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

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Sept. 4: Boarders Return. Sept. 5: Classes for the 68-69 school year begin. Fall sports begin. Sept. 8: Church. Sept. 9: Canadian National Hockey team intra¬ squad game in Dutton Memorial Arena. Sept. 11: Fort Garry Bear Hunt on river field. Sept. 15: Sunday Chapel, sermon by Mr. Gordon in which he spoke on the difference of “hearing” and “listening”. Sept. 17: Senior Soccer — Glenlawn 2, S.J.R. 2. Junior Cross-country. Sept. 18: Senior Cross-country team places eighth at St. Vital meet. Sept. 19: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 0, Dakota 1. Sept. 21: Intermediate Football — S.J.R. 52, Assini- boia Residential School 19. Sept. 21 -22: Lower School Camping trip to the Souris District. Sept. 24: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 3, Vincent Massey 2. Mr. S.A. Searle Jr. announces that Mr. J. Schaffter will succeed Mr. Gordon as headmaster. Junior Soccer — S.J.R. 1, Pembina Crest 0. Senior Cross-Country in St. James. Sept. 25: Sept. 26: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 0, Glenlawn 0 . Barbecue on the dike attended by Ra- venscourt and Balmoral Hall followed by a singsong around a bonfire and record hop in the gym. Sept. 27: Sept. 28: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 1, Portage La Prairie 1. Sept. 29: Intermediate football — S.J.R. 31, Assin- iboia Residential School 18. Trip to Manitoba Desert. SCHOOL 1968 Sept. 30: Intermediate Soccer — S.J.R. 0, Vincent Massey 3. Oct. 1: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 2, Dakota 1. Intermediate and Junior Cross-Country race here. Oct. 3: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 4, Vincent Massey 0. Oct. 4: Boys go to see Nats play St. Louis Blues at Winnipeg Arena. Oct. 6: Sunday Chapel. Sermon by Mr. Gordon. Intermediate football — S.J.R. 6, Fort Garry 19. Oct. 7: Don Denmark and Gerald Schwartz appointed as vice-captains of the school. Oct. 8: Senior soccer — S.J.R. 1, Westwood 3. Oct. 9: Senior Cross-Country in St. James. Senior Soccer team loses 1 - 0 to Lac du Bonnet thus eliminated from provincials. Oct. 19: Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 2, Old Boys 0. Oct. 21: Senior Cross-Country at Ravenscourt. Oct. 23: “Masters vs Seniors” Soccer game ended in a 2 - 2 tie. Oct. 24: Dress rehearsal for “Years of Change” a play by Mr. McLeod dedicated to Mr. Gordon. Oct. 25- -26: Fathers’ Sons’ Weekend. Lower School House soccer games. Intermediate football game — S.J.R. 13, St. Vital 8. Senior Soccer — S.J.R. 3, Portage 0. Banquet followed by announcement of boys named to the Governor General’s Honour list. Play “The Years of Change” with Mr. Shepherd directing the choir. Sunday Chapel: sermon by Dr. Donald Ray of Fort Garry United Church. Interprovincial tug-o-war with the west victorious. Nov. 1: Dance with the “Flight.” 58

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WELLARD’S WINTER WHEE As has been the case for the last five years, S.J.R. had a weekend outing at the Lakehead for all the skiers and interested non-skiers in the school. Participation in this annual event has increased fantastically over the last few years and this year 129 boys and sundry masters and wives took advantage of Mr. Wellard’s Travel Bureau. The weekend was actually a three day holiday as Friday afternoon and Monday morning were half-holidays for the school. Within the end of lunch 120 boys with skis, boots, poles and overnight bags had been piled on to three buses in front of the school, but we did not get underway until about 1 p.m. After a somewhat tiring bus trip, the three buses arrived within half an hour of each other at 10:30 p.m. Fort William time. Everybody was supposed to go to bed immediately upon arrival; within four hours or so all boys were peacefully asleep. Once again we were staying in the Prince Arthur Hotel in Port Arthur, courtesy of Mr. Weare, who provided accommodation for everybody on the trip free of charge. After breakfast at the hotel on Saturday morning, we left for the slopes at Loch Lomond on our buses. Once at the slopes there was a short delay while Mr. Wellard collected tow tickets and stapled them onto jackets. Then we were turned loose, except for the wives who were ably taken in hand, for a few elementary lessons, by the pros. For Saturday the base was about forty to fifty inches with some powder, and all the slopes were in excellent condition. In a pleasant change from last year, there were no casualities before lunch on Saturday, in fact there was only one minor fall sprain later in the afternoon. That night, while a wild party was going on in 432, most of the boys spent a relatively quiet evening at a movie, or some other such “harmless” activity. Virtually all the boys were in bed by the prescribed hour, but some of the masters.? Overnight about an inch of powder fell on the slopes at Loch Lomond, so conditions were ideal when we hit the slopes for the second time. The weather was again glorious, and it was a real joy to ski bare-headed and with open jackets in contrast to last year when it was twenty below and windy. The day went successfully, until after three o’clock when fatigue and perhaps over-exhuberance got the better of three boys. As a result our casualty list after the weekend read: three twisted knees and a crumpled nose. Returning to the hotel we had dinner, cleaned up our rooms, and by 7:30 we were away. Most boys were fair¬ ly tired consequently the return trip was much quieter than the trip out. The first bus arrived back at 2:30 a.m., the last at about 4 a.m., but luckily Monday morning was designated as a recovery morning, so everybody was relatively fresh for afternoon classes. It was a most enjoyable weekend for all concerned and thanks must be extended to Mr. Wellard, who organized the whole weekend, Mr. Weare, for his overwhelming generosity, in providing us with accommodation, and all members of the staff who accompanied us as “chaperones” and sometime skiers.

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DIARY 1969 Nov. 3: Nov. 6: Nov. 8: Nov. 25-29: Dec. 1: Dec. 7: Dec. 8: Dec. 11: Dec. 12: Sunday Chapel with sermon by Canon Kelly, Old Boy of the school. House Cross-Country. Remembrance Day Service. Christmas Exams. Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 6, St. John’s College 5. SeniorBHockey — S.J.R. 3, Assiniboia 2. Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 1, Fort Garry 1. Sunday Chapel and final service for Mr. Gordon. Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 6, St. Boni¬ face 0. Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 52, St. Boni¬ face 21. Dec. 13: Presentation of Silver Tray to Mr. Gordon from the boys and flowers to Mrs. Gordon. Thompson House Christmas party. Dec. 14: Senior A Hockey team to Grand Forks where they won 1-0. Dec. 15: Christmas dinner for boarders and staff. Nine lesson carol service. Choir directed by Mr. Shepherd. Mr. James A. Richard¬ son read a lesson. Dec. 16: Senior Basketball —S.J.R. 9, St. Paul’s 59. Dec. 18: Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 21, Kelvin 99. Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 12, Assini¬ boia 0. Dec. 19: Christmas Holidays begin. Jan. 8: Classes recommence with Mr. Schaffter as new headmaster. Jan. 10: Three girls from Transcona Collegiate c heck the school out as part of a survey of Winnipeg Schools. School meeting and talk on student unrest by Professor Peterson from U. of M. Jan. 11: Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 1, St. Paul’s 9. Jan. 12: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 3, St. Paul’s 0. Jan. 13: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 6, St.John’s College 4. Jan. 15: Zone 12 curling semi-final — S.J.R. 3, M.B.C.I. 11. Jan. 17: School meeting—ski film. Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 62, Old Boys 54. Jan. 18: Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 2, Tuxedo 4. Jan. 19: Skating Party. Jan. 22: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 3, St. Paul’s 1. Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 6, St. Boni¬ face 5. Jan. 23: Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 59, Old Boys 60. Jan. 24: Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 1, Assini¬ boia 1. Jan. 25: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 5, Assin¬ iboia 4. Jan. 27: Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 59, Manitoba School for Deaf 22. Jan. 29: Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 50, St. Boni¬ face 48. Junior Basketball — S.J.R. 31, St. Boni¬ face 28. Jan. 30: Dress rehearsal for Lower School play “King Patch and Mr. Simpkins”. Jan. 31: Play presented for public, Lower School Auditorium. Directed by Mr. Shepherd. Feb. 1: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 2, Ft. Garry Juveniles 0. Feb. 3: Senior A Hockey — S.J.R. 5, Old Boys 0. My Fair Lady at the Playhouse. Feb. 5: Senior Basketball — S.J.R. 51, St. Boni¬ face 41. Feb. 7: Junior Basketball — S.J.R. 25, St. Boni¬ face 27. Senior B Hockey — S.J.R. 1, Tuxedo 4. School meeting with presentation by the Grant Park Orchestra.