Shawnigan Lake School - Yearbook (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Canada)

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T.L. Brierley 1973 For the many years of selfless contribution that have been given by Mr. Brierley, the boys of the present school and most certainly the Old Boys of numberous years owe their warmest thanks. As an excellent cricketer, he coached what was often the best school team in B.C., and maintained what was reputed to be one of the best pitches in North America. As a natural teacher his years with the boys in the Woodwork Shop, during class-time and outside, during hobbies, have given many a love of craft. By most of the present school, he will be remembered for his excellent shuttle bus service to Strathcona, and by one boy in particular for his musical ability as a French-hornist in orchestra and band, and for his teaching of the same. For this receive our thanks and best wishes. R.G. Cooper 1973 The advent of the former music-master at Rothesay Collegiate and Director of the New Brunswick Opera Company has truly secularized music at Shawnigan and on the island. He has established a band, broadened the range of the choir, founded a Glee Club, and directed and conducted the music for Oliver! . Outside the school he was a founder of the Vancouver Island Symphony, and will be sorely missed by the Shawnigan music community , who with the rest of the school wish him the best for the future. supplied with fresh fish or smoked salmon and played golf, consistently beating Mr. McClelland on Friday afternoons. We all wish him the best of luck with Mr. MacLachlan in Hong Kong. R.I. McLean Head of our Social Studies Department for four years, he devoted a wealth of information and imagination, expertise and enthusiasm, verve and versatility to his work. A dedicated and energetic educator, believing in a multi- farious education, he impartially insisted upon a high standard of academic excellence and personal department and asked only that which he demonstrated himself. We will remember him as a sincere and fearless humanitarian and well informed, concerned Canadian. He is returning to university before teaching in college. R.I.M. C.Noble 1973 Mr. Noble only intended to stay at the School for one year and leave after that to join the staff of the by then to be established Pacific College. Yet in the short time he was here, apart from teaching English and Geography, he revitalized the Outdoors Club. We are sure that his numerous skills in that area, and especially in canoeing, will be an asset to Pacific College and we wish him luck there. J.H.Dixon 1973 Mr. Dixon in his two short years has been a great asset to the School. The Physics master, he will long be remembered by his students for his excellent teaching methods. This skill in teaching extended onto the rugby field where he coached a very successful Junior Colts team in both years. In the Winter Term he coached the floor hockey team and with Mr. Cooper founded the Motor- Cycle Club. He will be missed at Shawnigan and we wish him luck in the future. P. Kearns 1973 It was said that everything Midas touched turned to gold; for Mr. Kearns it can be said that all the numerous activities he tried, were done with success. He headed the Chemistry Department which constantly produced the best results in Government exams. He coached the Junior XV, from where all aspiringFirst must rise; he took over sailing from Mr. Salmon, while the latter was on sabbatical leave, and thus lent his own expertise to a sport in which Shawnigan triumphed against all other schools. He was instrumental in the founding of the Vancouver Island Symphony and several times conducted the band, for which he abandoned his beloved bassoon for the clarinet, when there was no music for the former. In any off-hours this Housemaster of Lonsdale ' s had, Mr. Kearns kept staff wives W.R.Salmon 1973 Although Mr. Salmon was seriously ill for a good part of his last year and therefore invalided home, his silent force was felt just as it has been for the many years he has been at the school. Head of the Classics Department, Librarian, Sailor, Math and English teacher, Woodworker — his multiplicity of skills pervaded nearly every area and will, we are sure, stand him in good stead for whatever he chooses to do with his years of retirement. Our one hope is that it is not . . . in perpetuum, ave atque vale . . . but that the school may have the pleasure of his occassional company in the years to come. 14

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R. St. J. Stuart Mr. Stuart comes to us after a checkered career in the Merchant Marine, at an American Jesuit College, and Simon Fraser University. His vast knowledge and enthusiasm thus gained has stood him in excellent stead in the classroom and inactivities ranging from canoeing to debating. We hope that in spite of the lucrative commercial fishing in Cowichan Bay he will settle down at Shawnigan. VALETE FOR TWO YEARS W. Dowdl972 As a linguist, statistician and counsellor, Mr. Dowd will be long remembered at Shawnigan. He taught French as Head of the Modern Languages Department and Senior Latin in Mr. Salmon ' s stead. He coached the Under- 16 Basketball team to numerous victories and organized a memorable questionnaire for educational research purposes. Coming from an education at Dalhousie, Chicago, and Stanford, among others, we would most certainly have enjoyed his presence for more than one year. R.Smith 1972 Another Scot, Mr. Smith for two brief years kept the Art Club and the Art Classes as going concerns making very popular the many crafts he could offer, from drawing and painting to batik and pottery. Also assisting in the Outdoors Club, we hope especially that Art will not flag by his absence. K. Hicklingl972 Having come to us after teaching P.T. at Gordon- stoun, there always remained the Scot in Mr. Hickling. This national gift for teaching was put to good use, however, in P.T., draughting, and the Outdoors Club. Two years ago he was made the Housemaster of Groves ' and we are sure that both that house and the rest of the school wish him luck in the future. R. Benton 1972 Mr. Benton, who had had several years of teaching in England after completing his formal education at the University of Nottingham, came to Shawnigan to teach French. At the same time he took on squash and part of the Outdoors Club. Leaving after only one year, we hope that he has come to like Canada and we wish him luck here. E.Nolan 1972 Mr. Nolan came to us from the University of Oregon and his stay of one year was all too short. He was the Assistant Housemaster in Lonsdale ' s, taught English, which he constantly claimed was not his subject, and Geography, which was. He ably headed the library in Mr. Salmon ' s sabbatical absence, and founded a small, but nonetheless popular, Stamp and Coin Club. We all wish him luck in the future. I.C. Borrowman 1973 Yet another Scot - presenting himself as convincing evidence of the McLean Hypothesis on Staff Nationality, Mr. Borrowman will be sorely missed for his rapier-sharp tongue and ready wit. Was this the same rhetoric that kept his debating society in such awe that they obediently won year after year, sending boy after boy to the National finals? For all this we thank him, and wish the soon to be, Dr. Borrowman, the best of luck for the future. 13

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Compliments of MARTIN ' S MEN ' S BOYS ' WEAR — DUNCAN — Phone: 746-5231 THE HEADMASTER Looking back on the year 1971-72, it would seem that much of the year was spent in speculation and uncertainty. No doubt this is an exaggerated recollection. This was brought about initially by Mr. L.P. MacLachlan ' s resignation toward the end of the previous academic year. His resignation had been accepted but was not to be effective until a new Headmaster had been appointed. It was obviously too late for an appointment to be made before the beginning of the 1971-72 academic year, so Mr. MacLachlan continued as Headmaster when the School re-opened in September 1971. The search for a new Headmaster then began. Then followed, however, a very interesting develop- ment, which eventually came to nothing, but in the meantime added considerably to the general state of uncertainty. An approach was made by representatives of the United World Colleges, who had been planning to open a College in these parts to be known as Pacific College, but who had been experiencing difficulty in finding a suitable location. The initial approach was to look into the possibility of setting up Pacific College on our location and sharing certain premises. Initial discussion suggested that there was much merit in the idea, and so both Boards of Governors set up Committees to examine the proposition in detail. Agreement was reached by these Committees, where- by Pacific College would rent a share of our premises for a period of 5 years and after that, if the association were a happy one, they would become co-owners of the School. It was further agreed that the Headmaster-elect of Pacific College would be Headmaster of both schools. The Shawnigan Lake School Board of Governors agreed to these proposals and an announcement to this effect was made to the School by the Chairman of the Board on 1st December, 1971. It is interesting, and perhaps revealing, to note that it was received by the boys with no great show of enthusiasm. However, the United World Colleges Board, when they did eventually meet, did not agree to the proposals and so the marriage did not take place. The search for a new Headma ster was then resumed. The next important step in this year of uncertainty was Mr. MacLachlan ' s leave of absence from 4th March, 1972, returning for Speech Day. The Assistant Headmaster, the Reverend W.H.H. McClelland, was appointed Acting Headmaster and with the assistance of Mr. G.L. Anderson, assumed full responsibility for the running of the School during this period. Then on 14th April, 1972, the Board of Governors announced the appointment of a new Headmaster and thus ended a long period of uncertainty. C.T.H. HEADMASTER ' S COMMENTS Not long ago a concerned parent wrote to me asking why his boy spent so much time on sports and activities; — time which in that parent ' s view would be better spent on academic work. Answering his letter gave me a chance to re-state our philosophy which, even in this period of rapid growth and change, remains fixed; — as important today as it was decades ago. The foundation of our philosophy is that education concerns the whole process of a boy ' s growth to maturity; physical, intellectual, social and moral. Our function is to guide and lead each student through a variety of activities and challenges. Maturity has a number of components which thus become our objectives for each boy. They are self- confidence, the ability to learn, the ability to function and a concern for values. Without self-confidence, little learning, and virtually no application, is possible. Without the will and ability to learn, today ' s knowledge quickly becomes tomorrow ' s 15