West Hill High School - Annual Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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GORDON MACQUISTEN Macbeth Sam We never stumble, we never tall, We only fumble the old football. tRy G. Maetluistenl. Pet Aversion: People who ean't spell his name. Favourite Expression: No, Sir. M-A-CAO-I7-I-S4 'I'-E-N. Favourite l'astime: lieth. Asset: llis eurly hair. Ambition: Draftsman. Probable Destiny: Drawing Red Crosses. Aetirities: .lr. lloelcey, '53-'Mg Sr. Football. '54-'Slip Sr. lloekey, '54-'55: Sr. Volleyball, '54-'Bog 'l'raek and Field. '53-'Mg Sports Rep., 'Sit-'55: .lr. lled Cross ll:-presentatire. GEOFFREY MERSERI-1Al' Geoff Geoff hails from Kingston. where there are no dames. Now, he's hooked, what a shame. Geoff was told that there were no women in West llill. Ile might have something there! l'et Aversion: People who like Western musie. Favourite Expression: Riot. Favourite Pastinie: Shirley, Asset: That Louis llellson appearanee. Ambition: To finish sehool. Probable Destiny: Sehool finshing him. Aetivitiesi Glee Club: Xmas Show: Class Sports. DONALD PAIIKE Shrimp Don Don's not tall but he's oil the ball, lle's a Dodger fan. Don works on the theory that dynamite eoiues in small paekages, and Don is a small paekage. l'et Aversion: Yankee fans. Favourite Expression: 'l'hat's a riot. Favourite Pastime: Listening to the llit Parade. Asset: llis resemblanee to Mighty Mouse. Ambition: To pass. Probable Destiny: Passing out when he gets his report eard. Aetirities: Class Sports. l,Ol'lS l'LA'l l' Louie Duuee Louie. Louie, Lottie Platt. Never, never. will he get fat. lle takes body building. Louie is our lung-legged friend from Snowdon who is eonstantly getting into trouble with the teaehing staff. although he pleads his innoeenee. Pet Aversion: People who don't believe him. lEveryonel . Favourite Expression: liut T didn't do nutting. Favourite Paslime: Paein-L the halls. Asset: 'That dense expression. Ambition: Mr. Ameriea, Probable Destiny: Mr. Platt. Aetirities: Chest Club: Class Sports. DANNY RAPP Dan There ezuue tln- day of an Algebra exam. Dan was afraid. beeause his work was erannned. Dau has the great ability of not bein! Hhlf' to get all his Algebra done in the spare provided. Pet Aversion: Physies and Algebra. Favourite Expression: llalouey. Favourite Pastime: Mixing unknown ehemirals. tls this possible?l Asset: llis perfeet organization, espeeially on Algebra exam papers. Ambition: Meflill. l'rolralile Destiny: Sueeessor to O, E, I.. Aetirities: Sr, A Football, '55: Class Sports. Ml'lll!AY ROSEXOFI1' Moe Crazy Moe, he is a sehmo. llow he passes, nobody knows. Rosenoff is the third member of ll-l's big three, and he is eonstantly trying to eonviuee Levin and Levine that he is the big ehief. They are eonriueed that he is the ehief nuisanee. 'et Arersion: People who don't like his bow ties. I-'avourite Expression: I tried, sir ,,,. but . . . Favourite Pastiine: Arguing with Al. Asset: llis organized eonfusion. Ambition: Engineer. l'robable Destiny: Engineering the aetivities of the big three. Aetirities: Class Sports, - l JAMES ROTHER Jimmy Bother comes and Bother goes. Of his leaming, no one nows. Shaw and Bother are never seen apart. Bother is knitting little things. Pet Aversion: People who don't like his piano playing. Favourite Expression: Oh, you dog you. hltavourite Pastime: llltting the 88 black and w 1 es. Asset: His deafness. Ambition: Coneert pianist. l'robable Destiny: Tuning Mr, Ringwood's piano. Artivities: Xmas Show, '55-'Mig Class Sports. DAVID SHAW Dave Smiley Blondie First it was Jim, now it is Dave, If another one comes. Mr. Rivard heads for a cave. Blessed are the peaee makers. Pet Aversion: Being ealled Blondie. Favourite Expression: Oh, don't vex me. Favourite Pastme: Dreaming about Marilyn Monroe. Asset: llis blond hair. Ambition: Chemist. Probable Destiny: Mixing a new eoektail. Aetirities: Skiing, '54-'55: Swimming, tllee Club. Class Sports. tllitllttll-I SIMMONS Simmons is Mr. Greig's pride and joy, llut he is little bigger than a dinkey toy. George hails from Regina and is always ready to defend the West in any argument, but he rloesn't like to diseuss his marks very mneh. Pet Aversion: Freneh. Favourite Expression: Are you a wise guy? Favourite Pastime: llreathing. t.IustJ. Asset: That slow drawl. Ambition: Draftsman. Probable Destiny: Getting drafted. Aetirities: Badminton, '52-'Mig .lr. Football. '52-'5Ii: .lr. Soeeer, '53-'54: Swimming. '52- '53: Sr. A. Football, '55-'5tl: Sr. A lloekey. '54-'55: Hand. '52-'54, LYLE Sl7'I'llEIlLAND Mouse llughie. Keith, and Lyle These three mire eame to play Now the last one's here to stay. lie doesn't really look like a mouse beeanse he's a rat. l'et Aversiou: A eertaln teaeher's hands. Favourite Expression: You're alright ,... the world's wrong. Ylfavourite Pastime: Playing basetball at the Asset: llis niekname. Ambition: To have an ambition. Probable Destiny: Realizing his ambition. Aetirities: .lr. llasketball, '5-1355: Sr., '51 '5ti: .lr. Football, '55-'56, WILLIAM TENNENT Bill Bimbo If you want to die. don't take a poison pill .lust draw your gun on our own Wild Rlll . l'et Aiersion: People who don't stiek up'for Alouettes and Canadiens. Favourite Expression: Rapp. lend me your Algebra. Favourite Pastime: Hugging Tunstall. Asset: His roeky manner. Ambition: To live to ninety. l'robable Destiny: Ninety year old roek. Aetirities: Class Sports. KENNETH 'l'I'NSTALL ting Streak 1'm not late, Sir. It's just a rumour. Oog, along with Dabs, manages to squeeze in just under the wire, although no one knows how, Favourite Expression: Wh-A-A-T? Favourite Pastime: Listening to Steve's Plaee . Asset: Ilis ability to arrive at sehool jllst before il or 1. Ambition: M.D. Probable Destiny: Finding a eure for Western Swingitis. Aetirities: Track and Field, '53-'5-t-'55-'Bog .lr. Volleyball. '53-'5-lp Class lliographerg Class Sports.

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WAYNE CLIFFORD 'Cliff' ' The dramatist ot' our class is Wayne, Oh, what a eryin' shame. Wayne is the only member of our elass who is ii real dramatist. .Inst l ook at him. Pet Aversion: Seoteh Freueh. Favourite Expression: What Favourite llastime: Listeui tGness he has no T. V.l Asset: llis dignified laugh. Ambition: 12th year: was that? ug to the radio. lla! Probable Destiny: 12th year in I2 years. Aetivities: Traek and Field. '52-'55g Drama Club 'WS 'Bti l'l'I'l'l'IlI Vtltllili Cookie Ile is a lad who reallv ' is swell. And every one of us wishes him well. Everyone envies Pete beeause he is the only one who reeeives good eomments on his report earils. Good lnek. Pete. Pet Aversion: Cote St. Lue's mud stinging drivers. Favourite Expression: Rig deal. Favourite Pastime: Doing library. homework in the Asset: llis invisible whistle. Ambition: Arehiteet. Probable Destiny: Choppiug Aetivities: Class Sports. kindliug. llliltltl' t'lIO0KS Operator Roe l:lll'l'llt'lItl Roses are red. violets Crooks and women eau When it eomes to women man: if he eau't get 'em. don't know what it is, but it are swell. all go to heaven. . Crooks is your nobody ean. WE might be that he eombs his hair with a sponge. and that's some head of hair. Pet Aversion: Losing poker Favourite Expression: This is the men from the boys. Favourite Pastime: Ditehiug ping out with the boys. Asset: Ilis ability to lose women with a smile. Ambition: lIelping Wilkie to Probable Destiny: Realizing failure. Aetivities: Sr. A Football Sports: Class Iliographer. games , where we separate a date and skip- poker games and beeonie a sneeess. that Wilkie is a , '55-'btig Class DENNIS IIAVIS Milli Dean Ilefore it was Dennis. Now it is Dean. Why not stupid. KEEN?A Pet Aversiou: Other people's opinions. Favourite Expression: Het Clod. Favourite Pastime: Listeui Swing' '. ng to Western Asset: llis irresistible eharm. Ambition: Geologist. Probable Destiny: Roeks in his head. Aetivities: Swimming. '53 5-tp Jr, Football: Ski Team, '5-1355: Class Presi ball, '55-'Mig Sk Club: Class dent: Sr. A Foot- Sports. IttllLElt'I' DICKIE Nob Dail Any new aetivities I eau join? Pet Aversion: Dave Iloffey Favourite Expression: Thing over this year. tI'nd-Yahlt s are tough all Favourite Pastime: S. S. and the Stage. Asset: Ability to get along Ambition: Show Business. with? Probable Destiny: Reading poetry backstage at W If Il S 'Gu-'KT I Aetivities: Jr, Football. '51-'L-'SIIQ Sr. Foot- ball, '53-'5-1955: .Ir. Volleyba leyball. 'MZ 'Traek and Field, ll. 'Sli Sr. Vol- '52-'5C4: Bantam llasketball. '-lil-'SOQ .lr. Soeeer, '49-'SOC Xmas Show. 'Bti-'S-tg M. t.. and , if. Direetor: Student s ,-- Couneil President. 54-Sa, Drama tlnb, .vo- I 'Mig Suuare Dam-ing, .i..- .i.l. NEIL FREEMAN Slob 'l'wi lint I'm not fat. I'm just pleasingly We nnu'vel how Neil gets on nkle Toes' ' phnnp. so well with all his teaehers. Maybe it's his sex appeal. Any- way. he is a member in good tvpists and we wish him the the flying finger world. standing of the best ot' Inek in Pet Aversion: People who ask his shoe size, Favourite Expression: lint I got? Favourite Pastinie: Trying to him. Asset: llis feet. dou't. have, you find shoes to fit Ambition: 'l'o vvork in Canaila's North. Probable Destiny: Santa Clans. Activities: Glee Club, '5-l4'5tl: Camera Club: Class Sports. MICHAEL JONES Mike L.K. Mike came here from Baffin Island, In June he'll return so no one ean find him. Pet Aversion: Ilaving Riehard Guess beat hlm to Plattsburg. Favourite Expression: llow's Junior? little Freneh girl. Favourite Pastime: Going steady with a eertain Asset: That's for you to find out. Ambition: To return to Baffin Island. Probable Destiny: Going to Florida. Aetivitics: Class Sports. PETEII JONES Pete l'ersistaut Pete For Pete I do not know what to say, Ile is sueh a good boy all the dav. Peter sits in elass all day and doesn't bother anybody - exeept the teaeher and the rest of the elass. get Ajkersign: Ilnpersiitant females, avouri e x ression: . v eonnt the dashllsl. . V' H F44 ' H It N Fx'av'o:irigti Partime: bFlying. .ssez is vin ailix ' --v' - wud blue yondei. R U In W U' mm 'h' Ambition: None. Probable Destiny: Flying a MIG 15. Aetivities: Student Couneil, 'Sit-'54-'55. MILTON KAVANAT I'nele Milty Milt Milt doesn't fool or play. ltut simply sits and works all day, And all night too for that matter. If we were all as good as Milt. not one of the teaehers eonld prove our guilt. Milty really fits in with the gang and we all wish him the best of lurk. Pet Aversion: Boys who dou't study, and still get good marks. Favourite Expression: Count me ont.' boys. Favourite Pastime: Iliring n eab to take his books home. Asset: Ilis flashy garb. Amibtion: MeGill. Probable Destiny: Chr-eking hats at a sorority Aetivities: Class Sports. 4 MERVIN LEVIN Merv Gib One Ili Tons If you see him eoming. better step aside Rosenoff didn't and Itosenoft' died Merv eomprises two thirds of the big three. and Rosenoff and Levine make up the other third. This is why Merv elaims to be the leader ot' the gang. Pet Aversion: Mathematies. Favourite Expression: Don't. play around, Favourite Pastime: Beating up Rosenoff. Asset: Vital statistics, '32-'42-'52, Ambition: I!.Se. Probable Destiny: Big Schmo: Aetivities: Sehool Rand. '54-'SEQ llautani Volleyball, '54-'551 Jr, Football, '55-'5tl. ALLEN LEVINE Al llis manner is sweet, his laee is fair, And look at that wave he has in his hair. We are very proud of Al beeause he represents about half of the total amount of brains in our elass. Ile eertainly doesn't gain any knowledge from Moe and Merv. Pet Aversion: Merv and Moe. Favourite Expression: Take off: Hhlfavoilrite Pastime: Arguing with Moe and the oys . Asset: Ilis hairdo. Ambition: Ile didn't, tell us, Probable Destiny: Should we tell him. Aetivitiesz Sr. A Football Manager, 'Sl-'Mg Sr. A lloekey Manager, '54-'55. RONALD LOVEGROVE Lover Ron If all the girls lived aeross the sea, v What a swimmer Ron would be. Ion never. see Ron talking between m.rp,,l, beeanse he is always looking at the girls. It must be his name. Pet Aversion: A faster typist. Favourite Expression: I gotta retype four. Favourite Pastime: Talking to the girls. Asset: That peeuliar hair style. Ambition: R. C. M. P. Probable Destiny: Parking ears at the Orange .lulip or the Clover Cafe. Aetivities: Class Sports.

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RONALD WILKIE Whipper Big Will' Rocket Rut, Broden. with a fin on his nose, we ean't. lose. Whippy is very fortunate to inherit. his brother's reputation, and to show his ap- preeiation to his brot.her, he is going to change his name and go to Baron Byng, Wilkie works on the theory that it is better to know useless things. than to know nothing and he knows nutting from nutting. Per Aversion: Sure winners that don't finish. l avourite Expression: .lust don't think I'm seared of you. Crooks. Favourite Pastlme: Threatening the boys from room 202. Asset: llis tremendous build ami extreme good looks. Ambition: Professional window dresser. Probable Destiny: Getting eaught breaking windows. Aetivities: Jr. Football. '52-'IHC -lr. lloekey, '52-'5-l: Sr. A Football, '55-'56: Sr. A lloekey, '55-'56: Class Sports. GENE WOERNER You-Jeanne Great men usually die young. That's funny, I feel fine. Gene eau usually be seen telling the girls to line up to the right for his autograph. Ot eourse we don't say he is cute, just well liked by tis all. Pet Aversion: Ilig time women. Favourite Expression: Censored. Favourite Pastime: Working at Steinberg. Asset: llis Chevy. Ambition: Chemieal engineer. Probable Destiny: Discovering Woerner's Law for Female Attraction . Aetivities: Jr. Soeeer, '53-'54: Swimming. '53- '5tt: Sr. A Soeeer, '55-'5ti: Traek ami Field. DUNSTAN Dl'l'llESNAY Dusty Lou Women are the spiee of life, As long as one is not my wife. Dusty is the kind of boy who likes a variety of women, a different one eaeh weekend. llis idea is. Why go steady with one. fhey're all the same. E Pet Aiersion: People who don't like eowboy musie. Favourite Expression: How do you like the ehassis on that woman. Rubin? lf'avourile Pastime: Singing eowboy songs. Asset: Personality plus, Ambition: Rell Telephone Installer. Probable Destiny: Answering the 'phone at W. ll. ll. S. Aelivities: Jr. lloekey, '52: Senior Football. '54-'55: Senior Iloekey. 'ESQ Xmas Show, '54- 'SSQ Student t'ouneiI, '35: l'lass Sports. LARRY EMUND liar Slmiuty I'd have my homework done all right. llut everything to me looks just like night. Larry usually hides behind Turk to keep out of the way of questions from the teaeher. Pet Aversion: Freneh elass. Favourite Expression: Who, me, Sir! Favourite Pastimes lliding behind Turk. Asset: llis artistic ability. Ambition: Commereial Art teaeher. Probable Destiny: Painting llillhoards. Activities: Class Sports: Xmas Show, 'Sl Ski Team, '5-l. ANTIIDNY IIENDRY HTDIIXU l'izatmo My life shall be that of a haehelor. ltut. if I see one I like, I'll try ami eateh her. Tony is the kind of boy who likes girls but is just too shy to phone theln. Ile will go on a tlate if it is fixed up for him. Pet Aversion: Animal. Favourite Expression: Hey! Who's the woman? Favourite Pastime: Playing his banjo, Asset: llis ability to lose five marks in Mr. Gavrelle's elass. Ambition: Golf pro. Probable Destiny: Caddy for his father. Activities: .lr, lloeey. '52: Senior lloeey, '54- '55: Sports Representative. '5-li Class Sports: Xmas Show, '55: Golf, '52-'53-'54-'55. MARGARET GRACE HOWELL Gay F'armerel,t.e My idea of an agreeable person Is one who agrees with me. tlay is often heard arguing with Mr. flavrelle about more marks and less shuffling of the eards. Pet Aversion: People who call her Farmerette. Favourite Expression: Ala stupid elty slleker. Favourite Pastime: Keeping peaee between Tony and Animal. Asset: Take a look. Ambition: Comptometer operator, Probable Destiny: Unemployment Ageney. At-tivities: Class Sports: Xmas Show, '5fl-'55. MIRIAM TAIIACIINICK Animal 'l'abaeh 0h but to be able to go out with a boy, Would be my pride and joy. Miriam ean often be seen and heard fighting with Phyllis. When she's not fighting, she js usually ehewing gum, mueh to Mr. Stanley's disgust. Pet Ayersion: A eertain teaeher. Favourite Expression: Ah shut up! Favourite Pastime: Fighting with Phyllis, Asset: ller complexion. Ambition: Stenographer. Probable Destiny: Who knows. Aetivitiejs: Class Sports: Glee Club, '5fl. GRADE Xll .IITDI IEALLANTYNE The merry twinkle in her eye foretells her disposition. Judi is one of the nmny talkative members of our elass. although the teachers are often misled by that look of innoeeneo from her ehina blues. .ludi hopes to go to Metlill next year. and we're sure of her sueeess. if it depends on the word of any young professors! KELTIE tTAMl'liEl.L A sport, a genius, a trusty friend. ln short, a girl on whom you eau depend. At first glance Keltie seems so demure. but tht-re's always misehief luring aromul her. Keltie hopes to go to Mount Allison nekxt year and we wish tier the best of luek. NORMAN COLE Norm Gambler Norm with his English grace Always turning the buried ace... Norm is one of our seintillating examples of sehizophrenia, to put it mildly. At times he almost reeks the eontinental atmosphere ol' the dashing young playboy - you know, Harris tweeds, skiing. sport ears, that sort of thing. Mostly though. he just sits baek and sueeumbs to the lazy, good-for-nothing outlook of the All- Amerit-an bum. We ean't say whieh post suits his nature better, but he eertainly looks more eomfortable in the latter.