Saturday, 7 May 2011

Feildian to Receive Honorary Degree

Dr. E. David Morgan
Dr. E. David Morgan will be honored in St. John's, May 25 at 10:00 AM with an honourary degree from his former alma mater Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dr. Morgan spent most of his academic life at Keele University at Newcastle-under-Lyme where he worked on insect pests and insect pheromones.

David Morgan came to Feild in Grade 7 from St. George's School in St. John's. In Grade 8 he won a form prize worth $2.50. He told me in an email that he and his pals loved to play "Piddly" and in the spring the back grounds would be littered with piddly sticks and bricks. Even I can remember playing piddly during recess at Feild.

I am hoping that if David is in town for our lunch on the 30th. May at The Sundance I will get him to join us for a bite to eat and some chat about his time at Feild.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Former Industrial Arts Teacher

Hello OF's,

I was talking to Edgar Thistle the other day and he told me about "Dim" not his real name Press. It seems that Mr. Press taught at Feild and is still alive living in a home somewhere in St. John's. I would like to get in touch with him and see if he was able to come to one of our lunches. Edgar said he would be in his 90's but is in good health. Please get in touch if you know where he is.

I am having trouble getting a place to store our Feildian memorabilia. If anyone has an
8 x 10 room in their business that can be locked please get in touch. Some of you know that the archive has to move from our current large room to a smaller room in the school which will not be able to house all of our "stuff".

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

Hayward Long Obituary

Some of you boys may have known Hayward Boyd (John) Long. Hayward passed in his 82nd. year. Hayward was born May 17, 1929 in St. John's the son of Jesse (nee Hart) and Arthur Hayward Long. Hayward had three sisters Mary, Doris and Pearl Learning. Hayward was married to Eileen (nee Paul) . Hayward had Kim, Tracey, Huggie and John from his first marriage and Catharine, Mark, Steven, James and Brian with Eileen. Hayward completed his studies at Bishop Feild College. He served with 408 Photo Squadron of the RCAF. Later he founded Simply Wood Furnishings in Ottawa which still stands today. Hayward supported The Ottawa Mission and The Salvation Army.

Thank you to Bill Abraham for providing me with this information.

Non Moritur Cujus Fama Vivit

Monday, 25 April 2011

Who is this?


Boys, this man taught at Feild in the 50's. I believe he taught Chemistry or Physics. Who is he and where is he now?