St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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mi Wwkd Then for the younger generation of fathers and all the sons the Ravenscourt Combo performed well singing Darlin Be Home Soon”, and Gloria”. The members of the band were Greg Lawrence, drums; Chas. Andison, bass guitar; Jim Lawson, rhythm guitar; Sandy Shandro, organ and vocal. The final act was Front Page Challenge. Dr. Truelove, Gary Dineen, Mr. Myers, and Mr. Matthews were on the panel and guessed four of five events of Canadian history. Master of Ceremonies Hutchings at the conclusion of Front Page Challenge joyously cried: Let’s all go for a skate. Many fathers along with their sons went for a skate to music for an hour at the conclusion of the program of entertainment. The weekend continued the next day with a Sunday Morning Chapel Service at 11:00 which was well attended by all the boys and their families. The sermon by Rev. Timothy Sale of the Fort Garry Anglican Church was very interesting and applied to rela¬ tionships within the family. Coffee was served afterwards and then the traditional inter-provincial tug-o-war was staged, and as usual, Alberta’ won. This ended a fine Father’s and Son’s weekend which I am sure was enjoyed by all who attended.

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J tkva ' mi The Banquet in Hamber Hall. The annual Father’s and Son’s weekend was held on the weekend of October 20 and 21. Although early Saturday morning the temperature was a little on the cool side, the fathers turned up in fair numbers to have coffee and hear vice-captain Greg Hill’s speech of wel¬ come at 9:30. The first event following the welcome by Hill was an Intermediate football game against St. Paul’s. A victorious trend was set as the Intermediates put down St. Paul’s 20-13. The six-man championship which was held simultaneously with the Intermediate game was taken by Hammond’s team after a fine game. The senior football and senior soccer teams met their rivals at 10:30 A.M. The football team fought back to take an 18-14 decision from Land Mark in a tough contest. The senior soccer team wishing to continue the winning trend edged Fort Garry 1-0 in a hard fought game. The Upper School shooting matches were also held in the rifle range during the morn¬ ing. The boys shot against their fathers and lost by a slim margin on total. In the afternoon three hockey games took place in the recently opened Dutton Memorial Arena. The teams were set up by grades and skill and the competition was keen. At 6:30 the annual banquet took place. The fathers accompanied by their sons were piped into the dining hall by David Allison. At the head table were Headmaster Mr. Gordon along with School Captain Eddie Myers, his father, and Eddie’s two younger brothers, Munroe and George. Mr. Gordon proposed a toast to the Queen and then Eddie proposed a toast to the fathers which all the boys took part in. After dinner Mr. Gordon turned the microphone over to Eddie Myers to deliver the annual School Captain’s speech. After a fine speech by Myers, fathers and sons alike proceeded to the Richardson Gym¬ nasium for an entertainment period. Mr. A.S. Hutchings acting as master of ceremonies, introduced the first act on the program which was the ' school choir’ singing, This Land is Our Land”, and Song of the Plains ”, After a fine effort by the choir under the direc¬ tion of Mr. H. Shepherd, Thomas Frederic Bugg came on and played a lively number on his accordion which was enjoyed by all. Then came the ' Thompson House Cowboys’ singing and playing. The Cowboys consisted of Stewart, banjo; Ron Little and John MacDonald on guitar. They sung The Gypsy Rover” and ’Tour Strong Winds” almost like the original singers and received a good hand. 32

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