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Class of 1973 meets for 40th reunion

By the sound of the conversation, the Saint John High School graduating class of 1973 is not yet ready to go quietly into that dark night.

More than 50 members of the class met on Aug. 9 and 10, 2013 to renew old friendships and spark up new ones with three major events over the

two day period.

The organizing committee of Sandra (Barrett) Golding, Daphne (Baird) Wetmore, Gail (Perry) Richardson, Carol (Graham) Cunningham, Melissa

Todd, Wendy Smith, Gaye Kapkin, Meredith Greene, Terry Thorne and David Spragg had been meeting for more than a year leading up to the event,

getting help in various stages from John Pottle, Peter Olive and Virginia (Adcock) Brown.

The weekend got underway where the crew ended 40 years ago, in the hallowed halls of Saint John High. Joining the graduates on Friday night

were former teachers Jane Cushing, Janet Whitehead, Barry Snodgrass and Richard and Sandra Thorne. The grad picture was taken down and brought

First Row L-R Barb Suther land; Sandra Golding Bar rett, Wendy Smith; Wendy (Magee) Milton; Sandy MacDonald; Trenton Pomeroy; Diane Steeves; Gwen Dunlop; Vir -

ginia Adcock Second Row L-R: Judy (Hall) Wilson; Nadine Prince; Nancy (Logue) Brown; Carlita Hunter; Joanne Kee; Isabel Smith; Joanne Thompson: Joni Kincade; Kim Far-

rah: Cheryl (Chapman) Woodland; Marilyn Merritt Gray; Third Row L-R: Melissa Todd; Debbie Clark; Peter Hyslop; Berlee (Dunham) Penney; Kathy (Walters) Power ; Carol

(Graham)Cunningham; Blair Cormier; Daphne Baird Wetmore; Gaye Kapkin; Bazin Kern; John Kerrigan; David Taylor; Shelley McLeod; Peter Foss; Sally Davis; Susan Mac-

Mackin Guravich Fourth Row L-R: Meredith Greene; Gail (Per ry) Richardson; Alanna Baird; Frank Johnston; Frank Ervin; Terry Thorne; Henrik Tonning; John Pottle; Bob

Bean; Neil MacDonald; David Mitchell; David Spragg; Jeremy Frye; Chris Teed; Sue (Cheney) Watts.

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into the cafeteria and grads started arriving as early as 3 o’clock with Barb

Sutherland and Gwen Dunlop being among the first to be greeted by com-

mittee members. The talking levels hit some impressive levels as grads

from as far away as Austria (Thomas Henkes), Texas (Joni (Kincade)

Plomb) and western Canada (Reg Belyea, Sally (Davis) Karlinsky, Bob

Bean and Frank Ervin) joined with Maritime and other residents to get

caught up for the first time since the group’s 25th anniversary celebration.

While spouses mingled back in the lunchroom, the grads piled into

the Dennis Knibb Auditorium for a group picture.

The class of 1973 honoured the 14 members who had died since

graduation with a memorial that was displayed both at the school and the

Saturday evening venue, the Lily Lake Pavilion. Shortly after the reunion,

a 15th member, Tim Colwell, succumbed to cancer, the second loss the

class had suffered this year, along with Carol Rogers’ passing in April.

Saturday morning the group congregated at the Unitarian Universalists

Church of Saint John on Sandy Point Road for a breakfast and another

chance to chat. John Kerrigan used his skills to help members of the com-

mittee feed just under 50 including the Thornes and Frank Ervin, Sr. After

the breakfast, committee members broke away to the Lily Lake Pavilion to

do some last minute decorating and setup for the evening activity.

The dinner and dance featured former principal Dennis Knibb regal-

ing the class with memories of the class of 1973. With DJ Magic spinning

the tunes, the group danced well into the night with few keeping up with

our own Annie Oakley, Joanne Kee, lending her skills to the dance floor.

Before the sun set the grads gathered once again for a group shot out on

the beach.

Compliments abounded and some would rather meet sooner than

later. This group may end up gathering for a 45th rather than waiting for a

50th.

60th Reunion - SJHS Class of ‘54

Donald G. Mills (1954) writes concerning their 60th class reunion. “At this point, we have

only a few photos, as the principal photographer, with his lovely DSLR camera, discov-

ered to his horror that the memory card containing all the photos had decided to go on

vacation, and refused to give up the images. Several attempts were made by the person him-

self, plus a "real" photographer using different devices and software, to recover the data;

but no luck so far. …

Other than that, the weekend went smoothly, many acquaintances were renewed and memories

shared. A reception was held on the 18th at Mahogany Manor on Germain Street, which was

just excellent, and is highly recommended.

On the 19th we did a short tour of the school through the extreme kindness of Sherry

Golding, Vice Principal. To us, the school was almost beyond recognition with the massive

additions done since 1954. For Saturday evening, still the 19 , we had a grand dinner at

Shadow Lawn Inn. This was quite an adventure for many of us, as Shadow Lawn and

Rothesay were not part of our regular points of interest for visiting and certainly not dining.

If memory serves, there were no eating establishments in that area at all during our era, and

although Shadow Lawn was there, it was not a place for occasional dining. There was still

a working farm and dairy in "downtown" Rothesay.

Sunday morning saw us actively involved in the traditional church service at

Trinity, and an uplifting and inspirational message delivered by Rev. Dr. Ranall Ingalls, the

Priest and Rector. This was followed by a farewell luncheon in the Bennett Room, to

which the congregation was invited, and was most enjoyable, after which final good byes

were exchanged, along with a few addresses and phone numbers.

Our last get together was in 2004, being the 50th, and ten years ago. There were

quite a number of suggestions made that given our ages and state of our various constitu-

tions, waiting another ten years was not a great idea. There is discussion already that in

2019 we are going to do an encore performance. Doug Carson and Dave Shaw (North Caro-

lina and London, ON respectively) got it going, while Nedra (Sherwood) Logan, Don Mills

and Bob Phillips were the foot soldiers here in Saint John. Canada Post didn't make a nickel

off us, as basically everything was done electronically. It is amazing how well adapted we

became; but of course, we have lived with computers and more particularly the personal com-

puter and its offspring from the beginning.

So there you have it. Another momentous occasion which will live in many memo-

ries for years to come. Saint John High School - for the ages.

Class of 1985 Thirtieth Reunion

The date is July 25th with details to be

determined.

Facebook Group is SJHS Class of 85

1983

Graduates are invited to email

wendy.knox@tabufile.ca

SJHS Alumni News 2014 3 A Message from Principal Celinda Van Horne (2013- )

Thanks to the generous contributions from Alumni again this past school year, Saint John High School has been able to maintain our high expectations and standards for both staff and students. All of our students

have benefitted from the many initiatives you support each year. This past year was no ex-ception and some of the larger projects high-lighted below reflect this wide range of support. Our International Baccaluereate program has been sustainable in large part due to these do-nation. As economic strains pull on many of our students’ families and educational budgets con-tinue to decrease proportionally to our city’s population, demand for IB courses is still strong. However, costs related to IB continue to climb. We do not want financial need becoming a de-terrent to any of our students wishing to partici-pate, or currently enrolled, in IB. As many of you know the rigor associated with IB is of a high standard. For example, an-nually teachers of IB, our School Coordinator and the Principal are mandated to attend spe-cific professional learning according to an exter-nal schedule. Resources must also be updated

as curricula are rewritten and over the past school year focus was on the sciences. Thanks to the generosity of Alumni, science teachers from all three areas—physics, chemistry and biology—were able to participate, either online or in a face-to-face conference, in mandated professional training. The addition of a salt water aquarium has been particularly popular and has already served to enhance our students’ learning. Because of donations from Alumni we were able to meet these as well as other demands of IB and retain our accreditation. The area of skilled trades also benefited from your generosity through the ad-dition of a CNC Router. This computer-controlled machine can be used for cutting various hard materials, such as wood, composites, aluminum, steel, plastics, and foams. Coordinates are uploaded into the machine controller from a separate CAD program leading to the reduction of waste and frequency of errors, increased precision and less time required from our students to finish a product. Wireless controls that interface with a new score clock in our gym have been enjoyed by both our school and the outside community. SJHS is constantly used after hours and it is important that our facility maintains state of the art technology as a further way to showcase our Greyhounds in action to those outside our walls. Once again on behalf of our students and staff, thank you for your ongoing support. We truly couldn’t do it without you.

Students demonstrating some of the purchases made possible by Alumni Funding. Especially interesting are students using the computerized controllers guiding the new Router.

Several additional photos illustrate the same item and a new salt water aquarium. The editor is not certain if the lobster is named Brian! See page 8)

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SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date: November 26th, 2014

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Saint John High School Room 3 on the ground floor

All Alumni welcome including all former graduates, present and former teachers

A Message from Alumni President Bruce Grant

Alumni contributes $50,000 Towards School Projects

Thanks to the generous donations of Alumni your Alumni executive were able to offer funding of

$50,000 to various school projects in 2013. In the fall of 2013 the Alumni Executive met with Princi-

pal Celinda Van Horne who presented a detailed list of funding requests developed by the school's

administration. The request list totaled in the vicinity of $63,000.00. Rather than embark on a de-

tailed examination of every item on the "wish list", the Alumni Executive expressed confidence in

the school administration to manage the Alumni grant in the best interests of the students and

school. In addition, through the leadership of the Alumni Vice President, Dale Knox, a number of

interested Alumni contributed to a much needed upgrade to the score clock in the David Ring gym-

nasium.

After an absence of several years, it was very good news to hear that the

SJHS boy's Hockey team has been resurrected for the 2014/2015 season. Thanks

to the efforts of Coach Jeff Evans (Class of '86), staff liaison Michael Chiasson

and fundraiser extraordinaire Dale Knox (Class of '85) the long, storied tradition

of boy's hockey at SJHS is back on track. Try outs were held in early October

with a large turnout of hopefuls vying for the privilege of donning the Red &

Grey for the upcoming season. Many Alumni have fond memories of represent-

ing the Hounds on the ice over the years since boys hockey was first introduced

at the school about 1900. No doubt this year's crop of hockey Hounds will create

memories and friendships that they will carry with them long after their High

School hockey careers. So to those students fortunate to make this year's team:

wear those new red & grey jerseys with pride and keep the words of legendary

Coach John Wooden in mind as you begin the season: "Perform at your best

when your best is required. Your best is required each day". 1972 Boys Hockey Team

How to contact the Alumni News

Write to

Saint John High School Alumni Associ-

ation

170 Prince William St

Saint John NB E2L 2B7

Bruce Grant - gphlaw@nb.aibn.com

or Richard Thorne

rgthorne.thorne6@gmail.com

or

Paul Saulnier at SJHS website

http://www.sjhigh.ca

Faithful Contributors to the Alumni Fund

Over the past year from May 2013 to Oct 2014 the

Saint John High School Alumni fund has received

over $64,000. We gratefully recognize the following

donors:

Addison, Jane (Cummings), 1970, Park Forest, IL

Alderman, Michael, 1978, Georgetown, ON

Alexander, Jeannine (Tracy), 1950, Fredericton, NB

Allan, Pauline, 1936, Saint John, NB

Allan, Raymond, 1947, Saint John, NB

Allen, Joyce (Thomson), 1963, Mahone Bay, NS

Anderson, Dorothy (Thorne), 1938, White Rock,

NB

Andrews, Lorne, 1944, North York, ON

Andrews, Marion (Akerley), 1944, North York, ON

Anthony, Marjorie (Bonnell), 1940, Brampton, ON

Armstrong, David, Cornwall, ON (In memory of

Gordon Armstrong

Armstrong, Diane (Huestis), 1949, Virgil, ON

Armstrong, Dr. J. Richard, 1947, Virgil, ON

Arseneau, Andrea, 1987, Rothesay, NB

Arthurs, William, 1947, Ottawa, ON

Aske, Diana (Skinner), 1950, Rothesay, NB

Atkinson, Ann (Fraser), 1963, Toronto, ON

Bailey, Ruth (Windsor), 1940, Saint John, NB (In

memory of Shirley (Fulton) Sadler and Constance

(Gilliland) Allen, 1940)

Baird, Joey (Foss), 1968, Pocologan, NB

Baker, William, 1949, Berlin, NJ

Baldwin, David R., 1943, Mississauga, ON

Baldwin, Lynn (Gillies), 1982, London, ON

Bambury, William, 1949, Saint John, NB

Barrett, Sandra (Golding), 1973, Saint John, NB

Baxter, Gordon, 1962, Carleton Place, ON

Baxter, Noel “Chub”, 1945, Stoney Creek, ON

Beckingham, Gloria (Barr), 1948, Rothesay, NB (In

memory of Doug Beckingham 1946)

Behan, Helen (Grant), 1939, Toronto, ON

Bell, Donald, 1968, Westmount, QC

Belyea, Arthur, 1946, Halifax, NS

Belyea, Joan (Walton), 1948, Halifax, NS

Belyea, F. Joyce (Chase), 1946, Quispamsis, NB

Belyea, Paul, 1956, Moncton, NB

Bennett, John, 1983, Danville, CA

Bewick, Dr. John, 1943, Saint John, NB

Berbrayer, Nancy (Davis), 1970, Thornhill, ON

Biefer, Beryl (Beatteay), 1946, Ottawa, ON

Bird, D. Charles, 1960, Guelph, ON

Bishop, Jenny (Ovesen), 1947, Tiny, ON

Bishop, Norma (Hatfield), 1946, Rothesay, NB

Bishop, William J. 1950, Rothesay, NB

Blanchet, Paul, 1956, Fredericton, NB

Black, Faye (Haines), 1961, Saint John, NB

Black, John R. H., 1970, Barrington, IL

Blagrave, Dr. Mark, 1973, London, ON

Blok, Marijke, (Principal - 2008-2013), Saint John,

NB

Bloom, Phillip, 1974, Saint John, NB

Boniuk, Isabel (Tanzman), 1956, Clayton,

MO

Bloor, Carol (Short), 1975, Calgary, AB

Bourgeois, Patricia, 1957, Saint John, NB

Bower, Dr. Jeffrey, 1983, Saint John, NB

Boyle, Anna (Graham), 1944, Saint John, NB

Boyles, Harry, 1956, Rothesay, NB

Boyles, Norma (Staples), 1956, Rothesay,

NB

Brannen, John, 1950, Etobicoke, ON

Breen, John, 1975, Oakville, ON

Breithaupt, Myra (McKiel), 1950, Toronto,

ON

Brenton, Vaughn, 1948, Chilliwack, BC

Brien, Alfred, 1963, Saint John, NB

Brittain, Harry, 1957, Saint John, NB

Bromley, John D., 1940, West Vancouver,

BC

Brown, Cheryl (Fraser), 1984, Saint John,

NB

Brown, Gordon, 1983, Saint John, NB

Brown, Jean (Malcolm), 1956, Fredericton,

NB

Brown, Robert C., 1965, Burton, NB

Browne, Dr. Eric N.C., 1969, Pierrefonds,

QC

Browne, Mary (Crawford), 1938, Saint John,

NB

Bucklen, Mary (Boddington), 1946, Wythe-

ville, VA

Buckley, Shirley (Snow), 1945, Saint John,

NB

Buckley, Willard, 1959, Rothesay, NB

Burley, Suzanne (Bonnell), 1971, Frederic-

ton, NB

Burley, Wayne (1971), Fredericton, NB

Burpee, Anne (Lewell), 1959, Saint John, NB

Burpee, Richard, 1959, Saint John, NB

Burton, Sheila (Hutton), 1967, Mississauga,

ON

Caines, Ronald (1966), Riverview, NB

Cameron, H. Allen, 1965, Calgary, AB

Capson, Daryl, 1960, Bowmanville, ON

Capson, Ruth (Hamilton), 1960, Bowman-

ville, ON

Carscadden, Stuart, 1936, Bedford, NS

Carson, Douglas, 1954, Pittsboro, NC

Case, A. David, 1956, Rothesay, NB

Cavanagh, James, 1963, St. John’s, NL

Celeste, Christopher, 1983, Ward’s Creek,

NB

Chambers, Robert, 1954, Naples, FL

Cheesman, John, 1968, Toronto, ON

Chess, Margaret (Philpotts), 1945, London,

ON

Chipman, Peter, 1963, Delta, BC

Chisholm, Marjorie (Hamm), 1939, Rothe-

say, NB (In memory of William Carson,

1948, Jean Carson Lamb, 1939 and Virginia

(Lynch) Dunbrack, 1939)

Christie, Tom, 1976, Calgary, AB

Citren, Barry, 1969, Mississauga, ON

Clark-Ouellette, Margaret, 1970, Saint John, NB

Clarke, Dr. Margo (MacRae), 1967, Aldergrove,

BC

Clewley, Janis (Simon), 1965, Saint John, NB

Clifford, Frederick, 1966, Moncton, NB

Cogger, Nancy, 1977, Thornhill, ON

Cohen, Stanley, 1950, Chevy Chase, MD

Coleman, Robert, 1956, Cameron, ON

Cook, H. Frederick, 1958, Kingston, ON

Coons, Gloria (Meisner), 1943, Dawson Creek, BC

Corbett, Phyllis (Andrews), 1932, Pickering, ON

Cotton, Dianne (Parsons), 1965, Bathurst, NB

Covert, Mary Jane (Hartt), 1962, Halifax, NS

Craft, D. Edward, 1958, Dartmouth, NS

Craft, Kenneth, 1981, Saint John, NB

Craig, Jane (Izzard), 1968, Saint John, NB

Crammond, Marlene, 1975, Mill Village, NS

Crawford, Sheila (Thompson), 1964, Ste-Jean-Sur-

Richelieu, QC

Cromwell, Bernice (Yurco), 1959, Quispamsis, NB

Cromwell, Gene, 1968, Lisle, IL

Currie, Richard, 1955, Toronto, ON (In memory of

Ruth Morrell, teacher)

Cushing, Allison, 1967, Whitehorse, YK

Dagenais, Carolin (Browne), 1971, Beaconsfield,

QC

Danells, Carolyn (Gaunce), 1958, Saint John, NB

Davidson, Marianne (Pusch), 1961, Saint John, NB

Dawes, John, 1965, Regina, SK

Dearborn, Kitara (Logan), 1986, Hampton, NB

Destecher, Anne, 1974, Ottawa, ON

Dewar, Beatrice Mary-Lou (Fleming), 1953, Calga-

ry AB

Dimmitt, Margaret (Bewick), 1941, West Hartford,

CT

Doig, James F., 1942, Mahone Bay, NS

Dunbrack, Janet, 1963, Ottawa, ON

Duquesne, Gail (Ervin), 1975, Oromocto, NB

Drummie, Tom, 1948, St. Andrews, NB

Duval, Donald H., 1943, Fredericton, NB

Drury, Carole (Humphries), 1961, Fredericton, NB

Durrant, Phyllis (Warwick), 1935, Grand Bay-

Westfield, NB

Earle, Carolyn (MacCollum), 1955, Halifax, NS

Edgecombe, John, 1954, Halifax, NS

Elliott, James, 1936, Yakima, WA

Elliott, Dr. William Ord, 1948, Brighton, ON

Elliott, Myrna (Cameron), 1948, Toronto, ON

Ellis, Hartley, 1948, Lindsay, ON

Ellis, R. Warren, 1941, Rothesay, NB

Emmerson, Beryl (Cunningham), 1948, Saint John,

NB

Evans, Doris (Chisholm), 1956, Saint John, NB

Farkas, Donna (Patterson), 1956, Lethbridge, AB

Featherman, Sidney, 1965, Ottawa, ON

Fenwick, George, 1944, Parrsboro, NS

OUR GENEROUS DONORS ~ May 2013– Oct 2014

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NS

Harrison, T. Evans, 1952, Deep River, ON

Harrison, Richard S., 1959, Saint John, NB

Harrison, William D., 1954, Fairbanks, AK

Hartt, Thomas, 1966, Oakville, ON

Hawkins, Lynn, 1980, Saint John, NB

Hazen, Betty (Teed), 1954, Saint John, NB

Hazen, Ven. Harold, 1949, Saint John, NB

Heenan, Francis Lee, 1978, Saint John, NB

Henderson, Elizabeth (McCormack), 1955, To-

ronto, ON

Hochberger, Ellen (Freedman), 1952, Newton

Centre, MA

Holder, William C., 1955, South Casco, ME

Horton, E. Estelle (Hatfield), 1942, Gales Ferry,

CT

Howard, Alex, 1948, London, ON

Howatt, Pauline (Nice), 1948, Petitcodiac, NB

Howe, Lynda, 1963, Lakeside, NB

Hoyt, Carol (Ely), 1958, Edmonton, AB

Huestis, David, 1959, Saint John, NB

Hunter, Marion (Wiley), 1938, Teacher 1964-

1967, Calgary, NB

Hunter, Laurie, 1945, Ottawa, NB

Humphrey, Dr. Laurel, 1987, Saint John, NB

Hyslop, Peter, 1973, Hartland, NB

Ince, Shirley (Whipple), 1944, Vancouver, BC

Ingalls, Jean (Stanley), 1940, Grand Manan, NB

(In memory of Grenville ―Bumps‖ Stanley

1940)

Irving, John F., 1979, Saint John, NB

Irving, Margaret, 2013, Saint John, NB

Irving, Sandra (Ring), 1974, Saint John, NB

Irving, Suzanne (Farrer), 1952, Saint John, NB

James, Constance (March), 1941, North York,

ON

Jamieson, Bruce, 1964, Fredericton, NB

Jeffery, Dr. John, 1961, Hampton, NB

Jennings, Dr. Shawn, 1971, Rothesay, NB

Johnson, Dr. Stephen, 1982, Quispamsis, NB

Johnson, E. Douglas, 1980, South Freeport, ME

Johnston, Denise, 1972, Saint John, NB (In

memory of Cecil Johnston, 1938)

Johnston, Cecil, 1938, Saint John, NB

Johnston, Karen, 1967, Saint John, NB

Jones, W. Laurence, 1949, Mississauga, ON

Jones, Alan M., 2013, Saint John, NB

Josselyn, Eric, 1937, Saint John, NB

Josselyn, Norma (Wyatt), 1940, Saint John, NB

Keating, Brian, 1968, Plumweseep, NB

Kee, Joan (Hopkins), 1957, Wellington, ON

Kee, Robert, 1956, Wellington, ON

Kean, Jill (Burley), 1981, Victoria, BC

Kelly, David, 1966, Fredericton, NB

Kelly, Elaine (Warnock), 1957, Riverview, NB

Kern, Andrew, 1967, Vernon, BC

Kerr, Lucille (Calp), 1947, Halifax, NS

Kierstead, Douglas, 1961, Sherwood Park, AB

Kierstead, Lynn (Kierstead), 1960, Sherwood

Park, AB

Kierstead, Robert A., 1952, Saint John, NB

Kimball, Katherine (Magee), 1974, Rothesay,

NB

King, Thelma (Cameron), 1932, Saint John, NB

Kingston, G. Robert, 1946, Manotick, ON

Kirkpatrick, Kathleen (Murray), 1948, Saint

John, NB

Kneeshaw, Constance (Cameron), 1942, San-

dringham, Australia

Knibb, Dennis (Principal 1965-1992), Saint

John, NB

Knox, Dale, 1986, Saint John, NB

Knox, Parker, 1972, Delta, BC

Knox, Wendy (Carpenter), 1985, Saint John, NB

Kurol, Valmar, 1967, Montreal West, QC

Laskey, Donna (Wood), 1958, Upper Golden

Grove, NB

Ledingham, Robert, 1941, Ottawa, ON

Leefe, John, 1960, Liverpool, NS

Lees, Nancy (Jones), 1947, Scarborough, ON

Leonard, Barbara G., 1944, Dartmouth, NS

Lewis, Marshall, 1963, Pawleys Island, SC

Linton, Irene (Briggs), 1949, Lower Sackville,

NS

Lipsett, Frank, 1958, Woodstock, NB

Little, Dr. Donald, 1943, Wolfville, NS

Little, Elizabeth (Gilliland), 1944, Wolfville, NS

Livingstone, Patricia (Stephenson), 1954, Grand

Bay-Westfield, NB

Lively, Patricia (Herrington), 1973, Saint John,

NB

Logan, Nedra (Sherwood), 1954, Saint John, NB

Logan, Timothy, 1980, Quispamsis, NB

Lomax, Nancy (Ross), 1982, Pickering, ON (In

memory of Preston Ross (1940)

Lomax, Stephen, 1979, Pickering, ON

Lutes, Anne (Maxwell), 1972, Moncton, NB (In

memory of Beatrice (Atkins) Maxwell, 1943)

Macaulay, Dr. W. Donald, 1949, Fredericton,

NB

MacDonald, Edith (Robinson), 1952, Frederic-

ton, NB

MacFadyen, Elizabeth, 1963, Charlottetown, PEI

MacGowan, Bruce S., 1950, Toronto, ON

Mackie, Edward, 1947, Rothesay, NB

MacKnight, Dr. Christopher, 1984, Halifax, NS

MacMackin, Patti (Boyles), 1983, Quispamsis,

NB

MacMackin, Steve, 1979, Saint John, NB

MacMackin, William, 1983, Quispamsis, NB

MacLellan, Alex, 1966, Saint John, NB

MacRae, Dr. David, 1972, Lake Winnebago, MO

Mahaffey, Loretta (Lidstone), 1957, Fort Worth,

TX

Main, B. Jean (Johnson), 1953, Apohaqui, NB

Main, Betty L. (Thomson), 1944, Apohaqui, NB

Mallory-Wright, Sarah, 1983, Saint John, NB

Manning, Catherine (Sullivan), 1953, Saint John,

NB

Marks, Marlene (Knox), 1957 Orange Hill, NB

Marcus, Eleanor (Wilson), 1939, Victoria, BC

Martin, Lois (Farris), 1946, Saint John, NB

Martinco Ltd., Saint John, NB

Mastrianni, Leslie (Todd), 1966, Barre, VT

Fenwick, Lorraine (Curry), 1954, Kentville, NS

Ferris, Carol (Dow), 1956, Saint John, NB

Ferris, John, 1955, Saint John, NB

Fidler, Claire (Stephenson), 1956, London, ON (In

memory of sisters Nancy (Stephenson) Benn, 1950

and Helen Stephenson, 1956)

Fillmore, Peter, 1954, Halifax, NS

Finley, Marietta, Saint John, NB (In memory of Dr.

John Finley 1928)

Fischer, Phyllis (Brown), 1946, North York, ON

Flam, Sharon (Cohen), 1960, Montreal, QC

Flewelling, Jean (Watts), 1959, St. Andrews, NB

Flood, Hugh, 1946, Etobicoke, ON

Flower, Glenys, 1941, Perth-Andover, NB (In

memory of Gerald Flower, 1943)

Foster, Robert, 1965, Fosterville, NB

Fraser, Ruth (MacGowan), 1947, Halifax, NS

French, Sheila (Light), 1960, Saint John, NB

Furay, Agnes, 1944, Saint John, NB

Gabay, Dagmar (Teetsov), 1961, Vancouver, BC

Galbraith, Eleanor, 1943, Burnaby, BC (In memory

of Rose (Galbraith) Robin 1944)

Garland, Debbie (Teacher 1985-2011), Rothesay,

NB

Garland, Rev. Canon James, 1957, Scarborough, ON

Gaudet, Elizabeth (Morris), 1978, Charlottetown,

PEI (In memory of Shirley (Fulton) Sadler, 1940 and

Brian Stafford, Teacher, 1977-1998)

Gault, Murray, 1949, Saint John, NB

Gaunce, Andrew, 1983, Saint John, NB

Gaunce, Glenna (Henderson), 1953, Saint John, NB

Gaunce, Harry, 1952, Saint John, NB

Gaunce, Philip, 1980, Halifax, NS

Gee, Skana, 1986, Dartmouth, NS

Gibb, Robert, 1949, Saint John, NB

Gilbert, Pat (Leach), 1958, Rothesay, NB

Gillan, Mark, 1983, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB

Gillan, Ticket (Patstone), 1984, Grand Bay-

Westfield, NB

Givner, Eleanor (Elman), 1950, Halifax, NS

Glede, Debbie (Gallant), 1983, Ottawa, ON

Goguen, Nancy (Bishop), 1957, Calabasas, CA

Godfrey, Grant, 1964, Saint John, NB

Goldberg, Dr. Benjamin, 1945, London, ON

Golding, W. Hoyt, 1954, Saint John, NB

Goldsmith, Francine (Calp), 1952, Rothesay, NB

Graham, Dr. Judith, 1979, Sheet Harbour, NS

Grainger, Alberta (Ganong), 1965, Bedford, NS

Grabowy, Dr. Julie (McCormack), 1984, Kanata, ON

Grant, Bruce, 1987, Saint John, NB

Greene, Brenda (Wade), 1970, Saint John, NB

Greene, David, 1971, Saint John, NB

Gunter, Audrey (Watters), 1936, Saint John, NB

Hamilton, Douglas A., 1943, Saint John, NB (In

memory of brother Lloyd, 1944, and sisters Doris

Cudmore, 1939, and Audrey Gates, 1941)

Hamilton, Dr. H. Noel, 1941, Oakville, ON

Harbinson, Barry (Principal – 2003-2008), Saint

John, NB

Harbinson, Donna (Conley), 1966, Saint John, NB

Harcourt, Peggy (D‘Arcy), 1963, Oakville, ON

Harris, Edwin, 1950, Head of St. Margaret‘s Bay,

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Peer, Gerald, 1954, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB

Peer, Patricia (Barbour), 1955, Grand Bay-

Westfield, NB

Penny, Robert, 1948, Plaster Rock, NB

Pottle, Dr. Kent, 1976, Halifax, NS

Percy, Eleanor (Welsford), 1960, Hamilton, ON

Perry, Wayne, 1960, Toronto, ON

Phillips, Robert, 1954, Saint John, NB

Phillip, Pamela (Campbell), 1954, Vancouver,

BC (In memory of Nancy Fisher, 1954

Pipes, Carol, 1960, Dartmouth, NS

Popat, Saurabh, 1991, Toronto, ON

Price, Eleanor (Breen), 1937, Saint John, NB

Prince, Pamela, 1967, Perth Andover, NB (In

memory of Judge Harold Prince)

Pridham, Joyce (Wilson), 1941, Saint John, NB

Quail, Carol (Henderson), 1955, Navan, ON

Rae, Jill, 1968, Quispamsis, NB (In memory of

John Rae, 1930, Gretta (Rae) Williams, 1932

and Hilda Rae, 1941)

Raynes, Carol (Harris), 1947, Saint John, NB

Raynes, George, 1947, Saint John, NB

Redding, John, D., 1976, Dieppe, NB

Reid, Betty (MacDonald), 1952, Calgary, AB

Reid, David, 1972, Rothesay, NB

Reid, Margot (Ross), 1944, St. John‘s, NL

Reynolds, Marilyn (Titus), 1963, Robesonia,

PA

Rice, Jean (Izzard), 1939, Toronto, ON

Richards, Donna B. 1962, Halifax, NS

Richardson, Paul, Teacher, 1968-70, New Zea-

land

Richardson, Kay (Leach), 1954, Halifax, NS

Richardson, Wendy (McNaughton), 1969,

Western Shore, NS

Ricker, Marion (Eccles), 1951, London, ON

Ricketts, Harold, 1942, Surrey, BC

Riley, Dr. Jennifer, 1989, Claremont, ON

Rinehart, Shelley, 1981, Saint John, NB

Rising, Hugh, 1967, Toronto, ON

Rundle, Gwen (McLenaghan), 1950, Dart-

mouth, NS

Rockwell, Vance, 1960, Inverness, NS

Rodgers, Kevin, 1979, Stillwater Lake, NS

Rose, Betty (Rundle), 1969, Rothesay, NB

Rose, Ronald, 1966, Rothesay, NB

Ryan, Claire, 1987, Saint Lambert, QC

Ryan, Darlene (Arsenault), 1976, Fredericton,

NB

Sabean, Clara (Nelson), 1959, London, ON

Sadler, Barbara (Morris), 1976, London, ON

Sadler, Dr. Mark, 1971, Halifax, NS

Sadler, John, 1977, London, ON

Saunders, Dawn (Feero), 1972, Fredericton, NB

Savoy, Dr. Carolyn, 1965, Halifax, NS

Schell, Irene (Mersereau), 1950, Quispamsis,

NB

Scott, Robert, 1981, Saint John, NB

Scott, Robert M., 1955, Saint John, NB

Scott, Prof. Robert N., 1950, Fredericton, NB

Scott, Shelley (Finley), 1980, Saint John, NB

Scovil, Karen (Johnson), 1984, Oak Point, NB

Scovil, Scott, 1982, Oak Point, NB

Shanks, G. Donald, 1939, Dartmouth, NS

Shanks, Harold, 1941, Saint John, NB

Mawhinney, Matthew, 1976, Chance Harbour, NB

McAlary, David, 1948, Victoria, BC

McBrien, Donald, 1943, Saint John, NB

McDowell, Hugh, 1958, Nepean, ON

McDowell, Kenneth, 1968, Miramichi, NB

McGill, Charlotte, 1971, Riverport, NS

McKinney, John R. (1971), Fredericton, NB

McKnight, Paul, 1966, London, ON

McLellan, Judy (Parent), 1964, Rothesay, NB

McMaster, Peter, 1983, Saint John, NB

McLeod, Heather, 1963, Truro, NS

McMackin, Minte (Chase), 1950, Rothesay, NB

McPherson, Robert, 1939, Saint John, NB

McRae, Gerald, 1950, Saint John, NB

Meltzer, Stephen, 1978, Westmount, QC

Meredith, Barbara (Groves), 1960, Hinton, AB

Mersereau, Eileen (Gandy), 1941, Nepean, ON

Miles, Richard D., 1958, Hubbards, NS

Miller, Dr. J. David, 1971, Ottawa, ON

Miller, Joan (Walls), 1941, St. Martins North, NB

Mills, Donald, 1954, Saint John, NB

Milota, Louse (Hoffman), 1953, Kensington, CA

Mitchell, Allen, 1947, Ottawa, ON

Mitchell, Bradley, 1977, Saint John, NB

Mitchell, Clayton, 1988, Rothesay, NB

Morehouse, Dr. Rachel, 1975, Saint John, NB

Mott, Roberta (Baxter), 1947, Saint John, NB

Mouland, Gordon, 1967, Rothesay, NB (In memory

of Mary (Bate) Foster and Gladys Lorraine Quinn)

Mundee, Joyce (Hatfield), 1941, Saint John, NB

Munharvey, Kathleen (Fitzgerald), 1940, Gatineau,

QC

Murray, Jennifer (Noble), 1987, Saint John, NB

Murray, Marion (Thompson), 1950, Stouffville, ON

Murray, Scott, 1986, Saint John, NB

Nase, Ruth (Conley), 1963, Saint John, NB

Nazarali, Mustafa, 1985, Toronto, ON

Nicholson, John, 1959, Oakville, ON

Nicol, Mark, 1978, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB

Noseworthy, Natalie (Jones), 1941, Saint John, NB

O‘Dell, Margaret (Wheaton), 1949, Riverview, NB

O‘Dell, William, 1948, Riverview, NB

Oldfield, Beverley (Orchard), 1953, Saint John, NB

Oxley, Anne (Irving), 1988, Rothesay, NB

Palmer, David, (Teacher, 1967-68), Ankeny, IA

Palmer, David G., 1985, Sarnia, ON

Palmer, Philip, 1967, Ottawa, ON

Paquet, Dianne, 1981, Truro, NS

Parker, Phyllis (Abell), 1956, New Glasgow, NS

Parks, Elizabeth (Boyd), 1947, Saint John, NB

Parks, John D., 1948, Saint John, NB

Parlee, Marjorie (Melvin), 1955, Saint John, NB

Pattman, Kathy, 1971, Saint John, NB

Patrick, Marie (Beatteay), 1940, Fredericton, NB

Patterson, Marilyn (Wills), 1950, Kanata, ON

Patterson, Stephanie (Stears), 1974, Rothesay, NB

Paul, Brenda (Pattman), 1968, Surrey, BC

Pearson, Marilyn (Henderson), 1946, Renton, WA

Peer, Commander David, 1978, Hammonds Plains,

NS

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Shaw, Beatrice (Hall), 1944, Saint John, NB

Shaw, Professor David, 1954, London, ON

Shaw, David, 1962, Rothesay, NB

Shaw, Lynda (Beyea), 1965, Rothesay, NB

Sheehan, Marjorie (Buckley), 1939, Moncton,

NB

Shepherd, Norma (Andrew), 1939, Kelowna,

BC

Sherwood, Marion, 1943, Saint John, NB

Sinclair, George, 1946, Oakville, ON

Smith, Ann (MacCallum), 1957, Stouffville,

ON

Smith, Derek M., 1954, London, ON

Smith, Ernestine (Doherty), 1946, Saint John,

NB

Smith, G. Steven, 1970, Saint John, NB

Snodgrass, Barry, 1959 and Karen (Boyce)

Snodgrass, 1959, Saint John, NB (In memory

of Walter Glover, teacher 1970-1992)

Snow, Shirley (Williams), 1955, Fredericton,

NB

Somerville, Catherine (Vaughan), 1944, Saint

John, NB

Somerville, Graeme, 1943, Saint John, NB

Sorensen, Arlene (Carr), 1952, Crapaud, PEI

Spear, Russell, 1966, Dartmouth, NS

Spinney, Fred, 1942, Saint John, NB

Staples, Robert, 1954, Doylestown, PA

Staples, Iona (Griffin), 1954, Doylestown, PA

Steel, Mary Kay, 1958, Stella, ON

Stephansson, Mary Ann (Stackhouse), 1967,

Flin Flon, MB

Stephen, Noreen (Barlow), 1946, Saint John,

NB

Stephenson-Casey, Dr. Linda 1983, Grand Bay-

Westfield, NB

Stephenson, Margaret, 1953, Grand Bay-

Westfield, NB

Stephenson, Ted, 1952, Grand Bay-Westfield,

NB

Stevens, Eleanor (Ward), 1938, Lindsay, ON

Syroid, Nancy (Likely), 1965, New Maryland,

NB

Summerby, Norine (Wilson), 1944, Brockville,

ON

Swenson, Kathie, 1959, Halifax, NS

Tandon, Mona (Sachdeva), 1984, Gig Harbor,

WA

Tarn, Elizabeth Jane (Hazen), 1958, Frederic-

ton, NB

Taylor, Barbara (Barnes), 1955, Portugal Cove,

St. Phillips, NL

Taylor, Gail, 1965, Ottawa, ON

Teed, William H., 1971, Saint John, NB

Thompson, Jean (Speight), 1943, Saint John,

NB (In memory of sons, Dr. Elmer Thompson,

1969 and Maurice Thompson, 1974)

Thompson, Kate, 1999, Fredericton, NB

Thorne, David W., 1955, Okotoks, AB

Thorne, Richard (Teacher–Vice Principal 1970-

2000), Hampton, NB

Thorne, Sandra (Keirstead), 1963 (Teacher

1970-2000), Hampton, NB

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Thurston, Mary, 1943, Toronto, ON

Tilley, Dr. Carl, 1965, Saint John, NB

Titus, Lorne, 1950, Long Reach, NB

Todd, Melissa, 1973, Bedford, NS

Toole, Doris, 1954, Ottawa, ON

Totten, Constance (Parlee), 1938, Fredericton, NB

(In memory of Lloyd Totten, 1937)

Trecarten, Lew, 1949, Ottawa, ON

Trecarten, Norma (Shear), 1949, Ottawa, ON

Ventzek, Marilyn (McGrath), 1955, Saint John,

NB

Vincent, Dr. Merville O., 1947, Kelowna, BC

Wade, Deirdre, 1981, Rothesay, NB

Waite, Dr. Peter B., 1937, Halifax, NS

Waldron, Dr. Lita (Baines), 1972, Derby, UK

Wallace, Alfred, 1953, Rancho Mirage, CA

Ward, R. Dwight, 1974, Guelph, ON

Warnock, Brian, 1964, Wickenberg, AZ

Warnock, Carol (Montgomery), 1959, Priddis, AB

Warnock, Harris, 1957, Priddis, AB

Watters, Murray, 1959, Perth-Andover, NB

Waye, Thomas, 1966, Calgary, AB

Wayne, Elsie (Fairweather), 1949, Saint John, NB

Webb, Linda (Blanchet), 1970, Saint John, NB

Webb, Phillip, 1967, Saint John, NB

Webber, William, 1960, St. Catharines, ON

Webster, Donald, 1950, Kelowna, BC

Webster, Dr. Duncan, 1988, Quispamsis, NB

Webster, Joyce (Marshall), 1950, Kelowna, BC

Whitcomb, Ian, 1949, Saint John, NB

White, Shirley, 1954, Saint John, NB

Whitehead, Janet, 1956 (Teacher 1962-1995),

Saint John, NB

Williams, Neil, 1945, Regina, SK

Williamson, Beverley (Whitehead), 1955,

Gloucester, ON

Wilson, Carol (Smith), 1939, Saint John, NB

Wilson, Daryl, 1967, Saint John, NB

Wilson, Donna (Dickinson), 1956, Saint John, NB

Wilson, J. Patricia (Evans), 1955, Saint John, NB

Wilson, Paul A., 1953, Topsham, ME

Wilson, Sharon (Thomas), 1969, Saint John, NB

Winchester, J. Dawson, 1946, St. Thomas, ON

Withrow, Florence (Parker), 1942, Welland, ON

Wood, John A., 1965, Calgary, AB

Wood, Ronald C., 1959, Sussex, NB

Wright, Madeline (Kierstead), 1940, Ottawa, ON

(In memory of Wing Commander Malcolm

Wright)

Yeats, Maureen (Arsenault), 1967, Halifax, NS

Yeomans, Bernice (Hubley), 1947 Edmonton,

AB

Yeomans, Ted, 1949, Ottawa, ON

Yeomans, William, 1947, Edmonton, AB

Yurgo, Emilie, 1955, Saint John, NB

In addition to the generous donors listed

above, we wish to acknowledge the following

contributors:

Teed, Doyle, Saunders and Company, Char-

tered Accountants $1500.00

Carrie Emma Wilson Trust $3616.00

(represents one and one-half years interest)

Isles Foundation $1,000.00

Class of 1954 Reunion $346.37

Class of 1964 Reunion $3000.00

Class of 1973 Reunion $1141.90

Class of 1983 Reunion $1200.00

Class of 1987 Reunion $1360.00

In memory of Gavin Adams (2014), the follow-

ing donations were made:

Banks, Ruth, Long Reach, NB

Brittain, Heather White, Rothesay, NB

Irving, John K. F., 1979, Saint John, NB

Oxley, John, Rothesay, NB

Any Comments on

the left photo of the

“band” of rugby

fans on the left and

on the Pirates of

Penzance photos on

the right. There

must be a back story

or a memory or two

that would interest

many of our Alumni

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Streets, the higher grades were in the second building, next door to NBTe1's

West Saint John telephone exchange. A corridor connected the two build-

ings. Grades three and four and six and seven were combined classes with

Miss Owens. In grade eight, with Miss Samson, we learned geography. At

the back of the classroom were three sheets of connected slate blackboards.

A map of the world was inscribed into two of the black boards. At the start

of the school year countries, capital cities, major rivers, and major produce

were drawn on the map in multi-colored chalk. At the end of the year as the

teacher pointed to the bare map, you had to recite the information learned.

Grade nine was with Mr. MacFarlane, the principal, and Miss Crouse.

Mr. MacFarlane participated in a weekly School Broadcast over CHSJ radio,

located on Church Street in the city. He also conducted winter hockey games

with the grade nine boys on a city playground open rink on Lancaster Street,

near Guilford Street. The boys had to clean any accumulated snow off the

rink before the hockey game began. Christmas was always an exciting part of the year. Obtaining a tree and

trimming it. In grade eight, three of us boys were sent out into the wilds of

Lancaster to get a Christmas tree for the school. Most needed items and gifts

could be purchased on Rodney Street, with a few exceptions; but then there

was King Street (West). Emerson Brothers for hardware and TOYS,

Harned's and Ideal Store for cloth-

ing and shoes, Stout's Dry Goods

for fabric, many food stores, and of

course the Bank of Nova Scotia to

get some money from an account.

Loans were very hard to get in

those days. ...

Growing up in the World War

Two years was another story both

at home and at school. A few high-

lights remain in memory. Across the street from New Albert School was a

rocky area where we often played during recess, except when the bomber

school pilots brought their airplanes up from Pennfield the night before, and

practiced hitting the rock on a bombing run, with what was said to be cones

of flour or some sort of dye. Periodically, at night, the air raid siren on the

roof of the Community Theater would sound. An air raid warden would tap

on your window to tell those inside the building to "cover the window or

turn out the light". Our landlord who lived upstairs and owned the general

store next door, was a veteran of World War One, and an air raid warden. He

had a metal soldier's helmet with ARP (Air Raid Precautions) lettering, an

ARP arm band, and if needed, had a stirrup pump ready to use. A stirrup

pump was a hand operated vertical pump, much like an automobile tire

pump that fitted into a large metal bucket, with about fifteen feet of hose at-

tached to the end of the pump. It was designed for putting out small fires in

case of enemy attack during the war. Often during day or night we could

hear the navy vessels in the harbor with their shrill shrieks. We were told the

whistling was to call back the sailors before heading out into the Bay of Fun-

dy to hunt for foreign submarines.

Just around the corner on Winslow Street, near the back end of the Carleton

Curling club was an army barracks. Across the street behind Carleton United

Church was a sand lot and tennis courts. Often the soldiers would practice

grenade throwing on the sand lot. Sometimes some of us children would pes-

ter the soldiers for a ride in their Bren gun carriers, or to look at their guns,

or practice hand grenade throwing. We usually got chased away. Grenade

throwing practice might have been good training for shot-put games that lat-

er came into the school's sports program.

About once a month, during the war years, we had an air raid drill at

New Albert School, when we would all be herded into the basement. There,

instructions would be given, including how to put on a gas mask, and what

to do in case of an air raid. Gas masks were stored in the school basement

for all the pupils and teachers. During the simulated raid, the principal would

pin a piece of yellow chemical paper outside his office window, and if it de-

veloped red spots, he would call headquarters to indicate the presence of

Lorne Titus, faithful Alumni Member and Class of 1950 has writ-

ten a reminiscence of schools and wartime life from the perspective

of Carleton on the Lower West Side of Saint John. Space permitted

us to print most of this great article and we hope you enjoy what we

have selected

SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL FEEDER SCHOOLS

and GROWING UP IN CARLETON

West Saint John, commonly known as Carleton, had three feeder

schools, but only two fed Saint John High School. LaTour School on

Saint John Street which accommodated grades one to six, fed into

New Albert School on the corner of Duke and Watson Streets for

their grades seven, eight and nine. New Albert school accommodated

grades one through nine, nine being the first grade of high school in

the eleven year system, fed pupils to Saint John High School and

Saint John Vocational School. St. Patrick's School on City Line fed

into the two parochial high schools and Saint John Vocational

School. Saint John High School offered academic courses, preparing

for university entrance, or, so that

graduated pupils could be easily

retrained for managerial positions.

Saint John Vocational School of-

fered academic courses, high

school vocational courses which

lead to the trades, plus a few

Community College type courses

such as telecommunications, and

one year post graduate business

courses. During the World War Two years, Vocational School pro-

vided trades training for many of the armed forces personnel in the

evening following the departure of the day pupils. LaTour and New

Albert Schools have been torn down, and replaced with housing.

The focus will be primarily on Rodney Street where my family

lived for twenty-eight years, 1933 to 1961 and from 1941 to 1961,

summered at Ketepec where my parents built a cottage on the shores

of the Saint John River. Rodney Street runs for three and a half long

blocks from the rock cut on Lancaster Street, down a steep hill to the

flat land at Market Place, then a short section to the overpass walk-

way over the CPR railroad marshaling yard (now NB Southern Rail-

road), to an extremely long road and sidewalk to the Loyalist ferry

terminal and dock on Rodney wharf.

Carleton was a thriving town within the city. Rodney Street had

the second largest number of business establishments after King

Street. Starting near the rail yard overpass, on the odd-numbered

buildings, were a diner - a small town park - end of the street car west

line - grocery store - dry cleaning shop - retired monument manufac-

turer - curling rink - coal and wood yard - doctor's office - specialty

store -pharmacy on Ludlow Street corner - general store - shoe repair

shop. On the even-numbered buildings were the Seaman's Mission -

Board Room on Market Place corner where stevedores got their daily

working orders - Chinese laundry - barber shop -auto repair shop -

meat store - cartage company - plumber who worked from home.

Carleton had a good mix of establishments, and a large diversity of

people and working environments, including the winter port; a great

place in which to grow up.

Those pupils living in the odd-numbered houses went to New

Albert School, and those living in the even-numbered houses went to

La Tour School. Living in an odd-numbered house in the middle

block not far from Ludlow Street, I was sent to New Albert School.

New Albert School consisted of two buildings; the lower

grades were in the building on the corner of Duke and Watson

mustard gas. During the height of the war we were issued labels with a

string loop which we had to wear around our neck for some time. On it was

inscribed our name, home address, our mother's, father's, grandparent's

names, religion, and possibly a couple of other items. The information was

written in waterproof India ink. This was before blood typing was known,

but near the war's end, we were issued blood type cards, but not with the

RH Factor.

Each member of a family had a ration book, with predated coupons,

for meat, butter, sugar, tea and coffee. Gasoline and automobile tires were

also rationed. If you did not purchase a full pound of meat, you were given

a small round thick blue circular cardboard token about the size of a nickel,

for each quarter pound you did not buy. Housewives would save fat, and

turn it in to the local butcher and receive the equivalent price of meat,

which would have been about 15% a pound. Visiting a local bakery a cou-

ple of blocks away, while making a purchase for my mother, it was noted

that a couple of persons working in the bakery were almost frantic, trying to

account for a lost cup of sugar. It was rumored that inspectors could come

and search your premises or home and confiscate any illicit rationed food.

During the middle war years my father was a foreman at both the north end

and the east side shipyards. Due to his extra traveling, he got extra gasoline

and tire rations. Candy bars in the stores were in short supply, and did not

seem of good quality. Once, a piece of match stick was found in a chewy

bar. Excellent candy bars were available in ship canteens. Occasionally, the

sailors would give my father a few candy bars, which he would bring home.

They were a real treat.

At one point in the war my father asked if I would like to have a

brother for the duration of the war. He was a couple of years older and was

to be sent from Europe for safety. He never arrived and my father never

said much. Having read some WW II history magazines, there is the possi-

bility that a ship load of young people was sunk in the Gulf of Saint Law-

rence. Many ships in that area were sunk by submarines. However, near the

end of the war when in grade seven, I did get a sister. She was cute, lively,

and I immediately got a crash course on how to help tend and feed a

young one, quite a learning curve and responsibility, yet an enjoyable one.

She also attended New Albert School and Saint John High School, and

went on for a career in nursing. Unfortunately I left Saint John when she

was eight years old and missed a lot of her growing up.

New Albert School had a fine Army Cadet Corps under the direction

of Mr. Johnson, the manual training teacher. They had uniforms and rifles

for parade, and a bugle and drum band that used to march through the west

side streets after school while practicing or on parade.

At one point in the war the pupils participated in scrap drives, col-

lecting metal, used tires and paper, and brought them to the school for col-

lection by the city. After the war ended, across the street from the school,

near the Carleton Kirk Church, were wartime-built buildings in which re-

turning service personnel were given courses. Many fathers who had been

involved in war work had to readjust into different jobs, plus many return-

ing servicemen were looking for employment. ...

I was two weeks late coming into the world. They claim I opened

one eye, had a look, and went back to sleep. That may be why I was al-

ways pushing the line to get started, especially in the mornings. As a re-

sult, there was often a missed street car at the corner of Rodney Street and

Market Place, the end of the street car line. It was then a mad dash up and

over the railroad walkway overpass, and down the long road and sidewalk

to the ferry boat terminal which seemed to be at least a mile long. Bet the

run was done close to the four minute mile. My parents bought me a

weekly street car/bus pass, and each pupil living in West Saint John was

given a free annual ferry pass. The West Side Loop Bus connecting to the

street cars was more convenient than taking the ferry boat. A trip from the

lower West Side to the

foot of King Street in

the city by trolley or

ferry boat took about

twenty minutes. The

street cars really

bounced about on the

Douglas Avenue

stretch. The street cars

and later buses stopped

at the foot of King

Street in the city,

where most pupils

walked down Prince William Street to High School. Sometimes during

high spring freshet of the Saint John River, the water would rise outside

the western ferry terminal, making foot travel almost impossible during

high tide for a few days.

There were many different extra-curricular activities at Saint John

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Saint John High School Army Cadet Corps 1944

Saint John High School Chorus 1945

Fairville Street Car

SJHS Alumni News 2014 11High School. My first activity was the Chorus, directed by Mr. Seely. We

entered the annual Music Festival and made high marks. After a public con-

cert in the main auditorium, our family clergyman approached me the next

Sunday and said "see you at choir practice on Thursday evening at seven". I

sang in the Bass section, for the next few years, until leaving the city. My

second interest was in radio and electronics, having built a crystal set receiv-

er at age twelve. Mr. Flemming our Physics teacher, started up the Ham Ra-

dio Club, and arranged for us to attend the monthly meetings of the Loyalist

City Amateur Radio Club in the old NBTe1 building on Chipman Hill.

Thanks to his and other local hams interest and help, I was able to pass my

Federal Government examination, but it was after graduation, because you

had to be eighteen years of age to take the Oath of Secrecy; however, that did

not stop me from staying up late at night during high school years listening to

short wave and ham radio. Occasionally some of us boys would get a job

shoveling off sidewalk snow on Prince William Street in front of the school.

Then there were the annual plays put on in the auditorium and open to the

public. During a practice run of the lighting stage crew, Mr. Flemming, an-

other pupil and I wound up in a doctor's office on Charlotte Street getting

pieces of glass picked out of our faces and necks. Somehow the 110 volt pilot

light bulb on our outrigger electrical switching and dimming panel went

white then black then BAMMM and blew up. Somehow the system got fed

with 220 volts from the main auditorium electrical panel. In any case, there

were no serious injuries. In another play, a gunshot sound was needed, so

someone got a shot gun, took out all the pellets from the shell. It went off

with such a loud bang that even the audience jumped; but back stage, we

gasped as a flaming ball of wadding from the shell went skyward over the

cloth stage curtains. Out front we had a full house. Luckily, at 6’ maximum

height, the flame went out. Music and sports were also enjoyed by other pu-

pils.

For all grades including high school, parents had to purchase text

books at various designated stores, many being stationery stores on

Prince William Street. If books were kept in good condition, you could

often get half the original price on a resale the next year. Most of the text

books remained stable without being changed. It is said that the Algebra

text book remained unchanged for over fifty years. For writing in grades

one and two, slate boards about the size of current scribblers, and slate

pencils were used. At the first of the year the teacher would scratch paral-

lel lines on one side of the slate using the sharp point of a file. One side

was smooth for drawing and the other side was lined for printing. Small

wet sponges were used to erase markings from the slate. Later in grade

school we used Campfire note books.

When starting at Saint John High School, the classes were segregat-

ed into all girls or all boys classes. The teachers at Saint John High were

always helpful, especially as we neared matriculation examinations held

during the first week in July. Miss Dobson, my homeroom teacher had all

-girl classes who did well on matriculation examinations. In my grade

eleven home room with her, we were a mixed class of girls and boys. I

was the only one who wrote matriculation 4xaininations. During the days

between school end and the examinations, Miss Dobson coached me, es-

pecially in English. All ten provincial matriculation examinations were

passed, including a couple of squeakers.

There is a lot more history to be said about Carleton and those who

grew up and went to schools therein. It would be very interesting to read

about the experiences of pupils from other regions of Saint John and sur-

roundings and their feeder schools.

SJHS Grad Class of 1983 - 30th Reunion The Class of 1983 held its 30th Reunion in July. Alumni arrived from near and far - including Scotland and Afghanistan. 66 Grads

- plus guests - gathered for refreshments on the Marble Staircase before taking in some uptown landmarks. Subsequently, on be-

half of the Class of 1983, a $1200 donation was presented to the SJHS Alumni to assist the school with needed education-related

purchases for 2013/14. The reunion and donation were made possible by the generosity of a handful of Sponsors, whom we

thank. As a reminder, Mr. Knibb encourages all Grads to:

1) update contact information on the school website @ www.sjhigh.ca/alumni/directory - then browse '1983' and finally find

yourself... and

2) 2) join your class FB page at "Saint John High School Grad Class '83" - or search: facebook.com/groups/8786958549/. Note

many photos from the reunion are on the FB page. Take care. Andrew Gaunce

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move on. I would like to get into some oth-

er line of business. I’m not exactly sure

what, but I have a couple of ideas in mind.

Once you’ve been at something for ten

years, I feel it’s nice to go into something

else and make it successful.” Wayne is pic-

tured here with his real estate agent, Nora

McDonald Willis, Class of 1979.

Anthony “Tony” Hardt – class of 1980 –

is Executive Vice President of Center-

Beam’s North American Solution Centre in

Saint John. CenterBeam was recently ac-

quired by

EarthLink Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. Center-

Beam has its offices in a recently renovated

block on Prince William Street and em-

ploys 140 people. It provides remotely

managed IT services such as computer se-

curity and network management via the

internet. EarthLink is confident that more

jobs will be created. Anthony Hardt is

Chief Customer Officer and will continue

to work in Saint John.

Two SJHS Alumni To Be Inducted Into The New Brunswick Sports

Hall Of Fame In June, 2014

Gordon Clark, class of 1970, had an exciting career as a profession-

al Hockey Player. His classmate and president of the student council

1969-70, Lorne Richardson, writes from Ottawa where he is a pharma-

cist. “As a classmate of Gordie, Carol and Corey Clark, I remember a

family that contributed a great deal to our school. Carol was on Student

Council, Gordie was on the volleyball

and soccer teams and Gary did his

thing in Grade 8. We had the Saint

John Schooners, a Junior Team that

had to find games around the Mari-

times - there was not an official Junior

League. Oh, to have Gordie play for

Saint John High School. He went to

the University of New Hampshire, on

a basketball scholarship but impressed

the hockey couch with his ability

when he was on the ice before a team

practice. He went on to become an

All American and was drafted by the

Boston Bruins, and then had a stellar

career with the Maine Mariners. He is

now director of Player Personnel with the New York Rangers, after a

stint as assistant coach with the New York Islanders. Somebody told

me he also ran a restaurant in Portland, Maine.

I met Don Cherry, the Bruins Coach in the 1970’s, at Cherry’s Flagship

Restaurant in Hamilton in the 1980’s. When I told him that I was a

classmate of Gordie’s, he knew him as a player, and the tragic fire that

René Kayser Class of 1988—René

Kayser can most often be found sell-

ing fruit and veg and chatting amiably

to customers at the Saint John City

Market. However, although he loves

his day job, he has another great love

– that of great films. He recently set

up the 7th Art Film Society, which

held its first screening at the end of

March. This is not René ’s first ven-

ture into the world of classic films

though. In his first years at UNBSJ

back in the early 1990s he organized

the UNBSJ Film Society. As he said

“A lot of regulars came, the professors

and staff, and some of my good friends,” but his fellow students stayed

away in droves.

Nothing daunted, René went on to become one of the three hosts

for the Cable 10 television program, The 7th Art. He has set up film

festivals in both Saint John and in Ottawa. When he could not find a

venue, he would invite friends over to his apartment to watch whatever

he cared to show them. In order to attract Saint Johners to this new film

society, a Facebook page is in the works to let people know when all the

films will be screened, but the current plan is for most of them to be

shown at 7 pm on the last Sunday of the month at the Sanctuary Theatre

at 228 Germain Street, the former Germain Street Baptist Church.

“I do it,” René says, “For the love of cinema and spreading the experi-

ence of great films to people who might otherwise not see them. Sorry,

make that ‘interesting’ because they are not all great, but at least they

are all interesting and worth seeing”.

Fred Cook – graduate of 1958 embarks on Murder Mystery Ser ies,

featuring Bradley Jackson, amateur sleuth. “Death in a One-Room

School House” was published in June, 2013

– It is the first of a series of murder myster-

ies set in a mystical New Brunswick village

of Lambton, in the late 1950’s. Bradley

Jackson is a Portrait Photographer and ama-

teur sleuth who works with the RCMP

Criminal Investigation branch of J Division

in Fredericton. His approach is to avoid

motive and concentrate on method and op-

portunity in solving murders.

Fred Cook graduated from Saint John

High in 1958 and moved to Ottawa, where

he attended the Eastern Ontario Institute of

Technology and Carleton University. He

was employed by the Federal Government in the Computer Information

management field for thirty four years. He now lives in Kingston, On-

tario. His second book “Reunion with Murder” is set in Saint John High

School and was published in April, 2014.

Wayne MacFarlane – class of 1985 – is the owner of Cora’s Breakfast

and Lunch Restaurant in Brunswick Square in Saint John. He opened

the restaurant franchise in 2004 and now wishes to sell it. “It’s time to

Kevin Francis, CEO of Xerox

Canada (L) and Anthony

Hardt (R)

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struck his family in Saint John in 1978. The Clark family is a wonderful

example of the great families I grew up with in Saint John. We are all

proud to see Gordie elected to the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame

along with all of our sports heroes.”

Nancy Morrison – Class of 1979 had a dis-

tinguished career at Saint John High both as an

athlete and as a scholar. Only five foot two

inches in height, she was and exception mem-

ber of the girls basketball, softball and track

and field teams. She went on to take a degree

in Education at the University of New Bruns-

wick and became interested in basketball refer-

eeing. Encourage by Fran McHugh, she began

reffing basketball games in 1982 and also

moved into umpiring softball games. Over the

next thirty years, she became umpire in chief at

many national and international events, culmi-

nating in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

The highlight of her Olympic experience was umpiring the Semi-Final

game between the United States and Japan. She has been Athletics Direc-

tor of Kennebacasis High School in Rothesay for many years. Because of

a persistent knee injury from her teenage years, she has scaled sown the

number of games she referees. She was inducted into the New Brunswick

Sports Hall of Fame in June, 2014.

Tara Macintyre-Olsen – Class of 1990 was inducted into the Saint

John Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. She

was a member of Dalhousie University

Volleyball team for three years winning

the Atlantic University Sport Confer-

ence Championship all three years. She

was then selected for the senior Canadi-

an National team and trained in Winni-

peg. In 1995 the team won Bronze at

the Pan American Games in Argentina.

She served as an alternate for the Canadian

Olympic Team in 1996. She was inducted into

the N.B. Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

Bruce Capson – class of 1964, is chairman of

the board of trustees of the Lord Beaverbrook

Rink in Saint John. He is asking City Council to

upgrade the sprinkler system and fire exits in the

Lord Beaverbrook rink, which was built in 1960.

The cost is 227,000 dollars.

Dr. Dana Hanson – class of 1966, received the Order of Canada in

May, 2013 for his leadership role in the medical profession. He was presi-

dent of the Canadian Medical

Association in 2002 and 2003,

and helped establish the Centre

for Physical health and Well

Being, which provides educa-

tion, research and coordination

in this area. Later, he became

president of the World Medical

Associations and traveled ex-

tensively providing guidance on patient rights and medical ethics. Dr. Da-

na Hanson is a Dermatologist and lives in Fredericton.

Julie Dickson – class of 1975 – is ranked by MacLean’s Magazine as

one of the top ten most powerful

people from all walks of life across

Canada. She places ninth, right be-

hind Justin Trudeau, leader of the

Liberal Party. Julie is Superinten-

dent of Financial Institutions for the

Government of Canada and has a

staff of more than five hundred

which supervises and regulates 431 banks and insurers, as well as 1396

registered private pension plans. She has held this position since July,

2007 and will finish her term in July, 2014. Her biggest challenge came in

2007 when global financial systems began to crumble with the collapse of

the real estate markets. Her resolve to sustain Canadian banks and the fed-

eral government’s stimulus program kept the Country’s finances stable.

Dale Knox – class of 1986 – Master Fund Raiser

Dale was president of the student council in his graduation year. Later he

married Wendy Carpenter who had been president of the student council in

1985. He took over the Carpenter family firm,

Tabufile and increased its performance consid-

erably. As a volunteer fund raiser he has been

chair of the Saint John YMCA capital campaign

to build the twenty million dollar centre in Cres-

cent Valley. Recently he announced a

$5,200,000 grant from the federal government

and a $4,000,000 grant from the provincial gov-

ernment. As vice-president of the Saint John

High Alumni Association, he has been instru-

mental in raising money for a number of school projects such as the new

score clock in the gym and the Boy’s Hockey team.

Dale Peters – Class of 1969 – volunteer with the elementary literacy

friends ELF programs. After more than thirty years as a middle school

teacher in Saint John, Dale Peters, now retired, knows how hard it is to

compete for youngsters’ attention with the

bright flashing screens of electronic games

and television. So he’s heading back into the

classrooms armed with old fashioned printed

books to create a love of reading in the hearts

and minds of grade two students who are

struggling with the written word. He’s a vol-

unteer with ELF – Elementary Literacy

Friends – which is dedicated to catching and

correcting literacy problems early in children

before they become a lifelong handicap. The program trains volunteer

adult tutors to work with grade two students two hours a week for ten

weeks. It is proving successful throughout the province in forty six

schools. New Brunswick has the lowest literacy rate of the ten provinces

in Canada. Dale Peters is married to the renowned painter Lynn

(Wigginton) Peters (class of 1970).

T. S. Simms and Company closes Brush Manufacture in the fall of 2013

The company has been manufacturing paint applicators in Saint John since

1872 when the Brush Company was founded by Maine entrepreneur

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Greg Hemmings Class of 1995 – is pro-

ducing films of national significance.

Greg has founded a Saint John based com-

pany Hemmings House Pictures. He re-

cently created a documentary film on John

Peters Humphrey with veteran CBC

broadcaster Christine McLean. Entitled

“The Boy who was Bullied”, the film has

been aired on CBC TV and features

Humphrey’s childhood and the culmina-

tion of his life in writing the United Na-

tions Universal Declaration of Human

Rights in the late 1940’s. He had lost his

parents to cancer at a young age in Hamp-

ton, NB and subsequently lost an arm in a

fire accident. He faced bulling at school,

overcame it and became a lawyer, gaining

international fame.

Hemmings has also been busy recently in

Halifax producing a series documenting

the transformation of everyday individuals

into mixed martial arts athletes. Entitled

“Cubicle to the Cage”, the documentary

traces the progress of volunteers to Ultimate fighting Championship Pro-

motion. 260 men and women originally tried out for the year of free in-

tensive training. They dwindled down to a final 10, as the documentary

series progressed. “I might not be a huge fan of Ultimate Fighting. My

passion is awesome storytelling and

interesting people, which we’ve got in

this series”.

Caleb Jones – Class of 2009, wins

Bronze in the men’s Javelin throw at

the 2013 Canadian track and field

championships in Moncton, NB.

Alex Coffin, Class of 1986, has become head coach of the St. Thomas

University track and field and cross-country

program. A stand out cross country and

track and field athlete during his high

school years Coffin went on to become a

successful marathon runner, having won the

Saint John Marathon by the Sea race seven

times. He wishes to continue his connec-

tion with the Saint John Track Club.

Eric McCumber – class of 1972 – paddled his canoe through history

down the St. John River in 2013.

Eric Mccumber has lived on the St. John River most of his life and has

his ancestral home in

Long Reach. To com-

memorate the war of

1812 he decided to trace

the grand communica-

tions route some 460 kil-

ometers long from the

St. Lawrence to Saint

Thomas Stockwell Simms. It has been a family company for four genera-

tions. Thomas Simms, the present owner, graduated from Saint John High

in 1960, as president of the student council.

His younger brother, Richard Simms (class

of 1963) was for a time a director of the

company, but is now an independent busi-

nessman in Oakville, Ontario. The young-

est of the brothers, Gordon Simms (class of

1965) lives in Saint John. The plant on

Bridge Road close to Reversing Falls, now

named Simms Corner, became a national

company with offices in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. It expand-

ed from brushes into rollers, brooms and paint trays, importing bristle from

China. Eventually the Chinese took over manufacture with cheaper labour

costs. From its peak in the 1960’s of over two hundred employees, Simms

brush dropped to sixty when it ceased operations in November 2013. The

company’s head office remains in Saint John, but the building has been pur-

chased by J.D. Irving and demolished in February 2014. The site is now a

large parking lot for the nearby Irving Pulp Mill.

Maryanne Lewell (class of 1993) is both a History teacher at Saint John

High and a P.H.D. Candidate at UNBSJ. Last November she achieved one

of her ambitions by appearing twice on the US television show ‘Jeopardy’.

She travelled to Culver City, California as the first ever Canadian participant

in the Jeopardy Teachers Tournament. While she didn’t win she placed an

impressive third, only a single dollar behind the second place contestant.

The show’s producers were sufficiently impressed that they called her back

for a second show. “It was definitely a bucket list moment for me. It’s

something I’ve wanted to do for such a long time”.

Saint John High Alumni are benefactors in restoration of the King’s

Square Bandstand.

Richard Currie (1955) and John Irving (1979) unveiled the impressively

restored bandstand in King’s Square in July, 2013, as the St. Mary’s band

performed the first live concert in twenty years. Total cost was in excess of

100,000 dollars to renovate the structure built in 1908. Mayor Mel Norton

(class of 1992) thanked Richard Currie and John Irving for their generosity,

describing them as modern day “Renaissance Men”.

John. For thousands of years it was a water highway used by both Mic-

maq and Maliseat tribes who paddled and portaged it from the Bay of Fun-

dy to the south shore of the St. Lawrence in all seasons. The French used

the route in the winter when the St. Lawrence was frozen to keep contact

between the Quebec settlements and their Atlantic fortifications in Louis-

bourg and Port Royal. Later the British built forts around Saint John’s

harbour and had garrisons and blockhouses along the route to protect it

first from the French and later the Americans. “This was the only way to

get messages back and forth during the wintertime to Mother England”

and Eric McCumber. When the Americans declared war in 1812, the

104th regiment headed on foot from Fredericton to Kingston, Ontario to

protect Upper Canada in the winter. “I thought what a wonderful was to

celebrate the route by paddling down the river and to recognize the beauty

of it.” With his wife, Kim McCumber, Eric set out from Fort Ingall in

Quebec in June, 2013 and paddled and portaged through the Madawaska

River to Edmundston. From there they paddled to Grand falls, Portaged

round the falls and enjoyed a ceremony with the Tobique first Nation. Fi-

nally after portaging around Reversing Falls, they reached Saint John on

July 20, 2013. “The scenery was beautiful. Hardly a day went by that we

didn’t spot eagles.”

Dr. Isabel Smith, Class of 1973 was mentioned

in the Telegraph Journal in April 2014. "…The

Honourable Dr. Leona Aglukkaq, the former

Federal Minister of Health, announced funding

for research that aims to help the parents and

children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disor-

der (ASD). This funding was awarded under the

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Partnerships for Health System Improvement

(PHSI) program, which supports teams of re-

searchers and decision makers interested in con-

ducting applied and policy-relevant health sys-

tems and services research that responds to the

needs of health care decision makers and

strengthens our health system.” Among the

members of this research team is Dr. Isabel

Smith who is a Psychologist at the IWK Chil-

dren’s Hospital in Halifax, NS."

Barry Snodgrass (class of 1959 and teacher 1967-1996) honoured on

May 31, 2014. Barry went to teachers College after graduation and came

back to Saint John High in

1967 as a teacher of Mathe-

matics. In the 1980’s he be-

came a guidance counsellor

and retired in 1996. Early on

he took lessons in the pipe or-

gan at vocational school and

came to enjoy it more than the

electronic keyboard. “I can

feel exhilarated or very clamed

because there’s quite a range

of sounds. It’s almost like a

symphony at one keyboard.”

He began as church organist at

St. Columba Presbyterian in

Saint John West, in 1964, went on to Lancaster United Church, then to

Germain Street Baptist, finally to Portland United Church in 1990. He has

played with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and served at countless wed-

dings and funerals. Now, after fifty years of musicianship, including sing-

ing In glorious baritone, Barry was honoured at a special reception at Port-

land United Church on Saturday May 31, 2014.

Grant Ferguson – class of 1979 - becomes president of Michelin Tire

Company’s Canadian Division. After a distinguished career at Saint

John High as Student Council President, Grant

went on to take science and engineering de-

grees at Mount Allison and TUNS (Technical

University of Nova Scotia). In 1985 he joined

Michelin Canada and served in Nova Scotia,

the United States and France. In 2008 he be-

came general manager of the Michelin Plant in

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has now become

president of Michelin North America operating

eighteen plants and employing over twenty two

thousand people. He believes the fact that he

has risen through the company’s ranks for

twenty eight years puts him in good stead to

lead the Canadian Division.

Richard Currie (Class of 1955) was honoured as Chancellor Emeritus of

the University of New Bruns-

wick in Sept. 2013. During

his ten year tenure at the po-

sition of Chancellor, he do-

nated millions of dollars to

the University in scholarships

and in building the twenty

million dollar athletic centre

in Fredericton. With Richard

Currie are L-R Iona (Griffin)

Staples and Robert Staples

(Both Class of 1954) and

Earle Wood (Class of 1955)

and his wife Anne Morrison

(Class of 1957)

Rachael Abrams (Class of 2013) wore her grandmother ’s white grad-

uation dress to continue the tradition of “white dresses” which is dated

back at least to 1871. Rachael’s grandmother, Annetta (Stackhouse)

Abrams graduated in 1947 and has stored the dress since then in a camphor

wood chest her late husband brought back from China for her.

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16 SJHS Alumni News 2014

OBITUARIES

The following deaths of Alumni members have been re-ported to us and the news of their passing is of interest both to the community and to fellow graduates

Class of 1930 Sullivan, Helen (Mullen) died 1 Jun 2013, Plymouth, MA Warwick, William died 23 Aug 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1931 Goldstein, Lillian (Meltzer) died 21 Jun 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1933 Coleman, Audrey (Gray) died 11 Jan 2014, Petitcodiac, NB Hargrove, George died 30 Jun 2014, Sussex, NB

Class of 1935 Chahley, Marjorie (Darling) died Sep 2014 Taylor, Nina (Boyd) died 29 Jun 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1936 Osborne, Beatrice (Summerville) died 21 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB Redding, Malcolm died 22 Nov 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1937 Fudge, Ralph died 3 Aug 2014, Saint John, NB Lamb, Rhena (Buckely) died 28 Dec 2013, Toronto, ON Martin, Doris (Calvin) died 7 May, 2013, Saint John, NB Seely, Phyllis (Clark) died 3 Jul 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1938 Johnston, Cecil died 10 Nov 2013, Saint John, NB Whipple, Ramona (Ferguson) died 7 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1939 Brewer, Edith “Timmy” (Tapley) died 3 Oct 2013, Saint John, N.B. Carver, Arthur Lloyd (Rev) died 17 Feb 2014, St. Thomas, ON McPherson, Robert Bruce (Maj) died 17 Oct 2014, Saint John, NB Ryder, Everett Arnold died 24 Feb 2014, Moncton, NB Sweeney, Audrey (Turner) died 16 Feb 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1940 Allen, Constance (Gilliland) died Jun 2014, Saint John, NB Feltus, Alice (MacKenzie) died 29 Jul 2014, Saint John, NB Garrett, Robert died 22 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB Giggey, Constance (Brown) died 12 Dec 2013, Saint John Gray, Muriel (Weatherhead) 23 Nov, 2013, Ottawa, ON Sadler, Shirley (Fulton) died 24 Oct 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1941 Beesley, Joseph Ralph (Dr.) died 2 Apr, 2014, Pinehurst, NC Brown, Norma (Foster) died 18 Dec 2013, Saint John, NB Ellis, R. Warren died 30 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Kincade, Murray died 10 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Mawhinney, Lloyd died 8 Jun, 2014, Saint John, NB McLean, Marilyn (Marr) died 3 Jun 2014, Toronto, ON

Murray, Stuart (Commander,RCN) died 30 Jul 2013, Naniamo, BC Rae, F. Hilda died 10 Jul 2014, Saint John, NB Smith, Mary Aileen “Sandy” (Somerville) died 22 Apr 2013, St. An-drew’s, NB Tilley, Frederick “Ted” died 18 Nov, 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1942 Cameron, Robert “Bob” died 6Jan 2014, Stratford, ON Kingston, Constance (Smith) died 18 Sep 2014, Saint John, NB Lawson, Earle died 2 Oct 2012, Oakville ON Richardson, Ruth (Cox) died 27 Jun 2013, Bradford, MA Stewart, Frances (Tennant) died 17 Dec 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1943 Foster, Mary (Bate) died 12 Dec 2013, Saint John, NB Hamilton, Douglas died 13 Feb 2014, Saint John, NB Hebron, Eleanor (Smith) died 29 Nov 2012

Class of 1944 Bernstein, Mortimer died 28 Sep 2013, Toronto, ON Eldridge, Theresa (MacEachen) died 16 Mar 2014, Saint John, NB Magnusson, Everett died 1 Jan 2013 Morrison, George (Rev) died 22 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Somerville, Catherine (Vaughn) died 6 Sep 2014, Saint John, NB Walls, Nancy (Munro) died 10 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Wills, Roy (Dr.) died 2 Aug 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1945 Day, Bette (Knox) died 29 Apr 2014 Saint John, NB Hannah, Patricia W. (Ingram) died 7 Jul 2014, Saint John, NB Hannah, Rodney died 24 Aug 2013, Saint John, NB Izzard, Jack died 12 Jun 2014 Saint John, NB Langmaid, Margaret Ann (Bate) died 24 Feb 2014, Saint John, NB Neal, Robert L. died 20 Apr 2013, Saint John, NB Watson, Elwood died 30 Dec 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1946 Chittick, Myrna (Bustin) 4 Jun 2013, Norton, NB Colwell, Phyllis (Pearce) died 31 Mar 2014, Saint John, NB Cunningham, Gladys (Harrington) 25 Oct 2013, Toronto, ON Ferguson, John Malcolm “Mac” died10 Jun 2014, Saint John, NB Hubbard, Francena (Estabrooks) died 14 Nov 2013, Moncton, NB Kennedy, N. George died 1Oct 2014 Kincardine, ON MacNutt, Murray died 11 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Montgomery, Jack died 21 April, 2014 Saint John, NB Simpson, Richard died 4 Feb 2014, Sussex, NB

Class of 1947 Donkin, Ralph, died 1 Dec, 2013, Moncton, NB Healy, Rachael (McLean) d. 19 Mar 2010 Vancouver, BC Hall, Joan (Hunter) died 9 Jul 2014, Wolfville, NS Moffatt, Joan 24 Apr 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1948 Briggs, Margaret (Watts) died 1 Dec 2013, Saint John, NB Carson, William R. died 26 Aug 2013, Saint John, NB (former Alumni Director)

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Class of 1949

Dexter, Janice (Brown) died 13 Jun 2014, Saint John, NB Henderson, Bernadine (Smith) died 26 Aug 2013 Fredericton, NB Stackhouse, June (Warinc) died 4 Nov 2013, Montreal, QC Worsfold, Norma (Ward) died 6 Jan 2014, Grapevine, TX

Class of 1950 Collins, Kathleen Alma died 10 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB Cronk, Robert William died 23 May 2013, Dartmouth, NS McLeese, Ruth (Dr.) died 4 Jul 2013, Hampton, NB

Class of 1953 McFarlane, Emily (Frame) died 19 Jul 2013, Kingston, NB Verspyck, Patricia (Hazen) died 7 Apr 2014, Newburyport, MA

Class of 1954 Fisher, Nancy died 3 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1957 Gregory, Frances (MacCollum) died 30 jan 2014, Richmond, VA Kelly, Elaine (Warnock) died 26 Dec 2013, Moncton, NB Smith, V. Ann (MacCallum) died 7 Feb 2014 Stouffville, ON

Class of 1958 Webster, Russell (Dr.) died 11 Aug 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1959 Lee, Frances (Ross) died 20 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1960 MacLeod, Arthur Wilberforce “Wilber” (QC) died 1 Aug 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1961 Prince, Harold Lynn died 18 Jun 2014 Saint John, NB

Class of 1963 Vye, Edgar died 22 Nov 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1964 Heimstad, Joan died 8 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1966 Barnes, P. Tyler died 26 Jul 2013, Kamloops, BC

Class of 1967 Curran, Gary died 29 Sep 2013, Ottawa, ON

Class of 1970 Priest, John died 22 Jan 2013, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Class of 1971 Foss, Geoffrey died 10 Jun 2013, Saint John, NB Howe, Robert died 30 Dec 2013, Welsford, NB

Class of 1973 Colwell, Timothy died 13 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1977 Flood, Henry died 25 May 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1978

Rogers, Kathy died 17 July 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 1980 Green, Beverly died 15 Feb 2014, Ottawa, ON

Class of 1982 Hayward, Paul died 6 Jul 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1988 Crawford, Scott William “Crow” died 12 Apr 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 1993 Crossman, Stacey Lynn died on October 30, 2014, Saint John, NB

Class of 2004 Flecknell, Christopher died 4 Sep 2013, Saint John, NB

Class of 2010 Vlamdkis, Mario died Oct 2013, Saint John, NB

Future Graduating Class of 2014 Adams, Gavin died Dec 2013, Saint John, NB Cormier, Genevieve “Genna” Fall 2013, Saint John, NB

Deaths of Faculty Members

Walter Glover – Math Teacher 1970 – 1992 Vice Principal Walter

Glover came to Saint John High in September 1970 from Northern New Brunswick where he had grown up. He was a gentle and effec-tive teacher of Mathematics for twenty two years, moving to position of Vice Principal in September 1979 with the retirement of Donald Laidlaw. Walter adjusted to the computer age with enthusiasm and took over the annual organization of the timetable efficiently. He died on July 28, 2013

Edmund Skiffington – Phys Ed Teacher 1951- 1954 Ed Skiffing-

ton grew up in Massachusetts and served in the US Navy in World War Two. He graduated from Springfield College in 1951 with a Master’s degree in Physical Education and moved to Saint John to become teacher and coach of most boys sports teams. He later be-came head of athletics at Moncton High School until retirement in 1984. He was inducted into the NB Sports Hall of Fame, and volun-teered for many activities in Moncton, where he died on March 24, 2014.

Harold Northrup – English Teacher and Head of English. Harold

grew up in Saint John and graduated from St. Malachy’s High School. He taught English at Saint John High School from 1967-1969 and then moved to the newly opened Millidgeville North High School. He returned to Saint John High School in 1978 and retired in 1983. Harold died on January 10, 2014.

Brian Stafford – History and Social Studies teacher, badminton

coach. Brian grew up in East Saint John and graduated from Si-monds Regional High School in 1964. He taught at St. Peters School and came to Saint John High School in 1977. He had a distinguished coaching career in badminton and retired in 1998 for health reasons. Brian died July 28, 2014 in Saint John.

male engineering professor in their history. After specializing in the

river ice she travelled extensively in northern Canada and was even

asked by the Russian Government to go to Siberia to consult on ice jams

and flooding in that country, which she did. Faye has just accepted a

buy out from the university and will be retiring next summer as age 56

and will be returning to N.B. Faye has also written 6 books (one a nov-

el) along with 5 other short writings and all have been published and

available from Amazon.ca under the name of Faye Hicks.

Our youngest son graduated from Riverview High School and

then graduated from U.N.B. Fredericton with a Physics degree. He also

studied Astrophysics at the University of Victoria, B.C. After a stint

with Telstar and the space program in Ottawa, he moved to Calgary Al-

berta and was V.P. of research with Virtual Enterprises. Fred has since

moved back to Moncton, N.B. and is currently V.P. of Technology

working for Agora there.

Bill Yeomans

Edmonton, AB

Parker Knox – class of 1972, Sent a br ief note from Delta, BC. “I am

always pleased to read the latest issue of the Alumni News. Glad to hear

that past Principal Knibb is still engaged. What a

thrill I had when I visited Saint John last summer. I

drove past Saint John High and brought back many

fond memories.” Parker then sent a longer note

which follows

From Parker Knox in Vancouver

I was just reading the latest issue of the Saint John

High School Alumni News and saw you name there

hoping you were my past history teacher… My

home room teacher I think then was Miss Cochrane

and I was very involved in the Room 3 Productions

with Andrew Garrod. I was the little guy who

played Puck in Midsummer's Night Dream-and my

sister Phyllis Knox (Backs) now resides in Ottawa and continues to be a

Master Soprano for many national events. I ended up studying German

and Russian Linguistics at UNB -even finished a Masters there and then

another Master’s degree from University of Freiburg, Germany. After that I

returned home and got married to my great bride of now, 36 1/2 years-

Diana! I met her in my Linguistic classes at UNB and we then moved to

Ottawa. I didn't like the "Simultaneous Translation" field so I joined Royal

Bank in Ottawa and worked in multiple branches including a Regional

Manager of RBC in Ontario I continued my career in Head Office Montre-

al as a Senior Leadership Training Specialist. I then assumed other roles in

Head Office Toronto, ending my 22 years with RBC as Senior Field Pro-

ject Manager, Team Effectiveness. Finally I opened up my own

"Leadership" Training & Consulting Firm, Parker Knox Consultants Inc.

and worked mostly internationally with large corporations such as Mi-

crosoft, Starbucks, Disney and GE!

Great time in consulting but became more engaged in "Motivational

Speaking" which took me again around the globe-usual topic "Positivism

and Leadership Behaviour"-I loved it but always wanted to set goal in life

to retire early as I did-on my 50th birthday!! Wow, next month, that will be

nine years ago!! Diana and I travel a fair amount and spend a lot of time

East at our ski chalet in Ste. Adele Quebec.

We have two great daughters, Victoria (28 years old) and is a school

teacher now for past 5 years-French Immersion in Calgary-Grade 2. Our

youngest daughter Alex (25 years old) is working for Royal Bank, Metro

Toronto Headquarters as a Marketing/Communication Advisor to the Re-

gional President. Life is fabulous and we plan more travels this next year to

Asia and Africa!

Wow, you married Miss Keirstead - I remember her very well and

always liked the plays and the musicals with the SJHS Choir and Mr. Ed-

wards. I am happy to

We Get Letters & E-mails

Bill Yeomans And Bernice (Hubley) Yeomans, both graduates of

1947, wrote from Edmonton, Alberta. Dec. 2013

Dear Mr. Knibb,

I don’t know if you are interested in this type of letter or not,

but in any case here goes.

Bernice (Hubley) and I both graduat-

ed from Saint John High in 1947, Bernice

came in third out of approximately 200,

and I came in 180th. We had a write up in

the School paper where they said Bernice

had a long distance contact Bill on stage

because we were so far apart. Although

none of our kids graduated from Saint John

High, I thought these histories of Graduates

might be of interest.

Bernice and I went together all through

High School graduated in 1947 and got

married in 1949. We had 5 children, the

first of which was Doug.

Doug graduated from Rothesay Colle-

giate and after a year at Mount A, went to

Community College in Saint John where he

was voted School student council President.

After graduating in the Electronics field, he

was hired by Bailey Meter in Montreal and

after a 6 month training course in Montreal

was sent to Edmonton, Alberta where he

worked on computers in both of Edmonton’s

Power Plants. After leaving Bailey and a se-

ries of technical jobs, he is now a designer of

high tech valves for the Oil Industry.

Our second son Greg is well known in Saint John. He graduat-

ed from Moncton High School and went on to become a Certified

General accountant and since, obtained his MBA from U.N.B. Saint

John and is now Chief Financial Officer for the City of Saint John.

Our first daughter, Jane, graduated from Rothesay Regional

High School and went on to Agricultural College in Turo, N.S.

From Turo Jane went to College in Guelf Ontario, where she ob-

tained a degree in Soil Science and also took her Masters degree

there. She then went on to Ames, Iowa where she obtained a PhD.

She got married in Ames to a gentleman in her same field (he being

from Honduras). After graduating with their PhDs, they both moved

to Winnipeg, Manitoba and Jane became a professor at the Universi-

ty of Manitoba. Shortly after, both were offered professorships at a

university in Costa Rica called E.A.R.T.H. and they moved there 15

years ago and have brought up 3 children there. Since moving to

Costa Rica, Jane has become fluent in Spanish and teaches classes in

Spanish.

Our second daughter Faye graduated from Riverview High School

and went on to U.N.B. Fredericton to take civil engineering, graduat-

ing first in her class. She was then selected by the Alberta Environ-

ment to work in their River Engineering Department in Edmonton

Alberta. She worked there several years and all the while took clas-

ses at the University of Alberta and earned her Masters. She then

went on to do a PhD in civil engineering. After that she was offered

a professorship at the University of Alberta and became the first fe- We Get Letters Continued on page 19

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hear the names of Wendy Wagstaff, Alice Shiels and Burns MacMillan-

You were one of my greatest teachers and when studying in Germany so

many years ago I would reflect on the importance of history in the aca-

demic landscape which helped me so much in my career as a Leadership

Consultant. Take and all the best to "Miss Keirstead" too - happy Holi-

days!! Parker Knox - Class of SJHS 1972

Derek Smith (class of 1954), wrote from London, Ontario in December,

2013. “I always knew something really great would come of this publica-

tion. Louise Hoffman lived across the street

(Leinster) a few years back. Mitch Levine and a

few others in Saint John said she went to California,

and so she did – to Berkeley. A great place where I

spent a year getting my MBA. I will of course con-

tact her. I have to wonder if her reaction will be

“who the Hell?”

I gather that SJHS Alumni have nothing to do with

Reunions. Do we get our Sixtieth together ‘sans

Help’? Who sets dates etc? I expected to see a note

on the last page of the 2013 newsletter but only for the fiftieth, which of

course is the Big One, as it was at UNB. The rest are sort of “joiners in

free loaders”. I hope to see you all next summer.”

[Editor’s note: we have informed Betty (Teed) Hazen and Robert Phillps,

Peter Fillmore, Pamela (Campbell) Philip, Shirley White, Robert Cham-

bers and Donald Mills of Derek Smith’s interest in a 60th reunion and will

help if we can.]

Donna (Patterson) Farkas - class of 1956 - writes from Lethbridge, Al-

berta, “I thoroughly enjoy receiving the Saint John High Alumni News.

Thank you for doing this every year. Graduates are all over this world

and are doing great things. We could be in proximity to a SJHS graduate

and not even recognize that we have something in common. For exam-

ple, Dr. Murray Nixon (1953) whose death was reported in the 2013

newsletter. I also did consulting with the Canadian Council on Health

Services Accreditation out in the field all over Canada. It was great.”

Commander David Peer R.C.N. – class of 1978 – wrote for Hammonds

Plains, Nova Scotia, “I received the SJHS Alumni News about a month

ago and enjoyed reading it immensely. It was a good reminder to me to

write. This past summer I was appointed by the Royal Canadian Navy as

Associate Director of the Navy’s Research Centre in Dartmouth, NS. I

was not expecting to receive another appointment in Halifax. It allows

me to stay in the Navy for another three years and to finish my master’s

degree in Divinity part time. When I retire from the RCN, Minna and I

plan to move to Southern New Brunswick so that I can follow a vocation

with the Church.” He wrote again in January 2014 enclosing a photo-

graph. “In 2010 the Archbishop of Fredericton accepted me as a postu-

lant for ordination to the priesthood and in January, 2011 I started part

time studies towards a Masters of Divinity at the Atlantic School of The-

ology. I am on track to graduate in 2015, which is less than a year before

I plan to retire from the Navy and move back to New Brunswick. I hope

to have all the remaining requirements for ordination complete before I

return to NB. I will have to wait for the next Bishop to decide the steps

after that. As you can imagine life is very busy for Minna and me, as I try

to integrate work, study and the rest of my life. I must say that I am hav-

ing the time of my life, which I suppose is a very good thing considering

the discernment journey I am on.”

John Bennett served on the graduating class executive in 1983. He sent

us the following letter from California in December, 2013. Dear Dennis

I hope this note finds you well. I apologize in advance for the

impersonal touch of typing, but my cursive was never very strong and

it certainly has not improved with age.

I was disappointed that I could not attend the reunion, though I

was very pleased to assist in a small way with its success. I am sure

that Messrs. Gaunce, Miller and McMaster represented the class in a

meaningful way. Once again it was great to receive a copy of the alum-

ni paper. I always show it with pride to my friends who are amazed

that it comes from a High School (given the time, detail and dedication

associated with it). I explain

that if they knew the driving

force behind it they would in

no way be surprised!

Things are well here in

California. This year marks

our 18th year which is difficult

to believe. Our son Jake en-

tered high school this year and

is enjoying the experience.

Though it cannot compare to

SJHS there is a tremendous

amount of school spirit for a

school of 2500 and for that I

am thankful. He inherited his

love of reading and sports from his father and grandfather for which I

am thankful. His sister Ally will join him in high school in the next 2

years and she is very passionate about soccer and all aspects of her

school work.

Once again, thanks for all your efforts and continued work with

the alumni association. I reflect on my high school years often and

fondly and owe a large amount of who I am today to that experience

which was largely shaped by you. As time passes I hope you can re-

flect proudly on your accomplishments and know that you made a tre-

mendous impact on many people’s lives. All the best and take care.

John

Mary Thurston (class of 1943) sent a shor t note from Toronto last

Christmas. She wrote, “I enjoy reading the Alumni New Letter. It

brings back memories of my ten years in Saint John. I am sorry so

many of my classmates and those I knew have passed on. I live in Brit-

on House and use a power chair, but am extremely healthy. The retire-

ment home has a great social program though I am more inclined to

read, watch television and compute. Happy Holidays to you all.”

Dr. Benjamin Goldberg (class of 1945) wrote from London, Ontar io:

“I have finally retired this past year from my practice of Developmental

Neuro-Psychiatry after fifty eight years. I can now enjoy our fourteen

grandchildren, travelling, golf, tennis and looking forward to two great

grandchildren in 2014. My best wishes to my fellow alumni, who are still

alive and kicking.” The 1945 yearbook described Benjamin as “one of the

Razzle-Dazzle intellectual boys of the school, president of the library club

and public relations officer of the Army Cadet Corps.

Lynn Hawkins (class of 1980) praised the faculty of Saint John High in

a recent note. “It was a real pleasure to watch my son, Alan Jones (class of

2013) enjoy his high school experience so much, while making friendships

which will last for years. The dedications and commitment of the staff is

as strong today as it was when I attended SJHS over thirty years ago.”

William J. Barker (class of 1949) wrote from New Jersey

Dear Dennis, It’s always a pleasure to receive the Alumni News. As I

read the letters from hither and yon, and sadly the obituaries, what is

striking is the many and varied accomplishments of SJHS graduates

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Kevin Francis, Chris Celeste and

John Bennett— 3 Greek Amigos

20 SJHS Alumni News 2014

over such a wide spectrum of disciplines.

There never seems to be an Issue that doesn’t contain some-

thing that is personal to me. The letter from classmate Murray Gault

regarding his and Gloria’s transportation and the list of stops, in or-

der, brought back memories of my summer bike rides “up river” to

end up in Morrisdale or Crystal Beach. The mention of Jud Purdy,

my classmate beginning in 7th grade at New Albert, reminded me of a

test we took in grade 9 which was passed back to the person behind

for marking. I sat behind Jud and because Jud’s penmanship was

tough to read, Miss Crouse whispered to me that if I couldn’t read it,

mark it correct because it would be.

What a fine way to remember Barbara and Don (Ding) Ring

with the establishment of a memorial bursary. Here again there is a

personal connection as Barb was on of Joyce’s bridesmaids when we

were married in 1953. I recently established a Memorial Bursary in

Joyce’s name at UNB. (Joyce Brenans Baker – 1949)

I am sorry that I was unable to attend the Grand Reunion, but I

note that the West Side was ably represented by John Brannen and

Lew and Norma Trecarten carried the South End, especially at the

special mini-reunion that these two engineer annually. Hopefully, I’ll

make another one yet.

My warm best wishes to you and many thanks for your continu-

ing efforts on behalf of the Association to keep us informed and still

connected after so many years.

incerely, William J. Baker – Class of 1949

Dr. Richard Armstong (class of 1947) wrote from Virgil, Ontar io

where he lives with his wife Diane (Huestis) Armstrong (class of

1949) “as usual Diane and I were delighted to read the 2013 edition

of the Alumni News which I was able to retrieve from the SJHS web

site. Perhaps because of our change of address late in 2012, we fails

to get a printed copy. We enjoyed a number of letters and other

items. I particularly enjoyed Murray Gault’s (1949) story of his and

sister Gloria’s train rides to Union Station every school day. For a

while they both spent summers at cabins in Cambridge Narrows,

where we also went for a number of years. We were saddened to

learn of Dr. David Moir’s passing (class of 1948). I can recall David

and a close colleague of mine, Dr. John Little, playing twin pianos in

UNB’s Red and Black review. Also saddened to see obituaries of

two of my first cousins, Lib (Rising) Howell (1935) and Ruth (Titus)

Greene (1943). Both Lib and Ruth had distinguished careers in die-

tetics and Nursing respectively. I also have fond memories of Edith

(Olive) Andrews (1933) whose husband Dr. Douglas Andrews was a

colleague when we were both at Central Research Laboratory in the

late 1950’s. Diane and I were pleased to be able to attend the Dr.

Richard Currie (1955) tribute dinners at the September UNB home-

coming. All SJHS Alumni have reason to be proud of Richard Cur-

rie’s accomplishments. Finally we are delighted with our now home

in Virgil (Niagara Peninsula) in fact because we have more space and

would welcome visitors.”

Dr. David Miller (class of 1971) sent a resume of his career from

Carleton University in Ottawa. Dear Mr. Knibb

I received the 2013 Alumni newspaper in the past week or so

and, as always, it is appreciated. I ask my brother Andrew about you

from time to time. His son is now the 4th generation of our family to

attend SJHS. That said, I literally think of you every day. One of the

things I observed was that you would pick litter up. This stuck with

me since then and one small thing I do almost every day is pick up

something I see thrown down by a student on the way in from the

parking garage her at

Carleton to the Chemistry Building. I figured that if the Principal was

not too good to pick up litter, I was not.

So I keep pretty busy on my various research interests including

the project with JD Irving woodlands which takes me to NB quite a bit

aside from coming to the family summer house. I travel a great deal

around the world in the course of my work in regulatory toxicology

and public health. I figure this is appropriate for someone from a port

city.

Madeline (Kierstead) Wright (class of 1940) wrote from Ottawa: “I

look forward to the arrival of my Saint John High Alumni News each

year. I spend hours perusing it looking for 1940 grads. I am enclosing a

cheque in memory of my husband wing commander, Malcolm Wright.

Malcolm was from Saint John also. He joined the Royal Canadian Air

Force prior to the beginning of the Second World War. He passed away

on May 3, 2013 at the Perley Rideau Health Center. Congratulations to

all the people who work hard to produce this excellent newspaper.”

Carol (Evy) Hoyt (class of 1958) was captain of the gir ls basketball

team and stayed on for grade XIII. She wrote from Edmonton, Alberta: “I

taught Phys. Ed. with Gladys Bell in 1967-68 and have fond memories of

both my student and teaching days at Saint John High, especially in

sports. Due to the recession in the late seventies I returned to University

at St. Thomas and Carleton, gaining a Master’s Degree in Social Work.

My interest was in Geriatric Psychiatry and I worked in hospital Social

work in that area for twenty one years, retiring four years ago. I still do

casual work and really enjoy it. I have been doing a lot of travelling overt

the past few years to South America, Asia, Africa, Europe and Papua,

New Guinea. Some of the more interesting countries were Iran, Myanmar

(Burma), Laos, Mali and Burkina Faso. I have written some travel articles

and hope to do more. My new found hobby is making slide shows. I am

sorry I was not able to attend the grand reunion in 2012. I was visiting in

Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

Sidney Featherman (class of 1965) was in Saint John in November

2013, visiting his cousin Professor Gary Davis (1961). He met up with

Dennis Kibb at a meeting of the Lancaster Golden Service club where

Gary was guest speaker. Sidney wrote from Ottawa: “It was a pleasure to

meet the man behind the beautiful hand written thank you notes that I

have received through the years last week in Saint John. I retired last year

after thirty three and a third years of service with the Federal Government,

mainly with Industry Canada. My sister, Sarah Rachel Featherman (class

of 1969) continues to work in London, England with the music archives of

the BBC. She enjoys living in a great city surrounded by the arts and his-

tory. Many thanks for your devotion to the SJHS Alumni fund, a great

resource for the Alma Mater. “

Eleanor (Welsford) Percy (class of 1960) wrote from Hamilton, On-

tario where she had moved years ago with her husband, Alex, who worked

for Stelco Canada. “I have just returned on Nov, 29 from a cruise through

the Panama Canal. It was a very interesting experience. I went with Judy

Dickson who used to live on Sussex Drive in Saint John, close to Alex

and myself. Alex has been gone for ten years this past September. Time

certainly marches on. In June I am going on a European River Boat

cruise. We get the boat in Budapest and end up in Amsterdam. My fami-

ly are all doing well. The grandchildren are growing up much too fast.

Daughter Tricia is still a Vice Principal and is on the list for promotion.

Sandra achieved her B.Sc. Nursing Degree last June. It was taken on line

from the University of Victoria. The technology today boggles one’s

mind.”

We Get Letters - continued from page 19

David F. Smith is marr ied to Doreen (Lemmon) Smith (class of

1944). They live on Douglas Avenue in Saint John, from where he

writes: “I will admit to usurping the recent issue of the SJHS Alumni

News addressed to my wife. I find any number of folks whom I know or

knew that make the news one way or another. I am the father of Barry

Douglas Smith (class of 1970) BSC. MSC. PHD (Zoology) who is pres-

ently working on the West Coast, in South Surrey, B.C. As well daugh-

ter Janice Beverley (Smith) Chanter (class of 1972). She graduated from

the Saint John School of Nursing in 1974. She worked at the Children’s

Hospital in Halifax, met and married a Naval Lieutenant who was trans-

ferred to England, London and Bath, for four years. After their three

daughters left the nest she put her previous knowledge to work at a

school catering to challenged children in Ottawa. Seeing that you found

time and space for a transplanted Saint Johnner in Cajun Territory

(Louisiana) no less than J.P.Welsh (Vocational school 1942), I will at-

tempt to be brief. Jim is a dear friend. We both graduated from Saint

John Vocational – Jim in 1942 and myself in 1943. During a stay in the

Saint John Regional Hospital this past summer, I shared a semi private

room with Douglas Andrews, the widowed husband of Edith (Olive) An-

drews (class of 1933) whose obituary is in the current newsletter. She

was a good friend of Gladys Bell, Phys. Ed. Teacher, well known for her

Saint John River canoe trips which continued after the death of Dr.

McIntosh. Last, but not least, I’ll leave the caption associated with the

photo of the two mayors on page 23 of the 2013 newsletter. What can I

say? Leave them with a chuckle at the expense of the proof reader I al-

ways say!”

Arthur Kneeshaw, widowed husband of Connie (Cameron) Kneesh-

aw (class of 1942) wrote from Sandr ingham, Australia in December ,

2013: “before writing this note I e-mailed a ninety four old lady, Audrey

(Gunter) Watters (class of 1936), who was a cousin of Connie. In a past

letter you mentioned that your father used to sell EMU 333, 666 and 999

Australian wines in his grocery store in Kent, England. Well, back in

the 1930’s and 1940’s my dad would buy a bottle of EMV wine (number

not recalled) and a bottle of Canadian Rye Whiskey, a once a year occur-

rence (how things have changed). I have checked here in Australia but

no one recalls EMU wine. As I recall it was a sweet wine and you

sipped an ounce. You also mention New Zealand Butter. I found it in

the duty free shops in Auckland. It’s sold in tins. Should I ever get back

there, I must buy one for a taste to see what is so special about it. I must

tell you a short story about dad, who was from the UK – Huddersfield,

Yorkshire. About one Sunday a month in the dirty thirties in Winnipeg,

my dad and I would share a tin of kippered herrings from Connors in

New Brunswick. Here in OZ I can and still do, buy the same Connors

Kippered Herrings, one of the few Canadian items I see on the shelves

except for McCain’s frozen French fries. The kippers still taste the

same, and I enjoy them along with memories.”

Christie Walker (class of 1978) sent a New Year’s letter descr ibing

her visit to Florida with her two children, Mallory and Connor, who both

attended Harbour View High in Saint John where Christie teaches. “I

started running again in the spring. While I am not as committed as I

would like to be, at least I’m no longer 100% committed to the couch .”

An email from Lynn Baldwin Class of 1982 “It has been more years than I

care to remember, since I last walked through the doors of Saint John High

School. After graduation, I attended and graduated from Mount Saint Vin-

cent University in Halifax with a BSc majoring in foods and nutrition. I then

went to work in the prescription medicine industry working for Merck Frosst

Canada and Pfizer Canada Inc. My current position is with Boehringer-

Ingelheim Canada LTD.

I am loathe to admit, I am not much for keeping in touch with my

friends and former classmates from SJHS. It is however a very small world,

and I have on many occasions ran into former SJHS grads in the most un-

likely places. I recall one work function at a Toronto restaurant, sitting next

to physician whom I had never met. After exchanging pleasantries, we found

out we had something in common. We both were SJHS alum. We had the

most wonderful conversation reminiscing about all of our wonderful teach-

ers and of course the one and only Mr. Knibb!

I also recall another particularly hilarious instance upon meeting an-

other SJHS alum. I had just begun my career. One of my first assignments

took place at the community hospital in Wolfville NS. It was pre-7am and I

had set up my sales materials when I was approached by an elderly physi-

cian. He then proceeded to inform me he did not think the pharmaceutical

industry was any place for a woman. He continued his insulting tirade letting

me know HE DID NOT LIKE WOMEN WEARING PANTS which of

course I was wearing. I bit my tongue. After a bit more chit chat we then dis-

covered we were both Saint John High Grads! All was instantly forgiven; he

then insisted we do RINGO together; and so we did!

Someday maybe, I will get to a reunion! In the meantime, I wish all

of my former classmates, teachers and alum much health and happiness.”

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Graeme Somerville’s 1942-43 Red & Grey sweater and crest

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Class of 1963—Fifty years on

“Let not your nation be judged by its standards of living but by its good name--- nor your life by what you possess but what you are known to be.” These words were part of an address delivered by Rev. F.A. Gadd fifty years ago to the grades twelve and thirteen graduates of Saint John High School. We were assembled on a warm June 27

th evening.

The girls were dressed in fluffy white dresses while the guys were looking fine in suits and ties and all were sporting the red and gray. Looking now at the yellowed newspaper image in my scrapbook, there are faces I remember and memories that wander through my consciousness – some as yellowed as the clippings and some as vibrant and clear as they were those fifty years ago. Since we did not have a fifty year reunion, I couldn’t let the year go by without at least a mention of that 1960-1963 time. Indulge me on a wandering through the halls of SJHS circa 1963.

Woosh! There goes Mr. Roberts,

the coat tails of his gun-metal

gray suit flying as he dashes from

a meeting to English class. Up

on another floor, a cloud of

smoke issues from a doorway. Is

that a lab mishap? No, just the

staff-room door opening as Mrs. Newton makes her way back to Math class.

“You clot you” can be heard from yet another classroom where Mr. Glover’s

Clot-Club is in session. Down the hall, Mr. Catharin, immaculately dressed

as always, paces the floor with a French book in hand. Meanwhile things are

quiet and controlled in the library. Miss Rideout and her library club mem-

bers are at work.

Wait, what’s that I hear? “Away, away

with rum by gum”. Must be Al Brien, Peter Chipman, Jerry Gadd and Harvey

Hamburg jamming again. In the Physics lab, Mr. Kennett pauses to reflect on

why the most elementary concepts of the physical world should be such a mys-

tery for some of his students. Miss. McKean passes me striding in stylish fash-

ion to a meeting of the history department. In the office, Dr. Harrison and Mr.

Ward are running a tight ship and speaking of ships, some pirates just went into

the auditorium with cat-like tread! In biology lab another formaldehyde soaked

frog comes under the knife under the watchful eye of Mr. Stutz. In the gym,

Miss Bell is trying to teach a Phys Ed class of grade ten girls the simple execu-

tion of the game of dodge ball. Can it be fifty years? Why it seems like only

yesterday!

Joyce Allen and Al Brien

SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date: November 26th, 2014

Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Saint John High School Room 3 on the ground floor

All Alumni welcome including all former graduates, present and former teachers

SJHS Alumni News 2014 23

1964 Reunion Organizing Committee: Doug Ward, Gordon Anderson, Jan Zatzman Orlansky, Carol Kilpatrick Patterson, Linda Lee Nice, Mary

Terris Campbell, Peter Ringrose, Phyllis Dunbrack Bennett, Tony and Jane (Roxborough) Halisky, Cathy Spencer Belyea, Bruce Jamieson, John

Buckley, Elaine Mallory Laughlin, Janet Crawford, Ian Wilson (obscured)

Class of 1964 50th Reunion

The Class of 1964 had a 50 year reunion August 8th and

9th 2014 and what a grand time we had. The organiz-

ing committee met many times in 2013/14 and greatly

enjoyed renewing acquaintances. But would people

come and would they have a good time?

Ninety-one people came to our wine and cheese party

on Friday night. People came from near and far. Harry

and Francine Stevenson came from Vancouver, Bob

Meating and Keith and Dale Laws from Calgary, and

many more from Ontario, Quebec and East. Everyone

was warmly greeted by Jan Zatzman Orlansky and

Phyllis Dunbrack Bennett. Cathy Spencer Belyea and

Elaine Mallory Laughlin turned the Saint John High

School cafeteria into a lovely red and grey venue. Jane

Roxborough Halisky created a memorial table for our

15 deceased classmates and Mary Terris Campbell

made a memorabilia table filled with high school me-

mentos. The event was very ably catered by Culinary

Creations Catering of Quispamsis.

On Saturday morning we had a tour of the Imperi-

al Theatre presented with flair by actors who played the

roles of Susan Bate and Jack MacDougall. A lunch at

the Saint John Alehouse gave is a chance to chat about

the tour and catch up on 50 years of life.

Saturday evening was a barbecue and dance organized

by Grant Godfrey and Linda Lee Nice at the Royal

Kennebacasis Yacht club in Millidgeville. The food

was delicious, the music was from the 60’s and we ate

and danced as the sun set and the moon came up.

It was indeed a gift to renew acquaintances with many

classmates, talk about old times and find out what they

had been doing for so many years. Thanks to Gord An-

derson and Jaan Vahtra for their photography and to our

treasurer Bruce Jamieson who with the help of some of

our classmates was able to make a generous donation to

the SJHS alumni from the Class of ’64.

Visit to the

Imperial

Theatre

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Saga of the Class of 1970 photo Despair not! Lorne Richardson has made every attempt on your behalf to place the 2010 class reunion photo in the Alumni News but the fates have

intervened. As is self-evident in the class photo, the reunion was well-attended and a happy and contented lot these Alumni appeared to be. Lorne’s

first attempt to place the photo came shortly after the reunion when he wrote on July 30, 2010.

“Dear Mr. Knibb, I would like to thank-you and the Alumni Association for making the Class of 1970 reunion such a success.

Paul Saulnier and Richard Thorne made sure our message got out there. If other classes need guidance for their reunions, I would be more

than willing to accept any requests.

It was great to see all those teachers in attendance. They gave so much time and talent to ensure the students had the best high school experi-

ence possible. Thank-you so much.” Lorne on behalf of Paula, Kathryn and Linda (Class of 1970) 62 Hopewell Ave., Ottawa, ON K1S 2Z1

Next try 1 March, 2012

Dear Sir or Madam, Enclosed is the Class of 1972 photo taken in 2010. I did send a copy for inclusion in the 2011 edition of this newsletter. I

would like to thank-you in advance for having the class photo included in this year’s edition. Yours truly, Lorne Richardson

Letter of apology sent 26 March 2012 explaining that the Newsletter was “put to bed” in February 2012.

Final Try!!! 7 April, 2012

Dear Mr. Knibb Thank you for your note. No worries about the class picture – always next year!

I had a nice visit with Paul Richardson (former teacher) in Wellington, New Zealand last Saturday. My wife and I spent the day with Paul, his

wife, Robyn, his daughter and future son-in-law. He has such strong memories of his time at SJHS and counts you as an amazing mentor.

I would like to attend the August reunion. I will make plans now. Thanks again for your hard work. Lorne

2013 Article and photo accidentally removed from last year’s (2013) edition with new editor

2014 – Old editor back in harness. Finally, the class photograph. Thanks to Lorne Richardson’s persistence. (Saga by Richard

Thorne)