St Francis Xavier University - Yearbook (Antigonish, Nova Scotia Canada)

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ROBERT FABIAN BURCHELL Sydney Mines, N. S. 'Burehief a Cape Breton product, made his weary way across the Strait and up to X from Notre Dame lligh, to enlist in the Arts course in lqhftm. An ardent participant and follower of sports, he has combined both participation and executive work in this field. lle played interclass and intermediate foot- ball, hockey, boxing, softball and basketball. lle was a member of the Var- ' sity Baseball team and the executive representative for that sport as a mem- ber ofthe A. A. A. This. his finalyear, finds him Asst. iwanager ofthe Varsity llockey 'lleam and he can always be found in the rink doing some kind of work for the team, from taping sticks to carrying theml lle is noted for his mid- 'Q night strolls in the llalls of Aflockler, his conscientious obiections, his four black scribblers. llis plans for the future have not been disclosed but what- ever he takes up, we're sure he'll make the grade. FRANCIS IOSEPH BURKE Sydney, N. S. Frank came to X as a Sophomore from Sydney Academy in '47 and leaves this year with a B. A., specializing in Philosophy, During his lunior year he was Chairman of the Prom Committee, and also Chairman uf the luni rr- Senior Smoker. 'llhis year finds Frank allotting the money out to variiwus sports on the Campus as Secretary-'lireasurer of the A. A. A. Besides being able to crack down top marks in his studies, he still found time tn iartit ipate in interclass hockey and basketball, and in his spare time tan be fcund over at the gym 'buildin' the biceps' Also, Frank was Llhairman of the l. S. S. ommittee. lime of '50 finds Frank non-committal as to his future plans, wut, knowing Frank and his capabilities, we feel confident that he'll sucteed in any career he follows. i FRANK ANTHONY BUSSIERES Sillery, Que. 'Sweet and l,ure,' as he is more popularly designated by his rogues' gallery associates, left St. Pat's lligh in Quebec City to study up on Economics and came to us as a Sophomore in '-17. A member of lfxolioi, interested in llebat- ing, he has taken part in Varsity llebating, and is the pfvssessor ofan X in th it field. A student of the Co-op's, he has held various p wsitions in this field f- Secretary of the Co-op Society, a member ofthe l. C. C. and finally director of the Co-op Society. llc was elected president of the Liberal Club on the Campus in his lunior year. A member of the C. U. 'lf C. he is keenly inter' ested in an army career. Frank was also the producer ofthe ltireshman Show in i-17. Planning post-graduate studies, Frank continues on in the academic field. 'fo 'Sweet and l'ure.' one of the best we wish every success. ALLAN CAMPBELL Sydney, N. S. Allan, km wn to the boys as Oopie, made the trip to X in the tall of 317. Ocpie receixed his high school edutation in Sydney Academy. llc decided to take Arts, majoring in Fnglirh. During his stay at X, Uopie took part in many interclass sports. his major field being interclass hockey. At any time, except when he was st udying. we could find Uop on the blades displaying his hockey prowess. Besides being greatly interested in our national sport, Oopie displayed a keen interest in baseball. llis plans for the future point to Post-graduate studies in Education. .:.'-- . . 29

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NN. GERALD EDGAR AUCOIN Sydney, N S JAMES EDMOND ASHLEY Woodland, Maine U. S. A. lim is another one of those good natured Americans hailing from the State of Alaine. Before coming to St. F. X. in the fall of '48, he attended St. Croix lligh School in Xvoodland and St.loseph's Academy in Nloncton N. B. Like all Aiockerlites lim was a frequent visitor to the Four o'clock Club and manv a dav has heen seen strolling down Nlain Street to the strains of Hleannie Xvith the Light Brown flair. lim has a very pleasing personality and has made many friends during his short stay. At Student Union meetings his interest in campus activities was shown many times where he could often'be heard moving motions or voicing his opinion. llis major subject is English and his plans for the future are indefinite. Questo , as he is more commonly known, hails from the llome ofthe Nlillion- aires-f a fact he doesn't let us forget! lle made the decision, packed his trunk and ended up in the Arts course in l9-fti. Uuring his soiourn here. he liecanie one of the liest photographers on the Campus, and has truly turned this pas- time into a prolitalrle and entertaining lmusiness. llis work occupies most of the pages at the hack of this Book. Also he was a memlner of the Camera Clul. for t wo years and thisyear was Secretary-'l'reasurer of the Cluh. Ile was a memher of lfxokoi, a student of the Co-op and participated in all interelass sports! llis fame as a goal-tender for the Senior B's was second only to that ofhis nat ive aliility to do the slalom on the tricky slopes ofthe P1ishop's Bciwlll Quesc majors in French and rumor has it that he plans to take up further studies at Paris next year ifthe O. K. is forthcoming. PETER CLIFFORD BISSON Glace Bay, N. S. The famous 'Bay' has once more come forth with a numlmer one fellow-Cliff Bisson. St. Anne's lligh School also had a hand in his development. llere, he has left no one down, for he has taken advantage of his opportunities and has developed mentally and physically. lle has lneen a real 'cliffi in inter- class sports particularly hockey and footliallg intellectually he has lmeen no slouch either.. llis willingness to cooperate at all times is shown lay the fact that he is a memlier of lroth the l. S. S. Committee and the Religious Commit- tee. XVith a li. A. lrehind him, Liliffis as yet undecided aliout his future plans, lle maiored in lfnglish and is qualified to pursue a numlier of vocations, but illflging from his genial personality and his sportsmanship, there is no doubt that whichever path he takes, it will lead to success. DONALD ANDREW BROWN New Glasgow, N. S. New Glasgow's contribution to St. F. X., Don graduated from New Glasgow lligh School in l9f-to and came to St. F. X. that year. ln his junior year Hlirowniei' was the hard working Assistant Nianager of our Canadian lnter- mediate liasketliall Champs and also an energetic Xaverian alumni editor. llis athletic prowess was demonstrated outstandingly in the Hheeler position of the lf?-19 NicCurdy Cup winners. ' Don is easily known when he is around hy his sulnt le and dry humor. lle likes to he known as an adopt ed son of Cape Breton. llis plans for the future are indefinite hut when he makes the decis- ion, we feel sure that his abilities will smooth out life's paths. N 338

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IOHN F. CAMPBELL Nlabou, N. S. lohn came to St. F. X. from St. Ioseph's Convent and upon arrival enlisted in the Arts Course in IO-fo. Born and brought up in Cape Breton, lohn proved himself an energetic student. The strong silent L'il Abner type, he has absolutely no use for women and is a keen follower ofthe comic strips! llis interests are mostly academic and he pursues Philosophy as his major subject--'his only divergence from the comic strip herol But in all sincerity, he is ofa quiet nature, poised and entirely independent and our regret is that we have seen all too little of him about the campus in the four years during which he has been a student here. lohn's plans for the future are indefinite, but whatever he cl1,mse.s, xve're sure he'll make a go of it. NVe wish him SUCCC SS. RAYMOND CAMPBELL Sydney, N. S. DENNIS M. CAMPBELL Sydney, N. S. A loyal son of Sydney Academy. Dennis first came to St, F. X. in '45. He returned to his alma mater in '48 following an absence of three years. Des- pite this lapse in his college career he has indeed been an active fellow: Sec- retary-'lireasurer of the Freshman class, Secretary-Treasurer ofthe Debating Society, Assistant Librarian, and member ofthe Religious Committee. In the field ofsports he was a member of hath the Interclass Hock ey and Basket- ball teams. ffe believes himself quite an historian, having majnred in His- tory. Quized about his future plans, he replied that they were indefinite. x :fiaifiq aE::a55I-- .:'i':.':z E 2g'.:52E2i:::- '- 1:1 :- ':3:1 '-Sf!-14-'1': ':':I 7.71l.-1-255: i '21 2- :,,,,,.,: ,..,.. - ..,:,.,5,.:.,.1.:1 r V :zu -aaiiiiisiiii:-, vga: - ::1:1:r:::. .1-1 1 A conscientious student Baldy hails from Sydney, N. S. In '47 he grad- uatcd from Sydney' Academv and in the tall ol that year packed his bags for St. F. X. ljuring his three vears at X he has made innumerable friends. -- An ardent all-'round sport fan has proved himselfa worthy participant. This H . . f s :5 ., year he took over the managerial duties ot the Varsity llockey Ieamp he possessed the faculty of being one of the boys and still maintained a firm grip f on the team's purse strings. Ile has been spoken of as Hefficiency personi- fiednby toathes. players and students. Baldy is still undecided as to his future tilans but we all feel that success is inevitable. if 'ill' .aaa ttt t fitt A WILLIAM DUKE CASEY S.1int Iohn, N.B. Bill,another of the Saint lohn boys, came to us asa Freshman from St ,Vincent's Bays lligh School. Although of the quiet and unassuming type he always managed to crack down top marks in a history major. Bill became a member of Exokoi in his Sophomore year and has, ever since. been a faithful help to those who were in need ofa little extra tutoring, A real outdoor type, he favors all sports equally well and added his talent to intramural basketball and softball. So far he hasn't had much time for the fairer sex. As to the future, Bill is indefinite. but with his cheerful and friendly personality, we know Bill will be an asset to whatever profession he may choose. 3 0