Walkerville Collegiate Institute - Blue and White Yearbook (Windsor, Ontario Canada)

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BLUE AND WHITE ball and soccer teams on which he play¬ ed won the WOSSA championship sev¬ eral times and the Eastern Canada championship once. As a member of a Windsor basketball team he travelled to Germany to participate in the Olympic Games. He also played on Windsor al¬ umni soccer teams. We shall miss him greatly but know¬ ing Ihe urgent need his country has of him, we can only hope that we may soon see his beaming face in our midst once more. Mr. D. C. O’Brien From Walkerville Collegiate Instit¬ ute has flowed a steady stream of air¬ force men, army men, and red cross workers. Among these is Mr. D. C. O ' ¬ Brien, a teacher of junior mathematics. He volunteered in May and was sec¬ ond in command with the Essex Regi¬ ment Tank. When the regiment was de¬ mobilized, he was appointed G.S.O. 3. Part of his duties was inspecting cadet officers in military district No. 1. When Ontario mechanized units were mobil¬ ized, he was given th rank of Major. Mr. O’Brien received his B.A. degree at St. Michael’s College, University of Toronto. He has also obtained an Onta¬ rio High School Assistant’s certificate, a Cadet Instructor’s certificate in musk¬ etry, a commission in the Canadian mil¬ itia, and is a P. T. Specialist. Before coming to Walkerville he taught in Port Colborne High School for one and a half years and in Picton Collegiate Institute for three and a half years. At all times he has been active in rifle practices, hockey, softball and rugby. At Walker¬ ville he was in command of the cadet corps, and while under his direction the boys won the shield five times. Mr. O’¬ Brien, a short, freckle-faced chap, has become very popular with the students through his sense of humour and ami¬ able character, and it is with great an¬ ticipation that we await his return. Mr. W. G. White Mr. W. G. White, who is now’ instr¬ ucting at the Chatham Military Train¬ ing School, graduated from Seaforth High School. He w’on a scholarship to Western Un¬ iversity w ' hich, after 4 years attendance qualified him as a specialized teacher of Classics. After going to the Ontario College of Education he w ' as given his certificate as specialized professor of Classics. In 1932 Mr. White began teaching at W.C.I., w’here he taught senior Latin and Greek for a few years. During his teaching career he attend¬ ed the Officers Training Classes of the Essex Tank Regiment, and was quali¬ fied as a Lieutenant. After volunteering his services, Mr. White was called to Chatham where he is now waiting a commission. Mr. Bull “Like father like son”. In Mr. Bull’s case this old saying holds true in one respect at least—he is highly esteemed by all those w r ho are privileged to come into contact with him, as was his fath¬ er, who was music inspector in all the Windsor schools. Unfortunately A am able to tell you nothing of Mr. Bull’s childhood, w’hich I am sure, must have been a long tale of wild pranks. This I know, Mr. Bull grad¬ uated in 1935 in Honour Matriculation from Sandwich High School. The next four years w r ere spent at Assumption College where Mr. Bull specialized in Honour English and History. In 1939 he w’as granted his degree. The following year was spent in Toronto at the Ont¬ ario College of Education. Then, we w’ere privileged to have his companion¬ ship for four brief months. After his appointment as a regular teacher on the Walkerville Collegiate staff, Mr. Bull, in September. 1940, as¬ sumed his duties. Very soon he showed himself a keen sportsman and, from his vigorous as well as humorous pep-talks, gained the title of “The Pepper-upper”. Mr. Bull is interested not only in sports, but he is a lover of dramatics and public speaking. Unfortunately for us, he was (Continued on page 81) Page Forty-two

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OFFICERS OF THE CADET CORPS Front Row: John Bartlett, Andy McKinnon, Eddie Roemmele, Mr.Allison, Dave Bruce, Ronny Doidge. Middle Row: Ray Pillon, Jack Panabaker, Vernal German, Ralph Cole, Robert Bennett, Jack Stodgell, Jim Bartlett. Back Row: Jim Adams, Jack Morris, Bob Daniels, Jack Brebner, Norm Crapper, Berion Easton, Don Kilpatrick, Jack Graham. m THE BAND Front Row: Albert Angus, Jim Jenkins, Charlie Cherrie, Norm Crapper, Mr. Allison, Bob Weir, Richard Ryan, Bill Crapper, Wilfred McConnell. Middle Row: Walter White, Mac Hawkins, Ronny Payne, Stewart Odell, Mark Boyd, Don Hand, Max Koval, Aurel Botosan, John Couchman. Back Row: Bob Miller, Warren Small, A1 Leslie, Ted Bartlett, Donald Sparrow, Jack Fry, Bob Farrow. Page Forty-four