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

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SAM BRAKER ... A comparatively recent arrival to this country, Sam has made tremendous strides mastering the English language and catching up with his school work. Made Mr. Pastuck’s heart proud of his tumbling achievements. DAVID CHOCHINOV . . . Our sleepless knight who says he would get 100% if a picketbook knowledge was required on exams. Choch’s outside interests stray to rugby, girls, and basketball. In school his interests just stray. JULIE CHYKAILO . . . Our first term secretary and second term vice-president, Julie was also in the chorus in the opera. Her win¬ ning smile and terrific personality kept our spirits high during the semester. BEN COHEN . . . The reason for Ben’s popularity is his collection of classical records. Besides being an avid chemistry fiend, Ben also served his term slaving for Room 30’s glory in the basketball world. SYLVIA COODIN . . . One of 30’s kibitzers de-luxe, Tzip’s composed of pep, personality, and popularity. Any relation to the author of these write-ups is purely “Coodin”cindental. EDWARD ELCHYSHYN . . . Quiet and diligent, Ed’s a teacher’s delight. Ed goes far out Of his way to come to Tech. This permanent lunch eater is another member of the noon-hour whist group. LORRAINE ELMHURST . . . The only reason this pretty lass wants to be a nurse is because there are lots of good-looking internes around. Those twinkling eyes and charming smile will get her far. RICHARD FABBRO . . . Dick was our popular year-round sports captain and led our team to the runner-up berth in level II junior basketball league. Our import from E.K. was also an avid hockey player. MARY FEDOROWICH . . . Contrary to most public opinion, Mary loves the rough and wavy ocean, and, oddly enough, has a strange attraction for any kind of Teddy bear. CHARLIE FEURER . . . Another quiet inmate who was seen but seldom heard. Charlie was so still that he was almost motionless, but he is amply rewarded for his attentiveness in classes by his high marks. JEAN GILLESPIE . . . Here’s a good-humoured kid who’s marks range from 90 to 100. Her neat and accurate assignments are a boon to the less ambitious members of the class. BILL GLOVER . . . Faithful scorekeeper of Room 30’s Bowling team, Bill never missed a pin session. Bill towers over the more lowly occupants of the room. One of the scholastic kids, most probably because of the influence of Julian. HILDA GOLDBERG . . . Hilda is the girl we’d most like to sit next to during an exam. Humor, high academic standing, and literary ability make her tops with all of us and the teachers. SAM GOLDMAN . . . Our brave Sam guards the portals of the Palace Theatre. Also famous throughout the room for his sonnets portraying the deeds of historical heroes. One of Sam’s other numerous achievements was playing on the room basketball team. LOIS GREENBERG ... A future dentist (so she claims), but teeth are far from her main interests. A good student, a ballet enthusiast, and a swell personality are synonyms for Lois. HARRY HAMADA . . . An athlete of some note around the school, this quiet guy is one of the few sane people left in the room. Although Harry likes every sport, he specializes in track and field.

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KEN KERR . . . Room 28’s “butcher-deluxe.” Ken’s got his eye on a cute trick in 35, Joan by name. Oh, that boy Ken will go a long way, but we’re afraid he’ll go alone. Voted the most likeliest butcher to succeed. LOTTIE KOFFMAN . . . Lottie left school a little earlier than most of us for the business world. Her heart belongs to Joe and school never had a chance to capture her love. LORRAINE MARK . . . Our pint-sized bundle of energy. A friendly, good-natured girl who is constantly handing out lateslips. Loves to wear her brother’s jackets and sweaters. Favorite expression: To “B” or not to “B.” JOE PETRASH .. . Our room’s glamour boy, has an answer for every question. Excels in such sports as pool, hockey, pool, and a few others. He claims that he taught Willie Hopp the art of the game. Also has an eye for all passing skirts. TED POMES . . . Our hero and contribution to the junior basketball team. An all-round athlete especially around the pool room. From rumours received, this boy is breaking the heart of one of our lasses in this school. He’s still trying to find her. “Good luck, Coolie.” STAN PONDO ... A brilliant student and also a pretty classy basketball player on the room team. When Stan leaves school he will leave the reputation of a hard-working student. What more could you ask for? RON SAUNDERS . . . Ron “roving kind” tells everyone that he’s a self made man but we’re still trying to find out what he started with. Showed outstanding ability on the rugby field. “Romchoo” was also a member of the “Mikado” chorus. SHIRLEY SHKOLNIK . . . Alias “Petti Sing,” graces the room with her lovely contralto voice, especially every morning. Is hardly ever in the room and always seems to be going somewhere. We hope you get there, Shirley. WALTER TOMCHYSHYN . . . When in school, Walter’s quiet, but when he’s out who knows? If success depends on popularity among classmates, Walt should go a long way. Walt is considered one of the harder working students in the class. DELLA WICKWARE . . . The girl voted most likely to succeed. A swell girl to have around, especially when you’re behind in your assignments. Is always going to hockey games. I wonder why ? ? VICTORIA ZACHARUK ... A cute little number who is “Les” and “Les” interested in school. Our social rep who is still trying to plan a social. Singer extraordinary (ha) and loves to jive. One at a time, boys. ELSIE ZUKOWSKI ... A good example of the old saying “nice things come in small packages.” Always roaming the halls with her confederate trying to promote foreign friendship with boys from Newton. Her favorite saying is “Glowe, little Glowe worm.” Wonder why? ROSALIE BAKALINSKY . . . This petite lass is Julie’s cohort in plotting conspiracies during school periods. Rosalie was mainly responsible for the success of our class party. She can usually be seen laughing over some non evident joke. RICHARD BERNHARDT . . . Wrestling champ, weight lifter, and tumbler, Dick will fall for anything. Dick’s soft voice is usually heard throughout Winnipeg. A hit with the women, this versatile gent excels in nearly everything. KARVEL BJORINSON . . . This lad left school at the beginning of the term and there’s very little we can say about him but we would like to wish him luck in whatever venture he undertook.

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JULIAN HAWRYSKO . . . Honest Julian—the people’s choice, was our second term president. A good athlete who specializes in sprint¬ ing, he kept in practice by chasing streetcars down Main St. Julian was the sterling centre of our basketball team. EDWARD JAROCH . . . “Rocky” thundered his way to fame playing rugby for the Tech Tigers on the inter-high gridiron. Ed, together with Chester, were the instrumental causes of many friendly riots during the year. EUGENE KARMAN . . . Hard-working opera rep who got us the best seats in the house (behind all the pillars). His favorite sport was persuing Chester. Eugene was usually seen “burrowing in his Latin. RHEA KATZ . . . Any person with good eyesight can spot Rhea a foot away. This little bundle of energy was our female sport’s captain. Starred as a guard on the senior basketball team. BERNARD KOLKOWSKI . . . One of the players on our un¬ fortunate senior team who were unjustly eliminated early in the basketball season. Also a bowler, he participated in all room activities. GERALD KUSHNIR . . . Gerry is another one of those much- regretted brains who inhabit Room 30. Nevertheless his sincerity and good humour amply make up for this great defect. SYD MELTZER . . . “Buddy” was most frequently seen chugging around Tech on his scooter. A ready w it, a sense of humour, and his scooter made him popular with all the kids. Unfortunately, Buddy left us early in the year for the business world. BILL MINUK ... A staunch defender of his rights, Bill is a promising student — always promising to do better. Bill has a hidden genius in geometry—five propositions were nearly named after him. LEONA MORAZ . . . Leona attends school regularly (four days out of five). You can’t tell a book by its cover and we can’t be fooled by Leona’s innocent look. Ambition is to get to school before nine. ALVIN MOSCOVITCH . . . Although Alvin occasionally spends a study period with us, he’s an example of here now and gone the rest of the day. A1 occasionally volunteered his services for the cause of the senior basketball team. SHEILA PORTIGAL ... A for ability; A for average; A for associa- bility; A for assignments in on time; A for just and A class kid with us and the one Mr. Harder admirers for her 100 in chemistry. LYDIA PURYJ ... A new arrival to our city and school, Lydia is catching on fast to the zany ways of Room 30. Good luck in the future, Lydia! LYNN ROBINS . . . Pleasing personality and conscientious student make up our fair contribution to the school orchestra and Al. Besides her extra-curricular activities, Lynn also manages to get top marks. MAX ROYTENBERG . . . Another wit (nit wit) who faithfully toiled for our famous basketballers. A gentleman in the opera, Max was also assistant-editor of the Torch. His correspondence post¬ marked Mount Vernon is the pride of his heart. KOLMAN RUBIN . . . The pride of Miss Smith’s heart. Kolman and history get along famously. This remarkable fellow can usually be found helping Miss McCord in the library, either fixing books or raking in the money. KEN SODOMSKY . . . Our Maths genius claims he’s God’s gift to women. Ken only excels in Maths, physics, chemistry, literature, etc. This “Ruth” less character is rumored to be prospecting for oil wells in Edmonton.