1970-1971 Teachers Continued

Going left to right, row by row:  Miss Holland (she taught me math.  Good math teacher with a British accent), Mrs. Kearns (she taught me French as well.  Glad for the French now, not because of the Quebec riverside summer home, but because of the regular visits to Provence in France), Sister Marie Howorth (she taught me Latin).  Tony Meagher (later priest and bishop -- he taught me English).  Miss Ruth Nicholls (had her for a number of years, always enjoyed her classes).  And we come to the inimitable Graham See (had a great jocular relationship with him, and developed pics for him.  RIP).  Mrs. Thompson (she taught me History.  One day Shorty [Glenn] McLaughlin made her cry.  The latest fad at the time was streaking your hair.  She had her hair streaked.  When she entered the classroom, Shorty said "Good Morning Mrs. Zebra".  It did not go over well.).  And then there is Tony White our gym teacher.

Some of My Teachers in Grade 10

Here are some of my teachers in Grade 10, with the exception of Sister Claudette in the bottom right hand corner. From the top row across: Miss Holland taught me Math. Next to her is Mrs. Kearns who taught me French. I never paid much attention, got good enough grades but it didn't light me on fire. Little did I know that I would be attending a French university, and I would be living half time in a French province, and that I would become fluently bilingual.

Mrs. Thompson in row 2 taught me History. One day she came to school with the new fad in hair style called streaking. She had a big streak of platinum running through her head. It wouldn't be unusual today, but back in the day it was different. Glenn McLaughlin walked in the class and was taken aback. He said politely "Good Morning Mrs. Zebra" and Mrs. Thompson burst into tears and fled the classroom. He meant no malice by what he said. Next to Mrs. Thompson is Mr. Gentry -- no further words needed -- one of the best teachers ever. I played the tuba for the two years that I took music. Damien O'Brien and Dennis Gleason who both played the euphonium used to bunch up chip bags and played basketball trying to dunk the chip bags in my tuba. They scored one day just as I was playing a low note, and the rattle caused Mr. Gentry to stop the band and see why I blew the rattley note.

The bottom row has Tony Meagher, who we all know went on to be a priest and a bishop. He taught me English. It was a low key class with lots of erudition. As previously mentioned, I never had Sister Claudette who is pictured next to Mr. Meagher.

Interim Report Card

Interim Report Card from November 1970. These were printed on spirit duplication machines. That year, my English teacher was Tony Meagher -- later a priest and eventually a bishop. Those are his initials in the English section. In Science it was Frank Sachetti who initialed here. I just remembered the French teacher -- it was Mrs. Kearns. I don't have a photo of her. And Ruth Nicholls taught typing that year. I have never regretted taking typing. (Click on the photo for a bigger picture).