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

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MARK JACKMAN tTife School Caft m ' i Ti oii Life at St. John’s Ravenscourt School is a continuous, routine type of existence. Each new school year is only new in the sense that the details are different; the school as a whole changes very little over the years. Each year people start school at S.J.R. and each year people graduate from S.J.R. Each year there are Junior Prefects and Senior Prefects, and so on; the names change, but the system remains the same. The general contents of this School Captain’s report may have been written before; only the details may differ. School can be viewed from three different viewpoints: past, present and future. The past is simple: sitting here at my desk writing this report, I can easily reminisce over my past days at S.J.R. I can go right back to those first days of complete bewilderment before I began to settle down into the routine. All too vividly I remember being beat up by the older boys and thinking how long it would be until I was a senior. Everybody recalls waiting impatiently for the great flood of 1965-66 to engulf the school; the flood which never made it. I will never forget being thrown into the cold waters of the Red River on the night of the 1966 Prize-Giving. The present is what we have on our hands right now, the school year 1966-67. For the seniors, this year marks the end of the beginning. It is the last of our years at S.J.R., and the one that we will remember the most. It is also the year in which we look into the future of the school: the year we help the younger ones to learn how to get the most out of S.J.R., and also how to put the most into it. This school year reaches into Canada’s Centennial Year, and the seniors have the job of launching S.J.R.’s Centennial Program. Another important detail of the present is the Dutton Memo¬ rial Arena, an ambitious addition to the school which we can watch being built this year. What about the future? Of course, no one can foresee the progress of S.J.R. in the future, but we, the seniors, can do our bit right now to ensure a desirable future for the school. As Captain, I hope to make this year one that the seniors will want to remember in the future. 10

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J.B. MacKenzie, B.P.E. Mathematics W. Leonard, B.A. English W.A. Helgason, B.A. English C.E. Harding Physical Education Mrs. C. O’Gorman Librarian Mrs. A. Murray Grade One D.B. McKenzie, B.A. Science Mrs. M. MacMillan Grade Three P. Thorsen Physical Education R.P. Stewart, B.A. Science H. Shepherd English Mrs. J. Perreault Mrs. A. Cartwright Secretary Mrs. A. Brown Secretary Mrs. N. House, R.N. Matron H.D. Wellard, B.A. History Hup Jw V IP ' f j ' jpl Silfi 3 ii - ® ■ ■ 1 lit: f m , ■ ■-■Mil mi mlm 20 fM 7 1 ,M -• 0 Vf jh r e. b jV y p f I ft gf ai f 1 lk I

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k (Jice Caftm ROBERT WILLIAMS Bob was the sixth’s most avid chem student this year, when discussion turned to KATH-odes. Actually BO was only inter¬ ested in that certain someone in Tuxedo because he likes walk¬ ing. All this walking got Bob in shape for Senior Football in which he has been a stand-out for two years. Bob, the school’s vice-captain, came to the school in Grade VIII. As well as excel¬ ling in football, BO has been on the Senior Hockey Team for two years though some coaches thought he was a showboat. Bob was Young House captain this year and has always been active in house games. Bob plans to take Commerce next year. Favorite Saying — Hey, its Friday! Ambition — President of Bay Bronze. Probable Destiny — Trash can maker. DAVID EVERETT Numbly has been at S. J. R. thirteen long years and during this time he has been a junior prefect and an actor in Julius Ceasar, Macbeth and the Boy David. Dave fumbled through Ban¬ tam and Senior football, bumbled through Midget and Senior hockey and stumbled to the bus stop every morning. He was very often seen in a new Ford ora little white Volks. A member of, the Masters’ favorite band, The Monday Blues,” Dave played very good instrumentals or his Gretch! A boarder for 5 years, Dave became a day-boy this year and as such, made many worth¬ while contributions to his Literature class. Dave plans to be a lawyer and we wish him the best of luck at the University of Manitoba, when he makes it there. Surtk ' Jom GwbwtiJi CARL FUDGE Carl (Punter) Fudge was an active footballer with one year bantam and two years experience in senior football. He played senior and intermediate basketball and volleyball and was a very loyal supporter of Richardson house. Carl has spent 12 years at the school and has contributed very much, as he was always eager to encourage day-boys to come out to the school for activities. Carl could be found in one of three places: in the school, in his basement night club or in his camouflaged Fal- coon. He participated in the 1965 New York tour. As well as being a cadet, Carl was an avid chess player in the Chess Club. He never realized his main ambition of taking his basement to a River Heights dance and so we wish Carl luck in commerce at the University of Manitoba next year. 11