Ottawa Technical High School - Tech Talk Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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THE FAME OF ANY SCHOOL is established and maintained by many phases of the schools program- me, each contributing its part. Thus at Tech, our grid- iron gladiators, our skillful Skiers, our Basketballers and Track and Field men have brought us championships. The excellence of our Band and Glee Club, both ofwhich have attained new heights of perfection this year,has ad- ded considerably to our renown. The Play, the Concert, the Exhibition, to mention only a few more of our major activitiesg all have had their part in creating the favourable reputation which Tech enjoys. But beside all these, there are numerous cases of individual effort which are equally if not more important in contributing to the honour of our school. Scholarships First among these. perhaps, are the Scholarship win- ners of the past year: Marcel Maheux, who, as the Tech student standing highest in his Marriculation papers, qualified for the 3500.00 Mercy Neal Southam Memorial Scholarship to Carleton College, also won a Dominion- Provincial Scholarship of S200.00. Bob Boldt, now at Queen's University, won a 5100.00 Dominion-Provin- cial Scholarship, while Cadet Clifford Quinn annexed a 5600.00 R.C.A.F. Benevolent Scholarship to R.M.C. To Dave Panabaker went the 5200.00 Rotary Scholarship, and to Bill Oliver and Gerry Glavin, the A. H. jarvis Bursaries. Gaston Despault, james Finter and Fred Tibbles, who are still with us, won Dominion-Provincial Student Aid Bursaries of 5100.00 each. Cups and Medals Special individual awards included thejohn McKinley Silver Medal to Gerald Gahagan for proficiency in the Grade XII Industrial Course and the R. A. Sproule Silver Medal to Leonard Walker for proficiency in Grade XI Industrial. Herbert Jackman carried off the coveted Ralph Yuill Cup for general proficiency in Grade X general academic. Collegiate Institute Board Special Silver Medals in recognition of outstanding scholastic attainment were won by William Skuce, Gerald Craw. ford, Leonard Walker, Lawrence Gray and Gaston Despault. Public Speaking . For his contribution to our fame, Tech Talk pays tribute to the winner of our Public Speaking Competition, Hugh Moreland. As the result of an immense amount of preparation which made his task seem very easy, Hugh emerged victor over the many good speakers within our school and thus became our standard bearer in the interscholastic competition sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ottawa. In the final competition held at the Chateau Laurier near the end of April, our represen- tative met the best speakers from eight sister schools and, in spite ofa 'flu' bug which nearly prevented his partic- ipation, carried off the 375.00 second prize. Hugh's win was a fitting climax to his hve years ofexcellent dramatic and oratorical effort at Tech. Diplomas Besides the many winners ofawards and special prizes in individual subjects of our Academic, Industrial and Art courses, twenty-four students received their Honour Graduation Diplomas, ninety-seven their Secondary School Graduation Diplomas in the Academic Course, seventy-six their Secondary School Graduation Diplomas in the Industrial Course, and one in the Art Course. Honour Crests Fourteen of our boys qualihed this year for the highest of our school awards, the Tech Honour Crest. To win this award, a student must hold seven activity bars with no more than three to count in any one activity. A student cannot win more than three bars in any one year. Bars are given for outstanding merit in such fields as Scholarship, Club Work, Athletics, Dramatics, Glee Club or Orchestra. Thus the award is highly prized among the students and the standards demanded for qualification are jealously guarded. The Crest is given by the Teachers' and Students' Council. The fourteen winners were Emile Brown, jack Donaldson, Frank Doyle, Denis Exeter, Wilmot Glenn,-john Hodder, Kenneth Hoffman, john McIntosh, Donald Landreville, Charles Parmelee, Marcel Pitre, Guy Pitre, and Oral Rooke. ,Nhillllf 0 S? Y : u. A- - .9 I5 ' . . a NINETEEN IIUNIIIIE ll AND FOR'l'Y-NINE 34

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l 2-XY Another year has rolled around and so has 12-XY. As per usual we are still the music class under the baton of Mr. john M. Robbie. Our executive this year was changed slightly from that of other years. Our President is Bruce Nelson, whose ambition is to own the Bytown. Our Vice-Presi- dent is Alfred Rae, a star performer on the Basketball floor. Alf. also doubles as our Secretary. Our Athletic Rep. is Bill Skilly Gray. He is known to most of the fellows as the Billy the Kid of the poolroom. The Tech Talk Rep. is yours truly-Barry Stewart. In sports we excel. Our Senior Football team had as a member from 12-XY, Harding Tomato Dawe. On the junior squad, Tom Clowes and jack Donovan represented the form. All our three boys were stars with their respective teams. In Basketball, our interform team is led by Fred King, our Captain. On the team we have Bruce Nelson, Grant McDonald. Albert Twombly, john Oliver, Bill Hobbs, jack Donovan. jack Donaldson, Bob Juneau, Bill Gray, and as locker boy, Rosie Rose. On the school Basket- ball teams we have Tomato Dawe and Alf Rae. In the way of Clubs, concerts, play, etc., our class takes an extensive part. Out School Band takes part ina great many of these affairs, and in the band are: Emile Brown, Bob Taylor, David Lethbridge, Rich Whan, Tom Clowes and Barry Stewart. Some of these boys, who double with the Glee Club. are : David Lethbridge, Barry Stewart, Rich Whan and Emile Brown. One other fellow who lends us his support is jack Donaldson. As representatives to various clubs throughout the school we have Gerald Rose and Jack Donaldson, mem- bers in good standing of the Key Club. The Literary end is handled by Roger Cunningham of the Library Club, while the Radio Club has our Bob Taylor. The Gymnast of the class is Albert Twombly. The rest of the boys, although they do not take part in the school clubs, all have a membership in the Gatineau Club. Our main headache is not the teachers, but little joe Wallace. The boys fear joe, not because he is big, but because every time he talks in French class, Mr. Huot adds more homework, and the boys just love that. To john Oliver and Emile Brown it does not matter how much homework is added in any subject or how hard it is, they always seem to be able to clean up the Hrst and second places in the standing. Well ! There is 12-XY in a nut-shell 3 all nuts. -BARRY STEWART 3,6 I2-All The 1949-50 High School season found us happy and studious students in Class 12-AB. This was all arranged in room 205 with Mr. jandrew as overseer. The class got right down to business and elected a slate of officers which consists of President, Graeme McKay, Vice-President, Ken Taylor 5 Athletic Rep., joe Lal-Iaise g and yours truly, Syd Greenberg, as Tech Talk Rep. Many individuals in 12-AB have brought noteworthy honours to themselves and to the class. These are Al Brown and Ray Byers of the champion Junior Football team g Ken Taylor, President of the Camera Club, and Graeme Bucko McKay together with Mick Mac- Donald who led the way on the Senior Basketball team. Under the capable management ofjoe LaHaise, 12-AB made the quarter-finals of the Grade Twelve Basketball Championships. Al Gaggsy Rheaume is said to have stumped Mr. jandrew with one of his jokes g can he do it again? Abe Fingers Moray Murray has been seen slinking around with society women wearing hot ice g now, what can this stogey smoking chap be up to ? It has been said that Barry D. Rockefeller Hammell is on the threshold of bankruptcy and his empire about to collapse. Barry, how can you auction off your winged friends? Big Bob Riddell is now trying to find a new drug in lab work g that's why he a.in't talkin. Bob Rainboth is said to have turned over a new leaf g that is, a new tobacco leaf 5 he has changed his brand from Players to Export. What is john Dozzer Tunnock's new method for staying awake in History? Don't tell, john, you might czreate a small revolution. George Wireless Wilde is said to be keep- ing up a steady weekly conversation with a certain senorita in Mexico. Is it true, George? Harry Hank Dougherty is said to have been making a sequel to Ray Mi1land's Lost Weekend. Is that why Henry keeps looking up at the chandeliers in class? Norm Shivy Mickenberg is making a collection of buttons, can't understand that lad. john Halden's atomic theory is up before the Atomic Control Board. I-I. Leslie Mason is considering taking over the English classes for 12-AB g don't do it Les ! Rigby has yet to form his House of Danny basketball team because Moose is holding out for more money. Claude Shutters Baron has been tak- ing picrures of some mighty interesting scenery lately. Other members of the class include Brian O'Connell, Walter Zoppa, Bob Nesbitt, Bob Allan, Harris Gibson, Len Weeden, Paul Racicot, Stuart Hamon, Conn' Smyth. -SYD GREENBERG