St Johns High School - Torch Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

Text from Pages 1 - 134 of the 1946 volume:

t In ilintuniam t This hook is dedicated to these men and to the ideals of truth, freedom, and justice for which they fell. Badams, R. F. Bailey, Harry E. Baskerville, John Beattie, Don Benzie, Jack Berlin, Yale Betts, Garnet Bieber, Eddie Birkett, George Allan Bishop, Denis C. Blatt, Louis Breen, Wm. J. Broder, John Gordon Brownie, J. M. Butterworth, F. Campbell, Donald B. Carberry, Samuel S. Chambers, Henry Chappell, Doug. Charlat, Ernest Chawanski, Adam Chess, Jim Chmielowiec, Theodore Chopp, Stanley A. Clasper, Bob Cohen, Lawrence Collins, Russell T. Condie, James Davie, James Dewar, Neil A. Dobeseh, Hans Dobish, Peter Dowling, D. K. Earley, Jack Eddie, Lawrence Edy, Allen Eppler, Clifford E ' pstein, Max Hamill, Art Hardesty, Benet J. Harrop, Frank S. Hatton, Art Hay, Cohn M. Henderson, Bob Hesp, William Holyk, Peter Hooper, George C. Horne, Leslie Howarth, Wm. H. Huffman, George L. Peterson, Lawrence H. Peterson, Sidney G. Platson, Paul Polec, T. L. Porter, Reginald Frank Charles Ratner, Harry Reeves, William Rempel, Walter Rich, Frank Robinson, Curran Roper, Frank King, Arnold Kirschner, Irving Kolomic, J. P. Kucera, A. J. Kuzenko, Harry M. Law, Jim Lewis, Richard Low, George Lucki, Albin Lupinsky, Jack Maconnell, Douglas MacKellar, Alex Majchrovicz, F. R. Mallindine, G. R. Martin, Burnett J. McDonald, Milton McIntyre, Don McLaughlin, Kenneth McMurdy, Gordon A. Millon, Lloyd Motriuk, Stanley A. Newcombe, Jack D. Nicholls, W. Fred Niznick, Harry Olson, Alvin Scanlon, Richard Scarth, Art Scholey, Jack Richard Scott, Jack Secter, Jack Shanas, Ben Shannon, R. A. (Bob) Sharman, C. D. Sheps, Sam Shnier, Clifford Smook, H. Sokol, Bill Soronow, Morris M. Spector, Joe Steinberg, Hymie Stern, Max Strachan, Edward Eloi Sucharoff, Max Sutherland, Peter Tanuck, Gordon S. Tarbuth, Lyle T. Temple, Albert John Thompson, Harold Wm. Thould, T. F. Tomlinson, J. G. Van Vliet, Wilbur Falconer, Lloyd Fedirchyk, Michael Felstead, R. Clive Fetherstonhaugh, Charles Brian Foster, Phil H. Frederick, Walter Freedman, Sam Gant, M. George Goody, Henry Greenberg, Hymie Gresham, A. B. (Burt) Griffith, Allan George Grisdale, Robert James Gilchrist (Jim) Guthrie, Lindsay Panko, Michael Paul, Lavey Pearson, William Thos. Penn, Lloyd W. T. Perry, Harry Peters, Frederick J. Walton, Roy H. Ward, Leslie Watson, Fred S. Watson, James C. Watters, J. F. Webb, Horace Webb, Frederick Vere Webster, George H. Welbanks, E. Wolch, Theo Wozniak, Peter Yeo, Jack L. Yonkers, Zenon Yudell, Isador N. Yuffe, Hymie Page Two ■HH USQUE AD ASTRA FORE W O R D A YEAR AGO, the school was instructed by the Manitoba Department of Education to find out what could be done to make the High School of to-day more efficient. In order that we may be free to experiment, the University has agreed to accept our students without examination. The experiment, or study, began with the 1945-46 Grade Ten Classes. Our first step was to define the purpose of the High School. The definition we have accepted is that the purpose of the High School is to maintain and extend the democratic way of life as it should be lived. From this we deduce that living, not learning, is the true objective of the school, and that our main task is to train up a better type of individual. For this purpose, we conclude that curriculum is less important than mind-training, and that, in turn, mind-training is less important than character training. These principles dominate the work of the school. Realizing that individuals differ profoundly and that complete adjust¬ ment of the individual is essential to the good life, we have greatly extended our counselling service. Each student will have two or three interviews in the course of the year, and everything possible will be done to make of him a well-adjusted person whose life brings him many and real satis¬ factions. We are laying great stress on the provision of increased opportunities for character-training. Each class is required to accept responsibility for the attendance, conduct and progress of each one of its members. It will take time to develop among the students a school spirit that will insist on the full and complete discharge of this obligation. An excellent start has been made, and we shall persevere, because we believe that the world’s great need to-day is for citizens with a well-developed sense of civic and community responsibility. And we know that only by giving persons responsibilities, can we develop in them a sense of responsibility. So we give greatly, and in return, ask greatly. We are also trying to explain to our students the world in which they live. We are trying to bring before them the important issues of the day, local, national, and international. We are encouraging them to read widely. In every way we are trying to get them to take an intelligent attitude towards life and the world at large. The enthusiastic co-operation of staff and students ensures that the school will benefit greatly from the experiment. It is within the bounds of possibility that the school may achieve an outstanding success through this experiment. To all the students who have taken a part in the preparation and publication of this admirable volume, my grateful thanks. To all graduating students, my sincerest good-wishes. G. J. REEVE Page Four Page Five EDITORIAL T IME has strange qualities. To the members of the teaching staff, and possibly to our worn old buildings, this year seems much the same as last year, or as next year will seem. But to us, the class of 1946-1947, this year is individual and will stand out in our memory as our first, second, or last year at Tech. In after life, we shall seat ourselves once more in the stands of Osborne chanting, “Hold that line,” or return to the gym on a day when a game was won or lost by a basket. Some insignificant letters placed together to form a name will unite us again with friends, well loved in their time, forgotten in separation. For awhile, we shall again be in a classroom, laughing at someone’s poor joke, or we shall walk across the stage, horribly nervous, seemingly indifferent but inwardly proud, to receive a bar. The bustling fair; the opera with its sweet notes and pleasant smelling grease-paint; “duked-up” boys and girls swaying to dreamy music at eve¬ ning socials; an athlete exerting his last dribble of energy to cross the finish line after a gruelling half-mile: all these and more will flood our mind. How sweet seem high school days, and how pleasant they will be to recall. The marks which seem so precious now will in those days lose their charm, and we’ll wonder why we bothered to pass. We’ll yearn to recap¬ ture just one day of this lost existence. A little thought on the cause of that relative happiness at Tech is well worth while, and an hour spent lovingly with a “Torch” need not be con¬ sidered wasted. Half the pain and trouble in the world is caused by preju¬ dice and ignorance, and a great deal of this springs from nationality. At school, we took for granted the harmony existing between Cohen, McPher¬ son, Karlinsky, O’Brien and Wong, and no Tech graduate should think of permitting prejudice or persecution be cause of nationality. This har¬ mony has been written about before, but while discord on account of these relationships goes on, such an outstanding example of success as ours should be stressed. At Tech the question is not, “Who are you?” but “What can you do?” We know it’s easier to preach by the mile than practice by the inch, so we take this opportunity of presenting a reminder. We hope that recollections such as these, brought by musing over this book, will help us da our share in making a better world. Society, in its broader sense, has produced an expensive, uneconomical book so that we may more easily become broad-minded thinkers and throw our weight into the fight for a world which is working as a whole towards a common goal, not destroying itself by petty jealousies. We are given a model com¬ munity working harmoniously under judicious leaders, as an example. Let this book show what our school is trying to do, outside of giving a super¬ ficial education which could be learned more quickly and efficiently in other ways. If we are shown the objectives of our education, surely we can achieve those objectives. We have tried to produce a book with pictures to flatter your vanities, write-ups to prompt your memories, art to please yo-ur cultural tastes, and jokes to make you laugh. We hope we have succeeded. Yet the more abstract purpose of the “Torch” is to capture in its pages that indefinable something which makes St. John’s a great school. Call that something spirit, or pride, or what you will, it still escapes definition. In years to come, as we leaf through the “Torch,” we shall gratefully find that spirit drawing us back into the amazing and wonderful life of high school days. By H. Page Six TORCH STAFF Back Row (left to right)—Archie Sinclair, Walter Lampe, Zenon Pohorecky. Fourth Row —Alvin Zippursky, Morley Gorsky, Hoy Lev, Zenon Skyba. Third Row —Shirley Speigel, Frances Lucow, Maxine Medoff, Noma Jacobson, Dot Diamond, Debby Slobinsky, Rozzie Radinovsky. Second Row —Maroin Holliday, Naomi Shubin, Bella Litvak, Sally Stern, Ruby Freedman, Anne Nurgitz. Front Row —Joe Breitman, Morris Loffman, Norm Hill (co-Editor), Ross Henderson (co-Editor), Enid Calof, Maria Semeniuk. THE TORCH STAFF ★ Co-Editors —ROSS HENDERSON, NORM HILL Assistant Editors .Morris Loffman, Meyer Shore, Marion Holliday Faculty Advisers .Mr. Silverberg, Mr. Reeve, Mr. Newfield, Mr. Bailey Business Manager .Enid Calof Advertising Managers .{ Staff: Shirley Speigel, Noma Jacobson, Arnold Rubin, Maxine Medoff. Circulation Manager .Sally Stern Art Editor .Zenon Pohorecky Staff: Fanny Kleiman, Walter Lampe, George Neickarz, Rozzie Radinovsky, Wil¬ lie Shulman, Archie Sinclair, Zenon Skyba. Sports Editors ( Naomi Shubin Alvin Zipursky Staff: Dorothy Diamond, Mattie Kowalyk,. Bruce Hill. Graduates Photos .Debby Slobinsky Literary Editor .Maria Semeniuk Staff: Joe Breitman, Frances Lucow, Ruby Freedman. Humor Editor .Morley Gorsky Photography .Stan Offrich Staff: Norm Shore, Irvin Slusky, Harold Goldstein. Music Editor .. ...Shirley Cohen Page Seven Page Eight TEACHING STAFF % United Church of Canada United College in affiliation with THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Students are offered courses in: FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE leading to the B.A. Degree and in¬ cluding pre-professional courses for: Commerce, Engineering, Law, Medicine, etc. COLLEGIATE—Grade XI (Matriculation), Grade XII (Entrance to Second Year and Normal School). FACULTY OF THEOLOGY—Diploma and B.D. Courses. Additional Facilities: RESIDENCE for men and women. STUDENTS’ ACTIVITIES: Athletics, Debating, Dramatics, etc. CENTRALLY LOCATED, LARGE CAMPUS, SKATING RINK Write to: WESLEY D. G. RUNIONS, Registrar WINNIPEG - MANITOBA Page Ten And in the years to follow, Where’er our stations be; With fondest recollections We will remember thee. Z. P. XII-17 XII-17 SID BAKALINSKY Our “Johnny - come - lately” snooker boy. He can usually be heard saying, “Hey, Barry! I just saw Eunice,” followed by a few breath-taking gymnastics with his big brown eyes. MICHAEL BALITSKY Modest, good-humored, Mike is surveying prospective methods of the old hickory cane as a teacher of the three r’s; also finds time for the navy and beating 40 in basketball. HELEN BLIGHT Elizabeth Arden has no claim to credit for Helen’s stop-light complexion. (She uses Pond’s). As room secretary, she’s Miss Thompson’s do-this-do-that con¬ tortionist. EILEEN BRODOVSKY Shorty’s theme is “Onesie, two- sie, I love (?) Gruszie.” Ambi¬ tion is to give the chemistry text new life with her modern¬ ized theories. Also has the answer to the inevitable Romeo and Juliet question re — star- crossed lovers. MARY CHOPP Our Florence Nightingale is perhaps the only sane member of Padded Cell No. 17. Maybe she’s here to become better acquainted with the peculiar¬ ities of the human brain, before she begins nurse’s training. SHIRLEY ELHATTON Elhatton (her grandfather was a toreador) is too busy with sports to pay any attention to love-smitten Louis. Still re¬ tains the characteristic blush of old Espagne, tho’. AARON FREEDMAN Humor unlimited glibly flows through XII-17. The source, Aaron Freedman, who else? Aaron is a bell-bottom enthus¬ iast; his other love—his store. “Pleeze, meester, don’ sguisa d’ banan.” JEAN FREMMING Jean’s cavortings on the basket¬ ball floor aren’t enough, she has to stuff rabbit food to tame her wayward avoirdupois, Danny Kaye’s rival, only Jeannie’s more so. CORNELIA GAYOWSKY Music, sports, art all come so easy to Corny. She must have iron filings instead of nerve fibres. Her ivory beating “a la Rachmaninoff” made her a fes¬ tival winner. Page Twelve HARRY GILMAN Harry was a Tiger; he not only warmed the bench, but played, and good . Also a member of XII-17 basketball champs. An all around sport, and one that can take a joke. MORLEY GORSKY Morley’s height varies directly as the length of the components of his vocabulary. Also has a morbid sense of humor—goes to practical chem. armed with gas mask, D.D.T., etc. Our gift to the U.N.O. LOUIS HASKELL “Shirley” you know Louis, that modest young man of XII-17. Hard working? He’s doing three years German in three-quarters of a year, and passing too. Here’s one student worthy of success. ADELINE HACKIE Another of Mr. Grusz’s devoted (?) fans and 17’s Deadpan Dinah. Gilbert and Sullivan was a little out of her “blues-y” line but she did her bit for them anyway. MARION HOLLIDAY This is no “Review,” everyone knows that witty writer and puppy love expert is Marion. Her sweet (?) voice and irre¬ sistible pt?rsonality rated high in opera and festival. Marion has dreams! DON HUTCHISON Because he’s 17’s sports rep., we can’t begin to tell him how much he means to us (in more ways than one.) He’s even got Johnson’s freckles. LEONARD KARP Affectionately known as Feubar, Len is a “dead eye Dick” with a running shoe. He’s noted also as one of our literati, hav¬ ing been know to get two con¬ secutive “B” averages. MORRIS KATZ Every inch a classic-lover, and boy, that’s a lot of love. Katz is our all - round businessman. (Thank goodness there’s enough of him to go around.) Very amiable, too; calls everyone “lotus blossom”. LILY KARLINSKY Lily has everything, and does everything, too. And believe me, when she opens her mouth, she reveals more than two strips of Stephen’s white enamel. The gal’s a walkin’ philosopher. BILL KLUNER Twinkle-toeing through the quarterback sneak, light footing on the basketball floor, coach- in Tech ' s own curvacious city champs, one of the XII-41 guild. Who? Bill Kluner, of course. LILY KORSUNSKY “California, here I come.” Come autumn Lil will be leaving us, bag ’n baggage, for the U.S.A. where she will learn the thrill of someone else’s appendectomy. LEONARD KOZACHENKO Kozi, better known as Pirate King, is that certain young man about Tech. He’s a sports en¬ thusiast and possessor of many “finer” arts. Objects of his affection; gum and gams. BILL KRAWITZ A glib tongue and keen wit all belong to Cuke, one of the well- known and well-liked members of XII-17. Greatly interested in curling chess, brushes and women. AGNES KRIESE Main pastime is keeping out of Miss Thompson’s reach. Our little baby-faced warbler also wields a wicked pen when it comes to writing doggerel poetry. SYLVIA LABOVITCH The other half of Korsunsky and Labovitch. Nurses at Fable, Inc. We hope that the practical work in surgery will prove more ex¬ citing for her than practical chem. periods. ERNIE MAGEE Ernie Magee, sufferer from the blues, no star gazer will be up in the air this summer. He is an unusually energetic rallier, leader and president of Xll-17. Need I say more? ALBERT PROMISLOW Friend Abie is a staff-member without portfolio. How can so much grey matter be packed behind such a goony grin? Says he: Aw shucks. S’nothin’.” If so, he’s sure got plenty of nothin’. ELEANOR RICHLEW Spikes’ ambition is to convince basketball players once and for all that she inspired Van Dyck to paint the “Age of Innocence.” With those eyes, she could do it, too. RIVA SALTZMAN “Mighty Mouse” is Sports Editor for the Review. Can com¬ monly be seen wiping up the basketball floor under someone else’s feet. Ambish—to be tall and willowy like Alexis Smith. SAM SHAPIRO Movie magnate and latin “genius”. His wee voice and laugh were, no doubt, the im¬ portant factors in his promotion to flight-sergeant (only spent twenty-seven years painstaking effort). BARRY SHTATLEMAN He’s the little fella with a yen for red “you-know-what’s”. Also sports, loud shirts and a caustic tongue. Favorite quip: “So I says to her, I says, keep the $50,000,000. I’ll take the kids.” DAVE SOKOLOV The lengthier half of the joke dept, of the “Review”. All we can say is “His corn sure is green.” If his powers of arg u¬ ment mean anything, we’ll soon be drawing moustachios on a sign “Sokolov Son.” NADIA SHCHERBAK Another half-pint with plenty of wim, wigger and wital gym¬ nastics a la Cossack. She’s a “shcher” bet when it comes to hurdling. Incidentally she’s part of the exodus from Ikey. JUNE McTAVISH Despite the large percentage of Scottish hemoglobin in her arteries, Mac defies her heritage of well, let’s call it thrifteness, by shaking out the contents of her piggy bank into any needy hand. ZENON POHORECKY A master of original creations, Zenon Pohorecky, the artist ex¬ traordinary, is a student of the upper half, termed the Brainer. Also helped XII-17 cop the senior inter-room basketball title. ZENON SKYBA Personality and muscular co¬ ordination make for rhythm and art. To this Zeke’s no stranger. He was one of the stauncher pirate henchmen and loyal to the art circles of 24. STAN SMITH A Tiger, a city grid “All-Star.” one reason why XII-17 topped as basketball champs. Stan is this, plus the possessor of a genuine job. Page Thirteen A. VERNON WICKBERG Why yes! Vern’s electric per¬ sonality, debonair smile, and practical sense will give that extra spark to his future occu¬ pation. Travelling Vern? HELEN WILLMS Ah yes! for whom our hearts beat. Sweet, petite, blonde, she’s enough to turn the head of even the most indifferent male. Brains, too! BILL WILLIAMS Blue eyes, wavy hair, lush phy¬ sique, what more can a gal ask? Cleanest player on the basket¬ ball floor. Ambition—to make 50 in French. XII - 26 DOREEN ALBERT Serenade to a Jerk--soda that is. Was one of the “arch” members of the opera chorus and waltzed her way through the gymnastic display—but oh, that Algebra! ELEANOR BESSLER There Are Such Things — and after you see Eleanor’s beauti¬ ful handiwork you’ll know why. She arrives at school daily with a different coiffure. One of Mr. Beer’s quiz kids. DORA BLINDER Mm good—Mm good. Dora’s just a fugitive from a Campbell soup ad. As outstanding mem¬ ber of the Gleesome Threesome, she’s the originator of Joe’s Jar for Jostled Jokes. WALTER BOSKAWICH One of our basketball stalwarts and the silent-partner in that duo of Smith and “Bosco”. His weak point now is Mathematics but who knows, perhaps Mr. Durnin will prove his salvation. DAN BRODY Has an enviable time-table: Shops, study, language and opera. Danny’s soft voice, which generally disturbs all Winnipeg, is frequently heard in French class. KATHLEEN CHAMBERLAIN I’ve Done It Again! Commonly known as “Limpy” — do you always ride “no hands” or ski so vigorously, Kay? Is often accused of having “supply- roomitis”. Page Fourteen RALPH NEWCOMBE The person who put the life into our dancing classes. Besides this, Ralph is an ambitious stu¬ dent of the electrical shops, radios being the attraction. Other attractions are basketball and ? ? ELSIE TWORYSCHUK Cute ’n quiet—that’s our Elsie. A temperamental appendix bars her from hurdling this year, much to our distress. Another fugitive from Ikey. STAN ROSLINSKI The magic formula is not un¬ known to Stan, he works! Ceasing khaki routine, arriving late, were no obstacles. A good student, we hear he is complet¬ ing a radio course at home. XII-26 BILL CHASNEY Our party organizer and table tennis expert. Also dabbles in photography and models (not the Powers kind). Has a decided aversion for Chemistry and everything connected with it. JUAN CORKAN Usually seen distributing “Den- tyne” to our ruminants. Juan should have a special blank on his tax form for money paid into our gum fund. If you think his French is bad, you should hear his gags. KEN CORMACK What’s that? Somebody trying to keep our conversation down to a scream? Oh yes, it’s Ken our harried president and athlete. A good fellow, but how does he manage to keep smiling? OLGA DMYTRIW “Out of This World.” Unlike most of 26’ers Olga is always ready to tackle any work that may pop up; but in the Chem. Lab the experiments pop up and tackle her. WARREN FULFORD Keeps the room and seats in a constant state of collapse. Gen¬ erally conceded to be the hun¬ griest man on earth. P.S.— Don’t leave your lunch unguard¬ ed when he’s around.] SHIRLEY GORBACK And There You Are. Take a dozen giggles, add a vibrant personality, mix with about 5 ft. of good humor, stir together with a sprinkling of jive, and behold—“Yelrihs”. LAURENCE HAMLIN DICK McCALLUM It’s not that Laurence is per- Swonderful when Dick and Ken sistent, it’s just that he won’t put their heads together and take no for an answer. Has render a ballad, and we do mean many interests in school, none render. Another studious gent of which are academic. Most who will most likely go far. of them concern a four letter word beginning with “g”. JOYCE HOLT I’ll Be Seeing You. Although Joyce is a member of the Limpy Tribe, she finds no difficulty in trapping the tardy for late-slips. So long Teacher, remember how those Ravens can Court! JIM HRYNOSKI Second in command of the good ship 26. Concentrates in school, or so it seems, and is a constant attender at Tech, socials. ADAM HUCHKO We don’t know who his “Eve” is, and he doesn’t raise “Cain,” but he’s still an “Abel’’ fellow is Adam. Somehow, he manages to profit by using the study periods. LEONA KLEMCHUK No Can Do—are words not found in Leona’s vocabulary. As star slapper-on of make-up she wields a neat puff and also obtains neat marks for curricu¬ lar activities. ED. LEIER One of the original Morse Place boys. You know, Morse Place, that suburb of Fort William. A shining star on the hockey rink, but do you always carry your audience to the games, Ed? BELLA LITVAK All or Nothing At All usually “All” in her case. The way she packs those A’s is a constant boon to low-mark weary teachers. ESTHER LUDWIG All the Things You Are. Esther’s name should be changed to Nightingale — not only did she warble in the opera, but her ambition is to become Danny Kaye’s private nurse. SHEILA MacTAVISH Juke-Box Saturday Night. Ogden Nash’s ‘‘No MacTavish Was Ever Lavish” doesn’t apply to Sheila, our Crumb Com¬ mittee expert, and our ever- smiling secretary who extracts money from unheeding inmates. GORDON McKONE One student who doesn’t con¬ form to regulations. He never skips more than two classes per day. Our rule book states as follows: Each student must miss at least four classes per day. WALLEY OLE ' NSKY Wally is better than a Wurlitzer. You don’t even need a nickel to get a song. Will probably be noted by our class, “The man most likely to—” There were no goals scored against him in our soccer nets. DENNIS PEDESHUK An accomplished mimic of a certain English teacher, he works hard in school and opera. Dennis and Wally are usually in stitches over some joke which no one can discover. STELLA POBEREZNY Bells of St. Mary. Stella con¬ stantly amazes the class with her sixty-four dollar words. She is a member of the noontime volleyball club—Hobby in our Lobby. JACQUELINE RICE A Tisket, a Tasket, I Got a Little Basket—Basketball fans remember how important Jac- quie’s baskets were. How she learned so much Chemistry looking over her left shoulder is unbelievable. GEORGE ROMANSON How Paul Robeson must envy him! He will never make a student of languages, but could succeed in Maths, if a certain professor wouldn’t ‘ make him think. ETTIE RUBINFIELD O, What It Seemes To Be. Ettie, our little bundle of Sugar ’n Spice, delighted Miss Thomp¬ son by being the only one in the class to have her essays completed. DON SANDIFORD Tech’s “Golden Boy.” “Sandy” is a basketball and soccer star. It is said he wishes to acquire a French accent a la Charles Boyer in order to charm a cer¬ tain Boyd Ave. “Miss.” Page Fifteen XI1-29 DOREEN SPEECHLY Going My Way. Doreen is the second half of the Dual Alliance Doreen and Olga. She is com¬ monly known as Speechless”— everything happens in that Chemistry lab. SALLY STERN Tess’s Torch Song. Seldom seen in class, the mainstay of the business end of the Torch, Sally’s pockets always jingle, jangle, jingle with Torch money —it should be a success. ELIZABETH STOROZUK Can’t Help Singing. Elizabeth was one of the lasses who Climbed Over Rocky Moun¬ tains a la Gilbert and Sulli¬ van, and cut” a pretty figure doing it—Where’s the band-aid? BILL “HUBBA HTJBBA” TAYLOR A basketball player of good standing and an ardent member of the 26 Q-balls. We don’t know what he does on Friday nights, but he has been seen with a lovely Zuke” suit. DIANE TEARE “Mighty Lak A Rose.” Hard¬ working Diane occasionally goes to Lac du Bonnet for a Lost Weekend. After she sold us opera tickets, our room sored” to dizzy heights. GEORGE TOMCEJ A past president of the school and known around the room as ‘Fleet Air Arm” Tomcey. By the way, George, what name have you got tattoed across your brawny arm? JACK JAKE” WATER WORTH When he’s not playing tennis or skiing or canoeing. Jack still finds time to attend several classes per week. Jack’s favorite saying— Yes, but Miss McCord.” FRANK WOODMASS Noted for his models and his studious nature which is rarely found in this room, to say the least. Seldom misses more than two days every week. ANDREW LUTZ A camera addict and a “candid” student if there ever was one. Rumor has it that he bathes in developer. Could that be, Andy? Has decided opinions on socials, student government and Maths, teachers. JOYCE BAWDEN Joyce has a one-track mind and there are usually boys running on it. And when there aren’t, there’s the opera or festival. JOE BERMAN Greater love for air cadets hath no man. Joe is a great all round” fellow. MORRIS BRODER A shock of hair, a friendly grin, a huge book and a little guy make up our Morris. BOB BURNS We predict Bob’s future: a trainman—plain loco with no motive. His passion for Chem¬ istry, curling and cuties ought to get him farther than that, though. MAXINE CARTER If we can’t remember her name its only because we know her beauty and accomplishments will soon compel her to change it. JACK CHMELNITSKY Jack occasionally shocks Miss Cummings by leering at her from behind a three-day-old beard. When he comes out of hiding, though, Jack is very amiable. EDITH CHODORCOVE Anyone from 29 reading this column, and who else would read it, is reading it because of Edith’s perseverance as Torch rep. This perseverance also helps Edith curl with the boys. CLARICE COHEN Thinking is one of the most contagious ailments to which Clarice is exposed. Violently afflicted, she can be recognized by a far-off, rapt expression, and is heralded by an amazing vocabulary. SHIRLEY COHEN Volleyball star, opera lead, vice- president of the room, excellent hurdler, festival winner, and not only that, she’s a good kid. Page Sixteen VIRGINIA DANCHUK First in beauty, first in brain, but last in the room at nine A.M. MOSES DIMENTBERG In school this young man’s fancy turns to what most kids turn to near the end of June—namely work. We recently uncovered a sense of humor that he has been hoarding away. CECIL FELDMAN Cecil is well equipped to assume grave responsibilities. Ultimate fate: funeral director. Like a battery he is everready with a joke. HARRY FENSON You would never say that Harry isn’t a good student and a popu¬ lar kid. (You wouldn’t because Harry is bigger than you). MAURICE FRANKEL Maurice has the right approach to school—he doesn’t approach it. When he does he favors chemistry and Air Cadets. PATRICIA GOLDEN Pat can do wonders at the key¬ board, but she admits that at school she’s all “Maxed” up. PHYLLIS GORELICK Phyllis almost went nuts trying to have the last words with her echo. Ambition: to teach and Hope: to marry. MIKE HEIMBACK Mike has achieved a degree of notoriety by the simple process of keeping quiet and working. ROSS HENDERSON Ross’s appetite must be in some way connected with the enor¬ mous amount of energy he pos¬ sesses. He is a rugby player, curler, track star, co-editor of the Torch, brilliant student and opera lead. NORMAN HILL President of the school, presi¬ dent of the class (?), captain of the rugby team, basketball, hockey and baseball player, cur¬ ler, golfer, singer, scholar, poet and kibitzer de-e-luxe. ALICE HOGG The only serious reflecting Alice does is when she is before a mirror, but there, of course, she has something to reflect upon. MAX JACOBSON An example of the virtues of homework and study. Mac is making his first million by drawing inflationary wages from the C.O.T.C. (5c per hour.) MAX KLEIN Alias “Frederick” (Pirates of Penzance). Our dashing, ro¬ mantic tenor. We know that piano lessons are necessary for a singer but Max, not more than two lessons a week. ARNICE KOZACK Chuna’s ambition is to become a teacher and from the way she has been teaching some of the students maths., no doubt she will make the grade. A good looking teacher, too. JULIUS LISTER Minuk’s shadow or vice versa. An unusual one, though, for he brings sunshine into the class. What wonderful philosophy on life he must have! Keeps a scrap book of late slips. RUTH JOY LOCKSHIN Beauty, brains (and a beast hidden somewhere). Joy felt a “moral duty” and would have rescued Frederick but the girls wouldn’t let her go. (They needed her in the soprano sec¬ tion.) WALTER LONE Strong, silent type. A blessing to all the teachers. Keeps the ball rolling in class with all his questions. Did we say silent? FAY MATLIN Our petite co-editor of the Tech Review. Also co-editor of the first term Tech’s Text. She has done a swell job. A remark overheard from one of Room 29’s boys, “She’s pretty.” Page Seventeen a A4 mi . JENNIE MARGOLIS Another late-slip collector. G. Bernard Shaw’s admirer. But competing with Shaw is a Daniel Mac student. Favorite saying, “Wait until the examiners mark my English paper In June. SAM MINUK Watch out! Here comes the all- star centre, Sam Minuk. Why the rush? He’s late for the third time today. It seems he manages to meet that certain train on time. MARGARET MOORE Margaret is always seen, seldom heard. A swell classmate, par¬ ticipates in all sports activities. MANUEL MORREY Manuel is one of those socialites who are always thinking of par¬ ties. Don’t get us wrong. He ' s Room 29’s industrious social chairman. His boogie-woogie at the piano is an asset at our socials. RUTH NITIKMAN An excellent student; pleasing personality. Another blessing to the teachers. She not only asks all the questions but also an¬ swers them. An authority on Electra, the psychological phe¬ nomenon. MARY NIVEN Room 29’s contribution to the senior volleyball and basketball teams. Mary adds to the number of beauties in the room. Her charming personality makes her a friend of all. BETTY ROMANEK Our efficient commercial stu¬ dent. Betty’s vitality and bub¬ bling spirits carried throughout the school. Of course she car¬ ries it herself for she’s a very busy girl with all her steno- graphical chores. XI-15 NEIL ALMDAL, Neil has a terrific time repelling attacks from some of our ener¬ getic females. Tall and hand¬ some, he hasn’t shaved yet, — he keeps the girls singing “Over the Waves.” MYRTLE BALDOCK Myrtle, alias “the Angel,” fun- loving, and always happy, gives us an “A” morale. Wonder if she knows all the words to “There’s a Long, Long Trail A-winding,” — all the way from Middleehurch. Page Eighteen BILL SPIVAK Room 29’s “Big Boy.” He’s tall, fair and has beautiful curly hair—the envy of all. Although Bill is a regular attendant at school he has many extra-cur¬ ricular activities, the chief of them being snooker, pool and billiards. IRENE SPRINGMAN One of the intelligentsia of the class. Irene can also be cate- goried in the vim, vigor, vital¬ ity and versatility class. Irene was one of the school’s lady curlers. BARBARA SISLER She swims like a fish. An un¬ usual fish, for as soon as her pond freezes she solves her problem by donning her skates and then she’s off to the speed¬ skating races. GEORGE TOUGH Not as tough as he looks. Great¬ est blow he could have reigned was his donation to Mr. Johns¬ ton of a set of Physics ques¬ tions. ADELINE WDOVIAK Take a pair of sparkling eyes; take a pair of rosy lips; take a figure trimly planned such as admiration whets; add charm, sincerity, brains, and industry, and you have L’il Ad. EDDIE ZULKOWSKI ‘Penzance’s” Sergeant of Police. The best Mabel we have heard. A dual character indeed. Eddie’s the long-hair type. Future: Wagnerian roles at the Met. XI-15 VERNON BATES, Vern is our silent ambitious classic fan. His theme is “Po¬ lonaise.” But boogie? Natch! Best follow-up for Ray Milland we know. Watch out, McGill, here he comes. BILL BROWNSTONE Bill is never late. “It’s only 8:66!” His subtle humour ranks him high in class appreciation. Likes hockey best, in sports. Destiny? Ask Bill. BILL CAMPBELL Bill goes to school so he can disappear at 1 p.m. Enjoys classic hair-dos, and “Nordic” profiles. “Scots Wha He for Wallace Bled,” Campbell’s sell¬ ing plasma. KAZIMIR CHOPP Kazimir, alias Casey, used to dabble in radio until he took Physics and Chemistry. Gives vent to extra energy by playing Shot’nin Bread’ ' on his har¬ monica. Bet he’s a Drene boy. BERT COHEN Bert has the ambition of Na¬ poleon. He hopes to conquer University. Already the “Little Corporal” is a Flight Sargeant. His smile will do the rest. GERRY DAIEN Gerry, alias “Tootsie,” finds his main interest in electrical engi¬ neering and .... Fun-loving and good natured, he makes a fine friend. SAM DOLOVITCH Sam is best remembered by Mr. Allyson’s immortal words in the Chemistry class, “Sit down, Sam, we’ll hear you next week.” Time was when Sam had long hair. Now he bare-ly makes it. OREST EWANCHYSHYN Orest came all the way down from the frozen north (mush! mush!) so he could come to Tech. He takes it for better or for Arest. SIDNEY FLEISHER Sid is Commander-in-Chief of the Gorilla Forces (the Brush Bridage). and private caretaker of Room 15. He wears dark glasses in class, so he can look at the sun. Guess who! JOHN GOLEBIOSKI John is one of the practically ex-stinct quiet members of the class. If silence is golden, John can sure cash in. Even when the class roars, John chuckles. LEONARD (PORKY) GORDON Len, alias “Porky,” is another of our many humour—(?) ists. specializing in ad-libs, — and the rugby team. HERBERT HALPRIN Herb missed part of the term (lost week-end?) keeping com¬ pany with Scarlet Fever. Sports and sports clothes are his dish. His motto “Buy at Irwins.” BOB HLADY Bob is an air-power enthusiast, and finds it hard to keep his feet on the ground while his heart is in the sky. His smile and good nature make for many happy landings. SAM JURAVSKI Sam is best known for laughing at Bert’s jokes. Thrives on sports and kibitzing. “ ’Twas aspiration drove me on.” An A-l fine fellow. EDGAR KOMADOWSKI Edgar is the centre of fun in our room. His specialty is a free demonstration of the sleep¬ walking scene from Macbeth. His humour makes him every¬ body’s pal. PAT LARMON Pat is Jean’s bosom pal, and they make an insuperable pair (no grammatical error). Her most hateful task is trying to get through the lobby during the noon-hour riot. JOE LERNER Joe. alias “Shoulders,” is the hardest fellow in the room to get around (both ways). Be¬ tween operas he devotes his spare time to trying to preserve some peace in our room. (What peace?) LA VERNA LUCE LaVerne, Alias “Cuddles,” is Mr. Holmes’ best tease victim. She’s an able artist and did half the room write-ups. She exercises great charm on the less fair sex of our room. ALLEN MACKLIN Allen is Sam D’s personal at¬ torney and ally, and they make a tough team in argument. He’s a brush cut fan, with a great amount of personality. roy McDonald Roy is another boogie man. In between bowler hats he spends his time developing a physique. Right now he needs a pair of dumbells. (Any volunteers?) HARVEY McGHIE Our platter-clatter-happy boy! Collects most of his discs on a certa in Saturday program, but swears there’s no foul play. Doesn’t need a calendar, uses his watch. Page Nineteen o % 7 1 r 1 1 § -=r - W ‘So - i All 4 o 7 JOHN MELYNYK John makes good use of his brush cuts (Fleisher’s model). He plans to take up photography to forget Physics. His favorite place “Boston.” LORNE MENSFORTH. Junior The quiet (???) kid who suffers from Mauricitis jokitis. Also the fall guy for a certain femme fatale—for him. SHIRLEY MENSFORTH Shirley “Giggles” Mensforth, Senior, who never saw a double- yolked egg and lost money. Is that hair natural? FRED MOREFIELD Ah! ah! ah! temper! temper! At one time Fred had a very poor barber (or could it be barbers?) and the knickname “Bangs” resulted. CHARLES NOVATNY Charlie’s excuse for his daily excursions down to Eaton’s is that he has to put in time be¬ fore his bus comes. Maybe there’s another attraction! By the way, what happened to that mustache? JEAN OLENYK Congratulations. Jean, on the new addition to your family. Hark! the dogs do bark. A whiz at sports and especially sprint¬ ing and a firm believer in the Wijji Board. LESIA PANKIW It’s “Love, Love, Love,” for our poor henpecked Lesia. A cer¬ tain person persuaded her to reform, at least during school hours. KEN RERIE Ken seems to be doing his chemistry homework. Namely, testing the bleaching properties of F202. It seems to be getting him places, too! JOYCE RIDLEY The quiet little girl who seems to get around after school. Does a slow burn when a certain teacher tries to draw her from her shell. CHARLES ROSTOWSKI Tall, blond and handsome. Fa¬ vorite pastimes supporting our tobogganing parties, conjugat¬ ing German verbs in English period, and delivering a run¬ ning commentary on all re¬ marks passed. DOUG ROLLO The beau with the brush. Fa¬ vorite magazine “Calling All Girls,” favorite show “Bring On the Girls” (when showing at the “College”), favorite . . . girls. P.S.—He likes rugby, too. MAURICE ROSENBERG Seems to be interested in curl¬ ing and not the kind that in¬ cludes a broom and rock. Fa¬ vorite saying, “But. I wasn’t talking, Mr. Bailey!” CARL S PEI DEL Master with the paint and brush. Creator of our room crest (pass the smoked glasses, somebody!) Finds the shortage of bobby pins annoying. SHIRLEY STONE “Rocky” hates anybody named Mackenzie. Captain of the “Techettes” and Quiz Kid No. 1! Likes anything by Danny Kay or Freddie Martin. BOB TANNER Bob would make a good barber as he’s handy with the clippers, to the sorrow of an unhappy member of our class. Good at telling tall stories. MARY-BETTY TURNER Quiz Kid No. 1. We are all anxiously awaiting the day when Madame Counsellor erupts in French class and returns some of the barbs thrown her way. HELEN WATT “Ray! Ray! Ray’!’ New member of our class. Phil’s faithful pupil. Favorite song, “Put That Ring On My Finger!” PAUL ZAMICK Another addition from the armed forces to Room 15. Paul doesn’t believe in taking his holidays when he can. Maybe he got too many in the army. Page Twenty XI-21 LOUISE BARAN A lovely blonde—fair in her studies—has some athletic abil¬ ity with a temper that remains hidden until something stirs it up. SHIRLEY BERLIN Take a pair of starry blue eyes and a pair of rosy cheeks and you get our vice-president and first citizen. LORRAINE BRETHAUER Our strawberry blonde with an exceptionally lovely voice, is active in all musical activity. Ambition: Always to please the teachers — and manages to do so. RUTH BUTTERWORTH Ruth is that poised and po pular president of our room. With a grand personality she ranks tops with us. MARGARET CHESELY Tiny, but dynamic Margaret loves to argue. Knows her class¬ ics. Member of the Winnipeg Ballet Club, and popular fre¬ quenter of the late room. MARIE CHESELY Well known juvenile lead of the Winnipeg Dramatic Society. Marie is serious about her work and will study in New York next spring. Pastime: Collecting late slips. CLARICE DILLER Clarice is dark and charming and thus well liked. To strang¬ ers she appears quiet but to her friends she overflows with humor and laughter. ROSEMARIE FIALKOWSKI A swell gal who is always will¬ ing to lend a helping hand. She is always to be found at Evelyn’s side. CLARENCE HURST The girls’ dream boy. Tall, blonde and good looking. (Need we say more?) XI-21 SHIRLEY GILBY Shirley in school succeeds in looking quiet and demure, but is probably dreaming about a certain Frankie. And it’s not the “Voice” either. JOYCE JONES Joyce is slender, neat and perky with a ready smile and a bub¬ bling laugh. She has a flare for “Dress Designing.” ULDINE KOZACHENKO Uldine is dark, slim and pleas¬ ing. (And we really mean pleas¬ ing!) Excells in sports and gum chewing. ANITA LEIBL Anita is that quiet girl who is seen and not heard. (Who are you trying to kid?) Outstand¬ ing characteristic: completed assignments. GLORIA LIPCHEN Her special mark of beauty is her ravishing black hair. Be¬ sides this asset she is a good student and is well liked by every“ONE.” JEAN LUBY That gleam of mischief in her eye makes Jean exciting to have around. When in a de¬ mure mood she is still exciting to the boys. EVELYN MAZA Our petite blonde, blue-eyed Evelyn is quiet but is a faith¬ ful worker and gets along well with everyone. YETTA MINUK A lovely brunette with dancing brown eyes. Amiable, easy to get along with ... in short, swell. STEFFIE OLENIK Steffie is quiet and studies. Main characteristic: her fiery temper. Main worry right now: breaking in a pair of high heels. Page Twenty-one STEVE OMENIUCK Our competent secretary, but we don’t mean in Shorthand and Typing. He’s one of the room’s checker champs. FRANCES OSTAPOWICH Here’s a bright young girl, who takes top honors in both Short¬ hand and Bookkeeping, and can she wield a mean bat. when it comes to baseball. DORA PAUL, One of our many brunettes, who always has her assignments in on time. How does she do it? Let’s visit Dora. NOREEN PLISCHKE Here’s the lass with the pleasant grin, liable to do anythin’ (only fooling). Favorite saying: “Yoo, Hoo! She can be con¬ stantly heard yelling for “Marg¬ aret.’ ' GEORGE POPOWTCH The Brilliant” (?) maths stu¬ dent who is never at maths but receives an “A” (a for absent). Ambition: teacher. JEAN RUSSELL This young lady was so bright she didn’t have to finish school to get a steady position. Lots of luck, Jean. ESTHER SHORE A girl with a “permanent” curl, the kind that doesn’t have to be renewed once a year. OLGA SOLMAN Our lovely red-head who is quite a famous violinist, and our popular sports captain. What she doesn’t have to put up with! GLORIA SYKES Here’s another of our blondes. Gloria fancies the atmosphere of Room 29. Is it because she likes studying? (Joker.) Page Twenty-two JOYCE SYKES Joyce rates high in good looks, personality, and marks. How does she do it? Ask Gloria, she wrote this. (That’s sisterly lovelj HELEN TANASICHUK This brown-haired girl is a quiet lass whose chief ambition is to be on top. (Educationally and socially). VERA WOLINITS A whiz at history and one of the stars of our notorious (?) basketball team. Popular, too! GLADYS YALLOWEGA Here’s one of our bright stu¬ dents, especially in Shorthand. Why she can even read her own notes! Miracles never stop hap¬ pening. JOE YERYK Or as he’s usually called, “Silent Joe.” The quiet section of the “Big Five.” Alias “Brians.” YULIA YERYK Another quiet lass, one wouldn’t know that she was in the room half the time. When she does speak she has something to say. ALVIN YUSSIEM The dark-haired boy of the “Big Five.” He may be near the last on the roll but not when it comes to checkers. Who do you think wins? JOSEPHINE YUZWA Here’s another blonde. One of the many of our room. Does well in school. MARGARET ZUKE A pretty girl with a pretty (!!!) tunic! The other half of the unseparable twosome of R. 21. Most popular with the opposite sex especially (censored). XI-24 MAURINE MOORE Here’s a slick chick who hails from Kelvin. Their loss and a very nice gain for us. Sorry, fellas, she’s taken. XI-24 GERRY AMES Capable president of the room. Jerry excels in all sports; spe¬ cializing in hurdling, swimming, and house parties. Always has us guessing about her latest “affaires d’amour.” DORYS BAY This sophisticated chick spends her study periods. Dorys is a whiz at Chemistry. Her latest experiments have been on “Gold.” GERRY COULTER Gerry dreams all day about the night. Her main interests in life are Carmen, shows, and men. (Purdy, men.) PEARL GOODMAN Pearl helps Dorys spend her study periods. She claims she has a high priority on the mir¬ ror. Her clothes have that Taylor-ed look this spring. Can it be spring fever? ROBERTA GRIFFITH Our future nurse, and we ex¬ pect will make a mighty good one, at that. An all-around girl, she enjoys sports, singing and playing the piano. BARBARA HAY Barby, a vivacious brunette with those flirty, flirty eyes, formerly could only be moved by the Navy. Lately, a few blonde waves have made her sway a little. MILDRED HAMATA Another Slick-Chick with per¬ sonality plus. Mildred roams with Mattie, sings with vim and vigor, and spends her spare time playing Jacks. SYLVIA JACKSON Those blue, sparkling eyes are full of life. Nimble with her hands and feet. A genuine gal, liked by all. EDITH JOHNSON Edith seems quiet in class, but she is not always so, we hear. Her pleasant disposition makes her a very likeable person and we are sure she will make an excellent nurse. SHIRLEY JOYCE “How many hearts have you broken with those great, big beautiful eyes?” Shirley hails from Lord Selkirk, but thinks that D.M.C.L. has something that others haven’t got. IRVINE KANOVSKY Irvin tried suicide, but medical science frustrated his attempts and he was forced to finish his sentence in Cell 24. Favorite hideout—Room 41. LOVED KARE Lovee possesses a unique talent for leadership, organizing and trapping. She is active in most sports, but she’s tops when it comes to “Billiards.” JENNIE KOPEL Jenny is our chorus girl. An expert typist, she is always willing to co-ooperate in every job Room 24 undertakes. MATTIE KOWALYK Our well-qualified sports cap¬ tain and basketball enthusiast, better known as the “Limb,” loves music. Her motto: “Don’t do today what you can put off till tomorrow.” SHEILA KRIVOSHEA Always smiling, always pleas¬ ant, always friendly. Why is it that she is always so “Sonny?” Could her attraction in Room 31 be Chemistry? JOYCE LAWRENCE Further proof of the proverb, “Good things come in small packages.” Although we know Joyce is a terrific runner, we don’t think Len tried too hard to escape. BETH “LATE-SLIP” LEES Beth keeps up Mr. Storch’s moral by always being “early.” Besides laughing at those tardy members of Room 24, she plays volleyball. Ambition: to be a teacher. ■a m r jh Page Twenty-three GRACE LINNEY Grace returned to Tech after two years of bliss, to sing her way through the year. Intends to be a nurse. “Nursie, come over here and hold my hand.” RITA LUDWIG This Chick spent her school days in the city and week-ends at the village. Rita left us early to make her entrance into the business world. MARION LYSAK Our efficient secretary is a quiet lass and our shorthand expert. Is the reason for that fluttering heart in Room 22. MERLE MANDEL Always found at Bella’s side. Seems to be bubbling over with energy and laughter — until we take P. T. The life of any party. CARMEN MATHEWS Carmen, whose flowing tresses are the envy of every blonde in the room, is interested in many forms of art. She believes life begins at 4 P.M. PAULINE ONUFREE Every time there’s a job to be done. Polly does it. She is al¬ ways ready and willing to help. A hard worker, she takes part in all school activities. BELLA RABER The source of our joke pot. Her sunny disposition gets her places — her marks don’t. Bella often comes in late but the bus- driver always gets the blame. ROZZIE RADINOVSKY Rozzie is our hard working secretary and tres petite artiste. A lover of French, her first choice for hit of the year is, “Darling, Je vous aime beau- coup.” SYLVIA RODIN “Live wire Sylvia,” active in sports, and other activities. What’s so interesting on the last page of pictures in the 1945 Torch,” Sylvia? BERNICE “BUNNY” SCHICK 11-24’s hep lil athlete is a classy forward on the basketball team but not too backward other¬ wise. This chick has mobs of men, including one she’d like to get Ridd of. NOREEN SCOTT Real saleswoman—Noreen top¬ ped Room 24’s record in col¬ lecting Torch adds. If you need a boost in moral, go and see Noreen, she’s always cheerful and happy. CORINNE SEGAL The girl behind the lovely com¬ plexion and dreamy light brown eyes. What is it about Corinne that seems to “get” Miss U know who. ROSALINE SHUSTER Rosaline is another of those Lord Selkirk girls who hates cooking and housework, but that won’t make any difference to her fate. DOLORES SMIGLE Dolores is an eager beaver in and out of school. She excels in scholastics, sports, and dis¬ cussions of which her favorite topic is a certain blonde. FRANCES STERGAR This green-eyed brunette knows how to work and is another of Room 24’s typing experts. She did a first rate job as our Fair representative. JEAN TABACK “Jinx” is the girl with the deep blue eyes whose terrific piano renditions were the bright spots in our music course. Her private life’s a secret between Sylvia and herself. ELEANOR WILKIE Our tall, graceful blue-eyed blonde causes a lot of excite¬ ment around the school, espe¬ cially in high pumping on field day. Scholastics are her task and Johnnie is her guy. SHIRLEY WINSTON Her lovely hair is her main attraction. Seems to be un¬ usually interested in a certain rugby star. Page Twenty-four XI-34 DOROTHY WADSWORTH Our version of Hedy Lamarr, and a musician on the side. Her fondness of navy blue has ob¬ viously been replaced by a love for maroon and white. ELEANOR WOLFMAN Tiny but not timid. Eleanor is a good debator and is also a great lover of music. LAURIE WEBER This well groomed blue-eyed brownette has a weakness for drapes. The chief objects of her ambition are Car-men and money. XI-34 GLADYS BOIKMAN Very outspoken but always full of gags. She doesn’t believe in wiping the grin off her face too often. CHRIS CADZOW Chris is the main reason that we made a showing in inter¬ room basketball. He has gained a name as an all-round athlete and student. LILLIAN DENTRY Lillian’s comeback to any re¬ mark is quicker than an Indian rubber ball. Nothing gets by Lillian’s ready wit. RUSSELL FLISS Fliss the flutist has been ac¬ cused of not knowing the differ¬ ence between a trumpet and a flute. During the opera Russ was a member of l’orchestre.” ESTHER GONOR This little bombshell of Room 34 packs a terrific sense of hu¬ mor in her half-pint frame. Per¬ sonality personified — that’s Esther. CARL GUSBERTI Our president is known and liked far and wide. Gus is al¬ ways on the bit” with a joke. “Favorite song, When Iris Eyes Are Smiling.” HAROLD HAPICHUK “Happy” Hapichuk and his cla¬ rinet are running Woody Her¬ man competition. (In fact Woody isn’t even in the same class). Happy has his own orchestra and they are (still) trying to prove that what they play is music. KEN HAYWARD Ken is a hockey star who played with the Rangers (the Dutch¬ man). He is also an up and coming student but we have a hard time keeping him up and making him come. Ken is the Social Rep. TONY HICKAWAY Tony is the famous flying wing of the All-Star Rugby Team. Although his chief interests lie in rugby and hockey he likes to play other games too. (Ha!) He is our sports-captain, of course. PHYLISS HUGHES Phyliss is our blonde-haired beauty. She’s always there sug¬ gesting something for the room. She is also suggestive for the boys. JACK KIRKLAND One of the Brilliants in our room. Jack is always shining. (See what Max Factor does for you, girls.) Did a great job as a pirate in the opera. LOUIS LEACHMAN This little student is very seldom heard (over the uproar). If you ever see him, you are probably in the late room. BILL MILLER Bill is a likable character who is usually responsible for all the outbursts in the room. Life with Bill is a tunnel of love. You never know what’s coming nex t. LENORE MIND ELL Comes into the classification of a girl who doesn’t say much. (Eds. note: We didn’t think there were any.) Lenore is so quiet that most of her classmates don’t even know where she sits. ' ILENE PATSON Ilene is the girls’ sports-captain. If you like them with looks, and personality, boys, this is it. She is good in sports, but better in shorts. Page Twenty-five ERNIE ROSS Ernie is the red-headed wit of Room 34. He is always ready to pass a remark your way, and often its more than a remark. Ernie is also vice-president. ELDA SCOTT Scotty gets along famously with Ross because she is willing to laugh at his jokes (?). This shows that Scotty must have a great sense of humour. ALLAN SHETTLER The other half of the Purdy- Shettler team. (They must be perfectly matched) We wonder if he is as fast in other things as he is in basketball. Also the possessor of a “personality smile . JACK STEFANSON Jack is a fellow who comes and goes like a revolving door. A swell guy, he never says much, but when started he is hard to unwind. ANNE- TURCHIN Anne is one of the volleyball players who helped win the championship. She agrees with everybody in more ways than one. MICKEY TOFFIN When in school Mickey is quiet, but when he is out, who knows? If success depends upon popu¬ larity among classmates, Mickey should go a long way. XI-37 HAROLD ALTMAN All Harold desires to take with him as a remembrance of Tech, are its girls. Harold’s inventive mind proved a great aid during the fair—his chemical game that is. WILFRED ATAMANCHUK Wilfred’s marks range from A+ to A. Darn that A how did it get in there? To Room 37’s bashful boy we wish the best of luck when he writes for the scholarship. SHIEKY BROWNSTONE Tall, dark and good looking, Shieky our sports captain is the instigator of all Room 37’s athletics. He and Mr. Pastuck are still trying. He has a serious interest in socialism and girls’ basketball games. Page Twenty-six KAY WATSON Always ready to dive into any joke, as well as into her favor¬ ite pool, Kathleen excells in laughing and swimming. (Done separately, we hope.) EVELYN WESTLEB Evelyn is a nice girl to have around, especially when assign¬ ments are due. This co-opera¬ tion on Evelyn’s part, a pleasant personality and that rare com¬ modity known as brains, make her a well-liked classmate. ANN YAFFE Is our class secretary who is always “fixing’’ the absentee list. Is popular with the opposite sex (eh Jack?) Seems to know how to keep us out of trouble. JULIA YAREMCHUK Julia is a blue-eyed beauty who is well-liked by all. She also helped win the inter-room volleyball championship. EDDIE ZASADZINSKY This trusting soul is liberal with smiles and notes, commodities which give him a 1-A standing with his fellow classmates. XI-37 ENID CALOF Trim, graceful and witty. Enid is our idea of an all-round girl, for she is athletic, intelligent, was a cheerleader and who do you think is business manager of the Torch? Naturally. NORMAN CANTOR An A student in several sub¬ jects, the room vice-president, will likely claim a place in the “arts” (not a paint brush, but the pen). On passing under the archway to his future, he will probably make a “left” turn in preference to the “right”. NOEL CUTLER Noel’s artistry and witty re¬ marks always find him a wel¬ come place among the crowd. His doodling in all his books will cheer up many a newcomer to Tech. IRVIN DORFMAN Irvin is the boy most likely to get a Ph.D. in Chemistry as what he doesn’t know, Mr. Grusz does. Besides this he speaks French like a Frenchman — surprised? DONALD DYMA Donald is one of those “he’s not so much in a crowd but wait till you get him alone” boys! Being modest and shy, he under¬ estimates his own abilities. What do you say, Don? By the way, his marks are proof. NAOMI FOX Naomi took an active interest in sports and music and is an “A” student besides. Her high ideals will lead her to success in whatever field she tackles. SHEILA FRATKIN Sheila is proud of her back¬ ground, particularly when it centres around Portage Collegi¬ ate. She wouldn’t find it diffi¬ cult to obtain an alias as she is constantly called Elsie, Freda or Susie by different teachers. GRETA-LOIS FREEMAN Greta-Lois took an active part in sports, opera, and all school activities. She’s neat as a pin and has a pleasant personality. ABE GLOBERMAN ‘‘Witty, witty, witty,” repeat the class members when Abe is present. Besides possessing a good sense of humor, Abe is also as bright as 500-watts of the first five letters of his sur¬ name. ESTHER GREEN Room 37’s nomination for the girl you’d most like to do your homework with. Not so fast boys—she only likes “manly” ones. ANNE GUNN “Bangy” is famous for her gift of gab and cheery personalitv. Her ambition in life is to get a Ph.D. in Chemistry, but Mr. Grusz has other plans. SHIMIN KASEDY “Mole” is short, dark and packs a mean wallop. At two minutes to nine, you invariably see him “burrowing” in someone else’s Latin. SAUL KOBLINITSKY Saul’s marks start at A and go up. He may be termed “Saul the Provider” when it comes to handing out assignments. As an accountant, he is sure to make no mistakes. SAM KOBRINSKY Although he lives within crawl¬ ing distance (across the street) he is forever entering the room at the nine o’clock bell. He is easy to get along with and pre¬ fers the wide open spaces (Kil- donan Golf Course). MONTE KOWALL Conscientious, with a pleasing personality Morley is bewildered when surrounded by females. He is always within Miss Mc¬ Cord’s reach when it com es to translating L’ll Sans Nom. LAWRENCE LEBITKA Lawrence is our rival to “Arles Chatles” when it comes to “leight wifting”. Possessing a genial nature he is very popu¬ lar with the boys. MIRIAM LEVIN Mickey is said to be the reason for that reason for that famous saying “Hubba Hubba”. But she can’t help that now “ken” she? JUDITH LONDON Judy was foolish enough to lend her house for our class party and strangely enough hasn’t sued for damages yet. A friendly girl with a swell personality, shes’ nice to have around. FRANCES LUCOW Frances really has lots of drive. She cheered for the rugby team, sang in the opera and takes great delight in doodling over her books. How does she man¬ age to be a good student, too? LAWRENCE MOSCOVITCH One of the boys who cheered our team on to victory. Law¬ rence aspires to be a writer. He’s bound to be a great success at this if these write-ups are proof of his ability. HELEN O ' LASKER Helen, our beautiful inspiration finds herself not quite up to par Monday morning because the week-end proved to be so “tre¬ mendously terrific”. SHEILA PERMACK A pleasant personality and an ability to write form Sheila’s make-up. Besides this she deserves credit for these write¬ ups. Page Twenty-seven DEBBY SLOBINSKY Debby gets an A for achieve¬ ment. She is not only our class president, but also takes an active part in sports and all school activity. She’s a good student and swell person. EVELYN PORTIGAL Evelyn is a genial and intelli¬ gent girl and very obliging when it comes to handing out assign¬ ments. Contrary to opinion she disagrees that “Smith” is a com¬ mon name. SHIRLEY SPIGELMAN Spigie had no difficulty finding a victim for make-up classes as the boys were only too will¬ ing to oblige. Her dark hair and cute face could make her a stand-in for Linda Darnell (Hubba Hubba.) EILEEN RASMUSSEN Our cute blonde secretary causes our room to delay in paying our various dues. Rea¬ son? The boys enjoy Eileen bothering them. Who is the lucky boss Eileen? SILVIA ROBERTS Sylvia finds no subject difficult. This proved a blessing to many students she has helped as our remedial instructor. AUDREY STENDAHL Tall, fair and beautiful. Audrey fascinates the boys as she walks down the aisle. She is bourd to be a success as an interior decorator. (She’d make any home look good.) LILLIAN ROSE Lil is our blonde star athlete. As a basketball player, she never misses — well “harvey” eve r. MYRNA STILLWATER Myrna’s ambition in life is to play as well as Cornel Wilde. If she is as constant at the key¬ board as with a comb she is sure to be as “Wilde”. HARVEY STROLLER Another one of the handsome gents in our room, Harvey pre¬ fers sports to his studies. His jokes always keep the class members in good humor when the time for results draw near. Harvey’s only desire is a “lil rose.” ROWENA RUBINFELD Ronnie is a blonde miss who is full of fun and wit. She comes out with the queerest (what’s out with the queerest things in French class or is it just that Miss McCord brings out the worst in her. AUBREY YARMAR Aubrey is our contribution to the school council. After pre¬ senting our suggestions, the council contributed Aubrey back to our class. An intelligent, athletic and popular boy, Aubrey excels in frightening the students in Room 29 with his deep voice. ROY YENTIN Roy insists he would be exempt if it weren’t for French, Eng¬ lish, Maths., etc. His attempt to bring CKY to Room 37 was futile, for History and Big Sister don’t mix. LEONARD SCHMIDT Known to his intimate friends as “Laffy with the smiling face.” He is not only “social” credit but also a budding scientist who some day may discover another non-existant element. SAM SCHWARTZ After absenting himself from P.T. classes due to an appendix operation he had undergone. Sam took to tumbling most ardently. Mr. Pastuck got a great “kick” out of it. How¬ ever, this doesn’t affect his “A” average. SOL SNIDER Our accommodating and ver¬ satile social “rep” made a profit selling cushions at the door of the roller rink the night of our social which proved to be a “bang-up” affair. Besides — his marks are the envy of all. RUTH ZLOTEN Ruth appears in classes anytime from 9 to 10 and seems to doze dreamily throughout her per¬ iods from 10 to 4, yet she man¬ ages to get an “A” average. What ' s your formula, Ruth? ESTHER BECKER Cute chick with a catchy laugh. She never gets really serious, but some of the males of the school would like to. SYLVIA BAKALINSKY A little girl with a big, big smile. Guardian of our gates at nine each morning. Her theme song, “Too late, ha, ha, ha. Too late, ho, ho.” Page Twenty-eight MINNIE BLUSTEIN Sweet simplicity may accent the reason Mr. Holmes calls her ‘‘Minabella”. But, then again, it could be that she isn’t so simple when it comes to Maths. BELVA BORODITSKY Our one-time president, one- tme opera star, who spent most of her time trying to persuade Miss Nicolson that she was at an opera practice—not skipping. RITA CHECHIK A petite, charmingly and friendly lass who finds that the sing “I’m a Big Girl Now” might have possibilities for her. LIBBYE CONNER The P.T. pest of the piano, who beats out the boogie at top speed, might also be called “Madame Pompadour” because of her well-developed personal¬ ity. She is also responsible for some of these uncanny write¬ ups. MARY DENT One part of a beautiful friend¬ ship. Damon and Pythias has nothing on the way she sticks to sweet Rosie. MARION DRESSLER Better known as the “Brain”. Does very well with her figure —oops, I mean figures. Her theme song, “For it was Gerry.” MOLLY FAIRMAN Molly reminds us of the person we want to be, with our home¬ work done in time. Calm, quiet, decisive, except when it comes to anything connected with music. RUBY FREEDMAN Modesty is not one of this child’s faults. A self-confessed literary genius in the bud—she expects to bloom into a Dorothy Thompson any day now, but at present is satisfying herself with these write-ups. FAY GARFINKEL The “Razor’s Edge” has nothin’ on Fay when it comes to mani¬ pulating angles in Geometry— sharp as they come. LEDA GATMANENKO Another gal liked by all who know her. Leda must be fond of exercise, or could it be some¬ thing else that makes her climb up and down stairs so eagerly? RAE GEORGE “Elva” is her first name and we can understand why she pre¬ fers the second as the former is a heavy cross for any girl to bear. HILDA HI EBERT We wonder if the only part of chemistry she grasps is H202? We also wonder why she has suddenly become a fervent devotee of Spike Jones? ROSE KELLY The Pythias aforementioned, she keeps a quiet (?) tongue in an Irish head. EDITH KNELLER She is leaving us soon to play a Mata Hari for our government —in the Civil Service Secre¬ tariat. MARIE KOPYCHANSKI Though she seldom wears her glasses, it’s amazing how brown and orange change to maroon and white, once Marie leaves the school grounds. DORITA KOPLOVICH The court jester of Room 38, who effaced herself neatly from the Easter exams. Who was it said that court jesters were wiser than their masters? CAROLINE KOROBAILO Our little room trumpet, when she isn’t busy being a self- elected school spirit, is trudg¬ ing hopefully towards Room 40. EDITH KUSHNER Here is a girl who’ll be ener¬ getic about anything, anytime. An eager arguer, she can be heard debating regularly from 8.45 to 4.15. Page Twenty-nine MARJORIE LEES A singer who chirps vainly to keep Room 38 quiet. Perhaps now, she feels that singing in the festival was more restful than being vice-president. MALKE LERNER A sweet blonde of Room 38. Here is a perfect example of mental telepathy -her body is here, but her spirit communes daily with Edmonton. RUTH MCDONALD A Room 38 representative who succeeds in making her voice heard every Thursday at coun¬ cil meetings. She is perhaps one of the few students whom Mr. Holmes regards as infallible. MARGARET QUIRK Oh, Maggie O’Mine. a small, definitely “gamine” addition to our room. (By the way, don’t call her Maggie, she ha-a-t-tes it). NORMA ROBINSON Past—must have been angelic. Present—definitely we need the word ladylike. Future — a teacher adored by hosts of grateful pupils. GRACE SAFEER Our social butterfly, Grace is at present exerting all her charms towards an exemption. Prob¬ ably by the time this is read the worst has happened. HELEN SCHWARTZ A wee creature with a slightly Lake-ish hair-do, our Helen’s face and personality shows itself rarely; she is too busy tip-toeing in and out of the room. MARIA SEMENIUK Our versatile blue-eyed presi¬ dent who chirped as Isabel in the opera, took an active part in sports and though she was exempt, the Torch kept her busy right to the end. FLORENCE SHAFRAN Our clique of “talking at all times personalities” was rather silent during the week s their star performer was absent with an attack of appendicitis. Page Thirty ELEANOR SHATSKY Our miniature atomic bomb with the torch voice. Her favor¬ ite song—The Man I Love. Could it possibly be dedicated to the initials, M.B.? BETTY SIDENBERG This is one person we know nothing sarcastic about. Liked by all, she has succeeded in completely escaping our eye— wonder woman! DOREEN SHAW New transfusion in the life¬ blood of Room 38, they must produce excellent plasma in Portage la Prairie; as yet we have felt no ill effects. We also hope Doreen is happy in this big. beautiful . . . (cough). JEAN SKINNER We may safely predict that Jean’s destiny will be in the hands of one Mr. Powers ere long. Meanwhile she is con¬ tent just being a “Ray” of sunshine. ESTHER SNIDER A petite neophyte of the drama, Esther has dedicated herself solely to this art. Our sincerest wishes for a happy and successful career. BEVERLY STEIN No worries accompany us as to the success of Beverly in any social field. Academic tributes may be another matter, however, we’re sure she won’t miss them. NORMA WALTERS A tall carefree redhead, who has mastered the art of never worrying. She has a weakness for drapes, me, and beach trains. Isn’t it “Grand!” LILY ZLOTNICK A person with a neat, unclut¬ tered mind; nothing to clutter it up—she’s our secretary. Main interest—University of Minne¬ sota. Why, Lily? XI-39 GLORIA ATNIKO Tall, pretty, bubbling over with personality, is Gloria who wins friends by laughing at anyone’s jokes. Puttering around in the Chemistry Lab. fascinates her XI-39 XI-39 BERNICE BLAZCWICZ Bernice is always good for a laugh, but her giggles seem to annoy a certain French teacher. However, her constant plugging rewards her with high marks. SIDNEY COOPER One of the quieter and more studious pupils of our class, works hard and is a favourite of all the teachers, especially one whose name rhymes with “forever burnin’.” DAVID DALLINGER Has the unique position of being page-boy in the provincial legis¬ lature. World conditions as unstable as they are, don’t be surprised if he is the provincial premier next year! DOROTHY DIAMOND Sports captain of the room. Charming and full of fun. Dorothy is liked by everyone. PATRICIA DYBISH Another chorister, quiet, well- liked. Drug stores fascinate her—could be she wants to be a Pharamcist? TEDDY FERLEY “The Mark,” a star hockey player, is a “blaze-away” on the ice. As a goalie, he stands be¬ tween bars today. Tomorrow— who knows? MARION FURMAN Member of opera and festival choirs, she strangely enough looks forward to music periods. Sincerity and friendliness are her traits. HAROLD GOLDSTEIN Big Harold’s school activities include playing rugby and pirating in the opera. He demon¬ strates his immense strength by pushing people through doors— open doors. JOE HEIMBACH Our star tumbler is Mr. P.’s pride and joy. He glides through his studies just as smoothly as he does through the air. He’ll go a long way, no doubt. BRUCE HILL “The Hat” has been known to visit Eaton’s Women’s Hat counter regularly. Buys his mother hats, methinks. Other activities during the year in- clde playing rugby and planning Tech’s socials. EDITH KATZ You can always depend on Edith to play the piano for you. Works hard in school and obtains good results. Could be that her cheery smile sees her through. LUCY LAW Because of Lucy’s quietness, her excellent marks amaze every¬ one. Friendly to all, she is a great asset to the class -especi¬ ally at exam time. ROY LEV A brilliant student, his know¬ ledge is a beacon of light on every struggling genius in our room. His “radical” views don’t jibe with those of some teachers, but with his marks, we’d all turn radical. SHARNA MALINSKY Sharna is one of the rare species of Room 39, a conscien¬ tious worker with her assign¬ ments always done. Ambition —to be a doctor. (I ' ll be your first patient.—Ed.). DORIS MANVEILER As a newcomer to 39 she quickly made herself at home. She is an ardent rugby fan. Is it her infectious smile that causes a certain male to walk her home every day? BILL MARTIN “All good things come in little packages” e.g., peanuts, and B.M. Bill can often be seen munching peanuts during school hours; after school he eats pop¬ corn. Where does he get all the room? DOLLY MINDESS “Five foot two and a half of sunshine,” our petite and able secretary always manages to forget the absentee list for D.A. Her sparkling personality makes her popular with both sexes. VERA NELSON Slim and definitely easy on the eyes. “Nellie” verifies the fact that not all blondes are dumb. Industrious and friendly, she is a swell girl to know. Page Thirty-one ANNE NURGITZ ART SILVERMAN Another one of our opera chorus Another class wit who forces girls—but she managed to catch last night’s Bob Hope jobes on a certain lead. Seldom seen in some unlucky 39’er. Art’s main class—she claims it’s Torch” worry — Should I become a work that keeps her busy. doctor or an opera star? RITA PLESKOW Her beautiful voice gave her the part of Edith” in the opera. Although rather quiet, her marks are excellent. Favor¬ ite pastime—giggling with Shiela in Chem. periods. TEDDY POLSKY An accomplished pianist who can really make those keyboards fly. She only studies when there’s nothing else to do. Be¬ lieves that school is a waste of time. Could be . . . FRIEDA RABKIN Fun-loving, clever. Her voice qualified her for the opera and various festival choirs. Right now. University seems to be her ambition. SHIELA RITTBERG Take a beautiful voice, good figure, and plenty of giggling, shake well, and you have Shiela. Could be that Kate’s” interest in the opera was sub¬ jected to more than music. TED ROMANSON A high ranking officer in Sea Cadets. Specifically—chief petty. Dapper Ted has to wield a mighty knife to ward off the girls. YVONNE SAWCHUK Our vote for Room 39s leading Glamour Girl. Prominent in sports and room activities, and was responsible for most of these write-ups. ALFIE SILVER Room 39 offers its heart-felt and sincere condolences to Alfie on his recent loss. Don’t take it too hard, Alf. Lots of people have lost their appendix. NAOMI SHUBIN Volleyball, basketball. Girls ' Sports, Editor of Torch, and other activities, form a list of Naomi’s achievements for this year. Her genial disposition has won her many friends. RITA SILVERMAN Room 39’s Glamour - Girl,” sometimes manages to escape the late-room. Good-natured and popular, Rita never seems to lose her temper. DAVE SIMPSON There’s one in every room. Our chemistry fiend would like to own the school’s chemistry equipment. Latest reports say he practically does. CHARLES SMITH Chollie is the driving intellec¬ tual force of 39. Tho’ reputedly active in a party rhyming with Mutt and Jeff,” he actually stayed home and did his home¬ work. SAM SOLOMON Samuel has taken a keen inter¬ est in civic affairs and hopes to become mayor soon. (Watch out, Mr. Coulter!) Comes de revolution” and we’ll have three history periods a day. MEL SPIGELMAN In Mel we see a perfect speci- man of a sportsman. His favor¬ ite sport used to be hockey, but of late he prefers a period of tumbling in Room 29. SEYMOUR WARKOV Seymour spent a relatively quiet year in school and amused himself only in Maths, History, Latin, Chemistry and English. The rest of the time he tried to do his homework and play basketball. DAN WATERMAN Good natured Dan (pronounced with a nasal effect) often causes pandemonium with his timely quips at the most untimely times. NATE WERNER The jester whose enthusiastic guffaw has become a class insti¬ tution. Nate was also a good basketball player, a track star and a friend of Arthur. Page Thirty-two LESLIE ZIMBERG A rare male speciman who likes to keep his work up to date. He can also be seen forcing Torch magazines down Room 39’s collective palate. ALVIN ZIPURSKY My foreign correspondent tells me that Little A1 was Sports’ Editor of the Torch, and presi¬ dent of Room 39 for two terms. His rugby tactics proved to be quite successful in controlling the class. He and a certain teacher both like to curl. XI-40 MORRIS ALTMAN Room 40’s literary artist — that is, when the teacher is out of the room. Poems are his spec¬ ialty, and his hobby is selling dehydrated “Borsht”. GERRY APPEiLLE Claims he’ot got water on the knee, but we know it’s skin. Our faithful secretary and all¬ round student and athlete. He particularly likes rushing into Room 29 after study period. We can’t imagine why. STEPHEN ARSENYCH One of the Rover boys, here, there, and everywhere. He is known for his exploits (mostly unprintable — at his own re¬ quest.) Steve is an “A” man in Physics, Chemistry and Bas¬ ketball. DAVID BABIER Still can’t get over how the 7 ball froze outside the pocket. He is a continuous visitor at the Lodge, but somehow keeps his work up. He is also a very popular fellow. ALLAN BEYER Another one of Joe’s prodigies who is continually looking for a “mark”. From what we’ve seen of him (very little) we find Allan a very likeable person. JOE BREITMAN Joe is a regular contributor to the Tech. Review. He knows everything about everything, except how to use a razor. ALLAN CHAPNICK “How do you do? I’m so happy for you to see.” Our own Mad Russian, who keeps telling us how he played the fiddle for the Czar. GEORGE NIECKARZ The budding artist of the room, although the quality of his work shows that he will soon be full blown. Must stay up nights painting the town red because he doesn’t get to school in the morning. ISRAEL FEINGOLD A gift from Dauphin and a credit to our class. Israel is a quiet, hard worker who believes in saying little, doing much. Maybe that’s why he always says so little and does so much. XI-40 WALTER DUDNEWICH “Dud” is a pretty classy basket¬ ball player on the junior team, an outstanding student, and very nice stu-fellow. What more could you want? P.S.—“Dud” was also picked to take glider training, one of St. John’s ten. BILL DYSON We all like to hear Bill sing Long Ago and Far Away. A swell guy, and an asset to any class. MONTE GERSHFIELD Is he handsome? No. Is he smart? No. Is he living? Give us time, we’re still working on that. In spite of all those dis¬ advantages Monte is a very able social rep. and a swell fellow. JOHN GRAY Tall dark and drapesome. John must be a fast reader for he gets through three or four books every library period. At least he goes to get another often. Another of our pool sharks. GILBERT GREGORY I’m forever blowing bubbles. G.G. calmly walked into Room 40 and started blowing bubbles. His punishment — he was not allowed to smoke for a week. P.S.—It almost killed him. KASIMIR GREGORY We don’t hear much from Kas, but when anything goes amiss in the class, a voice pipes up in the class, “Blame it on Kas.” JACK GUSMAN Chalks up A’s in all subjects— we all call this fellow Jack A. No offence please. We all like you Jack even thought you are a trifle intelligent. Page Thirty-three BEN GRUSHKO With most meat markets it’s the cow, but with Grushko it’s the bull. In Ben, we have a humorist (not our kind), a good kid. BOB HANDLER Room 40’s B.T.O. Often seen with his right hand shaking above his head and crying for another pair of shoes. Bob is a good fellow and a fair student. RONALD J.P.G. HAVELOCK “Baldy” as he affectionately is called by his cronies, is Room 40’s Abbott and Costello rolled into one. Our sports captain, played on the senior basketball team, Ronnie is a wonderful fellow and a good student. CHARLES ISKOW Here we have proof—proof that man is descendant of the little fellows that swing in the trees. Kidding aside, Charles is a bar¬ rel of fun and a great guy. JACK KAPLAN Our hero may be seen at 1.20 tumbling. Well, that’s one way to see the world. LAWRENCE KLAPECKI Room 40’s artist who is respon¬ sible for all our posters. Law¬ rence is well liked by all and an asset to any room. (He’s never there.) MAX LEW Was once seen in a pool hall— However Max is one of our quieter students. He is an “E” man and we don ' t mean efficient. JOE MESHNIK Most of you saw “Lost Weekend” —if you looked closely, our hero was the third body from the left. Joe did some good work on the rugby field, and is also our vice-president and chief mauler. EDWIN MYER A swell guy and a likeable person who is interested in model building (airplanes) and keeping quiet. Ed makes no comment on the girls around the school, none being needed. BERT MINUK Bert is still looking for positive electrons — there is no such thing, but that doesn ' t stop Bert. EARL POIDEVIN A leader of men (Air Cadets), follower of women, and works diligently in all subjects. He excels in one period especially (study period). GORDON POLLOCK Another of Room 40’s “better students”. Poor Gordon can’t lose his attraction for Room 31. He is constantly “Trilling” out¬ side the door. Gordon is a good student and a still better fellow. AARON ROMANOVSKY Little “Butch” is contantly seen buzzing around the school. Where he goes, nobody knows (how about it Butch?) Aaron is a very diligent worker who is very well liked—and no wonder, he’s so cute!! ELKEN ROSENHECK The big bad boy of Room 40, quite a scholar. We heard once that Elkin is going to write for a scholarship, well good luck to you Elkin! JOE LIBERSON A bit on the broad side. We never hear from Joe, he’s too busy studying for next year. What little we hear from him, we like. ALBERT LOWE Albert seems to hang around Room 13—we wonder why. Mr. Laycup advised Albert to leave school for a little holiday — a sort of Lost Weekend. Page Thirty-four GEORGE ROSS A gentleman, and we use the term loosely. George excels in English literature and washing boards. Needless to say, a quiet chap and good student. ARNOLD RUBIN Arnold is known as the Dutch¬ man (don’t ask us, we don’t know why) Dutch can usually be seen at a certain place where the boys hold sticks and shoot little colored balls around. How¬ ever, “Dutch” is a swell guy and a lot of fun. IRWIN RUBIN “Little Peppy” the human dynamo, gets thrown out of more classes than we have fin¬ gers and toes. Peppy is re¬ spected by all—(He ' s got a big father.) ALBERT RUTMAN Albert had his appendix out for the Easter exams—that’s one way of not having to write. We doubt if Albert is awake four hours a day. WILLIAM SCHULMAN Willie, our class president, played on our win ning junior basketball team. In Willie, we believe we have a swell fellow and a great personality. (Thanks for the fin Willie.) NORMAN SHORE Was born at a very early age— no doubt. Every year Norm is sick at Easter, we are still awaiting this year’s results. No kidding folks, he’s a swell guy. IRVIN SLUSKY In Irvin Room 40 has a grand fellow. Occasionally Irvin is seen in a sort of daze. There is a certain person in the school that puts him in a trance. Can’t say we blame him either. MURRAY TAPPER Murray uses a curved cue so he can shoot balls around corners. Wake up Murray, its time to change periods. In spite of all this, Murray is a swell fellow. MYER THOMPSON Myer says he’s a self-made man, — we haven’t found out what he started with. Myer plays basketball and rugby. ALEX WINEGRATS KY Our musician plays radio and phonograph, flips the ball around in basketball, sleeps through Chemistry, and then goes home, — we think. DAVID WISEMAN One of Uncle Joe’s boys. Dave is an intellect, he laughs at anything, even Gerschfield. We don’t mind saying that Dave is one of our better billiard artists and a very likeable person. LLOYD WOLCH May usually be seen with Romanovsky laughing at each other’s jokes (no one else will). You’ve probably heard of Wolch’s department store, but Lloyd is no cheap guy. Camera Shy Qradnates XI 1-2.6 STEFFIE RUDAN—Singing in the Rain. Our president of the Lobby Volleyball Club takes time out from this tedious task to sing in the opera and keep her school work “on pitch”. XI1-29 EDWARD NIECKARZ—They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Please Ed, come back. We’ll love you anyway. Ambition: To drive a ’46 Pontiac 120 miles per hour. SHIRLEY SWAILES—Plump and jovial Shirley believes in lots of play and no work. A date every night of the week with Shirley sweet is the only ambition of her one and onlies. XI-15 DOREEN DAVIDOW—The only girl in the room who doesn’t raise her voice above a shriek. Silence and her good nature help her through the dark ages of high school. XI-15 CHESTER GORETZKI—The boy just out of the airforce with a thirst for know¬ ledge of places just around the corner in dark mysterious cities. XI-34 BORIS AMROMIN—Boris is the quiet type who never says a great deal but is willing to do anything he is asked (well practically anything). He is one of the rugby squad. CARMAN PURDY—The combination of Shtetler and Purdy is unbreakable. Carman gets along with everybody and is known as a good chap. TED WIERBECKI—Ted is tall blonde and handsome. He was on the rugby team and enjoys bicycling on his brother’s racing bike. NORMAN HIRSCH—W.L.I.’s answer to the Hitler youth. Norm was a bit late for school and came directly to Room 40 (no other sane person would). Need¬ less to say Norm is very popular with the boys. (He owns the dice.) Page Thirty-five NORM HILL ARLINE MOGUL Winner of the Governor-General ' s Medal Norm is a jack-of-all-trades. That is the one requirement of the winner of this award. The most important part of his contributions to life at Tech rests in his community spirit. This prompted him to undertake many jobs. He was class president for three years; editor of the ’45 Torch, the largest; editor of the Hi Fresh man!, principal part in the opera for two years, president of the school council, 1945-46, captain of the rugby team, 1945, etc., etc. His academic achievements have been worth a couple of bars every year during his attend¬ ance at Tech. Meaningful editorials, witty es¬ says and satires on prevalent abuses tumble from his versatile pen. This year’s class will remember him saying, “I have a poem here,” every time he made a speech. He would give Einstein competition also, given time. A big lanky fellow needs some exercise and Norm found it on the rugby team for three years, all-star end in 1944, and basketball team for two years. He makes a good hockey player and curler in the winter and always wins a few points at inter-class field day in the summer. What a power-house! Won twelve bars in two years and deserves twenty-four for his three years attendance. Despite his crowded time table he always has a happy grin and plenty of time for girls, fun, and girls. ★ Winner of the Teacher ' s Award The old school flame really burins in this little red-head (it even colors her hair). Dur¬ ing her two years at Tech, Arline was into more things than a cook’s finger. She was a debater in the Public Speaking Club, an officer on her class council, and a member of the opera during her two years. Arline’s limitless energy also extended to the realm of sport where she excelled in basket¬ ball, volleyball and track. In 1945, Arline was literary editor of the Torch and did a tremen¬ dous job in that position. As copy manager of the “Hi-Freshman!” Arline’s efforts were a main factor in the publication of the then un¬ tried and infant activity. Besides gaining recognition in athletics and citizenship, Arline also earned a name as scholar. Her standing while at Tech was never less than an “A.” In 1945 this little ball of fire was one of the three students to receive the full quota for six bars. Arline’s terrific energy, coupled with an en¬ gaging personality (amazingly amiable, con¬ sidering the color of her hair), won her many friends among students and teachers alike. All these qualities make her richly deserving of the honors awarded her. ★ J WINNERS “J’s” are the mark of outstanding ability and all-round achievements at St. John’s. They are awarded to students meriting four bars or more. Second year St. John’s students with four bars or more for the second year receive the “J” orange and brown pin. Old “Alma Mater,’’ this year has been blessed with a bumper crop of “J” winners. CLASS XII CLASS XI CLASS X Room 17 Stan Smith Ernie Magee Lily Karlinsky Room 26 Kay Chamberlain ‘Ken Cormack Don Sandiford Jack Waterworth ‘Jacqueline Rice Room 29 Joe Berman ‘Shirley Cohen Ross Henderson ‘Norman Hill Arnice Kozack Room 38 ‘Maria Seminuk Room 37 ‘Enid Calof ‘Debby Slobinsky ‘Aubrey Yarmar Sylvia Roberts Ruth Zloten Room 39 Bruce Hill ‘Naomi Shubin Alvin Zipursky Room 12 Elsie Kulbaba Room 23 Josephine Piasecki Room 36 Julia Pawluk Room 31 Meyer Shore ‘Second year “J” Room 13 Shirley Spegal Harold Untershultz Morris Loffman Room 33 Walter Lampe Dolores Robinson Leo Schicker GRADUATION EXERCISE June 12th, 1946, 1:45 p.m. ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH 1. March of the Graduates: Marche Heroique ... Schubert (Will the audience please stand) O Canada 2. Choir: Lift Thine Eyes.. Mendelssohn The Sky is Full of Clouds......W. Davies 3. The Passing Year—The Principal. 4. Orchestra: Gavotte and Musette .J. S. Bach Humouresque and Kamarinskaya. Tchaikowsky Russian Dance. 5. Address to the Graduates: David A. Golden, Esq., 1935. 6. In Memoriam: I Vow to Thee, My Country—Omnes. 7. Presentations: School Letters, by the Assistant Principal. Staff Prizes, to Ernie Magee by Mr. Beer; to Arlene Mogul by Miss Macdougall. Governor-General’s Medal, to Norman Hill by the Principal. 8. Choir: Music, When Soft Voices Die.. Chas. Wood Swift as Bird ... Rossini 9. Valedictory—David Sokolov. 10. Passing of the Torch: Norman Hill to Estelle Greenberg. J erusalem —O mnes. The King Page Thirty-seven VALEDICTORY Mr. Reeve, Honored Guests, Fellow Students, Parents, and Friends: Graduation means a great deal to all of us. To those of us who regret the leaving of the shel¬ ter which the school has provided, as well as to those of us who look for¬ ward with zest to the new life which stretches ahead, graduation is the all important milestone. For years we have been preparing ourselves for this day. And now the day has finally arrived! We leave this school not only with a feeling of joy in our achievements, but also with genu¬ ine regret. We leave behind the school itself: the tower with its view of the whole city, the science laboratories, the study room and the library, the late room, the gym and the audi¬ torium, the machine shops, cooking room, and the office. We also leave behind the people who make up this school. We have known some of them longer than others, but we respect and admire them all. We bid farewell to a man who has been more than our principal, a true friend and advisor, Mr. Reeve. His glowing ideals of democracy have been a shining light to all who have met him. His philosophy and wisdom will be an inspiration to us in the years to come. We shall move on, also, without the teachers who have been with us for the past few years, who have done so much to guide us in these difficult years in our extra¬ curricular activities no less than in our school work. We leave behind the friends of the office and caretaking staffs, whose kindness and patience we shall always remember. Above all, we regret to leave behind that indefinable influence, the atmosphere of this school which distinguishes it from all others. I use the term “indefinable” because it is diffi¬ cult to express in exact language the spirit of St. John’s Tech, which is a diffusion of the freedoms, the democratic practices, the sense of responsibility and self-respect and the all- around friendly feeling between adults and adolescents so characteristic of this school. We feel fortunate to have been enveloped in this spirit and to have obtained such an education. It is a splendid preparation for the future. Our thoughts also go out to the graduates of the past few years who have continued their education on the field of battle. Man’s inhu¬ manity to man has denied to them the right to take their place in normal society. For war is not a normal state of affairs. They left school, as their fathers left, and as we leave, young and inexperienced. Through the span of six war years they changed into men and women. They fought so that we might sit here today without the fear of a bomb dropping through the roof. They fought so that we might have the right to determine our way of life; they fought to abol¬ ish tyranny. Most have come back, but some graduates, who only a few years ago were play¬ ing football outside, will never return, “Requi- escat in pace.” May they rest in peace. We must not disregard the lesson of their tremendous sacrifices. We must remember that in the years following World War I there was a change of heart in many countries about the principles of government. There were many who preferred an efficient fascism to an easy¬ going democracy. And although we in this country clung to democracy, elsewhere, totali¬ tarian regimes were allowed to emerge and were permitted to enforce their ideologies on weaker peoples. For that we had to pay the price of a second world war. But is this lesson understood by all? We can all quote President Roosevelt’s four freedoms. It can hardly be said that these freedoms are universally practised today although they have been universally hailed as a great re-affirmation of the principles of democracy. But we have the real enemies of democracy, the fascists and extremists, utilizing the methods of democracy in order to undermine it. It is hard sometimes to distinguish between what is freedom and what is licence, what we ought to tolerate and what we ought to condemn, what we must fight for and what we must fight against. Now that the war is over, too often we disregard the continued existence of fascists and extremists. Yet can we honestly say that they have dis¬ appeared? Can we honestly say that the danger is all over? During the war we heard so much about the enemies of freedom that we became tired of the very terms. Now there is a danger that we will sink back into our comfortable in¬ difference toward these serious foes of our Page Thirty-eight democracy. We must ever be on guard, ever vigilant to speak and fight for freedom, lest by hesitating to face realities, we pay the price of a third world war. In these aspects as well as in the similar features of education, we look to our school for guidance. School is the training ground for the future. It is not only the knowledge that we gain here, but the spirit of fair play which underlies the whole practice of democracy. We learn, by example, to be fair to our teacher, to our companions, even to our competitors, and, learning this, we learn to be fair to ourselves. In this miniature community of St. John’s, the youth of many ethnic origins: Anglo-Saxon, Russian, Jewish, Polish, French, live and work together, because we are properly guided by our principal, Mr. Reeve, and his staff. If this way of life could be widened and deepened, to reach the four corners of the earth, then there is hope that the nations of the world will live in peace and harmony with one another. Of course, no single group will ever do enough to offset a Hitler. Yet the world is composed of a multitude of groups, and, each doing his part toward the making of a good society, will in¬ spire others, in the words of the United Nations Charter: “To reafirm faith in fundamental hu¬ man rights, in the dignity and the worth of the human person, in equal rights for men and women.” A brave new world lies ahead of us if we have the will to call it into existence. And in saying f arewell to the graduates of 1946, and in wishing them success and participation in this brave new world, Shakespeare’s words still apply: “To thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.” DAVID SOKOLOV. ee+ienA. ' SUap.. . . 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Page Forty-two sjujjuo ’ Time moves onward steadily. Slowly, all will pass away. Milestone’ll mark your weary way, Leaving nought but memory. Z. P. Left to Right FRONT ROW: CLASS X -12 Margaret Pelepchuk Rose Yager Audrey Mackay Left to Right FRONT ROW: Rose Spivak Irene Bruce Helen Taylor Sybil Jacob Gloria Schwartz Shirley Ronbom Jennie Moser Fay Simkin SECOND ROW: Shirley Spegal Sheila Sigesmund Sima Zailig Noma Jacobson Shirley Piggot Rose Lavitt Bernice Block THIRD ROW: Jack Chmelnitsky Jim Orr Ruby Rosenhack Carl Smith Jack Morros Shiffy Weinberg Harold Unterschultz Roman Pohorecky Mae Olinyk John Enns FOURTH ROW: Morris Loffman Pat Miki William Prokopi Sid Blye Bob Daw Joe Dimentberg LAST ROW: Morley Lertzman Don Gales Sheldon Sheps Jack Labovitch Ron Lauer Dan Shapira Rose Bonderenko Nadia Baydack Marie Farkas Helen Bobyk Frances Klopick SECOND ROW: Nellie Sawchuk Ruth Goltsman Joyce Elyshn Gertrude Gordon Olga Pytel Elsie Kulbaba Olga Ruiniak Mary Hnatchuk Elsie Lutz THIRD ROW: Frank Loch Cecil Yutman Ken Kuzik LAST ROW: George Baker Edward Bovet Norman Lewsey Tony Johs Julius Minuk Leonard Andree Bob Rotchik Heriry Borshinsky MISSING: Maria Wintonew Roy Sitko Oscar Halparin Jean Durnin Olga Waslyk Elsie Popodick Norma Ross ift to Right. CK ROW: Jack Alexander Leonard Lang Bob Hutton Paul Ruta h ROW: Bernie Shuper Mike Dmytriw Bernard Martz Fred Bircham Joe Stefanyk d ROW: Murdoch MacDonald Orest Dereniuk Sidney Swartzman David Cunningham Stanley Mislowski Robert Ardies Gordon Cohen id ROW: Lome Kelsch Gordon Willison Lillian Litman Stella Bilinsky Anne Pavlicko Louis Obrician John Steigerwald RONT ROW: Lorraine Miklash Jean Swinarchuk Emily Stanko Katherine Polinski Georgina Stefanyk Freda Ingram Joyce Stewart IISSING: Lloyd Ames Roy Sharman Jack Shapiro Mary Bilinsky Sam Singer Arthur Winston Joe Sklover Allan Narvey Robert McMillan Evelyn Wallis GRADE X -16 GRADE X -18 1 1 J «i Left to Right. BACK ROW: Sid Kirson Morley Nezon Harvey Bland Vincent Hayes Fred Freeth Louis Levin 4th ROW: Gordon Churchill Allan Levitt Ralph Travis Henry Metelnick Jack Stein John Kosubal 3rd ROW: Jack Stone Bill Wise Mike Bozoz.uk Charlie Burrell John Barrett Bob Moore 2nd ROW: Doris Herman Joyce Webster Carolyn Simpson Maxine MedofF Alice Schultz Sylvia Roitman Sheila Adelman FRONT ROW: Irene Ferley Shiela Hershfield Thelma Steinberg Lillian Margolis Shirley Wolodarsky Mae Greenberg Renie Donen MISSING: Yngve Magnusson Lona Moonay Eileen Fedush Frank Minnie Page Forty-five GRADE X -23 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Donald Duff Andy Prokopchuk Arnold Singer Doug Scott Jack Fergusson 5th ROW: Mike Ross Dan Ross Ronald Davie Arthur Coghill Gordon Goss 4th ROW: Bill Crosbie Stella Piasecki George Collins Lorraine Hofley Clara Minuk Bill Davidson Stella Tofran Ann Rohatynski 3rd ROW: Ruth Dallinger Marian Diamond Etta Charlet Laura Triechel Anne Karasick 2nd ROW: Stella Wierbicki Josephine Piasecki Beverley Maimed Nora Lancaster Clarice Chochinov Bernice Nemerovsl Wilma Fill Phyllis Oakley FRONT ROW: Agnes Melnick Pearl Hollander Kay Malinsky Mira Resnick Mildred Nelson Boomie” (mascot Margaret Beggs Iris Down MISSING: Myrna Mitchell June Fridfinnson Ruth Gellman Helen Honcharuck Jack Stancave Paul Cheslock GRADE X -25 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Evehan Pronozuk Paul Granovsky Abie Lank Joe Rissin Roy Price 4th ROW: Roy Carruthers Albert Singer Ken Middleton Murray Cooper Allan Bermack 3rd ROW: Earl Fianblit Morley Guest Joe Schwartz Eddie Diamond Harold Kaplan. 2nd ROW: Helen Fronchuck Eleanor Lewington Shulames Kurk Wilma Mathews Alice Pasikob Rita Klasser Rosaline Klippenstein FRONT ROW: Nadia Krawchuk Nellie Spack Dennise Loeb Adele Rosenstock Shirley Shingleton Elsie Prokopenko Helen Tustonowski Page Forty-six .eft to Right. JACK ROW: Clarence Samoluk Leonard Paul Eddie Brisky Eugene Boyko th ROW: David Hendin Ivan Bickell Boris Cohen Eddie Nelson Leonard Wolchuk rd ROW Walter Dorobchuk Ben Gorin Shirley Kowall Helen Heibert Harvey Mellon Arnold Rice !nd ROW: Agnes Ottenbreit Ida Batkis Beverley Soloway Anna Wetzl Ella Tropper Paula Darby Helen Kohushka rRONT ROW: Hope Oretzki Sherry Stone Eleanor Simkin Angela Bishop Phyllis Geller Rhona Ostrow Rita Simovitch Shirley Lander GRADE X -28 GRADE X - 27 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Sydney Gussin Dan Drewe Harold Abrams 5th ROW: Hy Leyson Joe Worb Morris Paleshiuck Jack Zaidman Harry Rayburin Marvin Berlin (pres.) 4th ROW: Percy Vinsky Andrew Didenko Olga Buchta Corrin Etheobald Blanche Bradley Walter Sech Bell Michalski 3rd ROW: Kay Ferguson Mavis McQuade Bernice Zedor Anne Diakien Kay Acheson Louise Dentry 2nd ROW: Jetta Tobin Nettie Stein La Verne Sidall Stella Soloman Elaine Brodsky Gertie Arnold Josephine Lavitch Jeanette Bendyk FRONT ROW: Thelma Steinberg Joyce Sandiford Sonia Danleyho Mr. Thierry Dorothy Clark Lylee Zamick Corinne Zukerman MISSING: Blanche Shelby Toby Labovitch Zivvy Chudnow Eunice Cohen Page Forty-seven Left to Right. BACK ROW: Dennis Kerman Martin Weidman Mayer Shore Malcolm Dawes Jack Fainman Tom Peterson 5th ROW: Dick Procter Meyer Birnboim Chaim Mayman Sidney Choslovsky Harvey Brodovsky Lome Robins 4th ROW: Cliff Swartz Morris Block Arnold Bass Jerry Halparin Morley Golden Sam Speller 3rd ROW: Jerry Koman David Boonov Maurice Steel Marvin Lavitt Bob Bye 2nd ROW: Gayle Tacuik Selma Levine Verna Krayeski Elsie Perlman Evelyn Cantor Ruth Golden Joan Sharpe FRONT ROW: Pauline Burka Joan Miki Joan Kanchier Joanne Mason Joan Triller Nancy Dolgoy Gladys Waldman GRADE X-31 GRADE X - 32 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Ernie Labovitch Borden Cirka Gerry Askin Wallace Chudnow Morley Silver (pres.) Charles Waks Coleman Lander Lawrence Thompson 4th ROW: Jerry Quinte Jack Crawford Eddie Leonard Harvey Shwartz Joe Zamick Sam Winegratsky 3rd ROW: Ken Houghton Paul Hyrenchuk Pat Greene Sherman Ratson Manly Rusen Sam Roote 2nd ROW: Jean MacLaren Grace Kellock Shirley Colyer Hedy Schmidt Eleanor Kelln Dolly Wolk Eileen Kelsch Dorothy Gural FRONT ROW: Eleanor England Bernice Linney Margaret McClellan Mr. Farenhurst Anne Luce Florence Wertleb Lily Bereznicki Page Forty-eight eft to Right. ACK ROW: Jerry Libling Gerald May Stephen Warrener Sam Bokofsky David Feldman th ROW: Abie Karasick Leo Shicher Norman Oman Sam Nisenboim Morton Greenberg. th ROW. Sidney Yampolsky Harry Prosen Sidney Barsky Ken Goldin Buddy Shaen Frank Moser :rd ROW: Margaret Budnick Lillian Gowryluk Marvin Bogdonov Alvin Greenberg Joe Prochin Earl Simovitch !nd ROW: Bessie Brazer Mary Cherwonuk Rose Halibicki Isabel Karlinsky Maimie Rosenblat Ann Cross Goldie Korsunsky Dollie Sherban FRONT ROW: Dolores Robinson Doris Zalik Alma Bessler Elizabeth Coggins Violet Wilson Sheila Shapira Irene Owsiany Hilda Platner Mary Fegal GRADE X-33 GRADE X - 35 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Nick Stebnicki Walter Lachocki Alec Czubaty George Stetina Leonard Schleining Roland Olson Mike Burega Howard Schwartz Angus Chester Steve Mihill Joe Barnes William Konop Fred Pawluk 3rd ROW: Charlie Loss Ronald Ross Eddy Golebioski Reg Breakey Bob Young Myron Zajac Leo Lankowski 2nd ROW: Walter Baransky Bernice Lysak Marie Maday Megumi Ostu Ann Peregrin Charlotte Wellbrock Walter Futa. FIRST ROW: Joyce Owen Sadie Singer Betty Smith Joan Rushworth Virginia Kwiecien Dawn McKerlie Doreen McGill MISSING: Margaret Sutherland Betty Lawrence Eugene Chomicki Loretta Meyers Pete Colbert Don Westcott Allan Geddy Ted Martin Gordon Gevaga Marge Larach Page Forty-nine GRADE X - 36 Left to Right. BACK ROW: Allan Turnock Saul Shapiro Barney Gornstein Ted Semeniuk Grant McPherson Bill Rusen 5th ROW: John Chappel Reuben Duboff Don Disk Marvyn Cohen Oscar Grubert 4th ROW: Marvin Levine Elsie Herdy Marguerite Mason Helen Shaffer Gloria Golsof Mary Toderenchuk Morton Shore 3rd ROW: Joyce Kuppers Shiela Charack Joyce Sedletsky Fanny Kleiman Julia Pawluk Mary Hnatko 2nd ROW: Daria Sawchuk Louise Chaiken Patricia Krickloff Lillian Hubert Joyce Greenstone Erdis Kussin Sylvia Wolodarsky FRONT ROW: Blanche Nemerovsl y Norinne Mclnnes Roberta Silverman Ray Tolstoy Anne Bloomfield Evelyn Moscovitch Miriam Coop. 3rom wo Qraduates who have many treasured memories of St. tfohn’s Page Fifty Compliments of .. . CONGDON, MARSH LTD. WHOLESALE SHOE DISTRIBUTORS WINNIPEG COMPLIMENTS OF . . . City Machinery Co. DEALERS IN MACHINES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION ★ 783 Main Street Phone 54 305 STUDENTS OF ST. JOHN ' S TECH! Your school has established an enviable reputation in Winnipeg. Keep it up! Good luck! ★ ARGUE BROTHERS LIMITED Lombard Building Winnipeg SHERBROOK SWIMMING POOL Completely Reconditioned and Redecorated A ventilating system to counteract ex¬ cessive moisture has been installed, and many additional features for the comfort and enjoyment of patrons have been added. Lifeguards in attendance at all times. Swin for Health and Exercise Operated by The Public Parks Board It was reported that Harry Fenson threw his permit away after seeing “Lost Week¬ end.” Life is just an everlasting struggle to keep money coming in, and hair from fall¬ ing out. Father: I never kissed a girl until I met your mother. Will you be able to say that to your son when you become a mar¬ ried man? Son: Not with such a straight face as you can, Dad. His arms have been around more curves than a bath towel in a sorority. 5k Mr. Grusz: Why do you want to be a doctor? Serious Grade Ten student: Because it has always been my earnest ambition to alleviate the sufferings of my fellow man. And besides it pays so well. MARTIN-SENOUR PAINTS AND ENAMELS and SUNWORTHY WALLPAPER The perfect decorating combination The Winnipeg Paint Glass Company Limited Store and Show Rooms: Notre Dame Avenue, East Page Fifty-one T. EATON C9 ’ Let your youngsters skip along in carefree comfort ... off to school or play. Give them husky shoes—built for plenty of rough wear. Give them comfy shoes, supple and easy to walk in. EATON’S is where you’ll find them . . . just the “right” shoes for flying young feet! Priced from Junior Shoe Shops Fifth Floor. TeamWork Thou ht S Tact ’after Perhaps you’ve tried, not hard enough And think you’ve jailed in winning fame But think again! And you will find That you have learned to ‘Play the Game’ FV ierbeicKL Tech. vs. Daniel Mac. In the opening game of the season, played on the smallest possible bit of playing field and before the greatest crowd in the history of high-school rugbv. Tech went down before a fast Daniel Mac team. The boys from the West End rapped in 10 points in the first half before an amazed Tech team. In the third quarter, St. Johns, tak¬ ing the ball on their own 5-yard line, marched 94 yards down the field on 7 con¬ secutive first downs, only to be halted on the Daniel one-yard line. Rollo excelled for the Brown and Orange. Tech vs. Gordon Bell Coming through with their second vic¬ tory Tech soundly trounced Gordon Bell 26-6. Waite, sparking the team, rolled over for two touchdowns, both set up by him¬ self, while B. Hill and Kluner both went over on our tricky quarterback sneak. The line of Hill, Minuk, Smith, Waite and Zi- pursky was outstanding in turning back the Panthers. Tech vs. Daniel Mac “Ah, revenge is sweet.” The Tigers solid¬ ly trounced the Maroons by a score of 12-0. Working in a new system, Mogul’s boys held Daniel to but one first down. Kluner rolled over for both touchdowns on his now famous quarterback sneak. All credit must be taken by the line, for it was they who stopped the Maroons. Tech vs. Isaac Newton Slashing over for 24 points, St. Johns took their first victory by downing Isaac Newton 24-6. The scoring was opened by St. John’s in the first period, with Hickaway racing over for a touchdown. Then fol¬ lowed two quick touchdowns in the second quarter by Kluner and Lawrence Thomp¬ son. The last touchdown was set up in the fourth quarter by a Rollo to Hill pass from kick formation. Hickaway was outstand¬ ing for the Tigers. Tech vs. Isaac Newton Piling up 20 poins in the first half Tech trounced Isaac Newton 20-5, thus taking the city championship. This game was the dirtiest and worst played of the season. The scoring was as follows: A kick to the deadline in the first period, and in the sec¬ ond period three touchdowns, B. Hill, Wol- chuk, N. Hill and a field goal by Norm Hill. Where’s Tech vs. Kelvin After turning back Kelvin 22-0, in a pro¬ tested game, St. John’s came back to defeat Kelvin 10-0. The first touchdown was scored after Thompson had received a long pass on the 5-yard, Kluner making the score. Is the second period Tech made a valiant goal-line stand on its one-yard line, after the Katies had moved steadily down the field. Waits scored the final touchdown in the fourth quarter. Smith, Minuk and Zipursky were the boys who stopped Kelvin. In Memoriam (St. Paul vs. Tech) Once, on a bleak cold day on the 29th day of the eleventh month in the year 1945 A.D., there came to pass a death, to a cer¬ tain rugby team (?). We dare not mention the name of this team which was weighed down by a score of 21-3. Every last man tried and fought in this mortal strife, and finally a certain man, N. Hill by name, brought to his team its one score. And so the chapter of this team closes as its life ebbs out slowly and gracefully. PenAa+tal Pucjhy ‘W ' Ute-ldpA, NORMAN HILL—Our jovial right end and cap¬ tain is our choice for the all-star team. Norm plays fine football, especially in his dynamic blocking and glue-fingered pass catching. Our poetry-writing school president is no slouch on the basketball court or on the ice, (and even takes a crack at playing tailback). All in all he is a swell guy. JOE MESHNIK—Joe is our first-string outside tackle, and an honorable mention on the all- star team. Although he didn’t score any touchdowns this year (one to his credit last year), he and Smith combined to form a pair of the strongest tackles in the league. Joe is a representative of Room 40 (need we say ' more?). LORNE WAITE—Lome held down the running- guard spot throughout the year until an ankle injury put him out of action for a while. In spite of this he played well enough to merit an honorable mention on the all-star team. Lome played fine football all along and was a fine guy to have around when the going got tough. SAM MINUK—“One of The Illustrious Four.” Sam’s defensive and offensive playing in the centre position gave him a berth on the all- star team. A gift from Isaac Newton, Sam distinguished himself in every game, with his effective line-backing and occasional broken- field running of intercepted passes. “Screw¬ ball Sam” came into his own with the “over- unbalanced line with the pass to the snap”! ALVIN ZIPURSKY — A1 “Weak-Side-Guard” Zipursky was one of the main reasons why the opposition’s running attack was never successful. He received honorable mention on the all-star team.. “Zip” was the youngest member of the team and was one of the hardest fighters. We hope to have him back again next year to strengthen the “weak” side.” STAN SMITH—In our estimation Stan is the finest all-round lineman in the league, and it was for this reason that he was picked, for the second year, as all-star tackle. His hard¬ hitting tackles and blocks make him a terror to opponents. Stan is also an excellent basket¬ ball player and an equally excellent fellow. LAWRENCE THOMPSON—The younger half of the Thompson brothers, Lawrence held down the left-end position on the team and was the only Grade X-er on the first team. Lawrence played an excellent brand of foot¬ ball, especially near the end of the season when he privileged the crowds with some lovely tackles. Lawrence will be back next year to flank another Tech team. TONY HICKAWAY—Tony is another member of the all-star team, earning his position by sparkling exhibitions of running, catching and blocking in the flanker position. “Mercury” Hickaway was constantly running by amazed opponents for touchdowns. We expect Tony back to strengthen our team next year. NORM STANGER—Norm is our right half and another strong cog in the team. “Squeeze” played hard fighting rugby and was always in there pitching. Norm does not confine his activities to rugby, but is also an excellent lacrosse player and an active curler. All in all a swell guy. BRUCE HILI_The “Little Hill” of the rugby playing Hills was the m,aster mind of the team, playing the quarter-back spot and alternately switching to tail-back to do some nice passing. Blond “Buzz” is also an excellent basketball and hockey player and Vice-President of the school. Bruce is a very good rugby player and even better fellow. DOUG ROLLO—Our all-star fullback, was West Kildonan ' s present to Tech. A latecomer to Tech, Doug impressed the team by his mag¬ nificent plunging. It was also the extraordi¬ nary kicking of Rollo that helped us out in many a tight spot, and his unbeatable spirit which kept him playing when his sweater was ripped off, kept the team moving. Well done, Doug, and we’ll be seeing you next year. GEORGE WAITE—George, playing this year in the tailback spot, astounded everybody by his sparkling exhibitions. George, the host of many “parties,” acquired an honorable mention on the all-star team, because of his running and passing. Strange to say, after the season was over, he got “tired” of school and joined the Navy. “Good luck, George, it was swell playing on the same team with you.” JACK CHMELNITSKY—Jack, a transplanted snap, showed up very well on right end. Al¬ though he didn’t get on the field very often (due to the quality of the regular ends), when he did, he displayed excellent qualities of charging, blocking, and catching. This is Jack’s last year (he hopes), and we were glad to have him. Page Fifty-six STAN WATOWICH—A gift from Lord Selkirk, Stan played excellently on the tackle job. He charged like a “tiger,” and tackled in the same manner. Stan is a valuable man to have around, and is liked by everyone, except those half-backs from Dan Mac that Stan cut down so effectively. MURRAY TAPPER—Shifted from left to right guard, Murray always displayed his excellent rugby qualities throughout the season. His expert charging, which was a pleasure to see, was the downfall of many an enemy line. Murray played hard and clean (?) football whenever on the field, and towards the end of the season, took over the first-string spot. HARRY GILMAN—This was Harry’s third and last year in high-school rugiby and although he was injured at the beginning of last season, he played hard and clean rugby, whenever the chance was given to him. Had it not been for his weight we are certain he would have been all-star material. MEYER THOMPSON—This was Meyer’s last year on the rugby team, but it seems as if the Thompsons keep coming. Meyer’s kicking was an asset to our team throughout the year. The “collector” was one of the main reasons why all the players have jackets. BILL KLUNER—Bill, a transplanted snap, revo¬ lutionized the quarterback spot by his famous quarterback sneak. The “brains” of the team (although Mogul thought different) was con¬ tinually driving the “Tigers” forth into battle. Bill says he doesn’t give a “Kare” about girls, what about it, Bill? LEN WOLCHUCK—Len was, in our eyes, an excellent fullback, although he saw compara¬ tively little action (again due to the quality of the first-stringers).,Len was a hard player and conscientious teammate and was liked by one and all. BARRY SHTATLEMAN — The “head - coach, manager and trainer,” took it upon himself to be the third quarterback of the team. Barry was commonly seen crawling under oppo¬ nent’s cleats (a big boy, no doubt). Had it not been for Barry we sincerely doubt whether there would have been any life in the team whatsoever. TED WIERBICKI—A late-comer to the school, Ted found it quite hard to compete against the other half for a regular spot. He worked hard and all the team gives him credit for it. ALLAN CHAPNICK—“Patrick” was one of the smaller boys on the team, and took quite a beating in practices, whenever he got in them. He worked hard and took a deep interest in his studies (ah, such studies). LEON ARD GORDON—Leonard was one of the less experienced men on the team, but dis¬ played potentialities of line play which ought to allow him to rise to great heights next year. His drive and fortitude are also strong assets to his future on the rugby field. HAROLD GOLDSTEIN—Harold was slightly heavier than the average man on the team (weighing a mere 245 lbs.). Harold can be credited with not missing one practice. He will remember the second Isaac Newton game, as being the first time that he “got on.” Let’s hope it won’t be the last time. ELKIN ROSENHEICK—“Beak” played fine foot¬ ball throughout the year and astounded us many times by his excellent defensive display. He also exhibited the kind of drive and power which warrants him “to rise to greater heights.” JOE LERNER—The boy with the shoulders, Joe, exhibited speediness in blocking and tackling which ought to allow him to accom¬ plish great things in the coming season. “Frederick sang, while we sweated.” ROY MacMILLAN—Although handicapped by his lack of experience, Roy came from Lord Selkirk to play his first year of high-school rugby. Even though he saw very little action, we all know he tried and we give him credit for doing so. ANDY PROKOPCHUK—Andy also came to Tech from Lord Selkirk and was also handi¬ capped by his lack of experience. Playing the right-half spot he seemed to have a pet hatred of passes made to him. I wonder why, Andy? BORIS AMROMIN—Boris, being the lightest man on the team, found it very hard to cope with the regulars, but we could always find him working hard and doing his best, no mat¬ ter what came. This and his other fine quali¬ ties brand him as a man to look out for next year. ARCHIE SINCLAIR-—Playing flanker seems to be just what Archie isn’t suited for. Never¬ theless, he came out to practice continually and was always willing to work. ALLAN GEDDY—There has to be one on every team, but in this world there is only one Geddy. “Mogul’s chauffeur” took continual beatings at the hands of the first-stringers. We must, however, mention that his playing displayed in some diluted way the makings of a good man. HARVEY STOLLER—Harvey saw little action due to the quality of the first-stringers, but his blocking and tackling proved to the rest of the team that there was at least one man Mogul had overlooked. ROSS HENDERSON—Ross saw immediately upon joining the team that he would not be called upon for regular action. Ambitious to help the team, he grew a beard, doffed his stockings, and soon became so inured to the cold that he won the position of all-star bench- warmer. (Unofficially.) SAM SINGER—-Sam did not see much action this year, but we are sure he gained a lot of experience to bring back to us next year. He and Harold could usually be seen near the scrimmage, playing catch. Sam played hard and clean when he “got on,” and we expect quite a bit from him in the future. We wish to -thank Mr. Burrows for the fine job of managing the team. Mr. Silverberg our equipment manager, and Mr. Newfield our Business Manager. Thanks also to Mr. Reeve, Mr. Ross, and Mr. Hutchison. The team and myself wish to give the heartiest and deepest thanks to Lou Mogul who has finally brought the cup back to Tech for us. Lou took quite a bit from us but gave to us the experience and knowledge he had learned in his many years of rugby. Thanks again, Lou. Page Fifty-seven mm FIELD DAY CAMDIDS 1 . Careful of the sand. 2 . I want one of those momma. 3. Whaddayawan 4. Riding the rod. 5 . Double, double, quick march. 6 . Wait a minute. 7. It’s pointed the wrong way. 8 . High jump, shot put, same time. 9 . Rah! For the engineers. 10. His face is red. 11 . Chained to the post. 12. The wrong side of the tracks. 13. You wrapped up the wrong one, but she’ll do. t 1 % tj ft J ■ fir 1 ■ . .- TV Wi li fugfi • lf tti - It • 1 , iiliiL J 1 : ■ 1 im 1 INDIVIDUAL WINNERS Back Row —Angela Bishop. Nadia Baydack. Lillian Rose, Jean Olinyk, Eleanor Richilieu. Front Row —Marvin Lavitt, Sidney Kirson, Morley Nezon, Bob Burns. Dan Shapira, Leo Lankowski. So-y ' d. 9+idiuidual Staid. MARVIN LAVITT — “Tech’s Little Jumping Bean” picked off two firsts in the hop-step and broad jumps, and also second in the 220. His spectacular jumping should be a great aid next year too. SID KIRSON—Piling up seven points by virtue of two firsts and a third; Sid tied for top honors. He took first place in both hop-step- and jump and broad jump. MORLEY NEZON—Morley raced his way to a brilliant first in the 100 yard dash. He also had time to acquire a second in both hop- step and broad jump. BOB BURNS—“Speed” is this boy’s middle name. He ran over all other competitors in both the 100 and 220. LEO LANKOWSKI—The “big gun” of the field day this year was Leo Lankowski who led all others with eight points. He got firsts in the 220 and the broad jump and a second in the 100 yards. (jiil ' d. OndUUxUual Staid. Class “D” ELEANOR RICHILIEU—“Rush” who has been “D” class champion ball thrower for two years now also runs a mighty neat 75-yard dash. Class “B” JEAN OLINYK—With five points to her credit, she edged out Margaret McClellan and Doreen McGill, each accounting for 4 points to win a very closely contested “B” class champion¬ ship. Jean’s powerful driving finish and her far-reaching spring in the jump gave her the desired result. Class “C” LILLIAN ROSE—The Blonde Bomber of 1945 was equally effective in 1946. Last year Lil took the “B” sprint and high jump. This year she stepped up a class and with little trouble took the “C” sprint and high jump. Class “A” NADIA BAYDACK, ANGELA BISHOP—These two girls shared top honors in “A” class. Nadia, who jumps practically her own height (she’s very petite) placed in all events. Angela collected two firsts: the 75-yard dash and the high jump. Page Fifty-nine Page Sixty (leA-ult ' i ajf School tfield BOYS ' RESULTS Primary Junior Intermediate Senior 100-YARD 1. Leonard—18 Nezon—18 Burns—29 Lieir—26 2. Ross—23 Waterworth—26 Shapira—13 Lankowski—36 3. Rusen—18 Block—31 Ross—35 Hickaway—34 220-YARD 1. Bye—31 Waterworth—26 Burns—29 Lankowski—35 2. Gales—13 1 tie Loffman—13 Cheslock—23 Rubin—40 3. Lavitt—31 J Orr—13 Bakalinsky—17 1 tie J Ross—35 Meshnick—40 SHOT PUT 1. Leonard—18 Kirson—18 Roman—31 Gusberti—34 2. Kaplan—25 Dudnewich—40 } tie Abrams—27 Kuzik—12 3. Ross ' —23 Halprin—15 1 Shapira—13 Rostkowski Boskowich—26 HIGH JUMP T. Gorenstein—32 Baransky—35 Lutyk—40 Tanner—15 2. Turncck—36 Minuk—40 Macdonald—16 Taylor—26 3. Middleton—28 Brcdy—26 Rayburin—27 Hickaway—34 BROAD JUMP 1. Lavitt—31 Baransky—35 Yarmar—37 Lankowski—35 2. Kaplan—25 Nezon—18 Ross—35 Hickaway—34 3. Ross—23 Kirson—18 Cheslock—23 Gusberti—34 HOP-STEP 1. Lavitt—31 Kirson—18 Shapiro—13 Hickaway—34 2. Lampe—33 Nezon—18 Yarmar—37 Gusberti—34 3. Cadzow—34 Werner—39 Lutyk—40 Sandiford—26 HALF MILE 1. Michaliski—16 Simpson—39 Henderson—29 Boskowich—26 2. Bye—31 Amromim—34 Klapecki-—40 Sandiford—26 3. Cadzow—34 Hirsch—40 Yarmar—-37 Williams—17 MILE 1... ...Henderson—29 Sandiford—26 2. ..Klapecki—40 Boskowich—26 3. ..Bozozuk—18 Williams—17 GRADE X SHUTTLE RELAY GRADE XI and XII SHUTTLE RELAY 1. Room 18 Room 40 2. Room 13 Room- 34 | tie 3. Room 31 Room 29 } GIRLS ' RESULTS 75-YARD DASH First Second Third “A” Class . ...Angela Bishop Betty Lawrence Nadia Baydack “B” Class . ...Jean Olinyk D. McGill-M. McClellan Sylvia Roberts “C” Class . ...Lillian Rose Norma Ross Yvonne Sawchuk “D” Class Greta Lois Freeman Eleanor Richilieu Hilda Heibert HIGH JUMP “A” Class . ...Angela Bishop Nadia Baydack Selma Levine “B” Class . ...Doreen McGill Jean Olinyk Olga Soloman “C” Class . ...Lillian Rose Maureen Moore Noreen Plischke “D” Class Jean Skinner Hilda Heibert Noreen Scott BALLTHROW “A” Class . ...Nadia Baydack Marguerite Mason Irene Patson “B” Class . ...Margaret McClellan Adeline Wdoviak MTdred Nelson “C” Class . ...Mattie Kowalyk Margaret Zuke Bernice Zedor “D” Class . ...Eleanor Richilieu Joyce Holt Jean Fremming SHUTTLE RELAY Senior . ...Room 24 Room 38 Room 29 Junior . ...Room 35 Room 31 Room 32 HURDLE RELAY Senior . ...Room 36 Room 28 Room 23 Junior . ...Room 37 Room 24 Room 38 tie Page Sixty-one BOYS ' TRACK TEAM INTER-HIGH FIELD DAY l The race w as on. The ferocious St John’s Tiger making a determined effort to cap¬ ture top honors was unfortunately smoth¬ ered in the heat of competition, but did put up a good show. Paced by “Whirlwind” Ed Leier and “Speedball” Morley Nezon, the boys piled up a grand total of thirty-two points. The Technigals, on the other hand, paced by Mattie Kowalyk with a first in the class C BOYS ' 100-YARD DASH Primary —Ed Leonards, second. Junior —Morley Nezon, first (tie). Senior —E ' d Leier, first. 220-YARD DASH Intermediate —Bob Burns, second. Senior —Ed Leier, second. HOP, STEP AND JUMP Primary —Walter Lampe, third. HIGH JUMP Primary —Sam Winegratsky, third. Senior —Bob Tanner, second. GIRLS ' 75-YARD DASH Class B —Jean Olynick, third. Class C —Lillian Rose, third. SHUTTLE RELAY Class A —Third. Class B —First. Class C —Third. girls’ ball throw, managed to collect nine¬ teen points. Showing a marked improvement over last year’s performance, St. John’s undis- putedly occupied third place. Very en¬ couraging was the fact that most of the point-getters were grade ten students who will be back next year. Therefore, our Tech Tiger raises his head, bares his fangs and gives all schools ample warning ' : “Next year’s field day will be V.S.J. Day— Victory for St. John’s Day. RESULTS BROAD JUMP Primary —Harold Kaplan, first. Primary —Marvin Lavitt, third. Junior —Morley Nezon, second. SHOT PUT Intermediate —Jerry Koman, first. HALF-MILE Intermediate —Ross Henderson, third. SHUTTLE RELAY Primary —Second. Junion —Third. Intermediate —Third. RESULTS BALL THROW Class B —M. McClellan, third. Class C —Mattie Kowalyk, first. HIGH JUMP Class B —McGill, third. Class D —Hilda Heibert, third. HURDLE RELAY Class C —Third. Class D —Second. this ’ ' STUDEHT’V ' l ACTUALLY WAKES UP MONDAY MORNING WAIT TO BE. in LATIN CLASS • oft SHOI tDrf’T f J wolF r C roor r COCK SENIOR SOCCER Buck Row —Lawrence Klapacki, Archie Sinclair, Mr. Ross, Walter Boskowich, Don Sandiford. Centre Row —Chris Cadzow, Carman Purdy, Eddie Leo¬ nard, Walter Lapme. Front Row —Morley Nezon, Joe Zamick, Ernie Ross, Ken Hayward, Albert Lowe. Missing —Ken Cormack (goalkeeper). ★ SENIOR SOCCER, INTER-HIGH St. John’s entry in the Senior Soccer department got off to a slow start, but picked up going down the stretch and crossed the finish line full of fire, but a couple of strides too late. The boys from Daniel Mac defeated Tech by a narrow margin of 3-2 in a close game. Tech man¬ aged a tie with the “Katies” but were sent down to a heart-breaking defeat 1-0 in a second encounter. “The Saints” finally got their football feet on the ground and blast¬ ed Gordon Bell 6-0. In the second game, Ken Cormack in the Tech nets had bare¬ ly got his boots tied when the G.B.’s tal¬ lied. The Tech lads, however, fought back in the second half to win 2-1. Daniel Mac won the last game by default, owing to the fact that Tech couldn’t field a team because of the numerous injuries acquired in the game against Kelvin. Mr. Ross, a stalwart player in his time, again was the soccer boss and deserves great credit for his genial attitude and working ability. ★ JUNIOR SOCCER The Junior eleven were noted for their good defensive system which staved off the strongest attacks of their worthy oppo¬ nents. But the best laid plans go off astray And Daniel Mac soon found the way. At the end of the season, the score card read as follows: St. John’s. 1 St. John’s . 2 St. John’s . 1 St. John’s . 2 St. John’s . 3 Lork Selkirk .0 Kelvin . 1 Daniel . 3 Kelvin . 0 General Wolf.... 0 To finish the series the Tech team was defeated by the smooth-playing “Macs” in a very close game, with a score of 2-1. The team was skillfully coached by Mr. Laycup who maintains that next year will see a bigger and better team. JUNIOR SOCCER Back Row —Phil Kaplan, Don Duff, Bill Conop, Mr. Lay- cup, Ernie Ross, Saul Shapiro, Joe Breitman, Front Row —Sid Gussin, Sid Kirson, George Cadzow, Ted Seminuk. Barney Gorenstein, Walter Baransky. Page Sixty-four BOYS SENIOR INTER-HIGH BASKETBALL ick Row (left to right)—Ron Havelock, Steve Arsenych, Bruce Hill, Borden Cirka, Dan Shapira, Don Sandiford, Bill Taylor. •ont Row —Arnold Reuben, Walter Boskawitch, Norm Hill, Bill Kluner, Jack Kaplan. issing —Stan Smith. ★ SENIOR BASKETBALL W. BOSKOWICH—“Bosco,” transplanted early in the season to a guard position, showed great form in netting 25 points. D. SANDIFORD—“Sandy” was a stalwart de¬ fenceman who was sure to pick up a few counters each game. Total 17. S. SMITH—A capable leader, Barney spear¬ headed our attacks. His lively spirit and sharp eye got him 45 points. N. HILL—Always fighting hard, Norm tallied 46 points. His height and speed proved a clSSGt B. CIRKA—He’s 6 feet 4 inches. (Need we say more?) Mr. P.’s protege and a sure star next year. A. RUBIN—An A-l substitute. Arnold didn’t see much action in the series, but excelled in the tournament. R. HAVELOCK—Ron was the team kibitzer, but played hard and well while on the floor. B. KLUNER—Mr. P.’s friend. Bill is a very good basketball player when he sets his mind to it. S. ARSENYCH—Steve, the fancy shot artist was unfortunately not given much chance to use them. Should be great next year. D. SHAPIRA—Brand new to the game. Dan proved a valuable substitute and a real pros¬ pect for 1947. B. HILL—Bruce made up in fight what he lacked in height. A good man at all times. Although the Seniors didn’t place in the sea¬ son’s play, they showed what a great team they were by annexing the tournament crown. They defeated Isaac Newton, the champs, and Gordon Bell, who had beaten Daniel Mac. JUNIOR BASKETBALL BRODY—His fighting spirit netted him 38 oints and “that ain’t hay.” Dependable Dan. he point-a-game-man. CADZOW—A little guy, George was invalu- ble on defence. He’ll be a pillar of strength iext year. DUDNEW1CH—Walter was the star of the saac Newton game. Also very steady hroughout the year. FAINBLIT—An able sub, Earl snagged a few ounters every game. Should be a standout n 1947. ri GERSHFIELD—One of those hard-working, ilast-talking Room 40 boys. He shows promise. •KIRSON—A grade ten who made good. Sid filed up 25 points and should be a star next ear. MINUK—.Bert greatly strengthened the de- ence and amazed many with his sparkling performances—gained 21 points. WARKOV—A Room 39 product, a great Jsset to any team. Flipped in 15 points. WERNER—Nate’s talent for dribbling and ong shots aided him in obtaining 22 points. ( WINEGRATSKY—Alex helped at all times -an able and willing sub. ' he Juniors played well together and looked if they might win the championship. After ;rong start, fate in the form of Kelvin caught with them and the bays were edged out. lit till next year though! ★ BOYS ' JUNIOR INTER-HIGH BASKETBALL Front Row Cleft to right)—George Cadzow. Danny Brody, Dude” Dudnewich. Back Row —Earl Fainblit, Joe Breitman, Sid Kirson, Monty Gershfield, Nate Werner, Bert Minuk. Missing —Seymour Warkov, Alex Winegratsky. Page Sixty-five INTER-ROOM SOCCER CHAMPS CLASS XII-26 The lowly underrated squad from Room Room 26, 2; Room 17, 0; Rooms 29 and 31 25 disproved all remarks made by the ex- were both defeated 1-0, and poor Room 40, perts by sweeping their opponents in four 6-0. The final game was a regular Muskox straight games. They were undefeated, Expedition with the 26 parka clad boys untied and had all shut-out games. The winning the championship game against results of the games were as follows: Room 33, 5-0. Well done 26’ers. XI-34 CHAMPS Carman Purdy, Frank Sherer, Jack Stefanson, Carl Gusberti. Second Row —Ernie Ross, Russ Fliss, Boris Amromin, Jack Kirkland. Front Row —Allan Schettler, Chris. Cad- zow. Bill Miller, Ken Hayward, Tony Hickaway. XII-26 SOCCER CHAMPS Back Row —Bill Taylor, Norm Stanger, Don Sandiford, Warren Fulford, Walter Boskowich, Ed Leier. Front Row —Dick Hamin, Jack Water- worth, Wally Olensky, Juan Corkan, Dan Brody. X-33 CHAMPS Sid Barsky, Earl Simovitch, Archie Sinclair, Steve Warrener, Jerry Lib- ling, Joe Trochim, Dave Feldman. Front Row —A1 Greenberg, Sam Nisen- boim, Mort Greenberg (captain). Walter Lampe, Abe Karasik, Marvin Eogdonov. Page Sixty-six ; . j BOYS ' JUNIOR INTER-RCOM BASKETBALL Back Row (left to right)—Steve Ar- senych, Jerry Appelle, “Dude” Dud- newich, Joe Breitman, Ron Vavelock. Front Row —Alec Winegrotsky. Willy Schulman, Bert Minuk. Back Row —Michael Belitsky, Zenon Pohorecky, Harry Gilman, Ralph Newcombe, Bill Williams. Front Row —Dan Hutchison, Bill Kluner. Missing Stan Smith. BOYS’ SENIOR INTER-CLASS CHAMPS BOYS’ SPORTS COUNCIL Front Row —Roy MacDonald, George Cadzow, Tony Hickaway, Sam Minuk, Roy Carruthers, Don Hutcheson. Back Row —Harvey Brodovsky, Harold Kaplan, Morton Greenberg, Sheikie Brownstone, Percy Vinsky, Ron Havelock. Don Sandiford. Saul Sha¬ piro, Chris Cadzow. Page Sixty-seven GIRLS ' JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL GIRLS’ JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL First Row —Hilda Platner, Ann Karasick, Nadia Bay- dack (captain), Margaret McClellan, Roberta Silver- man. Second Row —Stella Solomon, Elsie Kulbaba, Eleanor Lewington, Stella Piaseki, Mary Sluseranko, Bernice Zedor, Nellie Spack, Miss Gauer. Third Row —Phyllis Geller, Margaret Budnick. Mary Cherwonik, Shirley Spegal, Julia Pawluk, Mildred Nelson, Nora Lancaster. The Junior team this year was first-class and certainly seemed headed for that inter¬ school championship. The girls won every game except their last one, against Newton. With that last game against Newton went their last hopes for the championship, but there will surely be some fine material for next year. Nadia Baydack, the Juniors’ able captain, and Hilda Platner excelled on the Junior team. Although they won no championship, everyone was certain that every girl played with the spirit and sports¬ manship of champions, which, after all, is the most important thing. Garlands again are due Miss Gauer. ★ ★ GIRLS ' SENIOR VOLLEYBALL Misfortune scowled on the Seniors at the initial opening of the Volleyball season when they were defeated by Isaac Newton. After this poor start, the Seniors gave evi¬ dence of their ability when they came to life and walked away with wins over Daniel Mac and Lord Selkirk. Kelvin and Gordon Bell both provided teams to be reckoned with. The results were exciting, hard fought games, both ending in ties. Eleanor Richilieu constituted a valuable asset through her powerful spiking ability, while Captain Shirley Cohen contributed greatly to the stability of the team as a whole. GIRLS’ SENIOR VOLLBYBALLL Back Row —Shirley Elhatton. Jackie Rice, Jean Frem- ming, Mattie Kowalyk, Beth Lees. Lily Karlinsky, Marie Semeniuk. Second Row —Naomi Shubin, Eleanor Richlew, Jean Skinner, Mary Niven, Margaret Zuke, Miss Gauer. First Row —Ilene Patson, Lil Rose, Shirley Cohen (cap¬ tain) Bernice Schick, Debby Slobinsky. Too much cannot be said in praise of Miss Gauer for her splendid work in train¬ ing the Senior Volleyball team. Page Sixty-eight GIRLS’ SENIOR BASKETBALL First Row- Debby Slobinsky, Bernice Schick, Shirley Elhaton, Eleanor Richilieu, Lillian Rose, Enid Calof. Back Row —Bill Kluner, Naomi Shubin, Lily Karlinsky, Ilene Patson, Jacqueline Rice, Noreen Plischke, Mattie Kowalyk, Margaret Zuke, Mary Niven, Miss Gauer. CAVALCADE OF CHAMPIONS The year 1946 has been a banner one for Girls’ Sports at St. John’s. Our first vic¬ tory came early in the new year when Tech girls sped their way to the City Speed-Skating Championship. Our next triumph was registered in the Senior Bas¬ ketball loop. This great team was equally effective last year when they bowled over all opposition in Junior company. This year’s Junior team, not to be outdone by their predecessors, settled with Kelvin for a two-way division of top honors. Bou¬ quets to all these girls, and a special one for Miss Gauer for leading Tech to victory. ★ SENIOR GIRLS JACKIE RICE — Altho’ handicapped by a sprained ankle, Jackie nevertheless turned in a senes of fighting performances. LIL ROSE—Lil’s “lovely solo efforts” in the first minutes of the Championship game will long be remembered. LILY KARLINSKY—Our vote for the steadiest guard—the two Lilies blossomed together as fine players. MATTY KOWALYK—Versatile Matty can play any position well. Remembered for a mag¬ nificent shot from centre. ENID CALOF—“Torchy” lives up to her name as a real flame in basketball. ILENE PATSON—This elusive gal has a won¬ derful pivot and deadly right hand shot. NAOMI SHUBIN—Author of this article— center-—we could rave for hours about this player, but modesty forbids. NOREEN PLISCHKE, MARG ZUKE—A smooth combination with great potentialities. Marg. plays guard, Noreen is a forward. BERNICE ' SHICK—“Bunnie”—very fast on the basketball floor and right where you want her all the time. SHIRLEY ELHATTON—Our starry Shirley ex¬ cels at feinting and free throws. ELEANOR RICHILIEU—Our high scoring cap¬ tain- and one of the best all-round players in the league. DEBBY SLOBINSKY—A stalwart on defence— as the Daniel girls found out! JEAN SKINNER—A tall, effective and beauti¬ ful center. MARY NIVEN—A surprise package who deliv¬ ered seven points in one game, and was very much in the limelight at all times. BILL KLUNER—Our patient and understand¬ ing coach who has once more generalled us to a championship. Thanks Bill. Page Sixty-nine GIRLS’ JUNIOR INTER-HIGH BASKETBALL Back Row (left to right)—Nellie Spack, Shirley Colyer, Josephine Piasecki, Norma Ross, Miss Gauer, Shirley Spegal, Ruth Gilman, Doreen McGill. Front Row —Daria Sawchuk, Hilda Platner, Phyllis Geller, Margaret McClellan, Elsie Kulbaba, Mildred Nelson. JUNIOR GIRLS ' BASKETBALL PHYLLIS GELLER DARIA SAWCHUK MARGARET McCLELLAN The Triple Threat of the aforementioned was perhaps the most effective high scor¬ ing combination on the Junior floor. Captain Margaret McClellan, our fast¬ flying speed skater, was considered the best all-around player of the series. ELSIE KULBABA NELLIE SPACK A very powerful defensive team. MILLIE NELSON Our champion subster was also very deft at sinking baskets. NORMA ROSS Norma’s speed makes her a very valu¬ able player in basketball. DOREEN McGILL Doreen is another speed demon, which makes her frequent breakaways very effective and her baskets were plentiful. HILDA PLATNER SHIRLEY COLYER This tricky combination has taken its share of the honors on the forward half of the floor. RUTH GILMAN An able defender of the St. John’s basket. JOSEPHINE PIASECKI Another center who accounts for no few points on the St. John’s score sheet. MARY SLUSARENKO One of our steadiest defensive players. SHIRLEY SPEGAL A stalwart player throughout. MARY CHERWANEK A steady player throughout. WALTER BOSKAWICH STAN SMITH Our two beloved coaches who have given so much of their time and energy to the Junior team. Page Seventy INTER-ROOM VOLLEYBALL This year volleyball competition was very :een and hotly contested. Room 34, Grade XI hamps, edeged out Rooms 36 and 33, Grade X hamps, in one of the closest struggles yet wit- lessed. At half time the well-organized Grade X earn was only one point behind the XI room. In he second half, however, the XI’s, ably sup- lorted by Anne (one-man-team) Turchin and ible spiker Ilene Patson, redeemed themselves md soon gained a comfortable margin which hey maintained throughout the remainder of he game. The Junior team, however, led ably by Daria Sawchuk and Marguerite Mason this year, vill next year undoubtedly be one of the for- nidable teams on the floor INTER-ROOM VOLLEYBALL Left to right—Anne Yaffe, Julia Yaremchuk, Ester Gonor. Anne Turchin, Ilene Patson, Phyllis Hughes, Elda Scott. Missing —Gladys Boikman. INTER-ROOM BASKETBALL This year’s Room 17, Grade XII basket belles swept aside all opposition with graceful ease to capture the Inter-Room basketball champion¬ ship—much to the chagrin of the valiant Room 12 defenders. Room 17’s “Triple Threat,” con¬ sisting of Eleanor Richelieu, Shirley Elhattom and Lily Karlinsky, proved too powerful a squad for the Juniors, who nevertheless staged a strong struggle. Starring for the Juniors were Madia Baydack and Elsie Kulbaba. GIRLS ' INTER-ROOM BASKETBALL, XII-17 Left to right—Shirley Elhatton, Jean Fremming, Lily Karlinsky, Cornelia Gayowsky, Agnes Kriese, Eleanor Richilieu. Missing —Riva Saltzman. SPEED SKATING St. John’s Tech was fortunate this year in having four speed skaters of no mean reputs as their representatives at the inter-high speed skating meet. Starter Noreen Mclnnes gave the team a flying lead (we’re speaking literally, not figuratively). Second man Barbara Sisler kept up the fast pace set by her forerunner. Millie Nelson, as third skater, gained many yards for the school, and last man, Margaret McClellan, did not let the Tech team down. In the last lap Margaret and Daniel were racing neck on neck in what appeared to be a tie finish, but in several powerful strides Margaret pulled up ahead of Daniel to win the city championship by inches. Our thanks go to Miss E. Gauer who was the guiding light behind this silver blades championship. GIRLS ' INTER-HIGH SPEED SKATING TEAM Left to right—Margaret McClellan, Noreen Mclnnes. Elsie Herdy. Missing —Mildred Nelson. Barbara Sissler. Compliments of . . . College Theatre 1 Tower Theatre Where all the big hits are North Winnipeg’s most modern shown first in North Winnipeg. theatre. Phil Young, Mgr. Barney Appel, Mgr. SAM ROSENBLAT, Supervisor Compliments of . . . Compliments of . . . THE VICTORIA LEATHER ZELLER S LIMITED JACKET CO. DAYLITE BUILDING Winnipeg Tech gal: I should like to see any man try to kiss me! Techsan: No doubt—but you shouldn’t admit it! Mr. Durnin: Very good and thorough. Promislow: And here are the eight re¬ sults. sjs Jjt Promislow: I have checked these figures eight times, sir. Girl: Fresh! Who said you could kiss me? Boy: Everybody. Compliments of .. . PATRICK ' S LIMITED WHOLESALE BOOTS AND SHOES SURES BROS. 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MANUFACTURERS OF VICTORIA FRESH SEED ST. BONIFACE PLANT PHONE 201 133 Shoes for the Family iillllllMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIr Phone 55 666 THE S. EEHESKIN STORE The Modern Neighborhood Store Smart | | Ladies’ | 1 Wear I iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiititlliiiil iitliiiuniti 1385 Main St. NORTHERN TAXI . { • STATIONS % 00 % THROUGHOUT THE CITY 57 oO e 1 ' 1 3 Winnipeg’s Finest Dry Cleaners and Launderers . . . The House of Service PERTH DYE WORKS LIMITED Masters in keeping things Beautiful ★ CLEANERS ★ DYERS ★ FURRIERS ★ LAUNDERERS Compliments of Soudack Fur Auction Sales Limited 294 WILLIAM AVENUE WINNIPEG MANITOBA Page Seventy-four V COM TES Time moves onward steadily. Slowly, all will pass away. Milestone’ll mark your weary way Leainng nought hut memory. ART CONTEST “A tiny, timid thing,” they called the atom! Now it proves capable of improve- ing or destroying all. Also misunderstood and underestimated are the powers of our emotions. The tiniest impulse may cause a crashing avalanche of feeling, making or breaking man’s potentialities. Art is primarily a relaxing outlet, where our heaving, fluid emotions assume shape, crystalize and harden to a purpose “I don’t understand art” . . . you say. Who does? Even the artist understands only his own works, whose hidden sug¬ gestions seem as everchanging as his emo¬ tions. That is why are is just . . . art. “I love art,” you say, because you try to understand it. By feeling its depth and studying its skillful craftsmanship, you appreciate its practical worth to you. We may not feel the full pulse of art’s warm heart, the flex of its powerful muscles and the pattern of its intricate mind, for we are still young, and emotionally incapable of grasping the full substance of it, in our hands. Art is individualistic expression of the mind through mechanical media. The artist himself dreams and hopes to transfer his restless emotions into your soul viat the senses. Directing these forms of self-ex¬ pression into specialization towards hu¬ manity’s universal or local use; that is society’s demand from the individual. At some time or other you may receive in¬ spiration and information from their mas¬ terpieces. Honestly judging a contest according to certain set standards, can present difficul¬ ties. Therefore, yur most profound grati¬ tude is extended to the judge: Miss Goerge, Art Supervisor of Winnipeg Schools, whose sympathetic encouragement and intelli¬ gent criticisms proved valuable to all con¬ cerned. Thanks, also, to Mr. Bailey, our gentle art teacher and art director of this Torch. And so, art, in St. John’s, marches on. SECOND PRIZE Carl Speigel Page Seventy-six Zenon Pohorecky. FIRST PRIZE By ZENON POHORECKY jjjNSsS d cflMt� ■ £«■■■ . r Jr m % Kiln K V| In R HW 7 ■: ' , ' wl g , ♦ ■ . :: fS sv ;lt - ’W-- (.ifejv ' : ' mKf ' Jr Jlt 9 ;v: ;• .m ■ Hd V 1 % t • Hj|§N- tee . LITERARY FIRST PRIZE THE ORDEAL He showed great courage that time. It was the kind of courage somebmes displayed by the front line soldier. But, then again, perhaps it wasn’t courage. Perhaps it was fear. One cannot be certain in such a case. It all began the first week in December, when he was given that small, seemingly innocent, slip of paper. THEY had given it to him. THEY, who had already tormented him more than enough, and still were nidt satisfied. When he had first seen it, he had been overcome by its devastating possibilities and could merely stare at it vaguely. Then, ponderously, his benumbed brain had begun to work. If only he could destroy it! If only-—-No, that was what they were waiting for. Some foolish mistake and they would fall on him like vultures on their prey. One week passed, a week of forgetful days and fearful nights. Meanwhile THEY were becoming impatient. THEY would soon issue an ultimatum and he would be forced to act. Suddenly, he realized that there was only one sure solution to his dilemma. He picked up the scrap of paper, already disfigured by incessant twisting, and walked, like a condemned man, out of the room. Eventually, he reached the back parlor, darkened by early winter gloom. His father was sitting there, little imagining what he was soon to witness. He walked up to his father’s chair and stood there. Then, im¬ patiently, he thrust the paper onto the arm of the chair. It remained there, while his father, somewhat startled, stared at the boy’s pain-ridden features. Then, abruptly becoming aware of the paper, he picked it up. Almost immediately a per¬ plexed scowl darkened his face. His voice broke the tension in the room. “We’ll have to do something about this,” he said slowly, with great effort. He had just seen his son’s report card. Tom Peterson, X—31. Page Seventy-eight SECOND PRIZE THE WANDERLUST Who of us has not sat bored and dreaming in a class room, without turning his eyes to¬ wards a map on the wall and feeling that un¬ controllable urge to jump up and run and run and run, until he comes to those far places with their fascinating, foreign allure. Their very distance makes them only the more tantalizing. We can only yearn hopelessly over their beauty and our own impotence. And as we gaze at the map we inevitably decide where we would go, and what we would see if we had the time or the money or the op- tunity. Let us cross the Atlantic, then be off to London on a foggy day, to visit the Tower of London and hear the tolling of Big Ben. We see the changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace and take a tour through Hampton Court. We see the English countryside and all the quaint inns and cottages that have become so beloved. Then we hasten across a wind-tossed channel to Calais and from there to the idol of every traveller’s heart—Paris, the queen of cities, forever young and forever beckoning to old and young alike. We are awed by all the old, old places, the noly beauty of Notre Dame and the soaring primness of the Eiffel Tower. At Versailles, where a triumphant monarch raised an undying monument to his own incredible vanity, we catch glimpses of the ghosts who have lived and breathed in its overpowering splendor. What memories are revived! The names marked on railroad stations are names that have adorned French history for ages. They trip so lightly on our tongues, Orleans, Toulouse. Perpignan, Avignon, Carcassonne. We can see all the ancient glory of France in these ancient Chateaux and cathedrals with their proud beauty softened by the dust of centuries. We can see Spain, hot, dazzling, and Gibraltar, ban¬ ner of an empire in the south. Across the rim of Africa loom Tangier, Oran, Algiers. Our romantic dreams, born, of the Arabian Nights, gain their first fulfillment here. But there is so much to see, so much we can never hope to understand! Ancient lands, barely crusted with the veneer of modernism brought by the New World. Old lands, where there are yet people whose manner of living has not changed in centuries. Persia, Turkey, India, the far, far, ever-mystic East. Our fascinated eyes gaze at it spellbound. What could be more romantic than the beauty of its minarets, temples and gardens? Suddenly somewhere we hear a bell ring. The sound of moving feet rises to our ears. We stumble, our minds dazed, out of a class room, leaving behind us a map that still hangs on a wall, to us the essence of romance in our own prosaic world. Ruby R. Freedman, XI-38. HP’ Page Seventy-nine THIRD PRIZE THE DARK AGES A saying that gains truth as time passes is that “Movies killed vaudeville.” Anyone who has seen a modem film agrees that it is plain murder all right (and they don’t doubt it has homicidal antecedents). There was a time when the shadowy heroine went the full ten reels without so much as a scratch. Today though, the gentleman playing the hero thinks nothing of nestling a right hook to the heroine’s jaw, and then gently slapping her mascara from one side of her face to the other with, a sock that would conk out a bull elephant. This continues until the heroine is so panicky that she starts saying crazy things like, “If you want anything, whistle.” The director calls the match in the seventh reel, the hero is declared champion, and the extras roll up their sleeves preparatory to giving the battered leading lady a badly needed blood transfusion. Of course, there must be an excuse for all this because people don’t usually go around in¬ discriminately separating their girl-friends from their teeth. The excuse commonly known as a plot is so negligible that professional movie goers seldom bother about it and neither shall we. A professional movie-goer is possessed with few physical assets which single him (or her) out from the rabble. One of these is a well- padded, well-trained posterior. Another is a muscle-bound neck which receives its exercise bent at angles of 45°, 60° or 90° depending on what length of insanity the lady in front has gone in choosing the thing on her head. One of his more useful powers is that of split vision. He can watch the picture with one eye and enjoy himself by looking with the other at the couple two rows and five seats to the right of him. He is probably the only person who goes to a double bill and watches two shows at the same time. Double features are “come-ons” for movie enthusiasts, one of whom is born every minute. They always consist of an A picture, and a B picture. The difference between the two is that the A picture puts you to sleep immediately, whereas in the B picture sounds of falling Red¬ wood trees, old mill wheels cornin’ closer and closer, screeching brakes, and diving airplanes keep you awake. This naturally lessens the value of the B picture. Of course no bill is complete without up-to-the-minute-news-of- public-interest which includes cuties in $15,000 fur capes, and the Venezuelean Ambassador arriving for talks on the saltpetre situation, and a $38,000,000,000 reconversion scheme whereby Great American Inventive Genius turns Liberty ships into toothpaste tubes. Following this are trailers which tell us that the attraction coming next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, is so colossal and magnificent that we have practi¬ cally wasted our money by being here now, when next week this stupendous picture will be shown. As we have already paid our cash to the lady imprisoned in the glass, cage in the lobby, and to avoid this “I-am-a-Moron-feeling” we usually choose this time to let our thirst get the better of us and we slouch quietly up the aisle for a drink of water. Theatre aisles are testing grounds for char¬ acter. There is no feeling quite like that of walking alone down a theatre aisle. You feel every eye upon you. You feel like a bubble dancer at a convention of pea-shooter manufac¬ turers. Your knees feel polite. They take off their caps to each other and you sprint stum¬ bling to the nearest seat where you fall ex¬ hausted, in a state of nervous collapse. You wonder at its strange comfort for a few mo¬ ments, in which the lady underneath regains her wind, and reminds you that after all, she hardly knows you and she would like to see the picture. After mumbling apologies you begin the quaint game of “Oops sorry!” The object of the game is to walk a six-inch path, in a dark theatre, between the toes of the other contestants and the steel-backed chairs directly in front of said toes. If you step off the path you receive as a penalty either a broken toe or a punch on the nose. The punch on the nose can be for¬ feited if you can say “Oops, sorry!” in one-half a second, the time it takes for a hand to travel from side to probiscis. After you are perfectly comfortable you dis¬ cover to your horror that you have forgotten to take off your overcoat. You immediately begin to sweat and fret. Taking off an overcoat in a theatre seat approximately two feet across and two feet high is a trick that calls for the combined talents of gymnast, magician and Indian rubber man. You pull one arm, it doesn’t move. You pull at the other. It won’t budge. At this point you lose your head. Of course this solves the problem. With no top-piece you simply pull the coat over your shoulders and fold it in your lap. It’s too bad that things had to come to a head, though. Norm Hill. Page Eighty HONORABLE MENTION HOW TO RITE AN ESSAY? many piple ca’nt rite essase!” so i vill give you som fondmentals Dere are too diffrent kind essase; De first is de formal soch as dis one . . . de next is informal:—Ven riting a formal essay de riter mus be akvainted mit de sobject; becos he most axpiain it to de reeder’s? in de informal essay de riter try’s to make de reeder laff soch an essay is not for adducated piple. Ven is de best time to rite an essay! some pipple like to rite essase at nite? for me de best time is in de morning at 6: a clock P.M. Bot you most alvays remamber dat no matter ven you rite de essay, you shud be tinking abot it all day—-ven broshing de teeth in de morning; ven eeting sand-vitches at noon; ven vaiting for a strit car at nite, All de time you shud be tinking abot your essay, Before riting an essay you shud be having a topic. choose your topic frum your intrests; differ¬ ent piple hev different intrests—Meenee likes kooking so she rites abot how to make blintzes. Jeam likes roller skatink, so he rites abot hocky. So meny tinks you can rite abot, fer example; de sonset; de moonshine: do ve com from de apes? Tennyson, Woods wort, end Brownstone; mine oncle’s restarant: will plese be eaternal? Odder axemples i could givink bot is no space. After you are having a tipic, tink abot wat you got to saye (den put a roff idea on paper) reed over de article end korrect all de grema- ticle mistakes end mispallings woch aspashally de spalling. Two meny piple go tru skool midout lerning how to spal, many times. In essase is no paragrafsldese is very bad arror, odder times is modifriers misplased, modi- friers shud be alvays in de same sentens as de vord modifried. Ponctuation is getting many piple in truble, efen me is sometimes getting mixed op: Also a paragraf got too hav younity, amfasis; end coherens, i vill give u an axplanation of younity—“ven in one side of de paragraf your’e saying one tink end in de odder an odder tink den der is no younity; Choherens is meaning dat every-one can on- derstand it’ even tickers, alvays; ven riting an essay never repete yourself; dis vay you vill improff de coherens. Next amfasis:—dees ees not for bigeeners. ’If you are obaying dese rules you vill be having a good essay, “if any reeder vants to kno, wot rite I’m got to rite soch a essay, I’m tailing him: for tvelf ears i’m teeching Anglish in Roshia, end if I don’ gno any Anglish, who ken,)( )(. by Amram Oilk. , Moses Dimentberg, XII-29. Page Eighty-one HONORABLE MENTION RENDEZVOUS AT INFINITY The advent of the atomic bomb has started all sorts of people prophesying that we shall all be blown to eternity. Eternity means un¬ limited time. In contrast infinity means simply unlimited, time and space. If we went to one we would no doubt go to the other. Up and coming young scientists like ourselves would buy the double ticket just for the curiosity of seeing the place. I argue that the trip is impossible, but let us attempt it and discover if such an extended journey is impossible. Let us borrow an atomic bomb from our benevolent government and set it off in my back yard with all those desiring to take the trip gathered, around. I shall assume that the majority of passengers starting for infinity unlimited would go in parallel lines since they would be impelled either straight up, or down, as the case may be. Also, since the travellers are motivated by re¬ leased atomic energy, I assume they would be travelling at speeds approaching the speed of light (186,300 miles per second), because upon the explosion of an atomic bomb, everything is dissipated into light. Therefore let us extract the electrons, from our bodies, label them so we may put the correct number in the correct places upon arrival, and send them off at the speed of light. The protons and neutrons would slow down to approximately 150,000 miles per second, due to friction in the atmosphere. We (the protons and neutrons) are now on our way to infinity travelling along parallel lines relatively close to each other. The back seat driver reminds us not to get whipped by the tail of that comet, although it has only one, not nine, and to wave hello to some electron and positron acquaintances resting between Castor and Pollux. After travelling for 9, followed by the zeros on ticker tape produced from several forests, years, watching our parallel courses cross and almost collide just at the entrance to minus infinity we have arrived home. We come in for a gentle landing on eartl , Inertia’s ticket had completely expired beoam a of friction in spaces so full of magnetic lines f force, that they attracted a cloud of wanderir ? nickel and cobalt molecules. Our electrons r - turned safely 51,652 years ago and we must no pay the wholesale rate of $4.95 (regular $5.0() a year for a safety deposit vault in which the were stored. This would impoverish us if v, a had not left our last week’s allowance (5c) i l the bank before we left. The compound intere t has made our fortunes. Like all travellers we like to meet our frienc ; again so we sink a shaft through the debr:; above the cemetery and descend to see then . We don’t dig the shaft of course but merel • have a rocket ship take off from the spot chose i for excavation. The blast forms a perfect! ■ symmetrical hole of the right depth, even fusin ; the silicon around the edge so we will not b troubled with shoring. Why they haven’t changed a bit, but to ou consternation they inform us that we didn’t g to infinity or even eternity. They say that upo our departure we would have begun to sprea in a cone. This is deduced from the fact tha the intensity of light and the volume of soun vary inversely as the square of the distance, am being loose matter we probably would have gon the same way. We find that we are not her but are spread thinly over the face of the uni verse. Not so thinly either for according to Ein stein’s relativity correction for mass: Mo M = - (v)= 1 —(—) ( c ) M = the mass of the body in motion. Mo = the mass of the body at rest. v = the velocity of the body. c = the speed of light. It is intuitively obvious from this equation that when “v” approaches the speed of light the denominator will be 0. When the denominator Page-Eighty-two is 0 the mass is infinite. We have now filled the universe or infinity with our insignificant bodies. However, if our mass became infinite at the moment we attained a speed approaching the speed of light, part of our mass would reach infinity instantly. At this point, although our mass is infinite my calculations show that it seems to be light. Therefore the mass is zero. We would return by minus infinity in a neg¬ ligible space of time with our mass increased just enough to be ourselves. Since we travelled practically instanteously, we certainly could not have gone to eternity which is unlimited time. Infinity is unlimited time as well as space, so we could not have been there either. This conclusively proves that no atom bomb or any other destructive instrument could blow us to eternity. Ross Henderson, XII-29. FAILURE POETRY TO A GREATER GLORY . . . ’Neath my window the city rushes on, And humanity surges forward through the night In life’s mad symphony. The neon signs, flickering in the streets below, Shine the city’s dirty face on this Saturday eve, And hurl eerie light into this darkened room. My soul is filled with the hatred and sorrow Of a bitter era. I long for the happy youth which war’s scourge Tore from my heart, as it did from thousands throughout the land . . . And yes, great multitudes cheered us, Famous leaders acclaimed us, And even autocratic generals joined the mighty chorus To praise us—war’s wounded soldiers. The confetti, the ribbon, the cheers were ours In that great hour of victory. But also the shrapnel, the bullets, the bombs That fill our bodies . . . And now swept away is the confetti, dusty the ribbon And silent the crowd? But the missing arms and legs, blood from our bodies. Still cover the battlefields from Anzio to Ar¬ dennes . . . Around me, in this bleak hospital room lie my wounded comrades; Their staring, yet unseeing eyes tell the story That is imprinted on our minds That beach, that hill, that forest, Where Nazi bullets ripped through our bodies! Sometimes, when night’s solitude gropes into our wards, I hear the sobs of men, crying like children, As they see once more the gory battlefields, And their comrades fallen at their side . . . The night is gone; the dawn breaks forth And glides over the sleeping world, ’Neath my window, on the streets below, The city is silent—the roaring Saturday night Has flown, and leaves instead the peaceful solitude of a Sunday morn . . . And will these tired, embittered soldiers Also find peace for their souls, after breathing battle smoke? O, God, grant that they may—for their’s is the battle of mankind itself Out across this blessed land, yes, round the mighty earth, Man fights to conquer darkest night, And bring on humanity’s rebirth . . . The church bells ring, calling the multitudes to prayer, And as they send out their peaceful knell Let them call us to a greater glory, Not to deeper hell . . . Norman Cantor, XI-37. The coward in the conflict Gives up at first defeat. If once repulsed, his courage Lies shattered at his feet. The brave heart wins the battle. Because through thick and thin He’ll not give up as conquered— He fights and fights to win. Then, why become disheartened, Because at first you fail; If you keep on trying At last you will prevail. Be stubborn against failure, Try, try, and try again For those who keep on trying Will failure never ken. Roy Lev, XI-39 EMPTY DESKS The school was bare ’Cause halls were free Of rushing students It dawned on me. They’d filled the hall, The stair, the room, All the days before The end of June. The stairs, I think, Were lonesome for The milling students. The slamming door. The halls were dark, The lights were out. No one to need them. No one about. Perhaps the teacher. During the day, Thought of the classes He’d held at bay. The field was bare, No boisterous shouts, It wished to ask for Their whereabouts. We wish them all A better life, In a finer world, That’s free from strife. Yngve Magnuson, X-18. Page Eighty-four DANCE MACABRE A piercing shriek, a gripping fear, The footfalls of death’s angels near. The cymbals clash amid the horns. Cruel angels laugh with bitter scorn. The Dance Macabre! My life is lost! And down to certain hell is tossed. The devil builds his mighty fire, The sins of man heap fuel on higher. My thread of life runs out, is done. And with hope lost, no more the sun And happy joys my life can save; Instead the deep, dark, choking grave. The crashing of the gates of hell, The ringing of life5s final bell. I hear them pounding at my mind; My body gone, my eyes are blind. The horror of the lonely tomb— Down, down, down, to final doom. Norman Cantor, XI-37. ★ ARE YOU BUILDING OR REMODELLING YOUR HOME? Before you make your final plans call at our HOME PLANNING BUREAU Get useful tips on Modern Kitchens, Interior Decorat¬ ing, what is now in lighting. POWER BUILDING SHOWROOMS Winnipeg Electric Company Compliments of . D. COHN SONS LIMITED Fur Dressers and Dyers ★ Phone 22 686 560 McDermot Ave. Compliments of .. . SERVICE FUR CO. 202 Birks Bldg. Phone 97 940 Compliments of . . . GRAND MOTOR SERVICE LIMITED ★ “Day and Night Service” ★ 1003 Main St. Phone 57 266 Page Eighty-five TRU-TONE PHOTO All Types oj Photographic Work done. ALL WORK GUARANTEED Compliments of . . . 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Dad: Well, tell them not to leave their hair¬ pins in the car. First (reading): Think of those Spaniards go¬ ing 3,000 miles on a galleon! Second: Aw, forget it. Yuh can’t believe all yuh hear about them foreign cars. Page Ninety-one Compliments of . . MADEWELL GARMENT LTD. THE PRAGUE CAFE 899 Main St. Phone 57 403 PECK BUILDING WINNIPEG Compliments of . . . GREY G. BRAND POLSON SERVICE STATION Poison at Main Phone 55 622 Winnipeg, Man. Compliments of . . . BLOSSOM FLORIST CORSAGES A SPECIALTY 1406 Main St. Phone 55 553 “My father occupied the chair of Ap- He (after long silence, looking at clock): plied Physics at Manitoba.” Is that an eight day clock? “Dat’s nuttin, mine occupied the seat She (very bored): Well, why not stay of applied electricity at Sing Sing.” a little longer and find out? And there’s the story about the man who spent millions getting rid of halitosis only to find that his friends didn’t like him anyway. Compliments of . . . M. A. C. 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Infant at zoo: Mother, look at the ele¬ phant, he’s bigger than hell, ain’t he? Mother: Johnny, how many times have I warned you not to say ain’t? Esther had a little lamb, Given to her to keep. It followed her around until, It died from lack of sleep. COMPLIMENTS OF . . . Walter Irug S’lnrc P. KRONSON, Chemist New Fashion Feather Curl Permanent . . . Twirl It—Brush It $0-50 You’re Ready To Go! Including Shampoo and Set FEATHER CUT Smart, Latest Style. Complete . 35c Phone 97 703 NIL-FASHION 1-327 Portage Ave. Page Nenty-three Courtesy and Efficiency Telephone susbcribers can aid in mak¬ ing severely-taxed telephone facilities yield maximum service — • By looking up the number in the Directory. • By speaking distinctly into the mouthpiece. • By answering promptly when the bell rings. • By being as brief as pos¬ sible. (Night Rates on Long Distance Calls commence at 6:00 p.m.) MANITOBA TELEPHONE SYSTEM c Ghink St Over .... Have you ever thought what an important part ELEC¬ TRICITY plays in daily life? You can use it for Lighting, Cooking, Washing, Cleaning, Heating, Refrigeration, Entertainment, and in many other ways. It saves time and work, and helps to make your home comfortable and healthy. Because City Hydro introduced low-cost electricity to Winnipeg over thirty years ago, electric service in this city costs little — although it does so much. CITY HYDRO Winnipeg’s Municipal Electric Utility es o|’ cJZ uck ( va 5 oj 7 Zf6 Compliments of MAX FREED (Pres. 1929) Page Ninety-four Expressions of the soul Are in a man’s inner mind; So set yourself some goal, And then, its value find. I I THE SCHOOL COUNCIL SCHOOL COUNCIL Back Row —Jack Ferguson, Mr. Reeve, Aubrey Yarmar, Morris Loffman. Front Row —Lily Karlinsky, Mary-Betty Turner, Miss Scholes, Norm Hill, Mr. Heyes, Ruth MacDonald, Bruce Hill. The School Council meetings were held on Thursdays in the library, this year. Room 29 reported bursts of laughter issuing forth from the library on those days but we were working —really. First came the minutes which began at 12:50 with—“Council meetings will begin at 12:30 sharp.” This was followed by light footsteps squeaking up to the table and the scrape of a chair being drawn into place. (No names men¬ tioned.) Norman Hill gallantly leads the fiery discus¬ sions opened by Leo iSchicher about Courtesy Week and Auditorium periods. Norman has done a grand job as President of St. John’s. Many projects have been undertaken and most of them finished by Norman and the council members. Aubrey Yarmar, our treasurer, was the little man who wasn’t there—with the money; but Aubrey did do a lot of work on the awards. Bruce Hill, the social chairman, took charge of the dances. These, the Rugby Ball, the Holly Hop, the Snowball Tramp and the Tigers’ Prom were great successes. The unusual names were supplied by Bruce, who saved them up from dance to dance. Mary-Betty Turner was torn between two jobs—to help Bruce with the so¬ cials or to help Aubrey with the awards, and Mary-Betty succeeded in both. Lily Karlinsky said very little at the council meetings but in attending Greater Winnipeg Youth Council 1 meetings, as Red Cross Representative and as ■ chaser of delinquent students, Lily worked P harder than most. Morris Loffman began in , November the “Hunt of the Ping Pong Table.” rjj In April the table was found and the Ping Pong R Club began. Those students ' wearing the school ■ rings and pins owe thanks to Jack Ferguson 9 and Charles Waks for their hard labor (after ■ this duty was given them neither attended meet¬ ings). Lastly there is yours truly, Ruth Mc¬ Donald, secretary, about whom the less said, the better. (Ed note: On the contrary. Appar¬ ently modesty is another of Ruth’s traits which make her the most dependable and hard work¬ ing secretary any organization could hope for.) Our outstanding activities of 1946 included I the distribution of bars, the addition of the ‘J’ j pins, organization of Graduation Day and Tech’s numerous socials. We sincerely thank the students who elected us to office and who made our year of work I easier by their school spirit. May we also thank I Mr. Reeve, Mr. Ridd, Miss Scholes and Mr. Heyes for their advice and assistance in our problems during the year. Page Ninety-six OPERA CAMDIDS 1. Our Leading Lady. 2. A Model Modern Major-General. 3. We uncomfortable feel. 4. Alas, there’s not one maiden here. 5. Let’s paddle awhile. 6. Piracy their dreadful trade is. 7. When constabulary duty ' s not being done. 8. A bevy of beautiful maidens. 9. I am M-a-a-a-abel. 10. For I am a Pirate King. 11. The Libretto? 12. Our gallant crew awaits us. 13. One of the pirate caravanseri. 14. A fine woman. OPERA If anyone ever told you there were great operatic stars at St. John’s, you wouldn’t believe him. As a matter of fact there are. If you will kindly come to see the “Pirates of Penzance,” you will have all the proof you re¬ quire. Here is another fact you might not know. There are So many wonderful singers at Tech that one cast cannot accommodate them all. It is necessary to have two casts. Well, here we are and the curtain is just going up. Do you hear the powerful pirates chorus? Where could one see a comparable band of swarthy stalwarts. Then the beautiful (?) nurse Ruth sings her aria, “When Frederick Was a Little Lad,” in truly operatic style. One of the highlights ' of the evening is the Pirates King’s bass aria, “Is There a Doctor in the House.” To this Frederick answers, “No. Miss McCord, I haven’t forgotten my lines.” The rest passes quickly until Mabel the hero¬ ine steps on to the stage to rescue the hero, Frederick, from her sisters, “a bevy of beau¬ ties,” who have “such delicacy, such refine¬ ment.” Mabel sings her coloratura aria, “Poor Wandering One,” with daring bravado. Could not bring down the house? (She probably could, you know the weight of some of these prima donnas). All goes well in the end. The girls all marry the pirates turn out to be noblemen who have all gone wrong. The Major- General is left without anyone, but maybe he will marry Ruth, the nurse. What? You say you believe us when we say there are great singers at St. John’s. I’m glad the opera has proved it. On the serious side now. The entire cast en¬ joyed themselves immensely in this production and it is obvious from the opera just described th at the opera was a success. Deepest apprecia¬ tion is felt by all for the directors, Miss Horner, Miss Gauer, and Miss McCord, whose untiring work and patience were responsible for the opera’s production. On behalf of the cast (and the finance committee) we thank Miss Cum- rning who so ably handled the ticket sales and receipts. We would also like to thank the stu¬ dents from Isaac Newton who assisted in the orchestra. ★ DRAMATIS PERSONAE Mabel .Shirley Cohen, Maxine Carter Ruth .Mae Olynyk, Bella Boroditsky Edith .Esther Ludwig, Rita Pleskow Kate Adeline Wdoviak, Sheila Rittberg Isabel .Maria Semeniuk, Mildred Hamata Frederic .Max Klein, Joe Lerner Pira.te King .Dan Shapira, Leonard Kozachenko Major-General .Ross Henderson, Wally Olensky Samuel .Norman Hill, Yngve Magnuson Sergeant of Police .Jack Alexander, Martin Weidman, Eddie Zulkoski, John Enns FIRST GIRLS’ CHORUS PIRATES’ CHORUS Sopranos Rowena Rubinfield Helen Olasker Freda Rabkin Marie Semeniuk Selma Levine Teddy Polsky Ruth Joy Lockshin Barbara Sisler Elizabeth Storozuk Yvonne Sawchuk Helen Taylor Reta Ludwig Pauline Burka Altos Eleanor Shatsky Caroline Korobailo Naomi Fox Greta Lois Freeman Esther Green Miriam Levin Frances Lucow Malka Lerner Ann Nurgitz Marion Furman July London Ann Gunn Molly Fairman Jean Skinner Louise Baron Margaret Zuke Arnice Kozack ★ Tenors Zenon Skyba Dennis Pedeschuk Dan Brody Norman Hill Aaron Freedman Arnold Rubin Harold Goldstein First Baritones Bill Taylor Jack Kirkland Stephen Arsenych Lawrence Klapecki Jerry Daien Lawrence Moscovitch Irwin Dorfman John Enns Jack Alexander David Boonov Morris Silver Jack Stone Tony Hickaway David Babier Roman Pohorecky Second Baritones Eddie Zulkoski Bill Spivak Aubrey Yarmar Jack Kaplan Joe Breitman Sheiky Brownstone Murray Tapper Arthur Silverman Harvey Stoller Manly Rusen Donald Duff Yngve Magnuson SECOND GIRLS’ CHORUS ★ POLICEMEN’S CHORUS Sopranos Bernice Linney Marjorie Lees Pat Dybish Lorraine Brethauer Irene Ferley Joyce Bawden Noreen Plischke Kathleen Acheson Eleanor Wilkie Ann Tymochek Helen Hiebert June Fridfinnson Altos Grace Linney Joyce Owens Marion Dressier Marion Holliday Myra Resnick Josephine Piasecki Lorraine Hofley Marguerite Mason Roberta Silverman Agnes Kriese Steffie Rudan Mary Niven Renie Donen Adeline Hackie Doreen Albert Rebecca Boonov Sheila Krisvoshea Jenny Kopel Buddy Shaen Ken Golden Sam Nisenboim Archie Sinclair Alan Bermack Carl Smith Morley Guest Harold Underschultz Fred Freeth Sam Roote Harvey Swartz Dennis Kerman John Alexander Martin Weidman John Enns Eddie Zulkoski Alvin Greenberg Jerry Libling Page Ninety-eight FESTIVAL Perhaps the most important event to take place for the music group at Tech is the Mani¬ toba Musical Festival. Each year thousands ol music students throughout Manitoba compete in this, one of the world’s finest musical festivals. St. John’s has very capably done its share in contributing its best to this enterprise. Actually the students get more from the festival than they contribute. What wonderful sensations they must have felt to hear themselves making such beautiful sounds in songs like “The Sky is Full of Clouds” and Mendelssohn’s “Lift Thine Eyes, and to hear the beautiful sounds coming from the competitors. In the competition of the large H igh School Female Choirs the groups were transported into a dream-world of beautiful sounds like those that must come from choirs of angels. So absorbed were they in these sounds that all feeling of competition was lost. This is how the festival should be. At this point, the festival had attained what must be its ultimate goal_that of producing the most beautiful and perfect music. As usual, work for the festival began quite late due to the opera most of the choirs had’ only three weeks’ training. There were four choirs and an ensemble entered from St. John’s. The ensemble won the “Small Vocal Ensemble—Any Voices” class with 88 for “Music When Soft Voices Die” and 89 for Laughter and Tears.” The combined R° oms and,3p won the “Grade Ten Class Room Choir class with 88 for “Autumn Song and 89 for Lratner ing Daffodils.” The Grade XI Folk Song Choir won its class with 90 ,for “ T he old 92 for “Gypsy Dance. The Female Giade C choir won its class with 87 for “O Lovely Peace and 92 for “Swift as a Bird. large girls’ choir did not win the “Public School Chorus—Senior Schools—Female Voices, they did gain the highest choral mark for one of their p cSThat was given that evening. The marks were 90 for “Lift Thine Eyes” and 94 for The Sky is Full of Clouds.” Among the individuals winners are: Shiela Rittberg and Rita Pleskow who won their class, obtaining 90 and 92 for “Blossom Time ; Cor¬ nelia Gayowsky, pianist, who won the Piano¬ forte— ' Senior Class” with 86 and 88, and also the “Concert Group of Three Pieces class woth 85 and 88 marks; Shirley Cohen and Max Klein who won “Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Duet class with 87 marks. St John’s has been very fortunate in having such a fine teacher as Miss Horner to inspire and teach the students. Her fine work received great praise from the festival adjudicators. GRADE XI-39, FOLK SONG CHOIR Back Rou —Libbye Connor, Fay Garfinkle, Naomi Shubin, Dorita Koplovich, Norma Robinson. Jean Skinnerf Hilda Hiebert, Beverly Stein, Eileen Rasmanson, Dolores Smigle, Edith Kneller. Molly Fairman, Yvonne Sawchuk. Third Row —Edith Kushner, Leda Gatmenenko, Mickey Levine, Judy London, Enid Calof, Debby Slobh ky Maria Seminuk, Marg. Lees, Grace Safeer, Gloria Atmkov, Ray George. Second Row -Greta Lois Greeman, Ruth Zlotin, Ann Gunn Carolin Korbailo, Vera Nelson, Rita Silverman Pat Dybish. Helen O’Lasker, Belva Boroditsky. Front Row _Francis Lucow, Malke Lerner, Esther Green, Sheila Ritberg, Rita Pleskow. Freda Rabkin. Rowena Rubinfield. Page One Hundred ROOMS X-31 and X-13 GIRLS’ CHOIR Back Row —Joan Sharpe, Bernice Block, Ruby Rosenheck, Shirley Spegal, Fay Simpkin, Pauline Burka, Ruth Golden, Phyllis Geller. Ida Badkis. Third Row —Gayle Taciuk, Joan Kanchier, Joanne Manson. Peril Tenembaum, Sima Zaelig, Joan Triller, Jenny Moser, Evelyn Cantor, Sheila Sigesmund, Estelle Greenberg. Second Row —Gladys Waldman, Beverly Soloway, Hope Oetsky, Eleanor Simpkin, Shiffy Weinberg, Shirley Piggott, Rose Lavitt, Sybil Jacob, Gloria Swartz, Rose Spivak. Front Row —Mae Olynik, Irene Bruce, Nancy Dolgoy, Shirley Rombom, Joan Mike, Rhona Ostrow, Helen Taylor, Verna Krayeski, Elsie Perlman, Selma Levine, Noma Jacobson. SMALL ENSEMBLE Back Roic —Maxine Carter, Shirley Cohen, Adeline Wdoviak, Belva Boroditsky, Marion Holliday, Shirley Spegal. Front Row —Rita Pleskow, Sheila Rittberg, Ester Ludwig, Joyce Bowen. ENSEMBLE Back Row —Greta-Lois Freeman. Frances Lucow, Mae Olynik, Maria Semeniuk, Roberta Silverman, Lorraine Brethaw, Joyce Bawden. Second Row— Shirley Spegal, Maxine Carter, Marjorie Lees, ShifFy Weinberg, Rowena Rubenfeld, Shirley Cohen, Adeline Wdoviak, Malke Lerner. Front Row— Marguerite Mason, Belva Boroditsky, Sheila Rittberg, Ester Ludwig. Rita Pleskow, Selma Levine. THE FAIR Peanuts! Popcorn! Try your luck. Chance wasn’t the deciding factor the way the boys ran the games, but that doesn’t mat¬ ter: the school made money ($1,800, to be approximate). Cash was flowing like water. We made millions, but we aren’t telling, just to fool the income tax tribe. Seriously, though (if that is possible for us), everybody combined to make a great success of the Fair. This continuous suc¬ cess story may be getting rather boring to our patient readers, but it didn’t just hap¬ pen. Students spent days of “skipped” periods preparing articles to sell, and fig¬ uring out the games which would yield the best profit. Teachers organized these will¬ ing workers during noon hours and legal spares. Most important of all, the residents of the Tech district saved up their pennies all year just to squander on all the various booths. The places the money could be spent were numerous. You could be “rooked” easily by the booths in the gym; get about 150% of your money’s worth by buying in the auditorium; indulge in your gour¬ met tendencies in Room 18 and the nurse’s room, and be awed by the wonders of sci¬ ence in Room 40. If we haven’t stressed the fact sufficiently already, the Fair was a big success. 1. The Fair is opened. 2. Some old schoolmates? (Class of 1909). 3. Hello, Mrs. Magee. What would you like? 4. Followers of Isaac Walton. 5. George, Garnet, William Penn. 6. Intelligentsia, playing with electrons. 7. Where did the sugar come from? 8. Hi, gang! 9. “We were hungry.” Page One Hundred and Two The final exams are about a month away and I’ve got lots of time to study, so I think I’ll look through that box on the bureau where I keep all my miscellaneous articles. Here’s a ticket from the “Rugby Ball’ held at the school in the middle of October. They had Jimmy Carson’s orchestra and there were about 500 which included some returned men. Was it ever hot in the gym! The next ticket in my collection brings back memories. It’s from the ’’Tiger Prom” and I remember how long it took me to get enough courage to ask that girl in our room. Before the dance I thought of how embarrassed I’d be because I’m not a very good dancer, but there wasn’t a large crowd so I had no trouble. Wally Hutchi¬ son’s orchestra was better than usual and everyone enjoyed himself. The next thing I find is a coat check. I wonder . . . Oh! I remember, it’s from the dance held just before the Christmas holidays. Although there wasn’t a large crowd, there was a good selection of records. Here’s half a ticket from the “Snow Ball.” This year’s tramp was a great suc¬ cess. Although there was a cold wind everyone kept warm after we left the school. Do you remember how deep the snow was and the big circle we made on the river? Those hot dogs tasted good and everyone will remember the happenings of that night. Here’s my place card for the Opera ban¬ quet. That brings to my mind the pretty girls that were sitting beside Zipursky, and the box of DDT I won in one of the dance contests. Everyone enjoyed singing all the songs from the opera and they were all sorry when they had to leave. Although I wasn’t able to get any souvenirs from the Grade XI party, I think it might have been called a Grade X party, because there certainly were more Grade X’s present than Grade XI’s. Graduation promises to be a great suc¬ cess and everyone is anxiously looking forward to this big event. A banquet at the Bay is being planned with everyone coming back to school to dance to Charlie Cruickshank’s Orchestra. Later in the evening a bonfire on the school grounds has been suggested and this idea is being considered. I hope gradudation is what I expect it to be. Page One Hundred and Three SCHOOL ORCHESTR A Front Row (left to right)—Paul Cheslock, Rose Bonderenko, Chrissie Shewchuk, Olga Solman, Anne Prokopenko, Zenon Pohorecky. Back Row —Jerry Eoyko, Harvey Bland. Russ Fliss, Ernie Labovitch, Meyer Shore. Danny Brody, Chaim Maiman. THE TRYING TIMES OF TECH ' S | TOONSTERS “We will start our practice today with the I movement marked AVD, which was compos :d I by “Tech”owksy. Note the key signature is I five flats.” At that the trombone turned to the sax and I said, “I could have sworn those were sharp: “Now notice, bar ten is marked ‘crescendo Blank expressions. “I said bar ten is marked ‘odnecserc’.” There was an immediate response. “A little farther on we come to a pause”—it I which time the trumpets dash out for a quick coke. And as we come to the finish it’s the clarine s I leading by a nose. Just so you won’t get the wrong idea, thoug 1 , the orchestra has done a fine job in accompan; - ing the opera and playing at the graduation exercises. (Any resemblance of those playe s who have a jam session before the practice o those in the orchestra is strictly instrumental) “Hubble, Hubble, Hubble,” is the way th ,t song goes now, for a great deal of credit mu t go to the leader of the orchestra. The studen s I are fortunate indeed in securing the services i f such a fine musician and such a patient instruo - tor as Mr. Hubble. Our thanks to him and to the members cf the orchestra for making music a part of Teel Qy c CADET BAND “Well what are you waiting for? Play.” This was the famous saying of Room 12, Tuesday nights at the Cadet band practices. Under the ver ycapable direction of Mr. Butler, the band had a very enjoyable year. With very few returned players from last year the band with the help of Mr. Butler made great prog¬ ress. Within a very few months the band had made progress, such as playing in the same key. The next few months were spent in learning that famous aria, “the scale.” After having accomplished such a great feat, Mr. Butler thought that we were capable of anything so that the remaining months were spent in learn¬ ing the famous concerto, “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Now, while the band reels, drunk with en¬ cores, we will call on our amiable band leader, Mr. Butler. All the members of the band wish to thank that congenial conductor for his patience, and perseverance in guiding the band through an¬ other successful year. AIR CADET BAND Back Row (left to right)—Harvey Bland. Danny Brody Don Gales Russ Fliss, Jack Labovitch, Sid Blye, Yngve Magnusson, Sid Kirson. Front Row —Paul Cheslock, Ernie Labovitch, Eddy Diamond Allan Levitt, Zenon Pohorecky, Earl Poidevain, Jerry Boyko. Page One Hundred and Four CADETS- JOHN BASKERVILLE SQUADRON In 1945, Mr. Reeve, our over-burdened principal, has been forced to relieve him¬ self of duties as O.C. of No. 328 Squadron. He is now Honorary O.C. with Mr. Beer the O.C., and Mr. Newfield the Adjutant, two admirable and conscientious officers, who are assisted by the military experience and knowledge of the chief instructor, Mr. Ross. The squadron has had leadership of exceptionally high calibre. In the Orderly Room (whence cometh the meat bills) they are faithfully assisted by Sgt. Miki and Cpl. Sheps, along with their “here tomorrow but never here today” associates. It is these dear souls who pass out the pleas ing invitations requesting your presence at a social gathering to be held at 1305 hours, and to reconvene from 1600 hours to 1700 hours, with a most unusually humorous and entertaining N.C.O. as host. It is also these able assistants who tire¬ lessly strive to invent and experiment with their crystal sets in an attempt to receive all important military dispatches, (Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Fred Allen, Happy Gang). The work of the Orderly Room staff is supplemented by Frank Moser and the Equipment Room “Gamblers,” who spend their spare time pulling out their hair in an attempt to clothe various assorted and distorted members of the squadron. The morale of Flight No,. 1 has been kept on a humorous plane due to the resourceful energies of “Model Cadet” Sam Minuk and his many willing helpers (the whole flight.) Alas for poor Fit. Sgt. Fenson! The installation of an emergency fire exit in the Gym has proved its merits in more ways than one, particularly on a Tuesday night when one has wanted to meet “the little woman,” and the financial status wasn’t sufficient to bribe an N.C.O. Do you remember the night one clever individual carefully slipped out that handy exit, down the steps, unlocked his bicycle and heard the N.C.O. say: “May I see your leave slip, Joe.” Joe S ., with a cold sweat rising on his brow, “Ill go back, don’t squeal, please, please!” One of the most interrogative situations is the fact that the Hon. O.C. gave a few Sea Cadets permission to obtain Air Cadet rifles and instructed them to shoot all “Pigeons” at sight. The highlight of the whole Air Cadet Corps since its formation was the introduc¬ tion of gliding. This year ten cadets were entitled to attend the course in gliding in¬ struction from John Baskerville Squadron on a basis of 50 cadets picked from 900 Win¬ nipeg Air Cadets. Each cadet commences with simple stationary exercises such as wing balancing and gradually progresses through ground tows, short straight run flights and finally circuits and spot landings. What a thrill you get the instant you leave the ground and then imagine the feeling at 600-700 feet as “Captain of the Clouds”! The annual inspection this year was car¬ ried out en masse consisting of all the Win¬ nipeg squadrons. The attractive display, as the nine hundred Cadets marched past the saluting point acknowledging the flag of His Majesty the King, will never be forgotten. CONGRATULATIONS TO ST. JOHN ' S CLASS OF ' 46 And a Cordial Invitation to Visit Winnipeg’s LARGEST “College Approved SPORT COATS Jackets Sweaters Accessories 568-70 MAIN ST. AT PACIFIC “Everything for the Man under one roof” CONTRASTING SPORT SLACKS Draped to Order at Small Extra Cost Page One Hundred and Five THE PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB The time is 4 P.M. Monday. Shall we follow the great crowd assembling in the corridors of St. John’s High? Or shall we accompany the twenty loyal members of the Public Speaking Club, who have for¬ saken this week’s basketball game for a debate, to their meeting in Room 17? Once the meeting is underway in the usually orderly fashion, a discussion is held with all the members of the club participating. Topics vary from the atomic bomb to homework. The purpose of the high school Public Speaking Club was a twofold one: It al¬ lowed the student orators to test their sil¬ very tongues, and it instructed students who had not done any public speaking. This was accomplished hrough typewritten sheets which explained the different phases of speaking given to the members and by debates and discussions. During the past year Miss Thompson acted as ad¬ visor to the club executive, which con¬ sisted of Norman Cantor, chairman, and Dave Sokolov, Ruth Zloten, Naomi Shubin. ★ CHESS CLUB Back Row —Max Klein, Jim Hrynoski. Adam Hutchko, Leonard Karp, Sam Shapiro. Front Row —Gregory Kazmar, Dave Simpson, Roy Lev, Dave Sokolov, Monte Gershfield, Max Jacobson. PUBLIC SPEAKING CLUB Back Row —Sam Schwartz, Shimon Cassedy, Sol Snider, Joe Br it- man, Sam Solomon, Sol Koblinsky, Norman Cantor. Front Row Charles Smith, Maxine Medoff, Belva Boroditsky, Na mi Shubin, Ruth Zlotin, Dave Sokolov. J ' ADOUBE “Come on, move the piece, I saw you touch it.” “I said j’adoube, didn’t I?” “So what, move it anyway.” With those enlightening words we enter the inner sanctum of the Chess Club to find a group of bewildered, bewhiskered stu¬ dents huddle over a board completely ob¬ livious to the birds and the bees. To one side we find Messrs. McCallum and Hry¬ noski with Sylvia looking on as coach. Farther on we see Messrs. Goldin and Choslovsky with Sokolov and Krawitz kibitzing, while Messrs. Daw, Promislow, Fainman, and Gershfield are in a corner concentrating on a pair of African dominoes. In recent years the Tech Chess Club has produced more notable players than any club of its kind in Canada. To mention a few: Abe Yanofsky, Leo Moser, and “Toozie” Divinsky have reaped top honors in Dominion championship tournaments, while Yanofsky has been invited to repre¬ sent Canada at the international match in Holland. Even this year three members of the club have been invited to participate in the international tournament between Minneapolis and Winnipeg at Detroit Lakes. With Dave Sokolov at the helm, and Bill Krawitz as mate, the Chess Club has en¬ joyed a comparatively smooth sailing year, and we are looking forward to an¬ other season of brilliant play. Page One Hundred and Six Phone 94 239 Compliments of .. . J. H. HECHT SON LTD. Successors to Elias Reich Co. Ltd. WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING FURRIERS J. H. Hecht, President 601 Jacob Crowley Bldg., Winnipeg, Man. VICTOR SCOTT florists 311 Donald COMPLIMENTS OF . . . CITY LUMBER COMPANY LTD. 618 DUFFERIN AVE. Phone 57 366 COMPLIMENTS OF . . . O.K. PACKING CO. ST. BONIFACE S. Minuk: I passed in maths. B. Minuk: Honestly? 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The Complete Insurance Service 745 SOMERSET BLDG. WINNIPEG Phone 95 108 Optical 95 650 Compliments of .. . CANADIAN WESTERN BOX ST. BONIFACE, MAN. MITCHELLCOP LTD. DIAMOND MERCHANTS Jewellers - Opticians Portage at Hargrave Winnipeg, Man. Page One Hundred and Ten ALU M NI Still echoing down life’s boundless hall Though time of books be long since o’er Yet burning in our heart, the call — ‘Come back, come back, for one hour more! 4 - Compliments of Dr. Book, who in 1919, graduated from St. John’s was a basketball player and liked his school subjects. Mr. Reeve was one of his favorites. Dr. Book received his degree from the University of Man¬ itoba in 1926. Dr. Bella Kowalson 514 BOYD BUILDING DR. B. L. KUSHNEROV Attended St. John’s in the early thirties. Favorite sub¬ jects were Physics and Chem¬ istry. Spent two years at the University of Manitoba and graduated from the Univer¬ sity of Alberta in Dentistry in 1940. Mr. A. V. Piggott gradu¬ ated in 1915 from Tech where he excelled in French, Latin, History, and English. Mr. Piggott has recently been appointed Assistant Superin¬ tendent of Schools. DR. SOL KOBRINSKY Dr. Kobrinsky attended St. John’s during its first years. Now a successful physician, he graduated from the Uni¬ versity of Manitoba in 1917. He was a scholarship winner at St. John’s and enjoyed Math’s and Latin. CHARLIE KRUPP Attended St. John’s from 1922-24. His main interest at High School was athletics and he excelled in baseball, basketball and soccer. Compliments of DR. LANDER Dr. Lander graduated from St. John’s in 1927. Here dra¬ matics was his favorite ac¬ tivity. Dr. Lander is an ardent admirer of Mr. Reeve. He took the Isbister Scholar¬ ship in second year Pre. Med. He is a physician now. ROCK CALOF MRS. ROCK CALOF (F. Pullmer JOAN CALOF MR. EARL SOLOMON Graduate in 1932 from St. John’s and graduated in Arts in 1936 and in Law in 1941. He started practicing Law in 1941 and is now practicing at 223 Currie Bldg. Mr. Seipp was a member of the first graduating class. A master of languages, French and German offered no ob¬ stacles to him. Mr. Seipp is a lawyer in this province. Page One Hundred and Twelve MR. A. E. CANTOR Mr. Cantor was a member of the first class to graduate from St. John. A successful lawyer, he holds the position of honorary president of the St. John’s Home and School Association. DR. LOUIS KOBRINSKY Louis Kobrinsky attended St. John’s from 1924-25. He was enrolled in the first class which took the Grades 10 and 11 course in one year. It was called “The Sharks.” Now he is Dr. Kobrinsky and is practicing medicine very successfully in Winnipeg. ALD. E. A. BROTMAN. M.A.. LL.B. Aid. Brotman is a well- known Winnipeg lawyer as well as one of our Ward 3 aldermen. He entered Tech, at the age of 13 and gradu¬ ated in 1914. During his high-school years languages were his favorite subjects. MR. C. KUSHNER Mr. Kushner finished his course at Tech in 1921. An all round student he partici¬ pated in sports and school debates. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1931. MR. S. Z. GROWER Mr. Grower, an optician, attended St. John’s in 1931. He was a member of the St. John’s orchestra, in which he played the violin. Mr. Grower attended the University of Manitoba and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1939. DR. H. GREENBERG A student of St. John’s from 1915-1917. An excellent student. Dr. Greenberg’s favorite subject was Mathe¬ matics. He is now a prom¬ inent dentist in this city. DR. CHURCHILL Dr. Churchill graduated in 1916. He ad¬ mired Mr. Reeve’s ability to be “one of the boys.” Dr. Churchill graduated from the University of Toronto in 1920 with a degree in dentistry. MR. H. SCHULMAN Mr. Schulman attended St. John’s from 1919 to 1921. The subjects he preferred were Latin and Grammar. His main trouble at school was getting there on time. He is a lawyer now. MR. JOSEPH ZUKEN Attended St. John’s High School Grades 10-12. Active in Dramatics and Debating. Represented University of Manitoba in inter-provincial, international and radio de¬ bates. Now completing fifth year as member of Winnipeg Public School Board. Ward Three. DR. H. YAFFA Dr. Yaffa, one of Tech’s scholars, attended St. John’s from 1916-1918. He excelled in Mathematics and is now a prominent Winnipeg doctor. Page One Hundred and Thirteen Compliments oj Dr. Rosove, now a successful dentist, graduated from St. John’s in 1921. He liked science and took an active part in sport activities of the School. His favorite teach¬ ers were Miss MacDougall, Miss McCord, and Mr. Reeve, the history genius. Dr. Rosove attended the University of Mani¬ toba and received his degree at the Uni¬ versity of Minnesota. Dr. Birt Mr. S. H. Shapero Mr. N. B. Golsof Mr. L. E. Tapper Dr. S. S. Peikoff Mr. B. Shuckett Mr. Nathan Stall Hymie Sokolso Dave Shuckett Nate Shuckett S. E. Vineberg Henry A. Sigesmund Oscar Wilder Harry Ditlove B. J. Cutler Dr. B. Dyma C. Swartz During his years at St. John’s, Mr. Zeal was a violin¬ ist in the school orchestra and a hockey player. His wife, the former Miss S. Bernstein, won the governor general’s medal at Tech. Mr. Zeal finished his course in pharmacy at the University of Manitoba as a gold medalist. Dr. Brookler, during his years at St. John’s, was an all-round personality. In scholastics he was particu¬ larly good, and a star in the 100-yard dash. He is now a practicing p h y s i c ia n and surgeon. MR. M. NATCH Mr. Natch left St. John’s in 1931. While at Tech he played football and basketball, and Mat hs was his favorite sub¬ ject. He remembers with pride his feat of chinning the bar 55 times. Mr. Halles left behind at Tech memories of a brilliant baseball and football career. Mr. Reeve was the able coach, of course! Today Mr. Halles is a successful business¬ man in this city. PETER TARASKA ADD. J. BLUMBERG Mr. Taraska, born and edu¬ cated in north Winnipeg, has been a school trustee since 1940. He graduated from St. John’s Tech and later attend¬ ed the University. Actively interested in youth, he is chairman of the School Board. He organized and became Commanding Officer, Number 5 Ships Company Winnipeg Sea Cadets. Alderman Blumberg has been in office longer than any other alderman in the history of Winnipeg. He was first elected Alderman in 1920, has served continually since. Aid. Blumberg ex¬ tends to the school his sin- serest and heartfelt greetings. Phones Phone 95 687 Compliments oj . . . DRACHE, MATLIN, ISRAELS BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS Varsity Shoppe LADIES’ MEN’S HEADY-TO-WEAR Office: 205-8 Bank of Nova Scotia Chambers MANITOBA WINNIPEG Page One Hundred Fourteen GRADE TEN CLASSES Class X-l 2 Student self-government is Class X-12’s great¬ est achievement for the year. (Haven’t you noticed it?) At 8:30 a.m., Frank, our president, can be heard serenading Elsie, our vice-president, with “My Bonnie Lass She Smileth.” At 1:00 p.m. some little friends led by Roy, use lipstick and face powder to make a glamour girl out of Henry, but oh! what he turned out to be! The pupils themselves are very co-operative. A spick and span classroom is their motive. The student in charge is usually occupied scur¬ rying around with a broom and shovel (to pick up the dust, silly). George Waite, a former rugby star, left St. John’s to join the Navy. Last but not least, we thank Miss Pettingell for her “courageous action in the face of overwhelming odds.’’ Class X-l 3 As we curiously approach the entrance to Room 13, we become aware of an unusual at¬ mosphere of tranquility. No sound or evidence of sound is emitted. Upon opening the door, we discover the reason for our utopian illusion. It is only 9:00 a.m. and the room is still empty. Intent on finding some virtue to include in this write-up, we inquire as to any individual or collective accomplishments of this class, and are surprised at the extent of the revelation. Notable individuals include Morris Loffman, member of the school council, who was recently appointed Minister of Ping Pong Tables; Dan Shapira, who held the unique position of being both president (of the class), and King (of the Pirates of Penzance); John Enns and Mae Olynick, who also starred in the opera. Collectively the room contributed to the suc¬ cess of the Fair, Opera, and other school projects. In sports the basketball team failed to gain the Class X Championship by the narrowest of margins, losing only one game at a time. In conclusion. Room 13 wishes to express its appreciation to Mr. Newfield for making this an enjoyable year for us all. Class X-16 “X-16”—Where you find Mr. Durnin shout¬ ing, “Everybody to your seats there, study period. Did you hear me?” Oh, we’ve just one more trick to go and we win!” shouts Mur¬ dock, boys’ sports captain and ex-president. “Now you get to your seats boys,” replies Mr. Durnin. “Now that means you boys too, Bernie, Joe, and you Mike. Don’t you know what study periods are for?” “X-16”—Where you see industrious students cramming over a history book ten minutes be¬ fore the exam, and stand in line after it with one assignment, getting A’s for them. “X-16”—The class where you’ll always find Jack Alexander, our Lauritz Melchior, singing opera, while Joe Sklover is dishing out a ver¬ sion of the latest song hit in a style all of his own. “X-16” would like to express their sincere thanks to their teacher, Mr. Durnin, who was so patient and kind to them throughout the year. What a Life This Has Been in Class X-l 8 Our council has tried to be very strict. The court sessions which deal with unruly students have had a very good effect (we hope). President Jack Stein has tried very hard to keep our class quiet during the teacher’s ab¬ sence. Miss Secretary, Irene Ferley, and Renie Donen, our Fair and Opera Rep., deserve very special mention for their work in making our class conscious of all school functions. Since we have received a few converts from Room 32, such as Manly Rusen, always saying that he can’t start a book from the middle, Paul Hrynchuk, always sticking up for his rights, Borden Cirka, the shortie of our class, and a few others, our room has really under¬ gone a terrific change. Also there is Mike, whom Mr. Silverberg elected to keep the boards clean in Maths period. The boys have done very well in the depart¬ ment of Sports. They managed to get into the finals in basketball (under the able leadership of Sid Kirson) but, alas, didn’t do so well in hockey and football. Last, but not least, we wish to express our deep gratitude to you teachers who endured our classes. Class X-23 Paul Cheslock is our President good. Who would be a tyrant, if he could. Marion C. and Dick R. show kindred feeling, While George C. and Mike R. in doze are reeling. Ruth D., Lorraine H., Ruth G. and Ann K. Also Margaret Beggs, always know what’s proper to say. Stella T., Ann R., Laura T. Anes M. are good pals As Clarice C., Bernice N., Helen H., the quiet gals. Gordon G. and Arthur C. in Electrical Shop “reign,” While Bill Crosby to behave struggles in vain. June, a dancer and Jack a doorman will be, Jack S. and Doug S. are doubtful, naturally. Ronald D. is very small, Unlike handsome Andy who is quite tall. Mildred N. Stella P., Josephine Our basketbelles. And there we see Phyllis O., Myrna M., Clara M. and Etta C. Iris D., Wilma F., Pearl H., Kay M. are supreme, Donald D. and Arnold S. are quite keen. We offer our thanks, Miss Owens, to you For being a wonderful teacher the whole year through. Class X-25 An open letter to Room 25 — sponsor of “Ain’t It Tragic?”. Dear Sir: I wish to compliment you on your splendid 1945-46 performance. Aside from your regular work, I understand that Miss Chrissie Shew- chuk met with Room 13, 31 and 28 representa¬ tives to arrange a toboggan party which re¬ sulted in a tremendous success. In view of this success a bang-up theatre party was held on March 1. A skit, prepared and presented by the members of your cast went over (board) rather well, I hear. These social and other activities afforded the members of the cast much joy and mental relaxation. Page One Hundred and Fifteen Word has reached me that leading roles were played by Messrs. Carruthers, MacMillan, and Waite (the late) in the great rugby spectacle presented by the Amalgamated Violence and Bloodshed Stock Co. of Winnipeg. I had the pleasure along with four other Room 25 stal¬ warts of taking part in a skit entitled “Basket¬ ball in its Many Forms” (male and female). Our performance was rated as running true to title. Congratulations to Oscar winners: Eleanor Lewington, Nellie Spack, Elsie Prolopenko, and Harold Kaplan. The curtain falls on the Room 25, 45-46 per¬ formance, but I remain, Yours truly, G. Whiz. Class X-28 We are class twenty-eight, an industrious room Solving our problems to the “Twenty-eight Tune.” With Mr. Heys as a Maths, teacher, we are progressing nicely in that subject. Of course there are some, like myself, who, have reached the conclusion that they failed in Maths. Just why, could probably be explained: You see — “I did not study, I did not work Now I’m failing, I’m a jerk.” Ho-hum! This can’t go on forever. Serious¬ ly, our Room has some achievements of which it may be proud. Gold bars were awarded to some of the students, for work in the fair. Despite the frequency with which our class has been shifted and changed, we have had a swell group all year round. Here’s to the room that’s terrific-plus! May there be no failures for any of us. Class X-27 Class X-27 is any teacher’s dream class (or should I say nightmare!). Whatever it may be, our council says we have our good points, though they are concealed. (Cynical, isn’t she!) As president, Marvin Berlin presides most capably over “The Dreamers.” Nettie Stein, our vice-president, has personality plus (so Tammy says). Without Tammy’s witty remarks, Class X-27 just wouldn’t be complete. In Tech’s fa¬ mous opera, Class X-27 was represented by Kay Acheso n in the chorus and Percy Vinsky in the orchestra. And about our looking glass, It has our boys entranced, No doubt it’s easy for you to see, It has a well developed personality. We thank Mr. Thierry for being so patient with us throughout the year. We think he’s “tops.” Class X-31 Judge: Case of Mr. Grusz and the world at large versus Room 31. Case. Mr. Grusz: I received this conglomeration of -- in September. I think that in view of mine and other teachers’ tribulations some retribution should be made. Judge: Mr. Defence Attorney? Defence Attorney: Your honor, as a member of our quiet, subdued, work - loving class, for several reasons I beg leni¬ ency. We have done little wrong and our virtues easily overbalance our shortcomings. For example: Who can make a better pin hole camera for science class than Dick Proctor? Yes, answer this question! So what if Marty Weidman wasted away to a shadow as our first term president? So what if the town psychologists have redoubled trade? Is that reason enough to say that our class is not quite up to par? No, Gentlemen of the Jury, the only verdict can be one of “Not Guilty.” Judge: Has the jury reached its decision? Jury: Your honor, in view of all the facts we recommend that this group shall be denied first place in line for the can¬ teen, they shall lose their basketball, soccer, and hockey series by one point; leniency is also recommended in view of the class’s lack of emotional stabil¬ ity and maturity, with the hope that as time goes on they will grow up. Judge: Case adjourned. (Thank Goodness!) Class X-32 Do you want to be startled? Do you want to be amazed? Look down the roll of Class X-32. First the “names” Sherman and Sam are constantly drawing Supersoon Anne flys past with our stretchable typist Eileen Jean, Elea¬ nor, Grace, and Eleanor are gazing longingly at Room 29. Hedy we see is busy writing poetry and Bernice, who claims her first words were D. D. not Dada. Next to catch our eyes, are Lillian and George arguing about their collec¬ tion of late slips. Our eyes now fall upon Margaret, Shirley, Sam and Borden, our Basketball Champs. Our opera stars are Morley, Manly, and Harvey. Charlie is our school council man and Pat and Ernie from our band. Houghton, Quint, Askin and Leonard are our tall, silent wolves. Law¬ rence and Coleman are quarreling again with Crawford our C.C.F. man. Dorothy with her dia¬ mond, Dolly with her comb, Florence with her fans. Zamick, our hockey star and Ziny our brain wave. The roll has been called and so far we have missed Mr. Farenhurst our master whiz. We hope he can recuperate after a few months of torture. Class X-33 This is our room, and we who scaled to peaks of glory not often reached by our mere prosaic colleagues, do condescend gracefully to let you know once more of our triumphs. Our room has a choice selection of scholars, athletes, and, yes (sigh) we even have our characters. In scholars we have such notables as Lampe, Shicher, Moser, Robinson, and Oman, our little Einstein. In athletics, our room excels. Archie Sinclair did much for sports in our room. Our boys won the Grade X Soccer Championship and the girls won the Grade X volleyball. (Ah, sweet mystery of life!) In characters we hold our own with “Lamont,” the man who “nose” all, and believes nothing. “Such” the little beaver of the Eager Beavers. Ann “chief Hot Cross” who is the able leader Page One Hundred and Sixteen of the “Son” tribe. “Mort,” our versatile sports captain who insists that Hank Greenberg is his cousin — through his father, he says. This is our room, and I am sure that the students who attended this class during the ’45-’46 term will long remember the happy time they spent here. (Until June 30th, to be precise.) Class X-35 Class X-35 — here is a scene to stare at — through the wrong end of a pair of binoculars! The background is a gleaming array of mysteri¬ ous test tubes and chemicals, and the atmos¬ phere is one of vitality, youthfulness, and eager¬ ness for knowledge (of how to persuade a teacher to allow a free period for baseball). The scene is peopled by characters deep in activity. A few are coupled around the fish- tank, somberly meditating on the intricacies of its architecture. Others are running around the room — training for Field Day. Class X-35 topped the list on Inter-Room Field Day with a total of 29V2 points. The stars include Leap¬ ing Leo Lankowski, surefooted McGill, record- breaking Baransky, the Late Betty, and the eight tripping maidens who gracefully (?) won the relay. Not only do thinkers and athletes catch the eye, but also do the flitting antics of our repre¬ sentatives to the Opera, and our secretary who handles the worthy causes invented for the good of Class X-35’s soul. Finally the picture is completed by the teacher, Mr. Laycup, the genial guide of the grateful Class X-35s. Class X-36 Flash! “Booze” Rusen once came on time! This startling and unusual event shook the students of Room 36 to the core! SOCIAL EVENTS — Room 36 pupils attended a tobogganning party and a roller skating social during the term and both proved very successful. MUSICALLY SPEAKING — Roberta Silverman and Mugsy Mason “talk¬ ed about the weather” (unusual) in the Pirates of Penzance and quite a few more girls are donating their vocal talents to Miss Horner for the Festival. SPORTS — The girls made Room 36 quite proud of win¬ ning the Inter-Room Volleyball championship for Grade X and the boys (oh, what would we do without them!) also did well in sports. OBITUARY — Our mirror (long deceased) met its untimely death as all good mirrors do and this tragedy was mourned by some and rejoiced by others. We would like to thank Miss Ross and all our other long-suffering teachers for trying to pull us through our first year at Tech., un¬ scathed. Page One Hundred and Seventeen 1. Draft-dodger. 2. Looking for -pennies, Sam. 3. Box-cars, little Joe, and snake eyes. 4. Soft shoulder ahead. 5. Johnny on the spot and fearless Freddie. 6. Giving things the once over. 7. What a wind! What a wind! 8. Fugitive from a Russian spy ring. 9. A bird in the hand is worth two in bush. 10. Vandals, or just collecting scrap? 11. Matching of wits—half wits. 12. Id Radio Canada. 13. Mr. Bailey, I got a problem. Page One Hundred and Eighteen 1. Picture of the week. 2. The party’s getting rough. 3. The Inner Sanctum. 4. Okay, change your shoes. 5. Nice jacket, eh! 6. Duck, they’ll kick you. 7. Yeah champs! 8. Ping-pong is finished. 9. Because today’s the deadline. 10. To eliminate fire hazard. 11. Hi, hoys! 12. Waiting for Orville. 13. Looking for someone? 14. The boys from R. 40. 15. He sees her. ' 1 B ■ If p .s Page One Hundred and Nineteen Phones 201 493 - 202 323 Compliments of .. . SIDNEY 1. ROBINSON FUR CO. Geo. H. Flanigan Sons Ltd. LIVE STOCK COMMISSION AGENTS Union Stock Yards St. Boniface, Man. Compliments oj . . , The St. Boniface Abattoir Limited CROSSTOWN TRANSFER SERVICE A. JACOBSON 64 Salter St. Phones: 55 787 - 51 889 Compliments of .. . NERMAN COMPANY ST. BONIFACE Mr. Grusz: “What is the formula for water?” Marion Halliday: “H, I, J, K, L, M, N. O.” Mr. Grusz: “What do you mean?” M. H.: “You said it was H to O.” “Waiter,” said a testy patron, “I must say I don’t like all the flies in the dining room.” “Tell me which ones you don’t like,” said the conciliatory waiter, “and I’ll chase them out for you.” A. I. SLOTIN A. FAINSTE1N ELIA TREPEL 125 Scotia St. 121 Cathedral Ave. 65 Cathedral Ave. Phone 51 144 Phone 53 275 Phone 56 920 Compliments of .. . Slotin, Fainstein Trepel Ltd. LIVE STOCK COMMISSION AGENTS 108 Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards ST. BONIFACE, MAN. WEIDMAN BROS. LTD. Office Phone 201 201 Yard Phone 201 055 Compliments of .. . Compliments of . . . SELKIRK FISHERIES THE LAUREL BEEF CO. 288 CURRY BUILDING ST. BONIFACE Page One Hundred and Twenty CHESTER S RADIO Where Servicing Is a Science MARLER SHOE SHOP 406 Main Street Phone 56 853 and 51 588 586 Selkirk Ave. ZAPP FUR SHOP 592 Selkirk Avenue STELLA PRODUCE CO. 72 Derby Street R. SHINOFF SONS 217 Stella Avenue Compliments of . . . M. AND J. M. LYONS Chasney: “I like the shy demure type; when a customer complains, “There’s a fly you know, the kind you have to whistle in the soup.” at twice. 1. “Sh! Everyone will want one!” � 2. “What do you- expect for a dime, ele¬ phants?” A waiter’s manual suggests that anyone 3. “That’s all right, how much can a fly of the following comebacks is appropriate drink?” Compliments of . . . AUTOMOBILE SUPPLY CO. Compliments of . . . EASTERN SMALLWARE STATIONERY LTD. S. Bloomfield 290 McDermot Ave. Compliments of . . . FREED FREED LTD. 290 McDermot Avenue BRYANT’S PHOTO STUDIO “Photographs of Distinction” Time Building Phone 94 072 KING’S CONFECTIONARY 1477 Main Street Compliments of . . . RADIOTRONIC ENTERPRISES 1130 Main Street Compliments of . . . CROSSTOWN GARAGE Prop., P. Jacobson Compliments of . . . WARKOV - SAFEER Bannatyne Ave. and King St. WINNIPEG - - MAN. Page One Hundred and Twenty-one COMPLIMENTS OF . . . MODEL CLOAK CO. LTD. Compliments of . . . Avenue Dyers Cleaners Ltd. TAILORS AND FURRIERS 658 St. Matthews Ave. Phone 37 111 PECK BUILDING WINNIPEG Proprietors: David “Butch” Dveris Harry Weidman Compliments of . . . SANDERSON ' S DRUGS BE PLEASED . . . with your next pair of summer shoes. Visit Macdonald’s and try on a good looking shoe that will wear well and feel comfortable. You’ll Do Better At Macdonald Shoe Store Ltd. 492-4 MAIN ST. “You Are As Young As Your Feet” COMPLIMENTS OF . Sheps Agencies Ltd. GENERAL INSURANCE 460 MAIN ST. DEPENDABLE INSURANCE SERVICE ★ LIFE INSURANCE ★ ANNUITIES ★ ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE W. H. ZIMMERMAN - S. MILLER Representatives The Great-West Life Assurance Company Zip: “She said she would be faithful to the end.” Minuk: “Boy, that sure sounds good.” Zip: “Yeah, but I’m the guard.” Ad.: “It’s just six o’clock and I told you to come after supper. Ross: “That’s what I came after.” An officer approached the young man in the neatly fitting uniform and asked: “What’s the eighth general order?” “I don’t know,” the fellow admitted. “Have you ever been on guard duty?” “Nope,” “You don’t even know enough to say Sir! What outfit are you in?” “Oh, I’m the Coca-Cola man.” MILK - CREAM - BUTTER and CARMICHAEL ICE CREAM Pasteurized for the protection of every member of your family PEOPLES CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED Phone 57 354 Page One Hundred and Twenty-two . f°B£SiCHr£D r«s� PHONE 98 l 1 THE COAL COMPANY WITH THE BIG WHITE TRUCKS TAKEN FROM EXAM PAPERS: The government of England is a limited mockery. Imports are ports far inland. Antony and Bismarck are two metals. Sheep is mutton covered with wool. The three highest mountains in Scotland are Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond and Ben Jonson. A refugee keeps order at a boxing match. Dead-heat is when the fire is out. Teacher: “There’s a student in this room who’s playing the fool. When he’s through, I’ll start.” Judge: “You admit you ran over this man with a loaded truck?” Defendant: “Yes, Your Honour.” Judge: “What have you to say for your¬ self?” Defendent: “I didn’t know it was load¬ ed.” Compliments of .. . UNION STOCK YARD CAFE Marion Ave. Phone 202 081 Compliments of .. . American Jewelery Co. Ltd. Compliments of . . . ST. JOHN ' S PHARMACY H. EARN, Chemist Compliments of .. . DR. C. KREMER Jr., D.C. Main and Mountain Compliments of . . . JACOB-CROWLEY CANADIAN SPORTSWEAR LIMITED Manufacturers of EXCLUSIVE SPORTS AND OUTDOOR GARMENTS For Men, Ladies and Children Daylite Building 296 McDermot Ave. Winnipeg Page One Hundred and Twenty-three Compliments of . . . THE NUT HOUSE “Your purchase free, if we fail to smile” DIRECT FURNITURE MFG. CO. 514 SELKIRK AVENUE Phone 53 321 MacGregor and MacPherson decided to swear off whiskey, but MacGregor thought it would be best if they had one bottle to put in the cupboard in case of illness. After three days MacPherson could bear it no longer and said: “MacGregor, ah’m not verra weel to¬ day.” Too late, MacPherson, ah was verra sick myself all day yesterday.” Compliments of . . . SELKIRK SERVICE M. Zipursky Cor. Selkirk and Powers Phone 51 231 Compliments of . . . SIMKIN ' S FUEL CO. Andrews and Jarvis Sts. Phone 57 377 TOPH ' S COLLEGE SHOP UP TO-DATE LUNCH COUNTER 1306 Main St. Phone 57 621 Compliments of . . GLAZERMAN FUR CO. Phone 95 081 326 Donald St. Compliments of .. . THE CAPITOL THEATRE BILL NOVAK (Alumnus) Manager “She swears no man’s lips have ever touched hers.” “That’s enough to make any woman swear.” A rooster strutting around the barnyard early one Easter Sunday morning came across a nest of brightly colored eggs. He cocked his head and thought a while— then made a beeline across the barnyard and lit into the peacock. Compliments of . . . The Arcade Restaurant 346 Donald St. Phone 25 513 Compliments of .. . M. SHORE SONS SASH and DOORS Phone 55 612 472 Selkirk Ave. Compliments of . . . SHUMSKY FUR CO. FUR MANUFACTURERS 90 Albert St. Phone 89 684 Page One-Hundred and Twenty-four PeA o talitie4, . . . SNAFU DREAM BOOK and ALMANAC Can Alma-nac? I’ll say she can! ( This subtle joke written by a student who is not coming back to school anyway.) DREAMS: (Compiled by that great black yogi, Swami River.) CAST: To dream that you are in a plas¬ ter cast from head to toe signifies a happy day at P.T. Under the guidance of the in¬ imitable Miss Gauer and that capable freshman Mr. Pastuck, physical training has paid real dividends. Besides her regu¬ lar duties, Miss Gauer organized the girls’ athletic club, kept the inter-room league functioning, and nursed two teams to in¬ ter-high championships. Einstein’s theory is mere fal-da rah compared to the task Miss Gauer successfully faced in teaching left-footed pirates the Derry dance, or whatever it was. And the Gauer smile-ah, ’tis like the sun! Mr. Pastuck, a newcomer at Tech, has broken all traditions by mak¬ ing the boys do P.T. during P.T. periods. He also inaugurated the popular tumbling classes and has given much of his time after four and at night to coaching duties. His success can be measured from the fact that he actually had the Grade XII’s doing some work. DICE: Seeing spots before your eyes? Chances are that you have a hangover from the Fair midway. The chairman of the Fair committee, Mr. Dotten, did a seven-come-eleven job. Mr. Dotten also has a cheery smile and an active interest in class-room civics. DUNGEON: If you dream that you are in a dungeon, you are probably suffering from sub-conscious memories of the Dark Ages at Tech, when the rooms and halls were in a state of semi-obscurity. Now, however, because of the interest of Mr. Martin and the school board, we are able to do away with our seeing-eye dogs and finally make out the words in our books. We wish to thank Mr. Martin (and Mr. Edison) for bringing a little light to our lives. GOLDEN STREET: A dream in which you find yourself walking down a golden street indicates an impression left by the immaculate hallways of our institution. The caretaking staff, headed by Mr. Adam¬ son, is always ready to lend a helping hand. GRAMMA’S RECIPE: 1 pair of helpful hands. 1 ton of willing co-operation. 2 tons of patience. A dash of humor. Mix with efficiency, gaze with admira¬ tion, and you have Miss Maclean. HOROSCOPE: If you were born under the sign of Leo the Lion you will find great fortune in 1946. Apparently the stars have come across for the Torch, for this book is very lucky to have Ross Henderson as the better (?) half of its co-editors. Ross’s running, curling, scholarship — and appe¬ tite — excel all. DAVID AND GOLIATH: Goliath was the speech at Grad. David was the fearless lad Who gained a famous victory O’er that valedictory. Goliath now lies still and dead. Conquered by what David said. WHETHER PREDICTIONS: Whether it’s a poster or a cartoon, whether it’s a masterpiece of art work or a section of stage scenery, whether your brows are low or high, you’ll have to agree that Zenon Pohorecky is one of the finest artists this school has produced. His beautiful work which appears in color in this book is proof, if any need be given, of his ability. BOOK CORNER: In order that Tech students could receive up-to-the-minute bulletins from the high command, a weekly paper was published. It was edited by the capable Fay Matlin and the hard-working Clarice Cohen. Also, at the suggestion of the council, a monthly paper, namely, the Tech Review, was originated. In future, it is hoped that this paper will become an integral part of school life, just like Mr. Grusz’s jokes. (Oh no !not that!) Our almanac would not be complete without men¬ tion of that sweet-temp- __ ered, kindly philosopher, 1 Mr. Holmes. As the boys from 15 say, “There’s no place like Holmes.” PARTING THOUGHT: The most famous last words, “Good-Bye.” Page One Hundred and Twenty-five Page One Hundred and Twenty-six O UTOGRAPHS ► ❖ « Page One Hundred and Twenty-seven Activities. Advertisers’ List . Air Cadets . Alumni . Art . Athletics .. Autographs . Award Winners . Basketball (Boys) . Basketball (Girls) . Cadet Band . Candids . Chess . Editorial ... Faculty . Fair. Festival . Field Day (Inter-Room) Field Day Inter-High) .. CONTENTS Pace . 95 Foreword . . 128 Graduates . . 105 Graduation . . Ill Grade Ten Class Writeups . 76 Grade Ten Classes . . 53 Honor Roll . . 127 Literary . . 36 Opera . . 65 Orchestra . . 69 Personalities. . 105 Photography . . 118 Public Speaking . . 106 Rugby . . 6 School Council. . 9 Soccer . . 102 Social . . 100 Torch Staff . . 59 Valedictory . . 63 Volleyball . A Acme Blinds . Adelman Paper Box Al-Bert’s Furs . American Jewellery Angelo Studio . Arcade Restaurant Argue Bros. Atlantic Fruit . Auto Supply . B Basen Bros. Ltd. Bereskin’s . Bermack Eason Clinic Bert Saddlery . Blackhurst’s . Bliss Cohen . Blossom Florist Blue Bell Florist Boston Clothing . Broadway Florists Brody’s . Brown and Rutherford Bryant’s Studio C Canadian Sportswear Capitol Theatre . Chocolate Shop . City Hydro . City Lumber . City Machinery . College Theatre . Congdon-Marsh . Crosstown Drug . Crosstown Garage . Crosstown Transfer . Crown Cap .. Chester’s Radio .„. D Daly Leather . Del ' s Electric . Dernfield Novelty . Direct Furniture . Dolgin Bros. Drewry’s . Dr. Blight . Dts. Cleave and Mills ... Dr. Kanchier Dr. Kremer . E Eastern Smallware . Eaton’s . F Flanigan Sons Fraser Ltd. . Freed Freed . Freedman Golden G Galpern Candy . Genser’s . Gladstone Karr Glazerman Furs Globe Bedding Goldin Zlotnick . Grand Motors . LIST OF ADVERTISERS Page . 109 87 109 123 91 124 51 93 121 74 107 91 86 85 92 108 105 87 109 109 121 123 .... 124 .... 108 .... 94 107 51 72 .... 51 87 .... 121 120 .... 109 .... 121 .... 108 .... 109 .... 90 124 .... 72 .... 40 .... 110 92 90 123 121 52 120 109-90 121 90 73 108 .... 40 124 ... 107 ... 109 ... 85 Great West Life . 122 Grey Brand . 92 Gunn’s Bakery . 108 Gutkin Co. 109 H Hamerton, Ray . 109 Harold’s Delicatessen . 86 Hecht, J. H. Son . 107 Hudson’s Bay . 39 Hutchison Jewellers 92 I Imperial Jewellery . 110 J Jacob-Crowley 123 Jewel Stores . 109 K Kays . 93 Katz. J. 109 King’s Confectionery 121 L Lake of the Woods Milling 40 Laurel Beef Co. 40 Leventhall . 109 Ludwig Furs 90 Luke’s Electric 92 Lyons . 121 M Madewell Garment . 92 M.A.C. Bowling . 92 MacDonald Shoe Store . 122 Marler Shoe Store . 86 Main Hardware . 90 Manitoba Telephone System. 94 Martin-Senour . 51 McCabe Bros. 74 Mindess, J. 108 Model Cloak . 122 Modern Shoe Store . 86 Moss, Ben . 92 Morgan-Nicholson . 41 Mordue Bros. 110 Mutual Agencies . 90 N Neaman Fur Co. Ltd. 40 Nepon’s Service Station . 90 Nerman Co. 120 Nielson’s . 126 North End Furniture 108 Northern Taxi . 74 Nu-Fashion . 93 Nut House . 174 O Odeon . 110 O.K. Packing . 107 O’Neill Hunter . 41 Olympic Sportswear . 86 Orchid Florist . 107 P Palm Dairies . 110 Patrick’s . 72 People’s Co-Op. 122 Perth’s . 74 Pickering, Geo. 87 Pitman-Shorthand . 91 Prague Cafe . 92 R Raber Glove . Radiotronic Enterprises . Rapid Grip Batten . Richlew Sons . Ringer Drug . Robert S. Ramsay . Rosen Bros. Ltd. . Rossen Engineering . S St. Boniface Abattoir . St. John’s Pharmacy . St. John’s Tailor . Salter Drugs . Salter Grocery Sanderson’s . Schwartz Metal . Selkirk Fisheries . Selkirk Service . Shea’s . Sherbrook Pool Shep’s Agencies Shinoff, R. Sons Shore. M. Sons . Shumsky Fur Co. Simkin Fuel . Sinclair Drugs . Slotin, Fanstein Trepel . Smedvik ... Smith, D. Sons . Soloway Foor Stores . Somner’s Upholstery . Soudack Fur Co. Starland Theatre . Stewart, Alistair . Stockyards Cafe . Stratton Whittaker . Sures Bros. Stella Produce . T Tadman’s Hardware . Temple, J. This Is It . Toph’s College Shop Tower Theatre . U United College . V Victoria Leather . W Walter Woods . Warkov-Safeer . Wallingford Press Ltd., The Weidman Bros. . Willow Lunch . Winnipeg Electric . Winnipeg Musical Supply ... Winnipeg Pants . Winnipeg Supply Fuel . Wolch’s . Z Zapp Fur Shop . Zeller’s . Page One Hundred and Twenty-eight Page 4 11 37 115 43 2 78 97 104 125 88 105 54 96 64 103 7 38 68 Page . 109 121 . 42 . 87 41 72 . 90 . 73 120 123 108 93 90 122 86 120 124 91 51 122 121 124 124 124 86 120 107 86 87 108 74 108 87 123 110 72 121 86 86 87 124 72 10 72 92 121 8 120 90 85 108 90 123 73 121 72