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Duane Beach

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Duane Beach
Yearbook portrait, 1951
Yearbook portrait, 1951
Years in Thunder Bayby 1951
OccupationStudent

Duane Beach was a student in the second year of the Technical Forestry course at the Lakehead Technical Institute in 1951, from Fort William.[1]

Lakehead Technical Institute, 1951

Beach was joint advertising manager of the Year Book.[2] Beach was a student representative on the Students' Administrative Council.[3]

Year School Program Role Hometown Clubs and teams Source
1951 Lakehead Technical Institute Technical Forestry, second year Student Fort William Students' Administrative Council, Year Book, Rugby, Basketball, Don Clark Trophy, Reserve Army p. 24[1]
  • Offices: Advertising Manager of Year Book staff.
  • Awards and honours: Don Clark Trophy; Honourable mention (scoring race); Thunder Bay Timber Operators' Association—$200.
  • Printed with the nickname or motto: Gee, you're funny?
  • Described in the yearbook: He serenades Julian Pristansky and wants to be a songwriter, though his destiny is farming.[4]
  • Named in the write-up "BASKETBALL": The Thunderbirds basketball team, coached by Cliff Junke and captained by Julian Pristansky, finished second in the city league. After successful exhibition games and semi-finals, they faced the Flyers in a close championship series, losing the first game of the finals by only four points.[5]
  • Named in the write-up "CONVOCATION 1950": The second convocation of the Lakehead Technical Institute took place on May 15, 1950, at the Port Arthur Technical School Auditorium. Diplomas and certificates were awarded to graduates in various divisions, and several scholarships and prizes were presented to students.[6]
  • Groups named for this person in the volume: S. A. C. Representatives, Year Book staff, Technical Forestry Second Year.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 24. Internet Archive.
  2. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 9. Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 5. Internet Archive.
  4. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 43. Internet Archive.
  5. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 32. Internet Archive.
  6. ↑ Lakehead Technical Institute Year Book (1951), p. 37. Internet Archive.