Ruth Guzzwell, St. John's
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Ruth Guzzwell was born on July 24, 1920 in St. John’s, Newfoundland,
the daughter of May and
Percie LeMessurier, an accountant with the Great Eastern Oil company. Following
her graduation from Bishop Spencer College, she completed a two-year commercial
course at Bishop Feild. She was employed at Curtis and Squires law offices
and Hynes and Bursey Fish Merchants. In 1939, she married Walter Guzzwell
and had two children.
Bishop Spencer College encouraged physical activity among its students,
and included a twice-weekly physical education class in the curriculum.
Each June, the College held a Sport’s Day at Feildian Grounds, a
day of various games and races. As a Spencerian “blue-blouse”,
Mrs. Guzzwell enjoyed playing for the basketball, field hockey and ice
hockey teams. Mr. Anderson, a teacher from Bishop Feild College, coached
the Spencer
teams.
After graduation from Spencer, Mrs Guzzwell did not participate in competitve
sports, other than the occasional ice hockey game. In 1942, she joined
her friends at the Holy Cross Bowling Alleys. She proved to be an talented
bowler, and later traveled to the mainland for tournaments.
In retrospect, Ruth Guzzwell believed that the emphasis Bishop Spencer
College placed on physical fitness kept her active for life. In the summer
of 2003, at the age of 82, Mrs. Guzzwell continued to enjoy lawn-bowling,
playing at least four games per week! In 1985, Ruth Guzzwell was inducted
into the Bowling Hall of Fame.
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