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

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44 GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL Hew Cay. Second Row-Viola Pendelton, Marg. Kent, Liston Mcllhagga, Frank Reynolds, Morris Wrign Se Tom Racey, Bill Cooper, Ronald Cameron, Bill Stephenson, Archie Taylor, Stuart Wa Gordon Meredith, Rene Perry, Jean Coltart. Fi First Row- -Ruth Bartlett, Betty Brockie, Audrey Anderson, Lorna Lamont, Shirley Garret I A. V. B. Lamont, Olive Cross, Marjorie Brown, Phyl. Wiggins, Beth McRae, Bea Ross. A1 ROOM 2 R OOM 2—a room that is a room, boasting of several smart athletes, amor;: ' both boys and girls, such as Marjorie Brown (who held positions 01 1 several of the school teams), Jack Bright, Fraser Eadie, Bill Beattie, JacHs; Sprange, and Archie Taylor. We also have several good scholars in thi p room. Our bright boy, however, is pint-sized Charlie Fletcher, who usuio ally obtains the top-notch marks. Our respected chief (and slave-driver; | is A. V. B. Lamont, with class officers as follows: Jack Bright, our popula! President; Audrey Anderson, Vice-President; Frances Caldwell, Secretary | and Sports Captains of the boys and girls, Bill Cooper and Marjorie Brown 1 respectively. 1 A good portion of our room is made up of students who are repeatin I Grade X. This, of course, handicapped them in making places on the 3 school teams. Room 2 made a creditable showing in all of the inter | room competitions, faring not too badly in soccer, and, with its dynamic : forward line of Sprange, Taylor, Way, and goalie Harrison, succeeds: 1 in breaking even in all its hockey games played. Mention must also be made of the wealth of public-speaking materia . in the room (for full particulars enquire Mr. T. A. Arnason, Room 14) ] such as Liston Mcllhagga, Bill Stevenson and Tom Racey. Unfortunately : space will not permit mention of the other members of this room, but ; in summing up the activities of Room 2, we think we are fully entitlec to this biography. The majority of our class members are hoping to be! together next year for bigger and better activities in Grade XI.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 43 T. Hatley, P. Crooke ROOM 1 Y OU could not have been in the school long without having heard of us, the first and best room in the school. Because we are next door to the office of our principal does not in any way mean that we cannot make a row or have any fun. ,j You must be anxious to know who our class officers are. The leader is Miss Carruthers, whom we wish to thank for her splendid co-operation and interest in all of the room and school events. Our President, Tom Didmon, represented our room on the school rugby team and in the play “Milestones.” A great help to our President is Phyllis Parry, Vice-Presi¬ dent, who is a very likable and studious girl; she is also in the chorus. Allan Young, our Secretary, collects our money and we have our suspicions of what is done with it. He was our representative in “Twelfth Night.” As Room 1 is a mixed class, we have two Sports Captains—Gordon Sturrock and Grace McDowell, who is making a name for herself in her splendid exhibitions of guardi ng on the school basketball team. Fred Hooke, our cartoonist, has done some fine caricatures. Fred Crooks represents the room in the orchestra. | Our representatives on the girls’ volley-ball team are Jessie Somerville and Phyllis Penny. On the basketball team we have Grace McDowell, Phyllis Penny, and Jessie Somerville. Glenn Allan represented our room on the school hockey and curling teams, and Jimmy Powers on the rugby team. Well, good-bye everybody. We’re all quite sure that we’U be in Grade XI next year, and so . . . good-bye everybody.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL 45 ROOM 3 W ITH Grade X almost behind us we are becoming curious as to what it is all about. In fact, we begin to say, “What do we come to school for?” This query is apparently worrying our teachers, too, for they ask us the same question several times each day. Grade X is a transition period, to prepare us for high school, and, as a result, we generally take advantage ' of its freedom. ; i Now, what have we done? On the whole, our room has played an out¬ standing part in many activities. We held several successful hikes and ' skating parties. These were followed by refreshments, served at various girls’ homes. jg Musical ability is plentiful in Room 3, as our classmates were to be found in all the choruses, ensembles, and duets. In dramatics, too, the class was well represented. t I While the girls did not merit the winning places in basketball and i volleyball, they must be complimented for their team play. Sports Captain Violet Harper was largely responsible for their good work, o Our class was headed by Audrey Dickie, President; Jean Dickie, Vice- President; and Elsie Dennis Secretary. The excellent work of Elsie Hudson in editing the “Squeaks and Scrawls” cannot be overlooked, for it speaks for itself. % Now, why DID we come to school? Well, we will let you figure that out for yourself. We are now looking forward to the June exams (?) and then—the summer holidays!