Page 8 West Vancouver Historical Society May 2005 Inglewood Graduates -1935 G. Barr John Beaty Adelia Myrtle Brewster David Brown Edna Clements Madeline Cross Jean Duncan Betty Elliott John Duncan Fiddes Mary Gibson Joan Gourlay Wendell Hayes Geraldine Johnson Norman MacPherson Frederick Duncan McIntosh Charles Miles Sheila Powell Lenna Simpson Frank Smith Inez Swanson Eunice Turvey Marjorie Vernon Robert Ward Ernestine Weeden Inglewood Graduates -1945 Georgie Allerton Monica Bainbridge Nonie Barbour Beryl Benson Velma Boshier Betty Bradley Connie Brownridge Helen Carman Mason Clarke Pat Clegg Betty Coney Marjorie Daniel Dorothy Dowling Pamela Duck Maureen Edgar Sally Egan Doreen Fletcher Gerta Haley Peggy Hall Larry Hughes Betty Hunt Helen Jackson Eric Lavell Judy Lithgow Claire Macdonald Kay Massender Margaret McCulloch Pat McGowan Marjorie McTavish Gwen Meredith Eleanor Nelson Peggy Parkyn June Penn John Platt Pat Powell Odo Richards John Rippon Madeleine Ross Joyce Sagar Shirley Stamatis Gordon Thompson Gerald Trussed Cassie Whiteside A Few Remarks about the Graduates of Sixty and Seventy Years Ago For reasons unknown to us two or three composite graduating photos showed initials instead of given names. History-Onics records yielded all of the missing information for 1935 save the first. We can only guess what the “G†stood for. (Was he brother to Peter?) The school was technically known as “Inglewoodâ€. It was not until September 18, 1947 that then Principal Elizabeth Maycock persuaded the School Board to change the name of “Inglewood High School†to “West Vancouver High Schoolâ€. For decades both names were used. The school song contained “West Van High†but not “Inglewoodâ€. John Duncan Fiddes was killed on April 25th, 1944, while serving as Warrant Officer 2 in the R.C.A.F. He had been a navigator, mustering to aircrew in 1942. Before enlisting in 1941 he had been on the staff of the Royal Bank. When he graduated from high school he was sixteen years old, likely the youngest member of his class. He was certainly one of its brightest members. Frank Smith was born Francis Wilfred Smith, and was killed on February 6th, 1942 while serving in the R.A.F. He was a flight-lieutenant, aged 24 years. There is little doubt that had he lived, he would have become a professional writer. His sister Valerie (Traff), one of our members, might give us permission to read some of his letters home. Georgia Allerton was known for her talent as a singer. One of her earliest perform- ances was at a school variety concert on Tuesday, December 10, 1940 (where she was assisted by Monica Bainbridge). In a memorable concert on December 16, 1943 she gave a very sound performance as the Virgin Mary. Betty Bradleyâ€"now Betty Beard and one of our members-started showing academic promise early on when in 1942 she won the I.O.D.E. award at the end of the school year. Making the presentation was Miss Margaret Wilson, the well known music and English teacher. June Penn, now June Shepherd and one of our members, was one of West Van’s best swimmers. She was one of the founding members of the West Vancouver Aquatic Club in late August of 1943. Their first race was on Saturday, August 29th, when another member of June’s class, Peggy Hall, won the 250-yard event in 4 minutes, 30 seconds. (Sonny Bosquet’s time was 3 minutes, 40 seconds.) This story may be apocryphal. Mr. Pelman was Mr. Mitchell’s appointee in charge of the boys’ locker room. (You will recall that it was located just at the bottom of the west basement stairs and was opposite Mr. Merrick’s drafting room.) In those days the school did not issue padlocks; you had to get your own. Their were all sorts and kinds. Odo Richards was an inventive, but occasionally recalcitrant, soul. Mr. Pelman was regularly on his case for not putting a lock on his locker. One day Odo did bring a padlock to school, but it was one he had made himself. It was made of wood, and had a little wooden key to open it. It actually worked, if my recollection is accurate. Mem- bers might recall this story. Pat Powell may best be remembered for her performance in the Patriotic Concert by Pupils of Mrs. Knight-Hodge on June 26th 1942, when she gave an outstanding piano performance playing “Malaguena†from the Andalucia Suite.