Gordon Bell High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL ROOM NOTES ROOM 15 U NDER some circumstances it is permissible to boast. Those circum¬ stances now exist; we have something to boast about. The graduating students of 15 will be able to look back on their last year in Gordon Bell with pardonable pride, for every student in the room aided in boosting Room 15 to an enviable position in the school. As far as sport is concerned we have an excellent record. Room 15 captured both the Grade XI hockey and basketball championships. We had i representatives on every school team, representatives of whom we could be ] proud. The badminton tournament was helped greatly by our teams. In the classical line, that is, drama and music, again 15 was in the front rank. Both school plays were helped by our students. The girls’ chorus, the boys’ chorus, the mixed chorus, the orchestra—all boasted members ofi Room 15. As proof of my statements I offer you our Hall of Fame: Norman Christie—President, soccer, rugby. Lily Petursson—Secretary. Don Whit¬ ley—Vice-President, senior basketball. Neil McCaughey—Sports Captain, (Continued on page 56)

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Social W ELL, well, well,” said an ex-student of Gordon Bell, “I hear that our erstwhile place of education is staging a Hallowe’en dance tonight. L,et’s breeze in and see if it measures up to our last year’s dances. “O.K.,” replied a skeptic companion, “but I’m from Missouri-.” On arriving at their old Alma Mater, parking space was scarce as men n the main street in Edinburgh on Tag Day. At last, the aged gentlemen, who longed for a glimpse of their educational institution, were thoroughly taken back at the sophistication of certain individuals, who, last year, were considered mere children. As the worthy ex-students entered the audi¬ torium, they found couples swaying to the strains of the music from A1 Garret’s orchestra. After a few dances, the former views of the two very certain graduates were undergoing a metamorphosis—(a complete change— to you). They liked particularly the orchestra’s rendition of “Minnie the Moocher’s Wedding Day.” The time passed by all too quickly for the dubious pair, and they sheep¬ ishly made their exit. They would have been even more completely convinced had they been at the dance held after a most successful “Musical Evening,” or had they attended the parties held after each play for each triumphant cast. Now the students are looking forward to the Grade X Stunt Night and the Graduation Dance. We have every hope that these will be equally as successful as the previous functions arranged by Gordon Bell.

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37 rirat sssar-iAS ROOM 16 A LTHOUGH we do not profess to be great scholars, we, of “16,” must point with pride to our extra-curriculum and sports activities. Under the capable tutorship and guidance of Miss A. Laidlaw, and led by our class President, Archie Whiteford; Vice-President, Alice Davie; Sec¬ retary-Treasurer, Bill Rollins; and Sports Captain, Ray Bridgeman; Room 16 climaxed a very successful year. In the finer arts the class played a notable part, with J. King, W. Ram¬ say, and A. Whiteford acting in the Shakespearian play, “Twelfth Night,” and Champ. Waugh performing creditably in the modern play, “Milestones.” | There were few “Sixteeners,” indeed, who did not sing in the boys’ or xed choirs; in fact, Miss Laidlaw was almost entirely alone during study riods on “choir” days. A class paper, “Room 16 Rumors,” edited by Wilf Blier and Staff Wil¬ son, furnished a field of journalistic endeavor. Despite the fact that “16” did nothing sensational in the inter-room orts, we were well represented on the various school teams. The school yugby team was supported by Steadman, Whiteford, King, Iverson, Stevens, Fenton, Chisholm, Simons, and Wilson; while Whiteford, Mullins, and Cres- well played on the school football squad. The room colors were carried onto the senior basketball court by Fenton, Fargey, Creswell, and Ramsay. Emulating Miss Laidlaw’s fine efforts as a member of the Drama and Literary staff, our presidential and sports representatives honored the room by being chosen to lead the school in student activities. [ This proved a fitting climax to our High School education, and our Imany happy days in Room 16 and Gordon Bell.