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

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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.

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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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RAY TANASICHUK . . . Ray is an excellent student, a very sociable fellow, well liked by all. HARRY TEICH . . . Mr. Beer’s pet peeve, Harry is quite an idealist, an all around kid, with a terrific sense of humour? STAN TOMCHYSHYN . . . Stan sits in the back so no one can notice he’s sleeping. This modest fellow does not run around like the rest of us (who are we kidding?). DONALD WONG . . . Don amazes us by his Maths knowledge (most probably amazes himself too). Talks very little but gets a lot done. Don can always be counted upon to explain the latest Physics lesson. AKIRA YAMASAKI . . . “Ted” is a card shark and also a nice guy (he owns the dice). Participates in baseball, basketball and hockey but excels in the running broad. Ted sometimes participates in school work also. LARRY ZAMICK . . . Larry, the youngest in the room, manages to excel academically without straining himself to the extent of studying. “Flip” as he is called by his friends, is rumored to have a faithful follower in Calgary. CHESTER ZEGLINSKI ... A fugitive from Africa, he can usually be found wrestling in the aisles with Karman or chasing Rocky. Chester rates an accolade for his high physics marks. MIKE BASHUCHY . . . Mike is the tall boy in our room. A runner and high-jumper at field day, Mike won many friends for himself especially among the feminine gender. His favorite subject must be Latin; he seems to have a lot of fun during that period. Wonder what the joke can be. ED BERGNER ... Ed is like the little man who wasn’t there. He arrives late usually in the morning and in the afternoon can’t be found. Ed is the only person in the room who knows his history, but with the notes he has, who wouldn’t be good? HAROLD BYTHEWAY . . . Harold is 33’s male contribution to the Mikado. He is noted for his athletic ability for the rugby team and starring on the room basketball team. “Hash” is one of the few who is able to talk to Bashucky eye to eye.. DIANE CHALMERS . . . One of the unlucky seven that got stuck with the boys of Room 33. Our contribution to the girls’ chorus in the operetta. Diana also toiled for the room’s basketball and shuttle teams. HARVEY CHERNOV ... A quiet boy of 33, which is something unusual. Walks around in a daze most of the time. His mind must be elsewhere. Loves school so much that he doesn’t usually leave until 12: 20. ALLAN CLOWES . . . Checks in at nine o’clock and then is never seen again in school. A1 is a great sportsman and says he likes nothing better than the greens at Room 43. Spends Saturday mornings holding a certain girl’s hand at the dentist. ERNIE COHEN . . . Ernie was a member of school council and of our room basketball team. This Ruthless and rugged guy is a favorite of us all. WALTER FARYON . . . After the first term exams, Walter’s favorite saying was “It was a cinch.” After the Easter exams it was “Do you think I passed?” Walter also has hidden talent: he plays the accordion in a band. If we had discovered this fact earlier in the year we would have had him play for us.