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

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XJU 7)wttm himoud The Dutton Memorial Arena — a 200 x 90 foot hockey rink, complete with dressing rooms, showers, seating for over six hundred people, and an artificial ice plant capable of producing ice in August, is near completion at the school. Backed by M.A. (Red) Dutton, G.M. Bell and J.A. Richardson, the arena is named in honour of Alex and Joe Dutton who were killed while serving with the R.C.A.F. in World War II. Mr. Bell, Mr. Dutton and his sons attended St. John’s, and Mr. Richardson at¬ tended Ravenscourt. The new arena is intended to meet two main ob¬ jectives. The first is to provide facilities at the school which will not be affected by weather, to ensure that the S.J.R. hockey program will be strengthened; sec¬ ondly to provide for Canada’s National Hockey team, a training base of international size which will not be pre-emptied by other events. While the rink is and will remain the property of the school, sharing this facility will in no way interfere with the school’s pro¬ gram, and in some respects may strengthen it. The school’s association with the National Team has already begun, since defenceman Barry MacKenzie is in his second year as a teacher in the school, and goal keeper Ken Broderick joined the staff in September. Billy MacMillan’s wife, Marjorie, teaches grade three. The total cost of the project is approximately $500,000 and it is expected that the ice will be in the arena early in April. Smith, Carter, Searle and associates are responsible for design and Bird Construction Com¬ pany is the general contractor. EXCAVATION SETTING UP THE PILES TEN MILES OF PLASTIC PIPE IN PLACE THE DUTTON MEMORIAL ARENA 38

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miL V; THE DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS G.B. Shaw CAST: Shakespeare: Allan Hammond Beefeather: Harry Sheperd Queen Elizabeth: Sheila Maurer The Dark Lady: Judy Stewart r k NOAH’S FLOOD edited by Gordon D. McLeod | % HENRY V CAST: Gods: Noah: Sem: Cam: Jaffette: Noah’s Wife: Semes Wife: Cammes Wife: Jaffettes Wife: The Good Gossip: John Macbeth Derek Timmerman Morgan Thomas Edward Orton Kit Rowley Ken Newbound Charles Andison Nathan Kobrinsky Michael Hammond Rodney Briggs Hugh Malcolms on William Shakespeare Battle scenes as selected by R.L. Gordon CAST: Narrator: Stewart Searle Bates: Williams: Erpingham: Gloucester: Westmoreland: Salisbury: Mountjoy: Exeter: Bedford: French Kings: Constable: Barry Stevens Simon Truelove David Boult Sandy Shartd Sandy Chown Jamie Little Ron Little Bob Clemis Jack St. Ji Mark Dallas Lome Wiedman Errol Naiman Jim Lawson Doug Kiddell BEHIND THE SCENES , r h COSTUMES: Judy Stewart SETS and LIGHTING: Desmond Bevis, assisted by Bob Spaith SOUND EFFECTS: Harry Shepherd PROPERTIES: William Leonard li |l HOUSE MANAGER: Martin Ainley TICKET SALES: Lower School: Bernard Bdtre Upper School: Martin Ainley Gordon D. McLeod RlL. Gordon Sheila Maurer DIRECTORS:

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2 um Until a few years ago the only dance that S.J.R. had that was open to the whole Upper School was the Cadet Ball. In order to lower the cost of the Cadet Ball they decided to have a few semi-open informal dances and to use the proceeds against the cost of the Ball. Until this year only a band from the school had played at these dances; this year we endeavoured to go outside the school to get the best bands we could. On Saturday, September 24th the Safe and Sound,” a new band from Fort Garry, played to about 190 people. Then on Friday, November 11, Jury” came to S.J.R. and put on a great show. On Saturday, December 10 The Elastic Band” played, and on Saturday, February 18, at our Winter Carnival, The New Mongrels” played to a large crowd. At the time this is written there is an upcoming dance with Danny and the Footprints,” and we hope to have another dance before the final exams. In the first year of getting bands from outside the school everything has gone well. The boys have sup¬ ported the dances and at the same time enjoyed coming here. It is the main aim of these dances to install in the people here a feeling that it is fun to be here, especially when they do not have to be. We would also like to thank all the masters who helped by supervising and chaperoning. Jod JwUme Following the precident set last year, a drive was held near the end of the first term to send clothing to the people at Fort Providence in the Northwest Terri¬ tories. Day-Boys and weekly boarders were asked to collect unused clothing and to bring it for the col¬ lection. The drive lasted one week and by the end of that week forty-three boxes had been filled for ship¬ ment. As well as the clothing shipment, a large part of the profit of the Winter Carnival was also sent to Fort Providence. We would like to thank the boys who supported the drive, as well as those who organized it and helped with the packing; because it is a most worthwhile project for the school to be involved in. Ciafel Swim Although there is as yet no chapel as such at S.J.R., there are frequent and various chapel services held throughout the school year. On Mondays and Wednesdays in the Upper School a short chapel service is held at 9:00 a.m. On each day of the week except Friday, the Lower School also holds a chapel service in the Assembly Hall. On Fridays the chapel service is a joint service. At these services a hymn is sung, a lesson is read by a boy, and prayers are said. On Sundays, boarders either attend church or a chapel service at the school. These services may vary from short services attended only by full-time boarders and boarding staff, right up to the full scale chapel service of Fathers’ and Sons’ Weekend, the Carol Serv¬ ice, or closing services. During the Sunday services an address or sermon is also part of the service. Mr. Gordon usually speaks; but this year services have also been taken by Father Bauer, Rev. T. Sale, Mr. Kiddell, and Mr. McLeod. Following some of the Sunday chapel services coffee has been served especially when a number of weekly boarders and day boys have attended. Special chapel services are written up elsewhere — but although S.J.R. is officially a non-denominational school — it is not a non-religious school. The chapel services are a very real part of school life. Some day they will be held in a lovely chapel overlooking the Red River. Perhaps it will be a chapel in memory of the founders of the original schools — St.Johns’, and Ravenscourt. 39