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

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Last Will And Testament We, the grade twelve class, being of sound? mind and body bequeath to the next year’s senior class: Item One: All our precision cut surgical instruments for purposes of disection (razor blades, manicure scissors, etc.). Item Two: All our left over frogs, grasshoppers, and earthworms. Item Three: Our “Laugh, talk and be merry; for tomorrow we may fail” attitude to give courage in such crises as the absence of a teacher from the room. Item Four: Our engineering genius in the manufacture of paper airplanes. (Cape Canaveral here we come!) Item Five: Our extremely brilliant wit, which has kept us from extinction by the wrath of righteously indignant teachers. Severally it is bequeathed: I, BARRY BRUCE, bequeath Ben Ledohowski’s height to Reynold Ostlund. I, CURT ANDERSON, bequeath Colleen Rask’s singing voice to Douglas Dempsey. I, FREDDY LINK, bequeath Joan Listrom’s ability to smile to Marilyn Waynert. I, DONALD RASK, bequeath May Edwards’ ability to talk to Sharon Wysosky. I, COLLEEN RASK, bequeath Leo Ledohowski’s well-combed hair to Albert Olson. I, MAY EDWARDS, bequeath Curt Anderson’s “rattletrap” to Ronald Little. I, BEN LEDOHOWSKI, bequeath Freddy Link’s curly blond hair to Kathlene Fathers. I, LEO LEDOHOWSKI, bequeath Barry Bruce’s timidness to Margaret Thompson. I, JOAN LISTROM, bequeath Donald Rask’s ability to polka to Murray Fleece. Seniors M AR L EN E FAFARD: Marlene, we believe, is our domestic type, and we pre¬ dict she will be following her natural inclinations soon. Who knows? Marlene participates in all school activities, such as talking, writing notes, fighting with the boys, etc. She is never •seen without her sidekick, Shirley, and somehow (we should investigate this) always ends up sitting beside her. Due to the fact that Marlene is a bus-hopper she cannot take part in many school sports, but she is a deadly pitcher on the softball field, as rivals have found to their dismay. Marlene’s quick, bright smile has won her many friends, and she is certain to enjoy life in its fullest capacity. LYNN BAKER: Now for a note about our “slim” curly haired gentleman in the grade twelve room. Lynn has the privilege of occupying a seat at the front of the room. Is it so that he won’t have to walk too far when he changes classes, or so he can be kept under close observation by the teachers? He gets his recre¬ ation at the pool room, local hops, and curling. Lynn gets so excited when Mrs. Drake teaches grade twelve Social Studies that he cannot control himself; and he interrupts the class re¬ gardless of the fact that he is not a member of it. He always has a “few” words for May, which of course start a full scale argument, and it usually takes the whole period to calm him down again. In Literary Society meetings, if Lynn was not there to second all the motions that are made, little business would be completed. When Lynn decides to complete high school he plans on taking a radio course.

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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.

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MARY-ANNE PEARSON: Whenever a steady stream of giggling is heard, you can be sure that Mary-Anne is not far away. When she is not giggling, Mary-Anne can usually be seen gossiping with her “pals,” Elizabeth, Sheila and Lillian. This year Mary-Anne had the honour of being elected the queen of the Broadview Boy Scouts’ Ice Carnival. “Pearry” likes boys, shows, playing the piano and “zipping” around in her friends’ cars. Mary-Anne is also musically inclined. She often plays the piano for open¬ ing exercises and enjoys singing. Like most of us, Mary-Anne dislikes homework and school. Her ambition is to go to business college. REGINALD EALEY: “Soot-soot” has the dubious honor of being the smallest “man” in the grade twelve class, and also the smallest mem¬ ber of the basketball team. Reg occupies a front seat, due to either his height or the fact that he is “such a pest.” He keeps Mrs. St. John’s french classes “hopping” with his everlasting questions, “giggling” and talking out loud, (mostly to him¬ self). “Soots” likes are school, riding horseback, playing bas¬ ketball, and pestering all the girls. Reg also dislikes walking home after his bus has gone away without him. After Reg com¬ plete high school he plans to become a teacher. ELIZABETH FOWLIE: “Liz” is another of the high school “travellers,” as she tramps from room to room for the various Grade XI and XII subjects. It is heard that she is not only a high school traveller, but she also enjoys travelling around in a certain lad’s car. This year Elizabeth took part in the annual drama production, as she played the role of a woman who thought she was sick, but wasn’t. She enjoys dancing and partying (who doesn’t?) and loves to tangle in Grade XII arguments (again, who, that is a true grade twelve at heart, doesn’t?) One thing she does not attempt is being a sportsman. A good deal of her time is spent by Elizabeth talking to Mary-Anne about the latest adventures. Elizabeth’s ambition? We don’t know. But Broad¬ view High School gives her the best of luck in whatever it may be. LESLIE NORBECK: This tall, gangling Swede seems to be one of the fixtures around B.H.S. “Otto” enjoys everything about school except what the teachers want him to enjoy, his school work. Les enjoys playing basketball, volleyball, and softball so much that he even “gets in on” Grade Eleven’s P.T. periods. (To be truthful, he misses grade twelve’s.) Another of Les’s school “sports” is teasing the girls. Through long years of practice, he has become very proficient at this. “Otto” has become quite expert at annoying the teachers, and the well-known phrase, “Les, turn around and keep quiet!” can often be heard echoing throughout the school. Although Les claims he doesn’t know what his future plans are, it is possible that he might become Broadview High’s first Swedish teacher.