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~l~V IT.nTIO.i.J MEET 2
Trophy emblematic of senior chaBpio~ship, Collingwood was
a close second to 0 . So Co Vo 10 The senior cause 'Nas led b"r the three aging veterans of fifth form: Paul Pursianen, Ian Stewart and Jim Duggan.
Paul copped t op honours i n t he senior di vision by vir- tue of hi s three firsts in his specialiti es , ~ole vault, high jurn:;::> and broad jump. -ie also bettered the record he set last year in the .901e vault by some five and a half inches to reach eleven feet four and a half inches. This
record should stand for some time to corne, ma~ing a tough mark for future vaulters to shoot at.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness but Ian Stewart had greatness thrust upon him. After a mediocre showing in the school tr8.cl~" meet due to sulpha drug which he was taking at the time (so he says) 113...Jeed Merchant:' Stewart regained his cham.!.)ionship formIn time to place in the 100 and 200 yard dashes.
Jim Du{;gan collected his share of the Collingwood sen- ior points by placing in the 440 and 880 yard dashes.
Collingwood's senior relay team composed of Ian Stewart, Ed Duggan, Paul Pursianen and Jim Du~~an passed the baton
in fine style to earn a close second in a very fast 880 yard relay race won by O. S. C. V. I. In the evening"the various cups and trophies were pr esented at a dance in the a. S. C. v. 1. gym.