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MRHS Torch 1959 –
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MR. JAMES D. DEMPSTER
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Favourite Expression:
"Let's get this ship in order!"
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Pastime::
Chasing field mice for the lab.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he took on a boy
over 6 feet and over 150 pounds.
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Ambition:
A-I, I-A. XI-B.
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Pet Aversion:
Boys over 6 feet and over 150 pounds.
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Theme Song:
The Irish Washerwoman (Scrrub it!).
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CLASS ACHIEVEMENTS
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Class Executive:
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President:
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Mike Trites
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Vice-President:
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John Jackson
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Secretary-Treasurer:
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Janet Mackinnon
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Ring Designer:
Mary Cutcheon.
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Red Cross Rep:
Donna Speisman.
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Eaton's Junior Council Rep:
Randa Klein.
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G.A.A.:
Last in Interclass Basketball.
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B.A.A.:
Defeated 11-A and 11-F in Volleyball
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ANDERSON, JAMES FRANK (Andy)
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"The world is 2/3 water and 1/3 land.
The Good Lord kind of figured you
would fish more than you would plough."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, September 21, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"Is that a fact!"
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Unrecorded History:
The day the marks came out.
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Ambition:
Mining Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Trying to help Ken fix his car.
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Activities:
Bantam Football 1955-'56; Interclass Sports.
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DAVIS, JOHN
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"Early to bed, early to rise
Makes a man a rooster in disguise."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, December 11, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Give the man a ceegar"
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Prototype:
Oh, anybody will do!
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Unrecorded History:
The day he answered more than one question
during French period.
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Ambition:
ProfessionaI Engineer (civil).
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Probable Destination:
Professional Engineer (Railway).
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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DUFTON, JOHN FREDERICK PETER (Duf)
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"Good people all of every sort
Give ear unto my song;
And if you find it wondrous short
It cannot hold you long."
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Origin:
Toronto, Ontario, Jannary 17, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Whoops!!!"
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Prototype:
John Foster Dulles (knows all the answers).
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Unrecorded History:
The numerous times he broke his glasses. (see picture)
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Ambition:
A leader of men.
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Probable Destination:
A follower of the boys.
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Activities:
Senior Soccer 1958; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Swimming 1958.
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FElNTUCH, DALE RUTH
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"Laugh? Why not?
It' s better than crying a lot."
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Origin:
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. August 12, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"I can't be fagged!"
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Prototype:
The giggling book of knowledge.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she wore a kerchief in
school — infected head.
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Ambition:
To be "capped" (R.N.)
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Probable Destination:
With a red one—at Central Station.
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Activities:
Torch Board 1958-'59: Girls' Choir 1955-'59;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interclass Volleyball 1955-'58;
Interclass Basketball 1955-'58.
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FISHLOCK, MARGARET ANN (Fish)
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"She's at an awkward age —
Too old for teddy bears,
Too young for wolves!"
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, August 23, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey, Dale!"
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Prototype:
Innocence personified.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she walked into that wrong washroom.
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Ambition:
To be a mermaid.
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Probable Destination:
A fish.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'58; Majorettes 1957-'58;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Christmas Show 1958-'59;
Ski Club 1956-'59.
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FORESTER, GEORGE VICTOR
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, May 24, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Howdy!"
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Prototype:
Mezzofanti.
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Unrecorded History:
Once wore a tie under his crew-neck sweater.
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Ambition:
Doctor of Medicine.
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Probable Destination:
Witch Doctor.
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Activities:
Torch Board 1958-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Glee Club 1958-'59; Operetta 1958-'59;
Camera Club 1957-'59.
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GRAHAM, KENNETH (Ken)
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"The cause of so many accidents
is because the drivers are usually hugging
the wrong curves."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, June 1, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"French is one of my better subjects."
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Unrecorded History:
The day the car ran.
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Ambition:
To make the car run.
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Probable Destination:
Graham's Garage for Gone Gogo mobiles.
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Activities:
Bantam Football 1955-'56; Senior Football 1957-'58;
Senior Hockey 1957-'58: Interclass Sports.
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HALLAM, KATHERINE LYNNE (Kathy)
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"Early to rise, early to bed.
Keeps you healthy but socially dead."
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Origin:
Trail, British Columbia, April 4, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"I give up!"
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Prototype:
The Ivory Look (99 44/100% pure).
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Unrecorded History:
A certain weekend.
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Ambition:
To get her Bachelor of Science.
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Probable Destination:
Getting her bachelor,
but not by scientific means.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1956-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Red Cross Representative 1956-'57;
Ski Club 1957-'59; Christmas Show 1958;
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HAMBLY, JOHN PETER
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"What he does, he does well —
And he does everything.
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, September 21, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"What the ——?"
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Unrecorded History:
The night Rats yelled "Help, help".
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Ambition:
To be multi-millionaire.
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Probable Destination:
Only a millionaire.
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Activities:
Basketball 1955-'58: Hockey 1957;
Football 1957-'59; Interclass 1955-'59.
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HANLY, ALICE ELIZABETH
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"Sooner or later the man who wins,
Is the man, who thinks he can."
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Origin:
Calgary, Alberta, December 10, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"But, Sir!"
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Prototype:
Alice in Wonderland.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she had to stay and play with the stool.
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Ambition:
To travel.
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Probable Destination:
To catch the 3:10 train.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Operetta;
Interclass Sports 1956-'59; Volleyball 1958;
Ski Club 1957-'59.
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HIGGS, STEPHEN ARTHUR
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"Money makes the man,
if the man makes the money."
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Origin:
Montreal, Qnebec, June 3, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey, Rayside, lend me a buck!"
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Unrecorded History:
A certain French period in Grade eight.
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Ambition:
Fencer.
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Probable Destination:
Fence.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'58.
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JACKSON, CHARLES JOHN (Jackie)
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"To know me is to love me."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, August 15, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Gee, that record is FABULOUS!"
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Prototype:
The Pacific Ocean—wide across,
unpredicable in moods, and wavy on top.
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Unrecorded History:
The day he didn't listen to the hit parade.
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Ambition:
To own a Ford Thunderbird.
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Probable Destination:
Chief operator of kiddy cars at Belmont Park.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1956-'59; Ski Team 1956-'59;
Golf Team 1957-'59; Senior Hockey 1958-'59;
Student's Council 1956-'59.
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JONES, TREVOR FRANKLIN (T.J.)
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"Bars are something which if you go into
too many, you're apt to come out singing
a few, and maybe land behind some."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, December 30, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"And then again ... "
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Prototype:
Don Knotts.
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Unrecorded History:
A certain radio club.
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Ambition:
Engineer (any kind).
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Probable Destination:
Writing "Peanuts".
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Activities:
Senior Band 1955-'59; Orchestra 1957-'59;
Golf Team 1957-'59; Ski Club 1955-'59;
Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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KACHANOFF, RALPH (Kach)
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"Oh give us this day, a day in bed."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, May 26, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey, Rats".
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Prototype:
Camel Driver.
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Unrecorded History:
A certain night down town.
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Ambition:
To be rich and famons.
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Probable Destination:
Unknown hobo.
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Activities:
Bantam Basketball 1955; Bantam Football 1956;
Interclass Sports.
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KAPLANSKY, MARVIN
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"The helping hand you're looking for is at
the end of your own arm."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, December 27, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Lawson — may I borrow your French speech on ...?"
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Prototype:
The kind of boy his mother wouldn't like
him to associate with.
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Unrecorded History:
A certain rocket club.
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Ambition:
Chemical Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Brominating Bunsen Burners.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'58.
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KLEIN, RANDA (Randi)
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"For physics, trig, speeches in French,
I sit here at my splintered bench,
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carving my initials."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, July 21, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"I'm having a cow!"
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Prototype:
Elizabeth Taylor between the
fingers and behind the ears.
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Ambition:
Home Economist.
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Probable Destination:
Sufferer of Malnutrition.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Eaton's Junior Council;
Christmas Show 1957-'59; Operetta 1957-'58.
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KORENBERG, LELA CAROL
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"Knowledge: Knowing what to do.
Skill: Knowing how to do it.
Wisdom: Not doing it."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, December 12, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Seriously, now, be serious !"
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Prototype:
Speech personified.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she didn't have salmon sandwich for lunch.
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Ambition:
Psychiatrist.
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Probable Destination:
Nut Doctor.
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Activities:
School Band 1954/59; lnterclass Volleyball 1958-'59;
Assistant Red Cross Class Representative 1957-'58.
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LAWSON, NELSON ERNEST (Nel)
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"There are more important things
in life than money, —
But they won't go out with you
if you haven't got any."
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Origin:
Ottawa, Ontario, August 25, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Ahhh, — don't give me any of that, MacMillan."
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Prototype:
That other Nelson (D. Rockefeller).
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Unrecorded History:
The day he decided that rockets could be launched
better from the middle of a dry field.
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Ambition:
Electronics Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Short Circuit.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955.'58; Model Rifle Club;
Curling Club 1956-'58.
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MACKINNON, JANET KATHERINE
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"I wish that I might sometimes see
without putting on my glasses."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, May 1, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"What a riot!!"
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Prototype:
A potato — has eyes but can't see!
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Unrecorded History:
The day she understood intermediate algebra.
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Ambition:
To be a psychiatrist.
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Probable Destination:
Needing one.
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
School Play 1956-'57; Operetta 1956-'57;
Torch Board 1958.'59.
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MacMILLAN, IAN MALCOLM (Mac)
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"When you get to the end of your rope,
tie a knot and hang on."
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Origin:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, March 26, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Not a chance!"
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Unrecorded History:
Eating in the cafeteria.
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Ambition:
Doctor.
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Probable Destination:
Orderly.
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Activities:
Bantam Football 1956-'57; Swimming 1957-'58;
Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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McCUTCHEON, MARY JANET
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"She smiled a kind of sickly smile
and leaned upon her desk,
And the subsequent proceedings
interrupted her at best.
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Origin:
Fredericton, New Brunswick, June 19, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Has someone an extra sandwich?"
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Prototype:
Mary, Mary, quite ...
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Unrecorded History:
Successfully launching the volleyball
in trajectory over the net.
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Ambition:
To find it.
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Probable Destination:
Expert on Sanskrit shorthand.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Ski Club 1957-'59;
Senior Band 1955-'59.
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McLEAN, DONALD MONTGOMERY
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A child said to a butterfly
"You live but a day".
"But a day", said the butterfly
"is a lifetime."
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Origin:
Saint John, New Brunswick, November 13, 1941.
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Favourite Expression:
"Rubbish!"
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Unrecorded History:
The day he fell asleep in class!
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Ambition:
Air-Marshall in the R.C.A.F.
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Probable Destination:
Court-Martialled by the R.C.A.F.
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Activities:
Girl's Volleyball Team 1958;
Senior Band 1957-'59; Orchestra 1957-'59;
Interclass Basketball 1957-'59; Home- work 1957-'59.
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MEDICOFF, GRACE ELLEN
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"Upstairs at the back of the class
Sits this little, little, little lass
—Hiding."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, October 13, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Did they take attendance at Glee Club today?"
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Prototype:
Little Napoleon.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she finished her homework the night before
so she could go to Glee Club at lunch time.
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Ambition:
Fashion Designer.
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Probable Destination:
Designing a plan. To catch a man!
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Activities:
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Girls' Choir 1955-'56.
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MOON, DOUGLAS HAMILTON (Doug)
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"My schooling has interrupted my education."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, April 22, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"I don't know".
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Unrecorded History:
The day he forgot to bring his glasses to school.
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Ambition:
Civil Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Building, Minibrix Bridges for Eaton's.
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Activities:
Senior Band 1956-'59; Ski Club 1956-'59;
Glee Club 1958-'59; Curling 1955-'59;
Interclass Sports 1955-'59.
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NIXON, STEPHANIE JEAN (Steph)
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"I walked a mile with Stephanie,
She chattered all the way,
But left me none the wiser
For all she had to say."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, January 30, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Tremendous".
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Prototype:
The moon — non-existent in the morning,
at its best by mid-night.
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Unrecorded History:
The damp day her hair stayed curled.
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Ambition:
Bachelor of Science.
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Probable Destination:
The science of bachelors.
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Activities:
Majorettes 1957-'59; Basketball Team 1955-'58;
G.A.A. Representative 1957-'59; Glee Club 1957-'59;
Track Team 1955-'58.
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RATTEE, DAVID ARTHUR (Dinosaur Dave)
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"Hard work and worry
have killed many men,
So why should I take the chance?"
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, April 15, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Cut it out, Kach, or else I'll ..."
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Unrecorded History:
A certain week-end in Ottawa.
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Ambition:
To be a wealthy business man.
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Probable Destination:
Chief sweeper in Central Station.
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Activities:
Golf Team 1957-'59; Interclass Sports.
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RAYSIDE, JOHN STUART (Ray)
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"Here lies my teaeher,
Here let him lie,
Now he's at rest,
And so am I."
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Origin:
Quebec City, Quebec, August 24, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey Moon, did we have to do "that" last night, too?!!"
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Prototype:
Fearless Fosdick.
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Unrecorded History:
The day the boys set off a rocket at Squibb.
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Ambition:
Aeronautical Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
The Moon.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Ski Club 1957-'59;
Glee Club 1958-'59; Intermediate Band 1955-'57;
Operetta 1958-'59.
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SHANFIELD, FLORENCE
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"Life is one long battle of wits—and think of
all the BRAVE folks who fight it unarmed."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, March 11, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"If at first you don't succeed, try a little ardour."
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Prototype:
A cross between Mom and Dad.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she didn't have a music lesson from 3:00-3:45
and a dentist appointment at 3:30.
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Ambition:
To reach great heights.
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Probable Destination:
Chief subway operator at Grand Central Station.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Girls' Choir 1955-'57;
Glee Club 1957-'59; School Band 1955-'59.
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SHERECK, BARRY MAURICE (Fingers)
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"It takes twelve thousand men
to put a bottle of milk on your door step
and at six o' clock in the morning,
it sure sounds like it."
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Origin:
Montreal, Ouebec, February 2, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Thanks a heck of a lot."
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Prototype:
Roger Williams.
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Unrecorded History:
A certain girls' volley-ball game.
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Ambition:
M.D.
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Probable Destination:
"Look at the little green men ..."
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59; Interschool Football 1956-'57;
Girls' Volleyball 1958-'59; Senior Band 1958-'59.
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SHOLZBERG, SHARON
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"Mirror, Mirror on the wall,
Who's the fairest one of all?
Brigitte Bardot."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, October 10, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Do we have Freneh in the morning or the afternoon?"
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Prototype:
Brigitte Bardot.
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Unrecorded History:
The day she learned her Freneh speech at home.
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Ambition:
Teacher.
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Probable Destination:
Spending her evenings ten years hence
with her arms about a book.
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Activities:
Interclass Volleyball 1955-'59;
Interclass Basketball 1955-'57.
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SPEISMAN, DONNA GAlL
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"To let a fool kiss you is bad enough,
But to let a kiss fool you is even worse."
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Origin:
Montreal, Quebec, May 19, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"My sister and I are not twins!"
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Prototype:
Sweet Little Sixteen.
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Unrecorded History:
Helping Nelson with HIS chemistry lab.
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Ambition:
Bachelor of Science.
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Probable Destination:
Heating formulae (baby's) in test tubes.
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Activities:
Student Council 1955-'56; Christmas Show 1958;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Track and Field 1956-'59.
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STUART, JANET PAYNTER
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"Let me live by the side of the road
And be a friend to MAN."
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Origin:
Saint John, New Brunswiek, May 5 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Ever pro-ey!"
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Prototype:
A brook — babbles.
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Ambition:
Nurse — R.N.
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Probable Destination:
Plaguing doctors and panhandling patients.
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Activities:
Interclass Sports 1955-'59: Girls' Choir 1955-'56;
Glee Club 1957-'59; Ski Club 1957-'59.
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TRITES, MICHAEL ALLISON (Mike)
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"He may be small, but so was Napoleon!"
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Origin:
Saint John, New Brunswick, July 4, 1942.
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Favourite Expression:
"Hey, Tom, what happened to the Argos?"
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Unrecorded History:
The day he paid his debts.
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Ambition:
Chemical Engineer.
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Probable Destination:
Catching mice for Mr. Dempster's Lab.
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Activities:
Senior Soccer 1957-'59; Bantam Football 1956-'57;
Interclass Sports 1955-'59;
Student Council 1957-'59; Curling 1958-'59.
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