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

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, ,. I ., 2 5 . JCSEPH ROLAND ICANTWELL West Roxbury, Mass. PHILIP PATRICK BOWES Saint John, N. B. Phil isa product oliSt. Vincents l li fh School in Saint lohn. lle came lu St. FX. in the liall ol' l947 and enrolled in tlie Engineering course. An outstanding ath- lete, Phil has won an Athletic X lor three consecutive years as a delienceman on the Varsity llockey Squad, where he gained lame as a result ol' his bone-crush- ing body-checks. lle was also the mainstay ofthe lfngineers' interclass loot- hall team and also participated in lnterclass Basket ball. Besides his athletic and social successes, Phil has completed the lfngineering course in the usual three years. lle intends to return to X lor a BSc., and then proteed to N.S.'l'. to complete his Engineering course. F X W' f' 'w'v f 'WWW 5' ' ' N1 Rollie came to St. F. X. in the lall ol' '48, alter attending St. 'l'homas College in 'Mm' Chatham, N.B.. lor a year. lle is a graduate ol' Roxbury Wlemorial High in his home town. Ile has played interclass lootball and basketball, and has taken an interest in interclass debating. He was also on Fr. F-wgarty's marking crews. Rollie's classmates know him as one possessed ol' a keen mind. He is a solit spoken, easy going sort olilellow, ready and willing to help anyone with any- thing il' need be. It is quite probable that he will be taking Civil Engineering at N.S.'l'. next year, and we lieel that he has all the necessary qualities to make a good ling ineer. fe' id LUIGI CENTA Dominion, N. S. GORDON McCAUSLAND, New Glasgow, N. S. Gordie is a graduate ol' New Glasgow High. Alter receiving his highfschool training, he ioined the Royal Canadian Navy, and served his country lor three vears. From here he went to Acadia Universitv, in the tall ol 48. I lns vear. he lelit the home ot' the Axemen, and came to X a third year lfngineer. itior- die plans to take up .Wechanical Engineering at Nova Scotia 'l'echnical College in llaliliax. Fathers Nlclfenna and Hogan bless that day in '47 that saw the arrival ol' this Dominion, C .B. man at St.F.X. lior he has turned out to be one ol' the foremost defense men on this year's St. FX. champion hockey squad. Nlembers oliop- posing hockey teams say it is lar easier to get thru' a Ph.D. course than thru' Looie, llis own room-mates swear that he has enou h scars on his chest, as a result ol' discouraging goal intentioned players, to jay a game ol' chess with room enough to spare lior a ping-pong match. Inter-class footballers know him as the Scourge ol' the Scrum , Looie has liound time to gain a good scholastic record and is as popular on the campus as a pass , lle intends to remain here next year for a Degree in Science. '75

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IOHN B. AUCOIN Glace Bay, N. S. Iohn graduated from St. Anne's lligh School in Glace Bay, and then proceeded to join the Air l orcc. llc was in the service tor three years. two ot which he spent overseas. Upon his discharge, he went to the Vets' School in Picton, and camc here in the tall ot -ll. A diligent and conscientious worker, lohn has made the grade as an Exokoi man for the past two years, and was chief ot' the Nlechanics 2 marking crew. Iohn has not contined himselti to scholastic endeavors, hut was also a valued memlrer ol- the lfngineers' interclass lootliall team, where the liull weight ol' his six toot plus tiramc has otitcn lneen felt hy cal Engineering course. flood luck, iliech, wlwrc- he will finish his ixlechani lohn, from all the hoys. tv. ,. Q DONALD BELLAND Antigonisll, N. S. lligh school. lluring his sojourn, he with the lfngineers, cxcelling in hoth. shrewd wit, will, in our opinion, make continue at Nova Scotia 'llcch next year. V lion is one olithose strong, silent types, who has little to say, hut speaks wisely when he docs. llctore coming to St. F. X. spent some eleven years at Xxl0I'l'ISOI1 played mterclass hockey and toothall U l l l a very good Engineer. lle intends to I ...,,,,,w,..,.. ,...,,,,-.,,,,,' S W the opposition. lohn plans to go to AUBREY LAWRENCE BATES Glace Bay, N. S. Aubrey crossed the Canso Straight on his way to St. FX. in the t'allo1 47, after graduating from St. Ann's lligh school. A tall, lanky, fellow, he has proved invaluahle as a star center on the interclass haskethall team. lt's a glorious sight to see the Long Fellow reach up there and grab those relmounds. lle isn't a one sport man hy a long shot, for he's played interclass solithall and toothall. Long in all departments, he's made good in his studies as well. lts blowing tiuses tor Auhrey, as he starts out in Electrical Engineering at Nova Scotia Tech, next year. 4 on, with his sc io astic ahilities ann LOUIS PHILLIPPE BLANCHARD Moncton, N. B. Doc lives in our neighhoring province ot' New Brunswick, Nloncton, to he exact. lle received his early training at Sacred lleart College, Bathurst, N.B., and in the tall ot' '47, entered St. FX. A hig, hlond chap, Doc has a record to he proud ot' in all counts. lle ranged from Vice Pres. ol' the Engineering class V48-'49, to manager ot' three interclass hockey and foothall teams. lle has letit no athletic field save haskethall untouched, has even gone as tar as to show a mean hack-hand in ping-pong. Louie's hep to the acids and hases, so it's Nlcfiill and Chem. Engineering heckoning in the distance. 74

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N v RANDALL CORMIER Saint Iohn.iN. B. Randy had two alternatives. llc could strive for the Canadian llill-climbing t hampionship, a sport lor which he was admirably trained having lived in Saint lohn all his lite, or he could obtain an education, a vocation lor which he had received suitable groundwork in St.Vincent's Bo-v's lligh School and Saint lohn IligI1St-Irool. l le chose the latter and t hose St. l7.X. as the place, and '48 as the year. Since then Randy has conquered course alter course with astonishing ease, and has displayed his oratorical powers on the debating stand and his fleet lootedness on the lioollrall lield. A member ol' lfxokoi, Randy intends to stay tor his degree and then continue on to N. S. T. THOMAS W. CREAGHAN Newcastle, N. B. 'liom pulled anchor in Newcastle in Se-pt.,' 47, and set out for St. F.X. He finished his pre-college studies at llarlains High in Newcastle. Tom has spent his snrnmers as an officer Cadet in the U.N.T.D. ln l948, he took over the duties of vice-president of the Engineering society. Tom has used plenty of red inlr onthe marking crews, is a hard worker, and has an excellent record. lle has played guard on the interelass basketball team for two years. BERNARD DEAGLE Inverness N. S. A Cape llreton blessing originating in Inverness, Deebee, as he is generally linown, lelit Inverness lliglr School at a tender age, and some years later joined the R.Li.A.l7. where he was tolerated for 3.56 years. lle then served a term in C.Y.'l'.S.,Pictou, NS. beliore entering St. FX. in the Fall ol -17 where his sup- erior .ability was soon recognized and he was made Vice-president ot' the Engi- neering class. llis inter-class lloclcey prowess is well recognizedtage alone kept him ull' Varsityj, and it was a toss-up as to who get would him,f-the hlontreal Canadiens or N.S.'l'. 'lihe lflectrical lfngineering Department at N.S.T. won. ROBERT IOSEPH DUCHARME Stratford, Ont. Hob received his early training in Stratlord. Yvhen the war came. Bob joined up and served three years in the army. At the close ol' the war,he entered St. FX. asa prep student in the fall ol' '45. Bob is quite a lieature writer, as was shown by his literary elliorts in the Engineers' edition ol' the Xaverian Weekly. Ile is also an ardent sports fanfffhe has played interclass lootball and baslcetball while he was at Bob plans to go to Nova Scotia Tech where he will take up rxlechanical lfngineering, 76