/ I 7ie Stdte '54 , r THE SICKLE '54 Hail OUf College Hail our college ont in the golden west, Take our feaHy ncyw unto thee confessed, Be our Alma Ma1:e!r now .cmd forever blessed: Hail! Hail! Brandon forever-Hail! Through rich v,aJlleys flows the Assi;ni'boine, Where sunsets golden, prairies as golden join. Round thy fair prospects fondly our memories twine, Hail! Hail! Brandon forever-Hail! On e THE SICKLE '54 Foreword As is traditionally the case, we would like to extend a word of thanks to all those who in any way aided in the publication of this book. Time and energy were expended not only by our competent staff but also by each contributor who so willingly co-operated with them. That space will not permit the listing of their names, is no indieation that their efforts were not greatly appreciat'ed. We are grateful also for the patient assistance of our publishers, engravers and photographers. Once again, the aim of the Sickle has been to portmy something of our college life in the past year. We hope we have succeeded so that this book may serve as a reminder of the many happy associations and experi: ences which mean Brandon College to us. Economy has required that some changes be made in the form of the Sickle this year and we hope that they will be received with tolerance if not with approval. We realize that this publication has many limitations and that perhaps all was not done which might have been done. However, we too, with ,tihe rest of the students, look hopefully fOil" be:tter things in the future , not only in the Sickle but in all aspects of college life. The Editors. CONTENTS ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTy ............ .................................... 7 STUDENTS .... ................................................. .. .......................................... 15 ORGANIZATIONS ................. ............................... .................................... 43 ATHLETICS ................................. ...................... ...................... .......... ........... 51 LITERARY .. .... ....... .... ................................................................................. 61 Two THE SICKLE '54 IVY ROBINS Manager of Pub. Board MARJORIE PRINGLE Editor RUTH MITCHELL Assistant Editor GEORGE STRANG Advertising Manager JOYCE DUNHAM Social Editor MARG SAMSON Photography MARY WALTER Photography NORMA McDONALD Literary Editor BARB STRUTHERS Social Editor GEORGINA HILL Sports Editor ALLAN JOHNSON Sports Editor JEAN MORRISON Circulation DONNA MAY Sickle Staff Personals DELMAR GUSDAL Humour Missing-JOAN CRESSEY P ersonal s THE ·SICKLE VOLUME XXVI April, 1954 PUBLISHED ANNUALLY BY THE BRANDON COLLEGE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION AT BRANDON, MANITOBA ENGRAVINGS BY BRIGDEN'S OF WINNIPEG, LTD . PRINTED BY THE SUN PUBLISHING CO. LTD. , BRANDON Three _ _ _ _ _ THE SICKLE '54 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ DR. EVANS Four THE SICKLE '54 Dr. Evans' Message to The Sickle To the members of the graduating dasses, greetings and good wishes. It may seem most commonpla.ce, and almQost boring, for me to begin this brief word by saying that you are now nearing a very important point as you approach graduation. And yet nothing could be neaI'er the truth. While it is true thiat one may become more oonspicuous in later years and be Qof more value to community, country and society as time gGes on, no other occasion can quite take the place of gr'a duation. Why is this so? Not because of the ceremQonyand display asso'c iated with graduation, but ratiher because of the very important fact that graduation days are days when outstanding decisions must be made-decisions which will be effective throughout life. The :significance Qof this, no doubt, will become more apparent to you in retrospect, as you prQoceed along life's great way, than it now may seem in prospect. With your graduation will come different surroundings, different associations, different ideals. All this will r,e quire new adjustments on your part, and in the adjustments that you will be called upon to make you will determine the degree Qof :s,uccess and f,ailul'e that will be y ours to experienoe in future years. FQor the past decade in particular your pattern o,f life has been rail'ly well set for you , with your eyes fixed figuratively on the goal you have nQow reached. From now on, ho'w ever, you really will be on your own. Your respQonsibilities will not be associat,e d with classl'oom routine, ticked off by the clock and punctuated by bells, but r,a ther with the vigorous demands of life based on employment and subject to, 'a wide variety of "pressure influences". Your best intentions may Qoften be misjudged, your desire for harmony may be mist.ak,e n for lack of courage, and your urge for progr'e ss may bring upon you extr'e rne accus,ations, perchance tagged by strangely color'e d l,abels. In all thi:s let me stress the need for wholesome, progl'essive to,l emnce, based on sympathetic understanding, directed by sound judgment, and stimulated by honest conviction. Constantly check your ambitions by sane thinking with a wholesonie regard fOT the welfare of 'Others, and ever be ready to. suppQort your convictions with hard work, for no matter how intelligent or how clever you may be, mere meanderings of the mind will never take the place of real thinking, and good intentions can never be substituted for honest, hard work. Above all, keep your motives high, your VlSlOn clear, a,n d your conscience free, for through t.hese podla ls you will find a challenge to greatness and a welcome t.o happiness. Five THE SICKLE '54 Alma Mater On our city's western borders, Reared against the sky Proudly stands our Alma Mater As the years roll by. Forward ever be our watchword Conquer and prevail Hail to thee our Alma Mater Old B.C. to thee all hail! On To Victory Brandon Will Shine On to Victory, on to Victory, Blue and Gold today, Raise the chorus proudly o'er us Marching to the fray Rah! Rah! Rah! Brandon will shine tonight, Brandon will shine, Dressed in her fighting best, All down the line-Rah! Rah! Rah! Forget your slams and knocks, Boost all t.he time, The sun goes down, The moon comes up, Brandon will shine. Backward never, forward ever, Fighting all the way, Join the rest and give your best, For Blue and Gold. Hippy Skippy Hippi skippi ! Boom-a-Iacka! Rippy zippy zoo! Knuckle to it! You can do it! You! You! You! City of the Wheat! Never know defeat! Go it College! Brandon College! Ree! Raw! Reet! B-R-A-N-D-O-N! Brandon! Six /ldmUei4t'tatio~ a~d ,?aeeett~ THE SICKLE '54 D . R. MacKAY , B.A., Bursar-Registrar J. E. M. YOUNG , B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Director, Faculty of Education J. R. EVANS, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., LL.D. , F.G.A.C. , President ADMINISTRATION H. S. PERDUE , B.A., M .A. , Ph.D., F.G.A.C., Dean of Arts and Science L. WATSON , B .A., L.T.C .M., Director of Music (On Leave of Absenc e ) MRS. E . C. COWAN Dean of Women S even THE SICKLE '54 B. THORDARDSON, B.A. , Director of Grade XII A . A. HARRIS, B .A ., M .A., Public Relations C. R. EVANS, B .A. , M .A. , Librarian Resident Master E. A . BIRKINSHAW, B.Sc., Liaison Professor MRS. M . CARLYLE , Dietitian Eight THE SICKLE '54 FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE E. J. TYLER, B.A., M.Sc., Professor of Psychology H. S. PERDUE, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. , F.G .A.C., Associate Professor of Geology J. R. EVANS, B.A., Ph.D. , LL.D., F.G.A.C., Professor of Geology E . PERRY, B.A., M .A., Professor of English R . M. SIMMONS, B .A., B .Th. , B.D. , S .T.M., Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies H . V. KIDD, B .Sc. , M.Sc., Ph.D. , F.e.I.e., A.R.Le., Professor of Chemistry E. A. BIRKINSHAW Professor of Mathematics Nine W. WONG, B.Sc., M.A., Professor of Physics THE SICKLE '54 FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE H. N. MACQUARRIE; B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of POlitica l Science and Sociology C. KITSON, B .A. , Assistant Professor of Chemi stry and Physics R. H. HANNAH, B .A., Assistant Professor of Biology B. THORDARSON, B.A., Assistant Professor of English and Mathematics G. H. MacNEILL, B.A .. M.A., Professor of French W. D. SMITH, B.A., M .A., Professor of History M. F. BAUER, B.A., M.A., Instructor in Economics R. BENNETT, B.A., Instructor in French and aLtin Ten THE SICKLE '54 PEGGY SHARPE, B .A.. A.T.C .M., Piano and Theory (Actihg Director 1953-54) MRS. MARY SMART, A.T.C .M ., Piano LORNE WATSON , B.A., L.T.C .M. Senior Piano and Theory (On Leave of Absence) MRS . MAE SELWOOD Violin MRS. SOPHIE MacDONALD. A.T.C.M ., Voice and Piano Eleven THE SICKLE '54 MRS. C. A. KITSON, A.T.C.M., Piano MRS. PHYLLIS ALLEN, A.T.C.M., A.M.M., Piano ISABELLE MILLS, A.R.C .T., Piano RHEA FORDER, A.T.C.M., Piano JEAN MANN, A.T.CM" Piano Twelve THE SICKLE '54 FACULTY OF EDUCATION J. E. M. YOUNG , B.A., M.A ., Ph.D., Professor of Education MRS. M. F. CANNON, B .A ., M.A., M.Ed., Instructor in Education A. A. HARRIS, B.A., M.A., Assistant Professor of Education Thirteen THE SICKLE '54 University Scholarships The six licensed Manitoba Brewers and all the licensed hotelkeepers in the Province have offered $18,000.00 to the University of Manitoba to provide scholarships for residents of Manitoba. The scholarships are open to Manitoba War Veterans, not otherwise adequately provided for, and to sons and daughters of Manitoba War Veterans, and, regardless of military service, to orphans, to sons and daughters of widows, and to such other students as may be deserving of assistance. Adopted sons and daughters- are eligible. Any student having these qualifications and clear junior or senior matriculation standing, or who is completing either of these years, may apply. Fifteen Entrance scholarships of the value of $200.00 each have been provided for students resident in Greater Winnipeg and for students resident in Brandon who attend Brandon College, and fifteen Entrance scholarships of the value of $400.00 each for other students resident in Manitoba. The scholarships may be continued with the same value, for a second year, subject to the satisfactory progress of the holder in the first year of studies. Student.s may enroll in Arts, Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Architecture, Agriculture, Home Economics, Commerce, Pharmacy or other courses approved by the Board of Selection. Application forms may be obtained from any Manitoha Hotelkeeper, hilg h schooJ principal, the Department of Education or the Registrar of the University of Manitoba. Hon. Mr. Justice P. J . Montague N. J. MacLeod, Esq., st. John's College Hon. Mr. Justice J. T. Beaubien D. R. MacKay, Esq. , Dr. R. O. MacFarlane, Ph.D., Brandon College Deputy Minister of Education Douglas Chevrier, Esq., C. A. Tanner, Esq., Managing-Director, Manitoba Hote l Association Registrar, University of Manitoba Lt.-Col. Arthur Sullivan, Q.C., Rev. Father W. McWalter, St. Paul's College Representing the Manitoba Brewers Rev. J. d' A. Richard, Frank G. Mathers, Esq., St. Boniface College Secretary Fourteen Steeded4 THE SICKLE '54 Class of '54 JOHN BLACKWOOD... ... ........ .... ............ ....... .......... President PROF. H. N. MACQUAR1RIK . ............ ........ Honorary President DONNA MAY, JOY BARTON. ... ...Bocial Convenors Class Yell Fifty-four, fifty-four , Can't you hear us rant ·a nd roar? WeT,e the ollies who'll alwa'y s score, We're 'the class of fifty-four! Fifty-four! Class Colors Green and Silver Motto I shall not fear . Class '54 Hymn Words by Bob Hilton I looked inlto a mind and saw a memory held dear ; The mists of time dissolved and there before me, shining clear, A vision of my colleg·e daysOf happy times, of carefree ways, Young minds awakening to new worlds, While bright achi·e vement's .flag unfurls. I looked into . a soul and saw the shining light of love, A brillian~t beam to show the way, as down lif.e's road we move. Dear Alma MateT, hallowed plaloe, F·r-om thee w e turn our pace . You taught us truth ,that never dies, Thy name is known in Paradise, F ifteen THE SICKLE '54 OLGA EV ASKOW, Arts ................................................................ Brandon, Man. Honor Society nominee; Freshie Princess '51-'52; Co-Editor of Quill '52 ; Co-Editor of Handbook '51-'52; Radio Committee '51-'52, '52- '53; Chapel Choir '51 - '52; Grad Banquet Commi ttee '51-'52, '52-'53; Major Production '52-'53; Co-Ed Soc ial Con venor '52 - '53; Co - Editor of Perso nals for Sickle '52-'53; Peace G arde n Conference '53 -'54 ; Lady Stick '53- '54; Glee Club; LRC.; Track and Field, bowling, basball. Lady Stick in her Graduat:ng year, Olg a's sincerity and char m have SlUPported her well as hos tess at college functions. Her understandin g and helpfulness have made h er a g uiding light of t h e s tudent body. JOHN MINIONS, Science .... ...................................................... Neepawa, Man. Honor So ci e ty nomin ee; Hockey '50-'51, '51 - '52, '52- '53 , '53-'54; Football '51 - '52; Basketball '51 - '52; Sickle '51-'52 ; Booster Nite ticket sal e Champ '5 1- '52; J r . Men's Athletic Rep. '51 -'52; Convenor Track Meet '52- '53; Quill '52-'53; Grad Banquet host '52 - '53; Manager of Athletic Board '52 -'53; Peace Gardens '53-'54; Senior Stick '53-'54; S cience Club, Radio, L RC.; track and field, bowling .. His ea sy manner and all - round ab ility have made "Pot" an invaluable Senior Stick. Along wilh his executive ability and athletic prowess he d isplays diplomacy and reliability. Sixteen THE SICKLE '54 DON ADAMS, Science Veddar Crossing, B.C. Major production '50- '51; C .O.T.C., bowling, Science Club , Maths. Club. There appears to be more on this star chemist's mind than science. He is efficient and steady in any endeavor and has won the respeQt of his fe'llo w students. MARY BABUIK, Arts ... ............................................................... .. Mini'Ota, Man. Major production '50-'51; Literary editor of Sickle '52- '53; Crest and Award Board, Literary representative '53- '54; basketball, track and field. Mary has been a pillar of strength in the basketball team ever f1inc,e she entered college. She is a conscientious student and has chosen a career of marriage. JOY BARTON, Arts ....................................................... ......... Ochre River, Man. Secretary of Crest and Award Board '51- '52; Peace Garden conferl'nce '53- '54; Co-Social Convenor '53-'54; Science Club, French Club, I.R.C., curling. Joy-steady and easy going, and gOing steady,-she manages to find some time for studies aside from her many and varied activities in and out of colleg e. Her cheerful dis position never goes amiss. CLIVE BATE, Arts .. .... .. .. .................................... .................... ...... Brandon, Man. Hank.book Editor '51- '52; Public R e lations '52- '54; basketball, bowling. Tall, blond, and sarcastic-Clive excels in the literary Brandon citizens up-to-date w ith his ''' Sun'' reports. Seventeen field and keeps THE SICKLE '54 JOHN BLACKWOOD, Arts _____________ __ ___________________________________________ Brandon, Man. Class of '54 social convenOr '50-'51; Coach of girls' basketball tea m '50- '51; Treasurer of Main Executive '51 - '52; Secretary - Treasurer of Sigmu Mu '51 - '52; Graduation Banquet Committee '51-'52; Boys' Basketball convenor '51 - '52; Con venor of Mikado ticket sales '5 1- '52; Basketball reporter for Quill '51-'52; Finance Board Manager '52 - '53; Fraternity organizer Sigmu Mu '52- '53; M.C. Grad Banquet '52 - '53; Peace Garde ns Conference '52-'53, '53-'54; Hockey reporter for Quill '52- '53; President of Class of '54 '53- '54; President of I.R.C. '53-'54; Convenor of of Valentine Dance '53- '54; bowling, golf, Radio , I.R.C ., M agazine drive, Football, Basketball, Curling . John is our class president, and noted for g iving his opinion very freely in Soc. class. He has been very active in all student affairs. WINNIFRED CROSS, Science _____________ ______ ___ ______________________________ Griswold, Man. Major Production '52-'53; Grad Banquet committee '52- '53; Residence council member '52 - '53; Convenor Dr. Evans party '53- '54; Lit Nig ht '53- '54; Crests and Award Board '53- '54; Secretary - Treasurer of Athletic Board '53-'54; Secreta r y Co - Eds '53- '54; Finance ' Board '53- '54; H e ad of Residence Council '53 - '54; curling, track and f ield, bowling. Winnie is one of the two girls taking Science. Not averse to pranks and friend of all, she h as added much to residence life as h ead of Clark H a ll Council. SHIRLEY CURRY, Arts _____________________________________________________ Indian Head, Sask. ,secretary of Glee Club '51 - '52, '5'21-'63, '53 - '54 ; Lit Night '51-'5;2 , '52-'53 , '53 - '54; Co- Ed Dance '51-'52 ; Jr. Rep. for residence council '51-'52; Chapel Choir '51 - '52, '52- '53; Cheerleader '52-'53, '53- '54; Grad Banquet Committee '52- '53; Clark Hall Council '52- '53; Valentine Dance '63- '54; Quill , Radio. The friendlines s and charm of this tiny one have made her a well liked member of Class of '54. She excels at ping - pong and i s a peppy cheerleader. LEO EV ASON, Al'ts _____ __ ____.. _________ _________ ________ _____________________ __________ Brandon, Man. Major Production '50 - '51. A conscientious member of Mademoiselle MacNeill's 4th year Salon , Leo is a student worthy of merit. Eighteen THE SICKLE '54 ALF FRANCIS, Arts ............. . Brandon, Man, Hockey '50 - '5 1; Class presi dent '50- '5 1, '52-'53; Peace Gardens '52- '53; Orchestra, LRC ., bowling. Alf leads a double life-dividing his time and talents between Brandon College and Brandon Wheaties. However his inter est s are not limited to these alone. AL FRASER, Science ................. ..................................................... . Tappen, B.C, Hockey '51- '52 , '52 - '53, '53 - '54; Footba ll '51-'52, '52-'53 , '53- '54; track and field. " Th e Brute" has ma d e quite a name at hockey and football. Carefree and casual , he never h as a worry. He sets the feminine hearts a -patter. BERT GOGOL, Science ............................................................... .. Canorra, Sask. Football '51 - '52, '52 - '53, '53- '54; c urling, track and field. Goat Bergol is the most-to say the least!! This muscle bound boy is an a ll-round sport. That laugh of his is a source of amazement to everyone who hears it. NORMAN HEDISON, Arts McAuley, Man, Treasurer of Main Executvie '52 - '53; Manager of Finance Board '53- ' 54; Student Manager of Hockey Team '52- '53 ; Student Manager of Football Team '52 - '53 ; Peace Gardens Conference '52- '53; curling , track and field. Norman 's deep thought is a good influence on those around. He is the pos essor of a pleaEant and amiable manner, and is a brilliant student-he will go far. Nineteen THE SICKLE '54 BOB HILTON, Arts ............................... ............ ................................... Shilo, Man. Quill Editor '52; Manager of Publications Board '52-'53; Major Production '5,2 - '53; Grad Banquet Committee '52-'53; Chairman W .U.S.C . '53- '54; S.C ,M. , bowling. Bob has se-rved in many capacities around the col1ege, being especially interested in literary activities, His artistic and journalistic talents have not gone unnoticed. KEITH HUNTER, Science ............................................................ Bmndon, Man. Football '52- '53, '53-'54; Basketball '52 - ' 53, '53-'54; track and field. Keith is a genuine friend at all times. He is a seriou,. student, who willingly finds tiTne to contribute his abilities (o'r his jeep) to many phases of college activity, TED HRYSHKO, Science ............................................ Long Island, New York Ted is good looking-and is a serious student-everyone's pal in the canteen , in the hall, in the l a,b . Chemdstry? Geology?-He'll do well in either, ART KLIMCHUK, Science .. ........ ...................................................... Hyas, Sask. Football '51 - '52, Science Club. '52-'53, '53-'54; Hockey '51- '52, '52- '53, '53-'54 ; track and field, Art i.s a competent athlete (several times on the casualty list). His social ability, his frie ndly and jovial manner make him a popular member of the class. Twenty THE SICKLE '54 FRED LYNCH, Arts Sootland Major Production '51-'52, '52- '53 , '53 - '54 ; Sickle '51 - '52 ; Vice- President S .C.M. '51- '52; Peace Gardens '52- '53, '53-'54; President S.C .M '52-'53; Chape l Choir '52- '53 , '53-'54; Lit Night '52- '53 , '53-'54; Drama Club '52- '53; Literary Board '53- '54; Drama Cl ub, French C1ub , S.C.M .. I.R.C., Quill '53 - '54; G lee Club, Radio , track and field, curling. A nature that seeks to know all makes Fred a natural for the ministry. He is a fluent and capable conversationalist, contributing much to comlmunity and College life . DONNA MAY, Science .................................................................. Br,a ndon, Man. Major Production '50- '51, '51- '52, '52- '53; Sickle '50 - '51 , '52- '53, '53- '54; Secretary Science Club '51 - '52 , ' 52-'53; Lit Night '51- '52; Class Social Canvenar '52-'53; Co Social Convenar Class af '54 '53 - '54 ; Freshie Parade Canvenor ' 53- '54; Glee Club, Science Club, Drama Club. Maths Club, curling. Donna supports activities with keen interest and participatian and is ever willing and helpful an cammittees and behind the scenes. Known for her friendly n ature. DENNIS MOTE, Science ......................................................... ......... Souris, Man. Hockey '51- '52, '52- '53, '53- '54; bawling, track and field. D en n y is a n upholder af the true callege spirit. H e was the dependable captain of the hockey team this year. His easy - gaing, amiable manner h as won him a host of friends . He is al~o a gaad student. MARJORIE ROLAND, Arts . .. .................................................... Manson, Man. Honar Society naminee; Basketball '49-'50, '50 - '51; Lit Night '49- '50, '50 - '51, '52- '53; Major Production '50-'51, '52 -'5,3; Convenar of Fall Farmal '50- '51; Grad Banquet Co,m mittee '50-'51 , '52 - '53; Secre tary I.R.C. '52-'53; Secretary Debating . Club '52 - '53; Canvenar Sparts Day Dance '52-'53; Canvenor Magazine Drive '52- '53; Circulatian Manager Productians Board '52- '53; Sr. Residence Councillar '52 - '53; Manager Literary Board '53-'54; Canvenor Baaster Nite '53- '54; Peace Gar dens Conference '53-'54; bow ling, curlin g, track and field. Her energy and drive make her a mainspring behind many Callege projects, especially in the literary field. Where daes she find the time to be such a diligent s,tudent? Twenty-one THE SICKLE '54 IVY ROBINS, Arts ____ ___ _______________ _________ ___________________________________________ Brq.ndon, Man_ Major Production -51 - '52, '53-'54; Quill '51-'52; Co-Convenor Hard Time Dance '52-'53; Sickle Editor '52 - '53; Manager of Publications Board '53-'54 ; Secretary of Drama Club '53-'54; Vice-President of Co- Eds '53-'54; bowling _ An able and resourceful student, Ivy has shown exceptional dramatic ability in all College plays_ MARGARET SANDERSON, Arts __ ____ ______________________________________ Brandon, Man, Major Production '50- '51; Frehch Club, Glee Club, Sickle '52- '53 . Marg is quiet, thorough and efficient in all her undertakings. She is possessed of a cheery smile and personality. DAVID SHAW, Science ________________________________ __ __________ __ ______________ Swan River, Man, Science Club , curling. Dave is a reserved and thoughtful lad. He shows efficient scientific ability . JEAN SHINGFIELD, Arts ____ _________ __ ______________________________________ Alexander, Man. Freshie Princess '50 - '51; Co-Convenor Fal1 Formal '51- '52; Hostess Grad Banquet '51- '52; F'reshie Week Convenor '51 - '52; Personals for Sic-kle '51- '52; Class Social Convenor '51 - '52; Secretary Activities Committee '5'3 - '54; curling. Her sincere friendliness and ready wit make her the best sor t of pal. She is one of the never -too -Iate arrivals at lectures. A student of ability is Jean. GEORGE SMITHSON, Science _____ __ __________________________________ __ _______ Oakner, Man, Curling. " Herman " can be th e life of the p a rty . His s ecret love is - - Twenty - two jazz! THE SICKLE '54 Graduation Banquet The social activities for the 1953-54 term were concluded on Friday, March 12, by the highlight of the year, the Graduation Banquet. This memorable event was held in the Prince Edward Hotel where the undergraduates of Brandon College honored the thirty~six gmduates of Arts, Science and Education. To the ladies-Jack Fotheringham '56; reply, .J oan McLachlan '55. Festivities for the evening began at six o'clock wHh the reception line consisting of Fmnk McKinnon and Verda Peden, the host and hostess; Dr. and Mrs. Evans; Mr. Ma,c quarrie, the Honorary President of Cllas'S of '54, and Mrs. Macquarrie and the graduates. Following this, everyone took his place in the dining room, where table decorations of green oarnations and tulips created a colorful atmosphere. Above the head t'a ble, the class Hag was displ,ayed in green and silver, bearing the mot't o "I shall not fear". Professor H. N. Macquarrie presented to Dr. Evans three members of the class of '54 as nominees to the Honor Society. They were John Minions, Olga Evaskow, and Marjorie Roland. After a delectable banquet, Jim Minions, the very suaV'e and efficient toas't master, offered a tO'ast to the Queen. The toasts following were: To the graduates-Ben Ward '55; reply, John Blackwood '54. To the Alma Mater-Charles Koester '50; reply, Dr. J. E. M. Young. Verda Peden, as convenor of the many arrangements, showed much capability and effectiveness. Those assisting on her committees were: Frank McKinnon, . Jim Minions, Joyce Leckie, Marjorie Pringle, Gordon Williams, John McCamis, Marina Townsend, Joan McLachlan, Del Gusdal, N O'rma McDonald, Helen Batho, Rosalie Prokopchuk, and faculty advi'Sor, Mr. D. R. MacKay. Twenty-three Marina T'o wnsend THE SICKLE '54 Class Prophecy Havin g writte n a class prophe cy before , 1 know how easy it is to fall into the ancien t realm of cosmic ray-gu ns, flights to other planet s, etc. But I'm going to be differe nt. Havin g serious.1y considered all the memb ers of this year's gradua ting class, 1 have come to some st'a rtling conclu sions about the future of each one. Burt there is one commo n fate for all and extens ive retesti ng of my hypoth es1s has 1ed to a sUTpNsing ;md somewha1t frighte ning destin y fior us all-w e are going to end up in the Canad ian Poo-liament. Now at first the dreadf ul implic ations in this dire fact will not occur to you. If the whole graduating class is in the Comm ons, that means -may God help us-th at there will be-1 almost hate to say it-Sci ence studen ts in the Legisl ature. Now 1 am fully aware that the trades should be repres ented in the House but 1 did not think we could go any lower in an enligh tened democ racy. Now you all know that 1 am traditi onally favorable to Scienc e gradua tes, but 1 do feel that the intellig entsia should do the law-m aking. I'm going to describ e the presen t set-up in the Canad ian House. 1 can see it all now and there haNe certain ly been some ,a stonish ing change s since college days. As one would expect , the Libera ls have contro l of the House by a very narrow margin . The Prime Minist er is not Louis St. Lauren t. He was so tired after his famou s world tour in 1954 that he retired to sleep it off. The moral of the story is: bewar e of Italian wine. Jack Picker sgill, long presum ed to be trainin g as St. Lauren t's succes sor, left politics, bough t a boat, and is now cod fishing off Newfo und1an d. This left the third in line remain ing. Despit e his youth, he is a devote d party man and is at presen t rtrying to push throug h legislation for the help of indige nt French Canad ians. We all know him-J ohn Blackw ood, of course . , Mr. Blackw ood has assemb led a very able cabine t to work out the legisla tion he desires . Mr. Blackw ood's Minist er of Agricu lture is Norma n Hediso n, a succes sful lawye r from Brandon. He went down to Ottaw a one time on business. Blackw ood invtted him to a cabine t meetin g to make a fourth for bridge with the rest of the boys. At the hme of the meetin g Blackw ood rememb ered that cabine t session s are sectret (he's dying to blab about the grand slam he had last week), though t he should make Hediso n a minister, so he forthw ith ran him in a by-ele ction at Brand on and HecJ.ison was quly elected . More than one observ er has questio ned the seleoti on of Art Klimc huk as Minist er of Fisheries. One time he was confro nted by a grizzle d old Nova Scotia n (1 believe his name was O'Tool e) who made the remar k that he bet that Art had never even seen the fish rotting on the racks for lack of a marke t. But Art is a clever man, in or out of the cabine t, and stoppe d the old man by saying , "Bet 1 have. 1 used to eat at Brand on College. But to tell the truth I'm only in this for the halibu t. " He has been under consta nt fire ever since- both from politic al observ ers and Mante ll. It was felt by most that the selecti on of Al Fraser as Minist er of Extern al Affair s was an apt one. Al has had consid erable experi ence in this line of endeav or. Even back in college he was well-k nown fm his extern al affairs . He seems to be quite success .ful with other diplom ats also. If they disagr ee with him he merely flexes his muscle s at them and they soon begin to see his point of view. It is not commo nly known , but Mr. Blackw ood is not a free agent. His every move is though t out and approv ed ahead of time by Shirl Curry. If this fact were widely known , Mr. Blackw ood would not last one more vote of confid ence. His secret was nearly reveal ed one day when Shirle y shoute d from the gallery after a speech by John, "You stupid blockh ead, that is not what 1 told you to say last night at suppe r-and don't you glare at me!" Anoth er import ant, and more promi nent woman in the House is Mary Babuik . She at presen t is engage d in what she calls the Babuik Report . The purpos e of the report is secret but it is commonly suppos ed that the idea is to check to see if army men are faithfu l to their wives. She seems to be having favora ble resuHs ; she is always smilin g as though she knew someth ing no one else did. Back to the Cabine t. Georg e Smiths on is the Minist er of Public Works . Herma n is freque ntly heard to matter , "That' s the troubl e-the public works. Me, I'm for taking things slow 'n leisure like." If it weren 't for Herma n in that cabine t, Twenty- four THE SICKLE '54 none of the boys would get a laugh out of their dull old card games. The Minister of Finance is Mr. John P. Minions. Mr. Minions is a fairly efficient cabinet minister. This is primarily because he does not like bridge. He has removed certain sales taxes on goods whose demand is relatively elastic and has increased taxes on goods which are relatively inelastic. Mr. Minions finds himself under constant fire from a former help-mate of his who is now parliamentary reporter for the Ottawa Journal. She lashes out at him for his lack of taxes on elastic goods. Mr. Minions has tried to ex.plain at several press conferences that a tax on elastic goods will result in diminishing returns since demand would drop off. Once she to,l d him that he knew as much about finance as she knew about History II. Miss Evaskow has one other favorite in the cabinet whom she delights in ripping to shreds. He is Mr. Alf Francis, Minister of Health and Public Welfare. Mr. Francis, even back in college was famed for his straight thinking ' and leadership qualities. He was rather peeved the other day when, using a cane because of a slight touch of rheumatism, he was stopped by Miss Evaskow by the remark, "Just shows how long you've been around this House." This time he managed to control himself admirably. He merely chewed six inches off the cane. Mr. Francis would be nothing if it were not for a very able civil servant who co-ordinates and organizes the snake pits-er-mental hospitals across the nation. She is Miss Joy Barton. She is, you might say, an advocate of muscular psychiatry. If a patient does not respond to treatment in the usual way, she twists his arm, forces him to the floor and with her knee in his back, makes him promise to straighten out his psychological quirks. For the first time in history, there is a woman in the Canadian cabinet. And they certainly got a fiery one. Her name is Miss (!) Winnie Cross, who is a staunch advocate of equal pay for equal work. Her last attempt for a bill of this type ended during the debate after second reading. Some wag mentioned that men need the extra money because they are the bread-winners. Miss Cross shouted, "Those days are going, too". Then she clenched her little fists , turned blue and screamed, "Men, I hate 'em!" The Minister of Transport is Mr. Keith Hunter. The Prime Minister thought this an apt selection, having seen how well Mr. Hunter could handle transportation problems with just a jeep at his disposal. But the cabinet at present is having a little trouble with him. For some reason he has a terrific desire to build a straight-line highway from Ottawa, to, of all places, Regina! So m.uch for the cabinet. According to political observers, it is as effic,i ent as any Liberal cabinet in recent years. It has one definite qualification and that is, its excellent selection for diplomatic posts. One of these selec1tions was in the person of Mr. Theodosy Hryshko. Mr. Hryshko was wellquaEfied to serve in a variety of European embassies, so he was given his choice. Few cabinet members were surprised at it- it was France! The head of the opposition is a well-known personality-the Hon. Mr. Albert Gogal. In his college days he was recognized as quite hostile 1.0 the older paI'lties. He used to call their members "capita-Ieests" but he has since seen the error of his ways and has even replaced Drew at the reins of his party, which of recent years has once again become a threat to Liberal superiority in the House. The C.C .F . is now, fortunately, nonexistent. The Hon. Mr. Gogal has been criticized on occasion for consorting with the Sergeant-atArms. This is rather a peculiar relationship and unique in parliamentary history. The Sergeantat-Arms is Mr. Denis Mote, who is trying to make the position he holds a much more important one than it has been to- date. On the debate on liquor laws, Mr. MOlte defied all precedent and insisted that he be given his say. He was, of course, in favor of total prohibition. It was at this point, however, that the Speaker of the House, interrupted him and told him to tend to his arms and that if he didn't watch what he said from then on that he (the Speaker) would take him outside and give him (Mote) a severe drubbing. Mr. Mote told the Speaker, who is at present David Shaw that "If you don't shut up, you yappy slob, I'll 'sic' my pages on you." Mr. Shaw wilted after that outburst. Mr. Robert Hilton is parliamentary reporter. This was his expressed desire even back in college days. He said he was going to make Hansard look like two cents (in reality it was a nickel) and immediately set out to run the Queen's Printer, Mr. Cloutier, competition. He has not replaced Hansard, however, as an absolutely accurate record, but Mr. Hilton's reports on debates are read widely for the sake of Hilton's spicy remarks. T wen ty-five THE SICKLE '54 But back to the opposition. Mr. Gogal showed rare good sense in recruiting a number of erudite students to serve under him. Among them is Miss Ivy Robins, who is the counterpart of Miss Cross in the Liberal ranks. She, too, is a terrifying'ly strong supporter of women's rights. She is a second Agnes McPhail, so to speak. But the trouble with her is she not only demands absolute equality with men she demands superiority! This is very disturbing and has forced Mr. Gogal to look to his laurels as party leader. Miss Robins drew much critJicism when at prayer-time at the opening of one session she shouted at Mr. Fred Lynch for fluffing a line in the prayer. "You blundering oaf," cried she, Roberta Wilkie should be in your pl.a ce!" Mr. Lynch was not in the least perturbed at this because he immediately launched into lowland Scot poetry, although he did redden noticeably. "Don't swear at me in a foreign tongue!" shouted Ivy. And with that the House adjourned. Another prominent former Arts student on the Conservative roster is Miss Margaret Sanderson, who is part-time librarian in the parliamentary library. It is expected, however, that she will be forced to resign this extra-curricular activity because she was caught red-handed one day working Conservative propaganda into the library's copy of the Communist Manifesto. Mr. Gogal took care to have one brilliant science man with him in his shadow cabinet. If it is at all possible for a science man to be brilliant, this Don Adams is it. Bert's big beef about Don is that Don keeps muttering chemistry equations for no good reason at all. One day Mr. Gogal mentioned that he had washed his hands of the whole thing. This pertained to discussion on liquor laws. Don ended the debate then wi.th two memorable comments (1) the formula for soap and (2) the formula for ethyl alcohol. There are two other women who, although they are not members of the House, playa prominent role behind the scenes. One is Mrs. Marj. Roland, who has become, heaven forbid, a junior size Kate Aitkin. She disagrees with everyone. Prime Minister Blackwood was present on Court of Opinion one ·e vening and was heard to make the statement, after Mrs. Roland had made him look like nothing at all, "Aw, nuts, she's too smart to bother arguing with, anyhow!" It has been suggested that this comment will become an issue at the next election. The sec'o nd outstanding (and I ain't just whistlin' Dixie) woman is most prominent from a social standpoint. She is (nee) Miss Jean Shingfield. To . be invited to her palatial home for a party is the goal of every social-climbing Canadian. She insists on throwing the maddest parties! All this much to the disgust of her husband whose chain of drugstores is giving Rexall tough competition all across the nation. Goings-on at Jean's wild parties are recorded with painful detail in the Brandon Daily Sun. You may think this peculiar but the editors felt that they needed a bit of smut to make their newspaper a good all-round rag. So they recruited a local science graduate by name of Miss Donna May to do their muckraking. Miss May, though quite inexperienced in this particular line, accepted the job and became the paper's Ottawa correspondent. She also has an "Advice to the Lovelorn" column in the Winnipeg Free Press so that she cannot be accused of political bias. In all this I have not mentioned me. Blackwood has farmed me out to the Senate! It is my own opinion that he recognized me as a serious threat to his leadership. Not only that, he sickened of my constant bugging of him. I used to chastise him constantly about letting his cigar ashes fall on the rich carpeting. Then he would grind them in and I would have an awful time getting them off with my broom. The day I shouted at him in the midst of debate ,that he· wasn't allowed to do that at home he shouted, "It's the Senate for you!" I begged and pleaded but to no avail. I now wipe the senators' ashes off the carpets. Clive Bate Ha:rold: A man who sings for ,a coupLe of hours a day at the top of his vo,i ce won't be troubled by chest complaints in his old age. .&rt: He probably won't even be troubled by old alg e. Dr. K:i dd: Come now, give me the answer please. Gordon: I can't say it but it's right on the tip of . my tongue. Dr. Kidd: Gracious, don't swallow it, it's arsenic. Mr. MacKay: See here Bill! You enitered this credirt on the debitt side. Twenty- six Bill Keller: V,ery so·r ry, sir. I'm left-handed. THE SICKLE '54 Class of '55 GERRY GRAHAM Gerry Graham, Chem instructor all year, Worked with the young ones without any fear; A nice disposition, he makes lots of friends, He will be your pal till the world ends. KEN ADAMS Ken Adams is an industrious lad And it's only seldom you see him sad; In Physics and Chem he is a brain, To him studying is never a strain. HELEN BATHO Helen keeps up our class standing, Hardworking, conscientious , never demanding, She'll be the new head of our Finance Board, And tell us what we can't afford. CHARLES BIRD People up North know Charlie well , Of hunting there's not much he can't tell; In Zoo lab. Charlie is no goat, At others' mistakes he clears his throat. ELAINE CAMERON Elaine is another of our cheerleader girls, She skates, plays basketball and a lso curls, Her attributes are far from few, She manages to pass a few exams too. GEORGE COX George Cox, OUr nature boy. Loves his gun like a child its toy: Rides to school on a two-wheeled bike, They say that's when he learns his Psych. DON DILLISTONE Don Dillis'ione was a martyr brave , When at installations they all did rave: He's a very witty chap, but alas, He plays bridge when he should be at class. JOYCE DUNHAM Joyce has had a big yea r directing the play , Her bowling team with the cup ran away ; She dances, curls, is full of tricks, And has an affin ity for Senior Sticks. DEL GUSDAL Delmar Gusdal, to Erickson bound. As new Lit Board Manager he is found: At curling, S.C .M. and I.R.C., He is ever so proud to be. JOHN HATTIE John Hattie keeps a poker face When he cracks his jok.,s most every place; Soc class with frustrations is wrought, Cause John ties Mr. Bauer up in a knot. Twenty-seven THE SICKLE '54 STEWART HOBBS Stew Hobbs has broken a shyness shell And taken a bad extreme, His pranks that he had planned so well Made even Don Burrows steam. WALTER HUCULAK Our lover boy is Huculak , Full many a fair maid he has struck With love for aught but Walter, so His favour stopped-they 're wrought with woe. MADELINE IRV.ING Madeline forsook our halls of knowledge At Xmas, to go to Business College; In brains, looks and charm above par , So we lost Our g al to a hockey star . BILL KELLER Bill Keller is a w ell-liked lad , Running to and fro, Into everything it seems, And a father too, you know. WALTER KORZENOWSKI Walter Korzenowski's a scientist lad , Works hours and hours without going mad, He works all day and works all night, He'll get his degree without much fight . JOYCE LECKIE This Virden lass, Joyce Leckie by name , Chews gum as her claim to fame; In B.C. sports she does not shirk, But to hear her laugh just mention work. JOHN McCAMIS John McCamis, our football hero , Never, never picks off a zero; His room is like a thoroughfare, He must be a genius to study there. JOAN McLACHLAN Joan McLachlan's as busy as can be, And cheers for United as well as B.C .; Over the Quill she used to mourn, So friendly and cute , she's never forlorn. BARRIE McLEOD. . His athletic prowess makes opponents sad; Barrie is an intelligent lad , He 's tall, slightly dark, assume the res t . At all he tries he is the best. RON McMURRAY Ron, or Flush as he 's better known , In artistic talents stands alone, He participates in every sport, And with trays of food he does cavort. FRANK McKINNON Frank is a college lad right from the start , He's friendly and cheerful, likewise he's smart; In sports he excels, though he likes hockey bes t , With Frank at our head, all minds can res t. JACK MEYERS Jack Meyers is a hard worker , it's true, He will do any odd job for you, Faithful 'til the moon turns blue, And for payment he never a sks you. Twen ty -eight THE SICKLE '54 JIM MINIONS Takes Jim to prove a man can claim, Hulking brawn ·as well as brain' Where'er he goes he's bound to' win! 'Tisn't easy to miss his friendly grin . VERDA PEDEN Verda 's skills in basketball are known Yet she excels not in sports alone; , Her capable hand and ",parkling charm Make her duties next year no cause for alarm. ROSALIE PROKOPCHUK From the home of the Dauphin Kings she hails, In poster making her art prevails, She bowls, .plays ping pong like a pro , Ask Del Prmgle, he ought to know. MARJORIE PRINGLE Marj is another studen t in Arts III , She served on the banquet committee faithfully, She co-edIted the Quill in '52-'53. And bowled and curled enthusiastically. MARGARET SAMSON "Rumney" frequents the ping pong room, Types up the Quill with lots of zoom; She curls, plays basketball as well, And is always willing to help out a pal. GEORGE STRANG George Strang's that red - headed lad, Who's in all the clubs which are to be had; New head of the Pub. Board, we confess In debating he's cool, but not Ruth-less. MARY WALTER Mary is a quiet, friendly gal, She'll willingly be anyone 's pal ; From Clark Hall she could not stay , So bag and baggage came back one day. GORDON WILLIAMS Gord Williams is an ambitious lad, As Science Club president he 's not half bad; He works hard and he works steady, When exam time comes, he'll be ready . HARVEY YOUNG Now Harvey Young i.s a handsome guy, And for his smil es a ll the girls vie; He cuts a sharp figure on the hockey rink, And also in Zoo lab. He's tops, we think. LARRY GRIEVE Hockey, ping pong, contract bridgeLarry plays them all; He also studi.es a lot, I am tOld , To get a degree before he grows old. GORDON GRIGGS From Griswold hails our Gordon Griggs , Into his books he always digs, A criSp wave adorns his brow , Never leaves till tomorrow what he can do now . BEN WARD Benny Ward, alias Chick, Was nominated for Senior Stick , He' s proved his worth as Athletic Rep, In all activities, he's really hep! TREVOR McNEELY Trevor's our south -paw ping pong shark , In bowling too, he toes the mark, He curls, plays hockey, even goes to class, Pop's one subject he should pass. ALLEN HATTIE Allan Hattie from the North so cold, Owns a car(?) of vintage old, For rattles, squeaks and oil it has no need , Picked up on Vic .-it ",ure has speed. BEV RANDALL Beverley Randall, a bold Arts man, His room mate Del is his chief fan, They try to sing in baritone, But to me it sounds more like a groan . JACK KELLEHER Our Zeke is a Notre Dame Hound , Around the halls is seldom found, His favorite haunt is a well- known club, Where the college clan meet , their elbows to rub. Twenty-nine RUSSELL RONEY Russ Roney you'll often hear scream , "Beat , those Capettes, c'mon team! " Down at the Y he collects a cheCk, He'll outlast Mantell yet, by heck. THE SICKLE '54 Class of '55 JIM MINIONS .. ... .... ....... ... ... ... ..... ....... ..................... ... .... ... Pr'e sident PROF. E. J. TYLEH ............. ... ......... .... ... ....... Honorary President HARVEY YOUNG ........ .......... ... ......... ................ . Social Convenor Class Yell Five, fi v e, fifty-five, We'r,e the' class ,thalt 's gat the drive ! Sound the bell, W,e go like hell, W,e n e ver stop till we Deach the top. Hell's bells, stop top, Fifty- fiv,e , flip, flop. Class Colors Navy and Grey Class of '56 GLADWYN SCOTT . .... ......................................... ..... ..... President PROF. B. THORDARSON ..... .. ... .................. Hono rary Pres[dent LAURIE CRADDOCK ... .......... ................. ......... Social Convenor Class Yell 1 - 9 - 5 - 6, W,e 're the class that really clicks, Marks a'De low, spirits high, Over failures we don'lt cry, Hard as nails, tough as bricks, Brandon ColLege, '56! Thirty THE SICKLE '54 Class of '56 RON ANTONATION "Little Boy Blue" come hold the broom, Those curling rocks will really boom, Ron , in Science II, a schoLar is; And at curling is quite a whiz . KEN ARMSTRONG Like Humpty Dumpty, Ken sat on a wall. Debating on whether or not he would fall. For in reason and logic, he does excel, And in difficult Maths he rings the bell. JACK BALLEN Little Jac k Ballen sat round the corner, Madly studying all day, But someone said "Curling", or now was it "Bridge"? And stole Jack Ballen away. MARG BASHAM "Birds of a feather flock together". Their example t wo Science kids follow. Basham's her name, bashful she is But oh, what a cute little doll! DONALD BROWN Little Mr. Muffet sat on a tuffet, Studying his Maths each day , But one day he scampered off to his girl, And curling, throws rocks with a whirl. FRED CALVERLEY Fred · Calverley sat on a wall, looking at bugs through a mike; Fred C. had a great fall, to vices that we all like; He excels in ping pong, snooker, poker, and bridge. And bowls with the skill of a master. LAURIE CRADDOCK Laurie Craddock, Or Little Boy Blue, For his s kill in sports is known to you. Basketball, ping-pong, and golf brought renown To him, wearing the "Crests and Awards" Board crown. DOUG CRANDLE He is big and he is tall "Duke's" the wisest of them a ll; Birkand he are really pals, And he never bothers with any gals. JIM CRAWFORD " Happy's" the dwarf on the basketball floor, Who also use" his talents galore For dramatic plays which yo u all like , And lengthy d iscussions in dear old Psych. JOAN CRESSEY ':Mary had a little lamb " Joan Cressey has a little bean. She curls, sings, took charge of props, When it comes to effort she rates "tops". JOAN CURLOCK A pleasin g smile , a friendly " Hi ", She gives .college life a whol esome try, Her bowling arm the envious bemoan, Such attributes we find in Joan. NADINE DANIEL Daniel's in the lion's den; Nadine can't remember w h en Now don't make Nadine cryHer Daniel wasn't b y. Thirty-one THE SICKLE '54 LORNE DAY The "Hanzel" is a boy this year, Who wandered into our halls of rule, The tests of Profs give him no fear, The role of Cecil he played well. EDNA ENGEN "A dillar, a dollar", a Science II scholar, This gal hails from Dauphin. Her example we all should faller, 'Cause scholarships she wins quite often. NAZORY EVASKOW " Jack" alone, "went up the hill", Riding in a truck of blue. He doesn 't fall for girls in the hall For he to his studies and pool ' is true . OREST EV ASON "The big bad wolf" is a mean old thingHe beats all the boys in pool. He knocks you over when he tries to sing, And bounds on his way to school. W ARREN FALCONER The "Pied Piper" is heard to please Over the air and through the Quill, He leads his rink to victories, And always minds his Q's and P's. JOHN "DAD" FOTHERINGHAM "Old Father Hubbard went to the cupboard" And r·eturned loaded down with glee, For he bears the title of Senior Rep. And boss of the Toques is he. JEAN HANNAH Little Jean Hannah sat in the Quill Room Gaining editorial fame . But along came a cheerleader, and sat down beside her And led her to a basketball game. BRUCE HARLAND "Little Jack HorneT sat in a corner" Getting his studies down cold. Bruce Harland's the name and Brucie's a brain; At Young People's, girls make him bold. BOB HARRIS Hickory Dickory dock, Bob Harris had a shockThe ringing bells Of classes tell Once more he has to knock . LAWRENCE "SPIKE" HEISE The "four and twenty black birds" Which represent one manSing out with wit to be heard As often as they can. BRIAN HUCKER Brian Hucker to Chem. rarely reels, The classes are too early we find. He's also noted for not eating meals. Since he found a steel-wool rind. ALAN JOHNSON "Georgie Porgie" handsome and shy, Kissed the girls (they didn't cry). Though he's short and avoirdupois They all love this winsome boy. T hirty -two THE SICKLE '54 JOHN JORGENSON "Little John", a Br,a ndon guy, Wouldn't let college pass him by. As everyone knows , he's a w hiz at bowling, But when John 's curling, watch the rocks go rolling. DONALD KEMBLE "Old King Cole" is a merry old soul And a real hard worker is he, He ealls for a question, he calls for a mark, And gets a t least two out of three. LOUIS LENZ "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick", "Looie" will dodge all wome,n's tricks. He hates s tudy, is a hockey fan, Go es s kating and skiing whenever he can. RUTH MITCHELL By George! It's Ruth Mitchell , A gal from Carberry town . She is rarely seen with a frown. Industr ious, faithful and tons of fun. HENRY MORNINGSTAR "The Queen of Hearts she made some tarts" So Henry moved out to other parts: He's tall, a very handsome lad, And this smile all boys wish they had. JEAN MORRISON Jean went to market to buy a fine pig, To dissect in the Zoo lab, quick as a jig. Dissection, athletics, and dancing 's the life: But studies, board meetings and exams the strife. JOHN McARTHUR " Little Boy Blue" oome blow y our horn , Use it to wake the boys in the morn, Where is the boy with the real hep beat? He's under the bedclothes fast asleep. TOM McCLOCKLIN "Jack be nimble, Jack be qUick ," Score a b asket ever so slick, Bowl a ball and push a cue , His hair, red, we know is true . NORMA McDONALD The tall Red Riding Hood , we see H er walking through her year And passing tests of rule and VOice, And meeting someone we h ear ! DICK McDONALD Dick McDonald, our musclebound man, Back to Melville last tenn ran, Let's call him "Sleepy", in bed till noon, A few h a nds of bridge he'll have right soon. LYLE McKAGUE " Killer " McKague from Flin Flon came, To win at old B.C. a little fame, A good student, a curler superb, And quite fond of Nora , we've heard. STAN PETROWSKI The Prof said, "Stan, you're a good man, Your essays are really OK. Don't miss a class and you're sure to p ass, And if you work it w ill pay." Thirty-three THE SICKLE '54 SHIRLEY POPPLE The "Baby Bear" we say; Good marks for her persist, She found the one to pay, --For baskets missed . GLADWYN SCOTT The "Old Woman who lived in a shoe", He has so many students, He doesn't know what to do, But presides over them with little ado. JOHN SCOTT Not "Jaok Spratt" but Jack Scott, To good old B.C. came , And thus will bring us fame. His work, we're told, he does not shirk, NESTOR SHABITZ Freshie Week was not much fun, For Nestor , who from Benito had come, But now he keeps his life from becoming drab By periodically blowin g up our lab. HAROLD STEWART A short dark lad from Decker, Man., At French he does the best he can, He's noted for his deep bass voice , But doesn ' t make the prof rejoice. HILTON STEWART He's Bette 's little bundle of joy, Hilton Stewart, he's our boy, A standout on the Toques is he And also a dentist is striving to be. LEON STOCKI In Leon Stocki there was born, A "match" for any girl, No goldilocks his brow adorn, But oh boy, can be curl. DA VID THORDARSON Davie is our hockey star , He's got the style to go real far; But, Jack be nimble, Jack be qUick. Who's got Davie 's hockey stick? BEV TOLTON To "sing a song of sixpence" This Tolton girl will try; She makes a hit in Zoo lab, For Science takes her eye. GEORGE BELL Georgie, Porgie, pudd ing and pie, When he kisses the girls they shore don't cry; In Glee Club singing he sounded like a bell, And why shouldn 't he, ' cause his name is bell? MARINA TOWNSEND The dark-haired Goldilocks Of Our fairy tale clan, Stole lots of scholarships, And we hope again she can. RON BOOTH "Diddle, diddle, dumpling, my son John", Goes to bed with his neat cast on, Gets up early, even walks quite straight, And for class he never i s late. GORDON CLANCY "Little Tommy Tucker sing.s for his supper", Which he eats at the College each day; He bowls a clean ball, plays hockey and all, And never shirks his work for play. BOB RYAN "Jack Spratt" lives in College And with the boys is seen; At curling he' is quite the sage And bowls a game terrifically keen. BILL GOLDSTONE "The king was in his counting house," Counting all his spares, But he took time to play hockey, And talk upon the stairs. MURRAY HOVEY From Justice comes our scholar Hove , In every room, we see him rove, Fond of sleeping and skipping classes , But in Western music he surprises. KEITH 'EVANS Keith Evans is Our ten o'clock scholar, Who curls and shoots some pool; H e knows much about oil and all about cars, That's why he g oes to school. DON McBEAN Jack and Jill and Don McBean Are all well known by name, Jack and Jill have left the scene But Don aspires to fame. Thirty-four THE SICKLE '54 Class of '57 BRUCE BALCHEN A real cool trombone, a swea t er red , His Freshie Week was rough 'tis said ; Dauphin's loss was Brandon's gain W hen Bruce to our good college came. DAVID BEARDEN Paradise Hill is David 's home , To Brandon College he did roam; A quiet lad with little to say , In labs, he and H enri really make hay. GARTH BRAY Garth goes each week hom e to Lenore. What's the attraction? Tell us more. Hi s piano p l aying is tops we hea r. And Chem Or Physics h e doesn't fear . NAN CHRISTIE In the chapel choir Nan sings, To our functions her camera she brings; Conscientious and alert all the way , Happily bustles away her day. DOUG CLARK Doug Clark hails from Stonewall, Brandon College will be his downfall ; At classes he is sometin1es seen, Hey Doug-where've you been? BOB CROUCH Mr. Perry's prid e and joy, Robert is a Brandon boy; With broom or cue he has real style, His constant buddy is Carlyle. RAY DUTHIE Raymond Duthie hails from Lauder , He absorbs his school work like a blotter. On curling, Duthie 's heart is set, His Freshie week he'd like to forget. JOAN ELLIOT Joan Elliot w ith eyes of brown, Never is known to wear a frown, You can tell she's on the path Muttering constantly , "Well laugh!" CARL FERRIS Car l Ferris is a dandy sport, His hair is a Bogie, cut real short, With his buddies Bruce and Ron he's off, His name's in the good books of any prof . MARIANNE FORSYTH M aria nne Forsyth from Pipestone came, We 'll agree s he is a " brain" . She curls, but sports are no t her aim, In Physics she will make her fame. GEORGINA HILL Round here she's " real George" a ll the way, Without her 'two uld be a dismal day, She brings a riot with her actions, The U of M has its attractions. JOHN HSU John H su is the s tudious type, Always sees where sport is r ipe, Confucious says, as we do cheer, "We are lucky , to have him here. " Thirty-five THE SICKLE '54 GURENE INVERARITY Gurene Inverarity, a curling champ , At Well wood she has made her camp , When she laughs you'd think she' d split, Her pet expression " Aw, come off it! " LORNE JAMIESON Lorne Jamieson hails from McAuley, Is at most times gay and jolly, He never takes his work . in folly. Oh , you should see the picture of his dolly. DONNA MARY JONES A drugstore clerk, a real nice lass, She takes time off to come to class ; French and Physics are occasionally fine, But parties at Griswold are more in Donna's line . PHYLLIS JONES Dark , petite and very quiet, Watches others start a riot, Over work she never groans, That's our girl Phyllis Jones. GARTH KIDD Son of a beloved prof, At his curling we can't s,c oif. He Mills through stUdies day by day , A friend at snooker, so they say. RON KIRBYSON Ron or Kirby, take your p;ck, Swings a mean Toques' hockey stick; It seems the lab he must destroy, That's our friendly Glenboro boy. DELMAR KITCH A scholar bright, our Delmar looks, As on his nose, his s pecs he hooks, At curling Del creates a riot, Though in all, he' s fairly quiet . HENRI LAG LOIRE Henri Simeon met a pie-man, Coming from Quebec, In his black book is where he 'll look, To see your name by heck! HARVEY MARCHAND A great big guy-six foot some, Harv, our President, from Storthoaks did come; A real cool tackle he can land, In hockey and curling there's Marchand. GORDON MARTIN A Nesbit man s ome call "Drip " , A Chem lab he would never ski.p ; When not in the shower Gordon may be seen, Bothering someone or in the canteen . BARBARA MILLS Barb 's a girl who's full of fun, Her friendly smile greets everyone, He,r music will succeed we know , And just one Kidd can be her beau.. JANYCE MO,!:E Janyce and her Italian boys. Named pandas are her toys; Wherever she goes it won ' t be quiet, In Souris or Brandon she creates a riot. Thirty - six THE SICKLE '54 NORA McCLEMENT ORVILLE PAGE Nora McCIe-ment, a good IriSih name, WIth her charm will soon reach fame, Is it for us, or just for Lyle? This kid's always ready with a smile , JON SKAFEL The blue eyed blonde of first year, Jon dreams to be an engineer; A very studious boy is he, Has a twin named "G", as you will see. ROBERT BASS There is a young fellow named Bass, Who has a dislike for Maths, Happy and free , with never a frown, If you need him, just go down town. DON CHARLESON His lengthy form intently leaned, O'er a table, most serious he seemed, He's in lab, this guy the fellows call "Chuck", Don's a boy we wish good luck. TERRY DECHKA Our lad Terry is a handsome man, By his buddies he's called "Sam" ; His genuine kindness is revealed in his voice. A right good fellow who drives a Rolls-Royce. From Medora we have a man named Page, Who was the cause of Garth Kidd 's rage, When he did win some curling fame , To 'add more laurels to his narrfe. HELEN SOKALSKI A busy girl with all her gifts , 'Twixt practice and ping pong rooms she drifts, She's always busy, never rowdy , At functions she's seen with Norman Goudie . JAMES DOUCETTE Jim at Chern, he is no goat. With curly hair and a buffalo coat; From Minnedosa he Comes by freight , And with all the fellows he 's fir,st rate. CARLYLE McDOUGALL A handsome lad with friendly smile , .A quiet boy that's OUr Carlyle; With curling rock he is no slouch, What would he do without Bob Crouch? DENNIS RING STROM Rythmn Ringstrom jOined the band, How he drummed On that one night stand! With the Toques he is no menace, A sense of Iiumour belongs to Dennis. BARBARA STRUTHERS Barb's a gal with dark eyes, a deep voice, Jany'ce as best pal was her choice; A whiz in English, a smart gal in class , We wonder if Belmont has more like this lass. DIANNE SCHARFF Dianne Scharff, a happy gal, Coy, demure, a real good pal, Till work is done , she never leaves, She bowls , 'Tis said she seldom Grieves. MAUREEN SILLS Maureen Sills can ever be seen Cutting capers with room - mate Jean . Always a studious a nd happy gal. Kenton came first until she met Al. ALAN VAN DUSEN Alan hails from Makinak, At anything he'll take a crack ; With a grin, in his quiet way . Alan passes his college day . JACK WANKLING Jack Wankling, "Chub" we say, Late to classes comes each day; Football and hockey, his games to play. A pleasant smile, a carefree way, CLASS OF '57 HARVEY MARCHAND PROF. C. A. KITSON ... . DON BURROWS . President HonoI'ary President .. . Sodal Convenor Class Yell We're vough, we'r,e tough, N~w.er know enough. Working hard to graduate, Won't be 1eft till fifty-eight , Com,e hell, com,e heaven, W,e ',r e the class of fiftY-Sleven! Class Colors Red and Grey Thirty- seven THE SICKLE '54 Grade Twelve CARMAN RUST .... . President HELEN NELSON ..... ......... ...... ............ ........... ... . Social Convenor LYDIA BARRETT Lydia Barrett from Russia doth hail, She rushes home to look after the male; She cooks and sews and she studies for class, Blonde hair and blue eyes. she's a terrific lass. DONALD CRAIG Don Craig, better known as "Slosh", Wears a white sweater to which the girls say "Gosh!" He curls a fine game and attends classes well, And U's agreed he's a very fine pal. JOAN HILTON This winsome maid is always gay, She knows no care or sorrow, She scored a huge hit in the play, And puts her work off till tomorrow. BARRIE BURCH Barrie Burch from Wellwood came , Down on First Street he has a flame; He greets all with a cheery "Hi", We all think he's a real swell guy . THORA FINNBOGASON Thora Finnbogason from Amaranth came, To use her scholarshio which gained her fame; Around the college she's well known. She keeps herself busy answering the phone. ALLAN MAGNACCA To Allan the French class doesn't appeal, Yet regular attendance means to him a great deal, To win curling fame he makes his bid, And we all know Allan 's a wonderful kid. Thirty-eight EDWARD COULSON Eddie Coulson, the wit of our grade , At track and field our points he made, Glasses he wears as well as a smile, He also likes dancing once in a while . JEAN GERRARD Jean Gerrard seldom s tays In Clark Hall more than five days, For what she goes home, we finally found out; Pleasant , a true friend. a really good scout. THE SICKLE '54 • JOHN PRO KASKA ROSE MARIE MARTIN John Prokaska , a bowling fan. Leads Mr. Kitson through quite a span; On Friday mornings Ike 's seldom seen , Attending the 8 :30 classes keen . Rose Marie, a Grade Twelve blonde , One of whom we are ail verY fond; Cheerleads, studies, roiler skates, And is never short of week-end dates . RUTH MURRAY Ruth Murray from. Lyleton hails, When it comes to curling she excels; Though she's not on the top, she's the darkest lass, But to someone else s he 's the best in the class. CARMAN RUST As our class president he does act, Carman Rust can curl, it's a known fact; He studies hard and drives a nice car, But nevertheless Vancouver's too far. IAN SUTHERLAND HELEN NELSON One of our hockey players is Ian Sutherland, We all know his home at the jail is grand, " Suds" is his nick -name around the college, Yet in classes he displays all his knowledge. Helen Nelson , Our only red-head, The rousing cheerleaders she has led; Mter a function to her house woe go , She hurriedly greets all with a pleasant "Hello" . DEL PRINGLE Delwyn Pringle is quite the boy around coUege, We find he is here not mainly for knowledge ; Athletic , studious and likeable too, He is a w illing hustler in any crew. EDWIN TACKABERRY Young Tackaberry, with a will, Has worked to make a better Quill, From Ed to editor, in truth . We see great prospects for this youth. NORMAN GOUDIE STUART CRAIG A good guy anywhere, we think! "Fish" really shines in the curling rink ; And if you look up at a hockey game , The guy from CKX is one and the same. Thirty -nine Norman Goudie, a scientific young lad, His habit of sleeping in classes is bad; At ping pong he's rated as one of the best, He's a guy who can fit in with all the rest . THE SICKLE '54 Faculty of Education MURIEL BEDFORD .............................................................. Bmndon, Manitoba Muriel personifies qu;'et charm. A; friendly and tactful disposition makes her a favorite in the classroom. Bowling i9 only one of her extra curricular activities. After a winter's experience in Brandon schools, Muriel has decided on Junior High as her field. ROBERT BLAIR .................................................................... Carberry, Manitoba Bob, bowling enthusiast and dancer of renown, aged considerably in this year's Major Production. He ably represented us at the Education Conference which was held in Regina this "pring. He hopes eventually to Work into the guidance field of the teaching profession. GLADYS DICKSON ............................................................ Winnipeg, Manitoba Gladys came from Winnipeg to take her Faculty of Education with us. As well as being our most industrious student she also finds time to lead the C.G.LT. g.roup at First Pr·esbyterian church. She hopes to teach the elementary grades where, we are sure, her happy. friendly disposition will ensure success. ELAINE HICKSON ................................................................ Hmndon, Manitoba Elaine's cheerful laugh and her sense of humor have been a decided advanta.ge to the whole class. She has been an active figure i1\ the C'U1r1'ng and bow'l ;jng fie1ds. Husband Don agrees that she has successfully combined the roles of student and homemaker. GEORGE LEASK ...................................................................... Virden, Manitoba George's interests fluctuate between History and the army. He is the friend of all and agreeably :fiulfils the whims of the. feminine members of the class. His goal is as yet undecided but we wish him well in whatever field he chooses. SHIRLEY MITCHELL .......................................................... Brandon, Manitoba Shirley, a charming Brandon girl, was president of OUlr class this year. She was also chapel convenor, and took part in the Major Production. She is' the faculty student most often seen in the library-would it be because she has duties to fulfil there? Shirley hopes to teach Collegiate. ISABELL ROBERTSON .................................................... Alexander, MalUitoba Isabell is our demure little redhead whose voice is seldom heard in the Education classroom: but, nevertheless, she proves quite effective in the schoolroom. Her ambition is to teach elementary school. Good luck " Isabell! MARGARET SCHILICHTER ............................................ Brandon, Manitoba Margaret is the other married member of our class . She came originally from Austria and she is continually amazing us with her knowledge of the EngJlish language. The Junior High girls were also amazed at her Physical E'd ucation classes. DONALD VANDUSEN ..................... ................................... Makinak, Manitoba Don loves to argue and has defeated many an opponent ,by his calm, quiet, unassuming manner. His penpetual good humor makes him a friend of all. Not least among his talents is his ability to cook. Ambition-he is a man of few words so who knows? Forty THE SICKLE '54 Golf For the first time in its history, the Brandon College Golf Tournament was held at Riding Mountain National Park. Eleven golfers, induding eight students and three alumni, journeyed to Clear Lake and played eighteen holes of golf. They were accompanied by a half-dozen caddies who refused to "oart" the golf clubs past the second hole. This year, points for golf.ing were given towards the inter-mural track and field competition. Most of the laurels were taken by the threesome with 'a ll of the c1a ddies, John Blackwood '54, Laurie Craddock '56, and Don McKay (alumnus). They "fired" gross scores in the low eighties despite a cold north wind. The Galloway handiocap system was used so that both duffer and golfer would have an equal chance of winning the tournament. John Blackwood won the tournament wi,th a low net of 72,. while Laurie Craddock had a low gross of 80. John and Laurie obtained five points, while almoslt everyone competing got one point at least, for their respective classes. The day was a great success and everyone there enjoyed himself. However it is hoped that next year more students will enter the tournament. Denny Mote Track and Field With "Old Man Winter" just around t he corner, our annual Track and Field Meet was held in Kinsmen Stadium in October. In spite of the icy winds, admirable feats were performed by Laurie Craddock, '56, men's aggregate winner, and Elaine Cameron, '55, ladies' aggI'egate winner. Led by the fairer sex, Third Year crew won the championship w~th 128 points, narrowly nosing out Second Year who had 126. Fourth Year copped 68 points and the Freshies were not far behind them with 53. The fastball tourney, which has been a popular fixtuI'e in Track and Field in past years, was cancelled due to the cold weather. On Saturday night, October 17, the "Athletes' Amble" wa,s held at the Agricultural School where the winners in the different competitions were presented with their ribbons. Ladies' Events 50-yard Dash: 1, Elaine Cameron III; 2, Joan McLachlan III. 75-yard Dash: 1, Shirley Popple II; 2, Verda Peden III; 3, Elaine Cameron III. Running Broad Jump-I, Shirley Popple II; 2, Mary Babuik IV; 3, Joan McLachlan III. Standing Br()ad Jump-I, Verda Peden III; 2, Shirley Popple II; 3, Joan McLachlan III. High Jump-I , Elaine Cameron III; 2, Georgina Hill I; 3, Mary Babuik IV. Ball Throw-I, Georgina Hill I; 2, Elaine Cameron III; 3, Mary Babuik IV. Ladies' Relay-I , Fourth Year; 2, Third Year ; 3, Second Year. Men's Event:s 100-yard Dash-I, George Bell II; 2, Laurie Craddock II; 3, Ben Ward III. 220-yard Dash-I, George Bell II; 2; Ben Ward III. Running Broad Jump-I, Eddie Coulson I; 2, Stan Petrowski II; 3, Allan Hattie III. Standing Broad Jump-I, Laurie Craddock II ; 2, Norm Hedison ~V; 3, Laurence Heise II. High Jump-I, Harvey Marchand I; 2, Laurie Craddock II; 3, Ron McMurray III. Shot Put-I, Gladwyn Scott II; 2, Delmar Gusdal III; 3, Harvey Marchand I. Men's Relay-I , Second Year; 2, Third Year; 3, Fourth Year. Hilton Stewart Table Tennis Table Tennis (ping-pong) made its debut in Brandon College this year, and has drawn considerable interest among the students, and was popular throughout the year. Although it is not considered as an organized sport, in the future, possibly next year, it shall be. Besides the matches which took pl,a.ce in the clubroom, there were two scheduled play -offs. . The girls' match, which made bable tennis popular, and the club-room recognized as a centre on the campus, was an inter-year competition. Girls from the different years entered in a Year Competition and after the screams and yells had quietened, Winnie Cross of Fourth Year defeated Verda Peden of Third Year for top honours in the Senior DivioSion. Jean Morrison of Second Year defeated Barbara Struthers of First Year for top honours in the Junior Division. In the final playoff, Jean Morrison defeated Winnie Cross, bringing Second Year the loaurels. The other match was the mixed doubles contest, which saw seven couples competing. The tournament saw the top four teams: Norman Goudie and Shirley Curry, John Hsu and Helen Sokalski, Laurie Craddock and Jean Morrison, and Del Pringle and Rosalie Prokopchuk, with the others Larry Grieve and Winnie Cross, Mr. C. R. Evans and Margaret Sampson, and John Blackwood and Olga Evaskow falling in order. In oonclusion, wi,t h the wild smashes crnd power plays, everyone had a good time, and we hope ping-pong will be an organized sport for next year. John Hsu Fifty-seven THE SICKLE '54 (1, 2), Harris (1, 2), Dillistone (1 , 2) , Grieve Bowling, 1953~54 (1, 2), Brown (1, 2), Booth (1 , 2), WilliJams (0, 3), The bowling enthusiasts of Brandon College have enjoyed another good season of bowling. For the season '53-'54 bowling seemed to be one of the major sports with eight teams, namely: Marj . Pringle's, Ivy Robin's, Joyce Dunham's, Laurie Craddock's, Bert Gogal's, Fred Calverley's, Gus Purvis' and Bob Blair's, competing throughout. Only four of these teams made the roll-oeffs. The teams were Joyce Dunham's, Bob Blair's, Laurie Craddock's and Bert Gog'a l's. The games were played every Fr,i day afternoon with each team trying to battle his way to the top. The roll-offs were played on Friday, February 26, 1954 at the Recreation Bowling Alley. The McMurdo Trophy was awarded to Joyce Dunham's team for the highest total points. The Art Mantell Trophy, which is awarded annually to the men's high individual scorer, was awarded to Fred Calverley at the annual Co,l or Night. Fred won the trophy wi,t h an average of 189. The women's high individual scorer was Joan Curlock. A sidelight of the bow ling this year was the inter-year roH-offs fOir points fo[" the Sparks Trophy. Five teams participated and Fred Calverley, Tom McClocklin, Laurie Craddock, Gordon Cl,a ncy and Joan Curlock won for Second Year. The season's bowling was ably convened by Laurie Craddock and Tom McClocklin. Gurene Inverarity Curling The cuding at Brandon College was one of the most important minor sports activit,i es of 1954. Though the weather man spoiled the enthusiastic curlers fun at many stages of the game, everyone reported a good time. In the regular curling, 24 rinks participated, with Prokaska and Falconer winning four out of four games and the rest only having three games each and Finishing in the following order: MacArthur (3, 0), Griggs (3, 0), Ringstrom (3, 0), :Rage (2, 1), Heise (2, 1, 1 tie), Gogal (2, 1), Ryan (2, 1) , K idd (2, 1), Stewart (2, 1), Fotheringham (2, 1), Cr awford (1, 1, 1 tie) , Craig (1, 2), Rus,t McNeely (0, 3), Evason (0, 3) , Randal (0, 3). In the bonspi,e l, which rounded up the cUTling for the year, 26 rinks participated. Orville Pag e's foursome of MUTTIay Hovey, Gordon Clancy, and Georgina Hill (sub) defeated Garth Kidd's rink to capture top honours in the Minions event. Don Brown's foursome of Jon Skafel, Garth Bray, and Marjorie Pringle defeated Carmen Rust's rink to win the Evaskow event. A.n inter-year cuT'ling competition was held for points towards the Sparks Trophy with the Grade XII rink of Carmen Rust , Allan Magnacca, Barry Burch, and Joan Hilton defeating Second Year. Two teams went to the Varsity 'Spiel in Winnipeg. They were composed of Orville Page, Bob Ryan, Laurence Heise, and Delmar Kitch; Keith Evans, Carlyle McDoug,all, Bob Crouch, and Clive Bate. Alithough the boys didn't return wi,t h any prizes they certainly gave their opponents tough games. Barbara Mills, Georgina Hill Snooker Fast rising among the favorite sports at Brandon College, is the game of snooker. Shortly after the beginning of second term, the annual Snooker Tournament got under way, with thirty-three contenders vieing for the honor of being Snooker champion of Bmndon College. The winner of this title was Dennis Ringstrom, a first year student, while runner-up was John Jorgenson, of second year. In the consolation event Del Pringle took the honors, with Carlyle McDougal pLacing .second. Both Del and Carlyle are first year students. Seniors have no time for this, it would seem. Points are awarded in the Sparks Trophy Competition for snooker. On March 1st, 1954, Dennis Ringstrom, John Jorgenson, Trevor McNeely and Denny Mote, representing first, second, third, and fourth years, respectively, met to playoff in this competition, and accumulate points for their respective years. Let us hope that snooker continues to rank high among Brandon College sports. Fifty-e i ght Warren Falconer THE SICKLE '54' 1. Now, George, Blow! 8. Science invades Virden. 2. To Laurie, the Athlete . 9. Dave, Bill and Art 3. Main hal!, believe it or not. 10. So now we know they wear pyjamas. 4. The Wheels! 11. Gladwyn, Gus, and Larry. 5. Grand March in grand style. 12. Ben and Harv. 6. High class stuff! 13. Del. 7. A real swell bunch. 14. Al and Bert. Fifty-nine THE SICKLE '54 ine CamerOon Murray: Hic-Seen GeOorge about here in th' last hour an' half? Ron: Yes, he was herre. Murnay: Ja nOltice if I was with him? Art: You'll have to excuse my dancing-I'm a little stiff from oalisthenks. Betty: I don't really care whe:re you're from. Ge'Orge Stmng walked up behind Ruth, covered her eyes wilth his hands and announced : "I'm going to kiss YOlu if you can't tell who this ils in tihrree guesses. Ruth: "George Wiashington, Thomas Jefferson, Abr:aln am Lincoln". F ifty-s ix THE SICKLE '54 Golf For the first time in its history, the Brandon College Golf Tournament was held at Riding Mountain National Park. Eleven golfers, including eight students and three alumni, journeyed to Clear Lake and played eighteen holes of golf. They were accompanied by a half-dozen caddies who refused to "oart" the golf clubs past the second hole. This year, points for golfing were given towards the inter-mural track and field competition. Most of the laurels were taken by the threesome with 'a ll of the oaddies, John Blackwood '54, Laurie Craddock '56, and Don McKay (alumnu s) . - They "fired" gross scores in the low eighties despite a cold north wind. The Galloway handicap system was used so that both duffer and golfer w ould have an equal chance of winning the tournament. John Blackwood won the tournament with a low net of 72, while Laurie Craddock had a low gross of 80. John and Laurie obtained five points, while almo st every one competing got one point at least, for their respective classes. The day was a great success and everyone there enjoyed himself. H owever it is hoped that next year more stu dents will enter the tournament. Denny Mote Track and Field With "Old Man Winter" just around the corner, our annual Track ·a nd Field Meet was held in Kinsmen Stadium in October. In spite of the icy winds, admirable feats were performed by Laurie Craddock, '56, men's aggregate winner, and Elaine Cameron, '55, ladies' aggregate winner. Led by the fairer sex, Third Year crew won the championship w~th 128 points, narrowly nosing out Second Year who had 126. Fourth Year copped 68 points and the Freshies were not far behind them with 53. The fastball tourney, which has been a popular fixture in Track and Field in past years, was cancelled due to the cold weather. On Saturday night, Ocbober 17, the "Athletes' Amble" was held at t he A gricultu ral School where the winners in the different competitions were presented with their ribbons. Ladies' Events 50-yard Dash: 1, Elaine Cameron III ; 2, Joan McLachlan III. 75-yard Dash : 1, Shirley Popple II; 2, Verda Peden III; 3, Elaine Cameron III. Running Broad Jump-I , ' Shirley Popple II ; 2, Mary Babuik IV; 3, Joan McLachlan III. Standing Broad J u mp-I, Verda Peden III; 2, Shirley Popple II; 3, Joan McLachlan III. High Jump- l , Elaine Cameron III ; 2, Georgina Hill I; 3, Mary Babuik IV. Ball Throw-I , Georgina Hill I; 2, Elaine Cam eron III; 3, Mary Babuik IV. Ladies' R elay-l, Fourth Year; 2, Third Year; 3, Second Year. Men's Event·s IOO-yard Dash-I, George Bell II; 2, Laurie Craddock II; 3, Ben Ward III. 220-yard Dash-I , George Bell II; 2, Ben Ward III. . Running Broad Jump- I , Eddie Coulson I; 2, Stan Petrowski II; 3, Allan HaHie III. Standing Broad Jump-I, Laurie Craddock II; 2, Norm Hedison IV; 3, Laurence Heise II. High Jump-I, Harvey Marchand I; 2, Laurie Craddock II; 3, Ron McMurray ' III. Shot Put-I, Gladwyn Scott II ; 2, Delmar Gusdal III; 3, Harvey Marchand I. Men's Relay- I, Second Year; 2, Third Year; 3, Fourth Year. Hilton Stewart Table Tennis T.able Tennis (ping-pong) made its debut in Brandon College this year, and has drawn considerable interest among the students, and was popular throughout the year. Although it is not considered as an organized sport, in the future , possibly next year, it shall be. Besides the matches which took place in the clubroom, there were two scheduled play -offs. The girls' match, which made bable tennis popular, and the club-room recognized as a centre on the campus, was an inter-yea.r competition. Girls from the different years entered in a Year Competi tion and after the screams and yells had qu ietened, Winnie Cross of Fourth Year defeated Verda Peden of Third Year for top honours in the Senior DivilSion. Jean Morrison of Second Year defeated Barhara Struthers of Firs t Year for top honours in the Junior Division. In the final play off, Jean Morrison defeated Winnie Cross, bringing Second Year the laurels. The other match was the mixed doubles contest, which saw seven couples competing. The tournament saw the top four teams: Norman Goudie and Shirley Curry, John Hsu and Helen Sokalski, Lauri,e Craddock and Jean Morrison , and Del Pringle and Rosalie Prokopchu k, with the others Larry Grieve and Winnie Cross, Mr. C. R. Evans and Margaret Sampson, and John Blackwood and Olga Evaskow falling in order. In conclusion, with the wild smashes and power plays, everyone had a good time, and we hope ping-pong will be an organized sport for next year. John H su F i fty -seven THE SICKLE '54 (1, 2), Harris (1, 2) , Dillistone (1 , 2) , Grieve (1, 2), Brown (1 , 2), Booth (1 , 2) , Williams (0, 3), McNeely (0, 3), Evason (0, 3), Randal (0, 3) . Bowling, 1953,54 The bowling enthusiasts of Brandon CoUege have enjoyed another good season of bowling. For the season '53-'54 bowling seemed to be one of the major sports with eight teams, namely: Marj. Pringle's, Ivy Robin's, Joyce Dunham's, Laurie Craddock's, Bert Gogal's, Fred Calverley's, Gus Purvis' and Bob Blair's, competing throughout. Only four of these teams made the roll-offs. The teams were Joyce Dunham's, Bob Blair's, Laurie Craddock's and Bert Gogal's. The games were played every Friday afternoon with each team trying to battle his way to the top. In the bonspi,e l, which rounded up the CUTting fo'r the year, 26 rinks paxtioipated. Orville Page's foursome of Murr,a y Hovey, GOTdon Clancy, and Georgina Hill (sub) defeated Garth Kidd's rink to capture top honours in the Minions event. Don Brown's foursome of Jon Skafel, Garth Bray, and Marjorie Pringle defeated Carmen Rust's rink to win the Evaskow event. An inter-year curling competition was held for -points towards the Sparks Trophy with the Grade XII rink of Carmen Rus t, Allan Magnacca, Barry Burch, and Joan Hilton defeating Second Year. The roll-offs were played on Friday, February 26, 1954 at the Recreation Bowling Alley. The McMurdo Trophy was awarded to Joyce Dunham's team for the highest total points. The Art Mantell Trophy, which is awarded annually to the men's high individual scorer, was awarded to Fred Calverley at the annual Color Night. Fred won the trophy with an average of 189. The women's high individual scorer was Joan Curl.ock. Two teams went to the Varsity 'Spiel in Winnipeg. They were composed of Orville Page, Bob Ryan, Laurence Heise, and Delmar Kitch; Keith Evans, Carlyle McDoug,a ll, Bob Crouch, and Clive Bate. ALthough the boys didn't return wHh any prizes they certainly gave their opponents tough games. A sidelight of the bowling this year was the inter-year roH-oHs fOir po~nts fOil" the Sparks Trophy. Five teams participated and Fred Calverley, Tom McClocklin, Laurie Craddock, Gordon Cl'a ncy and Joan Curlock won for Second Year. Snooker The season's bowling was ably convened by Laurie Craddock and Tom McC'l ocklin. Gurene Inverarity Curling The curling at Brandon College was one of the most important minor sports acti vi ties of 1954. Though the weather man spoiled the enthusiastic curlers fun at many stages of the game, everyone reported a good time. In the regular curling, 24 rinks participated, with Prokaska and Falconer winning four out of four games and the rest only having three games each and finishing in the following order: MacArthur (3, 0), Griggs (3, 0), Ringstrom (3, 0), Bage (2, 1), Heise (2, 1, 1 tie), Gogal (2, 1), Ryan (2, 1) , Kidd (2, 1), Stewart (2, 1), Fotheringham (2, 1) , Crawford (1, 1, 1 tie) , Craig (1, 2) , Rus.t Barbara Mills, Georgina Hill Fast rising among the favorite sports at Brandon College, is the game of snooker. Shortly after the beginning of second term, the annual Snooker Tournament got under way, with thirty-three contenders vieing for the honor of being Snooker champion of Bmndon College. The winner of this title was Dennis Ringstrom, a first year student, while runner-up was John Jorgenson, of second year. In the consolation event Del Pringle took the honors, with Carlyle McDougal pLacing second. Both Del and Carlyle are first year students. Seniors have no time for this, it would seem. Points are awarded in the Sparks Trophy Competition for snooker. On March 1st, 1954, Dennis Ringstrom, John Jorgenson, Trevor McNeely and Denny Mote, representing first, second, third, and fourth years, respectively, met to playoff in this competition, and accumulate points for their respective years. Let us hope that snooker continues to rank high among Brandon College sports. F ift y - ei gh t Warren Falconer THE SICKLE '54' 1. Now, George, Blow! 8. Science invades Virden. 2. To Laurie, the Athlete. 9. Dave, Bill and Art 3. Main halI, believe it or not. 10. So now we know they wear pyjamas. 4. The Wheels! 11. Gladwyn, Gus, and Larry. 5. Grand March in grand style . 12. Ben and Harv. 6. High class stuff! 13. Del. 7. A real swell bunch. 14. Al and Bert. Fifty -nine THE SICKLE '54 r Coach McLeod drew us aU into a huddle and expJ:ained to us the advantage of playing 'a coUapsed zone formation. I had played a zone before but I really could not see what the advantage was of collapsing. But anything for the game! I pi'c ked up my check and backed down the floor in front of her as she dribbled to the corner; then, following instruotions, just :a s she pivoted to shoot I collapsed. She got a basket. I couldn't understand it. I must have fallen on the wrong side. I had her number. At the next onslaught I fell forward on my face. She shot and scored again. Unfortunately I hit my head quite heavily on the floor and had to be carried off. The rest of the team hadn't even collapsed once. I think it's a darn shame that a few more of our players don't follow instructions and maybe the Queens wouldn't have pulled that disgraceful 60-31 or whatever it was. However, since I was unable to finish the game we were at a slight disadvantage. At least Barry said "Too bad you couldn't have finished the job", sort of disgustedly. As we played more games I noticed Coach McLeod either played me right at the first or else at the very end. I could never quite figure it out. I guess that's strategy-either he wanted us to get a good lead or he wanted to show them no matter how far behiind we were he still had confidence in us. Right, Barry? I might add here that I am certainly looking forward to as good a year next year, maybe even better if possible. The one thing I could never understand was the fact that I never managed to get a single point all year, so I still have that thrill to anticipate. Joyce Leckie, '55 Valentine Waltz Since Valentine's Day is regarded as one of Canada's long-established traditions, it seemed only fitting tha't Brandon College should hold a dance to celebrate the occasion. Consequently, on the night of Feb. 19, any interested observer was able to witness a group of jovial, companionable and l,a ughing College students, enjoying themselves to the utmost in Room 121 of the Prince Edward Hotel. Our convenors for the evening were John Blackwood and Shirley Currie, and, due to their splendid efforts, the event was an inevitable success. With Jim Minions as Master of Ceremonies and the lilting music of "the Modernaires" pervading the atmosphere, couples participated in smooth waltzes, rhythmic fox trots and even the novel "Bunny Hop".' Not to be forgotten too, was the intriguing novelty dance which resulted in two for,tunate girls each receiving a fragrrant rose for the remainder of the evening. As time fleetingly passed by, all too s'o on the hour of departure arrived, and after a royal r,e ndition of "Hail Our College", we separa'ted to go our various ways. Marina Townsend Educationally Speaking W.C.S.T.C. What do these initials stand for? We have all heard of E.D.C., U.N., etc. but how many know the significance behind W.C.S.T.C. In full. they stand for the Western Canada Student Teachers' Confer,enoe. This conference had its origin some five years back at the U ni versi ty of Alberta when it was felt by the students themselves that such an organization was needed to clarify to the students of teacher training institutions the aims and purposes of such institutions. It was felt that by meeting in discussion groups, seminars, round table talks and informal groups, students would gain a clearer perspective of their chosen profession, what teacher training institutions of the four western provinces were doing in this regard, and what is expected of a teacher in the v,aJrious roles he must assume in the business world. The outcome has been the W .C.S.T.C., held each year at one of the te&cher training institutions in one of the four western provinces. It was my good fortune to attend this year's conference held in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, the week of February 8th. The purpose, once again, of the Conference is to provide a common ground on which to meet to discuss and effect improvements in the teaching profession, with particul'ar emphas~s pla,c ed on teacher-training institutions. Certain s:ignificant topics are set aside each year for discussion. These are discussed according to parliamentary proced- Seventy THE SICKLE '54 , / ure, and at the end of each d~·scussion topic certain resolutions are made and passed by vote. These resolutions are then passed on to the Western Canada Regional Conference of Teacher Educators, for'thei!r consider:ati'On. This body meets in Edmonton in May, and is composed of leading 'figures in the Ccmadian educational field. Three topics were chosen for consideration this year. The first was "What specific help can teacher tm'i ning institutions give to student teachers on how to get along well in a community?" This topic touched on such problems as parentteacher relations, relations with Home and School Associations, own age groups, etc.- all significant and wOl'thy of considerable thought by any teacher. The second topic was "Is the status of men and women equal before the law once they begin teaching?" We talked about such matters as supervisory positions in the profession, salaries, length of service, e'tc. Lastly we discussed what part teachers can play in the co-operative development of the curriculum and what values may accrue from this parti.c ipation. Under this topic the various curriculum planning of the Western provinces was outlined, and we formulated our ideas as to improvements. Besides these three topics we also spent much time in discussing other relevant topics which arose from time to time in the course of meetings: i.e., certification of teachers in Canada, our own practice teaching curriculums, the place and purpose of religion in education, etc. To the reader these may seem like rather broad topitcs for discussiiO'n by student teache rs. This may -be, but we are the future teachers of Canada and we do realize the significance of our position. And what after all, is the purpose of education? It is. only the extension of people's freedom . Freedom is a well disciplined matter and it is in proper restraints that greater freedom is gained. It is measured in terms of the sensitivity people have to the welfare of other people and is something whi·c h must be ever growing. We as teachers have a great share in building thiis freedom as a resul,t of the influence we bring to bear upon our pupils. Therefore we must be continually growing in ourselves, grow in character and personality as well as in knowledge. Where does the rest of the college population fit into the scheme of things? Education does not stop at the school door. It goes on into the com- munity, for much depends on the environment outside the school. Teachers in schoul teach the three "R's". They teach much more, however. They also teach the three "C's", and in this they can be aided by the community. When college students leave the confines of the campus, they go out into the co mrnuniity. This is where there responsibility as citizens enters the educational picture. They t'Oo must instil in pupils the three "C's". What are the three "C's"? They m'a y be designated as competence, curiosity, and conscience .Competence-the ability to use what is learned in school, is essential if the three "R's" are to mean anything. Curiosi·ty must be aroused so that students win leave the aetual school setting wiith an eagerness to learn more and explore the world in which they live. Conscience is very important, because wi,t hout it the world will never become a better place in which to live. Without conscience a recurrence of what happened in Nazi Germany and what is happening today in Communist controlled countries is the result. 'Dhe community can do much to see that these ideals are furthered outside the actual school setting, and the community means YOU, the college student in the business world. It is essential, therefore, that all students be constantly growing in charaoter and personality, not only education students. We must not be like the Ili,W e boy who fell asleep and fell out of bed. When he was asked what had happened to cause such a catastrophe he replied, "I must have fallen asleep too close to where I got in". Let us watch that we do not fall into the same lethargic pitfall when we leave the college environ. Basically, then, education is the concern of the teacher, but we must not overlook the work which can be done by all citizens, lay and professional alike. All have something to contribute. We, as college students, must realize that we are the future ci tizens of Canada. What our educattional program will be in the future depends to a }arge degree on what we ma~e it. Let's make iit the finest by 'a ll t·e aching the three "C's". I wish to take this opportunity, through the medium of the Sickle, to thank the administration for making the Moose Jaw trip possible. It is, in my opinion, a most worthwhile venture. I hope th:at Brrandon College willcont:iJDlUe to be represented at the Western Canada Student Teachers' Conference and that one day Alma Mater may herself play hos,t to this organization. Robert Blair, Education I Seventy -on e THE SICKLE '54 'BEST BET WITH COLLEGE SET" ~elp Yourself to Better Telephone Service See Our Window Display Co-operation in using the Telephone means improved servi'c e' allil round ONE: Find the right number in the Directory. Don't guess. TWO: Speak distinctly and into the mouthpiece. THREE: Be brief. Long conversations add to the load on lines and e:lQchange equipment. ·WHERE THE St.WIT STYLES ORIGINATE" 820 Rosser A venue . Brandon Phone 4408 Stores in Dauphin and Manitoba Telephone System Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Dairy & Poultry Co-oper'a tive Ltd~ R A D I A T o N 0 I N o o M - EGGS ICE CREAM POULTRY - MILK - CREAM COLD STORAGE QUICK FREEZE LOCKER E X T R A E V E R Y R BUTTER c Jt.~~Wl. 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