Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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principals Message The Guelph Collegiate-Vocational Institute enters a new chapter as the elder of two institutions of secondary education in Guelph. XVith the new John F. Ross Collegiate-Vocational Institute, we share a tradition of great scholarship. In 1957, however, the extension of school systems points ahead to the truly spacious Elizabethan times upon which Canada has entered since the Second N'Vorld X'Var. Great opportunities and great responsibilities lie ahead of us all. That the students of this year will measure up to these great needs, we have no doubt. As never before, Canada needs trained and educated workers and scholars -engineers, technicians, and skilled business workers. Specially urgent is the need for young people to dedicate themselves as teachers of others. As our school population rises, so do the numbers of G.C.V.I. students proceeding to Univer- sity, to advanced technology and to the professions. The old school is true to its Latin motto Hic Patet Ingeniis Campus QHere the field lies open to the talentsj. Our best efforts, nevertheless, do not bring forth enough graduates because the demand for the skilled and the educated far surpasses that of any previous age. If we Canadians have hazards to face, as some of our leading thinkers seem to realize, one of these is that prosperity may cause us to work in a leisurely way, to live comfortably, and so to fall short of the present unequalled opportunity to do our best for ourselves and our country. ln that effort to do our best lies the finest satisfaction which school can give you. As you look over this record of the interesting, amusing and delightful things which happened this year at G.C.V.I., you will realize anew the unique place of the school in your life. The succeeding chapters will be written in the future lives of all of you. Having had an early hand in shaping the characters, the school will look forward to the unfolding tale with interest and pride. Q

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one of the speed demons on the team this year. BOB VANCE-With three more years of Junior football, Bob should become one of the fleetest backs in the league. DON GEMMELL-Don showed the fans what a bone-shaking tackle was this year. He was also a very good pass receiver at his end position. JOHN WOOD-John was one of the fast- est and best ends in the league this year. GEORGE HOLMES and REG DARNELL -These two should develop into very good ends before their football days are over. Although inexperienced this year, they show potential. PHIL CLENDENNING and GEORGE SUITTER-were the big bruisers on the team. With a combined weight of over four hundred pounds, they helped give the team a solid front line. ROY MASON-Roy proved to be a very good snap. He also handed out many great tackles. JAY MCARTHUR - Big John was Bill Mitchell's understudy at the quarterback slot. Next year he should really shine. KEN HARRIS-A fiery competitor in ev- ery game, Ken was chosen as the line cap- tain. His fine blocking and tackling made things brighter for the backfielders. FRED SEVESTRE-Fine tackling marked Fred as a potential star, and he should be- come one of the finest linesmen in the league. JOHN BARNABY-Although he missed most of the season because of a leg injury, John showed that he could hand out a jar- ring tackle. BOB BROWN-As a fleet, small halfback. Bob should be a prominent member in the back.field next year. DOUG DICKENSON-Doug was one of the hardest driving linemen on the team. In almost every game he played sixty min- utes. AL FOX-Al was the best pass receiver on the team. Al also did a good job of gaining yards on the ground. ACTA NOSTRA I 03 Other players who contributed to a very successful season were: KEN EDWARDS. BILL MAXWELL. SCOTTY VICKERS. BARRY FOSTER. DAVE McPHEE and GREG HANNON, RON HOLLIDAY and DAVE WRIGHT, as managers, attended to the aches and pains of the Juniors and did a fine job of it. MR. BURNETT and MR. MILLER whip- ped a raw squad into top shape and a title finalist. Everyone enjoyed playing under these two mentors. -Ron Holliday. G.C.V.I. INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL 1956 Grades XII and XIII In these groups XIIIBC, captained by Ted Noonan, emerged victorious. trouncing XIIIA by a score of 4-1-19. and XIICD by a decisive victory of 31-0. One game was won by de- fault. Grade XI XIC. captained by Bill Strachan, were the eleven champs this year. They de- grade feated XIAB. 19-03 XID, 20-12: and won one game by default. XID were runners-up. Grade X Dave Cutten was captain of XE and led his team to victory with two wins and one by default. They beat XAF, 32-123 and XCD. 18-0. These were decisive wins and proved beyond doubt Cutten had done a splendid job as captain. Grade IX The grade IX battle for first place was perhaps more exciting and full of more enthusiasm than any other group. Such scores as 14-12 and 13-12 and 26-25 created excitement until the bitter end. Al Davis captained IXEF to victory with three wins, Two games were very close. but one was decisive when they beat IXGH Iwho. inci- dentally, were runners-up! 10-O. Congratulations to both captains and teams for a fine showing in Intramural Footballf1956. --John Maclntyre XIID Cfmrplinlenls of X Armco Drainage 8: Metal Products of Canada Ltd. I PROVIDERS OF STEELOX SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS George St. Guelph

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