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

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CHRISTOPHER GEORGE GAINES carry the sun in a golden cup, the moon in a silver bag. — William Butler Yeats In the middle of an Upper Six gym class you can see a gremlin leap up in the air and you hear the primitive sounds he lets out; you see an artist ' s hands weaving the wools of a tapestry into a curling, growing tree root; you hear an actor ' s rich voice, see his fluid movements and you forget he is an actor. You listen to a student calmly point out the flaws in some historian ' s argument and you are left thinking I wish I could be .... ; you hear a poet gravely reciting his work and you are suspended by his intensity; or perhaps you Usten to a would-be musician plunking out simple and sad songs on the piano you are witnessing the phenomenon of Christopher Caines. Chris dislikes no one; he will kindly reveal to anyone at any time their de- ficiencies or ineptitudes — but don ' t be irritated; you know he is right, he always will be. Accept it. In spite of this sometimes cursed infallibility Chris has no real enemies — only real Mends. To be his friend is to partake of that love which is constant and without deceit, and bound to endure all its intimacy until death . Welcome to solidity you have found your rock. PETER FRANCIS DAWSON But good gracious, you ' ve got to educate him first. You can ' t expect a boy to be depraved until tie ' s been to a good school. — Saki (H.H. Munro) Peter has only been at the school since Upper One, but some can still remember the days when class conversations were civiUzed and logical. Peter ' s ability to unseat anyone with what he calls venomous wit has changed all that. This ability has made him the school ' s star debater, with a fifth prize at McGill last fall. In addition to that, Peter also represents the school on the Reach For The Top team, and sings in the Senior choir. He fills the post of secretary on the Student Council in his inimitable manner, still finding time to indulge in his hobbies, which include females, callig- raphy, cross-country skiing and collecting stationary and ties. Next year, Peter plans to attend King ' s for the Foundation Year Program, where, if he ' s not lynched, he will probably do well. JOHN MANUEL A. EMBIL The measure of greatness cannot be found in a yardstick. — Toulouse Lautrec John is one of the few survivors of twelve gruelling years at the Halifax Grammar School, where he has achieved a good academic standing due to his per- severance, willpower and diUgence. His interests are varied; from story writing, where he displays his good sense of humour, to cartoonist (being of great assistance in most of our events); to swimming. Recently he received his lifeguard certificate and with the Instructors course he plans to take, will be a full-fledged lifeguard instructor who will spend his entire summers soaking up the sun, watching the bathing beauties and occasionally saving dis- tressed swimmers. Among his interesting jobs in the last two years, John has worked in a Research Lab.; and as a Library Clerk in the children ' s section of the Halifax City Regional Library, where he is presently working part-time. He is also involved in this year ' s Student Council, where he is Upper Six Representative. This Haligonian, with his good nature and Spanish temperament, has enlight- ened us all, mainly in French class with, Oh yes, and there is an expression in Spanish which.... . He plans to pursue a career in Science. We wish him all the luck he deserves for his hard work and efforts. -8—