Stills from The New Boy
Pictures from the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) production of The New Boys. This film was part of a half hour weekly show - West. The new boy trip was also known as the English River trip - a wet and cold 350-mile September canoe trip starting in Western Ontario and ending in Selkirk, Manitoba. There were two canoe brigades in September of 1973, made of of grade 8 through 10 St. John's new boys. We arrived at school on a Sunday. We were bused out on Tuesday. The trip took about two weeks. It rained incessantly, and we were wind blown (unable to canoe because of the wind) on more than a few occasions. The film crew followed my brigade, led by Misters Arthur, Kleinhaus, Weatherbe, and someone from the CBC crew. To get these shots, I grabbed frames after digitizing the video.
Even today, at the Alberta school, all new boys go on a new boy hike. This rite of passage immediately socializes you with your peers and the school. Hours of paddling, bad food, and exposure to the elements took their toll on us. By the time the trip was over, the spartan conditions at the school seemed luxurious.
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