Westmount School - Review Yearbook (Edmonton, Alberta Canada)

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GORDON BAYLEY, “Ace.” Another appen¬ dix bothered person. Source of trouble removed around Xmas. Other diversions: Junior rugby, listening to news casts (doesn’t miss one), eating waffles and protecting record of champ blusher. Motto: ‘ ‘ Silence is Golden. ’ ’ JOCK BELL. Popular president of S.U. In council his harrassed voice beseeches si¬ lence from the babbling reps. Result: More noise, and less work. When not “kilting” people with his hairy legs is engaged in Hi-Y activities. Sports in¬ clude skiing, lacrosse and rugby. IRENE BOWDEN. Holds unique position of Westmount’s budding politician. Reason: So she can loaf and talk all she wants without writing lines. Academic stand¬ ing warrants this idealistic aspiration. STELLA BRENT. Stenography is the future career of this, one of Westmount’s blondest blondes. Favorite indoor sports: Reading, English III. Favorite outdoor sports: Skating, skiing. Has also been known to get some high bowling scores. Member of Y Quando Quo. MILDRED BROWN. President of our C.G.I. T. Pet hobbies: Swimming photography. Chief hate: Helpful friends who turn on the light to see if her negatives are de¬ veloped. After leaving these portals in¬ tends to take a home ec. course. WALTER BROWN. An English bachelor with an English sense of humor. Dis¬ likes Alberta weather, being sent home early, washing his own clothes, and com¬ ing to school. Famous for smile and school attendance. Ambition: Aviator. JOAN BYAR, “Queenie.” Pretty candidate for Carnival Queen. Was born Feb. 16, 1923. Ambition to become a dietician. Favorite sports are dancing, skating and skiing. Another accomplished pianist. A girl who’ll be missed when she’s gone. ’age sixteen

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DAPHNE ADAMS, “Daffy.” An ardent C.G.I.T.’ist. Very fond of music and spends her spare time accompanying bro¬ ther Douggy on piano. Most noticeable aversion: selling concert tickets. Would like to be librarian. BETTE ALSTON. President of Chess club. Active in school dramatics. When not add. hunting she’s a swimmeroo. (Wea¬ ther permitting). Chief struggle: suppress¬ ing desire to nurse. Reason for struggle: Doubt of appreciation from Homo sapiens. DON ARNETT, “Darnit.” Undecided as to whether experience gained as president of ’39 class and The Good Looking Boy of ’40 can best be used in Medicine or the Militia, so contemplates joining the R.C.A.F. Chief hobby: photography. Main drawback: Lack of camera. PAULINE ARNETT. Spends great deal of time at Y.W.C.A., showing gym. classes how it should be done. Slaps the ivories nimbly. Bangs at the shuttlecocks, prances the courts at tennis. Skates, plays basketball. Wants to be a P. T. in¬ structress. TED. AUSTIN. Spends most of spare time over top of ping-pong table. Also curling enthusiast, and delves into model con¬ struction. Future career lays in the in¬ tricacies of motor mechanics. JEAN BALL, “Bounce.” Westmount’s Yan¬ kee Whiz from Denver, Colorado. News Ed. of R.G.B. With firm chin and clenched fist announces determination to become an archeologist. No doubt she’ll get in plenty of skiing when not chipping the earth’s surface. DICK BASHOR, “R.C.” He’s tall, six foot two to be exact. Likes swimming, hunt¬ ing and fishing (Wide open spaces, in other words). Other occupations include photography, writing good English comps. His future lies in chemical engineering. Page fifti

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WHN CHINNECK, “Chicken.” Is an army man of high calibre. It is rumored that he was mixed up in an airplane crackup at Sarcee. Found, when not at school, at the pool, trying to keep his canoe bailed out, or playing rugby for our juniors. Likes chocolate sodas, Mr. Shaw in Alg. II. Ambition, doctor. BILL CRAIG-, “Eggy.” A good man with the pig-skin. Has been an asset to the rugby team for the last two years. Re¬ nowned for his famous “bucks.” A charter member of the “moocher” club. Intends to fly in winter and farm in sum¬ mer. VIOLA CRAWFORD, “Georgie.” A.T.C.M. holder. Moveo footeo goodeo to musiceo. P.S. Latin student. (Mr. Niddrie, kindly excuse.) Other activities include social editor of the R.G.B. and the Review. Ambition, nursing. HAROLD DAVIS. At sixteen he adds a pro¬ fessional touch to the stage both in school drama and the Understudy Club productions. Is a brilliant student. Right now chief worry is titling his plays. KENNETH DAVIES. Westmount’s strong silent man. Chief occupation: bucking the elements on his fenderless, motorless velocipede. Plays snappy tennis and hockey. Greatest diversion: Laughing at other people’s trig, mistakes. Aims to be a chemical engineer. JOAN DIPLOCK “Dippy.” Graduated to our fair city from Vancouver couple of years ago. Spends most of spare time add-hunting for both school publications, partnering Alastair Mackay in badmin¬ ton (wins too), hoofing it and sticking up for good old N. Van. We (W.H.S.) like her. JEAN EMSLIE “Emmy.” This clever and likeable student spends a great deal of her time during skating season, kindly propelling novices around the rink. Her future has not as yet loomed on the hori¬ zon, but we bet she’ll make a success of her rumored teaching future. Page seventeen