Georges P Vanier Junior High School - Term Talk Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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MISS VEER - a lady with a most intriguing past. Kiss Veer is a native of Estonia, a small European country on the Baltic Sea. During the War her family was wiped out completely and she fled for her life, winding up in a detention camp in Germany. Fol¬ lowing the war she was released and allowed to enter Australia on condition that she serve as a domestic for two years. After much red tape she was allowed to return to her teaching. One of Miss Veer ' s happiest teaching experiences was after the War in ' a work camp in Germany where she taught Estonian children who were without books or equipment but they were hungry for learning. At press time. Miss Veer is recuperating from a major operation and the staff and students fondly wish her a speedy recoveryl MR. BICKELL - a fisherman at heart. His ' small 1 fishing trips have taken him no farther than California, the West Coast, and the Yukon. Mr.. Bickell calls his home Gore Bay, Manitoulin Island in Ontario. He spent last year at Queen ' s Park, and previous teaching entailed small rural schools as well as Red Deer. Mr. Bickell was trained at the Calgary Normal School and later the U. of A. IRS, DUGGAN - born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, taught at Renfrew School last year and formerly taught in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Mrb. Duggan received her training at the Teacher ' s College in Saskatoon and has earned degrees at the University of Toronto (A.R.C.T,) ' and the University of Saskatchewan (L.M.U.S., A.M.U.S.). During 1959-60 she was the National Chairman of the Registered Music Tehchers ' Association of Canada. She is fondly known as Ma in staff circles. MISS LEAVITT - a native Albertan, was trained here in Calgary. While attending Crescent, she was captain of the majorettes. Miss Leavitt ' s previous teaching experience has included Conrich and Calg ary. Having just returned from Las Vegas (Easter vacation), we hesitate to ask her plans for a summer vacation. We understand she is a very talented dancer and her majorette group at Vanier is unique among Junior High Schools in the city. MISS MEYER - home-grown-Miss Meyer has had the interesting exper¬ ience oi’ spending the past two years in Europe. She has taught in both Edmonton and Calgary. Miss Meyer s alma mater is Provo, Utah, The sunny state of California has been honored with Miss Meyer ' s presence.

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MS. ACTON - born and educated in Edmonton - poor soul. In Calgary she has taught at Briar Hill and Colonel Walker. She has also taught in many-parts of Alberta. She is a guidance counsellor and and the teacher sponsor of the students ' council. One of Mrs. Acton ' s biggest problems is convincing her husband that she should remain in the teaching profession, MR. DE GAMA - hails from Rajputana, India. Mr, De Gama taught at Colonel Walker last term. He is a real globe-trotter in every sense of the word. Before becoming a teacher, Mr. De Gama spent five years as a policeman on the force of Gloucester County in Eng¬ land. He received his training for teaching at Bristol, England and has taught in Bristol, Gloucester, and a year in Melfort, Sask¬ atchewan, His travels have included Singapore, Burma, Pakistan, India, Ceylon, as well as Britain and Canada. MS. MCCULLOUGH - Alberta-bom, Mrs. McCullough has taught at River¬ side, Renfrew and Briar Hill schools. She has also taught in the High River and Turner Valley School Divisions. She is a graduate of Calgary Normal School and has attended the University of Alberta. Mrs. McCullough claims Long Beach, California is the farthest afield she has travelled. MR. LEAVITT - Vanier ' s physical education teacher was bom in Cardston, Alberta. He specializes in the mathematics and science fields. .Mr. Leavitt has taught at Vermillion, Alberta and Eugene, Oregon. His father, incidentally, is on the teaching staff at William Aberhart School. Mr. Leavitt received his training at the U. of Utah, U. of A. and at the University of. Oregon. He is an enthusiast of all sports, including golf, badminton, skiing and any sport you care to name. His efforts in developing the P.E, program in our school are much appre¬ ciated by all of us. MISS LYNDEN - born in Ontario, Miss Lynden last taught in Belleville, Ontario. To preserve her sanity, she transferred to Vanier. She took her training at the U. of Toronto and plans to spend a second summer in Europe this year. She is especially interested in camping, spending most of her summers that way. MBS, UNGSTAD - an artist, in her own right and married to an artist who teaches at- Calgary Tech., Mrs. Ungstad was born in Edmonton - but is really not a bad sort in spite of that. She was educated at the U.ofA. and has taught in several small towns in Alberts . Under the caption of unusual experiences is the fact that she taught Indian children in the Northwest Territories, and also a summer school for these pbople. Mrs, Ungstad has visited most of the Western United States, the Yukon and has .made a tour of Europe.

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MISS RUARK - born in Alberta, taught last year at Collingwood and has taught previously at Stanley Jones. She took her training at the University of Alberta in Calgary, at Edmonton and in Vancouver. This year Miss Ruark has faithfully sponsored Vanier s Pioneer Club. Her spontaneous smile and chuckle lightens the darker moments at Vanier. MRS. TRIPP - teacher of VII-8 until Christmas, came to Vanier from Lethbridge where she had previously taught. She was raised in Pincher Creek and attended the U. of A., Calgary. Mrs. Tripp, married to a dentist, forsook Vanier ' s halls of learning for life in the town of High River, Alberta. MR. CLIFF - general handyman around Vanier. Mr. Cliff is called on whenever stage-sets, honour-roll frames or any form of fine carpentry is required. Our Shop Teacher is a native of Newcastle, New Brunswick, was trained in Bradley University and the University of Minnesota. He has taught in most shops in the city and also in the R.C.A.F. Mr. Cliff has seen much of North America, having travelled from the mouth of the MacKenzie River to the Republic■of Mexico. One place he has not seen but would like to, is Florida. MRS. RITCHIE - chief cook and seamstress at Vanier. Mrs. Ritchie was born in Red Beer, Alberta, has taught in Calgary a number of years, as well as at various other points in Alberta. Mrs. Ritchie took her training at the U. of’A. and the U. of Washington. She was the first person to write her Master ' s Thesis on The History of Home Economics in the Province of Alberta. . MISS HOETGSR - better known as Ricky, was born in Cologne, Germany, where she began her education, but completed it at Colonel Walker and Crescent in Calgary. Last year Miss Hoetger worked in the office of Calgary Kotor Products. Their loss was certainly Vanier ' s gain. MRS. BLYTHE - one of our hard-working secretaries, was bom in Vulcan, Alberta. She has two daughters in elementary school and one in Gr. IX at Balmoral. During the war, Mrs. Blythe worked for • the R.C.M. ' -P. Intelligence Department in Ottawa.