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MRHS Torch 1959 –
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MR. JAMES C. LOGAN
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"Take pains to allay with some cold drops
of modesty thy skipping spirit—and turn
to your Latin translations."
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Favourite Expression:
"Well, according to me and Emstein and ..."
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Prototype:
Papa Bear.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he lost his
voice during hymn singing.
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Theme Song:
"Standing in the corridor
watching all the girls go by".
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Pet Aversion:
Girls who won't blush!
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CLASS ACHIEVEMENTS
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Class Executive:
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President:
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Mary McDonald
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Vice-President:
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Mike Beck
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Treasurer:
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John Petrie
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Secretary:
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Carol Bedbrooke
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G.A.A.:
Interclass Basketball Championship.
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Public Speaking and Debating:
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Daphne Windsor-Pleydell.
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Ring Designer:
Combined effort of class.
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BECK, MICHAEL ANTHONY PAUL (Mike)
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"The other day upon the stair
I saw a man who wasn't there
I saw him there again today
I wish that he would go away."
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Origin:
London, England. December 14, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"How about that?"
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Prototype:
Rebel Rouser.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he got lost in the dark.
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Ambition:
Have gun, will travel.
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Probable Destination:
Alcatraz.
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Activities:
Bantam Soccer 1955-'56; Football 1957-'59;
Track and Field 1956-'59; Gymnastics 1956-'58;
Basketball 1958-'59.
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BEDBROOKE, CAROL ANN
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'Hers is not to do or die.
Hers is just to reason—"Why?"'
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, March l, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Will somebody please shut the window?!!"
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Prototype:
Aunt Jemimah.
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Unrecorded History:
Once asked to open the window.
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Ambition:
Dietitian.
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Probable Destination:
Stuffing eggrolls at Ruby Foo's.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Basket-ball 1957-'58;
Ski Club 1957-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Operetta 1958-'59.
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BORDO, MICHAEL DAVID (Mike)
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"I came, I saw, I left,
And here I am again."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, December 17, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Just a bit sharp!"
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Prototype:
Molotov - a cocktail.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he inhaled too much chlorine gas in the lab.
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Ambition:
Minister of Externai Affairs.
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Probable Destination:
Secretary of a Debating Club.
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Activities:
Junior Band 1956-'57.
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BOYNE, MARY KATHERINE (Kathy)
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"Greatness is thrust upon some people;
Some people achieve it—
But I'm still waiting."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, November 2, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"For heaven's Sake!"
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Prototype:
Spontaneous Combustion.
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Unrecorded History:
The year that she wrote scholarships!
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Ambition:
Journalist.
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Probable Destination:
Writing nursery rhymes!
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Activities:
Ski Club 1957-'59; Swimming Team 1954-'55;
Glee Club 1956-'59; Operetta 1958-'59;
Orchestra 1956-'58.
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BULL, MARY ELIZABETH
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"Generally speaking,
women are generally speaking—and
she is no exception."
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Origin:
Hemel, Hampstead, England, March 18, 1943.
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Favourite Expression:
"Well, it's true!"
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Prototype:
Pumpkinhead.
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Unrecorded History:
The time she played hooky to have a bath.
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Ambition:
To get married.
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Probable Destination:
Liz's home for old maids.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59: Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Volleyball Team 1958; Ski Club 1957-'59.
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CHISLETT, ANN JOCELYN (Chis)
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"Is this a compass which I see before me,
Come, let me clutch thee,
I wouldst go round in circles."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, February 11, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"But sir, don't you think ...?"
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Prototype:
Bugs Bunny.
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Unrecorded History:
The day "Sir" confiscated certain photographs.
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Ambition:
None.
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Probable Destination:
Nowhere.
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Activities:
Interschool Ski Team 1955-'53;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interschool Basketball Team 1956-'59;
Interschool Volley-ball Team 1958-'59;
Cheerleader 1958-'59,
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CLIFFORD, FRANCES MARJORIE (Fran)
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"Old friends, old scenes,
Will lovelier be,
As more of Heaven in each we see."
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Origin:
Calgary, Alberta, August 3, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"So!"
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Prototype:
Pocahontas.
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Unrecorded History:
Navigator on the Severn.
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Ambition:
Kindergarten.
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Probable Destination:
Matrimony.
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Activities:
Leader's Corps; Choir; French Club; — Toronto.
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CORNISH, JAMES BRIAN (Bri)
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'Many people have a good "aim" in life,
but a lot of them lack the "ammunition"
to get there.'
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Origin:
New Westminster, British Columbia, July 15, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"That's a funny one, sir!"
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Prototype:
The kindly dragon.
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Unrecorded History:
Once admitted Plante played a good game.
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Ambition:
To make a quick million.
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Probable Destination:
Making a quick "nihil"-lion.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Class Vice-President 1955-'56.
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DAVIS, SUSAN MARGARET LORRAINE (Sue)
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"Laugh and the world laughs with you;
Cry, and Sue's still laughing!"
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, November 12, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Ya know what?"
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Prototype:
Billy-goat (she eats anything she
can lay her hands on!!).
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Unrecorded History:
The day she didn't have to wait for Nancy at the corner!
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Ambition:
To go to Switzerland.
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Probable Destination:
Being a yodeler in a toy factory
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Activities:
Cheerleader 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Christmas Show 1958-'59.
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DAVISON, KATHLEEN ELLEN (Kathy)
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"Her Irish nationality,
Vim, vigor, and vitality,
Make up her personality."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, March 15, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey, you know what?"
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Prototype:
Mis(s)chief.
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Unrecorded History:
The time she planted tulips at M.R.H.S.
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Ambition:
To see "far-away places with
strange-sounding names".
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Probable Destination:
L'Abord-a-Plouffe.
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Activities:
Girls' Choir 1955-'56;
Inter-School Christian Fellowship 1956-'59;
Operetta 1958-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Interclass Sports.
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DUNLOP, LINDA EARLE
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, November 21, 1941.
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GOLFMAN, WILLIAM ROBERT (Bob)
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"Keep your eye on the ball,
Your shoulder to the wheel,
Your ear to the ground.
NOW TRY TO WORK IN THAT POSITION!"
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, July 22, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"What do you mean—Penny-pushing
isn't the sport of kings?"
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Prototype:
Ben Hogan.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he wrapped his putter around a tree
after missing a two-foot putt.
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Ambition:
To make $1,000,000 a year after graduation.
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Probable Destination:
Five year all-expense paid vacation by the
government—for being caught with the "plates".
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Activities:
Interclass Basketball 1955-'56;
Interclass Volleyball 1956-'57;
Golf Tcam 1957-'59.
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GRANT, JEAN (Jeanie)
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"Sometimes quiet,
sometimes wacky,
Mostly Jean is just slap-happy."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, May 30, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"O, ever cute!"
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Prototype:
Jeanie with the light-brown hair.
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Unrecorded History:
The year she was
never late for school (Nursery School).
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Ambition:
To be happily married to a millionaire.
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Probable Destination:
Number one maid in
Liz's "Old Maids' Home".
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Activities:
Ski Club 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1956-'59;
Glee Club 1957-'58; Operetta 1956-'57.
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HACK, ELIZABETH (Liz)
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"She gazed and gazed,
and still the wonder grew;
And what she saw,
no one ever knew."
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Origin:
Liebling, Rumania, May 15 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"You know—I think you're right."
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Prototype:
Rhapsody in blue—with eyes to match.
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Unrecorded History:
The day her hair turned red.
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Ambition:
Registered Nurse.
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Probable Destination:
Who knows?
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Activities:
Girls' Choir 1955-'56; Interclass Sports 1955-'57;
Glee Club 1957-'59.
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HUESTON, DEBORAH RUTH (Debby)
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"At first you think she's quite demure.
At second glance you're not so sure."
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Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, May 15, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Sir, can we leave?"
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Prototype:
A scrambled egg—real mixed-up chick.
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Unrecorded History:
A certain week-end in October.
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Ambition:
Journalism.
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Probable Destination:
Collecting subscriptions for the "Weekly Post".
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1956-'59;
Ski Team 1956-'58;
Operetta 1957-'59; Ski Club 1955-'59.
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JESSOP, LESLIE GAll (Meatball)
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'"To be or not to be"—
that is not the question.
The question is—
"What was the question?"
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Origin:
Kitchener, Ontario, August 9, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Who is he? I can't see that far."
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Prototype:
"Aunt Wiggily".
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Unrecorded History:
The day that He and she walked somewhere.
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Ambition:
Teaching.
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Probable Destination:
Learning.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Ski Team 1955-'58;
Red Cross 1955-'56; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Giris' Choir 1955-'56.
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JOST, MARY ELIZABETH (Betty)
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"With rhythmic measure
while she gravely swims;
And watch her issue
shining even more,
But, leap and prove herself
upon the shore."
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Origin:
Shanghai, China, April 2, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"I'm so stunned!"
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Prototype:
The girl with the Pepsodent smile.
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Unrecorded History:
The time she was asked out two weeks in advance.
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Ambition:
Diplomatic Service.
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Probable Destination:
Delivering "kissing telegrams" to Kruschev.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Basketball 1955-'59;
Tennis 1956-'59; Ski Club Executive 1956-'58;
President, Student Council 1958-'59.
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LAING, SANDRA JOY (Sandy)
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"I've never allowed my schooling
to interfere with my education."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, October 3, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"Guess what?!"
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Prototype:
The side of innocence
(there are two sides to every story).
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Unrecorded History:
The day she cut her
pony tail.
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Ambition:
To see the world.
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Probable Destination:
Remains to be seen.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1955-'59; IntercIass Sports 1954-'59;
Majorettes 1957-'59; Gymnastics; Operetta 1958-'59.
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LEUS, HEIDI MARGARET
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"A commrade blithe and full of glee.
Who dares to laugh out loud and free."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, October 30, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Who do you think you are, anyhow?"
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Prototype:
MademoiseIle de Paris.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she didn't even smile.
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Ambition:
Diplomatic Interpreter.
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Probable Destination:
Translating her two-year old's baby talk.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Majorettes 1958-'59;
Interclass Sports 1956-'59; Ski Team 1958;
Ski Club 1956-'59.
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LEVlNE, JUDITH IJudy)
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"A sense of humour is what makes you laugh
at something which would make you mad
if it happened to you."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, August 19.1942.
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Favourite Expression:
I
"Who's that? Should I smile?
Is it worth putting my glasses on for?"
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Prototype:
Miss "Euclid".
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Unrecorded History:
The time she managed an "A" in gym.
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Ambition:
Social Work.
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Probable Destination:
Finding it necessary to take advantage
of her own services.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Girls' Choir 1955-'57.
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McDONALD, MARY RUTH
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"The world is so full of a number of things,
I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."
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Origin:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, November 10, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"Guess what time I got to bed last night?"
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Prototype:
A merry-go-round.
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Unrecorded History:
The time she was not referred to
as one of the two Marys.
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Ambition:
To pilot her own plane around the world.
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Probable Destination:
Stranded in Outer Mongolia, out of gas.
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Activities:
Glee Clnb 1957-'59; Student Council 1958-'59;
Ski Club 1957-'59; Operetta 1958-'59;
Club 800 Contest 1958.
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MATTHEWS, GRACE ANN
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"The wrong way seems more reasonable."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, September 3, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Oh, no!"
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Prototype:
One of a kind.
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Unrecorded History:
Still unrecorded.
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Ambition:
What's every girl's ambition?
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Probable Destination:
— Success(?).
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Glee Club 1957-'58.
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McMILLAN, MARY ELIZABETH
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"The unwise are the jabbering ones,
hurrying their words of love or hate.
Wisdom speaks slowly—if at all—content
to listen long, and wait."
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Origin:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, June 23, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Sir, I was wondering ..."
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Prototype:
A jigsaw puzzle.
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Unrecorded History:
Time she wasn't making up theories.
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Ambition:
To once be known as someone
other tban one half of tbe two Marys.
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Probable Destination:
Being known as one third of tbe three Marys.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Red Cross Secretary 1958-'59;
Torch Board 1958-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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NADLER, PAUL
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"I might have grown to dislike school
intensely, but I didn't even try."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, March 22, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Is that ridiculous!"
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Prototype:
Mighty Mouse.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he won ten golf balls
from Tite slot machine—after
kicking it innumerable times.
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Ambition:
Lawyer.
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Probable Destination:
People versus Paul Nadler.
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Activities:
Wrestling 1956-'57;
Interclass Activities 1956-'57.
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PETRIE, JOHN RICHARDS (Jock)
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"Success in school depends 80% on the
student and 10% on the teacher.
Well, we can still get 80%."
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Origin:
Ottawa, Ontario, Augnst 29, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Anyone see "Peanuts"?".
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Prototype:
Charlie Brown.
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Unrecorded History:
The week Mr. Hunter didn't criticize his handwriting.
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Ambition:
Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Designing the Montreal subway. .
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Activities:
Senior Football 1957; Track 1957;
Interclass Sports 1956-'57; Red Cross 1955-'57.
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REID, SANDRA LOUISE (Sandy)
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"To be good is noble;
To teach others to be good is nobler;
— And less trouble."
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Origin:
Sarnia, Ontario, September 24, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Well, I don't rightly know."
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Prototype:
Hurrican Sandra (she breezes in
at 8:59 every morning).
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Unrecorded History:
"Yes, sir, I got tbat geometry deduction".
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Ambition:
Nurse.
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Probable Destination:
Doctor's delight—down tbe aisle in white.
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Activities:
Majorettes 1957-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Interschool Track Team 1956-'58;
Interschool Basketball Team 1956-'57;
Student Council Representative 1955-'56.
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ROSSY, JOAN CATHERINE
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"She's calm and reserved,
as far as that goes—
She seems to be quiet,
but one never knows."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, July 15, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Well ... you know!"
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Prototype:
Dark Mystery.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she bought lunch at school.
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Ambition:
McGill.
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Probable Destination:
That's a good question.
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Activities:
Girls' Choir 1955-'57; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Glee Club 1957-'59.
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SHAPIRO, SAUNDRA ANN (Sandy)
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"She's at an awkward age—Too old for teddy-bears
and too young for wolves."
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Origin:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, December 11, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"But, Daddy, I just got on the phone!"
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Prototype:
Dolly Dimples.
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Unrecorded History:
Being awarded tbe Nobel Prize for Physics.
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Ambition:
Diva at the Met.
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Probable Destination:
Singing the blues in some Montreal dive.
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Activities:
Girls' Choir 1955-'57; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Operetta 1958-'59.
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SHAW, LESLIE MARGARET
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"Too many people, much to my sorrow,
are here today and here tomorrow."
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Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, January 19, 1943.
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Favourite Expression:
"Ever a riot!!!! ..."
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Prototype:
Little Red Riding Hood (Where's the wolf?).
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Unrecorded History:
That week at Sebasco.
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Ambition:
Bachelor of Arts.
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Probable Destination:
Seven little bachelors.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Ski Club 1955-'59;
Ski Team 1955-'57; Christmas Show 1957;
Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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STATTEN, ALICE LYN
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"There is a force which can drag you from
the depths of distress."
Hi, men!
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Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, ,March 7, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"It's just because you feel insecure!"
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Prototype:
A frustrated, feminine Freud.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she admitted she had "lost a screw"!
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Ambition:
Psychologist.
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Probable Destination:
Psychoanalyzing "Peanuts"
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Activities:
Cheerleaders 1957-'59; Basketball 1955-'59;
Skiing 1955-'59; Track 1955-'59;
Operetta 1958-'59.
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TEES, NANCY ELIZABETH
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"Some girls go to school
To pursue learning,
But other girls go to school
To learn pursuing.
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, November 20, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"You're kidding!"
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Prototype:
Marilyn Monroe (from the ankles down).
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Unrecorded History:
Once got to school in time
for Mr. Logan's morning prayers.
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Ambition:
To obtain her B.A.
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Probable Destination:
Helping her husband to run a B.A. station.
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Activities:
Torch Board 1958'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Ski Club 1956-'59;
Senior Band 1956-'58.
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VAN BEEK, MARGARET LlESL
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"People who are always late
Are not worth waiting for."
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Origin:
Croydon, England, September 7, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"What a riot!!"
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Prototype:
No other is so fortunate.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she didn't use
Alexander Graham Bell's invention.
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Ambition:
To travel.
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Probable Destination:
Working for a travel bureau.
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Activities:
Band 1955-'58; Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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WINDSOR-PLEYDELL, DAPHNE
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"Heidi, Debby, Bob and Co,
seem to think it quite a show
When I with them converse.
For when into their shell-like car
I say, in English accent clear,
"O really! Rather! Oh What Ho!"
Into laughter they do go.
Then in tones of wild despair
They do openly declare.
"Daphne, it's plain to see
A Canadian you'll never be!"
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Origin:
Prestbury, England, February 14, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
If you have never been to England,
you have never lived!
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Prototype:
Twin sister, Stephanie.
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Ambition:
To be a doctor and go round
the world.
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Activities:
Debating 1958-'59; Public Speaking 1958-'59;
Track 1957-'59; Torch Board 1958-'59;
Red Cross Rep. 1958-'59.
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WRIGHT, VERNA ILENE
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"Latin, it am a queer drink;
It hasn't any sense almost hardly.
When it' s easy, it' s wrong —
When it's wrong, it's right,
Where it hasn't any sense almost hardly."
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Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, January 21, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Oh, gee! It was so funny!!"
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Prototype:
"Fantasie Impromptu" (Unstable Moments).
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Unrecorded History:
The time she dreamt about??? and 25 beavers.
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Ambition:
To be there when opportunity knocks!
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Probable Destination:
Being trampled in the rush!
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Operetta 1958-'59;
Interclass Sports 1956-'59; Girls' Choir 1956-'57.
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