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

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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.

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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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ETTIE FURER . . . Ettie can always be heard talking about the man in her life but we know whom she means for “he” changes from day to day. A good student and well liked by all. JOAN HANCOX ... A petite beauty with an Ipana smile is our Joan. As a sweet nightingale, she sang in the operetta as well as taking part in all sports activities. Her presence will be missed around Tech. EARL “SAM” HERSHFIELD . . . See-saw Margery daw, Earl shall have his Katisha. The only person in the class to receive a “J.” Sam was active in soccer, basketball, and track and field. Need someone who knows all the answers, Earl’s your man. ALLAN HOMENICK . . . Allan was only in our room till Christmas, but while he was with us, he added zest to our room. LOWELL HURWITZ . . . “Slim” won the Inter-high shot-put this year and played rugby on the school squad for two years. The room’s capable secretary and Miss Hawryluk’s tried and true friend. Always seen with Marty. DAVE JACOBSON . . . Dave is the boy to go to if you don’t know your Maths. He can teach anyone not matter how dumb. Look what he did for Ettie! He took a bet that he’d get 100% in Maths and lost—got 98%. MAX JASHUNSKY . . . Max plays the bass but tries to do the impossible—put it under his chin. A little too large, eh, Max. He loves jazz classics and could play them for days and days. RICHARD KLAPECKI . . . Miss Vant’s favorite student. He acts as if he really wants to learn history. Because he’s very quiet you never know he’s in the room until a question is asked, because he’s the only one who has the answer. MARTIN KRUGER . . . Marty is Mr. Johnson’s favorite physics student. How he can sit in the front seat and learn anything is the biggest problem in science. Says his favorite subject is his “zoot- suit.” Sometimes we wonder. LUBIMIRE KUDRYK . . . The quiet boy in the front seat. The only person who understands Latin. He has endeared himself to the rest of the class by being generous with his Latin translations. A hard worker and a good pal to all. SID LABOVITCH . . . This guy has all the assets of dream man and brother, does he make the best of them! There’s nothing he can’t do, eh girls? He ’s an all-around guy and liked by all. HERSH LERNER . . . Has the highest average in the school (in the bowling league). He is our able bowling president and show sales¬ man whose favorite saying is “Madame, these shoes will Sout-er.” Room 33’s contribution to the Tech Tigers. (One game, one play.) MORRIS LESCHUK . . . Social rep for the second term, led in the planning of our various social endeavours. Morris inspired us each morning with the Bible reading. Played in the school orchestra. JACK LITVAK . . . Jack was the fountain of Latin homework all year. What would we Latin “students” have done without him, we will never know. This was not Jack’s only asset for he excelled in whatever he went after. SYLVIA MACKLIS . . . Our room vice-president. Although her body travels with 33, her mind stays with 37. If our graduation table is a success it will be all Sylvia’s doing. She still insists that “Arnold” is not a common name. MARTIN MARGULIUS . . . School rugby team, Christmas Cheer fund, bowling are some of Marty’s extra-curricular activities. After he gets through with all these, there is very little time left for school. Gets along famously with Lowell.