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

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CLARA BARYLUK . . . Our sweater girl has so many sweaters she can’t decide which one to wear so she wears a blouse. Before she leaves for Toronto, Clara would like to announce that rumours of a romance with Mr. Manishen have no foundation. There’s nothing but the French language between them. TANNIS BASS . . . Brown-eyed Tannis is always getting in and out of trouble. She is the poet laureate of our room since she is always writing poetry. As a helpful suggestion we think she should put more fire into her poems (or vice versa). IVAN BILASH . . . Here is a real brain who’s so busy learning that we’re beginning to hate him. Always seen with Joe, Eddie and Steve. EDWARD BLAZEWICZ . . No one ever suffered from insanity in Eddie’s family because they all enjoyed it. Joking aside, Ed kept us in constant laughter with his refreshing and original supply of humour. He also was president of the wrestling club. SANDRA BRODSKY . . . Sandra is always slipping into the room at about 9:05. She is one of those girls who seems to be able to work hard and still have lots of time for play. She is a favorite with all of us. DAVID BROWN . . . “Deedie” was elected as the school sweater king and performed capably on the rugby team, the Hawks’ juvenile hockey team and on the room basketball team. To add to this, he was on Eaton’s Junior Executive and still had time to get good marks. BARRY CAPLAN . . . “Beryl” is our well dressed man who claims he has a suit for every day of the week (and you can see it anytime). He is always ready with some witty remark to brighten up the day for us. OREST CHAYKOWSKY . . . Leading scorer on the school’s senior basketball team, Chick still had enough energy to help lead our team to the senior inter-room championship. He gets good marks and gives the girls a break too. (Eh, Eileen!) DAVID COHEN ... As Room 38’s philosopher, Dave helped make our school days more cheerful with his moralizings. He had a lead in the opera and was one of the better students in the room. Also school valedictorian. EDWARD GERSHFIELD . . . Eddie is our class secretary and was continuously bothering us for money for one thing or an¬ other. He had high marks and was always ready to help anyone with a problem. SHULAMIS GORELICK . . . Shulamis never let play interfere with her school work. Her sparkling personality is tops with us. Although she is quiet, she can still take a joke with the rest of us. ANNE HENDERSON . . . Our import from Lord Selkirk, Ann is the pianist of our room and we may add, a very good one too. She sang in the opera and got top marks in school. ARLENE HERSHBERG . . . Known as “Oscar” by her friends, Arlene is patiently waiting for the day when Mort returns from L.A. A member of the Torch staff, she is very seldom seen without Phyllis and Ruth. JOE JACOBSON . . . Our room president for the second terms, Joe tried hard to keep us in our places — we said tried. Maths, genius, Joe always looks for the hardest way out. CAROLE KANCHIER . . . Carole is one of the track and field artists of our room and is also a star figure skater. She has a good sense of humor and is also a good student. GORDON KNELLER . . . “Bert” tries hard in Maths, but has resigned himself to the fact that he’d better pass Grade XI maths, first. Fun and a great wit make him one of our favourites.

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DOREEN PELZNER . . . The girl with the Dentine smile and the gift of gab. Our vivacious Sarah Berhardt can usually be found giving advice to the lovelorn. Where does all your knowledge originate? Like her favourite song, she’s truly “Wunderbar.” JACKIE RACHLIN . . . Here is the boy with the highest average, and his Maths marks certainly show us why. Besides scholastic ability, Jackie likes basketball, ice-skating and roller-skating. SIDNEY RADINOVSKY . . . “Shike,” and ardent chess, curling and snooker player would give you the shirt off his back — if he wore one. Shike’s sense of humour keeps the class in stitches. He is one of our few good mathematicians. ARNOLD SAPER . . . Our admirable president for the first term and creditable school council member. He does so well in chemistry because his favorite metal is “sil”ver. DOLORES SCHNOOR . . . Quiet, blue-eyed Dolores, an import from Dauphin, cheers us with her smile and friendly greeting. Conscientious and competent, she is everybody’s pal. LEAH SELCHEN . . . Came home from Calgary to the tune of “Sam Song.” The class really appreciated her bout with laryn¬ gitis. Has one ardent edmirer of her wit — herself. Kidding aside, we really like this good n atured gal. HARRY SHAPIRO . . . Harry’s favorite saying is “detail, details, mere details. A budding basketball star, he takes pride in his “Y” games. Can be seen playing rugby on the front lawn after four. EVELYN SHAW . . . Sweet and petite, our Evelyn followed in Shirley’s footsteps by leaving school before Christmas. Good luck, Evie! OSCAR SILVER . . . Alias the brute, Oscar is Mr. Beer’s favourite victim. He believes it should be a man’s world, but considers him¬ self a lady’s man. What a complicated Life you must lead, Oscar! ZELMA SIRULNIKOFF . . . Petite and neat is definitely all reet. That’s our Zelma who lives up to the saying, “Good things come in small packages.” Our vice-president is always thinking of her Saturday night dates. ROMAN SOBLE . . . This lad is one of the quieter members of our class. Roman is one of the last race of students who always has his homework done, even if it takes most of his lunch hour. He enjoys gazing at the fairer sex from a safe distance. ZENON SYRNICK . . . Silent Syrnick, our cute late-room rep. Here is a fellow who really knows what he’s talking about if and when he says anything. One of our few lovers of chess, “Zeke” does alright despite the absence of his other half, Ed. PEARL WINGERAK . . . Pearl, our quiet lass from Saskatchewan, is one of the few girls who excels in maths. Her cheerful giggle as she helps us with our maths is a delight to all. Keep up all the good work, Pearl! AARON WOLFSON . . . The man who is always on the go in study period. Miss Ross moves him from his secluded back seat to a secluded front seat. Spends his time arguing the latest chem and maths problems with Jackie. Favorite expression: “It’s a snap.” PEGGY BAKALINSKY . . . Our little sparkplug keeps us in sus- pence (pardon the play). She lent us her home for the room social (silly girl). “Don’t worry, Peggy, we’ll give it back one of these days.”

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MARY JANE KOMADOWSKY . . . Mary is the type of person you always like to have around. She is quiet, demure, and pretty too. Mary is leaving school as a student but next year she’ll be back as a teacher. RHODA KOVEN . . . 9:30 and in breezes Rhoda. Is it that she can’t get up in time — NO — she’s out having breakfast with Zivey. As our social rep, Rhoda tried to make our social whirl a success and in our opinion she achieved her goal. A lot of fun when she’s at school and that’s not very often! ARNOLD KURTZ . . . Because I am doing these write-ups, my modesty permits me to say that one can’t imagine what a poor opinion I have of myself and of how little I deserve it. I’m a favorite of Mr. Beer’s and can always brag about my great marks in English! ANNE KVORAK . . . Here’s a newcomer to tech who’s a favorite of Mr. Silverberg. Although new to our ways at Tech, Anne’s a favorite of ours. Plans to go into teaching with Mary. MAE LENART . . . Nicknamed “Maybe” — Maybe she’s here and Maybe she’s not. Although most boys ask dad for the car for grad, the man in Mae’s life asks his boss for the tractor. BILL LIFCHUS . . . Bill has Tarzan eyes — they swing from limb to limb. He is a football enthusiast and doesn’t seem to do any work but still manages to get through. PHIL LIPSON . . . Phil’s great ability in poster painting has caused many requests in Tech — that he should give up paint¬ ing —- kidding aside though, Phil is a top artist in the school and also a wrestler deluxe. EDWARD LYLYK ... A gentleman in the opera, Ed could always be depended upon for a laugh especially during a French period. His shining personality and bald head have made us all aware of him. PHYLLIS MARGOLESE . . .Hard-working editor of the Torch, Phil claims that after this book comes out she’ll be ready for the bug-house. When not roaming the halls with Leonard, Phil can be seen in some corner discussing the latest news with Arlene, Lil, and Ruthie. AARON MARKESOFF . . . “Mark” says he doesn’t belong to the Ku Klux but we think a hood over his face wouldn’t do any harm. He played on the rugby team and on our own room basketball team. JOE MINARIK . . . Joe left school teaching to come back to Tech. A track and field artist, Joe doesn’t let play interfere with his studies. Although he is quiet he is still one of the boys. MERVYN MINDESS . . . The very few bad things that can be said about Merv could be written on a pin-head, and if he’ll take off his hat we’ll write them. He’s a good sport and was advertising manager of the Torch. NORM MITTLEMAN . . . Norm made all-star on the rugby team, he sang at the Festival and stole the show with his part in the opera. The rest of the time he sometimes could be seen at school or flirting with the girls. BEN REITTLEMAN . . . Ben says his face is so tough it hurts him (it hurts us too). He was the leading scorer on the school junior basketball team and also helped lead our room team to the school senior championship. JOHN RUDAN . . . John was a top performer on the school senior basketball team and on our room team. He sang in the opera, is good looking, well liked by the girls and never tells a lie (but we just did). STEVE SAPINSKI . . . Steve is one of those boys who doesn’t say much but he sure talks an awful lot. Strictly on the level though, Steve is a good man with the books and an all right guy.