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

 - Class of 1946

Page 109 of 134

 

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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

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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



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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

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