬ structors in the corps. Practically all lessons had to be taught by Cadet Officers and NCO’s them¬ selves. The Cadet Shooting Team continued to benefit from the use of our shooting range. This year, again, the expert coaching given by Mr. Nelson Colville, a many-time member of Canada’s Bisley Team, improved our shooting immensely. The team won the Lt. Charles French Trophy with ease, as the top five members of the eight-man team took the first five places in the competition. The team brought credit to the school in the MPRA series of Winter shoots, and we are hope¬ ful that in the forthcoming competition for the Whitehead and O’Neill Trophies they will repeat last year’s victory as the top cadet team in the area. The new shooting equipment which the Ladies’ Guild gave to the corps has proved in¬ valuable in producing several expert marksmen. Cadet Major P. Dodd placed second in last year’s Master Cadet exam in the province, and as a reward for the excellent standing he achieved at the National Cadet Camp in Banff last year, he has earned a trip to the Barbados this coming summer. Last year the corps placed first in both general proficiency for closed corps as well as in physical training for the whole of the province. Trophies for these have been on display in the school for the past year. The Cameron Highlander Rgt. was unable to supply us with kilts this year because of a sud¬ den increase in their nominal strength. As a result, the annual Cadet Ball was replaced by a formal school dance. The dance was well-supported and all who attended enjoyed themselves in the full evening’s fun. On behalf of the Cadet Corps, I would like to thank Mr. Ainley, our Chief Instructor, for the many hours of work he spent in organizing the corps’ activities apart from his regular teaching assignments. Not to be forgotten is Mr. Glegg, who gave us many useful tips and much-needed help in our parades and inspections. I would also like to thank Mr. Parker for his faultless admin¬ istration during the year. Special thanks must go to Mr. Nelson Colville without whose patience and coaching the rifle team would not have reach¬ ed the record heights in the school’s history that it did during the year. Cdt. Maj. R. Clark Fraser. 62