AlerThe neewsl etteFr of the Lislgara Alummni Associmation am Volume XXXI • 1 st Issue • Spring 2017 Recalling Dawn of the Computer Age at Lisgar Tom Kovesi looked a bit like the interior of the Death Star from Star Wars, except it hen I go back to visit was white. At the university, there were Lisgar, one of the things card punch machines, where you I’m most aware of is could type your characters with a key - sWomething every current Lisgarite takes board, and the machine would punch for granted—the number of comput - holes in the appropriate spaces in the ers and smart phones inside Lisgar’s little cardboard computer cards. You’d walls. It was not always like this. then wait in line to give your cards to a When I was at Lisgar in the late computer technician, and then wait in 1970s, Lisgar didn’t have a computer. another line for your printout. I’ll Pocket calculators had recently admit I was never a fan. The university become pretty common and were the was hard to get to (this was long only electronic device one would ever before the pedestrian bridge across see in the halls. They were rather the canal). The room was huge and expensive. Geeks (nerds, back then) incredibly noisy with all the card had scientific calculators, which had punch machines working, and the uni - many functions, several memories, and 1970s HIGH TECHNOLOGY: An IBM 360 similar to this one was the school board’s only computer. versity’s version of FORTRAN was a bit were sometimes even programmable. cardboard boxes. Every night, a truck a “do loop.” This would send the com - different from ours so my programs Uber-geeks had HP calculators, the would pick up our boxes of cards and puter into an endless cycle, using a lot never seemed to work anyway. use of which was incomprehensible to bring them to the Ottawa Board of of paper and endlessly irritating the One of my friends came up with a everyone else (4 + 5 was 4 Enter 5 +). Education computer. A technician card reader technician (we not infre - much better solution. He made friends While Lisgar didn’t actually have a would put each of our boxes through a quently created loops by accident). with the computer technician at the computer, we did have computer sci - computer card reader. The computer When my kids were toddlers and had Ottawa Board of Education’s comput - ence classes. We learned computer would run (or at least attempt to run) an endlessly repeating tantrum, we er, who would then let us in at night so programming using a language called our program and give the output on used to call this a do loop—any parent we could feed our computer cards into FORTRAN, or a version my nerdier long reams of foldable computer of my generation who’d taken “com - the computer’s card reader ourselves. friends assured me was extremely cool paper. The next day, our cards and puters” knew what this meant. You’d have virtually instant feedback, and which had been invented in printouts were returned to us. If two The cardboard boxes and truck so you could troubleshoot your pro - Waterloo, called WATFIV. We wrote cards were in the wrong order, you’d approach was a slow and inefficient gram right away. An assignment that programs by coloring in little bubbles coloured the wrong bubble, or a pen - way of completing computer science would otherwise take a week would be on cardboard computer cards with cil mark had gone astray, the program assignments, and was deemed entirely finished in an evening. While we were thick HB pencils. A simple program wouldn’t run, and the printout would unsatisfactory by my nerdier class - submitting our incredibly simple pro - would take scores of cards, and we’d just have an error message. You’d have mates. One way around this was to try grams, my classmate clearly had some - store our cards in specially-designed to correct the error, resubmit your to sneak access to the computers in thing inscrutably complicated going cards, and wait until the next day to see the Computer Science Department at on, involving boxes and boxes of com - Alere Flammam if it worked. For most of us, a simple the University of Ottawa. The university puter cards. We discovered what he assignment took about a week to work. had (I think) two or three computers, was doing when he showed up one If you had a streak of anarchist in which took up a large room with spe - Inside you, you could write a program called cial flooring and air filters. The room CONTINUED ON PAGE 3... Members’ Forum 2 In Memoriam 3 Peter Raymont 4 Hold the Date! Alumni-Funded Projects 4 Hugh Fraser 5 175th Anniversary Reunion – May 4-6, 2018 Lisgar Archives 6 Members’ Forum Members’ Forum Peter Chance (1939) e-mailed a bour in my teenage years. Keep up the note along with his donation: I grad - good work! uated in 1939, followed by my twin brothers, David and John, three years Sylvia Kershman (Bodovsky, 1942) later. Two years ago I was able to trav - has recently published Life Lines and el to Ottawa and climb the stairs to Other Lines , which tells the story of drop in to the office and also to exam - Sylvia’s family and their lives as res - ine once again the plaques on the wall idents of Lowertown in Ottawa. in the corridor adjacent to the library, Sylvia, the daughter of Kele Leikin which include our names. I enjoy very Bodovsky and Wolf Bodovsky, was much each edition, which keeps alive born in 1926 and lived in the neigh - my vivid memories of happy days as a bourhood, once the core of the student. We had great teachers, head - Ottawa Jewish community, until ed by Principal F.A. Stuart. Perhaps 1964. the most recognized and respected was Jessie Muir, who taught English David Hein (1993) has opened his and French. “Daisy” McDermott, who first Broadway musical, Come From taught German, Ernie Legon for Latin, Away , in New York. The March 12 OTTAWA HISTORY: Sylvia Kershman (Bodovsky, 1942) shows off her book on life in Lowertown. and Jessie Smith and “Minnie” Hills opening night was attended by It was nice to see some former class - married an Aussie and moved there in for Math were just a few of our poorly Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and mates from the 1965 class. Had some the late 1960s. My brother Pete paid but totally dedicated staff. his wife Sophie. David and his wife, great characters for teachers. Mr. (1964) married a girl from North Warmest best wishes to the best high Irene Sankoff, wrote the play and all Cochrane, my Geography teacher from Carolina and they live just outside school in Ontario and perhaps in all of the music. It centres around the South Africa, a wonderful man. I loved Hickory, NC. My wife and I are retired our great country. warm welcome Newfoundlanders my old History teacher Mr. Carruthers. high school teachers and are enjoying gave airline passengers who were It was a riot how he used to put you in life in the Belleville area. Hope to see Betty Catchpole (Cameron, 1950) stranded after 9/11. Jane Boon a headlock and give you a hair rub some old buds at the 175th. wrote: Once again Alere Flammam (1985) wrote on Facebook: I live in when he was mad at you. I’ll never for - arrived and I so enjoyed reading it. I New York City and bought tickets with - get Mr. Wade, my Chemistry teacher. Thanks again to Margaret Pippy so enjoyed the article on Jackie out realizing there was a Lisgar con - Heaven forbid if you didn’t do your (1952) and Ann McJanet (1955) Holzman. That also brought back nection. How wonderful! homework or stand to answer a ques - who continue to take the time to great memories, as her husband John tion. He wielded a wicked yard stick. clip newspaper articles and obituar - was part of our “gang” and a neigh - Paul Paddon (1965) wrote: Just read My sister Penny (1961) still lives in ies and send them in for the the latest edition of Alere Flammam . the Ottawa area. My sister Pam (1962) newsletter. Ann writes: I always read Editor Avi Caplan

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Alere Flammam in its entirety when it comes, and am looking forward to Computer (continued) hear plans to celebrate Lisgar’s next morning in home room and casually In Memoriam big anniversary. asked our teacher, Mr. Pritchett, if his BARDACH , James (1980) MCMICHAEL , Robert (teacher 1953- printout of all our teacher’s salaries BERGER , Jean (Soloway, 1943) 57, Vice-Principal 1960-64, Principal Peter Lesaux (1954) wrote: I com - was correct! I think he was probably CLEMENT , Shirley (Paul, 1938) 1972-1976). A proud veteran of the pleted Grade 13 in 1954, and graduat - one of the earliest computer hackers. COLLINS , Jean (Trudel, 1942) Second World War, he maintained his ed from St. Francis Xavier University in Mr. Pritchett, to his credit, recognized FERGUSON , Barbara (Putman, 1936) ties with Lisgar in his retirement. 1957. Enjoyed a lengthy and success - what an incredible intellectual FRIEND , Lawrence “Larry” (1964) ful career in the federal public service. achievement this was, and my class - GRAY , Mary Jane (Barclay, 1943) Life in retirement in Ottawa is most mate wasn’t suspended. Incredibly, we GLOVER , Lydia (Biberovitch, 1957) satisfying. I much enjoy the newsletter. were all still allowed access to the HATHAWAY , George (1958) Keep up the good work. Ottawa Board of Education computer HENRY , Angus (1990) afterwards. It took my friend many IVISON , Donald (1950) Colin Gray (1987) is a producer and more weeks, but the next time he KENNEDY , Betty (Styran, 1942). She writer who, along with his sister emerged with a printout of all our became a reporter for the Ottawa Megan, recently produced the docu - marks, complete with those of our fic - Citizen almost immediately after grad - mentary Being Canadian , about what titious class mascot, Mordecai. We uation, then moved to radio and even - it means to be a Canadian living in also got “Tom Kovesi for Head Boy” tually had her own show, The Betty the United States. It can be rented printed at the bottom of half the stu - Kennedy Show , which she hosted for Robert McMichael through the iTunes store. Colin dent computer jobs during one 27 years. In 1962 she became the only MILLER , Florence “Flossie” (Dagg, 1937) played Frank Hardy in the 1995 tele - overnight run. woman on Front Page Challenge and MORDY , Mary (Bennett, 1946) vision series The Hardy Boys . My final encounter with the shiny remained until the program was can - NICOL , Wesley (1949). He founded new world of computing at Lisgar celled in 1995. In 1982 she was made Tartan Homes, and was made a Muriel Lamont (Drolsky, 1934) could have ended badly. Simon Tooke, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and Member of the Order of Canada for turned 100 on May 12, 2016. She is one of the uber-nerds among my cir - in 2000 was appointed to the Senate. his role in fostering entrepreneurship. the mother of alumnus John Lamont cle of friends, was a key member of PATTERSON , Violet (McAteer, 1950) (1974). Happy Birthday, Muriel! Lisgar’s Computer Club while I was POUPORE , Denis (teacher, 1985-88) Head Boy. Simon decided that Lisgar ROWSOME , Wally (1951) Archival photos showing students needed our own computer. He’d SCULTHORPE , Albert (1935) having fun, enjoying sports, and learned that the National Research SUNDERLAND , Inez (Smith, 1938) hanging out in Ottawa are now part Council wanted to dispose of an obso - TARASOFSKY , Barry (1987) of a permanent exhibition at the lescent computer, complete with tape THORSTEINSON , Joan (Herbert, 1952) Bytown Museum. The exhibit, called drive and other accessories, and was THURSTON , George (1944) “100 Years of Youth in Ottawa,” is willing to sell it for about $20,000. TOLLER , George (1945). He was a an initiative of the museum’s Youth The computer involved several long-time member of the Alumni Council. machines, each about the size of a Betty Kennedy Association Executive, chairing the refrigerator. Simon assured us that MACKENZIE , Dean (teacher 1968- successful fundraising campaign for Lisgar has placed 4th in the Fraser while the computer was a bit old, it 70, 1992-96). the 160th anniversary. Institute’s annual rankings of was an incredible bargain, as it had MCCLENAHAN , Patricia (Challen, 1947) Ontario high schools. The Institute’s cost several million dollars back in the MACGOUGAN , David (teacher 1958- annual report card ranks 740 of the 1960s. We diligently got to work, hav - 63, librarian 1963-92). He served as province’s schools based on stan - ing bake sales to try to raise the the volunteer archivist for the Alumni dardized testing numbers. $20,000. The administration cautious - Association from 1992-2002. ly cooperated, going so far as to ask A number of long-serving teachers an architect whether any floor at have recently retired from Lisgar. Lisgar would be able to support the Joining the ranks of alumni are weight of a computer. Fortunately, our Susan Hewitt (Science, 1991-2015), bake sales didn’t get very far, and our Sara Kuntsmann (French, 1999- contribution to the school didn’t end 2016), Ramona Martino (Math, up including thousands of pounds of George Toller 1999-2016), Brenda Perras (French, useless wires and tape. But it’s still a WEBER , Gene Weber (Math teacher 2007-17), Bruce Summers (Vice- little hard to imagine that the behe - 1980-1991). He became a teacher Principal, 2010-15), and Jean Szeles moth we fortunately didn’t manage to after a 27-year career with the Royal (English and Drama, 2000-17). Best acquire for Lisgar had far less com - Canadian Navy. wishes from the Alumni Association, puting power than a little iPad does David McGougan WOOD , Gillian (Macpherson, 1967) ■ and see you at the reunion! ■ today. ■

Page 3 Features Where the Universe Sings: Help Wanted Another Film from Peter Raymont Athletic Wall here the Universe Sings: The Lawren Harris’s life and influences, of Fame for 175th Spiritual Journey of Lawren and features extensive interviews with As announced in the last issue of Alere WHarris is the latest offering from another Lisgar graduate, retired Flammam , part of our 175th anniver - Anniversary acclaimed film director, producer, National Gallery of Canada Curator of sary reunion activities in May of 2018 Reunion and writer Peter Raymont (1966). The Canadian Art, Charles Hill (1962). will be an induction of a further group film recently screened to a rapt audi - Raymont has produced and direct - of distinguished members into he Reunion Committee needs ence at the Bytowne Cinema in Ottawa. ed over 100 films and TV series during Lisgar’s Athletic Wall of Fame. We are you to help make Lisgar’s 175th It explores Group of Seven member a 44-year career and has been hon - very grateful for all the nominations Tanniversary a success! We are looking oured with 52 Canadian and interna - received so far from alumni. For the for volunteers to help with specific tional awards. His documentary fea - purposes of planning, however, we tasks and events. Please get in touch at ture Shake Hands with the Devil: The are establishing June 30, 2017 as the [email protected] if you have any of Journey of Roméo Dallaire received final date for nominations for this these skills and are willing to give the 2007 Emmy for Best Documentary, induction, in order to allow adequate some of your time and expertise: and he is also the Executive Producer time for biographical research, final • Communications – writing press and co-creator of the award-winning selection, contact with individuals and releases and announcements, contact - TV drama series The Border , pro - families, etc. As in the past, the names ing media, and answering questions duced for the CBC. of any individuals who are nominated • Marketing – advertising and pro - Raymont is just one of many Lisgar but do not form part of this limited motional strategy graduates to make extensive contribu - group will be retained for considera - • Graphic design – printed materi - tions to the field of media and journal - tion for future inductions. Thank you als, memorabilia, website ism in Canada and abroad. Others to all who have participated in this • Fundraising – donation solicita - include Shelagh Rogers (1973), Betty process, and to all who have con - tion from alumni and sponsors Kennedy (1942), Peter Jennings tributed to the world of sports and • Finance – maintaining records (1956), Lorne Greene (1933), and athletics at Lisgar and in later life. These committees are also looking

Adrienne Clarkson (1956). ■ for people to assist with planning or to work at the reunion itself: • Decade rooms – organizing Alumni Association Funds Projects archival material, photos, etc. t its February executive meeting, hosted trivia night fundraisers and aca - planters to highlight the school • Blue and Grey night – food and your Alumni Association decided demic quiz tournaments and under - entrances and to construct raised beds refreshments, decorating, music tAo provide funding to three worthy taken car washes and bottle drives to behind the South building for food • Gala dinner and dance – logis - projects meeting our long-standing supplement their support. production by school groups such as tics, talent, decorating, displays, MC funding criteria—benefitting a large Lisgar’s outdoor education pro - Dual Support and Culinary Arts, while • Teacher and staff event – corre - percentage of the student body over a gram will benefit from a grant of encouraging environmentally sustain - spondence and liaison, refreshments long period of time in order to create a $1,500, which will facilitate the pur - able practices. These enhancements • Alumni assembly – talent selec - better school environment and foster chase of replacements for old and fail - should also help make the school tion, music, audio-visual, MC strong attachments for future alumni, ing equipment, including tents and more attractive during the 2018 cele - • School tour – tour guides, signage increasing the profile of Lisgar in ways canoe packs and barrels, as well as the brations. Additional requests for fund - • Wall of Fame – research, writing which will aid in maintaining linkages purchase of equipment not previously ing and other assistance have also • Trivia night – research, audio- between alumni and the school, or owned by the program. It is hoped that been made to the City of Ottawa and visual, refreshments being a project involving both current the equipment will last between 10 and local food companies, banks, and • Registration – data entry, sign-in, students and alumni. 20 years. Students have been selling other granting programs. assembling of packages The Lisgar Quiz (Reach) Club will coffee to help match the donation. As custodians of the funds con - There are also several areas where receive $1,000 to underwrite entrance Perhaps the students will be able to tributed by alumni and others to the we are hoping to receive donations or fees for provincial and national acade - undertake a canoe trip to help cele - school, the Alumni Association is financial assistance. If you have a busi - mic competitions. Lisgar teams have brate the school’s 175th anniversary, tasked with decisions on how to spend ness working in one of these areas, done well in recent years, and this year as was done for the 150th! this money in response to requests please get in touch: promises to be no exception. They Finally, Lisgar’s Garden Committee from school groups. Applications must • Signage / printing were featured on a W5 program in the will use its $1,500 grant to enhance be made through our website and are • Decorations autumn of 2016. The success of the the school grounds by constructing considered twice annually. Preference • Music / band teams has enhanced Lisgar’s reputa - raised beds around some of the trees is given to requests where the appli - • Door prizes / silent auction tion and is sometimes cited as a reason on the mall and planting the beds with cant is providing a portion of funding Many of you will remember the for parents selecting Lisgar for their hardy perennials. The grant will also though their own fundraising efforts. 140th, 150th, and 160th. Here is your children’s education. The club has be used to purchase and stock more See the website for further details. ■ chance to be part of the 175th! ■

Alere Flammam • Spring 2017 • Page 4 Features Interview with Justice Hugh Fraser What route did you take to Lisgar? How did your athletic career begin? called to the Bar in 1979. I often won - I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and My athletic career started somewhat dered whether the opportunities for moved to Kingston, Ontario, when I slowly. I recall being cut from the high lawyers of colour were unfairly limit - was seven. My father was in law school school football team as well as the ed, and decided to start my own law at Queen’s University and when he track team. By the time I entered firm. I was able to build a busy and completed his studies and his Bar Grade 11, I had started to grow and successful practice, beginning as a Admission course at Osgoode Hall he seemed to gain a lot of speed. I made solicitor and then moving into litiga - obtained a job as a lawyer with the the track team for the first time in tion. One highlight of my legal career government in Ottawa. I spent two Grade 11 and by the Grade 12 was was a precedent-setting case in which years at York Street Public School, enjoying modest success as a football my client successfully sued her hus - then started Grade 9 at Lisgar in 1965. player. Grade 12 was the year in which band for smoking in the family home What do you remember of Lisgar? my athletic abilities blossomed. I and contributing to her lung cancer. I When I started at Lisgar I had just became one of the fastest high school also served as a part-time member of turned 13 and was somewhat shy and sprinters in the country, and received the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal introverted. I was also quite small for many scholarship offers from univer - Panel and wrote a decision which my age. I remember struggling during sities in the United States. I tore my resulted in significant changes to the that first year, but a young science hamstring while running in my last Unemployment Insurance Act as it teacher named Gary Smith seemed to year of high school, however, and, pertains to women. I was appointed as recognize some potential in me and having decided to stay in Canada to a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice gave me encouragement. I remember attend McMaster University, I was in 1993. I have had many interesting as well a few of the other teachers who unable to compete during the first moments and challenging cases, but had just started their teaching careers, year due to injury. I transferred to the one that I seem to be most remem - OLYMPIC RUNNER: Justice Hugh Fraser (1970). such as Bill Fraser, Larry Hale, and Queen’s University for my second year. bered for is the Ipperwash case, in my shorts were falling down. I had to Joe Leggett, who taught Phys. Ed. Describe your success in track which I convicted an OPP officer of complete the race while holding on to What did you do at Lisgar? and field while at university. criminal negligence causing death as a my track shorts. And although the One of the best decisions I ever made During my time at Queen’s I was able result of the shooting of a native pro - court room is usually a serious place was to take typing in Grade 9. I may to restart my athletic career and made tester during an uprising. there have been a few humorous inci - not have done it for the most noble of my first Canadian national team as a Did you have any mentors dents there over the years as well. One reasons, but the typing skills that I 100 metre sprinter and member of the throughout your career? that I can recall is when a pizza deliv - acquired helped me to secure won - 4 x 100 metre relay squad. I spent ten My father, who was also a lawyer, was ery man arrived during the middle of a derful summer jobs in the government years, from 1971 to 1980, as a member somewhat of a mentor with regard to trial insisting that I, the judge, had once I had completed high school. I of Canada’s National Track and Field my professional career. I had a track ordered the four pizzas that he was also recall playing the clarinet and Team, and competed at an Olympic coach, Gerard Mach, who came to carrying and demanded that I pay for going on some trips with the band. Games, Commonwealth Games, Pan Canada from Poland to coach them. Of course he was in error and American Games, and World Student Canada’s sprinters and he had a great the pizzas had in fact been ordered by Games. I was a member of the bronze- influence on my career. a number of police officers in an office medal-winning relay team in the Pan What have been the critical suc - across from my courtroom. American Games and a member of the cess factors in your life? What career advice would you 4 x 100 metre relay team which made The critical success factors in my life give to current Lisgar students? the Olympic final in Montreal in have been faith and family. I was fortu - First, find something that you are pas - 1976—just after I had completed my nate to have been raised in a fairly sionate about and don’t let anyone talk second year at the University of Ottawa strict household where education and you out of pursuing your dreams. My Law School. One of the challenges that hard work were valued. My faith, parents were not particularly support - I faced during my athletic career was which encourages me that God has ive of my athletic career, at least dur - the lingering effects of the injury from had a plan for my life, enabled me to ing the early years, but it paid divi - my last year of high school. The leg get through some of the difficult times dends far greater than any of us could was never the same after that, and I and to appreciate the good times for have imagined. Second, treat everyone had to undergo many hours of physio - what they were. The combination of with kindness and integrity, even when therapy in order to continue my those two things kept me motivated to you might not feel like it. You never career. It taught me a great deal about try to reach my true potential. know who is going to have an impact being content whatever your situation. What humorous incidents have on your life down the road. A kind CHANGE OF PLANS: While Hugh Fraser gradu - Tell us about your law career. you experienced? word or deed often quickly forgotten ated from Queen’s rather than Yale or Harvard, I attended the University of Ottawa Law Once when I was sprinting in a high by the doer may be remembered for a he did go on to law school—though in Ottawa. School, graduated in 1977, and was school 100 metre race I realized that lifetime by the recipient. ■

Page 5 Features From the Lisgar Archives: Notes from “Down Below” 2016 Donors Joy Heft Diana Bacon (Middleton, 1951) Arthur Bray (1943) William Broughton (1953) he office has become more of a Elizabeth Catchpole (Cameron, 1950) hive of activity as busy bees John Chance (1942) T Peter Chance (1939) Ingrid Van de Walle (teacher 1998- Adrienne Clarkson (Poy, 1956) 2014) and Sara Kunstmann (teacher Doreen Dillon (Haas, 1953) 1999-2016) are on hand regularly help - Joan Doubt (Klaas, 1961) ing to digitize and inventory many of our William Dougherty (1951) Richard Drolet (1957) records. Some of these will soon be Ken Eades (1958) online and easily accessible. Note that Joel Edelson (1959) these two are retired teachers, as am I, Barbara Fisher (Fenton, 1943) Joan Fortin (Larochelle, 1946) so the affection for and commitment to Joan Gullen (Hanley, 1948) the school are not limited to its students! Ian Halliday (1945) Among the many queries we receive, Gordon Henderson (1949) Barry Holt (1950) the majority are with regard to veterans Gertrude Kirk (Rowat, 1952) or those who died in the two world Helene Kruidenier (parent) wars. This is not surprising, as when WARTIME TRAINING: Cadet Arthur Bray (1943) shows classmate Ann Thompson (1943) how to Rive Reine Le Lacheur (1954) one enters Lisgar’s main hall there is a correctly don a gas mask in this 1942 Malak Karsh photo featured in the alumni showcase for Barrie Laughton (1961, teacher 1968-2000) Remembrance Day. Mr. Bray lives in Nova Scotia, and is a regular donor to the Alumni Association. Lois Leadlay (Bourne, 1952) reminder of just how many Lisgar stu - Valerie Leesing (Delaute, 1953) dents fought in these major conflicts. his name. A request for information was Memorial marking the 100th anniver - Peter Lesaux (1954) This past year, Peter Bradshaw of also received from the Canadian War sary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Of par - Ross MacDonald (1966) Kathleen Magwood (Kapros, 1956) Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in England, Museum about Henry Botterell and ticular note were the booklets prepared Ann McJanet (Hill, 1955) sought information regarding John Kagher Neiber-Shieg, who apparently last year by teacher Laura Mennill, using Myriam McManus (Borkovich, 1954) Brophy, who died December 26, 1916, both attended Lisgar and fought in the research of Barbara Mennill, con - Robert McMichael (teacher 1953-57, Vice- Principal 1960-64, Principal 1972-76) while flying for the Royal Flying Corps. WWI —Neiber-Shieg for the German taining the names, biographies, and in Alice Nakanishi (1983) Mr. Bradshaw was involved in restoring Imperial Air Force! Records were found some cases pictures of those Lisgar sol - Margaret Pineiro (Isnor, 1952) his headstone. He was very pleased to for the former but not for the latter. diers buried at Vimy. Margaret Pippy (Lugsdin, 1952) Carl Plet (1957) discover a memorial write-up along Archival materials were also of inter - The alumni showcase was the site of James Radnor (1986) with a picture in the Vox Lycei , as well est recently to students and teachers three exhibits this year. The first, for Susan Rivers (Charleson, 1957) as to receive a copy of Brophy’s student who travelled to France to attend the Remembrance Day, included our col - Robert Short (1958) card and pictures of the plaques bearing ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy lection of Malak photos of cadets from Elizabeth Simms (Delaute, 1959) Elizabeth Smith (Macartney, 1958) WWII, depicting various aspects of the Chris Stirling (Murphy, 1969) war preparations engaged in by stu - Carol Stokes (Tubbe, 1958) dents. Many had been featured in the Geoge Toller (1945) Elizabeth Wanzel (1962) Toronto Star Weekly of the day and Beverly Whyte (Blake, 1959) some of the original clippings were also Charlotte Witty (1945) shown. The second exhibit highlighted Lisgar’s forthcoming 175th anniversary in 2018 and included pictures of staff Life Members and students from past reunions back to We are delighted to report that 17 the 50th, as well as posters and memo - alumni have become Life Members since the last issue of Alere Flammam : rabilia from those events. The current Diana Burnett (Corrigan, 1967) display of copies of The Lisgarwrite Kunal Dogra (2003) from decades past has been mounted by Lawrence Erwin (1941) editors Miasya Bulger and Olive Nugent Michael Froislie (1969) Lisgar 175 Logo Contest to spark interest in the publication. Edward Litle (1957) Steven Mair (2006) Major undertakings of an archival Put your stamp on Lisgar for the next 25 years and beyond! Submit your Roksolana McVicar (2014) original design for a logo marking the 175th anniversary of Lisgar nature being considered are the refur - William Melanson (teacher 1967-99) Collegiate Institute and you could win free reunion registration! bishment of the sesquicentennial Emeka A. Njoku (1973) Paul Paddon (1965) patrons and benefactors plaques, as Christopher Ray (1992) With replacements scheduled over the next year for both the gymnasium well as of the WWI memorial plaque. Cameron Read (1992) floor and the floor of Lisgar’s main foyer, the winning design may appear on The former coincides with the prepara - Jeannie Smith (Ferguson, 1968) both surfaces—as well as on marketing materials and memorabilia. Stephen Smith (2006) tions for the 175th anniversary celebra - Douglas Taylor (1997) Details are at lisgar.net/175. Submissions must be received by June 16. tions, while the latter is timely in view of Adam Thompson (1994) the Vimy centennial this year. ■ Ingrid Van de Walle (teacher 1998-2014)

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