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

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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

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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

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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