Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Bert Halsey It is the College ' s misfortune at the end of this school year to have one of its most loyal and diligent old boys retire from active service. When school begins again in September, 1973, Bert Halsey will have joined a select group of selfless, faithful people who have spent the better part of their lives in building Appleby ' s fine tradition. There are many schools in Canada, some large, some small, some old, some new, but it is not an idle boast to say that very, very few of them are as attractively situated as Appleby College. It is true that the topog- raphy of its campus in large measure accounts for this fact, but no other person in the history of the school has been more responsible for seeing to it that our grounds were perennially beautiful than Bert Halsey. Bert came to the school midway through the winter term of 1935 to be the superintendant and general facto- tum in charge of the up-keep of the grounds. Now, over 38 years later, he looks back with a twinkle in his eye at the amusing, annoying, and rewarding e.xperiences he shared with hundreds of boys. Many of you who read these lines will smile I am sure as I remind you of those days. How many of you remember chasing after Bert as he sat on his lawnmower or threw snowballs at him as he ploughed out the rinks and roads? Or how many of us rocked the school truck, hurled verbal barbs, or smoked on the way back from hockey practices at the Oakville Arena? How many ever stopped to thank him for the one hundred thousand little things this man has done for all of us who have been a part of Appleby these many years? It is with pleasure that I ful- fill this duty on your behalf. Lest some of us be too complacent about our lovely campus, let me re- late to you just a few of the things which Bert has done here. When he came, only the lower fields were functional as playing surfaces leading down to them was never cut; he en- larged the bridges across the creek; he created almost single-handedly the large upper field east of the Gymnasium; he would work hoiu: upon hour cutting lawns, flooding rinks, mending this, fi.xing that; he was mailman, garbageman, engineer, electrician, plumber, mechanic, bus driver, gardener, builder, watchman. You name it, Bert did it! Anyone who has known Bert for any length of time soon becomes aware of three very evident features of his per- sonality. The first is his penchant for answering every request with Nope . Only those who are persist- ent enough to penetrate this veneer of gruffness find that beneath lies a warm warm and helpful soul. The second is his fantastic memory. Bert rarely forgets a fact, and when you stop him during his busy day and ask him for something, sure enough, he gets it for you. Finally, and probably his most endearing quality of all in the eyes of the boys, is the fact that Bert never snitched on any of them. Mr. and Mrs. Halsey will continue to call Appleby their home and will live in the same brown cottage that they have occupied for many years. 1 Bert will be available to act as a consultant on the many facets of Appleby ' s daily routine of which he has an invaluable and ine.Nhaustible store of knowledge. Thus on behalf of the hundreds of Appleby boys who have been associated with this won- derful man, I extend to him and to Marion our sincerest hope that they will enjoy many more but softer years at Appleby College. W.D.R. Smith

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Board of Governors CHAIRMAN A,W. Baillie, Esq. VICE CHAIRMAN A. J, Little, Esq. , F.C.A. EX -OFFICIO MEMBERS A.W. Baillie, Esq. , Jr. Ian A. Grant, Esq. E.R. Larsen, Esq., B.A., M.A. R. G. Paterson, Esq. MEMBERS Allan D. Baker, Esq. F. W. Baillie, Esq. Warren Beasley, Esq. J.P, Bunting, Esq. P.A.G. Cameron, Esq. W.A. Cook, Esq. J. Douglas Crashley, Esq. A.H. Crosbie, Esq. W.H. Edwards, Esq. Rear-Admiral E.W, Finch-Noyes, CD., RCN (Ret) J.S. Gairdner, Esq. W.T. Grant, Esq. B, B, Green. Esq. D.G. Guest, Esq. , Q.C. Dr. N.B, Keevil Dr. C. MacArthur J.D. MacFarlane, Esq. J.K. McCausland, Esq. J.R. McKenzie, Esq. S,B. McLaughlin, Esq. R.R. Manbert, Esq. T.R. Merritt, Esq. D.W. Newlands, Esq. J.P. Northey, Esq. R.A. Randall, Esq. W. Struan Robertson, Esq. Rhys M. Sale, Esq. W.R. Taprell, Esq. R.G. Wace, Esq. D. S. Watson, Esq. F.R, Weis, Esq. LIFE MEMBERS The Rev. Canon J. A.M. Bell, D,D. S.G. Fearman, Esq. W.A.T. Gilmour, Esq. D.L. Gordon, Esq. , F.C.A. C.L. Gundy, Esq. H.J. Lang. Esq. J.D. Leitch, Esq. J.W. Little, Esq. D.G. Ross. Esq. J.T, Scarlett. Esq. E.P. Soanes, Esq. J.H. Thomson, Esq.

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The College Staff FRONT ROW: Mr. Robbins, Mr. Smith, Mr. Menzies, Mr. Dickens, Mr. Larsen, Mr. Dewar, Mr. Nightingale, Mr. Kenney, Mr. Day. CENTER ROW: Mr. Washington, Mr. Manbert, Mr. Revill, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. MacLean, Mr. Humphreys, Mr. DesRoches, Mr. Royse. BACK ROW: Mr. Landry, Mr. Abott, Mr. O ' Leary, Rev. Stuart, Mr. MacLean, Mr. Nash, Mr. Berriman. E.R. Larsen, B. A. , M.A. J.E. Dickens, B.Ed., M.Ed. D.M. Dewar, B.A. M.A. Nightingale, B.A., M.A. Headmaster Assistant Headmaster Senior Master and Registrar Director of Junior School T. T. Menzies, M.A. R. M. Kenney, M.Ed. W.D. R. Smith, B.A. P.H. Day, B.A. Walker House CoUey House Powell ' s House Junior School House D.L. Abbott, B.P.E. J.E. Berriman, Certificate of Education Mrs. M. Boyd, Teachers ' Certificate P.H. Day, B.A. M.W. DesRoches, B.A. D.M. Dewar, B.A. J.E. Dickens, B.Ed., M.Ed. R. Francis, B.Sc. W.H. Humphreys, B. Comm. R. M. Kenney, B.A. , M.Ed. N.R. Landry, B.A. , M.A. E.R. Larsen, B.A. , M.A. D. W.L. Manbert, B.A. T.T. Menzies, M.A. Physical Education Form Master, Grade 7A Form Mistress Grade 4 Head of Modern Languages English, Form Master, Grade 6 Head of English Department Mathematics Head of Chemistry French, Business Finance History, Health Head of Classics Mathematics and Scripture Head of Geography Head of History