Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

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EDWARD LIM BOON LIM We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words. - Sand andFoan - Kahlil Gibson Ed excels in many sports and has been a valuable part of the soccer and badminton teams. Among the sports which he excels in are volleyball, floor hockey, basketball and chess. He has a unique sense of humour which never fails to produce a favourable response from his audience and he is always willing to help those classmates of his who have problems that he thinks he can solve. Ed is the house captain of Hector and his very presence inspires his house to greater effort. Although Hector is in last place this cannot be attributed to Ed but rather to the lack of more athletically oriented people like him in his house. Ed also excells in the acedemic area, especially physics, where his analytic mind has allowed him to grasp the fun- damentals quite well. He has been at H.G.S. for nine years and plans to continue his education at Dalhousie where he hopes to get a B.Sc. Ed has planned a career in medicine. SARAH KATHERINE MAINGUY Have more than thou showest Speak less than thou knowest - King Lear Although Sarah doesn ' t say much, she does a fine job of thoroughly confusing anyone who asks for help in a very few words. Despite this, she does know what she is talking about as shown by her scholastic record since she came to the school two years ago. Her drawing of unicorns has improved im- mensely, developing along with her talent of fencing. She has participated in two fencing tournaments and attends the practices once a week. She anticipates with relish these days demonstrating her fencing on the No. 9 bus home. We hope she enjoys College Ste. Foy in Quebec where she will take a French immersion course next. SHEENA MARGARET MASSON Questions answers, answers questions. Focus When not at school Sheena can usually be found avidly dismembering car engines after taking Driver Ed at the Convent. She is now the proud owner of a driver ' s licence so now she can drive her engines around. She also strums her guitar and sings her own compositions. In between she manages to get a fair amount of homework done. In grade nine and grade eleven Sheena was on the girls basketball team. In school her lively presence in the class is appreciated by all, except perhaps the teachers, who are often confounded by her questions. She enjoys the English course and gets a lot out of it. On Friday mornings she entertains the girls gym class by singing songs as she plays badminton. 10

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ANDREW WELDON GILLIS It is better to know some of the questions tiian all of the an- swers. - James Thurber Gilhs While holding the chair above his head throughout Student Council meeting once a week, President Gillis ' enthusiasm for for his position on student affairs is well known. Although Andrew has only been in the school a mere eleven years, he has made himself a valid member of the community. He has participated in various activities ranging from Reach for the Top during the last two years to school teams (Basketball, Soccer and Hockey) and as a member of the provincial runner up debating team. Our sports programme would not have achieved the interest or participations without Andrew ' s scoop reporting. Andrew could justly state let the record show and take not. Without this interest and care as student trouble shooter the student activities would have been very much reduced. DAVID FOSTER GUY I laughed a lot. F. - So David, you are graduating this year. D.- Yes, I intend to graduate. I impress the teachers with my tenacious spirit, sense of fair play, and S.A.C.U. results. F. - Oh! D. - Also, my effervescent personality, is a constant joy, I turn dull classes into joyful ones by sending my classmates (and sometimes the teacher) into fits of laughter. Funny singing voices are my speciality. F. - Oh. D. - Also, my lanky frame enables me to excel in hockey, at which I am a defensive specialist a la Dale Rolfe. This year I am a member of the Reach for the Top team as well as a fix- ture at the school dances where I am known as a charismatic lady ' s man who likes to play the field (455-2817). - In future I plan to take up sportscasting. CLIVE GLYN JONES He was a man for all that, we shall not see his likes again. W. Shakespeare The only newcomer to the class this year, Clive has brought his own unique wit and brand of humour from the outback of British Columbia. A hard worker and well liked by his classmates, Clive gets along handily in school circles, as his many infamous escapades will attest to. Almost always in a good mood, he now casually brushes aside barbs about his country ways. Clive is also adept at many forms of athletics, being proficient on the ski-slopes, on the basketball court, and of course, on the back pitch. He was a valuable member of the varsity soccer and basketball squads, and his skills will be sorely missed next year. His B-Ball nickname Oscar will undoubtedly stay with him for the rest of his life.

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CARL ALAN MATHESON Wowie Zowie, You ' re So Fine - Frank Zoppa or Are You Off Yet? Sure, Carl is going into either Physics or Psychology next year at Dalhousie. But that ' s not what he really wants to do. He won ' t likely admit it to you, but his other ambition, which he calls Other Secret Ambition , is to be a ' Rock-n-Roll Star ' . But to cover up his secret desires, Carl has forced himself over the years to become a good student and participate in various activities. He has been close to or at the top of the class since he came to the school. He contributed greatly to the Reach For The Top Team which did well two years ago, finishing second in Canada. He was one of the most valuable members of this years school ' s basketball team. Carl was an integral part of the student council for several years. True to his deceptive ways, nobody can tell what will become of Carl, least of all Carl, himself. DAVID MARK NEWMAN Every passing hour brings the Solar System forty three thousand miles closer to the Great Globular Cluster MIS in Hercules - yet there are still some people who maintain there is no such thing as progress. David is a true veteran of the Grammar School, having run the course from Prep 1 to Upper 6. Over twelve years David has managed to maintain a good academic standing. He has also developed a remarkable sense of humor which he has combined with a rather peculiar manner of laughing. David also makes periodic visits to the chess club at lunch, to kibbitz, and occasionally play a game. David ' s interests include a love of music and an avid interest in photography. David will give instructions as to how to play shesh-besh (arable backgam- mon) or will discuss any aspect of Socialist Zionism at a moment ' s notice. He is also a member of Young Judea. David plans to attend Dalhousie in 1975 but will revisit Israel next year. RUTH FRANCES PADMORE Thus let me live, unseen, unknown, thus unlamented let me die, steal from the world, and not a stone tell where I lie. - Pope Ode on Solitude. Ruth plans to enter Acadia University in Wolfville where she will major in either biology or music. Her exploits on the flute fully justify this ambition; she plays with the school band as well as badminton. She is the only girl couragous enough to brave the fierce competition with which the chess team had to contend. She has been a welcome addition to the class in the last two years. 11