Student Dave Jones speaks about his early family life growing up just outside of Halifax. His oral history contains many rich anecdotes of his childhood in Rockingham, and as a student in Halifax during the war, including his memories about the V-E Day riots, Catholic associations and churches in Halifax, Bedford and Rockingham. Discusses or mentions: Standard Pavement; Bedford highway; Angus Doyle; his longtime friend Harold Chamberlain; Dominion Store; C.N. Express; Father Farrell; Jack Lynch; Father Kehoe; Father McCarthy ('Hank' McCarthy); Father O'Donnell; Father O'Rourke; Father Filion; Father Belair; Mr. Ryan ('Pinky' Ryan); Father Labelle; Father Burke-Gaffney; Father Mullally; the dress code; the World War II Auxiliary Reserve Patrol; Gussie's Grill; Bill Brown; electric tram-cars; V-E day riots; Mr. Beazley ('The Babe'); Elmer McGillvary; the Saint Mary's hockey team; Burt Strichfield; Hughey Campbell; Beans MacLaughlin; Burton Steel; George Steel; Aloysius Callback; Eddie McCormy; Patton MacLean; Senator Power; Power Library; Mr. Schupe the janitor; Father Foley; 'Buck' O'Donnell, Saint Mary's Debating Society, Miss Foley, Chief Librarian; Hank Rounsfell; Jimmy Pineo; nicknames; the Ladies' Auxiliary