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

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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

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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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Sixth Jom DAVID GARGETT Garge became a boarder this year and as a Senior Prefect, he headed the ruling clique of Hamber Hall. Dave found this job contained many trials as he was forced to share his dorm with the lesser likes of McGoo and the Burger (twice, no less). If you rise before 7:00 AM, you will see Mr. Authority trotting down to the gym to practise his snarls before an empty audience. As one of the Red River Scholars Dave is mainly responsible for the alertness of the teaching staff with far-fetched but relevant questions. Legs took an avid interest in sports where he excelled in Soccer, Basketball, Cross-Country, and Track and Field. Our dyke builder from St. Vital likes reading, skiing and boat build¬ ing. Good luck in Bio-Chemistry, Dave! JACK HARASYM Leep, Pickle Crow’s sole representative at S.J.R., came to us last year amid cries of Next stop, P-i-ckle Creek, P-i-ckle Crow and C-e-entr-a-al Patricia! and proceeded to become one of the super-stars of Senior soccer. Last year he was the co-holder of the Most Popular” award given for the most letters received in one year. The duty prefects discovered that it was easy to get Pickle up in the mornings for all they had to do was to yank the yellow tie hanging over the edge of his bed and Jack would be sure to follow it. As the perfect scale-model prefect, Jack man¬ aged to keep the third floor of Thompson House in order. We all wish Jack the best of luck in his great ambition, which is to put Pickle Crow on the map. Good luck next year at Western. MARK JACKMAN Equis, our 17th school captain, instigated, as his first official act of authority, a Be Kind to Animals year. Moak found his first few weeks in office to be boring but, after the out weekend, he enJOEYed his weekends immensely. As B.O.’s right hand man on the third floor of Thompson House, our beloved presi¬ dent’s presence was usually greeted with a flying Coke can. No lip you guys. Having graduated from the ranks of Junior Pre¬ fect, Mark’s main duty was to make the school successfully click. Our four legged friend excelled in scholastic abilities as a Red River Scholar and in athletic activities where his horseshoe shaped cleats sped him past less fortunate competitors. Horse had in¬ tended to star in Murder in the Cathedral last year, but he took a minor role instead when he found that two bushels of oats a week was insufficient salary. Mark’s interests are you name it” and his carefree ambition is to take whatever (or whoever) comes along.” DAVID JAMES Dave, the wise old man of grade 12, has been with us now for many years. As the eldest member of the senior soccer team, Senny has been a stalwart on defence since ’64, (1864 that is). As the humourist of the soccer team, Dave kept the team’s spirit up during their many defeats. Tottering around the soccer field kicking shins, stomping on toes, and booming the ball down the field, he could often be heard cackling, Ah, ha, got you again!” Dave was a leader of Hamber House, playing Senior House Soccer, Senior House Volleyball and putting the shot. Inspired by his Physics classes, Senny found himself partnered with Stein and Killer and his nerves of steel proved to be invaluable in many experiments. Kiddell you’re so st-e-u-pid!” His future, although at present undetermined, will probably be in redesigning antique firearms. DOUG KIDDELL Killer, S.J.R.’s only full-time-weekly-day-boy is still making great headway in Chem. and Math, classes. During his eight years here, Doug has participated in just about every field offered. He has made the Hockey and Football teams every year and has won the Track and Field trophy for his age group twice, being runner-up every time he didn’t win. When not slaving away at home¬ work, Doug would be found discussing world politics with Jamie and B.O. Young House owes Doug many thanks for the untiring work he has performed in the past two years. Red has lots of experience as a car jockey and we wish him the best of luck in this profession. JOHN KILGOUR Leach, an avid Maths pupil, is the co-holder of the shortest working day of the year along with, you guessed it, Pix. John was in charge of the stage properties in Murder in the Cathedral, last year’s theatrical production, and also was a mem¬ ber of the ’65 New York Tour. John’s varied interests range from hunting and skiing to hurry¬ ing home at 3:02 p.m. to lose out with the women. Next year, John hopes to attend the Uni¬ versity of Manitoba and emerge eventually with a degree in Law. We wish him the best of luck at this career.