Port Perry High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Port Perry, Ontario Canada)

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Olahnt Obffirera BACK ROW-Bob Gibson D , orothy Wilbur, Gary Lawrence, Mary Jean Dobson, Jim Wilkinson, Kent Gerrow, Mr. MacDonald. FRONT ROW-Joan Chapin, Al an Reesor, Jean Samells, E 01 EI il et E an n il arle Dobson, Faye Hayde n, Paul Peel BACK ROW-Ken Hallett Bill La , ne, Bud Warriner, Mr. Heaver, Jim Hunter, Dale Warriner, Gary Tummonds. SECOND ROW-Jack Rodd, Esther Pickard, Marina Lee, Sylvia Hancock, Shirley Diamond, Barry Fletcher. FRONT ROW-Dorothy Ann Graham, Jack Dowson, Barbara Hunter, Alan Alec Williamson, Donna Samells. Reesor, Muriel Tummonds,

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A THREE JEEK GLIMPSE OF BANFF In the spring of l953 I was informed by Mr. MacDonald my diligent cadet instructor, that I had been selected as one of the one-hundred and fifty boys to go to the scenic National Cadet Camp at Banff, Alberta, for three weeks during summer months. My departure on July the 9th from Port Perry was at first one of regret, but my thoughts soon turned to a vast series of unknown pleasures which were in store for me for the next three weeks, What will my trip be like? How will the mountains look? Will the weather be warm or cold? What will we do when we arrive? These questions and many others ran through my head as the train surged over the glistening tracks to Toronto. From Toronto I, along with the rest from Ontario were scheduled to spend a week at Camp Ipperwash brushing up on our previous army training. On July loth, a cheerful carefree group of smartly dressed cadets set out from Toronto. We were headed for our goal and after four days of varied scenery, we found ourselves in the full splendour of the Canadian Rockies, a truly marvellous feat by the hand of the Creator. Once established in our enchanted heaven A,5OO feet above sea level, we made friends with boys our own age from other parts of our extensive dominion. The first week in camp was devoted to the strenuous task of riding in a touring bus to such places of interest as WBeautiful Lake Louisew, WThe Frigii Columbia Ice Fieldsw, HThe Lofty Banff Chair Liftw, nThe Dignified Banff Springs Hotel,W WThe Torrid Sulphur Springsn and numerous other places of interest. The second week we were pressed with such hard labour as hiking, map reading, swimming, horse back riding and inter- camp sports. The final week was spent at the tented bivouac area where the famed Cadet Mountain CKnown only to Banff Cadetsb fills the background. Climbing this monstrous ant-hill was tiring, but upon reaching its summit each felt like a king on his throne observing his vast Kingdom of undescribable majesty. The meals were both satisfying to the eye and the stomach, with little room for complaints. Each Sunday we marched with precision through Banff to the grounds of the Administrative Building where church services were held. The nights were cold, often with frost. As a result we woke refreshed and by twelve ' o'clock we found ourselves struggling in a 750 - SOO heat. At the end of the third week, we were ready to climb back I down the stairs away from this glorious unmoved beauty to the rustle and bustle of our everyday life. These were just another three weeks of our life which we have spent in Banff, but they were three weeks, which will be remembered from now to eternity. p By Earle Dobson

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