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First Row L-R Bar b Suther land; Sandr a Golding Bar r ett, Wendy Smith; Wendy (Magee) Milton; Sandy MacDonald; Tr enton Pomer oy; 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 Farrah: 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 MacMackin Guravich Fourth Row L-R: Mer edith Gr eene; Gail (Per r y) Richar dson; 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.
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
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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 committee 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 committee 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 regaling 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 60 th class reunion. “At this point, we have
only a few photos, as the principal photographer, with his lovely DSLR camera, discovered 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 himself, 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 constitutions, 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 Carolina 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 computer and its offspring from the beginning.
So there you have it. Another momentous occasion which will live in many memories 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
A Message from Principal Celinda Van Horne (2013- )
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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 exception and some of the larger projects highlighted below reflect this wide range of support.
Our International Baccaluereate program has
been sustainable in large part due to these donation. As economic strains pull on many of our
students’ families and educational budgets continue 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 deterrent to any of our students wishing to participate, or currently enrolled, in IB.
As many of you know the rigor associated
with IB is of a high standard. For example, annually teachers of IB, our School Coordinator
and the Principal are mandated to attend specific professional learning according to an external 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 faceto-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 addition 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 Principal 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 detailed 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 gymnasium.
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 representing 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 Association
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
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OUR GENEROUS DONORS ~ May 2013– Oct 2014
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
Addison, Jane (Cummings), 1970, Park Forest, IL
Boyles, Harry, 1956, Rothesay, NB
Alderman, Michael, 1978, Georgetown, ON
Boyles, Norma (Staples), 1956, Rothesay,
Alexander, Jeannine (Tracy), 1950, Fredericton, NB NB
Allan, Pauline, 1936, Saint John, NB
Brannen, John, 1950, Etobicoke, ON
Allan, Raymond, 1947, Saint John, NB
Breen, John, 1975, Oakville, ON
Allen, Joyce (Thomson), 1963, Mahone Bay, NS
Breithaupt, Myra (McKiel), 1950, Toronto,
Anderson, Dorothy (Thorne), 1938, White Rock,
ON
NB
Brenton, Vaughn, 1948, Chilliwack, BC
Andrews, Lorne, 1944, North York, ON
Brien, Alfred, 1963, Saint John, NB
Andrews, Marion (Akerley), 1944, North York, ON Brittain, Harry, 1957, Saint John, NB
Anthony, Marjorie (Bonnell), 1940, Brampton, ON Bromley, John D., 1940, West Vancouver,
Armstrong, David, Cornwall, ON (In memory of
BC
Gordon Armstrong
Brown, Cheryl (Fraser), 1984, Saint John,
Armstrong, Diane (Huestis), 1949, Virgil, ON
NB
Armstrong, Dr. J. Richard, 1947, Virgil, ON
Brown, Gordon, 1983, Saint John, NB
Arseneau, Andrea, 1987, Rothesay, NB
Brown, Jean (Malcolm), 1956, Fredericton,
Arthurs, William, 1947, Ottawa, ON
NB
Aske, Diana (Skinner), 1950, Rothesay, NB
Brown, Robert C., 1965, Burton, NB
Atkinson, Ann (Fraser), 1963, Toronto, ON
Browne, Dr. Eric N.C., 1969, Pierrefonds,
Bailey, Ruth (Windsor), 1940, Saint John, NB (In
QC
memory of Shirley (Fulton) Sadler and Constance
Browne, Mary (Crawford), 1938, Saint John,
(Gilliland) Allen, 1940)
NB
Baird, Joey (Foss), 1968, Pocologan, NB
Bucklen, Mary (Boddington), 1946, WytheBaker, William, 1949, Berlin, NJ
ville, VA
Baldwin, David R., 1943, Mississauga, ON
Buckley, Shirley (Snow), 1945, Saint John,
Baldwin, Lynn (Gillies), 1982, London, ON
NB
Bambury, William, 1949, Saint John, NB
Buckley, Willard, 1959, Rothesay, NB
Barrett, Sandra (Golding), 1973, Saint John, NB
Burley, Suzanne (Bonnell), 1971, FredericBaxter, Gordon, 1962, Carleton Place, ON
ton, NB
Baxter, Noel “Chub”, 1945, Stoney Creek, ON
Burley, Wayne (1971), Fredericton, NB
Beckingham, Gloria (Barr), 1948, Rothesay, NB (In Burpee, Anne (Lewell), 1959, Saint John, NB
memory of Doug Beckingham 1946)
Burpee, Richard, 1959, Saint John, NB
Behan, Helen (Grant), 1939, Toronto, ON
Burton, Sheila (Hutton), 1967, Mississauga,
Bell, Donald, 1968, Westmount, QC
ON
Belyea, Arthur, 1946, Halifax, NS
Caines, Ronald (1966), Riverview, NB
Belyea, Joan (Walton), 1948, Halifax, NS
Cameron, H. Allen, 1965, Calgary, AB
Belyea, F. Joyce (Chase), 1946, Quispamsis, NB
Capson, Daryl, 1960, Bowmanville, ON
Belyea, Paul, 1956, Moncton, NB
Capson, Ruth (Hamilton), 1960, BowmanBennett, John, 1983, Danville, CA
ville, ON
Bewick, Dr. John, 1943, Saint John, NB
Carscadden, Stuart, 1936, Bedford, NS
Berbrayer, Nancy (Davis), 1970, Thornhill, ON
Carson, Douglas, 1954, Pittsboro, NC
Biefer, Beryl (Beatteay), 1946, Ottawa, ON
Case, A. David, 1956, Rothesay, NB
Bird, D. Charles, 1960, Guelph, ON
Cavanagh, James, 1963, St. John’s, NL
Bishop, Jenny (Ovesen), 1947, Tiny, ON
Celeste, Christopher, 1983, Ward’s Creek,
Bishop, Norma (Hatfield), 1946, Rothesay, NB
NB
Bishop, William J. 1950, Rothesay, NB
Chambers, Robert, 1954, Naples, FL
Blanchet, Paul, 1956, Fredericton, NB
Cheesman, John, 1968, Toronto, ON
Black, Faye (Haines), 1961, Saint John, NB
Chess, Margaret (Philpotts), 1945, London,
Black, John R. H., 1970, Barrington, IL
ON
Blagrave, Dr. Mark, 1973, London, ON
Chipman, Peter, 1963, Delta, BC
Blok, Marijke, (Principal - 2008-2013), Saint John, Chisholm, Marjorie (Hamm), 1939, RotheNB
say, NB (In memory of William Carson,
Bloom, Phillip, 1974, Saint John, NB
1948, Jean Carson Lamb, 1939 and Virginia
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:
(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-SurRichelieu, 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, Calgary 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 BayWestfield, 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
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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 BayWestfield, 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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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, Toronto, 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 19641967, 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, Sandringham, 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, Fredericton, 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
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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
Peer, Gerald, 1954, Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Peer, Patricia (Barbour), 1955, Grand BayWestfield, 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 Zealand
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, Dartmouth, 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
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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 BayWestfield, NB
Stephenson, Margaret, 1953, Grand BayWestfield, 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, Fredericton, 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 19702000), Hampton, NB
Thorne, Sandra (Keirstead), 1963 (Teacher
1970-2000), Hampton, NB
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Webb, Phillip, 1967, Saint John, NB
Webber, William, 1960, St. Catharines, ON
Thurston, Mary, 1943, Toronto, ON
Webster, Donald, 1950, Kelowna, BC
Tilley, Dr. Carl, 1965, Saint John, NB
Webster, Dr. Duncan, 1988, Quispamsis, NB
Titus, Lorne, 1950, Long Reach, NB
Webster, Joyce (Marshall), 1950, Kelowna, BC
Todd, Melissa, 1973, Bedford, NS
Whitcomb, Ian, 1949, Saint John, NB
Toole, Doris, 1954, Ottawa, ON
White, Shirley, 1954, Saint John, NB
Totten, Constance (Parlee), 1938, Fredericton, NB
Whitehead, Janet, 1956 (Teacher 1962-1995),
(In memory of Lloyd Totten, 1937)
Saint John, NB
Trecarten, Lew, 1949, Ottawa, ON
Williams, Neil, 1945, Regina, SK
Trecarten, Norma (Shear), 1949, Ottawa, ON
Williamson, Beverley (Whitehead), 1955,
Ventzek, Marilyn (McGrath), 1955, Saint John,
Gloucester, ON
NB
Wilson, Carol (Smith), 1939, Saint John, NB
Vincent, Dr. Merville O., 1947, Kelowna, BC
Wilson, Daryl, 1967, Saint John, NB
Wade, Deirdre, 1981, Rothesay, NB
Wilson, Donna (Dickinson), 1956, Saint John, NB
Waite, Dr. Peter B., 1937, Halifax, NS
Wilson, J. Patricia (Evans), 1955, Saint John, NB
Waldron, Dr. Lita (Baines), 1972, Derby, UK
Wilson, Paul A., 1953, Topsham, ME
Wallace, Alfred, 1953, Rancho Mirage, CA
Wilson, Sharon (Thomas), 1969, Saint John, NB
Ward, R. Dwight, 1974, Guelph, ON
Winchester, J. Dawson, 1946, St. Thomas, ON
Warnock, Brian, 1964, Wickenberg, AZ
Withrow, Florence (Parker), 1942, Welland, ON
Warnock, Carol (Montgomery), 1959, Priddis, AB
Wood, John A., 1965, Calgary, AB
Warnock, Harris, 1957, Priddis, AB
Wood, Ronald C., 1959, Sussex, NB
Watters, Murray, 1959, Perth-Andover, NB
Wright, Madeline (Kierstead), 1940, Ottawa, ON
Waye, Thomas, 1966, Calgary, AB
(In memory of Wing Commander Malcolm
Wayne, Elsie (Fairweather), 1949, Saint John, NB
Wright)
Webb, Linda (Blanchet), 1970, Saint John, 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
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, Chartered 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 following 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
SJHS Alumni News 2014
Lorne Titus, faithful Alumni Member and Class of 1950 has wr itten 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 offered 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 provided 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 walkway over the CPR railroad marshaling yard (now NB Southern Railroad), 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 manufacturer - 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
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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 buildings. 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 clothing 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 highlights 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 attached 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 Fundy 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 pester 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 later 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 developed red spots, he would call headquarters to indicate the presence of
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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.
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 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
inscribed our name, home address, our mother's, father's, grandparent's
was eight years old and missed a lot of her growing up.
names, religion, and possibly a couple of other items. The information was
New Albert School had a fine Army Cadet Corps under the direction
written in waterproof India ink. This was before blood typing was known,
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, collecting metal, used tires and paper, and brought them to the school for collection by the city. After the war ended, across the street from the school,
near the Carleton Kirk Church, were wartime-built buildings in which returning service personnel were given courses. Many fathers who had been
involved in war work had to readjust into different jobs, plus many returning servicemen were looking for employment. ...
I was two weeks late coming into the world. They claim I opened
Saint John High School Army Cadet Corps 1944
one eye, had a look, and went back to sleep. That may be why I was always pushing the line to get started, especially in the mornings. As a result, there was often a missed street car at the corner of Rodney Street and
but near the war's end, we were issued blood type cards, but not with the
Market Place, the end of the street car line. It was then a mad dash up and
RH Factor.
over the railroad walkway overpass, and down the long road and sidewalk
Each member of a family had a ration book, with predated coupons,
to the ferry boat terminal which seemed to be at least a mile long. Bet the
for meat, butter, sugar, tea and coffee. Gasoline and automobile tires were
run was done close to the four minute mile. My parents bought me a
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, 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
for each quarter pound you did not buy. Housewives would save fat, and
street cars was more convenient than taking the ferry boat. A trip from the
turn it in to the local butcher and receive the equivalent price of meat,
lower West Side to the
which would have been about 15% a pound. Visiting a local bakery a coufoot of King Street in
ple of blocks away, while making a purchase for my mother, it was noted
the city by trolley or
that a couple of persons working in the bakery were almost frantic, trying to
ferry boat took about
account for a lost cup of sugar. It was rumored that inspectors could come
twenty minutes. The
and search your premises or home and confiscate any illicit rationed food.
street cars really
During the middle war years my father was a foreman at both the north end
bounced about on the
and the east side shipyards. Due to his extra traveling, he got extra gasoline
Douglas Avenue
and tire rations. Candy bars in the stores were in short supply, and did not
stretch. The street cars
seem of good quality. Once, a piece of match stick was found in a chewy
and later buses stopped
bar. Excellent candy bars were available in ship canteens. Occasionally, the
at the foot of King
sailors would give my father a few candy bars, which he would bring home.
Street in the city,
Fairville Street Car
They were a real treat.
where most pupils
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 walked down Prince William Street to High School. Sometimes during
high spring freshet of the Saint John River, the water would rise outside
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- the western ferry terminal, making foot travel almost impossible during
high tide for a few days.
bility that a ship load of young people was sunk in the Gulf of Saint LawThere were many different extra-curricular activities at Saint John
rence. Many ships in that area were sunk by submarines. However, near the
Saint John High School Chorus 1945
High School. My first activity was the Chorus, directed by Mr. Seely. We
entered the annual Music Festival and made high marks. After a public concert 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 receiver at age twelve. Mr. Flemming our Physics teacher, started up the Ham Radio 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, another 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 pupils.
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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 parallel 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 segregated 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, especially 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 surroundings 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 behalf 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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René Kayser Class of 1988—René
Kayser can most often be found selling 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 venture 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 experience 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 embar ks on Mur der Myster y 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 mysteries set in a mystical New Brunswick village
of Lambton, in the late 1950’s. Bradley
Jackson is a Portrait Photographer and amateur 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 opportunity 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, Ontario. 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
move on. I would like to get into some other 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 pictured here with his real estate agent, Nora
McDonald Willis, Class of 1979.
Anthony “Tony” Hardt – class of 1980 –
is Executive Vice President of CenterBeam’s North American Solution Centre in
Saint John. CenterBeam was recently acquired by
EarthLink Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia. CenterBeam has its offices in a recently renovated
block on Prince William Street and employs 140 people. It provides remotely
managed IT services such as computer security and network management via the
internet. EarthLink is confident that more
jobs will be created. Anthony Hardt is
Kevin Francis, CEO of Xerox
Chief Customer Officer and will continue
Canada (L) and Anthony
Hardt (R)
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 car eer as a pr ofessional Hockey Player. His classmate and president of the student council
1969-70, Lorne Richardson, writes from Ottawa where he is a pharmacist. “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 Maritimes - 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
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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 distinguished career at Saint John High both as an
athlete and as a scholar. Only five foot two
inches in height, she was and exception member of the girls basketball, softball and track
and field teams. She went on to take a degree
in Education at the University of New Brunswick and became interested in basketball refereeing. 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, culminating 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 Director 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 Conference Championship all three years. She
was then selected for the senior Canadian National team and trained in Winnipeg. 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.
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tensively providing guidance on patient rights and medical ethics. Dr. Dana Hanson is a Dermatologist and lives in Fredericton.
Julie Dickson – class of 1975 – is r anked by MacLean’s Magazine as
one of the top ten most powerful
people from all walks of life across
Canada. She places ninth, right behind Justin Trudeau, leader of the
Liberal Party. Julie is Superintendent 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 federal 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 considerably. As a volunteer fund raiser he has been
chair of the Saint John YMCA capital campaign
to build the twenty million dollar centre in Crescent Valley. Recently he announced a
$5,200,000 grant from the federal government
and a $4,000,000 grant from the provincial government. As vice-president of the Saint John
High Alumni Association, he has been instrumental 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
Bruce Capson – class of 1964, is chair man of
and television. So he’s heading back into the
the board of trustees of the Lord Beaverbrook
classrooms armed with old fashioned printed
Rink in Saint John. He is asking City Council to
books to create a love of reading in the hearts
upgrade the sprinkler system and fire exits in the
and minds of grade two students who are
Lord Beaverbrook rink, which was built in 1960.
struggling with the written word. He’s a volThe cost is 227,000 dollars.
unteer with ELF – Elementary Literacy
Friends – which is dedicated to catching and
Dr. Dana Hanson – class of 1966, r eceived the Or der of Canada in
correcting literacy problems early in children
May, 2013 for his leadership role in the medical profession. He was presibefore they become a lifelong handicap. The program trains volunteer
dent of the Canadian Medical
adult tutors to work with grade two students two hours a week for ten
Association in 2002 and 2003,
weeks. It is proving successful throughout the province in forty six
and helped establish the Centre
schools. New Brunswick has the lowest literacy rate of the ten provinces
for Physical health and Well
in Canada. Dale Peters is married to the renowned painter Lynn
Being, which provides educa(Wigginton) Peters (class of 1970).
tion, research and coordination
in this area. Later, he became
T. S. Simms and Company closes Br ush Manufactur e in the fall of 2013
president of the World Medical
The company has been manufacturing paint applicators in Saint John since
Associations and traveled ex1872 when the Brush Company was founded by Maine entrepreneur
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Thomas Stockwell Simms. It has been a family company for four generations. 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 dir ector of the
company, but is now an independent businessman in Oakville, Ontario. The youngest 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 expanded 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 purchased 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 Histor y teacher at Saint J ohn
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 impr essively
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”.
Greg Hemmings Class of 1995 – is producing films of national significance.
Greg has founded a Saint John based company Hemmings House Pictures. He recently 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 culmination of his life in writing the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights in the late 1940’s. He had lost his
parents to cancer at a young age in Hampton, 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 Promotion. 260 men and women originally tried out for the year of free intensive 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 connection with the Saint John Track Club.
Eric McCumber – class of 1972 – paddled his canoe thr ough histor y
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 commemorate the war of
1812 he decided to trace
the grand communications route some 460 kilometers long from the
St. Lawrence to Saint
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John. For thousands of years it was a water highway used by both Micmaq and Maliseat tribes who paddled and portaged it from the Bay of Fundy 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 Louisbourg 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. Finally 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 Disorder (ASD). This funding was awarded under the
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Partnerships for Health System Improvement
(PHSI) program, which supports teams of researchers and decision makers interested in conducting applied and policy-relevant health systems 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 Children’s Hospital in Halifax, NS."
Barry Snodgrass (class of 1959 and teacher 1967-1996) honour ed on
May 31, 2014. Barry went to teachers College after graduation and came
back to Saint John High in
1967 as a teacher of Mathematics. In the 1980’s he became a guidance counsellor
and retired in 1996. Early on
he took lessons in the pipe organ 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
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Germain Street Baptist, finally to Portland United Church in 1990. He has
played with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and served at countless weddings and funerals. Now, after fifty years of musicianship, including singing In glorious baritone, Barry was honoured at a special reception at Portland United Church on Saturday May 31, 2014.
Grant Ferguson – class of 1979 - becomes president of Michelin Tire
Company’s Canadian Division. After a distinguished car eer at Saint
John High as Student Council President, Grant
went on to take science and engineering degrees 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 became 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 Brunswick in Sept. 2013. During
his ten year tenure at the position of Chancellor, he donated 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) wor e her gr andmother ’s white gr aduation 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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OBITUARIES
The following deaths of Alumni members have been reported 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. Andrew’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 1978
Rogers, Kathy died 17 July 2014, Saint John, NB
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 1982
Hayward, Paul died 6 Jul 2013, Saint John, NB
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Class of 1980
Green, Beverly died 15 Feb 2014, Ottawa, ON
Class of 1988
Crawford, Scott William “Crow” died 12 Apr 2013, Saint John, NB
Class of 1953
McFarlane, Emily (Frame) died 19 Jul 2013, Kingston, NB
Verspyck, Patricia (Hazen) died 7 Apr 2014, Newburyport, MA
Class of 1993
Crossman, Stacey Lynn died on October 30, 2014, Saint John, NB
Class of 1954
Fisher, Nancy died 3 Apr 2014, Saint John, NB
Class of 2004
Flecknell, Christopher died 4 Sep 2013, 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 2010
Vlamdkis, Mario died Oct 2013, Saint John, NB
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
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 effective 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 Skiffington 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 became head of athletics at Moncton High School until retirement in
1984. He was inducted into the NB Sports Hall of Fame, and volunteered 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 19671969 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 Simonds 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.
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We Get Letters & E-mails
Bill Yeomans And Bernice (Hubley) Yeomans, both gr aduates 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 graduated 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 Collegiate 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 series 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 graduated 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 obtained 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 University 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, graduating first in her class. She was then selected by the Alberta Environment to work in their River Engineering Department in Edmonton
Alberta. She worked there several years and all the while took classes 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-
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 novel) 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 Alberta 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 fr om 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 yearsDiana! 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 Montreal as a Senior Leadership Training Specialist. I then assumed other roles in
Head Office Toronto, ending my 22 years with RBC as Senior Field Project 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 Microsoft, 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 Regional 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. Edwards. I am happy to
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hear the names of Wendy Wagstaff, Alice Shiels and Burns MacMillanYou 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 academic landscape which helped me so much in my career as a Leadership
Consultant. Take and all the best to "Miss Keirstead" too - happy Holidays!! 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 publication. 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 contact 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 Chambers 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, Alberta, “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 example, 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 photograph. “In 2010 the Archbishop of Fredericton accepted me as a postulant for ordination to the priesthood and in January, 2011 I started part
time studies towards a Masters of Divinity at the Atlantic School of Theology. 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 having 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
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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 alumni 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 entered high school this year and
is enjoying the experience.
Though it cannot compare to
SJHS there is a tremendous
Kevin Francis, Chris Celeste and
amount of school spirit for a
John Bennett— 3 Greek Amigos
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 reflect proudly on your accomplishments and know that you made a tremendous impact on many people’s lives. All the best and take care.
John
Mary Thurston (class of 1943) sent a shor t note fr om Tor onto 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 Briton House and use a power chair, but am extremely healthy. The retirement 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) wr ote fr om 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) pr aised the faculty of Saint J ohn 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) wr ote fr om New J er sey
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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over such a wide spectrum of disciplines.
There never seems to be an Issue that doesn’t contain something that is personal to me. The letter from classmate Murray Gault
regarding his and Gloria’s transportation and the list of stops, in order, 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 continuing 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) wr ote fr om Vir gil, 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 dietetics 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 homecoming. All SJHS Alumni have reason to be proud of Richard Currie’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 r esume of his car eer fr om
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) wr ote fr om 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 J ohn 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 history. Many thanks for your devotion to the SJHS Alumni fund, a great
resource for the Alma Mater. “
Eleanor (Welsford) Percy (class of 1960) wr ote fr om Hamilton, Ontario 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 family 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.”
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David F. Smith is mar r 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 presently working on the West Coast, in South Surrey, B.C. As well daughter 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 transferred 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 attempt 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) Andrews (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 always say!”
Arthur Kneeshaw, widowed husband of Connie (Cameron) Kneeshaw (class of 1942) wr ote fr om Sandr ingham, Austr alia 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 occurrence (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.”
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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 Vincent 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 BoehringerIngelheim 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 unlikely 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 teachers and of course the one and only Mr. Knibb!
I also recall another particularly hilarious instance upon meeting another 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 physician. 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 discovered 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.”
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 .”
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 27th 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 members are at work.
Joyce Allen and Al Brien
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 mystery for some of his students. Miss. McKean passes me striding in stylish fashion 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 execution of the game of dodge ball. Can it be fifty years? Why it seems like only
yesterday!
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
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Class of 1964 50th Reunion
Visit to the
Imperial
Theatre
The Class of 1964 had a 50 year reunion August 8th and
9th 2014 and what a grand time we had. The organizing 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 mementos. The event was very ably catered by Culinary
Creations Catering of Quispamsis.
On Saturday morning we had a tour of the Imperial 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 Anderson 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.
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)
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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 experience 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 Febr uar y 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)