Broadview High School - Beam Yearbook (Broadview, Saskatchewan Canada)

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BEN LEDOHOWSKI: Z-z-z-z-z-z- . . . Quick, Benny! Wake up! Here comes a teacher! This familiar cry snaps our boy awake at least once a day. Ben, it seems, finds it necessary to nap in his spares, and sometimes even in Mrs. Drake’s comp, class! The rest of grade twelve would like to know how he can do it. Sleep in Mrs. Drake’s classes, yet! Even Mrs. Drake is worried about this! Ben’s pastimes range from sleeping to playing hockey to riding in a certain blue Buick. Ben is fortunate in occupying a back seat,, but he indulges in little trips to visit Fred at the front at least twice a period. At “six-foot-three” Ben is the tallest member of the Broadview High School. Although Ben’s real ambition is not known, it is suspected that he may start selling fur bikinis to the Eskimoes. MAY EDWARDS: May has her own opinions—if she thinks they’re right, we dare not tell her otherwise without positive proof. It is because of this fact that she usually gets involved in an argument and locks horns with somebody in Social Studies or Composition class. She seldom fails to have her homework completed and she is on the “honor roll” when exam time comes around. May is sports-minded: she skipped the girl’s high school rink, plays on the girl’s basketball team, participates in volleyball, and track and field. She portrayed “Ma Brown” in the high school play, and represented Broadview School Unit in the Bryant Oratorical Contest in Regina, with her speech on “UNICEF.” Even with this busy schedule May still has time to wage pitched battles with her long-time friend and enemy, Donald Rask; while at the same time carrying on an animated con¬ versation with bosom buddy, Joan. Her ambition is to attend university. MANNERED LINK: “Honestly Fred, the way your mind runs! screams Mrs. Drake almost every time Freddy opens his mouth. Mannfred Link, grade twelve student, actor, room reporter, business man, and comedian is the envy of all the girls, with his naturally curly blond hair. Freddy’s room reports never fail to generate a roomful of laughter as he reports on the “misdemeanours” of Mrs. Drake and the members of his class. Ftred also likes to “come up” with some wise sayings whenever a class dis¬ cussion begins. In our high school play this year, Fred did an excellent job of portraying “Old Doc.” Mrs. Drake says that Fred’s mind wanders, however, Albert Einstein wrote that “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” To show that he thinks, Fred has made the brilliant statement that in¬ stead of being called astronauts, the men who are to be shot to the moon should be called lunatics. Fred’s going next month. His ambition is to be an aernautical engineer.

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LEO LEDOHOWSKI: Leo is the darling of all the girls, including Mrs. Drake, and evidently he enjoys this. He plays with the Wanderers, takes a back seat to no one in hockey, and is the tallest mem¬ ber of the basketball team. On top of all this he is no slouch at “les lecons” and manages to obtain top marks in all sub¬ jects. It is not everyone who gets a flying tackle from St. Nick, but you guessed it, Mrs. Drake did when Leo was Santa Claus. Mrs. Drake likes to argue with Leo (or he likes to argue with her), and so Social Studies may become very lively if Leo is there speaking his mind. Lawyer Hepple was portrayed by Leo in the annual play, and he gave Mrs. Drake “heart failure” because he wouldn’t learn his lines. Leo was new in Broad¬ view this year, but quickly adapted himself to his new location, and is now one of the “gang.” Upon graduating from high school Leo plans on attending university; that is if he doesn’t get side-tracked by some “big money deal” or a girl. DONALD RASK: If you see two people in a violent quarrel or fist-flinging fight, you are sure to find Don as one of the instigators dis¬ agreeing with either Joan or May, the pests of his life. “Rock” is B.H.S.’s prize dribbler (basketball), and he knows how to aim that sphere. Only one thing appalls Don after a basketball game, and that’s the fact that anyone would charge thirty-five cents for a peanut butter sandwich. This boy is a whiz with figures (algebra figures) and because of this skill he has been entrusted with the treasury of B.H.S. Don is an active curler and skipped the boy’s rink in the unit finals. He sits at the front of the room under the close observation of Mr. Leibel, because he has a habit of talking to himself and must be watched. At the first sign of answering himself something must be done. Upon retirement from this school, Don plans to sit down in a corner by himself and decide on his future plans. JOAN LISTROM: If you hear a rumble and a few crashes at the front of the room it is only Joan getting a few kicks from Don and Fred. Joan participates in volleyball, and is on the girl’s basketball team. However, Joan directs the most effort toward her school work and helping the Literary Society. Joan enjoys singing, and performed in the Carol Festival. Public speaking and acting are also activities in which she participates. In the play this year Joan played the role of Janet. As if this was not enough, Joan is also a social editor for the yearbook. When Joan arrives home from school she has the huge decision of whether to eat first or do her homework. Judging from her marks, she must do the latter. Joan can always be seen with May; the reason for this is probably for protection from Don and Fred. On completing high school, Joan plans to attend university.

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BARRY BRUCE: Barry is one of the intelligent members of the grade twelve class—he has learned not to get involved in the long, tedious and noisy arguments which prevail during Social Studies pe¬ riods. He just sits back quietly and smiles—presently he knows that they will return. Barry has been dubbed the “happy! wan¬ derer” by some big, bright Swede in the grade twelve class¬ room. It seems that Barry has spent an interesting year travell¬ ing back and forth from Glenavon to Broadview. It must be nice to travel. Barry is very proficient in his school-work, and always has a very good report card. See what can be accom¬ plished when females don’t dominate you! Most of Barry’s interests range around science, and he had a chance to look for uranium in the brick walls of the school when he was dem¬ onstrating geiger counters on Open House Day. We are not sure what Barry plans to do, but his capacity for hard work should take him far! CURT ANDERSON: “Bashful, naive, quiet.” Does this describe Curt? No! Curt, or “Clunk,” as he is called, has neither hope of being any worse or any better, for when the rest of the grade was moved, he remained in the same desk. Curt’s favorite pas¬ time is trying to get Mrs. Drake off the subject when she is teaching Social Studies. He doesn’t succeed often, but at least it keeps the class lively. “Clunk” enjoys all sports, including curling, basketball (his team won the intramural league comp¬ etition), volleyball, football and hockey. In the much publicized tug-of-war between grades twelve and eleven, Curt was right in there pulling (or just leaning backwards). When he is not “flirting” with Mrs. Drake Curt just “loves” to tease the other girls. Although some of Curt’s spare time is taken up driving a delivery truck, he still has time for other “activities.” “Clunk” says that when he finishes high school he just wants to get a good job to tide him over until his old age pension starts coming. COLLEEN RASK: Colleen is one of the three girls who have “made it” to grade twelve. She h olds the coveted position of all the grade twelve girls for she is surrounded by Curt, Leo and Ben. Colleen ■is one of the “hard-working” members of the Literary Society. She is the secretary, and deserves a vote of thanks for her hard work throughout the year. Colleen made her debut as an actress this year in the high school play, portraying the part of Lois Lilamer. On several occasions she has sung for us. ‘Her main interests seem to centre around Jimmy and Broad¬ view. Her parents moved away, but Colleen liked our town so well she decided to stay. Her ambition is to become a teacher.