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

Text from Pages 1 - 94 of the 1976 volume:

mm The 1976 Grammarian h All About Ii:f A L S P A D V ta i d R, r i% j te anjax Grammar Sclool 5750 ATLANTIC STREET, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA Table of Contents Introduction of Raccoon 3 Headmaster ' s Message 4 Staff 5 Editorial Board 6 The Grads 7 Prep School 13 Upper School 21 Literary Section 33 Class Trips 41 Photography 43 Sports 51 Sports Department Report 52 House Captain Report 54 Clubs and Teams 59 Organizations 75 Advertisements 81 2 Allow v c +o ,V +roduce. wijtvlf. J ' m fhc Motif x Gr i ar School Racoon . T c one o v onlij focoon . J CAMt Afou, you iM .y £t uosicfeWng aktrc and J I ' l Ae e, . J oo£ Pi or ray t roo rne.C AcV thai dotsrlf u I haVclf a u yS bttA around), an J T ' m Ae e. © represent cn+ Ve tffodtiif tod «| . (y«U. J teV only excel iA Spirts t Mainly 4+%ou.qfr t I reprised the hanou ctsscl all- round l d.fore, d£ ou £ Aol|. y urs Troli 1- 3 Headmaster s Message One of the great joys of being Headmaster of the Halifax Grammar School is to work with so many keen, competent students, most of whom are ready, eager and willing to take on anything that is worthwhile. The centre of this satisfaction is the realization that none of them are too proud to ask for advice and help when they feel it is called for, too in- secure to reject it on occasion, or too self critical and perfectionist to enjoy, periodically, a well deserved Boy, we blew that one! This is what makes for terrific production, easy rapport and a constant willing- ness to take on new and demanding challenges. The Grammarian staff and all who back it fall into just this category. Well done, Ronnie; thanks Peter; great stuff all, and Ole. Douglas J. Williams, Headmaster. Staff Front Row: Mr. Masse, Mr. Naud, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Ottman, Mr. Fry, Mr. Spencer Second Row: Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Cooper, Mr. Wynne, Mrs. Macpherson, Mrs. DeGrasse, Mrs. Hirtle Third Row: Mrs. Murray, Mr. Steele, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Johnstone, Mrs. MacKenzie, Mrs. Scobbie Miss Arthur, Secretary Mr. Dixon, Janitor 5 Editorial Board GRAMMARIAN STAFF Front Row: Mr. Montgomery, J. Lawler, R. Cuperfain, H. Conter, Mr. Wynne Back Row: N. Guy, P. Mclntyre, J. Cuperfain, J. Wolman Absent: T. Manuge The production of this years Grammarian would not have been possible without the capable and competent staff I had to work with. I wish to ex- tend my heartfelt thanks to these people for the time and effort they put into this year ' s yearbook. We are all greatful to Sean Hawkins and Lorcan Fox for the beautiful job they did with our literary section. We would also like to thank our typists Tilly Pillay, Srinivasen Pillay a nd Joel Cuperfain for helping us out during the March break. We are especially grateful to those people who have helped us out during the year. Mr. Williams whose suggestions and interest during the year was appreciated. Miss Arthur who supplied many essentials while we put the book together and for putting up with us throughout the year. Mr. Wynne who offered help in the areas of art and design. And last but not least we thank Mr. Montgomery for his help and advice throughout the year and also for giving up his free time to help us during the March break. Ronnie Cuperfain Editor-in-Chief EDITORIAL BOARD Editor-in-chief Assistant Editor Photography Editor Assistant Photography Editors Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Literary Editor Staff Advisors Ronnie Cuperfain Penny Mclntyre Tim Manuge Jerome Lawler Joel Cuperfain Howard Conter Jeffrey Wolman Norma Guy Mr. Montgomery Mr. Wynne 7 PAUL ATERMAN There is no Royal Road to geometry - Euclid Paul returned to the class after a year in Germany and had about him a new energy and vitality that he brought into everything he did. The star halfback on the soccer team, the number 1 long distance runner and he also showed ability on the basketball court. Despite all these, when one thinks of Paul one remembers him avidly study- ing his lines, first for Davies in the Caretaker and then for Yang Sun in The Good Woman of Setzuan , the marvellous performances that followed, and his endless battle with bitter complexities of Algebra, Physics and Chemistry. To every problem, each issue, Paul brings a directness of approach and incontrovertable sense of principle, coupled with an assured opinion, that will al- ways stand him and those about him in good stead. MATTHEW BURNSTEIN But more than all, the bearing of him, the unconscious, lionlike stateliness, marked him as a natural king, a ruler of men. - Robert G. Howard. Bumie , is one of the very few graduating students to have gone from Grade 1 through to Upper 6. His fine leadership qualities were shown by the success of our basketball team, which he captained to a winning season. His further athletic skills were expressed in his handling of the top position in the House of Royals. But he is not only a born athlete, he maintains a high academic stand- ard as well. He delves into the world of science develop- ing energy sources for the future, such as the solar water heater. He is the embodiment of everything virtuous in a student, athlete, scientist, fighter and lover. Strength, courage and dauntless energy are all his attribut es. Yes, you couldn ' t ask for anything more in an all round great guy like Matthew. ilMMWillllW. FAROKH BUHARIWALLA The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini After only three years at the school, Farokh has en- deared himself to everyone. His humorous pessimism, straight forward put downs, and above all his well timed questions, have made for innumerable fun periods. Farokh has an inquiring mind that serves him well in the sciences and in maths, where he excels. Farokh partakes in all interhouse sports and holds the athletic distintion of being able to standing high jump higher than anyone else in the school. Farokh plans on going to Dal next year and continuing in the subjects he presently does best in. Where he plans for his education to take him he ' s not sure, but wherever it is he will surely do well. 8 Congratulations to the graduates from Dr. Mrs. Aterman HARRY GLUBE There is no substitute for hard work -Edison Harry is one Of the few people who have attended the Grammar school for twelve years. During the past two years Harry was and still is, actively involved in sports, being on the championship soccer team as well as a starter on the senior basketball team. The drama society ' s production of The Caretaker and The Good Woman of Setzuan were highly successful partially due to the ex- cellent sets. The greater part of these sets were designed and built by Harry. Next year he is planning to attend M.I.T. or Dalhousie. We all wish him the best of luck as he leaves the Grammar School for the first time. GEOFFREY GOMERY Talk to him of Jacob ' s Ladder, and he would ask the number of steps. D.W. Jerrold Geoff (Gof) is our star debater, a formidable opponent of anything up to 200 yards, much to the dispair of his opponents at various tournaments and much to the amuse- ment and exasperation of those who know him in normal life. Geoff is also an accomplished scholar, the schools most faithful driver spectator these past years, hard working and conscientuous Student Counsellor, and top notch basketball team manager. His plans are for Queens where he hopes to take a mixture of arts and sciences; no doubt they will appreciate his unique combination of hard work and wit as much as we have. TIM JACKSON The purpose of an essay is to communicate, not to dazzle - P.H. Montgomery Tim has returned from Toronto with a quality previously unknown to the class-a sense of humour. His occasional participation in the generally slanderous lunchtime con- versation as well as his psychoanalytic reports on vari- ious teachers are both much appreciated. Maintaining a very high academic standard hasn ' t been much of a pro- blem for Tim, as many of his classmates who have been subjected to his close criticism and interrogation when discussing school work, will attest to. Hours of waiting for the Muse to appear and search of uniquely Jacksonian tone qualities on the piano are his major pre-occupations followed closely by his desire to reorganize the Nova Scotia Archives. He is contemplating a career in music composition. Congratulations to the graduates from Prof. Mrs. R. Gluhe 9 WADE MAYO Yes... he ' s a real joker He ' s got a sense of humour - The Caretaker While Wade, in nine years at the Grammar School, has generally established himself as the leading member of the silent majority he has spoken up often enough to show us both his high intelligence and his keen sense of hum- our. A very rounded person, he has distinguished himself by being both a top student and a very good athlete, a Key member of the soccer and rugby teams and a forward on the basketball team. Wade does not often say much but he is invariably listened to when he does speak up. He will be remembered especially for his acting ability he demonstrated as Mick in The Caretaker. He will go to Dalhousie next year. ii EMMANUEL JANNASCH Good luck to ye! - Farley Mowat Emmanuel is one of the most energetic people when it comes to helping someone or creating a new set for the drama society. He has tremendous mechanical ability, if anything needs to be repaired you can be sure Emmanuel will do his best to help. However if he cannot he will find an alternate solution. An avid participant in interhouse competitions. Em- manuel has also been a member of the senior soccer squad for the past three years, leading the team in scoring. His performances in track and field during the schools inter- house track meets have been outstanding, dominating the senior level events. During the summertime Emmanuel ' s interest is sailing although he has worked with a land- scape architect and also acts as a volunteer forest fire- man. His future plans are undecided. SRINIVASEN PILLAY Nobody Owns the earth - Bill Bissett Srini is a highly respected member of the graduating class. As business manager for both The Caretaker and The Good Woman of Setzuan Srini was more than impres- sive. In fact, whenever he offers to help his assistance is gratefully accepted. But that ' s not to say he is perfect; if only he would realize that not everyone loves Indian music. Srini hopes to study law in the future. 10 Congratulations to the graduates (row Mr. Mrs. F. Mayo CHARLES SCHANDL Vitam impendere vero (He lives for truth) - Juvenal Charles is an example of that highly emotional Hun- garian temperment cultivated to its highest fruition; he argues passionately against any form of supposed irra- tionality, but passion never overwhelms the lucidity and purpose of his argument. On the one side passionately rational, on the other he is truly gifted with the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide with computer-like speed and accuracy. He also possesses a sense of his prowess, confident of his over- shadowing supremacy in ping-pong, driving and swimming. And it cannot be denied, unless he has declined through unrelenting dedication to his quest for truth, he swims like a fish. All in all Charles is a sincere person, except in science class, where he shows his utter disdain for the feeble attempts of his fellows to think scientifically and achieves a perfect- balance between the two souls that dwell in his breast passion and reason. He is well liked by his classmates, especially for his sincere crusade against obscurantism. To censor is to improperly perceive; to praise is not to do him justice! JEFF TAYLOR And whether we shall meet again, I know not. Therefore everlasting farewell take. Shakespeare- Julius Caesar Jeff, the only newcomer to the class this year is from Ontario. He excels in sport and was on both the soccer and basketball teams, being the schools highest scorer in the latter. He is also an avid supporter of badminton. Jeff does well in his studies, and has not allowed the continual practices for soccer and basketball to interfere with his work schedule. We all wish Jeff the best of luck as he goes back to Ontario with hopes of becoming an electrical engineer. NICHOLAS von MALTZAHN Good without effort - Byron Nick is an eleven year veteran of the Halifax Grammar School. Throughout these years he has proved himself very capable both academically and in athletics. For many years he has been near, if not at the top, of a varie- ty of subjects, being the only one to have ever dared the hazardous depths of Greek. For the last two years he was a valuable member of the soccer team, as well as being on the starting line-up of the basketball team. He has ap- plied to several universities, and would prefer Harvard, although he has yet to make a final decision. I am quite sure he will be a welcome addition to whatever college he attends, and we all wish him luck. This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. C. Schandl 11 13 PREP ONE Front Row: S. Sable, C. Fish, A. Goodfellow, F. Clark, A. Purdy, G. Murphy, C. Pink, J. Cameron Back Row: A. Waller, R. Cayer, K. Dykes, S. Steward, G. Barker, S. Punna, B. Medjuck Absent: J. Crowley i like school because there is gym - Andrew I like school because theres jim - Alan I think this classroom is nice But-not when the prep sixsrs came in the classroom I think school is great I like french the best evryday we learn new things - Sheena school is fun because I like the hard work - Roberta I like school very much because we do worck - Gavin I like school very much because There are lots of things to do - Satish I think school is nice I like gym and writing - Anna I like school because it is fun to do work - Kirby Dykes I like school especially gym and music and French - Susan I think school is fantastic But I like gym best - Gwyneth I like school Because you learn thinks - Frank School is fun I like it - Beth I think school is fun I like jim and a like readers - Cinoy I like school because I like to work - Shawn I like school because I get to do lots of worck - John 1 1 This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. Burnell PREP TWO Front Row: D. Carpenter, J. Ferguson, L. Murphy, R. Fish, IV!. Umroe, A. Nevo, J. Cote, J. MacKinnon, J. Jenkins, P. Merry, M. Murphy Back Row: Mrs. Murray, C. Thibeau.K. Fox, R. Jacobson, S. Riley, C. Dykes, D. Lanza, J. Chadwick-Jones, P. You, J. Humphreys Absent: H. Regan I like math and Jim and Speshle lunch and Musick - Howard I like art. Because we make stuff like paper-machay - Christopher I like French and art and math - Matthew I like art beacuase we make stuff like papermashay - Jim I like chess club because you can play chess and it is a fun game and it is easy - Jay I like lunch and I like thinking and writing the Best - Amir I like math and jim I like them very much - Kevin I like reading reading with Miss Newmun - Joanne Eileen I like phys. Ed - Doug What I like about school is math and french - Janet What I like about school is math and reading work - Danielle What I like about school is math and art - Maya I like school and lunch because we have lots of time to play - Cory I like gym, math, french - Stefanie I like school because we do math and all the other stuff - Peter I like lunch best - Peter I like phy. Ed - Victora I like every thing - Rosalee I like math and Jym - John I like math because it is fun - Sean I like art. I like the winter canival - Liam This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. Humphreys If, PREP THREE Front Row: A. Conter, J. Abbott, I. Nevo, J. Clark, E. Davis, A. Novae, D. Hamlin, M. Waller, A. Harris Back Row: P. Valis, A. Stern, F. Wallace, P. Keefe, L. Cameron, B. Roscoe, D. Crowley. I loved teasing mr fry - Faith GooD and BaD - Chris I like reading because its so fun - Adam I like mister fry for two reasons. 1 Mr. fry is nice. 2 mister fry is COOL-Erik Sometimes math is fun - Igal This class is din-o-mite - Alan I had a very good year in school Art is my favorite subject - Louise Mr fry is nice for one reason hes tall - Anthony Prep 3 this year was dynomite out of sight - Patrick I would think it was a ripoff if not for the perfect teaching - Michael I liked school this year because me and my friends are cool dudes man - Danny I like school because it is fun - Arlene School is fun because you find lots of friends - Brigid I like school because I like the teachers and the subjects - Jane I like school because we get so long holidays - David I like reading and money too - Paul 16 Congratulations to the graduates — Dr. Mrs. R. Conter PREP FOUR Front Row: K. Becket, J. Fairhurst, P. York, J. Lannon, B. Smith, T. Quant z, M. Pink, D. Lanza, R. Fraser Middle Row: M. Bumell, I. Snedden, M. Cayer, N. Rees, A. Fillmore, P. Roscoe, J. Crick Back Row: J. Glube, N. Cote, S. Caines, T. Richardson, D. Maley, P. Carver, E. Murphy The Grammar School has a lot of things to do - Douglas Regan Nothing exciting ever happens to metruth - David Maley I enjoyed everything but math this year - Kristen Becket Scolastic was fun this year - Peter York I liked when Patrick got pushed in the garbage can - Joseph Glube I like the school very much - Elaine Murphy I like the school because I think it has a lot of activities - Robbie Fraser This school is very tidy - Paul C. The Grammar school is the greatest school I ' ve ever been in - Patrick Roscoe Grammar School: Its all right! - Andy Fillmore I like it very much the only problem is.. ..someone writes dirty words on the bathroom walls - Jane Fairhurst I think the school was a success with the new headmaster - Nancy Cote I like tge new house teams and I like the one I am in, I am in Royals - Bimbi Smith I think school is much better than last year - Nacy Rees Once and a while prep 4 plays hat tag and hide and go seek - John Lannon I think school is very fun especially when we go on visits - Jan Crick I like this school because m.r.s. ottman makes work fun - Sarah Caines The school is very nice I like it because we go on trips - Ted Richardson Grammar School is great by Chrissy Mitchell I like the stuff we do in gym - David Lanza This year I had a lot of fun I liked reading alot - Michael Pink Grade 4 was a lot of fun - Thomas Q. Grade 4 was great this year - Benedict O ' Halloran This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. S. Pink 17 PREP FIVE Front Row: C. Lee, B. Harris, D. Scott, D. Crick, S. Perth, N.. Hawkins, J. Abbot, K. Lanza, N. Stanbury, M. Belitsky Back Row: J. You, S. Glenn, P. Kundzins, S. Fried, P. Cote, J. Chen, S. Murphy, H. Green, E. Wallace I think the Winter Carnival is a good idea - Judith Abbott I think Mr. Spencer is superstitious, but he says he is not - Michael Belitsky I think Mr. Spencer is nice - Jason Chen VERY INTERESTING! Paul Cote A good time to catch up on your sleep - David Crick I think it is very interesting and I have learnt a lot - Stephanie Fried School is great this year - Sarah Glenn OUCH! - Howie Green I really like school this year. It ' s great - Beth Harris It is my best year!! - Nancy Hawkins Too much work - Paul Kundzins It is very interesting. I have learned a lot so far - Kathy Lanza Exciting! - Chris Lee ZOWIE! - Steven Murphy I like my friends and Mr. Spencer - Sven Perth Too much violence (if you get my drift) - David Scott School is really dumb! So are the students! - Norman Stanbury Sir ' s a really nice guy! EXCEPT when his meter stick goes a bit too far! - Ewen Wallace Mr. Spencer is a nice teacher, in other words, the best! - John You lis PREP SIX Front Row: J. Dorrance, D. Holden, N. Fox, R. Sinclair, L. Cameron, A. Paton, K. Nathanson, T. Brandy s Middle Row: S. MacLachlan, P. Connors, M. Gaede, M. Shaw, D. Murphy, A. Badley, A. Boswell, J. Andrews, Mr. Steele Back Row: M. Rhude, J. Guy, M. Cains, P. Grover, S. Valis, S. Walling, T. Duncan Absent: L. Risley, L. LePierres I like school because they let you chew gum - Laura Cameron I like school because girls go there - anonymous I like school because I can get away from my sister - Jimmy Andrews I like school because I like playing hokee - Matthew Shaw I like going to school so I can beat up little kids - Stuart McLachlan I like school because if we didn ' t have school I would probably be bored - Moritz Gaede Paton, like usual, says nothing - Adam Paton I like school because we have lots of time to play around but sometimes it ' s fun to work - Nadine Fox I like school because of the kids in it - Lisa Risley I like school because they let you go to the jon without seeing the comic in your other hand - Jeffrey Dorrance Nathanson would like to avoid this issue too - Ken This school is cute, along with the girls - Andrew I like the school because of the boy watching, he he he - Diedre I like school because when I ' m home during the day it ' s boring - Andrew Boswell I like the school because of Mr. Steele - Sean I like this school because I like it - David I lyk skool kuz ov the speling - Michael I like school because I have my friends in it - Laurent I like school because my mother makes me - Simon I like school because I can ride a bike to school - Peter I like school because of the friends I have - Tim I like school because of P.E. - Robbie I like school because of the water-skiing - John 19 This page sponsored by Prof. Mrs. Murphy Upper School UPPER ONE Front Row: R. Smith, P. Dawson, H. Maclvor, T. Schandl, I. Wood, M. Vohra, R. Sinclair, J. Embil Middle Row: D. Calda, U. Frei, P. Buell, J. Patterson, P. Rees, P. Hart, Back Row: Mr. Curtis, T. Norvell, H. LePerriere, D. McKee, A. Newman, C. Belitsky, I. Macleod, L. Murphy Absent: R. Vethamany, R. Khokar, C. Mingo WHERE WOULD UPPER 1 BE WITHOUT Cathy ' s body Peter-David Bowl ' s blubber and writing Danny ' s gross foods Peter ' s nose John ' s jokes Urs ' wardrobe Pauo ' s subs Rajeev ' s grease Herve ' s French Heather ' s eyes Andrew ' s spitballs Iain ' s accidents-drums Charlie ' s mouth-sophisticated smile Luke ' s sword Amy ' s sophistication Teddy ' s theories John ' s fairy boy Philip ' s elephant boy Theresa ' s bathing suit Ranald ' s ability to laugh at anything Russel ' s Monty Python imitations Ravi ' s helpful comments Manoj ' s the human digital computer Ian ' s insults and green bunny This page sponsored by Dr. Mrs. E. Rees UPPER TWO Front Row: J. Aquino, A. Paton, R. Kamra, J. Blanchard, K. Crick, L. Fox, E. Rees, A. Welch, S. Murray Middle Row: T. Confer, J. Badley, N. Mingo, R. Jannasch, M. Hawkins, J. Cuperfain, A. Wallace Back Row: C. Jacobson, D. MacLelland, K. Harris, L. Eerekanen, M. Dickey, L. Medjuck, C. Ozere, Mrs. Scobbie Absent: D. Blanchard We the writers of this article being of sound mind and body hereby bequeath to: Jose the New York Philharmonic Jennifer a new bag Jonathon some special magazines Tema honey Kevin a bra strap Joel a good book on photography Michael Dickey a Danish Delight Leila a dictionary Lorcan a Bay City ' s Rollers album and a life time supply of ' Scotch ' tape Kate a nail clipper and file Michael Jennifer Carrie an afro pick Rupert a book of insults Ravi a Ruskie Denise boys, boys, boys Sean a file and a neck Lynda a nose guard and a book on psycology specializing on complexes Nancy someone to comfort Chris no female competition Amy a megaphone Buffy stilts Ashley a girdle Andrew a watch so he ' ll never be late Mrs. Scobbie this years Upper 2 for 76V77, 77- 78, 778- 79... 24 This page sponsored by Dr. Mrs. B.W.D. Badley UPPER THREE Back Row: B. Maclean, P. Gow, A. Porter, P. Aterman, T. Dickey, D. Harris Middle Row: T. Johnstone, P. Sable, H. Grover, M. Honig, D. Carver, R. Buhr, R. Gale, C. vanLeewen, B. Padmore Front Row: J. Shane, L. Burgess, J. Wolman, P. Quigley, P. Graham, C. Schandl, D. Linton, J. Ritchie, V. Keane Absent: K. Martin Last. Will and Testaments Dave leaves the star of the basketball team Pete leaves our faithful leader Ricky leaves directly after Clay Lori leaves munching pickles Danny leaves his wise wisedom from his kingsize mouth to us Thomas leaves with Issac Asimov Rob Gale leaves strikeout king Phil Gow leaves by falling out of a window Hilary leaves with a broken arm from Mrs. Naud David leaves waiting for Blair to come back Martin leaves best, dressed man of the year Van leaves with a Playboy under his shirt Brechin leaves with a jolly Here we go! Kim leaves sharpening her nose Barb leaves with anyone she can find Andrew leaves Masculinity Man of the Year Paula leaves setting it Jennifer leaves running with Mr. Johnstone Perry leaves with a trail of dirt Judith leaves with her glasses covering her whole body Clay leaves nickateen king Jeff leaves munching pickles with Lori Mr. Johnstone with a bottle of Ne Plus Ultra This page sponsored by Upper 3 This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. R. Medjuck UPPER FOUR Front Row: J. Thompson, T. Ozere, S. Murray, T. Terris, R. Hirsch, S. Newman, R. Buhariwalla Second R ow. Mrs. MacPherson, N. Guy, G. Hui, J. Welch, B. Maclean, P. Hebb, P. Mclntyre Third Row: A. Lawler, R. Dawson, J. Lawler, K. Martin, J. Cheung, J. Webster Where would Upper 4 be without: Jonathan ' s shady deals Anane ' s cooking Tom ' s fantastic volleyball spike Robert ' s side-splitting jokes Jerome ' s grins and blushes Penny ' s vengeance for collars Jacky ' s boyfriends Reeshad ' s red herrings Jenny ' s avoiding Richard Richard ' s How long is yours? Tim ' s open-mindedness Peter ' s catnaps Karen ' s Friday night rendezvous at MacDonalds Norma ' s appreciation (and love of) English class Sue ' s knowledge of fizzicks... Shawna ' s contacts (meow) Jeffs constant conversations Mrs. MacPherson ' s not yet Richard We the students of Upper 4 being of sound mind and body hereby bequeath to the following: Jonathon a muzzle Gary a loud obnocious voice Ariane the fine art of French cuisine Tom a four-foot tall volleyball net Bruce ANOTHER night out with the boys Robert a GOOD joke book Jerome his own darkroom Penny 10,000,000 lessons to adequate volleyball Jacky four volunteer bodyguards, namely... Reeshad a lock of Jacky ' s hair Jenny a paper shortage Richard a machine gun for his library duty Tim 100 presigned excuses Peter an alarm clock Karen the Upper 6 athletes Norma a life-time of horsing around Sue Crithey Shawna a math scholarship Jeff a Chinese-French dictionary Mrs. MacPherson an experiment that works 28 This page sponsored by Dr. Mrs. A. Buhr 29 UPPER FIVE Si Front Row: T. Pillay, J. Chen, J. Chen, Mr. Naud, H. Conter, J. Schwartz, R. Colin, M. Helleiner Back Row: J. Szerb, C. Grover, P. Hunt, C. Webster, S. Hawkins, T. Manuge, M. Sullivan, J. Bugden, R. Cupert ' ain Where would Upper 5 be without: Jay ' s football skills Jacque ' s shortness Joyce ' s fence sitting Rob ' s excuses Howard ' s punishments Ronnie ' s mark grubbing Cynthia ' s Cynthia-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a Sean ' s dissolving liver Meg ' s craving for a smoke Phil ' s garbage collecting experience Tim ' s Polish friend Julie ' s knowledge of trig Jennifer ' s intellegent questions Tilly ' s new found experience Martin ' s fantastic agility for a guy Chris ' s love life Mr. Naud ' s discipline We the writers of this article being of sound mind and bruised bodies hereby bequeath to: Jay - a seasons pass to Bwana ' s burlesque Jacques a life jacket to save him from his dreams Joyce - Jacques Rob - a map to Upper 3 Howard - a body bandage Ronnie - a Naud proof lunch Cynthia - Emma Sean - Tilly Meg - Alcool Phil - puppy love Tim - a ward of the court. 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Unquestionably many of our previous opinions and conceptions of monasticism as being rather dreary and dull were completely changed by this experience which showed us a totally new way of life. Besides learning a great deal about the daily life of the nuns and monks we delved into the history of monasticism itself. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and hope to return again sometime for another visit. Shawna Newman ART TRIP With the intent of viewing modern art works a trip was planned to New York for those art students in U5 and U6 who could manage it. To this end Mr. Montgomery suggested we paint his house, which we are still doing, in order to pay for transportation. There were finally four students who went along with Mr. Wynne: Julie Schwartz, Meg Helleiner and Cynthia Grover of U5 and Emmanuel Jannasch of U6. While in New York we visited many of the galleries along Soho, which featured the avant-garde, most pungently memorable were the manure sculpture and blank canvasses. Along more established lines were ex- cursions to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim, the Whitney, the Spanish Cloisters, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Opera, all of which held a wonderful variety of art and in the case of the opera, an excellent sample of opera music. Although the art was interesting, the people were even more so. Our neighbourhood was blasted with personality-vacchia players, kids, a flasher across the street and a hooker who appeared as we left on the last day. The loft which we had procurred had very large windows which of- fered onto the court and the street below. Their ledges were sufficiently large to seat at least one person. It was the last opportunity to observe the people which I enjoyed the most of all the advantages of the trip. However the art certainly played a large role in the overall success. Cynthia Grover Compliments of Dr. Mrs. S. Lannon OUR TRIP TO LOUISBOURG Our class went to Louisbourg last year. We went up on the train and came back by plane. The train was the most fun. It stopped in Truro and we had our lunch in Victoria Park. We also played in the playground, Michael R. went down the slide and landed in the mud which was really funny. Then we got on the train again and went straight to Sydney. When we got there we took a bus to Gardner Centre. Then we took our bags up to our rooms and we went to bed. Mr. Spencer sat outside the girls rooms until about 3 o ' clock (in his longjohns). The next morning we were sup- posed to go to a T.V. station and a radio station, but of course the bus was late; so we only went to the radio station. We were interviewed on the radio. Then we went to the miners museum. We went down the mines and brought back some coal in little bags. Then we took a bus to the Sydney Steel mills. Those were disgusting. We then took a bus to Louisbourg Fortress, that was really beautiful and though some of it was still being built it was very interesting. There we split up into two groups. A lady named Jan Miller showed us around. She was super nice. That night everybody was up. The next morning we caught the plane back to Halifax, which only took 30 minutes. All in all the trip was a ball of fun. Lisa Risley TRIP TO BOSTON In February of this year, Upper Six went on a class trip to Boston. While there, we toured the various academic centres of the town, namely Harvard and M.I.T.,and also managed to fit in a trip to the famous Boston Aquarium. We spent a whole day at the Boston Museum of Science, and all of us enjoyed visiting the Planetarium. Though parts of the trip were planned and so compulsary, we still enjoyed a certain amount of free time. During these periods, we went off in groups of four- six people and visited various parts of the town. The success and all round enjoyment of the trip will probably make it an annual event. Srinivasen Pillay Photography 43 This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. J. Ferguson 16 This page sponsored by Dr. Mrs. J. Quigley This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. A. Stern 47 This page sponsored by Mr. Mrs. J. Purely 49 50 51 Sports Report This past year the Halifax Grammar School enjoyed one of its best sporting years in the history of the school. In the fall we saw the H.G.S. soccer team go through the soccer schedule undefeated and for the sec- ond time in three years win the Metro B City championships. On the Provincial C scene H.G.S. lost the semi finals to the eventual C champions New Ross 2-1. Fencing has become a popular sport in Nova Scotia and H.G.S. is very fortunate to have Mrs. Scobbie teaching and coaching our young hopefuls. To date our team has done very well in the tournaments they have com- peted in. Several of our H.G.S. girls are involved in the elite gymnastic team run by Mrs. June Thayer and coached by Vivian Simington. Our girls should do very well as they are the nucleus of this gymnastic team. Our badminton team was once again coached by Ed Lim who did an outstanding job. Though we didn ' t run off with any provincial champion- ships we did place high in the provincial standings. Mr. Curtis coached our much improved and highly competitive basket- ball team. Through this efforts we were able to see the rewards of three hard years of work. Our girls volleyball team did very well winning an invitational tourna- ment of the four private schools in the Halifax-Dartmouth area. Mr. Naud feels they should do fairly well next year when they enter the city league. Our boys volleyball team is showing signs of improving, let ' s hope they will be competitive enough next year to enter one of the city leagues. Mr. Williams coached our senior and junior Rugby teams. His main hope is to have two teams so that there will be interest in this sport all along the line. Hopefully we will be able to enter a team next year. It has been a most rewarding season for H.G.S. Let ' s hope that nex t year it will be even better. Ronald Naud Sports Director 53 Glooscap House The inter-house system cannot, in all honesty, be considered success- ful. It suffered from a lack of planning, an oversized schedule and no great desire to participate on the part of most students. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that some of the games have been very enjoyable de- spite lack of knowledge of the rules on the part of the referees and the sudden absenteeism of people who had already committed themselves to play. The only visible way of making such a program work is to devise a a totally voluntary system, working both in and outside of school time with events being planned well in advance. Paul A term an Acadia Still reeling with the shock of not winning the trophy last year, Acadia staggered onto the soccer pitch in September in dazed disbelief, but. as skillful and determined as ever. The juniors were almost undefeated, the seniors and intermediates just a little less successful. We placed second over all in the cross country run, but alas, our strongest competition, the track meet, was cancelled. We hope, of course that the spring meet will be held, and to improve our standings in the cross country. Then came pinball, that rapidly changing and developing sport which finally turned into a molch of penalty shots, a field in which our seniors excelled. Intermediates did remarkably also and our juniors playing soc- cer baseball managed to play all form undefeated. Senior volleyball is just a little on the weak side, but our high scoring is being carried with good support from the inte rmediates and all three reach for the top squads. It is quite evident that although the house league suffers from a lack of enthusiasm, Acadia as a team seems to be immune to this malaise. Srini Pillay Emmanuel Jannasch The Royals Report The Royals team participated in inter-house competition with a dif- ferent attitude this year, less bent on winning than on having a good time. There were more games each week and everyone had a chance to partici- pate for an equal amount of time. The assistant house captain, Paula Quigly made sure that the female members of the team were well repre- sented in every sport. The fall TracK and Field meet, normally one of the highlights of inter-house competition was cancelled due to inclement weather, but the Royals look forward to the spring meet, where they plan to do well. I ' d like to thank all the team members who participated on a regular basis and helped to make the Royals the team to beat. On behalf of the team, I ' d also like to thank the referees for doing such a fine, conscientious job. Stay Tough Royals! Matthew Burn stein, Captain 57 58 59 Soccer Front Row: D. Carver, P. Aterman, M. Burnstein, P. Graham, H. Conter, H. Glube, D. Linton, G. Hui, J. Cheung Back Row: R. Cohn, W. Mayo, R. Gale, N. Von Maltzahn, R. Buhr, P. Aterman, G. Taylor, Mr. Naud METRO B CHAMPIONS The Halifax Grammar School had one of its finest soccer seasons this past year. Our boys went undefeated in the Metro B league and finished in first place, six points ahead of our nearest rival Sackville High. To cap this fine season our boys defeated Graham Creighton 3-0; 2-1 in a total point two game series. H.G.S. then defeated Dartmouth Academy in the final two straight games. The first game was a 1-0 verdict while the second was a very exciting 3-2 win. The winning goal was scored by Nick Von Maltzahn with two minutes left in the game. On the provincial C scene H.G.S. tied its first game with New Ross 0-0 and lost the second game 2-1 in the final minute when New Ross scored both their goals after H.G.S. had thoroughly outplayed them for most of the game. New Ross went on to win the Provincial C crown over River Hebert on penalty kicks. This season could not have been a success without the efforts of everyone of our players. Our six graduates will be missed next season, but hopefully the rest of the team will pick up the slack. We salute our graduates; top scorer Emmanuel Jannasch, team captains and leaders Paul Aterman and Nick Von Maltzahn, hard working Wade Mayo, Matthew Burnstein and Harry Glube and finally our welcome new addition who brought us a lot of hope and helped contribute a great deal, Jeff Taylor. Ronald Naud The Basketball Team Report Front Row: P. Aterman, D. Linton Back Row: W. Mayo, C. Schandl, N. Von Maltzahn, R. Buhr, H. Glube, G. Taylor, M. Burnstein Absent: S. Hawkins, H. Conter, P. Aterman, Mr. Curtis, G. Gomery In the 4 years that the Halifax Grammar School has had a team, they have never had as winning a team as this years! Playing in sparkling new uniforms, the team went out to play against the biggest schools in the city. Although they didn ' t win many games, there were many that were close and only one or two where we were really dumped. Jeff Hound Dog Taylor led the team in scoring averaging nearly 18 points a game and having a couple of thirty point games. Jeff may win the league scoring championship and will probably make the all-star team. The rest of the forwards who found themselves being outsized and out- jumped by most teams learned how to block the larger men out, and have recently been bringing down a good percentage of the rebounds. The centre, Nick von Maltzahn (or Nick Maltsin as the Mail Star likes to call him) was the only veteran on the forward line-up, the rest being first year men. But the starting guards, Harry Glube and Matthew Burnstein, veter- ans of the high school ball league were able to compensate for this and H.G.S. had one of the strongest defensive zones in the league. The team finished last in the regular season of Metro High School ' B ' boy ' s basketball but the team is looking forward to the High School ' C ' championship where they will be playing schools their own size and will probably do very well. They are also looking forward to doing well in a private school ' s basketball tournament involving D.A., Kings and our- selves. The team had a very strong sense of camaraderie which helped to make up for extremely poor fan support. I hope this improves in the future. On behalf of the team I ' d like to thank Mr. Curtis who worked hard in training and coaching us. I ' d also like to thank Geoff Gomery for doing the dif- ficult job of team manager. Matthew Burnstein, Captain Girls Volleyball Front Row: P. Quigley, H. Grover, K. Martin, L. Burgess, P. Mclntyre, A. Wallace Middle Row: Mr. Naud, T. Conter, S. Murray, C. Grover, N. Mingo, B. Padmore, J. Chen Back Row: J. Ritchie, N. Guy, J. Webster, L. Eirekhanen, D. MacLelland GIRL ' S VOLLEYBALL TEAM The girl ' s volleyball team was very successful this year. While hosting a round-robin tournament, consisting of Dartmouth Academy, Halifax Ladies College, Sacred Heart Convent, and Halifax Grammar School, our team came in first, with a total of 14 out of 15 games won. The team im- proved greatly this year and it is hoped that at the beginning of next year we can enter into a league immediately. Special thanks to the coaches, Mr. Naud and Mr. Quigley, who did an excellent job. Penny Mclntyre Boys Volleyball On The Floor: D. Holden Front Row: J. Lawler, R. Buhr, C. Van Leeuwan Back Row: T. Ozere, G. Hui, R. Gale, J. Cheung BOY ' S VOLLEYBALL TEAM For the first time in the history of the Grammar School we have had a full fledged organized boy ' s volleyball team. However despite enthusiasm and skill so far this volleyball team has had a disappointing season. There was almost a complete lack of games so we found solace in troun- cing the girl ' s team at every opportunity. We have 6 players who love the game but are rather disappointed at the lack of practice time as well for our Monday practices invariably collided with drama and basketball. How- ever the winter carnival has scheduled us a game and although we are only playing U5 it is a start. But next year we plan to join the city league and are looking forward to adding another winning team to the school ' s history. Tom Ozere 63 Senior Senior hockey brought together a group of not talented but hard working individuals. Led by Mr. Naud, famous for the elbow in the nose he re- ceived from Gordie Howe, who ran the players through a hockey school routine, to make the participants more aware of the essential points of the game. As a team we skated each Thursday for three and a half months, and our training paid off with our resounding defeat of the teachers at the end of the season. Hockey was open to all grades in the upper school, and because of the great size difference in our ranks, we were unable to play against outside competition. There is one good thing to look forward to though; the team has no graduating seniors and will be at full ' strength? at the beginning of next season. It was a fun program for all and we look forward to next season. Howard Conter, Captain Prep Hockey On Floor: S. Sable, D. Lanza Second Row: E. Wallace, A. Fillmore, P. Roscoe, R. Fraser, D. Hamlin, E. Davis, D. Crowley, I. Snedden Third Row: Mr. Naud, J. Guy, S. MacLachlan, M, Gaede, M. Rhude, D. Lanza, M. Kayer Fourth Row: B. MacLean, T. Terriss, S. Hawkins, R. Jannasch, H. Conter, P. Sable We have prep hockey on Monday afternoons after school. Rod Kerr is the coach and he has Tim Terris and Bruce MacLean from Upper 4 to help him. Usually we ' ll start out the practice with some exercises and then maybe we ' ll have a relay race. When the better of the skaters is winning sometimes one of the coaches will knock him down so the other guy can win (Tim Terris does that a lot whether or not there ' s a race.) Some days we have a scrimmage, we all check a lot which makes it even more fun. Sometimes when there aren ' t enough players Tim Terris and Bruce MacLean play and they take over and start trying to stick handle past each other while we just sit back and watch them fight it out. We haven ' t played in a league this year because we ' re not that good, but that doesn ' t matter because we all kid around a lot. John Guy Badminton Front Row: D. Holden, M. Shaw, S. McLachlan Second Row: G. Hui, T. Pillay, P. Quigley, P. Graham, D. Linton, L. Burgess, M. Bumst.ein Third Row: J. Cheung, J. Taylor, B. Maclean, B. Padmore, P. Aterman, G. Gomery, G. Lawler Each Friday after school the students of any class (except 1, 2, 3) can go and play badminton. Eddy Lim comes to teach us the skills of the game. Many people show up from high grades as well as low grades. There are tournaments going on inside the school which anyone can enter. There are three courts so that means quite a lot of people can play at once. There are some badminton rackets available at the gym for anyone ' s use. Almost all the time we are playing games and then Eddy Lim will point out what we are doing wrong. We have only had one outside tourna- ment this year and it was under 14. There are many other tournaments going on in the city in which anyone can enter. We have people from grade 4-12 coming out and playing and there is room for more. So if you enjoy the sport come on down and give it a try. David Linton Fencing Team Front Row: R. Sinclair, C. Mingo, P. Rees Middle Row: M. Vohra, J. Embil, L. Murphy, N. Hawkins, R. Sinclair, R. Smith, P. Dawson Back Row: I. Wood, H. LePerierres, L. Cameron, T. Dickey, M. Hawkins, J. Patterson, Mrs. Scobbie Our fencing team this year did not develop as much as the previous years but has more substantial members. Luke Murphy and Ronald Sin- clair are going to Quebec on a N.S.F.A. trip. Luke Murphy has participa- ted in the N.S. open and Lieutenant Governors tournament representing the school. The club will be entering the N.S. Closed in March and the Eastern Provincials in May. The club ' s coaches are Mrs. Scobbie and Allen Finley as was last year. This year we hosted another tournament in which Luke Murphy won his division. The fencing club is now com- peting in larger scales against older people but as new people come in we are entered in novices. Michael Hawkins DEBATING CLUB Front Row: J. Badley, A. Welch, J. Thompson, H. Mclver, P. Dawson Second Row: Mr. Spencer, T. DicKey, J. Szerb, S. Pillay, G. Gomery, Mrs. Ottman Third Row: D. Harris, R. Dawson, K. Martin, P. Aterman Absent: J. Cuperfain DEBATING TEAM Front Row: J. Thompson, A. Welch, P. Aterman Second Row: Mr. Spencer, G. Gomery, S. Pillay, Mrs. Ottman Third Row: T. DicKey, K. Martin, D. Harris DEBATING Debating was extremely successful this year. Not only was there a great amount of participation from a great range of classes but our teams also fared very well. In a tournament, held in November, the senior team placed first with Jennifer Thompson 3rd, Jennifer Szerb 6th, Srini Pillay 11th and Karen Martin 17th in the individual standings. In the junior sec- tion the team placed second, beaten by only a point while Peter Aterman placed 1st, Thomas Dickey 2nd, Andrew Welch 7th and David Harris 17th. In a February tournament the team placed first, once again capturing the provincial title. Srini Pillay placed 4th, Geoff Gommery tied for 8th and Karen Martin came 10th. Geoff Gomery also won the French Speaking contest thus qualifying for a place on the Nova Scotia debating team. After these breaks in the schedule the debaters returned to inter- scholastic debates on Fridays after school. There hopefully will be another junior tournament later this year, perhaps at our school. With the amount of im- provement and success shown this year we will most likely have first rate teams for several years to come. Peter Aterman 68 Senior Chess Front Row: V. Keane, D. Carver, P. Aterman, S. Pillay, U. Frei Middle Row: Mr. Wynne, L. Medjuck, D. Calda, J. Blanchard, J. Cupert ' ain Back Row: C. Ozere, D. Linton, A. Welch, S. Murray UPPER CHESS This year, senior chess members have come from Upper 1-3 in general. People are able to play a game on most days if they wish, but Thursday is the official day that was specifically set aside for chess games. Be- cause Mr. Wynne has been kind enough to allow people to play on prac- tically any day, I am sure that senior chess will involve the latter grades next year. Srini Pillay Lower Chess On Floor: A. Harris, D. Hamlin, D. Crowley, E. Wallace Second Row: A. Novae, J. Chadwiek-Jones, P. You, C. Dykes, A. Nevo, J. Humphreys, K. Fox Third Row: E. Davis, B. Roseoe, D. Crick, L. Cameron, J. Abbott, A. Confer, S. Murphy Fourth Row: M. Waller, D. Lanza, S. Riley, R. Jacobson, H. Green, C. Lee, D. Scott, H. Lanza, J. Abbott, P. Kudzins, J. You, F. Wallace LOWER CHESS Mr. Wynne, the chess teacher, is very happy with the turn-outs for chess practice. One time, he had to get another chess set from his box, near the art room, which he keeps under lock and key. During the chess session, Mr. Wynne sometimes helps the beginners with their games. He talks to them and gives them hints on what their next move should be. Mr. Wynne walks around looking at the chess games and sometimes even enjoys a game himself with one of the senior players. The reason people play chess is for relaxation, nothing to do, or just wanting to stay inside the school. But whatever the reason, everyone enjoys playing chess. Chris Lee, Prep Five DRAMA SOCIETY Front Row: P. Dawson, E. Wallace Second Row: J. Badley, P. Sable, H. Grover, J. Ritchie, S. Newman, T. Ozere, R. Buhariwalla Third Row: K. Crick, H. Glube, F. Buhariwalla, J. Taylor, J. Webster, M. Burnstein, S. Pillay, G. Gomery, T. Jackson Fourth Row: R. Karma, L. Medjuck, D. Linton, L. Burgess, J. Shane, J. Dorrance, D. Scott Fifth Row: Mr. Johnstone, C. Webster, R. Buhr, W. Mayo, N. vonMaltzahn, P. Atterman, S. Hawkins, E. Jannasch, N. Mingo Sixth Row: M. Helleiner, M. Sullivan, L. Fox, C. Grover, J. Schwartz, H. Conter, T. Dickey, D. Carver, P. Aterman, A. Porter Seventh Row: P. Quigley, P. Mclntyre, T. Pillay, L. Eerikainen, T. Conter, B. Padmore, P. Gow, J. Bugden Absent: C. Schandl 71 72 73 Student Council Report Front Row: N. von Maltzahn, Mr. Montgomery, R. Smith, P. Aterman, J. Chen Back Row: P. Aterman, K. Martin, G. Gomery, N. Mingo, S. Murray This year the Student Council benefited from a more active and enthu- siastic student body. Their involvement made much more possible and a constant supply of volunteers for any job made everything much easier. As well, the staff gave support for many projects and frequently partici- pated in Council functions. The Council reaches as many students as possible through many different activities, and by helping various school teams hopes to give all greater satisfaction from their achievements. Contributions to the yearbook, debating team, and drivers, oranges for soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams, arrangements for the Friday evening gym program, helping the fencing team were some of the numerous day to day activities of the Council along with more major affairs such as the dances and the Winter Carnival. We would like to thank the Parents ' Activities Committee for its help during the carnival. Looking back at the year it has been instructive, quite fulfilling, cer- tainly worthwhile. It is to be hoped that next year there are even more activities that involve the entire school, both upstairs and downstairs, and that some programs, especially the junior gym program are better attended. Our staff advisor, Mr. Montgomery, was an enormous asset and Mr. William ' s suggestions and ideas gave us a lively boost whenever it was needed, without them it could not have been the successful year it was. Nick von Maltzahn President Librarian s Report LIBRARIANS Front Row: J. Webster, Mrs. Scobbie, T. Ozere Back Row: T. Dickey, J. Welch, R. Hirsch The best way to make a scholar out of an H.G.S. student is to chain him to the librarian ' s chair at lunchtime.He is surrounded by 5,000 books, and endless source of information on every possible subject. He is in an atmosphere of tranquility, disturbed only by snorts, snickers, and the popping of banned bubble gum by fellow students. His duties are to en- force quietness, expel rowdy students, and sign out books. In the past year the expulsion of rowdy students from the library has proved rather difficult, as such librarians as myself and Cathy Schandl are a little more than five feet tall. For Jon Welch and Tom Dickey, the task of signing out books has been easy, as they have not had to sign out more than 10 in the course of the year. (One hundred and fifty others have managed to creep out of the library unnoticed. It would be appreciated if any of these could be returned dead or alive.) Mrs. Scobbie, who also stands a little more than five feet tall heads this organization. Her devotion in collecting fines could make our library a reasonably lucrative business. We ' re glad to say however that there ' s a great deal else going on. Richard Hirsch The Leader ' s Program LEADERS Once again this year the student council has run what has traditionally been called the leaders program, of students who, on Friday nights have helped supervise and sweep out the gym. Since the council has run a gym program, and since we do need people to supervise this function, these (willing?) volunteers have been leaders. Leaders were especially needed at the beginning of the year when a Friday night and Saturday program were being run. When after some leaders had spent two or three hours alone in the gym when no one showed up, the Saturday program was can- celled, all breathed a sigh of relief and the program became much more informal. 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