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Mr. Beckett, a scholar at High Storres School for Boys in Sheffield, England, was considered to be an extremely well- behaved student. Such behavior, however, could be attributed to the fact that one would have been beaten if caught stepping out of line! Mr. Beckett not only excelled in English, his favorite subject, but proved to be an ace on the tennis, soccer, cricket and rugger teams. Going to an all boys school did have its' drawbacks, especially when it came to dating. However, recalling his first date at the age of 15 with a cute girl named Barbara still brings a smile to our French teacher's face.
In comparison, Mr. Hunwick's high school career could not be considered quite as illustrious. Although he was considered to be a "reasouable" student at Royal York Collegiate in Etobicoke, the administration did feel the need to expel our geography teacher on three different occasions for such wrong doings as decorating the football field , skipping detentions and fooling around in assemblies. Although Mr. Hunwicks was short in stature, during his high school career, he was con- sidered a "BIG" hit among the fairer sex. His first date at the young age o f 13 involved escorti ng Norma , " a gal with great legs"•.to the show.
Skipping school appears to have been the trend during the high school years of our geography department. Mr. Knox, a star runner at Burlington H.S., was guilty of this offence too . One day he stayed home to complete a grade 12 English novel , only to be ordered back to school for the purpose of appearing in the championship track and field photo. Mr. Knox's strengths ranged from the geography and chemistry classes to the hockey and hard ball teams. Being a member of the choir
Today's teachers of Collingwood Collegiate can be recognized for their total dedication and expertise in their chosen discipline. As 1 well, their ability to inspire and guide each and every student to his
greatest potential must not be forgotten. Was this superb group of educators always noted for their perfection as role models within such hallowed halls of learning? In other words,
2 WHAT WERE YOUR TEACHERS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL?
The teachers were asked to step back in time and recall those days when they too were high school students.
Walk down the halls ofBurnhamthorpe C.I. in Etobicoke and you could have found Mr. Pearson attired in his black jacket with silver threads and " needle picker" shoes. Although he was the star of the football team , he was occasionally sidelined
3 with back problems and broken fingers. Such injuries, however, allowed him to spend more time "cruising" the halls. Known as a " real hustler", going to house parties and playing ''Spin the Bottle'' were common activities on Mr. Per- son's weekend calendar. Unfortunately, this social life, and any further academic achievements, were halted when he drop- ped out of high school.
It's no surprise that Miss Swanson, a student at Kincardine H.S. , excelled in French back in high school. However , she did have difficulty with her science teacher. Mr. Patterson was considered very boring and so to add, a little excitement to the class one day, Miss Swanson placed a Iive snake in his desk
4 drawer. Because Miss Swanson is now teaching at Coll- ingwood Collegiate and not in Kincardine, we can only guess the outcome of this prank.
of long hair and a white T-shirt with a coloured sweater, but he can still recall the words to his favorite tune of the times - " Young Love" by Sonny James
Mr. Reddings' high school career was somewhat transient. Due to his father 's frequent transfers , he found himself enroll- ed at collegiates in Sudbury , Port Credit and Mississauga and, therefore, considered himself to not be that academically in- clined. His worst subject was English, but perhaps that was because of "old Lady" Horton and her continual habit of cracking him under the chin or boxing his ears. Although Mr. Redding spent hours and hours on the rowing team or being in- volved in track and field , he and his friends still found time to steal the Expo '67 flag and paint the windows of one classroom black. Our drama teacher's appearance really hasn't changed a great deal since his high school era--- he still continues to wear oxford shirts, cords, desert boots and loafers.
Mr. Jones, considered to be a very serious student at Bloor St C.I in Toronto, selected Mrs. Mann, a very gentle, but ef- fective teacher, as his favorite. Always seen wearing gray flan- nel pants (remember jeans were taboo during this era!) Mr. Jones divided his time between singing bass in the choir to ex- celling in the humanities . However , he did manage to place some emphasis on a social life-- especially when it came to tak- ing a nice looking girl named Dolores to the movies.
Mrs. Crago, a student at Dundas H.S., had high priorities in excellent marks. Although she did very well in English, Mrs. Crago still took the opportunity to have an active social life during her days at school. One day she happened to walk by the gym and was totally captured by a tall, dark, " hunk" shooting baskets. It was love at first sight, so she convinced a friend to get him to ask her out on a date. Little did she realize that she would eventually marry the star athlete and that he would become the head of C.C.I. 's phy. ed. department!!
Mr. Hiltz, a graduate ofM.M. Robinson H.S. in Burlington, termed himself an " ANGEL " during his high school career. He displayed superb ability on the football and tennis teams, but found his fingers "weren't fast enough" when it came to typing. At many a school dance, Mr. Hiltz could be found wearing his wallabees and levis and dancing with a cute blonde to the likes of Elton John singing "Crocodile Rock". Obvious- ly, this blonde didn't make much of an mpression. MRS. Hiltz will be glad to know that her husband couldn't remember his dates name!)
Although Mr. R. Sneyd's days in high school were split bet- ween Port Hope H.S. and Burnhamthorpe H.S. in Toronto, he was "considered to be the kind of student that every teacher dreams of having in his class!" He was a member of every sports team in the school as well as playing the trombone and string bass in the band. He also held seats on the Athletic Coun- cil, Students Council and I.S.C.F. Due to his heavy involve- ment in extra-curricular activities, he describes his academic achievement as mediocre. He often had difficulty in French because he couldn't "get into 'Tour de France'". Was there one teacher who might have inspired this gent to become an outstanding history teacher at C.C.I.? Could it have been Mrs.
7 might also suggest his competency in the field of vocal music. 8 However, after he was caught eating an ice-cream bar in the hallway one day, he was given the choice of either joining the choir or facing a month of detentions. Mr. Knox 's decision was obvious. He may have long since given up his high school attire