MR. FISET

	Mr. Fiset teaches grade eight a.nd nine Industrial Arts and Math-
ematics. He attended university at McGill, Sir George Williams, and
Macdonald College. In spite of having taught four years in Quebec,
Mr. Fiset considers himself a Westerner. He has lived in Winnipeg,
Brandon, and Saskatoon. He became a teacher because he likes young
people, a fact that speaks for his tolerance and stamina.
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	The "persistent idlers" of his class are Mr. Fiset's pet peeve.
He prefers students that are obedient, interested, and that have a
 sense of humour. Mr. Fiset, to his knowledge, has never had any spit-
balls or the like thrown in his class. That might be because he gives
an average of four detentions weekly and has assigned two class de-
tentions this year. He is one of the many who find school spirit
sadly lacking in this school. Mr. Fiset participates in extra-cur-
ricular activities too. He is an advisor to the Camera Club. He also
was one of the brave few who supported the teacher's team at the
broomball game during the Carnival. To the disappointment of most
girls who have seen him, Mr. Fiset is married.

			MISS ZBIK

	"It's easy, once you get the hang of it." she said as she neatly
printed her name under all my futile efforts. The name is Polish, its
bearer, however, is distinctly Canadian, She was born in Ottawa and
has lived in Montreal most of her life. She graduated from Malcolm
Campbell High and went on to study at Macdonald and Sir George
Williams where she is now working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree. This is her first year teaching, and before coming to John
Rennie, she had heard a great many favorable comments about it; that
it was more advanced than most and was in a fairly high class dist-
rict. She was however disappointed with the student's attitude which
she describes as "allergic to work," and feels that they aren't will-
ing to use a 50-50 division of work with the teachers. A large part
of the problem she blames on the Canadian society. She feels
Canadians in general are afraid to bump :tnto each other or show en-
thusiasm about anything. In her words the lack of unity in the school
is best described by the students cry "I gotta be on that bus. That
3:30 bus. It's the end of the world if I'm not on that bus." She
isn't sure how the problem can be solved but suggests encouraging
people to "give it a try. Most people don't do that much." Among
desirable improvements to the school she lists, more equipment, a
wider variety of equipment and smaller classes.

	Her interests include drama, swimming, skiing, and horseback
riding. Travel is also a big thing with her. She has traveled in
Europe three times. The first time she worked as a governess with a
French family and improved her French with the aid of her three year
old charge. Her second trip was to Poland to visit her many relatives
who still live there. She says that anyone who really wants to see
Europe can if they are willing to scrimp a little and hitch-hike if
necessary. She makes a point of travelling alone and teams up with
people whom she meets during her travels. Her knowledge of languages,
she speaks four, English, French, Italian, and Polish, probably helps.

	We hope Miss Zbik will stay in John Rennie for quite awhile and
perhaps find the opportunity to join in more of the activities with us
in the future.
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