Hamilton Junior High School Highlights 1965

The annual publication of the students of Hamilton Junior High, Lethbridge, Alberta.(1964-65)pdf’65<£,ce/ s tor Yearbooks remind us of what has been achieved and gained in a definite period of time. At this stage, all of us should make an assessment of ourselves and see how we fit into the complicated net­work known as "Life". In this world we have to make our own way with the help of our friends. We can only have friends by being honest, and we can only keep them by being steadfast. Friends worth having, will, in the long run, oxpect as much from us as they give us. To forgot an obligation or to be ungrateful for a kindness is a shame. In personal conduct we must always be polite but never fawning. None will respect us more than we respect ourselves. The ancient Chinese philosopher, Tao-tzc, of the 6th Century 8.C., wrote the following: '7 have three precious things which I hold fost and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can he hold: he frugal and you can he liberal; avoid putting yourself be­fore others and you can become a leader among men." I om certain that every reader of this very fine publication will want to express appreciation and gratification to Mr. Carlson, Mr. Springman and the Year Book Staff. Qra cfe i me 3 an cruet The Grade Nine Banquet for 1964 - 65 was held in the Park Plaza Motor Hotel the evening of June 4, 1965. The main speaker. Rev. Hart Cantelon, was introduced by his son. Bill, who has known him literally "all his lifo." In his address. Rev. Cantelon likened three "C's" as seen while crossing the border to the follow­ing. The first "C" stands for Control. Rev. Cantelon compared an old, run-down model car to life; if you can't control your life, as the car, you will eventually fade into the background. Steer your life, and os graduates, come out in another three years' time prepared to go out and seek a living. The second "C" was likened to co-operation. He stated that there is an invisible wall of language and dress between the teenagers and adults, and if you try to co-operate with one another this wall may fade away. You must co-operate with the adults in order to progress and do what you want while under their supervision. The third "C" was likened to conviction. In order to progress, the teenagers of today must have a conviction in which they are doing. You must have a conviction concerning your church, government, home and school. In his closing words he said: We, as adults, hope that when you become adults you will try tc make the world a better and more peaceful place than any other generation has known. It was stated later on by one of the speakers that our objective as Grade Nine students is to suc­ceed and the gap between success and failure is a razor's edge. In his welcome to the l. C. I. for those privileged people who will be there next year, Mr. Erickson compared the graduating class to three turtles going on a picnic. When the threesome got to their des­tination, one discovered he had forgotten the root beer. The littlest one was sent to the A & V/ to get it. He told the othor two not to cat any of the sandwiches till he got back. One day went by, he didn't come back. A week wont by, still no turtle. A month, and finally a year, still no turtle or root beer. Finally one said, let's eat the sandwiches, he'll never come back. Just as they were biting into the sand­wich, the small turtle stuck his head around the corner and said, "If you do, I won't go." In his farewell from Hamilton, Mr. Miller compared the human mind to a precious stone; it can only be brought to a shine by continued polishing, so it is with the mind. His final words were "You can't make a place in the sun by sitting in the shade of the family tree." And in closing, good luck to all the Grade Nine students, and to all Grade Seven and Eights, see you next year.A. DAVIDSON fj.r.o. R.L.DUNLCP R.l. STONEHCCKCR u se. M.to. I. YAMAMOTO W.H.KANE B.A. C.L. HARVEY VICE-PRINCIPAL 8.A. SPRINGMAN G.C. MILLER * r. i, PRINCIPAL L.S.CARLSON L.A KLAUSE C. BLOCK M. LOWRY R.H. THORNTON D A. MclVER H.C. BORM 0. VAN OK MAM P.C.OQORNE E l. KNIGHT E. JOHNSON I.J. TODD M. HAYNES C.E. YOUNG C.M. rRASCR E.A. MERRILL M.A. 5TRINGAM H.l. CAMPBELL M.M. ELLIOTT R.L. KEDVCS 1 L T.*4JJ, •css \Jo lJlc (graduating Cl as The happiest moments of my lifo os a boy. were those when my fathor would soy. "let's go hunting." Wo would go bock of the old Mission house where we lived, through the bush, up the rise of land until wo came to on old guttod trail that had been worn deep by the rolling of many wagons. This was the Victoria trail along which men, women, and families seeking gold had moved northward of the Klondike gold rush in 1897. Following tho trail, we would como to c height of land which overlooked the entire valley. Thero loy the evi­dence of days gone by. At the foot of the valley was the old log building which at one time was a Hudson Bay store. Tho old Union Jack, tailored and torn, still flew, and it now was a store for tho Indian people, oper­ated by on Indian who had been trained by the manager of the old Hudson Bay Trading Company. At the north of the valley was a toll spire of the Catholic mission. Across the lake gleamed tho plain white Methodist church that my father served. Next door to that church was a churchyard. I remember one of the crude grove mark­ings which had this message burned on a slab of wood, "Jane Evans, died on our way North, April 17th, 1897." All these things were evidences of o day gone by, when men and women, boys and girls could move West to a new land. But for me as a boy. this seemed to be an end of on exciting, adventurous era. There wore no new lands to discovor. And os I looked up tho trail. there stood two fallen trees with a rough sign nailed to them which simply said "Road closed." For me this was symbolic of tho fact that there was no new country that I might adventure into; no new land to discover; no new dreams to dream. But since that time, the years have come ond gone, and I have found that thero is a now land. It is a most exciting land which every graduate must ontcr. On the line fences of this new country you find hanging the letter "C". What does this lottor "C" stand for? V/hat new discovery does it bring? What new country docs the graduate enter? Well, let us look. As we examine tho first letter "C", wo find that it spells control. I shall never forget the first car that came into our family. It was a 1924 Overland 4 cylinder. Now, there was a power-house. I can still feel the thrill of bouncing along the rough gravelled highway or the rutted dirt road, riding smooth­ly on thirty by thrcc-and-a-half tires with forty-five pounds pressure in them. When the weather was hot, my father took the engine hood off ond flung it on the floor of the bock soot. There you could watch the tappets dance merrily, spitting back oil on the windshield, and as you (Continued on Pogc Thirty.three) CL ass The Graduation Ceremonies tonight gives us an oppor­tunity ot reminisce of memorable evonts experienced by us all throughout the three years in Hamilton Junior High. "Filled with great anxiety" are tho words which best describe the graduated elomontary students on their first day of junior high. Grade Seven was a year of new ex­periences to which we had to adjust, such as changing classes in just three minutes, the P.A. system and tho dreaded Easter exams. Somehow we struggled and over­came the toworing obstacles of our now surroundings and were advancod into Grade Eight. In Grado Eight we were really in the swing of things. A more casual view on school was taken by all and as a result we found real pleasure in junior high. School spirit was at a new high and life was enjoyable. Grade nine seemed far a way, but not far enough for some. Mr. Toostmostor, Mr. Miller, honored guests, teachers ond fellow students, it is my privilege this evening to deliver a farewell address on behalf of the graduates. It seems that it is a characteristic of the human race to wait until limes of parting to express our appreciation for what people have done for us. The aim of this life is not just to live, but to live well. Our objective is to succeed. We ore expected to do so. How wide is the gap between failure ond success? Severot years ago a book entitled "The Rozor's Edge" was writ- ten to show that the line which separates failure from success is as thin as a razor's edge. It wos later made into a film. There were eight principal actors, and eight stand-ins. That is, coch main actor had o stond-in to do the hard tiresome work and substitute in coie of illness. After tho film wos finished, the pictures of the eight principals were published on one page of life Magazine, ond the pictures of the eight stand-ins on the opposite pogc. The actors and rhoir doubles were about the some size, they were dressed alike, and were very similor in oppeoronce. They appeared equally intelligent, ond in fact, some had gone to high school together. As dose o simi- lority existed between them os possible. But in one way they wore different — the one group had mode that extra effort which meant success, ond os o result, the combined salaries of the principals for this picture were seventy-five times those of the stand-ins! At last, wo were tho supreme, tho elite, the upper classmen of the school. With the sudden onslaught of maturity ond the responsibilities of more homework, leader­ship and ever-pressing romoncos. the Grade Ninos bad only the departmental examinations to look forward to in the end. School dances ond extra-curricular activities helped to liven things up during the year. This Graduation Banquet ond Dance bring to a climax three wonderful years in Hamilton Junior High. During the past years the teachers have como through, tho students hovo come through, and tho school has come through. Tho loving memorios we have of Hamilton will always be found as long as there ore teachers to teach, students to graduate, and a school, such as ours, to provide the facilities. When we add up oil the yeors of schooling, and allow a few years for goining experience, the time spent in Hamilton Junior High represents approximately 10% of our learning. How important is thot 10%? Someone hos pointed out the magic that con be found in a mere 10%. An ordinary man stands 72 inches high. Subtroct 10% ond you hove a little man of 5' 5", but if you odd thot 10% you hove a giant. In sport. 10% makes one a champion, for ex- omple, in tho big league, a .250 hotter gets to first base two ond a half times in ten tries. Add 10% ond you hove o .350 batter who will got to huso threo and a half timos in ten tries. A smoll differ­ence, yet the .250 batter probably earns $10,000 o yeor, ond the .350 batter. $50,000 a year. It docs moke a difference, doesn't it? Yes, that which we hove acquired in school durnig the past three years will, in many cases, mean the difference between failure ond success. And so, on bohalf of tho entire graduating class, I express to Mr. Miller, Mr. Harvey, ond oil the teachers, our apprecia­tion for your efforts. If we build upon whot we hove goinod here, we will succoed, ond bring credit to Hamilton Junior High. A fond farowoll, ond a sincere fhonk you. Pago Four CoMMC// RCB KASTINC President ROD TATE8S Grade 3 Vice President SCOTT WHITEIAW Vice-President OAVIO COOK C-:de 7 Vice-President R08IN PANAHURST Grade 6 Treasurer WCNOf rox Secretary COriKirtE MsTCAlFE Crade 8 Treasurer Room Representatives GRAOE NINE GRADE EIGHT GRADE SEVEN 306 • Gerald Perkins 503 - Frances Stokes 101 • Joyce Castles 506 • Rochelle Sato 205 • lorry Jack 29 • Debbie Kemmit 106 • Brenda Kergon 105 • Donella McColl 25 • Tom fvchko 503 - Christine Foefo 103 • Elieobcth Wolkcr 25 • Gerald Hinafsir 31 • Pot Wheeler 24 • Bob Parker 17 • Mornc Johnson 57 • Wei Sorenson 12 • Robin Reich 16 • Donold Kliparchuk 15 • Norman Quon 19 • Sally Jang 14 • Tony Basset 26 • 8oyd Lowe 50 - Terry Ocok Page Five MR A. R. WHEATCROFT President MRS. R. R. KOtICH Treasurer MRS. I. 0. ST £ (0 Prolan CcavtAt/ MRS. D. W. McMUUIN Social Convener MR. C. f. SCMWASS Vice President MRS l. M. CRANT Secretary J~fcnnilton *<J~Conic an <Z^fssocia tion J <^5c/joo/ Another ycor hos been added to the memories of our young people, os well as to teachers and parents. How helpful was your Home and School Association in its efforts to create a few of these happy memories? As a liaison team to foster co-operation between parents and teachers, we do not feel our accomplishments greatly significant. Many factors contributed to the team's ineffectiveness and chiefly, we must admit, it is the lack of the parents' voice — critically or helpfully ! However, our spirits rose when, on evenings of youthful activity, we see a well-filled auditorium. Pleasantly we recall the Christmas Program and the recent "There Shall Be Music" Concert. On these special occasions, with so many students participating, keen parental interest is evident. To all those teachers who readily contributed to our programs, and in particular to Mr. Miller and Mr. Harvey, who faithfully attended, for their co-operation and assistance we express our sincere thanks. In conclusion, our congratulations to the students on attaining another fruitful year. May success ever attend your future pathways. P a g * S ix HAMILTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRAG raduands SHARIENE HARKER Is always ready with a smife. AlUN STEVENS Alwoys has on answer to any question. FRANCES JENSEN Girls' sports' rep and basketball star. KEN SHAW "To get a lough. see Ken!" HARVEY Hill "Mosler of the excuse," is our Harvey, MARI LYNN SCHAFFER Quiet and shy but eager to do work. GARY MASON One of the room's best mathematicians. MARGARET VANDERHEIDE Will talk about something to onyone. SHARON HOOKER Is a good worker and well liked. PATRICK Hill "1 meant to do my work lodayl" CHERYl KOZAK Cheryl is ou' humorous loss. DONEAl COHEN Basketball star who's good in athletics. STUART BLAIR The ' brain" of 106 who is liked by oil. BRENDA KERGAN One of our Studonts' Council reps. ROD IOMAS Is interested in hunting and fishing. JUDY PAVAN Popular and our desk book carrier. BONNIE RIPlEY A girl who is cheerful ond pleasant. KEN CONSTABIE His ombition is to be a Mountie. DEllA NO RUNNER Quiet ond conscientious. JIM OANIEISON It cheerful and a good talker. BARRY DAVIDS He is never at o loss for words. PAT CRAWFORD loses or forgets her locker key often. ROD HAMILTON Rod's olways there to lend o hand. ANGUINE WAKEIIN A girl with a jovial sense of humor. Bill CANTEION Bill’s a boy who’ll go far in life. WAllY RUSSEll Our room's Phys. Ed. stor. DIANE FIRTH Room 106's quiof and friendly girl. Page Eight DEBBIE STEED "I just wroto another poem!" BOB COPELAND "Whot's for homework?" RENA MUNRO "P • * - »ll Who!'* the omwer?" BRUCE LIVINGSTONE "Cleon up in there, you guys!" SUSAN WHEATCROFT "Who! o bash!" JERRY ME2EI "Whol essay?" MAUREEN McCAllUM "I didn't write that nolc!" DOUG BAINES "This turn* me on!" DIANE HALL "How do you lilco my hair?" ROCHELLE SATO "I d'knowl" BARRY GOUGHNOR "Hoy, Bennett!" PATTI PALMER "Oh, neot!" BARRY BENNETT "locker*check?" BRIAN ERICKSON "Do you think I'm gonna toll you?" KATHY JAMESON "If wasn't me!" JOHN GREGORY "How come?" KATIE JOHNSON "Joe Dunkl" 8ETTY ANN CARNEY "Oh, hurry up!" BRAD WATSON "for Pete's soke, shud up!" SHEILA ICHINO (no comment) ROBERT FINDLAY "I think it's stupid!" ART NIVEN "Another cd inf???" PAT FRAME "Kotioeoeol" KENT FLETCHER "Why con't I hove a scooter?" SALLY EDWARDS 'Do you wonno get trapped out?" DIANNE BYRNE "But, Mrs. Coo ..." LEA BROCKLESBY "Well ..." GLENDA COLLEY "Big deal!" BARBARA HORNE "Gte, you guys!" Peg© NineG raduands CORRINE METCALFE lots of fun to be with. EDWARD SHARDIOW A little bit of nonjenje now ond then. PAT GILCHRIST Enjoys musk ond ice skoting. DENNIS ITO It Terry's f/icnd in humor. alex mckenzie Seems to adore Mr. Miller. TERRY HUNT Mixet science with mischief JANICE PEAT Pert, pretty with a smile for everyone. GERALD PERKINS A sense of humor behind that smile. WENDY FOX Radiant personality. LARRY EDWARDS Though small, shows ability in sports. HELEN LAST Our cute Helen adds zest to the room. LORIE DAWSON Is olwoys ready with a new joke. JANE Z8RODOFF Dark and small, Jane's liked by all. GARY ORSTEN His motto is: take your time and never hurry. BRETT JENSEN Our geologist, shows his stuff in class GAIL JARVIS Is always ready with a helping hand. DON HALL Shows his greot intellect in classes. PAT MOFFATT Believes education is the key to success. CIDNEE EDLUND Our midget athlete, is one of Mr. Mil* ler's favourites. GARRY ROMSES Garry it shy ond liked by everyone. BETTY FERGUSON Is shy ond rarely gets into trouble. WAITER HULSTEIN Our proud Air Cadet, likes to ioke. KEN PRATT Ken is our matter of mischief. KATHY FORD Enjoys high marks and many friends. JAMES MACADAM Is the top politician in the room. DOROTHY SNOWDEN Our Dorothy likes to fashion hoirdos. DON GRANT Is quiet ond is pleasant all the time. BRIAN ROSS A faithful friend of the library. ROBIN McCONVIllE Seems to gel in tho teacher's hoir. GORDIE KAMITOMO Has shown judo ability in Phys. Ed. Page Ten G raduands RICHARD CLOSE An extrovert, ever reedy with ideas. JANICE TCTH A cute, popular girl whole studies can't be beaten. MARTIN COMPTON Our pint-sized french student. LINDA ROKA$ A quiet girl with a ready smile. KEN HUNTER Mechanic without o locker key (or lock) CHRIS FAZIO Poputor girl, otwoys adding on air of laughter to 203. DENNIS DUNCAN Room 203's man of leisure. BONNIE INGOIOSSY Member of Bobby Curtola fan club. JODY RASMUSSEN A future photographer. OLIVIA PEAT "Was that for homework?" JIM McDOWELL Excelled In hockey this year. TRUDY HAWLEY Our room's blonde bodminton chomp. MARTIN MUELLER A Honda roedrunner oround Hamilton. DARLENE WATERHOUSE Our cute and coy non-stop tolker. MAXINE HENDRICKS Hos left for Calgory. GARY PARKER Left us for greener postures. DIANE GROVES Enjoys riding horses ond swimming. RANDY COYLE Alwoys looking for exciting excitment. GERALD HAMER A fop student as well as entertainer? KARLYN SLAVlCH Room 203's star athlete. DARRYLL MccDONAlO Keeps the tcochors on the go. COLLEEN SMITH Our little blonde who enjoys loughing. GAVE EARL Tokcs pride in her hoir and clothes. DAVID MOODY A guy who takes life very eosy. EDITH McNAB Edith's life »s one long gossip session. RON PIESKO loves to read books rothcr than study. DON PARKER Our very popular class president. LINDA MASSON Girl who talks little but thinks a lot. LANE KETLER Enjoys girls os much os his Suzuki. SANDRA LITTLE A shy girl who enjoys art of oil types. Poge Elevenr CARLA BAIL Nol We don't give credit on lifetovert. DAVID SKELTON Wonta drag, man?? LINDA PENROD Oh, that wot tome party! ROBERT KASTING Duh. you're jutl a dumb football player. ROSS VAN HORNE I know I'm good-looking. MARGARET CASSIDY Moll chewing gum?? Nevorll DOUGLAS MUNDELL Lebeou, that's 6 pent you've "borrow­ed" this week. NAYDENE MACK Aw, c'mon . . . quit tieklingll WENDY BROOKER Hey, G o • a • i - II NEIL ROWE But I wat just... jutt. . . eh ... well . . . SANDRA LOWE Once more, Erdmon . . . ond I'll kill you. DOUGLAS BIRREll Honest, I hove my homework here . . . somewhere. GREG FORSYTH 8argoinl) Motorcycle rides only 25c. BARBARA KRAUSE Hey. did you hear the one about . . .?? CHARLES PRICE How come you guys coll me Choi?? CATHY HEALY let me borrow your notes. Sandee. PATRICIA JOHNSTON Portez-vous, froncais? CLAYTON DICK Hey . . . somebody lend me lost night's homework. LINDSAY MATLOCK I'm early . . . It's only 2 minutes to nine! DAVID ERDMAN Who tied my shoelaces together? NORMAN QUAN Go scok your head - - Kastings. PATRICIA MAGRATH Me?? Me talking?? Never. ian mcpherson Greg, let's take Erdmon's shoes and . .. CAROL ROGERS Aw, Mr. Carlson —- do I hove to??? TERRY CRAIG let'* eat . . . I'm fomishedl MELVIN BURT Nolll You con't borrow my moth. SCOTT WHITELAW Well . . . good morning, fonslll JOHN LEBEAU Beans, only 10 points that gome. GAIL TYRRELL Heck, only 4 rolls of condy left. Pago Tw e lve G raduands CLARENCE RHODES toil worker in the five minute period. RUTH KASZAS "I con jump higher than you, Leroyl" JIM GURR "Hey you guys. wait for me I" PAT HILLMAN Well-liked ond a good typist. CRAIG PALMER "I only got 10? pcrcentl" DONNA PASKUSKI Always well-dressed ond calm. DOUG McMULLIN Is oltergic to work. RITA SLAWSON Looks ot the brighter side of life (boys). SANDY STEVENS Tolks to himself if no one will listen. ROBERT WHEELER Knows how to ovoid trouble. PEGGY SWAN Never o hoir out of place. GARY IVERSON Our shy-guy. LINDA PAYNE Her mind is on the "stronger sex". SHEILA MILROY Red hoir with a temper to match. DOUG SHEARER Strange and fascinating is his writing. SHERRY BEDWEll Quiet, friendly, ond well-liked. MIKE DWYER Mr. Harvey's best friend. DAVID FINDLAY Our faithful clots president. LESLIE RAE ALLISON A bright ond charming young lady. GILL COHEN "I hod to stop ond comb my hoirl" PAT WHEELER What would Room 31 do without her? PAT COGHLIN Alwoys willing to help out. KEN KOSHMAN We haven't heard much from him. PATSY HEALY Quiet, friendly and thoughtful. LEROY CONINE Quick with an excuse and a detention. GORDON WIBER "All right, who took my shorts?" NICK BOWES "Whodyo meon. get my hoir cut?" GERALD BROWN "But I did do my homework!" RITA NICHOLAS Alwoys lots of fun ond life of the doss. Page Thirteen KAREN BRISCOE Neot and witfy; also pretty. Bill KRAUSE "Mr. Carlton, may I borrow a longuogc f oxl book?" NORMA HARRIS Happy, bright and foil of insight. RANDY IARUE Randy is our dark, shy and quiet guy. TIM SPANOS Mr. Thornton's pet nickname "Speed". BYRON BARNARD A curly*headed druggist's delivery boy. BRENDA PETER