Oakwood Collegiate Institute - Oracle Yearbook (Toronto Ontario, Canada)

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.. ;•%« • v S ' - ii ' .isw «. rf.v - ri «r; laurence Barret: Chip seems to be a rather quiet and reserved individual. He is an im- port from Upper Canada College, but de- clares that he likes Oakwood, especially the girls. Chip enjoyed playing on the football team, and we Oakwoodites cer- tainly agree that his contribution was most valuable. Harry Berholz: I remember with delight: my career as a drummer in the cadet band; with satisfaction; my part in organizing Oakwood ' s book drive ' 63- ' 64; with dis- may: my four, yes four unsuccessful at- tempts at making the school basketball team; with pride: my two championships in intramural sports; with great joy; my successful performance as part of the Odd Quartet at Oakwood ' s own Hoote- nanny. Alan Bernstein: Included in Alan ' s past are the Jr. and Sr. Orchestra, Chamber Or- chestra, Swim Team, Oracle, Caput, B. G. C. and Bowling. Besides Grade 13, Alan was forced to listen to Steve Reeve ' s jokes and decipher Armstrong ' s precious notes of wisdom. Nevertheless, our hero con- tinues to be King of the Cues and has already turned down offers to play Mas- coni on TV in favour of continuing his education in snooker at Florida University. Norman Bracht: Because he has learned his English good . Norm is beginning a great career at O.C.I, after an unknown one at Upper Canada College. Active only outside of class, Norm is trying to twinkle the twines for the O.C.I. Sr. hockey squad. Next year Norm is planning to tal e a business course at the University of Western Ontario. Beverly Bradshaw: Beaver, also a German vocalist has participated in the Jr. and Sr. Choirs, interform sports, the Annual Show, and Masquers. Her pet peeve is auditorium days when they don ' t warn you beforehand that they aren ' t going to play the Queen . Her favourite pastime is studying more and enjoying it less. She intends to be a pencil sharpener in a bal l- point pen company. Jim Brickman: Jim has kept himself busy making friends with several of his teach- ers. Often they refused to do things his way and insisted that he spend several mornings in R.-119. When Jim came to Oakwood, Jim Reid told him to take the desk nearest the door, because then he ' d be out first. Six years later, Jim is de- dicating his life to find a way to get Jim Reid out of Oakwood. Debbie Binnie: Debbie has come to us this year from Havergal where she spent 5 years from grades eight to twelve. Past- imes? — piano, guitar, T. V., swimming, skiing at Collingwood, and generally loaf- ing. Her pet peeve is people who claim that they haven ' t studied for a test and somehow manage to scrape through with ninety percent . She hopes either to enter Nursing at Royal Vic Hospital or McGill University, both in Montreal. Lillian Burrit: Lillian ' s main activities at Oakwood include Inter-School Christian Fellowship, Jr., Sr. and Girls ' Choirs, Aqua Shows, Junior leaders and sports. What annoyed her most was qualifying for the cheerleading team and then failing her year, and Lillian, run on your toes, you sound like a flat-footed cow! She grad- uates with the hope of becoming a teacher, if she is able to develop the patience, and taking her knowledge to India. Howard Bloomberg: Howard has several ear-aches: boring French classes; why people wake him up; AAath classes in which he can ' t fall asleep. His solemn declaration reveals that his stay at Oakwood has been the best years of his life. Howard hopes to enter Pharmacy at U. of T. (in other words: not definite). Andy Bolikovac: Andy is a member of J.P.C.AA. This lovable fellow, with a scheming mind, toiled for one year and returned to O.C.I, for repose. He is in- fatuated with skiing and is doing quite well. The most unfortunate aspect of Andy ' s existence is — in spite of his twenty years, his terrible fear of girls (?), although he enjoys chiding them about their overlong skirts. His future is un- certain but bound to be interesting. William Burritt: Bill, being the extremely modest fellow that he is, was quite re- luctant to talk about himself. Therefore, after 6 ' 2 hrs. of telling us about his heroic past I had to cut him short. He ' s been in the Oakwood Choirs, I.S.C.F. and class president for 2 years. His future is B.A. and B.D. at the U. of T. or McMaster. Nothing in life really bothers Bill. How- ever, I think this will be an exception. Margaret Cameron: AAarg, besides choir has been involved with Bill in various ways. Her home away from home is the restaur- ant. She always seems to make it to school by two minutes to 9. She dislikes the snow because it ' s cold and wet, and as for her future, I ' m afraid it ' s not the sort of thing she ' d allow me to publish, so we ' ll just have to keep it a secret. 21

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Sidney Ackerman: Among other things Sid has been Oakwood ' s very own Yascha Heifetz during his music career in grade 9 and 10. He has participated widely during his career et Oakwood. Among his varied activities are basketball, basketball, basketball and sometimes for variety a little basketball. He has been both our Junior and Senior Basketball Teams. Sid has an uncanny aversion to flunking exams. His future lies in accountancy. Bruce Amos: To find Bruce ' s past activi- ties, let the past be (Ei) Therefore, Ei i= the chess club, the orchestra. Welfare Com- mittee, swim team, cross-country and gym team. Bruce dislikes people who compli- ment him on his work for actually he does not like studying. He had difficulty collecting in 13F Wednesday morning but vje hope that a few years in M.P.C. will teach him how to add. Rosalind Adier: Roz has been an avid musical acorn since grade nine. She has participated in both Junior and Senior Orchestra. Passing time in past time is her pastime, she tells me, but she really means that her pastime is passing time, naturally. Roz hates getting up for school in the morning and her future is obtain- ing her Senior Matric in ' 64 and attending the U. of T. John Angel: His friends all agree that his presence at O.C.I, indicates England ' s loss and Canada ' s gain. John enjoys pretend- ing that he is passing exams (reality?) We might also add that he makes quite an impressive rag-picker. The future will see him entering the Ontario College of Art and then the intrigues of rag-picking and the world. Solly AdIer: Solly was in the cadet band long ago but soon after he joined, the band was abolished. The remainder of his past is very obscure. He is looking for- ward to getting out of Oakwood as soon as possible. Elisabeth Ainslie: From the first Liz has been an art student ( they couldn ' t think of anything else to do with me. ) Liz is forever complaining that time flies when you don ' t want it to — and doesn ' t when y ou do. Her future is England and France . . . and che sera, sera. Her pastimes are— well, she told me what they were and made me promise not to tell. Fred Armstrong 13F: Fred has made not- able contributions to 13F this year— by way of his treatise on Hamlet and his eye-opening delivery. In his 15 years of school, he has lived by this code; Ask not what your teachers can do for you but what you can do to them! Next year, Fred intends to enter Commerce and Fin- ance, then Bay Street (used car lots), and Parliament. Carol Baker: Carol has taken part in the Jr. and Sr. Choir, I.S.C.F., and the Annual Show. Being late for first class, because of the speedy street car and bus drivers, seems to be becoming more of a habit — the snow that is. Next year she will carry on her tradition by being late for her Gen- eral Arts course at York or University of Toronto. Carole Aitken: In her years at O.C.I. Carole has become quite experienced in collecting money for overdue l ooks and playing the French horn for the Concert Band and Sr. Orchestra. Since she ' s such a gourmet she is fascinated by Butter- scotch sundaes. Her future after O.C.I, is nursing or teaching. John Barbowski: John ' s past at O.C.I, in- cluded Junior and Senior Choirs (four en- joyable years with Mr. Davison), Bantam and Junior Football Teams, baseball and of course, AAarilyn, Carol, etc. . . At the moment he considers himself a bum and escorts Marilyn and SKarorv, when not indulging in pool. In the future he will pursue Sciences and Maths of U. of T., Sharon and pool. i Jim Allen: I don ' t know too much about Jim and from what he says, I don ' t think he does either. He ' s been in the Jr. and Senior Choir. Jim ' s idea of enjoyment is knocking white pellets into holes in the ground. His pet peeves are bunkers, water hazards and out of bounds. His aspiring future is an ace on a two hundred yard par three. I certainly hope it ' s golf he ' s talking about. Janet Barnsley; English class would be quite dull without Janet ' s eloquent argu- ments. In the future she plans to become a great playwright and present even more eloquent arguments. Janet tries to con- centrate on a psychological attitude but is frequently being interrupted to pass notes from Carlo P. to Sophia L 20

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Ella Casey: Ella is an import from St. Joseph ' s College and so it is not surpris- ing when she declares that she finds it strange to be out of uniform. Since she has come to Oakwood, she has developed a phobia for climbing stairs. Ella has hopes of being an export from Oakwood, this year. Good Luck] Mike Chrus: Four years at Oakwood, Jr. and Sr. choirs, cadets and getting in and out of trouble comprise Mike ' s past. Ac- cording to Mike he is now in his fifth year at O.C.I, (now let ' s see you do it this time without your fingers, Mike). Mike plans to go into semi-retirement at Oakwood for the next four years then some course at the U. of T. Tony Cowan: Lover ' s favourite pastimes are spending time with a certain blonde, guitar - ing, folk - singing, jazz - digging, sleeping-on and goofing-off. Tony is a musical nut who speaks CSerman. His extra-curricular activities consist of toot- ball, swimming, track-ing. Choir, U. N., Current Events and Library Club. Pet peev- es—A certain blond who always tickles him and the parents of that certain blond — who also tickle him? His future is U. of T. and Kay. Gary Dean: Gary has shown prowess in junior and senior football and in hockey. When asked for a pet peeve, he declared: Acrobatic hockey players who are a chip off the old block. Future is unknown. Leigh Cline: Leigh seems to have made every band — the Concert, Cadet and Sr. Orchestra (except the Salvation Army which is saving him for the folk Idiom). He ' s been on the Dance Committee, at the Purple Onion, Penny Farthing, Gates of Cleveland, The Village. He views with distaste stale coffee. Bob Dylan ' s mnoey, and commercial folk singers. Future— be- coming a rich folk singer and writing better songs than Bob Dylan. Sandy Dennison: Sandy has been a mem- ber of the Sr. and Girls ' Choirs, G. A. A. executive, Jr. and Sr. Volleyball teams, Sr. Basketball team, Physorama and the Bad- minton set. Her pastimes — teaching Vera to water ski and hiding from Mr. Dunn. Her pet peeve — You can have my skel- eton when I ' m dead, sir, not before. Her future is U. of T. and onward as Mayor of Toronto. We ' re all behind you, Sandy; just don ' t look back. Mary Helen Conlin: After hearing such wonderful reports of Oakwood, Mary Helen just had to leave Loretto Abbey, and their Glee Club and basketball team will never be the same. We soon hope to see her smile into the television cameras as she performs a major operation at one of Toronto ' s Hospitals. Regina Diedrich: Our past Miss Blue Gold and Miss Oakwood is a girl with a Pepsodent smile. She is constantly being aggravated by Sheldon but her tee hee ' s and giggles show that she doesn ' t really mind. Marianthi Constantinu: Marianthi is an im- port from Venezuela where she attended Colegio Maria Auziliadora de los Teques. Her pet peeve is Mr. Wright ' s physics class. Marianthi ' s loves are varied. They include her Sunbeam Sports Car, Elvis, calipso-dancing, architecture which she plans to take at U. of T., and trips back to Venezuela. James S. Drennan: Jim was in the cadet corps at O. C. I. for four years. He was a Canadian army regular for one year and then came back to Oakwood. His pet peeve are people who cut up the army and Mike Chrus. He views his future as a Canadian army regular in the Royal Roads, (and then a pacifist??). f Dan Cook: Dan ' s past is locked for time immemorial midst the treasures of anti- quity, or simply — he forgot! Dan ' s pet peeve is that protoplasmic being which preceded his essence, or simply, life! Dan ' s future Is hidden deep midst the auguries of the prophets, or simply, he doesn ' t know — he ' s not there yet. Gary Eisen: Nominated as the student most likely to succeed by one out of the two students in Oakwood. Gary combined those qualities of quiet genius and humil- ity during his stay at Oakwood. History will describe him as one of Oakwood ' s finest; for he did to Oakwood what Salk did to polio. Let us ask three Students for their opinions of him. G. E. — Honour having him in Oakwood. G. Elsen — A odel Student . Gary E. — Oakwood will never be the same. ri v5 ■j,- cr VI 1 ml , 4 22