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

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HOUSEMASTERS AND CAPTAINS STANDING: G. Thomas (R), P. McCreath (R), D. Denmark (Y), J. Hutchings (H). SEATED: Mr. Wellard (R), Mr. Ainley (Y), Mr. McLeod (H). HOUSE COMPETITION 1967-1968 Young House won the House Competition Shield this year, after two years in second spot. Hamber House improved its position, moving into second place, while Richardson House, after two years of Dominance, slipped into third. Athletic competition, although limited by time, was keen, and showed the teams to be evenly matched. Only five points separated the three houses. House activities were extended this year to include many fields of endeavour. This broadening of competition strengthened the system, and, it was felt, improved participation in school events. 30

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GIVING, JUNE 1968 PRIZE DAY As the choir filed into the Dutton Memorial Arena, there was a silence which distinguished this June 1 from the Prize Days in the past history of the School. This was a year of change not easily forgotten by boys and masters alike who had shared in the making of its memories. After the National Anthem, Mr. McMurray, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, told of the resignation of his office to Mr. Searle. Now came the climax of the evening, Mr. Gordon’s last Prize Day address to parents, boys and staff. “I said when I first arrived at the age of 32, that I had no intention of becoming a Mr. Chips about the place. I felt then, as I still feel, that a school of this sort must grow with new people and new ideas. I have thought for the last year or so that I have in fact done what I came here to do and that it would be good for the school and probably good for me to have a change.” Following Mr. Gordon, the Guest Speaker, Mr. F.S. Burbidge of the Canadian Pacific Railway spoke. The prizes were then presented and the school hymn sung, bringing to an end another year in the history of the school. Mr. McMurray The guest speaker: Mr. F.S. Burbidge i

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HOUSE STANDINGS 1967 - 1968 EVENTS ACADEMICS SCHOOL PLAY YEARBOOK PREFECTS CHOIR DEBATING MODEL UNITED NATIONS SCIENCE FAIR FALL ATHLETICS WINTER ATHLETICS BASEBALL CROSS-COUNTRY TRACK AND FIELD TRACK RECORDS TROPHY WINNERS H 75 20 16 15 6 2 R 68 20 13 18 5 81 13 10 43 8 0 0 3 17 16 15 16 18 18 12.72 20.76 16.44 TOTALS 197 194 228 FINAL STANDINGS 2nd 3rd 1st