Royal Military College of Canada - Review Yearbook (Kingston, Ontario Canada)

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gg , .. GERARD H. COMEAU A Ecole secondaire St-Viateur Gerard est ne a Montreal le 14 septembre 1942. Apres avoir complete tm cours scientifique special, il entre CMR dans le but d'apprendre l'anglais. Tres tot, grace a sa determination et a son habilete physique il fait marque. Puis il se signale dans les sports. Possedant un corps robuste, Gerry fait parler de lui au KARATE, is sa trop grande bravoure en ski lui valut une fracture at la cheville, Cela ne l'emp'echa pas de revenir fi la irge pendant son annee senior et de preter main forte at son escadrille Cartier. Il est nomme CSTO et DCSL, Au RMC Gerry n'a perdu aucun de ses talents academiques ou sportifs. ,En effet, on lui decerne la medaille Lieutenant-Gouverneur pour, ses progres en anglais durant la troisieme annee, Il obtient egalement une mention iorable comme joueur de l'equipe representative de polo aquatique. Quand il sera en possession de son dipl'6me igenieur. civil, peut-ietre aidera-t-il a completer la gigantesque structure en beton de la place Ville-Marie. nme Gerard se plait dans l'infanter1e il se joindra au 22e Regiment avec l'espoir d'un sejour en Allemagne. ine chance Don Juan . CL.L.l l 6371 PETER EUAN COOKE The High School of Montreal Pete was born on November 20th, 1943, in Hamilton, Ontario but it was not long before his family saw the light and moved to La Belle Provence. For the last ten years Pete's home has been in St. Lambert, a mere stone's throw from Montrea1's night life, which he knows so well. Cooke, a veteran of CMR, and now an esteemed member of the Frigate, can more often than not be found lounging in the Gunroom looking for a ping-pong partner. Besides being an ace with the bat, he has been a great asset to the Frigate's soccer and hockey teams. A patriot of the Quebec French Tour, Pete has gone to such lengths as to take monthly field trips to Montreal, where he enhances his knowledge of French with the aid of a very attractive tutor. After one year of engineering, Pete decided that Arts was the ticket if he wished to keep his sanity and maintain his pit average. Now a budding Jewish engineer, Pete hopes to be able to put his knowledge to good use as an officer in the RCOC, where no doubt his mess bill, sports car and women will pose somewhat of a financial problem. We have the greatest faith in you Pete. All the best! H.R.J. 33 GARY ALBERT COOPER Trenton High School Born a Torontonian, Coop soon left the hubbub of Toronto for the quiet of the countryside of Trenton, Ontario, a home of 437 Squadron Con the Trentj. Blue appealed to Coop at an early age, a fact which naturally led to his ning the air cadets. When the time came to advance to a school of higher learning, he found himself at Royal 'ads and here he began his career as an officer in the Tech!AE branch of the RCAF. During his last year at RMC, Coop quickly decided that on the weekends the College was just a place to sleep. ,e rest of the weekend he could be found enjoying the finer things that Kingston's social life had to offer. A staunch supporter of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Roughriders, he always set out to convert 2 uninformed who didn't support these teams. His willingness to dig in when things need to be done, combined with his witty sense of humour and likeable rsonality, assure Coop of definite success in the years ahead. CR.G.B.l 6611 DOUGLAS LEON COPE Danforth Technical School Copius was born at a very early age in the bustling town of Hamilton. He spent his early years eating and buying used Japanese vacuum-tubes. At first, his ambition was to become an electrical technician but, after finishing grade XII, he decided to have a go at becoming an electrical engineer. Thus, Doug went to Royal Roads and the Navy. At Roads, Doug soon became head of the Toronto Maple Leaf fan club and could be found glued to the TV set every Saturday night. He also became a staunch fan of the game of Rugger. Because of the time that Doug spent in academics and in watching the Saturday night hockey games, Kingston did not see too much of him in his two-year stay. Besides loving electrical engineering, he is also a loyal fan of the RCN. With his electrical degree in hand, he is looking forward, l know, to spending all his spare time at sea with the RCN, where he hopes to become a pilot. We wish him all the luck in his future ventures. CW.D.A.l MARK BRUCE R.M, CORBETT St. Patrick's High School Born into the true Quebecquois atmosphere, Bruce entered the troubled world at Shawinigan Falls, Quebec August ll, 1943. Having an English-Canadian father and French-Canadian mother, he has been playing the role a public-relations man between the French and English-spea.king cadets ever since he entered CSC. Taking the st of his ancestry, the 'Frog' has developed a real fling for love, French style, and on the other hand, a shrewd, Lculating business sense. Deciding, moreover, that a static life was not the best way of exploiting his talent with girls, he joined the TE, whose motto is 'everywhere'. b Over the years at CSC, Bruce has more than proven his prowess at many sports, including soccer, hockey, ztball, and basketball. He even excelled in such non-athletic diversions as rifle-shooting, earning the distinction belllg the captain of the representative rifle team. Bruce usually is game for anything, what with his fun loving and easy-going nature. However, he draws the e when it comes to sacrificing study time. Thus, he has won a good standing in Civil Engineering. The sincerity with which he tackles all jobs and faces life in general, ensures that he will go far and excel whatever he attempts. 23 JGC

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6605 JAMES GORDON WILLIAM CARSWELL The High School of Montreal During his four years at RMC, Jim Carswell has been without a doubt the wing's most outstanding example of athletic development. From a beginning at Royal Roads, where he discovered that circles weren't so bad after all and running three or four miles was fun, Jim has developed into one of Ca.nada's outstanding intercollegiate runners. During the winter months just to keep in shape , Jim decided to take up cross-country skiing after coming to RMC, in which he soon excelled. For four years Jim has won the Wing Harriers, first at Royal Roads and then at RMC. Two years in a row he has won the OSLLAA cross-country championship and the three-mile run. This year he set new college and OSLIAA records in the three-mile and one-mile runs. At Roads Jim even played two years of rep, water polo, something that is supposed to be very bad for runners. On the military side Jim, a signaller, has also left his mark. In second year at Roads he was CFL of Mackenzie Flight. Finally, this year he attained the same appointment in P Flight. We know that with the drive Jim has shown in College life he will make a success at whatever he turns his hand to, J.S.K. 6606 ROGER EDMOND CHIASSON HMCS Venture Born in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Rog led a nomadic, landbound existence for many years but the call of the sea was a call that could not be denied. He decided to make the Navy his career. After spending some time as Cadet Captain at HMCS Venture, he transferred to Royal Roads in 1961. There, his inspired leadership, self-confidence, and high organizational ability won him appointment as CSL of No. 1 Squadron in the first and final slates. His drive and determination were put to good use in intramural water polo, hockey and soccer, both at Royal Roads and RMC, He diverted his leisure time from Scouting and Sea Cadets to diving with the RCN Qboth for adventure and the pectmiary benefitsj and has a soft spot for cars, sailing the EIC and---oh!! decorating. This is where Roger excels-his Hawaiian theme for Grad Ball '63 perfectly captured the mood of exotic places and of the occasion! Socially, his attachment to balmy Victoria seems to be secure, as evidencedbya gruelling one-week Halifax-Victoria jaunt last summer. An able, cool, and reliable career man, his story is still to be written. Pipe the Captain aboard! R,P .J, S607 KENNETH WAYNE CLARKSON Lloydminster Composit High School Clem , as his nickname might imply, hails from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan. Upon graduating with high honours from Grade XII, he, as every good man should, went west to Royal Roads, where he delighted the wing Cand the Victoria bellesb with his sharp wit and ready humour. Behind his joviality, however, there is a profound seriousness, in which frame of mind he views a certain nurse from Brockville. These qualities, coupled with an honesty and sincerity rare among men, have made him one of the most well-liked Cadets in the college. During his two years at RMC, Clem has been one of the staunchest organizers and participants of the Four Squadron hockey and softball teams. His leadership and drive have largely been responsible for their success. Upon graduating from RMC, Clem will continue to follow in the footsteps of Billy Bishop and the like as he prepares for his career as a pilot in the RCAF, a career befitting his love of adventure and the good life. CD.L.C.D 6522 ALASTAIR ROBIN CONWAY COLE Mount Royal High School May 19th, 1942 was a day like any other day in Surrey County, England, except that suddenly Al Cole was there. Since that time, Al has busied himself with travelling the wide World over. Al finally ordered his parents to settle down in Montreal, where he completed his high school education. In September 1961 he entered RMC, a nervous, red-haired, freckle-faced recruit. It's hard to recognize the Al Cole of today: the veteran, ho-hum , Commandant's Aide type of senior who doesn't let anything get him down. Al has been active in College activities, playing intramural soccer, volleyball, and water-polo. He has done Yoeman service as a member of the rep water-polo team for the past two years. He also has found time to participate in the Glee Club and the Protestant Choir. After graduation, Al is planning on taking his B.Sc. with him to Halifax where he will take part in the Pre-Fleet Course of the RCN. The Class of '65 wishes ARC all the best a.nd warns the RCN to be on the look-out for the long, lean, red-haired S!Lt who is out to rule the seven seas. B.S,W, 6523 TERENCE WILLIAM THOMAS COLFER St. Stephen's High School It seems incredible that wings was born in London CSeptember 8, 19425 if one considers his al1 the way with the USA outlook. Terry defected to Canada and was quickly lured away from McGill to RMC. With typical Colfer decisiveness, Terry dropped into honours atlases and switched to the RC Sigs after a brief attempt at engineering and the RCE. With no academics to occupy his time, Terry proceeded to spread his magnetic personality around, with the result that he has the largest female fan club of any at the College, and finds that extensive travel is necessary to satisfy the demand , In sports, Terry has dabbled in football, hockey, sailing, fencing, and hiking to Fort H en ry H e i ghts . Extracurricularly speaking, the Colf has been a rep chanter, member of the decorating and entertainment com- mittees, and a Newman Club vice-president. It is small wonder that senior year finds him as deputy film selector and party planner. It is well known that the Sigs are gaining a competent man, Terry is used to stringing lines. CJ.R.B.D 22

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6613 GORDON ROBERT COULTER Sir Adam Beck Collegiate Institute How to describe a right guy? What makes him what he is? He smokes a pipe, listens complacently to both Joan Baez and Dave Brubeck on his tape-recorder, and then proceeds to take it apart and to putter with it. Dedicated to the course Cor curseb offered by the Electrical Engineering Department, he is nevertheless well enough educated to play a decent game of bridge--an amazing combination. Emulating Hermes' zest for life and travel, our ex-Rofajdent has wandered across Canada, as have so many others in the search for academic distinction has escaped him the time to fiddle or faddle been mentioned that his door Perhaps that's the soul of the matter. E 6525 JOHN G. CRITCHLEY Yarmouth Memorial High' School John, although born at Windsor, Ontario, on April 10, 1943, gives Yarmough, N,S, credit for being his hometown. There, he finished high school and sealed his fate by applying for CSC. Thus in September, 1961, RMC came face to face with this mild-looking Bluenose . With his sheepish grin, John was soon to prove his worth in this new and challenging environment. Although John's main athletic renown comes from his able Distinction Award swimming instructions, he has continually shown himself to be amongst the outstanding players on squadron teams. Summers with the RCE at Chilliwack, B. C. have their ups and downs but inevitably Critch , with his cool, calm, collective outlook in life, has always come up on top. John's ultimate aims are to make a success of Mechanical Engineering, be a credit to the army, and last, but definitely not at the bottom of his list, to see the world before he reaches thirty. Knowing J ohn, we can only wish him God-speed, because his determination alone is bound to turn all these dreams into reality. 6524 JOHN BARRIE CORDEN Montreal West High School Most babies cry when the doctor gives them the initial slapg Barrie laughed and hasn't stopped since. His pleasant sense of humour and his infectious laugh have livened up many a dormitory and party. After many years as an all-star high school athlete in Montreal, Barrie came to RMC-to the delight of all concerned. In the fall his dazzling runs on the football field captivate the crowds and bewilder the defence. CFSO Barr soon dons his skates and as a member of the intermediate hockey team uses his knack of finding the net. In squadron sports his support can be counted on. Barrie is also a fraud Chemical Engineer, dangerous in the lab, but he is a good worker and should submit a masterpiece of a thesis. Winnipeg will welcome him back, as the RCAF has plans of teaching Barrie to navigate. We might even hear of Expeditors as far off course as Toronto. Barrie has earned the respect of all those who have shared his comradeship during his years at RMC. Good Luck, Barr , fP.J.R.WJ knowledge and distinction, so that he may do the Signal Corps proud. If the the knowledge has not and Gord's fingers constantly itch for the parts and with his favourite assortment of high-pitched 'weefers' or whatever. Has it is always open, whether for scholastic help, a bull-session, or vile coffee? 'Twould be redundant to wish him luck. B. jA. 6614 HILLIARD WILLIAM CRAWFORD St. JoSeph's High School Obviously they had to find a name for this male-child. Hill , for short, was OK, but this kid was different. How about Bunker Hill? It stuck, except that now it's just plain Bunker, and he is still different, for who else solves chemistry problems with a pipe in his hand and a wad of bubble gum in his mouth? Bunker spelt his first two years at Royal Roads. There he edited the college yearbook and was a member of the swimming, water-polo, squash, and volleyball teams. On coming to RMC, Bunk maintained the high standard he set for himself at Roads and was posted II ifc Four Squadron. His love of the water revealed itself again and he was on the swimming and water-polo teams for the past two years. He also found time to play intramural tennis and basketball. He says it's a bachelor's life for him, at least 'till he's 29 or so. That's an awful long time, Bunk, and who knows, .... you may be the first to go! R,E. L. W, M.B.R.M.C. 6615 CECIL DENNIS EMILE CRONK Prince Albert Collegiate Institute Following in the footsteps of several other Prince Albertans, Denny arrived at Royal Roads in 1961. There was no question of which service he wanted to enter. Two previous summers as a Sea Cadet at Naden had determined him to make a career of the Navy. At Roads, Denny distinguished himself as a soccer goalie and a high-jumper. He also found time to tend goal for the water-polo crew and nearly won a boxing trophy in the seniors Will Win tournament in First Year. A true prairie man, he spent his Saturday afternoons curling and Saturday evenings courting. All these activities earned him the position of CFL. At RMC, he nearly changed his initials to E.D,, but still found time to play rep soccer, hockey, to curl and to write letters to Victoria daily. Academically a brighter spot among the General Scientists, Denny will be Stadacona- bound next summer for a rewarding career in the Navy. Best of luck, Denny, we all hope you make the West Coast. M.A.K. 24