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

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MEL CORNELL . . . An occasional visitor to our room, C. C. C. Cornell is a real lady killer. Hangs around the Torch room most of the time. We didn’t know you could write Mel ? ? Reminds me of a movie star—W. C. Fields. Put me down Mel, you’re choking me . . . ISADORE COOPER . . . Our lone male contribution to the opera. Except for a brief fling at romance with Pat, the revolt leader of 39 has been quiet. Izzy is a very good b.b. player so he tells me. Worked hard for the room cage team. BERNICE DOBROWSKI . . . Her friends call her Bronko, but this girl from Newton takes it all in her stride. A very amiable girl— Okay Bernice, you can get off my lap now. One of the better volley¬ ball players in the room. NELLIE FASTERSHANK . . . Dark-haired beauty of our room, spends most of her time in Room 14. Very quiet, very friendly. Plans to go into nursing next year. Wonders where she can get a pair of stilts for grad. RONALD GILMAN . . . Our nominee for the quietest boy in the school. Laughs at all jokes Halpern steals from Meyers and Bryk. A member of the room junior b.b. team. A swell kid, liked by all. Doesn’t mind a ribbing. ABRAM GLOBERMAN . . . Coach of the 39 basketball team. Abe is Connie Smythe’s pride and joy. Hopes to get out of Tech before being drafted. A great wit sometimes—that makes him a half wit, but a swell guy. SYD “YOODLE” HALPERN . . . Tells a lot of funny jokes? Finds pleasure in tormenting Miss Whiteside and gets what he wants from females? By giving chemistry lessons. Quit sporting that 57, Syd. Has studied so hard, he’s developed muscles in his head. EILEEN HARDING . . . Attracts men to her like flies. Who wouldn’t with all that sticky paper draped around her. A member of the room and school athletic teams. Also one of the big five—the biggest one. Was a cheerleader, and in the opera chorus. JOYCE KILLEY . . . Plans to enter nursing after leaving school. You can hold my hand anytime Joycie. Has adjusted herself to the 39 way of life. (Needs a plasma after every lesson.) Opera rep¬ resentative for our room. LEONARD KLARER . . . Tells many jokes, after all he is one. A very “Phyllis”-ophical lad is our Lennie. Tall, muscular and hand¬ some is our Klarer. Along with Cornell, believes that school is a 50-50 proposition. 50% absence and 50% Torch. OLGA KURDYDYK ... A real bobby sox fan. Too bad she can’t afford shoes. Likeable Ollie can usually be found at the College. One of the few girls in the school that took drafting, how else could she get near the boys. Good luck in the future, Olga. DOUG LAW . . . Handsome president of Room 39. Hails from West End. Makes his living winning prizes on Club 1340. Takes flying lessons during the summer ... Is the best kite flyer in the city. JANICE LUTZ . . . Member of the student council. An all-round girl who plays on the school sport teams. Was one of the cheer¬ leaders for the alma mater. Also took an active part in room affairs. Enjoys long distance calls from Windsor. MARGARET LUTZ ... A good friend of Janice’s. Has adopted a system whereby Janice attends one period and Marge none . . . I mean the other. Reads a lot of books the hard way—upside down. It’s been fun knowing you, Mugs. RONNIE MEYERS . . . Just call me effervescent. I am proud to say that I was editor of Hi Freshman, Sports Editor of the Torch and Echo, a cheerleader, and in costumes in the opera. I played for the room basketball team. I will be back next year. JEAN POHORECKY . . By getting high marks in school, our Jeannie with the light blond hair proves that all good looking girls aren’t dumb. Can be found picking pennies up after the show at the College. Good luck Jean.

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LIL SEDUN . . . Capable school president, Lil is the first woman prexy we’ve had in many a year. Seems to think that Gordon Bell is a terrific high school and truly admires its student council. Sports writer for this rag, Lil also was star of the senior basketball team and high scorer of the inter-high league. ROBERT CHUBACK . . . Bob is our import from the wild West (Regina) but is quickly being won over to our civilized way of life. He never does any homework but can always be counted on to say something funny (or is the word stupid?). RUTH SIMKIN . . . Room 38’s male moral builder, Ruth is always seen with a smile on her face and a good word for everyone. Plans to take up nursing but we bet some rich patient gets a hold of her as his wife before she gets her diploma. EVELYN SMITH . . . Evelyn is new to our school and its way of life but has already become a good student and a popular girl with her classmates. KEN SMITH . . . Along with his sister Evelyn, Ken is undoubtedly one of the top students in the room. He plans to take up teaching but we feel sorry for him if he ever gets a class like ours. PAUL SPIRA . . . As one of the top scholars in our room, Paul was always ready to lend anyone a helping hand when the going got tough. His maths mark (100%) certainly astounded all of us. AVRAM UDAVITCH . . . Before he left us, Avram was one of the most popular students in the room. His intelligent wit and great friendliness will be missed by us all. We wish him good luck in any of his future undertakings. DON WEBSTER ... As our ticket rep, Don did an exceptionally good job and lost no tickets which just goes to show that he is as honest as the days are long (in winter). Don is a lot of fun and even gets through in school work. ISSER HEALD . . . Isser is a conscientious worker, obtains good marks. Isser attends to his own affairs, and has many friends. JOAN BERCOVITCH . . . Writes poetry in her spare time—all the time. One of the quieter girls in the room, Joan’s favorite hobby is copying notes. She plans to leave Tech in the near future. Torments all her friends with “Are you sure?” JEAN BERCOVITCH . . . Any relationship between her and her sister is purely accidental. Takes the last period off in the afternoon to catch up on her beauty sleep—so she’ll look pretty for Jerry. Is sure that she is the twin that has the Jerry. TARAS BRYK . . . Can usually be found slipping cards up his sleeve. Boasts high marks, and is a good friend of Mr. Allison’s ? ? Hamlet runs a little protection racket on the side. Ambition: to take complete control of the world. MORLEY CONNER . . . Can be distinguished from his brother by the beauty spot behind his left ear. Has a way with women—the wrong way. Laughs at Mr. Allison’s jokes, even the funny ones. Like brother Neil, he toiled for room and school basketball and track teams. NEIL CONNER . . . One of the famous 39 twins. Very modest? A good judge of women? Buys most of his clothes by accident because they fit him like a bandage. Toiled for the school track and basketball teams.

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SHIRLEY SHAPIRO . . . Brings out the wolf in man with her beautiful smile. The College’s loveliest box-office cashier. Well liked by all. Goes crazy in practical Chem periods—No. no Joan don’t drink that HC1. FAYE SHROM . . . “Ronnie don’t study” is her motto. Drives Mr. Manishen crazy with her overenthused friendliness. Member of the room athletic teams and boasts high marks. Lone girl holdover from 34. HELEN SOUTER . . . Blond Bombshell of our room. Member of school volleyball team and in the opera. Girls’ sport captain of 39. One of the cheerleaders and a member of the big 5. Also known as the “Chicken pox kid.” I’ll miss you too, Helen. ALICE SUTHERLAND . . . Quiet and demure is the term for our Alice. Alicia has participated in school and room sports and had a lead in the opera. It was Alice who ran across the stage. Secretary of the room and a member of the big 5. RITA WARKOV . . . Stunned us by getting a 95 in literature at Christmas, Rita is the cultured type. Enjoys music, poetry, necking, etc. Cannot be found at school Friday afternoon. How can so beautiful a girl be so quiet ? ? ? PAT YOST . . . Another all-round girl. Played on the school and room athletic teams. Toiled for the cheerleaders last autumn. Patricia Claire is a member of the big 5. We wonder what Izzy will do when she leaves. BRUCE BABB . . . Bruce, an all-round fellow, was president of the Inter-School Christian Fellowship, and lent his fine tenor voice to our opera chorus. ISSY BARSKY . . . The room’s permanent rep to the late room, “Tex” always seems to be in trouble. An avid reader of westerns and all other books written by Karl Marx, his ambition is to ac¬ complish more and do less. LEN BERMAN ... 5 ' 4 of surging vitality, “Cheech” stands out like a sore thumb in room 40 (he usually has his homework done). An ardent bridge fan, he has two ambitions: 1. to grow 7 inches; 2. to be a bachelor. ED BIERNET . . . “Baby-Face” is a man of many abilities. He is an excellent jiver, a tenor in the Mikado, a junior basketball star and a good soccer player. When not at school, can be found at the fur auction rooms. SID BOOKBINDER . . . Star of the Tech Seniors ? ? Bookie is Russ Pastuck’s favorite basketball player ? ? Tennis champ of Manitoba (no kidding either). He can usually be found grinding for the chem. exam with Ken Seaford. BRUCE BRAND . . . “I’m doing fine” he said when asked how the operetta was getting along. Kidding aside, “Brucie-Baby” is a real friendly guy with an infectious laugh. (Any relation between him and a mule is purely accidental.) Main hobby is model-railroading. HAL DALKIE . . . Our able “vice” president. Hal is called the “Human Sieve” by some, but we know that he really has his goal¬ tending down “Pat,” and he is the main reason that the Winnipeg Canadians ended up where they did. RUBE DIAMOND . . . The room’s tall, dark, handsome, terrific genius excels in all sports and all subjects which require brains. He was also room 40’s Torch rep. BERNIE FRATKIN . . . Top point-getter for the Tech Seniors, Bernie also finds time for a lead in the Mikado. A boy with distinct “Nordic” features, he is a card shark and a swell guy to know (when he’s got the dice). Illlllll ffiBKmlititk ' W ! |Jf ( c : ¥ % lip m m ri I fi ¥ m, JL. m, ' Ireilllll Jfchhb.