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

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1 S r Canc l™ sstJras Stg,rkWMM J ROOM 19 rpHIS year Room 19 has chalked up a remarkable record for room andM -L school activities, probably due to the fact that it is 100 per cent mascu- 9 line, with none of the weaker sex to divert attention from the clock. y Our President, Bill Paterson, was ably supported throughout the yeail by Jack Williams, Vice-President; Garson Vogel, Chief Money-Extortionei 1 (Garson has that taking way); Stewart Noble, Sports Captain; and about! thirty other students. a Bordering on the intellectual, we might mention that our class debat- ing teams won their first two inter-room debates with Rooms 5 and 17 and ? are expecting further victories as the season continues. Congratulations 1 are due to Bob Harrison, who played the part of “Fabian” in “Twelfth , Night,” and Aubrey Waring, who was chosen to play as “Sam Sibley” in ‘ “Milestones.” A weiner roast in October and three parties formed our social activi- ] ties, not including however the many times that we have been entertained ] by various teachers after school. In Sports we did very well. Although our hockey team only won two j games, we made up for it in basketball and football. Four of our members hold positions on the school basketball teams. With the arrival of spring 1 ! we have great hopes that Room 19 will be well represented on Field Day. In conclusion we might add that we have had a very enjoyable year and we wish to thank those teachers who were fortunate (?) enough to 1 teach us.

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GORDON BELL HIGH SCHOOL ROOM 17 R OOM 17 has been fortunate this year in having as a leader, Mr. Warren, who proved himself a good all-round sport, in other activities as well as studies. Being an “Eveless Eden,” Room 17 set to work in an unham¬ pered style and soon earned for itself a scholarly reputation, jf In athletics we started out by trailing two points behind the winning team in football. In basketball we started with a loss, but progressed into wins, finally culminating in a three-cornered tie, with Room 17 one of the best. Congratulations are due to the room on its great success in hockey. Room 17 went through the hockey schedule without a loss, and then finished up by beating the Grade XI team 7-6 to carry off the school championship! Just to give the boys the thrill of seeing their names in print, we will put down the names of the hockey players: Ted Fleming, Bill Edmondson, Douglas Trott, Olgeir Thorsteinson, Winston Bremer, Alec Taylor, Norman Mortimer, Winnie Wilkinson, Franklin Clarke, David Marshall, Art John¬ son. Congratulations, boys! F Perhaps our successful year is due, in a large part, to our fine execu¬ tive: Bill Edmondson, President; John Bannerman, Vice-President; Ted Fleming, Secretary; Douglas Trott, Sports Captain. Everyone of these boys fulfilled his position in a manner worthy of praise. Other notables of Room 17 are: Herbert Belyea, geometrical wizard; Syd Adams, who despite his hums and haws, is an ardent debater; Robert Stinson, who can straighten his face from a grin to a serious look in record- breaking time; Winnie Wilkinson, speed skater; Rudyard Waite, the “Grey Matter” of the class; Gordon Lough and Clifford Pink, basketball enthusi¬ asts; Lloyd Pierce, optimistic midget of the class; and Bert Wright, our melodic (?) saxophonist. Put in with these notables a group of boys raring to go, and what have you, aside from our studies? Just a real good social acquaintance!

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ROOM 8 A Record of Momentous Events! S EPTEMBER, 1933.—With mobilization on all fronts there come to Room 8 various students from the Junior High Schools. With the General Staff consisting of Mrs. Laughland, Field-Marshal; Doug. Skead, General; Don Whitehouse, Second-in-Command; Nora Jones, Secretary of War, at the control, plans are drawn up for the year’s campaigns. The opening skir¬ mishes with Latin, French, and Algebra soon lead to the real battle. October and November.—The cold weather does not quell the students’ ambition. As activities develop on various fronts there are those who dis¬ tinguish themselves. One, Archie Glendinning, excels in sports and is elected boys’ sports captain; and another, Pat Loutit, the star skater, shares this honor as the girls’ captain. December.—Fierce engagements with cohorts of Algebra, Languages, and History, and counter-attacks by the students. Doug. Skead, Jim Hill¬ man, Ellen Deayton, and Archie Glendinning are particularly successful in beating off this common enemy and overcome the worst onslaughts of the Examination Battalion. “Twelfth Night” also needs the ability of White- house to make it a success and Room 8 enters the field of drama. January.—Back to school and we see many long faces. Mrs. Laugh- land is proving her worth in keeping the army well supplied with ammuni¬ tion (homework). February, March, April.—Other activities in the school. Music, or¬ chestra and choruses draw recruits from Room 8. May and June.—With the closing stages of the struggle the students hope to rise to new heights, both in the Exams and the Field Day. Thus Room 8 hopes to finish the scholastic term with colors flying and bands playing.