The Boyds soon moved again, this time to Glebemount Avenue, and Boyd transferred to yet another new school, this time to Earl Beatty Public School and it was here that Boyd became more of his own person, joining the school's soccer team so that for years his picture hung in the hall of the school. Boyd also then joined the YMCA marching band where he mastered the mouth organ and accompanied the band when they won a world championship at the Canadian National Exhibition.