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

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ONE BOARDING VICE-CAPTAIN DON DENMARK Strap majored in telephone usage this year, which is shown by the cracked and splintered wood at the top of the doorway into the Prefect’s Common Room, and with his record-setting sequence of headaches. A R.R.S., Don was our basketball star, although some games found him and Cal bouncing basketballs off referee’s heads. Don also had a go at football this year. Unfortunately he found out that there was not enough room in one backfield for both him and Searle. A knee injury and crutches side lined Don, after a somewhat confused football career. A new recruit from Hinton last year, we are glad to see him as one of our Vice-Captains this year. Although his future is still undecided, a person with his resourcefulness, conscientiousness, and sincerety is guaranteed success. ONE DAYBOY VICE-CAPTAIN GERALD SCHWARTZ A dayboy senior prefect, Gerry finally managed to organize noon waiters as bus drivers and bus drivers as waiters. Aside such obvious difficulties, Ger did manage to have everyone fed at lunch, and taken home at night. Gerry filled the post of President Student Activist with convincing sincerity. Gerry continues to prove “love is a many splendered thing”; his romance is so long lived, it seems to date back to B.C. in addition to loving mankind, particularly womenkind. Gerry acted as the Prefect’s Common Room Guru, his lofty thoughts transcended the bounds of brilliance, his meditation took the form of eating as much food as possible in the shortest time, and then expounding his brilliance with his mouth full. Who can say mumbles are idiotic? Gerry’s incomprehensibility resulted in the fact that in a recent poll, he was voted the best known non-entity running for the presidency of Senegal. However, we hope he is successful in this, his most recent project, even if we are not sure it is the same Gerry Schwartz. 11

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A NEW SCHOOL CAPTAIN • • • EDWARD MYERS PINS JOHN HUTCHINGS This is indeed a year of change. Canada is being led by a new Prime Minister, she has a practically brand new National Hockey Team, and St. John’s-Ravenscourt School has a new headmaster. By the time this yearbook comes out, I will have been School Captain under three different headmasters: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Bredin, and Mr. Schaffter. The first thing I remember of Mr. Gordon goes back to the days when I was just beginning at S.J.R. in grade five. I was standing at the front door when Mr. Gordon and Mr. Bredin walked in. The former, who somehow knew my name, asked me if I was any relation to Sandy (a Sandy Hutchings had graduated from S.J.R. just before I came.) Wide-eyed and dumbfounded at actually being spoken to by a real headmaster, I replied, “No, he’s my brother”. I became much better acquainted with Mr. Gordon in the Upper School. It was then that he, along with my parents, helped me through a couple of very lean years when I was fed up with and sick of St. John’s-Ravenscourt. So far in this, my last year and what I think will be my best year at S.J.R. he has helped me immeasurably. And words cannot express my appreciation. I have a great respect for Mr. Gordon and will never forget what he has done for me. In wishing him the best of luck in his new career I can assure him that his influence on me and the school as a whole will never be forgotten. I also want to welcome Mr. Schaffter to S.J.R. and encourage all the boys to give him the fullest co-operation in the years to come. John Hutchings School Captain 10

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TOM KNIGHT T.K., the Terrace Bay Kid, was easily recognizable by his unique laugh and his stable appearance after a wild Saturday night. T.K. spent most of his weekends visiting Linda. . ,uh, Darlene. . .uh, Donna, but when he was back at the school, he sat making plans for the next weekend. Tom was one of our ‘strong man prefects’ and he was charged with the duty of having to defend the rest of the prefects in the event that the grade eights became too powerful. MICHAEL PAYNE It was not until this year that the school had an opportunity to witness Mike’s humour in all its full and subtle forms. As well as lowering the grade 12’s to the realms of raucous laughter with the choicest offerings of Children’s Digest, T.V. Head was a standout on the soccer field. Mike’s diligence and reputation as a constant bookworm gave him the markings of success and we see for him a great future writer or successor to Rogatien Vachon. JOHN GOLLWITZER Golly escaped from Cuba with a barrel of Cuban cigars, and has been living on his laurels ever since. In addition to his escaping Cuba, Golly Evades all superflous, time-consuming work, and traffic police in his Jaguar. A vegetable gardener of some repute, John’s philosophy has taken root in the smoking room, where his loyalty to nurturing it has led the other boys to call him Fidel. In fact, fidelity is John’s prime virtue; he has yet to leave the school later than 3:05. LLOYD SIMMONS Lloyd’s remarkable ability to stampede around on the football field with his cleats making a strange “lelele” noise as he ran over thousands of poor defenceless microbes, cowed the opposition. Lloyd is a real individualist and champion of individual rights, because he is not afraid to ride with the herd. Although at home now, on this range (should be by now because he has been on it since he was six) Lloyd is seeking greener pastures next year. Good Luck! RICHARD WOODHEAD ‘Youth will have its way’ and the old lags in grade twelve are forced constantly to bend to Richard’s will. A forceful personality like Wayne Harris, the Thumper made his presence felt on the rink and on the football field. A sensitive lad, Rickie refused to bother Mr. Gorrie, saying it was unkind, or to torture frogs. A true Canadienne fan, can have nothing too serious wrong with him; unfortunately Woodie does not fill this qualification. JIM ROW AND In the full bloom of his youth, Lotus keeps opposing forwards feeling insecure by his brilliant saves on the soccer field and hockey ring, Lotus keeps the smoking room a hotbed of discussion another of his budding projects. Jimi, who can quote Chairman Mao by heart, maintains a deep rooted hatred of weeds, arising every morning from the Lotus position, arranging his hair like a floral arrangment of Zinnias and Chrysanthimums, Lotus waters his window box and he faces the day with gusto. KIM SHERMAN Tank, the best potato picker of them all, was back again his year to join Ox and Rocket with their usual antics. Kim spazzed through soccer, helping the Senior Team to make the finals. But this true talent shone through in basketball. Kim spent most of his time during lunch giving excuses for Air Canada’s failure to have a daily flight into Penticton. Although Kim himself has not decided about his future, we all know that he will end up as a pilot for Irish Air Lines. 12