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

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DAVID MURRAY Bass is Beautiful. Since Grade 6 David has been a very important member of our class. He is by far the best musician in U 6 and he intends to make a career in the world of music. For many people around the school the word bass is synonymous with David Murray. With countless concerts and many tiring hours of practice, David has quite a work load and yet he still finds time for painting and sketching which indicates another talent of his. This summer he will be playing with the National Youth Orchestra with other great student musicians. Among other things, David was this year substitute for the Reach For The Top team, and as usual he was standing by ready and willing to help. He will certainly be remembered by all of us, no matter where his music may take him. CHRIS PAVLOVSKI Give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself. Robert Louis Stevenson Chris Pavlovski after having completed his fourth year at the Grammar School leaves with the good standing with which he entered. Chris is a man of many resources. Of these his humour, although somewhat eccentric, is the best known. Chris plans to attend whichever university accepts him first, and has intentions of studying architecture. Chris is also an avid sportsman, having an abundance of sports paraphernalia which some day he plans to learn how to use. Treasurer, head of finance committee and scholar par excellence, the wit and wisdom of Chris Pavlovski will truly be missed in the coming years. ROBERT LAWRENCE QUIGLEY Please sir, I want some more . Charles Dickens — Oliver Rob is a twelve-year veteran of the school and this year will probably be his most satisfying. His boyhood dream came true when he got the presidency of the students ' council and could finally put the teachers in their places, which is shown by his unusually high marks this year. Rob was also the big left wing on the soccer team this year and his blazing boots stunned the crowds and the babes as he calls them. His hot dog don ' t care skiing style and his being a sailing instructor brings the babes running. Rob has been accused of being Chinese, Jewish, Buddist and Eskimo. Who knows? He ' s interested in Harvard, U. of T., and Dal, though the final choice is yet to be made. 10

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VINSON LEUNG CSTv Vinson started in the Halifax Grammar School only two years ago. His personality and character have added to our class. Some of his many interests are swimming, cycling, music, and cooking. (Exception — severe, cold weather). His favourite subjects are Chemistry and possibly, French ! ! ! A few times Vinson has dropped in on M. Masse ' s classes to listen to a talk about Antigone (N. B. Vinson doesn ' t even speak French) . Travelling is very much a part of Vinson ' s life, for he says he can see and learn more. Last summer he was in New York and this past Christmas he was in Montreal and Toronto. In the future, as well as seeing more of Canada, he plans to go to Dalhousie University to take his B.Sc. and diploma in engineering. ALICE LIM What is the use of a book , thought Alice, without pictures or conversations? Lewis Carrol Alice Lim is one of the longest living survivors of the Grammar School, having been here since grade Three. She has persevered and done well, even though she left her parents in Malaysia, to live with assorted brothers and sisters here in Halifax. She takes all the ribb ing of her classmates in stride and dishes it back at them at full strength. She has distinguished herself as a prize Driver-Ed student, and her taste in fashionable shoes and hats has become a living legend. GABRIEL MAK Be silent and safe — silence never betrays you . John Boyle O ' Reilly Gabby, as he has become known, is the quietest person in the class. Most of us are not always conscious of his presence. But he is noticed when he is commended for a good history seminar, or when he laughs at the jokers in his class. Gabby ' s English has become quite good. He is an asset to the plays put on once a week. Although Gabby is not sure of what he will do next year, wherever he finds himself, he will definitely do well. 9

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JOHN CAESAR VACCA You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot do by force . Publius Syrus John or Pino as he is fondly called by his classmates is a three year veteran of the school. John ' s three most distinctive characteristics are his fanatic love of cars, tennis, and photography, however he cannot enjoy his extra-curricular activities until he has completed his school work. An ardent music fan, John devotes much of his time and interest to his drums and his newly purchased tape machine. He has produced the H.G.S. dances to date and the success of these can be attributed to his fine taste in music. John is a student who has tried a little of everything. He has faced the surf off Peggy ' s Cove in his scuba suit, he has become quite proficient in the oriental art of Karate, and more recently experimented with the intricate sport of fencing. His daily smiles and his perpetual politeness, which is rather difficult in this year ' s graduating class, will be greatly missed next year when he heads for Dalhousie. Someday John hopes to enter law after completing a commerce degree. GORDON YOULE Science is vastly more stimulating to the imagination than are the classics. John Burdon Sanderson Haldane. Gordon, one of the silent minority of our class has endured for 6 long years at H. G. S. He has established himself as a chess player being one of the most valuable players on the former chess teams. He greatly enjoys electronics, making innumerable inventions. Tutoring takes up some of his spare time also. He is a wiz-kid when it comes to Physics, Chemistry and Biology as well as Math. There are often long lines in front of his desk of people who need much help. Next year Gord will mingle with the crowd at Dalhousie. 11