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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—
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GREGORY ELLIOTT HAMMOND Brevity is the soul of wit . — Shakespeare Greg came to Halifax two years ago from Ottawa, which goes to explain some of his Upper Canadian peculiarities. His unique brand of humour and French (Fetchez le spoon s ' il vous plate) have left a permanent impression on those who have ex- perienced it. One of the school ' s outstanding athletes, he is a member of the basketball and volleyball teams, as well as playing on the curling and soccer teams. Apart from intramural sports, Greg is active during off-school hours and during the summer holidays. Before arriving in Halifax, he had received numerous awards in tennis, hockey and football. The person who introduced Upper Six to The Crippler , Greg has added many other pieces of colourful vocabulary to class conversation (which probably should not be repeated here!) His protracted renditions of Baby, Baby on the school piano every lunch hour create an unpleasant gastric effect among the audience more often associated with the eating of tainted oysters. Still, as Greg would say, Rather a second-rate piano performance than a speech from Dawson . For the most part, how- ever, Greg remains one of the more understanding members of the class, always willing to help out in times of trouble. Greg ' s great love is biology, and thus he is hoping to pursue a career in medicine at Dalhousie. We all wish him the best of luck. TIONG JECK HUONG (CORINA) I get by with a little help from my friends . — The Beatles Corina joined us at the beginning of second term from Malaysia. Being the friendly person she is, she made friends easily and she is a cheerful addition to the class. She has high academic standards, and strives constantly to keep them up. Although at times her English is, well, inventive, we all understand the gist of her conversation. Corina participates in sports, and is an overall terrific girl. If you ' ve ever wondered what your name translates into in Malaysian, you know where to go! Good luck in the future, Corina. CHARLES HAWKINS MINGO Reason is a light that God has kindled in the soul. — Aristotle - The Art of Rhetoric Sometimes the less scientific among us almost think that we will not be able to stand upright in the winds of another rhyming off of the two dozen American univ- ersities that will gleefully accept Charlie next year, of another verbal knocking flat of the poor rival who has not quite equalled his ionospheric chemistry marks, of another blast on the glories of method and reason. Yet what some occasionally perceive as arrogance is merely a spurious electron in the uppermost orbital of Charlie ' s character; his nucleus is a generous and thoughtful disposition. Though he cannot abide a fool, his magnanimity to his friends, both maternal and spiritual, overwhelms them. As he is great-bodie d, so is he great-hearted too. Perhaps it is because he distrusts his heart that he has bent his will toward the sciences. In Charlie ' s analytic mind, passion IS precision; the light of his reason is as direct and accurate as that of a lazer, though not as narrowly focused: already Charlie has a keen understanding of the hmits of his chosen field, which enables him to fill it all the more fruitfully. No one comes out of an argument with Charlie — as his opponents in debating have surely discovered — unchallenged, uninformed, unen- lightened. Science , he says, is no longer after the big Why?, but rather the great How. Charlie is more than equal to that task. —9—
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