Eastwood High School - Gazette Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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E. H. S. YEAR BOOK 15 ASSEMBLY HALL—MISS CARSWELL FUTURE OF THE A. H. BOYS The year is 1951. I had just returned to Edmonton for the first time since I left in 1935. I dropped into a store, bought a newspaper and began reading. Why! What is this? Right on the front page it says Mr. James Alexander has been elected as Prime Minister of Canada. Oh, that is Jim, an old school chum of mine! Then I thought—maybe I will see what some of the other of my school friends are doing. I turned the page, and right in front of me there was an article written by Jack Muir. So Jack turned out to be a reporter! Well, I next turned to the sport page and occupying the headline was a notice, “Leo Le Blanc scores a knockout.” Leo a fighter? And to think how timid he was back in school. Alex Hamill is just retiring after leading Canadian sprinters for ten years. Over in the corner of the next page I noticed that Don. Wallace and Ben Collier have joined a vaudeville company as feminine inpersonators, and Stanley Nelson is an opera singer. Hm-m, that’s strange. Here is an account about Dave Mitchell who holds the world speechless with his singing violin. Then I turned to the last page of the paper and before me stood an article saying that Hamish McKinven, world famous surgeon, has invented a freckle remover. And here I see that Clifford Clark, after ten years of trying has broken Gar Wood’s speedboat record. Irvine Gaeble is teaching Latin at the University of Alberta. I see that William Berezuk, famous explorer, is very ill with laughing sickness. And what do you suppose Nick Kowpak is doing? Why he is amusing children with his Punch and Judy show. And so I came to the end of my paper, much wiser as to the present occupations of my old A. H. friends.

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ROOM 17—MISS MUNROE Minnie Swedesky wants to be a nurse. What’s the attraction? Ask her, not us. Bessie Remnick—Just another sweet tune, having her fun at the back of the room. Clydie Douglas—Ambition: To get a few feet taller. Patronizes Wrigley’s, we hear! Helen Allan—Ten years from now: Giving Bobbie his annual dose of medicine. Christine McDonald—Sometimes rather funny; short and cute, you can’t dispute disposition’s sunny. Althea Thomson—Ambition: To get through high school one day. Specialties: Algebra. Leota Gray—The objective of “she” is “her.” Not with Leota— it’s “him.” Lily Cook—Famous for her sphinx-like silence at all times. Edith Ewart—She’s just a little prairie flower; growing wilder every hour. George Ponich—The lanky young fella of whom even Mr. Sim is afraid. Harold Smith—“Tiny” Smith, who delights in actually working in the spares. Maurice Gee—The fellow who excels in mushing. Willis Walker—We call him “Chocolate.” His brother is a “Willard.” Jim Gerow—The kid who likes the drill periods??? Bill Smith—The room “rep” who is crazy over Geometry.

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ROOM 22—MR. CLARK Cliff Roy—Won the Hugh Sharon Cup for public speaking. Tommy Morimoto—Japanese; eleven years in Fort McMurray. Peggy Shaw—Academic Pin winner. Alan Bell—Academic Pin winner. Irene Bullock—Girls’ Hockey Captain, and Academic Pin winner. Joan Millar—Secretary Year Book Club. Kay Grierson—Assistant Editor of the “Eastwood Gazette.” Bob Ferrier—Field-day hero. Art Southworth—Star defence man of the Eastwood Junior hockey team. Jack White—Organizer of E.H.S. Athletic Club for boys. Roger Conger—Treasurer; Room Representative. BLAH-BLAH! Dot Allan and Kay Robinson—Hightlights of the “nut wagon.” Don Bruce—Leading holiday-taker. Margaret Burn—“Is my face red.” Ada Cheadle—Coming of the Calgary Stampede! And how!! Molly Darkes—Let’s have a little light on the subject! Irene Davidson—“The morning after the night before.” Elma Dyster—“Just a blue-eyed blonde.” Thornton Grose—“Tubby” still writes in “hieroglyphics.” Elmer Hanson—Authority on public speaking. Alex Hudson-—No need for a light in the dark.