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Pa^ej4^ West Vancouver Historical Society March 2003 SOCIETY NEWS CURRENT AFFAIRS AND NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST TO MEMBERS Special Events Activities By: Laureen Jones Director, Special Events The W.V. Heritage Week was, as usual, a great success, with activities at the Museum, the WV Seniors' Centre and various lectures and social events instructing and entertaining those who participated. It was well done. +++++++++ GERRY'S STORY (Contd. from page 3) the Ferry, it was easy for me to get work and I did several jobs working as mate or extra lookout on the ferry in fog. I also did some ditch digging around the wharf and for all these odd jobs I was paid at the rate of fifty cents an hour. There was quite a lot of fog in the winter of 1930-31 and so on account of this, and some sickness among the crews, I had a fair amount of work. My longest spell of work was when I was lookout in fog from 3 p.m. to midnight one day; from 6 a.m. to midnight the second day; and from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the third day-all for a total of $18.00 as no over- time was paid. The hours on the ferry were two nine-hour shifts on each boat and each employee worked for seven days straight and the eighth day off, except when the employee was off on the Saturday he was also off on Sunday. The monthly rate of pay was $150.00 for Master and $135.00 for Mate. So I managed to survive with these odd days of work until in February 1931 one of the Mates was fired for his second offense of getting into a fight with one of the passengers and I was taken on the perma- nent staff. I was promoted to Relief Master in 1935 and Permanent Master in 1937, holding that position until I went into the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940. Do you remember "Captain Gerry? There will be more of his story in the next issue of "History-Onics". +++++++++ Reverberations From The Foil Quiz: Here are the answers, and more. By: Tom Taylor 1925 April of 1931 was a difficult month for another W.V. teacher-to-be Daisy Brealey, a member of the school's first graduating class. This was the month that she first applied to teach in West Van, but times were tough and jobs scarce. It wouldn't be until a few years had passed that Daisy would be appointed to the West Van High staff. Handicapped by poor eyesight, she nontheless taught splendidly, managing her classes with benign and quiet force. 1926 Peggy Cornish was one of the first students from West Vancouver to complete junior matriculation and then go on to U.B.C. She was also an actor of note. In January 1933, she starred in "The Tightwad", sponsored by St. Stephen's A.Y.P.A. She later became Mrs. Esson Young, when she married Esson, who was a Skipper-Lieutenant in the navy. A son was bom to the couple on May 25th, 1943. Membership Report By: Joan Skipper Membership Chair Your board of directors have been carrying out a "mini" membership drive recently and we are delighted to tell you that we have 24 new members - all of whom have joined the Society since January of this year. In no particular order, they are - John Lancaster, Victoria, B.C. Gene Nicol, Calgary, Alta. Jocelyn Fitzgibbon, Enderby, B.C. Eula Konoski, Kenara, Ont. Joyce Emeny, Joy Long, Diane Morgan, Jean Douglas, Joan Crickmay, Kenneth Crimp, John Ruan, Donald Hamill, Jura Loudon, David Miller & Ian Marshall, all of West Vancouver, B.C. John Rippon, Qualicum Beach, B.C. Isobel Malone, California, U.S.A. Joan Edwards, Cedar, B.C. Larry Johns, Richmond, B.C. Robert Shackleton, Vancouver, B.C. John Guten & Audrey Steel, Duncan, B.C. Bruce Gibson, Delta, B.C. Elspeth Westwood, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. Welcome to you all. We hope you will take an active role in the life of your Society. Why not take a leaf out of John Lancaster's book and look through family records so that you may share your West Vancouver memories with us all. We now have a total of 386 members, 317 of whom have already paid their dues for 2003. Well done. You are the fuel which keeps your Society in operation. + -J- + -i- + -t- + + -i- 1927 Elaine Hampson and Clara Wilson were a dynamic pair of folk and maypole dance mistresses. The school where Elaine made her first mark in the teaching profession was Pauline Johnson. On December 21st 1942, she became Mrs. Arthur Barber. Later, she became the first principal at Cypress Park Elementary School. 1928 Years ago Miss (Mabel) Macfie mentioned that she had taught John Allan at Hollybum School. There was no reason to question her about her assertion, though we won- dered how old sh£ was, as he seemed somewhat ancient to us. We have it on good authority (Andy Reid) that as a pupil a mischievous young Johnny would leave the class through a window and make his way to the ground grasping the four- inch soil pipe as he did so. He was always a good athlete. 1929 Joyce Herrin, daughter of municipal clerk Robert Herrin, married Harry Dickson on April 8, 1931. Harry was then teacher-principal in Cedar, B.C. A 1929 graduate of W.V.H.S., he will have been a very young administrator in several West Vancouver schools. The couple produced two remarkable children, both graduates of WVHS. (Contd page 5)