Pickering College - Voyageur Yearbook (Newmarket, Ontario Canada)

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THE VOYAGEUR Valete GOING FROM OUR MIDST INTO BUSINESS or further academic work are- JACK BARTER, to Queen's. A uR0oter, first basketball, first hockey manager, author. BRUCE BISHOP, who took a short business course and was a Kosmo, first hockey and basketballer in the intervals. BRUCE CLARK, Polikoner. Some football, basketball. To farming. JOHN COOPER, Polikoner, first hockey manager, Widdrington Award, camera man and floral expert. EDWIN CREED, one of our Hold timersfi first football, basketball and hockey. Rooter. Actor and ace skier. Widdrington Award. To O.A.C. ALBERT DORLAND, the third brother. Kosmo Club. Rifle Club and hunter. To Western. HARRY FRANSSI, Twelve Club, first football and hockey. Student committee. Our giant goes to Queenas. CURRIE GARDNER, Polikon Club. First basketball team. To lVIclVIaster. CHARLES GRAHAM, Twelve Club. To business. JOHN HALL, Rooter, School Committee, first hockey and football. Widdrington Award, Garratt Cane. Follows brother James to McGill. STANLEY HARRIS, Kosmo Club. First football, basketball and hockey. School Committee. Going to Queen's. ROBERT HENDERSHOTT, Twelve Club. Football, our skiing ace. DICK HENDERSON, President Kosmo Club, Student Committee, first team football, Voyageur staff. To business. STUART HENRY, Secretary Kosmo Club, first team football and hockey. Track man, captain of winning Silvers. Good pace setter in ski cross country runs. To business. WILLIAM JAY, Kosmo Club. Delighted with life, his laugh has no fffontinuecl on page 4,22 Our genial Dr. Case on Sports Day. 27

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THE VOYAGEUR The Garratt Cane THIS YEAR the graduating class considered two, instead of one, of their fellow students to be outstanding enough in school life to win the coveted Carratt Cane. This award has been given for the past nine years to the student who is thought to have made the finest contribution to the school in every phase of its life. During their three years at college both Van Laughton and John Hall have distinguished themselves in practically every sphere of our life here at Pickering, and it was only fitting that upon their graduation the school should bestow upon them the highest honour it could give. fohn Hall Van Laughton Musical Programmes 'IWC OUR MUSICAL umaestrof, Clifford Poole, we extend our congratulations for his own fine performances at several musicales and for bringing to us such enjoyable talent as Nliss Phyllis Parker Miss Helen Guy GQ1'd0U Hallett . Bill Ross lstudenti Xllfiulghggitgivles Miss Margaret Parsons Gerald Rutledge Miss Nellye S1n1th Elizabeth Beer Miss Peggy Moreland George Haddad Mr- Jack Cash Mary McKinnon Shore Alice Strong Rourke On one occasion the well-known two piano team of Scott Malcolm and Reginald Godden gave a line performance at an open musicale, prior to their North American tour. 26

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THE VOYAGEUR LITERARY .. John Buchan by PETE SCHOPFLOCHER OHN BUCHAN was born in 1876 in Perth of a Scotch border-family. He went to Oxford where he took up law and writing in his spare time. He served in the Boer war and on his return he opened a practice in law. From 1914 to 1917 he was a war correspondent at the front and when he was recalled because of ill health he was made minister of information. Soon he became interested in publishing and he was affiliated with the house of HThos. Nelson 81 Sonsw who published his books which he still wrote as a sideline. He was very interested in ancient, medieval and modern history and he wrote many books on these subjects. The best known one is his history of the Great War. ln the 20's he was a member of British parlia- ment and then for a time he was head of the Presbyterian church of Scot- land. His hobbies still were writing and different sports and he was a very good sportsman. ln 1935 he was appointed Governor-General of Canada and chose the title uBaron Tweedsmuir of Elsfieldfi ln his 5 year term he was prob- ably the most beloved Governor-General of Canada to date and he was also a very able executive. He had so endeared himself to the Canadian people that it was a great shock when he died in February, 1911-0 after a week's illness. As a writer John Buchanls name will live on forever in the memory of his readers through such works as Wfhe Four Adventures of Richard Han- nayi' and wllhe Path of the Kingfl As a Governor-General of Canada his name will long remain in the memory of the Canadian people. Nemesis by JACK BARTER NEMESIS WAS A SMALL MAN, as far as stature went. He stood a mere five feet three inches high, was of slight build, calm looking, and, in spite of his size, carried himself with a look of dignity that was unmistakable as being that of a man with power. For, Nemesis had power-a great deal, as a matter of fact. His face was oval, thin, and his eyes shone out of 28