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

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rv -■ J ' fLujijmiul Hockey This year the Playground B team did not do as well as last year. We went the year without a win while we averaged about one goal per game. However, the team spirit always remained high and undaunted. The sharp shooters for the team were: Ivan McMorris, Colin Fer¬ guson, Chris Wallace, Hugh Tucker, Trevor Harrison and Neil Templeton. On behalf of the boys I would like to thank Mr. Beare and Mr. Bevis for their fine coaching, the parents for coming out to our games and the kitchen for their fine hot chocolate. BACK ROW: Mr. Beare, Harrison, Wheelan, Brians, McGill, Forsythe, Lawrence, Dickson B., McMorris, Tucker, Longstaffe, Mr. Bevis. FRONT ROW: Daunt, Weare, Paterson, Dickson P., Templeton, Wallace, Ferguson. 7l Uf jl0lLtU C Hockui Playing in the regular city league the Playground ' C’ team made up for a certain lack of finesse by ex¬ hibiting praiseworthy determination and eagerness. Most members of the team were competent skaters but none of them had developed the power needed for good shooting at goal. This lack of a powerful shot gave our opponents an edge for which they must have been grateful. The league itself was divided into two groups of competeness. Winakwa team, Westridge and possibly Ft. Garry in the top half and Wildwood, Roblin Park, and St. John’s-Ravenscourt is the bottom half. These last three teams ended the season with honours even having won and lost as many games as each other after some dour struggles. Many thanks go to Mr. Kiddell and Mr. Comie for their fine job of coaching. Best of luck to Playground C’ next year. BACK ROW: Waddell H., Bennett, Dickson B., Riley, Annett B., McMorris, Cruickshank. FRONT ROW: Daunt, Weare, Beaton, Kernahan, Quinton, Grossman. BACK ROW: Waugh, Waddell, d’Agincourt, Bond, Ramsay B., Kiddell, Mr. Kiddell. FRONT ROW: Ferguson, Quinton, Ramsay D., Hutchison, Haworth. MISSING: Parker, Beech. Sam Horn Hockey Hamber this year was without opposition, so it seemed for, they did not lose a single game. They were superior on all lines particularly first and second. They were however given some good games by the other three houses. The game against New was particularly notable in that New fought back to a 3-3 draw before Hamber scored the winner in the last second. Good all around hockey was played by the houses and even the third lines tried and fought well, and with the forthcoming talent which was evident, next season should be very entertaining, Final Standings: Points 1st Hamber.18 2nd Young .7 3rd Richardson.6 4th New.5 81

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MONKEYS LOOSE ! I am a zoo monkey. Two weeks ago I had a strange adventure. It happened like this. One misty afternoon I was peacefully enjoying a nap, when suddenly my friend, Clyde, said Hey, Harry, IVe found the key to the cage. Let’s open it and run away!” I agreed, and so quiedy Clyde opened our cage. We silently crept out of thezooand into the city. We found a building, with an opening at the top. Clyde climbed up to open the door and I followed. What a sight met our eyes! There were some men, sliding on ice, hitting a black ball with sticks, and therewere some men caught in a net at each end of the ice. Hey Clyde,” I said. We’d better get out of here. Somebody might see us. ” But Clyde didn ' t want to, so I decided to stay. We were beginning to enjoy ourselves when someoneyelled, Look at the monkeys!”. Two policemen ran across the ice and began climbing towards us. Clyde and I ran, dodging the policemen. By thistimethe noise had reached all over town. Clyde, what a funny place! I didn’t know people were so dumb. ” Finally we gave them the slip. We wandered around the streets until we saw a bakery and decided to raid it. Clyde went through the door first and I followed. We ran over to the cakes. I slipped on some icing and slid into the cakes. A stack of pies fell on us. Clyde and I raced for the door and ran down the street, little knowing that we were headingforthepolicemen. When the police encircled us and picked us up we didn’t struggle. We wanted to get back to our cage away from everyone. Now I have told you about my adventures, I can have a peaceful nap. Kevin Annett Grade 5. A SNOWSTORM. The night is dark, the air is cold. The wind comes up with force untold; The clouds come over, the storm begins, The air is filled with stinging pins. The storm is wild, its fury unleashed, It seems like it will never cease; The snow is whirling all about. It stings your face, lashing out. Each day the storm grows less and less And soon begins to come to rest; The clouds scud over until we find, The storm is over with the coming of Springtime. James Hutchison. Grade 6. THE BAD PART OF TOWN. In any city large enough to be put on a map there is sure to be a place called the other side of the tracks”. In our town there is such a place. Even in broad daylight this community is gloomy and depressing. The cracked sidewalks, the rusted picket fences, the squeaking gates which nobody oils because nobody cares, the dwellings, once fashionable homes for prominent men and women, now toppling over with sag¬ ging door and window frames, badly in need of paint and adorned with chimney pots which belch forth thick black soot from the ancient coal furnaces, and here or there a tree never more than twenty feet tall and, more likely than not, dead, do little tomakethe appearance of the district any better. But maybe the thing that separates this part of town from any other is its people. The children, foolish and ignorant, play in the middle of the road with littlerespectfor any oncoming traffic. The women in cheap discarded blue jeans scream for the children to get off the road, if they can spare the time. The men loungearound in dirty undershirts, more often than not with bottle in hand, not knowing where next month’s rent is coming from — and not really car¬ ing. There is an unpleasant odour of smoke and soot mixed together with something that smells like decaying matter. It is not a pleasant walk when someone strolls through this part of town during the day. It is not a pleasantwalk during the night either. The comparatively gloomy atmosphere is gone and in its place is a flood of neon. In front of every pub and tav¬ ern there’s some drunken Indian and some unfortunate constable. There is also a large crowd watching the of¬ ficer trying to subdue theyoung man. They stand there, jeering and shouting at the desperate policeman. There are usually large groups of people gathering just out¬ side the various movie-houses which boast pictures at least five years old. Some small groups of teenagers meet at the coffee houses to discuss their plans for the evening. Most of the time their plans will land them back into the juvenile courts. But it is a real shame that these people should be forced to live under these conditions. Nobody cares about nobody but themselves. They are content to live in the grime and filth, barely able to ecist on the small weekly allowance they receive. Mark Milne. 7EW. 80

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BACK ROW-. Gillis, Dailley, Anthony I., Cherewan, Anthony T. FRONT ROW: Guest D., Edwards, Ramsay D., Bowes T., Khosla. MISSING : Parker. SENIOR A $moi Horn Hockuj With one game remaining in the league play-downs Hamber is leading by 2 points over New House and Young is in 3rd place, 2 points ahead of Richardson. At press time the standings could be altered consider¬ ably as New plays Hamber and Richardson plays Young, making it possible to have a tie for 1st place and 3rd place. It has been a good season and I am sure the boys have enjoyed themselves thoroughly. STANDINGS GP WON TIED LOST POINTS Hamber 8 5 1 2 11 New 8 4 1 3 9 Young 8 3 1 4 7 Richardson 8 2 1 5 5 SENIOR B BACK ROW: Dickson B., McMorris, Ferguson. FRONT ROW: Weare, Riley, Beaton, Daunt. BACK ROW: Kernahan, Annett B., Cruckshank, Bennett FRONT ROW: Waddell H., Quinton, Grossman. JUNIOR BACK ROW: Khosla, Gillis, Dailly, Anthony I., Cherewan. FRONT ROW: Anthony T., Guest D., Ramsay D., Bowes T., Barry, Edwards. MISSING: Parker. Due to the increase in numbers this year it was decided to have three leagues instead of the usual two. This meant that the size of the team could be reduced, thus giving the boys more playing time. Enthusiasm was great from the outside and in many games several baskets were scored. The standard of play, particularly in the Senior A and Junior sections, was high and the keen competition prevented any of our teams from surging ahead. Outstanding players were: Ferguson, Quinton and D. Ramsay (Hamber), Purdy and Finkel (Young), Beech (New), and Richardson (Richardson). At the time of going to press the results were: Senior A Hawkes 4 New 4 Richardson 1 Young 3 Senior B 8 Nil 5 7 Junior 12 13 7 15