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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1981 volume:

Q. y-v j J? SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL 1980-81 THE DONALD M. FERGUSON EDITION l Photo Credits. The Editorial Committee is grateful to the fol- lowing who have contributed photographs to this edition. Gibson ' s Studio Curtis Studio Limited James Mok. Jens Gotthardt Mark Hobson Sam Szeto Karl Chambers Graham Anderson Donald Bull Jeffrey Rosen duncan print-craft ltd. E gi 2 The 1980-81 Edition of the Stag is respectfully dedicated to: DONALD M. FERGUSON Bursar of Shawnigan Lake School In dedicating the Stag the publications committee attempts to single out, spo- tlight and pay tribute to some member of our Shawnigan community on the occasion of an important anniversary. Accordingly, this year ' s Stag salutes the conclusion of Don Ferguson ' s twentieth year at the School. Don Ferguson was born in London, England and, after being educated at a Catholic private school, he joined the research and testing department of Kodak Laboratories. Indeed the cover of this and the three previous issues of this Annual testify to a lifelong interest in photography. In 1938, after earning a City and Guilds Photographic Diploma, he joined the Territorial Army and was attached to the Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest military unit in the British Army. Although the war did not break out until September, 1939, Don was called up in August of that year and served with mobile anti-aircraft units both in Britain and France until 1944. In 1940 he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident while serving as a dispatch rider. He finished the war a married man serving with the photographic division of the Royal Engineers. After the war he turned his hand to farming in Sussex and Essex before coming to Canada with his wife and young daughter in 1952. A son, Keith, later a house prefect in Ripley ' s, was born after their arrival in this country. It was while he was establishing a small farm on the Mill Bay Road and working in the testing division of B.C. Cement at Bamberton that Shawnigan sought Don out and brought him to the School in I960 as Acting Bursar. He became Assistant Bursar in July of 1961 and succeeded Myles Ellissen as Bursar in September, 1968 - a position he has held ever since. In writing the dedication article for a Stag one is always conscious that in years to come the official history of the School may, in part, be constructed from what is written. Consequently, the responsibility for accurate assessment is great. The task of a bursar is never an easy one even at the best of times and the job does not lend itself to winning popularity contests for the man who holds it. In difficult times it can be arduous in the extreme, often thankless and seldom appreciated no matter how well it is done. Don Ferguson ' s appointment as Bursar almost exactly coincided with the critical economic conditions in the country and generally difficult times for the School. That Shawnigan survived during these years is due to the tireless efforts of many not the least of whom was the Bursar, Don Ferguson. Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he kept us afloat financially through careful day to day management of the accounts, a saving here or some foresight there. Improvements in employee benefits, improved accounting proce- dures and fee insurance have been among the many innovations he has made and from which Shawnigan is now benefiting. A reorganization of the administration of the School in 1979-1980 relieved him of much of the day to day administration of both maintenance and the school office and commissary leaving him free to concentrate on the accounting and financial planning side of the School. Having computerized our payroll he is, at the time of writing, studying ways and means of increasing and expanding the role of the computer already begun. Shawnigan is grateful to Don Ferguson for his loyalty and tireless devotion to the School and to the welfare of those who live and work here. It is for these reasons that the publications committee takes great pleasure in dedicating this edition to him. THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS 1980-81 JOHN A. KAYE, B.Com., C.A., Victoria Chairman of the Board DONALD McL. ANDERSON, B.Com., RCA., Vancouver JACK R. ABERCROMBIE, Cobble Hill DR. PETER BANKS, M.D, D.Sc, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.(C), Victoria DR. JOHN W. BARCLAY, M.D., C.C.F.P., Port Moody RICHARD B. BIRD, LL.B., Victoria RONALD BUTT, Edmonton ROBERT J. DAWSON, Vancouver C. DAVID FORSTER, Port Coquitlam MRS. DONALD A. HAYES, Duncan MRS. L. HEMSWORTH, Vancouver BRUCE M.F. HOUSSER, Oak Bay DOUGLAS I. JOHNSTON, Vancouver R.B. LAST, Prince Rupert C. DEREK LESTER, Calgary BRIAN McGAVIN, B.Com., LL.B., Vancouver IAN E. McPHERSON, D.F.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.B., LL.M., Place Ville Marie RONALD MARCOUX, New Westminster DR. J.L. NIMMO, MB., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Nanaimo H. RUSSEL QUINN, B.C., Vancouver R. ROSKELL, North Vancouver BRETT E. SINE, Victoria W.G. STRONGMAN, North Vancouver A.J. THIESSEN, Surrey GERALD TUCKER, Fort St. John HUGH C. WILKINSON, B.Com., M.B.A., M.Sc, P.Eng., Victoria DR. DAVID B. WOOLDRIDGE, MB., Ch.B., Ganges THE STAFF 1980-81 The Headmaster D.J. Farrant, M.A. (Oxon), Dip. Ed. (St. John ' s College, Oxford) The Deputy Headmaster and Director of Admissions Derek W. Hyde-Lay, P.T.I., E.T.S. (Switzerland) The Housemasters Lake ' s House: Graham L. Anderson, B.A. (Brit. Col.) Ripley ' s House: Joseph S. Grey, Cert. Ed. (Durham) Copeman ' s House: Thomas W.S. Seeger, B.A., M.A. (Wyoming), Ph.D. (Southern Illinois U.) Lonsdale ' s House: Mark R. Hall, B.P.E. (Brit. Col.) Groves ' House: Lance D. Bean, Teacher ' s Diploma (London) The Registrar Jens Gotthardt, B.Sc, (Carleton), M.S. (Wisconsin) The Chaplain The Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland, M.B.E., M.A. (Trinity College, Dublin) Raymond Carr Stephen E. Cox, B.Sc, Dip. Ed. (U.Vic.) James S. Findlay, M.A. (Aberdeen) Lewis G. Fraser, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Alberta) Rolf L. Grass, B.A. (S.F.U.), M.A. (Alberta) Mark A. Hobson, B.Sc. (U.Vic.) Ian A. Hyde-Lay, B.A. (U.Vic.) Stephen A.S. Lane, B.Sc. (U.Vic.) David Leary, B.Sc. (Manchester), Dip. Ed. (Durham) Mark LeRoux, G.T.C.L, L.T.C.L. (C.M.T.), L.T.C.L. (Sch.Mus.), A.R.C.M. R. Brian McDaniel, B.A. (Brit. Col.), LL.B. (Osgoode Hall, York) Donald J. Robichaud, B.A., BE., B.S.(E) (Wayne State) Richard P. Smith, M.A., Dip.Ed. (Edinburgh) Ben Bloxham, Librarian FINANCIAL D.M. Ferguson Bursar Mrs. P. A. Bennett Bursar ' s Assistant MEDICAL Dr. WD. McCauley, B.A., M.D. School Doctor Mrs. D.W. Hyde-Lay, R.N. Head Nurse (Resident) Mrs. M.R. Hall, R.N. Assistant Nurse (Resident) ADMINISTRATION N. Magee Business Administrator Miss M. Clunas Headmaster ' s S ecretary Mrs. D.R. Frowd Academic Staff Secretary Mrs. G.L. Gillard Manager, School Commissary Miss K. Filleul Catering Supervisor Miss J. Neilsen Transportation Manager R. Hollings Maintenance J. Wilbur Maintenance F. Josar Head Gardener G. Poole Grounds 7 NEW STAFF LEWIS FRASER Although relatively new to the independent school sys- tem, Mr. Fraser is a seasoned veteran of public school teaching. Born, raised and educated in Peace River, Alberta, he studied at the University of Alberta from 1968-1972 where he received his Diploma in Education and his B.A., in Mathematics and Political Science. He taught in Australia in 1973, and again in Peace River from 1973 to 1979. He and his wife, Lesley, have two pre-school boys, Mark and Shawn. Mr. Fraser ' s sports interests include Ice Hockey, Curling, Golf, Tennis and, recently, hide and seek with his two sons. In his leisure time he enjoys playing the piano, reading and conserving fish (fishing all day and catching nothing). Mr. Fraser teaches Geometry, Algebra and Mathematics and is a valuable addition to our school staff. IAN HYDE-LAY To return to the school is for Ian Hyde-Lay, figuratively and literally, a homecoming. Born at the Lake he is the eldest of three Hyde-Lays who have passed through Shawnigan. A winner of the Stag Award, a former School Prefect and Head of Lake ' s, Ian graduated with the Class of 75. A graduate also of the University of Victoria in History he was Captain of the University ' s Viking Basketball team which won the National Championship this year. In addi- tion, he was chosen a Canada West Conference All-Star. Finding time at university to continue with the rugby he started at Shawnigan; Ian was on the Vancouver Island under 19 rep. team. Incidentally he also won a B.C. Athletic Award in three consecutive years, only twenty-five being chosen each year, with consideration for academic as well as athletic ability, for this prestigious award. This year he teaches Social Studies in grades spread from eight to eleven and giving of his considerable experience and expertise in basketball and rugby. DAVID LEARY A new asset to the chemistry and mathematics depart- ments, Mr. David Leary comes to us from England where he has been teaching for the last three and a half years. Born in Stockport, England, Mr. Leary was educated there as well as at Manchester and Durham Universities before moving to Canada in 1968. From 1968 to 1976 he taught at Mount Douglas High School in Victoria. He and his wife obtained their Canadian citizenship in 1975. Apart from his academic interests he is a proficient player in both tennis and badminton and, although he is only a beginner, he will no doubt become equally skilful in the use of a squash racquet. In his spare time Mr. Leary is very interested in his family which consists of his wife, Elizabeth, eight-year old son, Jonathan, and his six-year old twin daughters, Cathy and Sarah. Fishing, chess, reading, travelling and walking also fill up his time when not in a classroom or on a court. We are most fortunate and happy to welcome Mr. Leary and his family to Shawnigan. BRIAN McDANIEL Brian McDaniel is an old boy of the Shawnigan Class of 1966. In his last year at the school he was a School Prefect in Lake ' s and a member of both the 1st XV and the 1st VIII. Following graduation he went to U.B.C. taking an Honours B.A. in Political Science in 1970. He was also on the Univer- sity ' s Varsity Rugby Team, Vice-Captain of the Varsity Rowing Crew and stroke of the U.B.C. Eight which won the National Championship in 1967 and went on to represent Canada at the Pan American Games where they won the Silver Medal. In 1974 Brian completed a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University and since that time has been a practicing lawyer. From 1977-79 he was a member of the Board of Governors of the school. This year he teaches English and Social Studies while giving of his considerable experience in athletics, especially in connec- tion with the rowing programme. DONALD ROBICHAUD Educated at independent schools himself, Don Robi- chaud came to us with his wife and two children from his native province of Ontario. Don attended Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan on a track and field scho- larship where he majored in English and Physical Educa- tion. As is already very evident to us at the school, he is a fine sprinter and, indeed, he was lettered in every major sport: Track and Field, Basketball, Hockey and Football. His chief interests include Canadian literature and wood- working. At Shawnigan he teaches both English and Physi- cal Education. GAMES CAPTAINS SCHOLARS Badminton Basketball Golf Field Hockey Ice Hockey Rowing Rugby Sailing Soccer Squash Tennis Track and Field T.W.S. Seeger D. Coalman S. Southerland C.R. Goody D.B. Doyle N.P. Tucker R.G Dawson D.D. Torrie A.M. MacPhail B.C. Crossfield L.D. Kaumeyer I.G. Nieto D.W. Hyde-Lay J.S. Barekman (1976) R.B. Carruthers (1980) E.J. Colbourne (1980) T.G. Fairbank (1977) P.S. Lavin (1979) I.N. Malcolm (1976) A.J. Muir (1980) M.F. Pittman (1980) F.R. Pletcher (1979) D.P. Schieldrop (1978) J.M. Smart (1978) G.E. Thompson (1976) A.J. Wooldridge (1980) J.D. Wooldridge (1978) S.G. Wright (1980) 10 THE CHAPEL CONFIRMATION CLASS Back Row: (L. to R.) L. Stenmark, E. White, H. Deas-Dawlish, O. Baltne, P. Smallwood Middle Row: (L. to R.) E. Kaye, C. Powers, C. Wright, C. Sigstad, R. Boehm, B. Gough Front Row: (L. to R.) Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland, P. Nielsen, S. Saunders, D. Swanson,J. Mothersill, B. Swanton, I. Johnson, Right Rev. H.J. Jones The Chapel ran smoothly throughout the year thanks to the guidance of the Chaplain and the conscientious work of the Sacristans and Servers. The attendance at the voluntary services was maintained at a very satisfactory level especially the evening celebra- tions of Holy Communion and special days, in particular Ash Wednesday, Maunday Thursday and Ascension Day. Morning prayers on Wednesdays were, for the most part, conducted by the Chaplain but it was very encouraging and helpful to find most of the staff prepared to give a short talk on subjects ranging from sportsmanship to the true mean- ing of Christianity. The Remembrance Day service attended by a large number of parents and old boys was a very moving and impressive service highlighted by the beautiful playing of Last Post and Reveille by David Cooper. One of the other major services in the Chapel calendar was the annual Founder ' s Day Service at which Rear-Admiral R.H. Leir (Lake ' s ' 40) gave the address the theme of which was that the important things learned at Shawnigan are not neces- sarily those learned in the class room. He used very telling examples from his own career in the Royal Canadian Navy. At this service a plaque was dedicated to the memory of Hector M. Mcintosh a former teacher at the School known as Mac to his many friends. Later in the year a beautifully carved credence table and cruets were dedicated to the memory of Michael Choquette, a student in Copeman ' s House from 1973-76, baptized and confirmed in the Chapel 1976, Senior Sacristan 1975-76 and killed in a logging accident in 1977. Over the years the Chapel Committee has set aside some of the offerings with a view to setting up a Chapel Scholar- ship. This year the fund reached $10,000.00 and the Com- mittee was very pleased to give this sum to the School to provide a scholarship for a student enrolled at the School who has contributed or could be expected to contribute to the spiritual life of the School through his contribution to the Chapel. Our thanks are offered to the following clergy who gave addresses in the Chapel: the Rev. J.R. Murray, Rector of St. Peter ' s, Quamichan, the Rev. L.C. Thornton, Rector of St. John ' s, Cobble Hill, the Rev. A.E. Leonard, Parish Priest of Shawnigan Lake and in particular the new Bishop of B.C. and official visitor to the School, the Right Rev. H.J.Jones who confirmed 16 boys. It is of interest that two others who attended the classes were confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church. Special thanks are also due to Mrs. McClelland and Mrs. Le Roux who provided and arranged the flowers throughout the year, also to Mr. G.L. Anderson for his tender care of the organ. Trent Stenmark (Grade 11) 11 Michael Joseph Choquette (1958-77) shown here with the credence table and cruets, recently placed in the chapel, which are dedicated to his memory. The table, made of oak, was constructed in the Woodwork Shop by Mr. Raymond Carr. HECTOR M. M c JNT0SH A DEVOTED TEACHER J9 0J — 19 8 3 The memorial tablet of gray Quebec granite which has been placed on the grave of Hector Mcintosh in Royal Oak Burial Park in Victoria. 12 THE FALL M i w- I « : : •; . v ..- •- J ... V-., 4 ;- ' . K At ' « t V ■jjj fr ■ -. . • r ' 7?- f - aL JL 3IWJI P fr j w v ?S . - f ' j L ■ jah y EM+Jl- ■- • « .. THE RUGBY J ' 4 1 Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay (Coach), R. Goody, S. Gault, P. Fenton, D. Coalman, P. McKenzie,J. Keate M. Collver, R. Dawson Middle Row: (L. to R.) C. Crossfield, R. Drassinower, E. Evans, D. Torrie (Captain), P. Tucker, S. Soutberland, R. Dyson Front Row: (L. to R.) A. Girotto, D. Hyde-Lay 15 There is no doubt that the 1st XV had a disappointing season. The material was there for an excellent side with powerful forwards and strong running backs. However, discipline and team work were both missing and by the time the side realised this a number of matches had been lost that ought not to have been. It did not help to be without the services of three of our backs for the first half of the season as this caused constant change as first one combination was tried and then another. Nevertheless, a really good side overcomes adversity of this sort and almost plays the better because of it; something this team early on was not able to manage. We opened the season on an encouraging note beating Hillside 24-10 in a fairly typical beginning of the season match. We were not ready for the better prepared St. George ' s team who beat us 16-0, and who took their chan- ces while we did not. One lesson we failed to realise from this game was that we were not yet match fit, something really brought home with a vengeance in a drawn encounter with Brentwood. In fact Doug Torrie, the captain, who had to leave the game because of injury could not believe after- wards that we had allowed Brentwood to score two tries in the last seven minutes to tie the game. Fortunately their final try was scored well out and the conversion attempt that could have won the match was missed. Unfortunately we were missing seven regulars for our game against George Watson ' s College of Edinburgh who were out in B.C. on tour and we were no match for them losing 39-3. This must be one of the feeblest efforts by a Shawnigan side in many, many years. However, this drub- bing served as a catalyst in bringing the team together and from this point on we really began to improve and to look something like the team we hoped to become. Magee were narrow winners over us by a 16-12 score with each side kicking 4 penalties and then we drew 10-10 with Point Grey, scoring two tries to their one. These two schools were the two leading sides in Vancouver. We made hard work of beating St. George ' s 14-12 on our return fixture although we scored 3 tries to their none, largely because their kicking game was on and ours was off. It was the same kind of story, but this time both kickers were off as we won 3-0 over St. Michael ' s University School. Redmond Goody, the third kicker we tried kicked, the vital goal, after six other attempts, many of them easy, were missed. St. Michael ' s University School missed all five of their attempts. As for the match itself we had the better of things but failed to make the most of our chances. We now realised that by winning our match with Brentwood we would keep alive our chances of becoming the Independent Schools Cham- pion, an unlikely prospect earlier for a team that had opened its campaign with a loss and a draw. However, with no school able to win consistently we were still in the hunt. In this match the side played its finest rugby of the season. Spearheaded by a powerful pack we drove relentlessly for- ward and established a clear territorial dominance. The backs ran strongly when the opportunities came and by 16 early in the second half we had establised a 14-6 lead, representing a tally of three tries to none, the one scored by Fenton in the corner being worth waiting a season to see. The subsequent defeat of 14- 16 was a tragedy for Torrie and his team but fate and the referees whistle were just too much for us and Brentwood were not slow to snap up their chances. A blanket of snow forced postponement of our return fixture with St. Michael ' s University School and by beating Brentwood 9-7 in a closely fought game, they have pres- ented us with one final shot at the championship - a win and all three of us, Brentwood, St. Michael ' s University School are co-champions; a loss or a draw and St. Michael ' s University School are sole champions. By the end of the season the team was really beginning to roll. The forwards were very strong in many phases of play none more so than in pressuring the opposition when they had the ball. Doug Torrie was an indefatigable No. 8 pop- ping up everywhere in both attack and defence. Bob Dras- sinower and Stephen Southerland were a lively pair of flankers, the former alert and intelligent and invariably first to the point of break down and the latter not far behind. The locks, Dave Coalman and Russell Dyson, blended well in set scrum and lineout but still found time to be involved in much play in the loose. They were both good in the lineout, especially Coalman who jumped well and took the ball very cleanly. The front row of Eddie Evans, Redmond Goody and Mark Collver was very strong and solid and we outscrummaged nearly all our opponents. These three could also run and handled well in the open. Thus the pack as a whole were mobile, and, after they had shaken loose from their early season complacency, fit. The backs took a long time to become a unit and it was not until the last two or three matches that the cohesive- ness we worked for started to show. It takes time for half-backs to blend together well as Alberto Girotto and David Hyde-Lay found out; but both these players came on well as they gained in confidence and began to understand the game as a whole rather than within the limited vision of their own positions. Alberto has a quick and accurate ser- vice, tackles well and has a cheeky break from the base of scrum and ruck which he does not use often enough. David Hyde-Lay has plenty of ability; handling, running and kick- ing well and the brittleness of his play is disappearing as his confidence grows. The solo try he scored at Brentwood was a gem. In the centre Stuart Gault and Charles Crossfield were very sound without being spectacular. They both tackled hard and ran well and the timing of their passing was good but in Gault ' s case his pass was often too hard. Their positioning too improved greatly as the season wore on. The wings were both good runners; Page Tucker very strong and direct and hard to bring down. He was also the best tackier on the team and stopped more than one oppo- nent dead in his tracks when it looked as if he might score a try. Paul Fenton on the other hand was much more elusive and ran cleverly. He also kicked ahead intelligently and, with a much improved defence, removed the one remaining question mark about him in our minds. Rob Dawson was a very sound full-back. Absolutely safe under high punts and very difficult to knock down after he had caught the ball, he gave the team the kind of confidence any team needs from its full back. In addition he was a strong runner and danger- ous when joining in with the backs. In retrospect, this team was a strong one once it realised that there is no substitute for hard work, but it took a long time in reaching its present level of play and there is still room for improvement. It will be interesting to see how well it plays in the forthcoming tour to New Zealand and Australia. Unfortunately, it will not quite be at full strength as Russell Dyson and Rob Dawson are unable to go. D.W. Hyde-Lay 17 18 THE SECOND XV The complacency that gripped the 1st XV at the start of the term, did not, fortunately, affect the play of the 2nd XV. They always played with great verve and enthusiasm although their efforts were not always crowned with suc- cess. They became a competent side at their own level of play having a strong pack and some useful backs. They suffered as 2nd XV ' s the world over do from having their ranks raided by the 1st XV as occasion demanded but they always managed to pick up the slack somehow and give a good account of themselves. Roger Hope, who played a number of positions in the scrum, was a very spirited captain, and when he was able to call upon his full side his team was a difficult one to handle. The pack was quite large and hard working and the backs moved the ball well. In Independent Schools ' fixtures they were well beaten 23-6 by St. George ' s in their first game of the season but, by the return fixture, had improved to the extent that they were able to win a close game 6-4 to inflict upon St. George ' s their only defeat. The other loss occurred against St. Michael ' s University School by a score of 13-3 in a game we ought to have won, having had a lion ' s share of the game. But an interception by St. Michael ' s University School plus the squandering away of our many chances sealed out fate. Paul McKenzie, who played many more times for the 1st XV than the 2nd XV and who was a very honest, hard working forward, was a mainstay of the pack. His partner in the second row, Joe McLean was much better in the tight than in the open although occasionally the ball would come his way and he would set off rambling towards the enemy line only to be borne to the ground by weight of numbers. Pat Rueben, Chris Wilcock and Justin Smith were a solid front row, while Glenn Boyd, Kelly Manson, Evan Meyer and Andrew Lotto all played well in the back row. The half backs were Ronnie Girotto and Larry Kau- meyer, both competent and both only needing more expe- rience in order to be ready for the 1st XV. Andrew Croft was a regular in the centre. He is very promising and is an incisive and clever runner who scored a number of very good tries. His partner was usually Jeff Keate, who also could play v ery competently at fly-half or full-back. Jeff was the best punter of the ball in the school proving once again that timing not bulk is the secret. Peter Neilson and Gra- ham Meek played on the wings. Peter, fast and a good tackier and Graham, elusive and also a good tackier. At full-back was Bruce Doyle, reliable in defence and eager in attack to round out the team. Also playing as occasion demanded were Paul Gorosh and Cody Walker, the latter ' s promise somewhat blighted through injury. D.W. Hyde-Lay Back Row: (L. to R.) C. Wilcock, G. Boyd, P. Gorosh, A. Lotto, P. Rueben, A. Croft, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay {Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) B. Doyle, P. Neilson, J. Smith, R. Hope (Captain), E. Meyer, J. McLean, K. Manson Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Girotto, G. Meek 19 ft I THE THIRD XV Back Row: (L. to R.) P. Forster, G. Smith, T. Pratt, L. Steeves, S. Kaye, D. Mead, K. Gunning, J. Watt, Mr. J.S. Grey (Coacb) Middle Row: (L. to R.) D. Scbieldrop, B. Hollands, H. Ware, I. Malcolm (Captain), A. Keate, C. Walker, P. Roskell Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kaumeyer, A. MacPbail 20 THE THIRD XV THE FOURTH XV The 3rd XV enjoyed a successful season winning its Independent Schools ' fixtures and only losing to the 1st XV ' s of two of the local high schools, namely Cowichan and Lake Cowichan. Well led from the base of the scrum by Ian Malcolm, the backs made good use of the ball won for them by a very spirited pack of forwards who were large, ener- getic and keen. The forwards always managed to get on top and thus made life a lot easier for their backs, of whom none ran more strongly than Cody Walker and Bill Hollands. It was disappointing for this team to have their St. Michael ' s University School fixtures cancelled due to the inability of our opponents to field a team. J.S. Grey The 4th XV, the other (and some say better) half of the second game, enjoyed an undefeated season in their Inde- pendent Schools ' fixtures. As with the 3rd ' s, it was a fine pack of forwards who laid the ground work for their victo- ries and the backs thus enjoyed much more of the ball than did their opponents. Chris Duncan in the centre made good use of the ball and always played hard. Stephen Heffelfin- ger, the captain, was an intelligent and sound link between forwards and backs. It would be difficult to single out any of the forwards for special praise as their success was due to team work and not to individual brilliance. Both teams were a pleasure to coach and approached their games and prac- tice sessions with great spirit. J.S. Grey THE FOURTH XV Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Grey (Coach), K. Chambers, C. Duncan, S. Abercrombie, M. Clarke,]. Barekman, B. Chisbolm Middle Row: (L. to R.) D. Bull, T. Hicken, H. Kato, S. Heffelfinger (Captain), B. Kenny, B. Spagnol, J. Sales Front Row: (L. to R.) D. Cooper, G. Davel 21 THE FIFTH AND SIXTH XV ' S Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Findlay (Coach), S. Szeto, N. Szeto, J. Wooldridge, I. James, M. Nutting, A. Nimmo, M. Ferguson Middle Row: (L. to R.) G. Nieto, A. Wells, T. Fuhr, R. Carruthers (Captain), M. Moir, M. Howrigan, S. McColl Front Row: (L. to R.) J. Mok, W. Gibson Back Row: (L. to R.) K. Tiderington, J. Hipwell, N. Schultz, O. Meyer, J. Aitken, B. Butt, D. Hayhurst, R. Stratford, B. Assu, Mr. J.S. Findlay (Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) A. Jack, J. McLaren, E. Walton, M. Morrison (Captain), S. Saunders, M. Bowen, M. Anderson Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kroon, R. Mahadeva, J. Kromhoff, C. Brodgesell After last year ' s winning spree against Brentwood the third game hoped to continue the trend this year but Brent- wood had other ideas. The Fifth XV played as hard as they could but in each game Brentwood had the edge. Fortunately, the Sixth XV did better and registered wins in each of their games ther- eby helping to restore the balance. The Fifth ' s played against opponents who were faster on the wings and more aggressive in the pack. Despite heroic efforts by all the players in the Fifth XV team, they were unable to record a victory. The Sixth ' s played more ferociously than their oppo- nents, especially in the scrum and the three-quarters were quick off the mark. They handled the ball well and passed it efficiently. They won all their games. J.S. Findlay 22 THE COLTS Back Row: (L. to R.) S. Hutchinson, T. Karouzos, T. Torrie, C. Adderson, ]. Kitson, S. Han in, Air. Ai.R. Hall (Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) R. Emery, R. Heard, R. Donahue, D. Peel (Captain), T. Seeger, J. Hayes, H. Scbuurmans Front Row: (L. to R.) S. Sponton, J. Naples This year ' s group began the year showing little talent and less enthusiasm but as the season progressed there was a surprising flowering of rugby skills and an even more pleasing display of spirit. The season ' s first games against Caribou Hill, St. George ' s and Brentwood quickly revealed the quality of rugby which would be needed at the Colts level. These games resulted in very high scores for the opposition and relatively few points for Shawnigan. The lopsided results would have demoralized a group with less strength of character. Fortunately the group reacted to these losses in a positive way. They began to listen and to work during practice and then a change of attitude quickly manifested itself in successful games. They finished the season with very impressive wins over St. George ' s and St. Michael ' s University School. Regrettably, they lost the final game of the season against Brentwood. A win here would have made the season a most successful one. Darcy Peel must be singled out for the effective way in which he led the team as its Captain. Seeger as scrum-half, Kitson as number eight and Hayes as prop are all talented rugby players and could usually be counted on to provide leadership on the field. As a team, the strength lay in the support provided by the pack; the greatest weakness was in tackling. The Colts did not have a great deal of depth and this was reflected in the results obtained by the B team. This group was perhaps one of the smallest ' Under 16 ' teams in the history of the school and they were outsized by an average of at least fifteen pounds per man in every team they played. Yet in spite of the many lopsided defeats they managed to retain their spirit and determination until the last minute of the final game. Pearson and the Cairns brothers must be singled out for the spark they provided. As this year ' s Colts proceed through the School ' s rugby programme they must strive to maintain the spirit they found in the latter part of the season. They must avoid the casual and timid attitudes which marked their early play. R.B. McDaniel 23 THE JUNIOR COLTS Back Row: (L. to R.) Dr. T. W.S. Seeger (Coach), F. Fletcher, T. Carter, T. Cameron, W. Van Halst, M. Simpson, R. Decker, C. Wright, Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay (Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) R. Nava, J. Elliott, P. Schieldrop, J. Colbourne (Captain), A. Wooldridge, F. Ueberschar, C. Atzesberger Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Price, A. Dieckmann This was a very trying year for the Junior Colts. While the B Team won a few matches, the A group did not even win a half. The boys in Junior Colt Rugby began the season with few skills and even less spirit, and it was the absence of the latter which doomed the side to defeat after defeat. One can always forgive inability or inexperience, but at Shawnigan we have always demanded and received inter- est and hard work from the various teams. Fortunately, with about a third of the season left, the members of the A team made a radical change and began to play with some sort of conviction and drive. Although the season finished with still no victories, the acquisition of courage by boys who had previously avoided physical contact and the development of a terrific team spirit made the whole year worthwhile. While a few boys continued to let the side down with lack of interest and feebleness, others like Philip Schieldrop, Jack Colbourne, Andrew Wooldridge, Walter Van Halst, Robert Price and Todd Carter gave a hundred per cent at all times. These boys were unfortunate in their season but will develop into fine rugby players in the future. T.W.S. Seeger THE JUNIORS The Junior Rugby group had most enjoyable season in 1980. This was due to several factors: a fine group of athletes who possessed both skill and very pleasant person- alities, to the depth of the group (picking the A team was not always an easy chore!) and to the interest and time spent by Mr. McClelland in honing the team into a very cohesive unit. As has often been the case in the past our Junior A team lost more games than they won. This is neither surprising nor worrying when one realizes that we have thirty-five potential athletes to choose from while our competitors may often have many times that number of eligibles. The win-loss record is by no means embarrassing, and it is fitting that we scored one more point than we gave away! Probably most significant is the fact the that we tied Brentwood early in the season, but later on, and in an away game, we literally over-ran them, showing how much pro- gress our team had made. (I single out this match as being significant as that school is almost exactly the same size as our own at the Junior level). Our A team was characterized by an excellent pack this season, and we frequently won the ball against considerably heavier opposition. Both in set scrums and in loose play our forwards were very strong, and our front row of Haaland, Cimon and Beer must share much of the credit for this. Bain in the second row and Kobus as No. 8 made tremendous strides as the season progressed. One hopes that these young athletes will have the opportunity to play together over the ensuing years. The person who deserves credit above all, however, is the captain, and break, Alan Linden. Alan set an outstanding example of hard work, determina- tion, skill and sportsmanship. He was an inspiration to all 24 THE JUNIORS Back Row: (L. to R.) Rev. Canon W.H.H. McClelland (Coach), E. White, S. Cimon, A. Barkley, D. Swanson, R. Bain, D. Beer, L. Langlais, Mr. S.A.S. Lane (Coach) Middle Row: (L. to R.) H. Deas-Dawlish, J. Anders, P. Lavin, A. Linden (Captain), P. Klawer, R. Hudspitb, D. Haaland Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kobus, A. Roe throughout the season and I am sure his incredible energy was infectious in the pack. Unfortunately we had not a sufficiently strong runner in the backs to profit from the amount of ball headed out from the pack. Nevertheless we must congratulate Lavin for his very elusive running and fine sportsmanship as fly-half and Deas-Dawlish for his exceptional fielding as full-back. Both, although light at this age, have the makings of fine rugby players. As I mentioned earlier, we had tremendous depth this year, and this is very simply proved by the record of the B team: they won each of their five games and scored 121 points while giving away only 26! The strength and spirit of the B team ensured very worthwhile and enjoyable prac- tices and for their hard work throughout the season we must thank Kaye (captain of the B team), Laidler and Malcolm in the pack and White as fly-half. The spirit and excitement surrounding the B team during a match was almost tangible. The highlight of the season, without doubt, occurred far from a rugby field, and without our games gear. This was the incredible dinner which Mrs. McClelland cooked for the A team. Mrs. McClelland ' s cutlinary capabilities are legendary; the food was superb, but - surprise - there seemed to be room for dessert! A warm round of thanks to Mrs. McClelland and we hope she ' s begun preparing for next year ' s feast already. S.A.S. Lane 25 THE SHAWNIGAN LAKE SCHOOL OLD BOYS NOVEMBER 8th, 1980 D. Davies (R. ' 80) David Shore (C. 79) R. Evans (L. ' 63) L. Chung (L. 71) B. Maxham (L. 75) V. Chui (Lo. 76) B. Lawrence (R.) J. Witter (R. 75) G. Last (R. ' 80) J. Martin (Lo. ' 80) David Smart (G. 78) M. Roenicke (R. ' 80) P. Offereins (R. ' 80) J. Hammond (Lo. 75) D. Harkness (C. 78) C. MacLachlan (L. 75) R. Jacobs (G. 78) D. Hughes (Lo. ' 80) I. Hyde-Lay (L. 75) V. Miecznik (R. 76) M. Swann (L. 79) C. Offereins (R.) R. Fretwell (R. 75) S. Bryan (C.) S. McMullen (R. 75) M. Thorne (R. 78) G. Penley (C. ' 80) M. Jinnouchi (L. ' 80) K. Thorne (R. 75) J. Forstrom (R.) M. Nimmo (Lo. ' 80) M. Bird (Lo. 75) M. Angus (Lo. ' 80) M. Gillies (C. ' 80) K. Reinholdt (L. 76) C. Rosner (L.) R. Schmidt (Lo.) C. Hyde-Lay (L. 77) M. Appleton (G ' 65) K. Eidsvik (R. ' 80) P. Halls (L. 78) H. Hayward (R. 79) D. Johnston (R. ' 80) P. Olesen (Lo. 78) S .L.O.B.S 1st. XV (Won, 24-6) S.L.O.B.S. 2nd. XV (Won, 22 - 6) S.L.O.B.S. 3rd. XV (Lost, - 4) 26 FISH IN THE CLASSROOM The grade nine science course this year has been changed to allow the Federal Fisheries Salmonid Enhancement Pro- gramme to enter the School curriculum. The salmon pro- ect culminated in the building of the mini-hatchery beside the Science block. On November 10th., the Grade nine classes made their way down to Coldstream Park where adult salmon were selected and caught by Trevor Morris of the Federal Fisher- ies Department. Then, under the supervision of the Junior Science teacher, Mr. Mark Hobson, students anaesthetized the fish, collected the eggs and milt and then deposited the newly fertilized eggs into the gravel in the three incubation boxes already prepared at the school. The eggs will remain in incubation with water steadily trickling through the gravel until mid-March. The young salmon will then spend their first three weeks after hatch- ing in rearing troughs also at the School. At the end of March the students may be able to release 809? of the original 9,800 eggs as fry into Coldstream. Our school is one of the first in the province to incorpo- rate the Salmon Enhancement Programme into its curricu- lum. If this year is a success it is hoped to establish a new run of Chum salmon in the creek that runs from Shawnigan wE Lake to Mill Bay. This extension of the programme will need prior approval from the Department of Fisheries. Fred Pletcher (Grade 9) ' ■■ MUSIC NIGHT ( • %{ warn % ¥ 1 ■ mm mSeffi fjgfimK wmw. HE THE WINTER jr d . JLu« cM. ■- ■■■ ' W QS?; ' 4m ' • ' mm IBS ETBAL Back Row: (L. to R.)E. Meyer, A. Keate, K. Chambers, A. Lotto, D. Coalman (Captain), D. Torrie, R. Hope, Mr. LA. Hyde-Lay Front Row: (L. to R.) E. Evans, S. Saunders, S. Southerland, D. Hyde-Lay, D. Mead, R. Heard, W. Gibson SENIOR BASKETBALL What started out as a season full of hope and promise ended in bitter disappointment as the team failed narrowly to qualify for the B.C. Championships. Basically, the team possessed an abundance of physical talent, but never quite achieved the necessary basketball skills and understanding to win the critical games. This factor, combined with a too often insensitive and impatient coach, proved too much to overcome. The season began before Christmas, with an 87-35 wal- loping from ' AA ' powerhouse, Cowichan. This was fol- lowed by a narrow 67-62 loss to Lambrick Park in the finals of their tournament. Still, much of the potential strength of the team had been uncovered and thus we looked forward to the major part of the season in the New Year. The New Year was full of joys and sorrows. In our own Stag Classic, perhaps looking forward to a return engage- ment with Cowichan, we were upended 59-54 in overtime by Southgate of Campbell River, who were to be our neme- sis in the Island tournament. However, we rebounded next week to win the Ladysmith tournament, gaining sweet revenge with a 71-58 semi-final win over Southgate, and then defeating the hosts 77-67 in the final, despite playing without all-star forward Dave Coalman, out with a dam- aged ankle. This Ladysmith triumph was soon followed by a 61-58 play-off win over Gulf Islands, achieved on the road , which made it a notable success. Also included in this period, were three wins over arch-rival Brentwood by mar- gins of 20, 33 and 5 points. Thus our whole season rested on our performance in the Island Tournament, where three schools would qualify for the provincial championships. Despite a slow start we overwhelmed Reynolds of Victoria 84-67 in an opening round match-up. This set the stage for the rubber game against Southgate, the winner of whom would qualify for the provincials. The final result of 70-63 in Southgate ' s favour was a tribute to their tenacity and determined play, but in the critical game of the season we decided, uncharac- teristically, to not rebound and not play defence in the first half. Thus the game proved to be an uphill struggle from the outset, as we were forced to claw back from a 15 point deficit. We closed to one, 57-56, with a few minutes left, but having extended ourselves in doing so, had nothing left for the finish! Another factor, and one which plagued us all 33 season, was their ability and our inability to convert vital free throws. Despite the loss, we still had a chance to qualify, by virtue of the tournaments back door route. We beat Ladysmith, not without a struggle, 78-60, and so met the hosts, Gulf Islands, for the third and final Island berth. Once again, we fell behind early, and were down eleven in the fourth quarter. Yet a gritty come-back saw us take the lead 59-57 with seventy seconds left. In a frantic minute of missed shots, turn-overs and steals, Gulf Islands scored to send the game into overtime. This minute was in fact our season in microcosm; three times we played excellent defence, stole the ball, only to turn it over immediately due to lack of ball handling skills, excitability and lack of a floor general who would control the play. Again drained by our come-back effort, we bowed out meekly in overtime, 75-64 losers; 45% foul shooting again was a critical factor. Thus, the season ended on a bitterly disappointing note, as we felt that our size and depth would have been a significant factor at the provincials, while two of the teams that went (Gulf Islands and Southgate) were so thin that it was doubtful they would survive a gruelling sixteen team tournament. (Our beliefs were subsequently proved cor- rect.) Thus, even our subsequent victory over Brentwood for the Independent School title was much of a consolation. The backbone of our team lay with forwards Doug Tor- rie, Dave Coalman and Dave Hyde-Lay. Coalman at 6 ' 2 rebounded well all season, played sound defence, anchored our 2-2-1 press and led the team in assists. All-star billing followed him wherever he went. Torrie, though somewhat disappointing in the Island tournament, was nonetheless our most consistent player over the whole year. He also played sound defence and averaged 15 points per game. Hyde-Lay began the season at guard but a damaged left hand which hindered his ball handling and general lack of team scoring necessitated his move to the front court. Averaging 15 points per game, he was our most incisive scorer, and, when not plagued with foul trouble, an able defender. His finest hour came in the Island Tournament loss to Southgate, where, hounded by a box and one defence, he still scored 25 points, many of them at crucial junctures. When he learns to better control his emotions, and give and accept advice and criticism in the proper spirit, he will be an outstanding player. This trio was joined by point guard Dan Mead, who played good defence along with running the offence. He was also very effective harassing the ball in the front line of our 2-2-1 press. Also seeing a lot of floor time was swing- man Andy Keate, perhaps the team ' s best pure shooter. Andy played somewhat erractically but worked on his game to the point where his rebounding and defence nearly complemented his shooting. Perhaps the key to our chances of success lay with for- ward Andrew Lotto, who, at 6 ' 5 , possessed a nice shooting touch and rebounded well. He enjoyed many good games, particularly in the Ladysmith tournament. Regrettably, he was hobbled by a nagging ankle problem which allowed for no continuity in his or the team ' s development, and thus was a tremendous blow as we never seemed to quite find the correct chemistry amongst the players. Others who saw considerable floor time were two grade eleven guards, Steve Saunders and Will Gibson. The former, though somewhat casual and undisciplined, is a fine ball handler and shooter who will come into his own next season. Gibson ' s offensive skills improved as the season progressed but it was on defence that he shone, constantly ball hawking his opponents into mistakes. He too will be a force to be reckoned with next year. A disappointment was forward Evan Meyer - not for his poor play but for the fact that his late post Christmas return from Zimbabwe hurt his chances to develop. He was a starting forward before Christmas and in the New Year we were to miss his shooting ability and rebounding. Rounding out the team were guards Steve Southerland and Rod Heard, and forward Roger Hope. Based on the effort they gave through the year, all should have played more, but basketball is unfortunately only a five man game, and some inevitably miss out. Southerland nevertheless made one of the outstanding contributions of the year, taking over in early January the captaincy of a team riddled with internal problems and guiding it on to better things 34 with his strong, positive leadership. Hope always played aggressively and not without some skill, never letting us down. Heard suffered from a lack of physical maturity, but as a grade eleven, will have one more year to prove himself. How to wrap up the year in a few sentences? Our strengths were a group of fine athletes who never quit and who worked hard to play good defence. On offence, too, there were moments that were sheer magic. On the other side of the coin, the team was plagued all year by a lack of consistent ball-handling and shooting and had no lead player who could control the ball and give directions in pressure situations. Despite constant warnings and games lost we also never improved our foul shooting to any degree of consistency. Also, at one point or another eight of the twelve players went down with sprained ankles and this hurt continuity. Finally, a too impatient coach in his rookie season, threw too many options and plays at a team not familiar enough with the concepts of the game. Better to have one simple pattern and do it well than five, none of which you do well. Still the team undoubtedly learned much about the game of basketball, to which they helped give a renewed impetus at school. If at times they were infuriating, they also achieved much that was of value. To those who are graduat- ing, try and remember the seasons highlights and not its disappointing conclusion. To those who are returning, let ' s redouble our efforts and make sure that this pointment is followed by next year ' s success, appreciation to you. season ' s disap- My thanks and I. A. Hyde-Lay l UNDER 17 Back Row: (L. to R.) K. Tiderington, F. Panjwani, D. Horstbuis, A. Wooldridge, E. Kaye, D. Christopher, T. Kar ouzos Front Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D. Robicbaud, D. Dry, E. Walton, R. Donahue, D. Peel (Captain), M. Allsopp, S. Hutchinson, O. Balme 35 UNDER 14 Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay, P. Maniskas, J. Anders, B. Gough, A. Linden, C. Sigstad, E. Frank, M. Kee Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Bain, E. White, P. Klawer (Captain), R. Hudspith, J. Laidler On the Ground: (L. to R.) R. Malcolm, A. Muir 36 JUNIOR BASKETBALL The 1981 Junior Basketball Squad has experienced a frustrating yet rewarding season. The team had very little time to prepare for league play; as a result, there was no time to practice basketball skills and just enough time to perfect offensive and defensive strategies. Conditioning became a crucial factor and, as the season progressed, condi- tioning enabled us to be competitive against opposing schools. Our season began with a teeter-totter effect and culmi- nated with the taking of third position in the Island ' s Tournament at Quamichan and then securing first position in the Independent Schools ' Tournament here at Shawni- gan. The season was an up-and-down experience because we would win a game one week and lose a game the next. This type of play challenged our boys ' patience; however, I was very much impressed with our boys ' continual progress on a weekly basis. Their acceptance of specific standards were contributing factors to a fruitful season. Darcy Peel and Rob Donahue breathed inspiriation into other team members because of their dedication and leadership quali- ties. Darcy ' s towering presence in the key area helped to set the tone of our games and Rob ' s skying ability to control the boards in both zones inspired his fellow players to play the game with intensity. Mathew Allsopp ' s snake-like accuracy with the jump shot has established him as a player to be reckoned with in the future. Eric Walton ' s magical moves with a basketball delighted many fans, and his skills have established him as one of the best upcoming guards for our senior team. Stephen Hutchinson ' s speed and unpredictable play have been contributing factors to our team but a thorn in the side for opposing teams. Our sixth man, Terry Karouzos, helped relieve some of the pressures from our starting five players with his aggressive style of play. Ken Tiderington and Dean Christopher contributed much energy and enthu- siasm to the team and Andrew Wooldridge, Ted Kaye, Dennis Horsthuis and Faheem Panjwani show great prom- ise for the 1982 Junior Squard. The graduates from this year ' s Junior Basketball Team will add much dedication and skill to our Senior team and I wish each one of them continued success in the future. Thank you for a fine season, Gentlemen. D.J. Robichaud A final thank you tojeffery Hayes and to Roderick Heard for their efforts to help us capture the Independent Schools ' Championship. 37 1st. XI SOCCER Back Row: (L. to R.) G. Meek, T. Hicken, J. Keate, S. Gault, R. Goody, R. Drassinower, J.S. Findlay Front Row: (L. to R.) A. Girotto, P. Fenton, C. Crossfield (Captain), C. Wilcock, P. Forster On the Ground: (L. to R.) R. Girotto, G. Nieto At the beginning of each season, a coach waits in some trepidation for the first practice, to be reminded of the skills of his former players and to view for the first time the ability of new ones. This season was no exception. Some of the previous year ' s team members quickly won their places in the first XI under the captaincy of Chuck Crossfield. Others began to show their paces so well that about 13 players demoured for the 11 places on the first team. Opposition was now needed for both the 1st and 2nd XI ' s so that the depth and range of abilities could be assessed. Brentwood supplied the necessary competition. In the first confrontation, the 2nd XI easily defeated their opponents 2-0 while the 1st XI drew with their opposite numbers. In the second meeting, again the 2nd ' s defeated the Brent- wood 2nd string by a larger margin and the 1st team beat their Mill Bay rivals 1-0. Since the public schools play soccer in the first term, opposition was hard to come by until the Saints - St. Andrew ' s Presbyterian Church of Duncan - challenged the 1st XI. The Saints consist of players 16 years -46 years, with both Shawnigan coaches, J.S. Findlay and R.P. Smith, regu- lar members of the Church team. On the th ree engage- ments between the teams, the Saints won the first ones, 2-1 and 3-1, and the S.L.S. team pasted their Duncan opponents in the third game, 5-1. The sinners had triumped at last! St. George ' s provided further opposition in Vancouver and after a good game Shawnigan gave away a very scrappy goal, the result of some confusion in the goal area. That was the only goal scored. The 1st XI travelled to Victoria to play St. Michael ' s University and came away with a 2-2 draw after the Shaw- nigan team was down 2-0 at half time. The scenario was now set for the Independent Schools Soccer Tournament which was held in Victoria. The first draw saw Brentwood versus St. George ' s and St. Michael ' s against Shawnigan. Contrary to expectation, Brentwood defeated St. George ' s 2-0; St. George ' s were the favourites. In the other game St. Michael ' s fought Shawnigan to a 1-1 draw at the end of regulation time. In the overtime - 10 minutes sudden death - Shawnigan slotted home a goal with one minute 40 seconds to go. Drassinower worked hard on the left-wing to pass the ball into the centre to Nieto who scored the goal. In the final between Shawnigan and Brentwood, the better soccer team did not win the tournament. Brentwood was hungry for the ball and they out-ran and out-hustled S.L.S. The latter played good soccer but they did not play well enough. The Mill Bay team scored first, and then Nieto nothing that Shawnigan could do changed that scored although a Shawnigan shot hit the Brentwood bar. Shawni- gan lost 2-1 to be 2nd place winners. J.S. Findlay 38 2nd XI SOCCER Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. J.S. Findlay, F. Pong, P. Rueben, L. Steeves, M. Assu, A. MacPhail, N. Szeto Front Row: (L. to R.) P. Wong, J. Wooldridge, 0. Meyer, G. Thompson (Captain), C. Duncan, B. Doyle, P. McKenzie JUNIOR SOCCER This year ' s Junior Soccer programme did not accomplish what I had hoped, but considering all the circumstances, I was not unhappy with our season. The main problem we face is that we play soccer in the wrong term. The local public schools play in the Fall term, so in this term we have very little opportunity to find competition and play soccer in the Fall and field only an under 16 team on the day of the Independent Schools Tournament. The lack of matches hindered the development of both the Junior teams, as there is no substitute for actual compe- tition. I was pleased, however, by the effort and sportsman- ship of our players, and the leadership shown by our captains, Iain Jack and Philip Schieldrop. Iain led a game Under 16 squad, whose backbone con- sisted of three returnees from last year, Jeff Hayes, John Atkinson and Jamie Kitson. Despite their work-rate, the team had only one tie to show for their five games; a poor reward for their effort, as I felt they were better than Brentwood and lacked only a bona fide goal scorer to beat them decisively. Phil ' s Under 15 group had several scorers, most noticea- bly Charlie Atzesberger who has a fine natural talent as a striker. The other stars of this team - apart from Phil himself - were Pat Lavin, Ken Nicolls and Mac Hickley from last year ' s team and the newcomer Jamie Goddard, whose blinding speed caught many defenders flat-footed. We finished second in the Independent Schools Tourna- ment, after a satisfying 4-0 drubbing of Brentwood and a disappointing loss to St. George ' s in the final. Despite our setbacks, I am looking forward to next year. We have some fine young players coming up - noteably Mike Kobus, Hugh Deas-Dawlish and Mashi Akiyama -and with the returnees from this year ' s teams we should be very competitive. R.P. Smith 39 UNDER 16 XI Back Row: (L. to R.) J. Naples, A. Tidd, J. Atkinson, R. Nava, S. Sponton, Mr. R.P. Smith Front Row: (L. to R.) C. Powers, J. Hayes, I. Jack (Captain), J. Kitson, C. Atzesberger On the Ground: (L. to R.) P. McAllister, W. Neily UNDER 15 XI Back Row: (L. to R.) J. Goddard, L. Savage, F. Ueberschar, A. Blossom, A. Barkley, M. Hickley, Mr. R.P. Smith Front Row: (L. to R.) K. Nicolls, P. Lavin, P. Schieldrop (Captain), M. Akiyama, R. Price On the Ground: (L. to R.) M. Kobus, A. Roe 40 BADMINTON JUNIORS Back Row: (L. to R.) Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, J. Elliott, J. Bradbury Front Row: (L. to R.) J. Colbourne, T. Seeger (Captain), C. Sigstad For what was to have been a rebuilding year, the 1980-81 season was not only more involved than ever before but also more successful. The term opened with the School sending four boys, two U-19 (Bill Hollands, James Mok) and two U-16 (Tom Seeger, Jack Colbourne) on a three day trip to Vancouver in January for the prestigious B.C. ranking tournament held at the Vancouver Lawn Ten- nis and Badminton Club. As might be expected, the compe- tition, with players from as far away as Toronto and California, was fierce and the caliber of play exceptionally high. Each of our boys was knocked out in the first round, in some cases by virtue of being drawn against the top players in the nation (Seeger vs the number three in Canada), and in others by having to go onto the courts cold after the long trip over. All of the boys, however, played well and were excellent ambassadors for Shawnigan at the Club and on the trip generally. The Independent Schools matches were held on Febru- ary 22nd, the Senior at St. Michaels and the Junior at Shawnigan. Because the tournaments were on the same day we faced a dilemma. The School ' s number two and three players (Seeger, Colbourne) were U-16, so should they play with the seniors or with the juniors? In the end, the senior team did without their services and, weakened somewhat as a result, placed fourth even though those playing gave their best. The only really outstanding player in the team of Hollands, Mok, Roskell, Goody, Mahadeva, and Gill was Hollands. The Juniors, on the other hand, won the tourna- ment here. Seeger and Colbourne were clearly better than the rest of the competition, but Sigstad, Heard, Bradbury, and Elliott all won their share. The next event was the Pepsi ' s Zone One (Vancouver Island) Tournament, held this year on February 28th - March 1st at St. Michael ' s. Because there were to be no B.C. team championships this year, this tournament was to stand in their place. The School entered at both the U-19 and U-16 levels, the former with Queen Margaret ' s School and the latter with St. Margaret ' s. The Junior competition was somewhat disappointing because several of the teams did not show up, but the boys (Seeger, Colbourne, Sigstad) played fairly well and came away with a second for the Island! In the Senior tournament the Q.M.S. girls, especially Sandra Hayes, played extremely well and ably assisted our team of Hollands, Seeger, and Mok to another second place against some very talented opposition. Especially pleasing was that the School defeated every other team 4-1 until the finals which were lost to St. Michael ' s 2-3. The outstanding player in the entire tournament was Hollands who only lost 41 SENIORS Back Row: (L. to R.) Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, P. Gill, P. Roskell Front Row: (L. to R.) R. Mahadeva, J. Mok (Captain), W. Ho lands one match all day and that by a very narrow margin. In the two Mid-Island Tournaments, held at Queen Mar- garet ' s School on March 2nd and 4th, the School ' s teams were a resounding success. The Senior team of Hollands, Mok, Mahadeva, and Roskell crushed every other team without losing a single match, thus winning first spot easily. The Junior team of Seeger, Colbourne, Sigstad, and Elliott also breezed through to first position. Here the remarkable factor was that Seeger only gave away a total of 4 points during the competition! The final match of the year was an U-16 U-14 one with Glenlyon played at home on March 5th. Whereas last year the U-16 team had to struggle to a victory, this time the team of Seeger, Colbourne, Heard, Elliott, and Bradbury won easily, 8-0. The U-14 team of Sigstad, Mah, Hudspith, Johnson, and Brodgesell lost 3-4 but Sigstad proved that he was clearly the best player at that level. Thus the year was an unqualified success for Shawnigan not only from the number of victories gained but also from the tremendous improvement made by all boys in the group, especially Seeger and Colbourne. Also, special men- tion must be made of Bill Hollands who played the senior A ' singles all year with great effort and ability. Finally, the badminton group owes a great deal to Mr. David Leary for his help, concern, and excellent coaching all term: certainly a large part of our success was a direct result of his teaching. School Colors were awarded this year to Tom Seeger and Bill Hollands. T.W.S. Seeger CURLING The leisurely sport of curling has finally made its Shaw- nigan debut! With the emphasis on friendly competition and good sportsmanship, twenty-eight boys took to the ice, many for the first time. While playing in a round robin competition with the team of Bill Hollands capturing the title, the boys also got an opportunity to play against Brent- wood College and represented our school very well in these matches. With a successful and enjoyable season now under our belts, we look forward to a good season next year. L. Fraser 42 Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. H.B. Maxham (Old Boy), J. Colbourne, M. Kaumeyer, Mr. S.E. Cox Front Row: R. Dyson, L. Kaumeyer, G. Davel, A. MacPhail Progress in the Woodworking Shop Apart from the usual woodwork classes approximately 100 boys were members of the woodwork activity programme. The workshop acquired some new tools including a Mak- ita 16 inch thickness planer and a 10 inch Rockwell tablesaw. We are now able to purchase lumber in the unfinished state and remanufacture to meet our requirements. Notable among those who frequented the workshop were: Kevin Gunning who made some very fine chairs; Nevil Schultz whose coffee table in satin walnut and glass is beautifully made; Brad Thatcher who prefers to work with oak; and D. Watt whose Honduras mahogany bookshelf was outstanding. The list goes on and would include any or all of at least 70 clocks of every conceivable design. The draughting room has benefited from the increased use of the facility. We now possess several draughting machines along with new desks. R. Carr 43 CROSS COUNTRY 44 OUTDOORS EXPEDITIONS Bowron Lakes February K _ !■■!■ Jr-f Cape Beale QTm March ■■•■ V t TRACK FIELD fs . SENIOR TRACK FIELD Back Row: (L. to R.) R. Mahadeva, C. Wilcock, A.Jack, N. Szeto, A. Lotto S. Abercrombie, J ' . Smith, M. Kroon,J. Mok, Mr. D.W. Hyde-Lay Front Row: P. Neilson, R. Dyson, D. Hyde-Lay, P. Tucker, W. Hollands, E. Meyer, S. Southerland The senior team had a season of mixed fortunes with everything coming together nicely as we won the Van- couver Island championships. One or two little things went wrong as we failed to win the Independent Schools meet, and there was a very disappointing series of performances in the B.C.H.S. meet in Burnaby, after we had qualified more athletes for these championships than usual. The backbone of the team was formed by six boys: Peter Neilson in the sprints, Page Tucker in the 400, Russell Dyson in the 400 and 800, David Hyde-Lay in the hurdles and relays, David Coalman in the relays and long and triple jumps and Bill Hollands, a new boy, in the 400, 800 and 1,500. These boys also covered both relays and the quar tet of Tucker, Dyson, Coalman and Hollands came within .6 sec. of the School record in the 1,600 metre relay and always ran very strongly. 49 JUNIOR TRACK FIELD Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. D.J. Robichaud, J. Goddard, A. Barkley, F. Pletcher, A. Linden, P. Schieldrop, M. Akiyama, P. Lavin Front Row: (L. to R.) E. White, R. Decker, T. Swanson, R. Donahue, K. Senior, R. Hudspith, A. Dieckmann The juniors as a group were not particularly strong, but nevertheless gave a good account of themselves, perform- ing better than expected. In the Under 16 age group Jamie Goddard was very seccessful in the sprints and relays, while Robert Donahue, hurdles, high jump and relays, always did well. The duo of Fred Pletcher and Kevin Senior gave us an excellent one-two punch in the middle distances, while Tim Cameron shows great promise as a sprinter jumper. At the Under 14 age group Ed White led the way, always running well in the 100 and 1,500 and breaking the School 1,500 m record twice during the season, finally setting it at 4:50:6. Pat Lavin and Drew Swanson were his running maters, the former doing better in the longer races, excelling particu- larly in the 3,000 m and the latter running well in the 400 and 800 m. Paul Klawer was very versatile and competed in no less than nine different events in the various meets. Others who did well were Mashi Akiyama and Richard Hudspith in the sprints, Alan Linden, Graham Witt, Andrew Barkley and Brent Gough i the jumps and throws. Altogether a very good season as spring and effort, especially in the junior school, parlayed average talent into better overall results than had been expected. D.W. Hyde-Lay 50 © z s THE VARSITY VIII Standing: (L. to R.) J. Watt, J. Sales, G. Smith, T. Pratt, M. Clarke, K. Gunning, S. Kaye, R. Dawson Ground: I. Malcolm FIELD HOCKEY 1st XI Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. S.A.S. Lane, A. Wells, D. Torrie, S. Abercrombie, P. Gill, R. Drassinower Front Row: (L. to R.) J. Keate, C. Crossfield, P. Fenton, B. Doyle, R. Hope, A. Girotto, P. Forster 52 Mr. S.A.S. Lane, C. Powers, R. Emery, A. Nimmo, M. Moir, L. Kaumeyer, J. Eliott, Mr. M.R. Hall Front Row: (L. to R.) W. Gibson, A. Keate, P. McKenzie, R. Girotto, C. Duncan, O. Meyer, T. Seeger FIELD HOCKEY It has been a pleasure coaching field hockey this year as the calibre of play, the sportsmanship of the players, and particularly the camaradie amongst fellow team members in practice and match alike have all been outstanding. The only disappointing note this year was the quality of the field - it was abysmal, our new pitch still not being ready. As has happened in the past, we have been lucky enough to have a first game of about 24 players who all exhibited fine skills, meaning that practices were very worthwhile (and great fun!). The depth of our players made discrimi- nating between first and second XI members difficult at times, but our seconds, again, were a power with which to be reckoned. The season had two highlights, the first being the inde- pendent Schools Championship where both our first and second XI ' s won every game, and Shawnigan took the title. The effort of each and every player was superb, and the unity of both teams was tangible from the touch-line. A fine day ' s hockey! The second climax to the season came when four under -17 hockey players wer chosen to join the Vancouver Island team participating in the California Cup tournament in Los Angelos. Prakash Gill, Jim Elliott, Roland Emery and Craig Powers all benefited from this tremendous experience, and must be congratulaed not only on their selection, but also on helping the Island team to win the tournament! In the finals they beat a Mexican national team, and so brought home gold medals. These 4 players have already shown how this experience has helped them by the skill and self-confidence which they have developed. Towards the end of the season 7 members of the first XI were awarded their School Colours: Bruce Doyle, our cap- tain, Alberto Girotto, Peter Forster, Jeff Keate and Charles Crossfield. This group composed o ur very strong forward line whose strength in shooting and wizardry with the ball ensured our winning goals. Equally important was the defence, and Paul Fenton and Roger Hope, our goalkeep- ers, also won their Colours. Several other players deserve mention: Doug Torrie for his very great strength in defence, Alex Wells for the tremendous progress he made as a half-back and Paul McKenzie as the quiet but very hard-working and skillful second XI goalie. Finally thanks must go to Bruce and the whole field hockey group who made the season so enjoyable. S.A.S. Lane 53 SENIOR TENNIS Back Row: (L. to R.) Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, L. Kaumeyer, D. Lester, S. Gault, Mr. S.E. Cox Front Row: (L. to R.) M. Kaumeyer, A. Blossom, G. Nieto, J. Colbourne, J. Wooldridge It is very difficult to write a report for what was pretty much of a non-season. Although the boys enrolled in the program were a record number and although the same eagerness to practice and learn obtained, the absolutely foul weather precluded any great amount of play and certainly lessened the usual excitement. Indeed, a mark of what we had to contend with materialized in the first week when of seven games days, four were lost to rain! There were, however, a number of very bright points in the season. If was expected that Shawnigan would have a very difficult years at the senior level because only one grade twelve, Gabriel Nieto, Captain was a returning member of the previous team. In the first match with Brentwood the relative immaturity in match play certainly showed, but the young members of the team showed tre- mendous promise and, in fact, saved us from a complete rout. Jack Colbourne (grade 10) and Alan Blossom (grade 9) proved to be excellent players in singles and a deadly doubles team. John Wooldridge, however, showed that he was to be a competitor of real note. The next match, also with Brentwood, saw what must be a record number of boys playing for the School on the same day: twelve juniors at home and twelve seniors away. Both matches were lost, but, again, several players in each group demonstrated that the future looks very bright for us. The St. George ' s match was pretty much of a reversal of our sweep of two years ago as they proved just too strong for the team which we could field that day. Just when all seemed fairly gloomy, the School ' s senior team travelled down to the Oak Bay bubble to take on the strongest of the Independent Schools - St. Michael ' s. At last we had managed to get enough practice in to develop some definite skills and, playing the finest tennis of the season, the boys were able to beat the opposition 5-4. Again the outstanding players were Blossom, Colbourne, and Wool- dridge. Bieto played as well as he had ever done, but he happened to be matched against one of the top players in Canada and so was toyed with through two sets. The inter- house competition was swept at both senior and junior level by Groves ' House which also dominated the Grogan Cup finals where Blossom defeated Wooldridge in a rather windy match. Although this season was not very good, the promise for the future is terrific with quite a few good players returning next year and with a host of strong juniors already bidding for a spot in the top six. Some of the players coming up are of such a quality that it might be bery interesting to match them against others from further afield, Oregon and Cali- fornia, for instance, in a short tour sometime next year. The Senior team of 1981 consisted of: G Nieto (colours), R. Goody (colours), J. Wooldridge (colours), A. Blossom, J. Colbourne, and M. Kaumeyer. The Junior team consisted of: A. Blossom, J. Colbourne, C. Atzesberger, S. Hutchin- son, A. Wooldridge, and B. Calkins. Dr. T.W.S. Seeger 54 JUNIOR TENNIS Back Row: (L. to R.). Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, D. Drumheller, S. Hutchinson, D. Christopher, Mr. S.E. Cox Front Row: (L. to R.) B. Calkins, A. Blossom, ]. Colbourne, L. Stenmark, A. Wooldridge SaPsu - . —. ■ 55 SAILING Back Row: (L. to R.) Mr. R.L. Grass, P. Reuben, I. Kangas Front Row: (L. to R.) G. Davel, R. Price, A. MacPhail, B. Kenny, B. Assu GOLF The group this year consisted mainly of beginners and so much of the time, particularly at the beginning, had to be spent on the practice tee. It seemed that many of the hopefuls were left wondering if they had theperserverance and concentration to master the basics of the golf swing. Only time will tell. The individual match play championship for the Goody trophy produced a few keenly contested matches but when Redmond Goody withdrew Sean McColl then became the man to beat. The 18 hole final between Evan Meyer and Sean McColl was played early in the morning and Meyer ' s play in the first few holes suggested that he was still in dream land. Four holes down after five was too much to make up against McColl who was playing steadily. Although Meyer did manage to reduce the deficit to one hole McColl went on the win convincingly by five and three. W.H.H. McClelland 56 . . Wi ! private wophty VISIT(MK vntcOMi 9m«SBSCI PMSlDMftSOWW ' ■ y N fc |p :«™k;m:- «s May 12th., 1927 marked the foundation of the first two bouses — Lake ' s and Ripley ' s. Here the boys of both houses celebrate the 54th., anniversary with a buffet supper. A SUCCESSFUL TOUR DOWN-UNDER Back Row: (L. to R.) B. Doyle, M. CollverJ. Hayes, D. Peel, D. Coalman, P. Gorosh, P. Rueben, A. Croft, Mr. D. W. Hyde- Lay Front Row: (L. to R.) C. Crossfield, E. Evans, D. Hyde-Lay, D. Torrie, R. Hope, S. Southerland, A. Girotto Ground: (L. to R.) R. Emery, R. Girotto With six of the 1st XV unable to go on tour and some fairly young and inexperienced players as their replace- ments, the big question was - How were we going to do? Well, we soon had our answer when, after three games, we left New Zealand undefeated. We ended up only losing twice in eight matches - a rather pleasant surprise and a most acceptable final overall result. We were lucky on four counts. Firstly, we suffered no injuries - plenty of bangs and knocks, but no injuries - and with only nineteen players available this was very impor- tant. Second, we suffered no illness - a cold here, and sniffle there, was the extent of it. Thirdly, all the reserve players played extremely well and we were eventually unable to decide which was our strongest XV. Fourthly, David Hyde- Lay kicked beautifully, kicking nine out of twelve conver- sion attempts and ten of fifteen tries at penalty goals, thereby enabling us to win a number of close matches. Analysing play is never easy, but certain factors emerged during the tour. Physically, in the forwards, we were as big as, or bigger than, any of our opponents and just as strong too. Furthermore, our mauling techniques ensured we got plenty of ball, as we did also from set scrums, where we were never outshoved. In line-out play we were about even, but in rucking we were outplayed, oddly enough, more so in Australia than in New Zealand where we had really expected to be. Our support play was good and at times excellent, and much of our most impressive rugby came from this phase of play. The backs, with usually only three playing in their regu- lar positions, were not as strong a group and were fre- quently put at full stretch in defence. However, they tackled extremely well, especially in the centre, and only in the Brisbane Grammar School game did they look outclassed. In attack we were rather unimaginative but, again, that was largely due to having to play a number of players out of position. In retrospect then, the whole team played extremely well and surprised most of our opponents with our ability to match them in both skill and technique. Our first match was in New Zealand against Howick College (near Auckland) and was played in a torrential downpour in a bog. David Hyde-Lay drew first blood for us with an easy penalty goal, but we nevertheless well taken, penalty goal. We got all the early play, but failed to punch home some good attacking opportunities. In the second half, the game swung in Howick ' s favour and they equalized 62 a few minutes before the end with a penalty goal. Drawing this game gave us some confidence, as we now realized that at least we would not be run out of the ball park. Despite being heavily entertained and thoroughly spoiled by our Howick hosts, immediately followed by the same kind of softening up treatment from our Waitakere College (Auckland) billets, we managed to come up with a good game for our second match and, finishing strongly, won 6-7. The conditions were again very wet, which per- haps favoured us as Waitakere ' s fleet backs found the heavy going not too much to their liking. However, we played very well and would have won, whatever the conditions, in my opinion. As Waitakere had beaten our next opponents, Waiuku College, very comfortably, we were expecting to do like- wise. However, Waiuku brought in a few ringers in the shape of the outstanding players from their last year ' s unbeaten side. Waiuku is a small country town in a farming district and they had gone to a lot of trouble to publicize our game, with the result that a fairly large crowd came to see the match. Playing on a dry pitch (or paddock as they say in New Zealand), we found ourselves with our hands full and, although we scored first through a penalty, Waiuku took the lead early in the second half with a well taken try and then a penalty goal to go ahead 7-3. We closed the gap with our second penalty and, with five minutes to go, Eddie Evans finished off a good move to score far out. David Hyde-Lay converted and there was no further scoring. We thus won a tough match 12-7 and were able to boast of an unbeaten record in New Zealand - Bookmakers, I think, would have taken 1,000 to 1 odds against this. Mention must be made of the numbers of billets of both sexes who showed up at 6 a.m. at the Auckland airport to see us off the next morning. There is no doubt that the team had made many friends and created a good impression, but no better than the impression New Zealand, as a country, had made upon the team. We flew to Sydney and spent the week-end in the suburb of Manly at the Earl ' s Court Family Hotel, affectionately dubbed Cockroach Crescent by us all. We enjoyed Manly and were sorry not to have had the opportunity of playing a Sydney school. On the Sunday we flew to Brisbane in time to watch Australia defeat France 17-15 in a very ordinary game that had its exciting moments. The Australian backs looked very dangerous. While in Brisbane we were billeted at Brisbane Grammar School in the boys ' dormitories - a bit of a come-down from the comfortable homes and family atmosphere of New Zealand.! Our first Australian game resulted in a fairly easy win, 18-0, over St. James College, Brisbane. This was not really the right kind of preparation for our next game against Brisbane Grammar School. We found ourselves starting off satisfactorily, but gradually our play deteriorated until we were playing absolute rubbish and looked nothing like the side we had been. We eventually lost 41-9 and were tho- roughly ashamed of ourselves for this pathetic perfor- mance. Brisbane Grammar School are a fine side, probably just about the strongest school team in Queensland, but we made them look like world beaters. Playing at our best, we could probably give them a very even game. Naturally, we were anxious to make amends for this feeble effort when we played against Church of England Grammar School - otherwise known as Churchie . We ended up drawing a curious game, with Churchie ringing up their 21 points before we scored at all. However, we rallied strongly and drew the match with a long-range penalty goal with only a few minutes left to play. This second half was probably the finest half of rugby we played all tour, as we completely turned things around and dominated every phase of play. Very satisfying! Toowoomba, a town in the hills some seventy-five miles inland from Brisbane, is the home of Downlands College, our next opponents. We won an excellent game 9-4, having completely regained our stride and confidence. We played very well for sixty minutes, and a number of fine move- ments very nearly ended in tries. However, Downlands came back strongly and pressed us for the last ten minutes of the game, and we were not sorry to hear the final whistle. The support play of the forwards especially, was outstanding. A two-hour bus ride, leaving Downlands at 5:30 a.m., followed by a short plane trip (from Brisbane to Rock- hampton) the day after a hard game does not put a team in 63 the best frame of mind for a rugby match, as was borne out in our 19-8 loss to Rockhampton Grammar School. This was the final game of the tour, and our only regret was that we could not have had an extra day ' s rest before playing, as we felt we could have beaten R.G.S. under different circum- stances. However, as their captain was playing in his 100th XV match, it was perhaps fitting he should engineer a victory for himself and his team. One hundred 1st XV games - quite a record! Anyway, we presented him with a Shawnigan jersey to commemorate the feat. The following day our rowing coach, Don Hayes, saw his four of David Coalman, Mark Collver, Roger Hope and Darcy Peel lose by about ten lengths to R.G.S. 1st IV. However, we did have the distinction of beating their girls ' crew, which was in fact the Queensland Lightweight fours champion crew, thereby upholding Shawnigan ' s record of never having a rowing four, selected from a rugby team, beaten by an Australian girls ' crew. With the rugby over, it was nice now to be able to relax. We had played eight tough matches in seventeen days - enough for anyone - and were looking forward to Fiji and Hawaii, our next ports of call. We enjoyed both places very much, but were not sorry, nevertheless, to be heading home again. In restrospect, the tour was a great success, but not without its difficulties. I was very proud of the way the boys played, except for that one game, and very grateful to them too for behaving so well (I did not say perfectly!), but to have nineteen boys for one month in: 5 countries, 10 planes, 22 buses, 42 baggage handlings, 3 family billets, 3 school billets, 5 hotels and 1500 miles of travel (it works out to 12C per mile) and only have to resort to two group bollockings and half a dozen individual blasts is not bad! Mind you, I don ' t know everything that went on - nor do I want to. Parents - if your son enjoyed the tour, then it was worthwhile. May I say again how pleased I was their their conduct, their bearing and their courtesy. Their friendliness and charm were appreciated wherever they went. They were a credit to you, the School, their Province, their country and to the game of rugby. To the boys who were on the tour and who have now graduated, I say, thank you for coming, good luck in wha- tever you choose to do and, if the School ever contacts you to support a tour at some future date, remember your tour to New Zealand and Australia and help if you can. Remember too, that a number of Old Boys supported this tour and helped to defray costs considerably. D.W. Hyde-Lay v. Howick College David Hyde-Lay pen. goal Drew 3-3 v. Brisbane Grammar School David Hyde-Lay 3 pen. goals Lost 9-41 v. Waitakere College Won 16-7 Doug Torrie try, Alberto Girotto try, David Hyde-Lay pen. goal, 2 conv. v. Waiuku College Won 12-7 Eddie Evans try, David Hyde-Lay 2 conv., pen. goal v. St. James College, Brisbane Won 18-0 Alberto Girotto try, Doug Torrie try, Chuck Crossfield try, David Hyde-Lay 3 conv. v. Brisbane Church of England Drew 21-21 Grammar School Eddie Evans try, David Coalman try, Roaland Emery try, David Hyde-Lay 3 conv., pen. goal v. Downlands College, Toowoomba Won 9-4 Mark Collver try, David Hyde-Lay conv., pen. goal v. Rockhampton Grammar School Lost 8-19 Alberto Girotto try, Stephen Southerland try. 64 EUROPEAN TOUR 1981 Varsity 8 Junior Varsity 8 Senior B 4+ Bow John Watt Bow Mike Bowen Bow Chris Duncan 2. Joey Sales 2. Don Bull 2. Brian Butt 3. Greg Smith 3. Mike Howrigan 3. Chris Adderson 4. Trevor Pratt 4 . Daniel Mead Str. Mike Ferguson 5. Matthew Clarke 5. Glen Boyd Cox Stuart Cairns 6. Kevin Gunning 6. Steven Heffelfinger 7. Steve Kaye 7. Joe McLean Str. Rob Dawson Str. David Schieldrop Single. Cox Ian Malcolm Cox Alan Cairns [ustin Smith Managers Publicity Michael Morrison Mr. Ben Morrison Andy Keate Spares Coach Karl Chambers Kelly Manson Mr. Joe Grey June 27th. Richmond Regatta Varsity 8. 1st round. 2nd round J-V8 1st round Final Senior B Event. defeated Lee R.C lost to Cherwell College, Oxford. Novice 8 Event. defeated St. Paul ' s School defeated Cygnet R.C. Single Nov ice Singles 1st round lost to R. Smith July 2nd - July 5th. Henley Royal Regatta. Varsity 8 July 2nd July 3rd J-V8 July 2nd defeated Portora Royal School lVi lengths. lost to Emmanuel School 2 lengths. lost to Yale University Easily 66 July 4th. Huntingdon Regatta Varsity 8 Elite B Event. July 11th. Bedford Regatta 1st round Final J-V8 1st round Nov 4+ Single defeated Composite Invitational defeated Bedford Rowing Club Varsity 8 1st round J-V8 Senior B Eights 1st round defeated St. Bartholomew ' s Hospital 2nd round 2nd round defeated Norwich School Final defeated Leys School Novice Fours 3rd round Final Nov 4+ Senior B Eights lost to Bedford Modern School. Senior C Eights. defeated Oxford Polytechnic R.C. defeated Bedford School R.C. defeated Cambridge 99 R.C. lost to Abingdon R.C. Novice Four Event 1st round defeated Norwich School 2nd round lost to Leys School defeated University College School R.C. defeated Bedford Modern School Novice Singles 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Lightweight 4+ Lightweight Four Event 1st round defeated Bedford R.C. 2nd round lost to G Hardy 1st round defeated City of Oxford R.C. Final defeated Oxford Polytechnic R.C. Novice lx Novice Singles Event. 1st round 2nd round 3rd round n d Final Burton Regatta Varsity 4 defeated by Vi length Tweedsmuir R.C. Varsity 8 defeated narrowly by Cheshire R.C. J V 8 beat Star Club and then Cambridge 99 in the finals K Justin Smith won the novice singles event against Trent R.C. Novice 4 unclassified - lost to Ouse R.C. defeated Northhapton R.C. defeated Monckton Bluefriars defeated City of Oxford lost to Reading Bluecoat School This summer, the tenth European Rowing Tour took place. Following two years of intensive training the crews set off for three weeks of competition in England and a further three weeks of cultural touring on the continent. The Dawson family continued their support of the Club by hosting a departure buffet. At that time, parents and supporters were able to meet and wish us well. Canadian Pacific then flew the tour and our equipment to London. After a very quiet flight we drove to our traditional accom- 67 modation at the Walton Cottage Hotel in Maidenhead. There we were met by our good friends and hosts, the Keable family. The next few days were concerned with training at Hen- ley on the Regatta course. Soon, the crews appreciated the standard of competition for already the best crews in the world were assembled. However, our rowing standard improved with each outing. In preparation for the Henley Royal Regatta we attended Richmond Regatta where our results were quite good. Prior to the Henley Regatta we were invited once again to Radley College where we took part in friendly racing at which time the Senior B four showed great portential. The high point of our rowing schedule, the Henley Royal Regatta, took place over four days during the second week. Henley, as with all the other regattas we attended, is a knock-out competition with two crews racing abreast on the narrow river. The Shawnigan crews put up a good performance and upheld the tradition of good competitive class crews. We did not win our events but left with many memorable experiences. Because we had been eliminated at Henley, we were able to attend the Huntingdon Regatta, which was good racing over a very winding course. All the crews did well and we came away with a number of victories and quite a lot of silverware. Our J-V 8 had a race with the 1st VIII of Monckton Combe School. This was held on the Henley Course and Shawnigan won. Of greater importance, however, was the friendships forged between the two crews. During our final week of racing we had many exciting races at Bedford and at Burton. As always happens, we achieved our best form during this final week and our results were impressive. At the conclusion of the racing, the shells were wrapped ready for the return journey and all members of the Tour expressed satisfaction with their results. Mr. Peter Bowley of Oxford was again our boatman for the rowing in England. He was again helpful and supportive of our endeavours. Apart from the rowing, Shawnigan was involved in many social events. An added dimension was an invitation by Tatler Magazine to become a part of the debutante scene. We met a number of debs, on our second day in England when we attended an open air performance of a Mid- summer Nights Dream. This was followed by an Elizabe- than supper. Later in the following week we visited a theatre in London in company with the debs, to watch a performance of Oklahoma and on a number of days, we did the usual sightseeing in London, Windsor and the Maidenhead district. At the time of our visit to Windsor, we were again the guests of Mr. Peake at Eton College. He took us around the Campus and told us the history of that famous institution. Due to the date of the Royal Wedding, the Royal Garden Party invitation had to be declined. Instead we hosted a reception at the Royal Windsor Guildhall. Our guest list grew to include over one hundred persons among whom were many friends and supporters of the School Tour. This was a most memorable evening, helped along by the fantas- tic buffet which included the Boars Head and many other domestic and foreign delicacies. Following the formal speeches, the reluctance to leave attested to the success of the evening. In particular, we would like to thank Mr. and Mrs. Keable for their hard work to ensure the success of this reception. Our next step was across the English Channel to Paris where we stayed in the heart of this fascinating city. Fortu- nately, our visit coincided with Bastille Day and so we were able to participate in the many celebrations. After two days we were ready for the Riviera and our visit to sunny and beautiful Alassio in Italy. The rest and relaxation were much appreciated by us all. After the rest we headed for Rome through Pisa. Whilst in Rome, we were fortunate that Mr. Anderson was able to join us and share his vast knowledge of this part of the world. Rome was very interesting and something of the life of the ancient culture, so lacking in North America, was brought to life. We had a day seeing Ancient Rome and a second concerned with Christian Rome. Our next stop was to experience Venice, city of canals and palaces. Many took the opportunity to ride in a gondola, viewing Venice as it was meant to be. From Italy, we drove through the Alps to Switzerland to meet the students of the Canadian College of Languages in Villars. We had two days with the students and many friendships were made. This sojourn in the French- speaking part of Switzerland allowed us all to use our French. From Switzerland we headed to Germany in order to pick up our bikes and start the great bike ride of ' 81. Our route was again the Romantic Road between Augsburg and Rothenburg. All went their separate ways and all had many experiences to recount upon meeting in Rothenburg at the end of the ride. We then began the marathon drive to London via Calais. We headed to Gatwick to meet up with the equipment and to start the return flight. In conclusion we should like to thank a number, among whom are the Dawson family who have supported us for serveral years. Their help has been deeply appreciated by all. Secondly, we would like to express our appreciation to Mr. Ben Morrison for his superlative assistance and patience throughout the entire tour. Finally, we wish to thank the various Canadian Corporations in England for their financial assistance and all those friends of the Tour in Canada who gave time and money to ensure success. The tour was an outstanding success and thanks are expecially due to Mr. Joe Grey for his excellent coaching, drive and enthusiam without which none of this would have been possible. David Schieldrop (Grade 11) 68 THE HOUSES HOUSE STANDINGS AT A GLANCE — First Second Third Fourth Fifth Senior Swimming Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Junior Swimming Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Around the Lake Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s 1st. Tri- Weekly Fall Lake ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s 2nd. Tri-Weekly Fall Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Senior Reach-for-the-Top Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Junior Reach-for-the-top Ripley ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Senior Cross Country Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Junior Cross Country Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lake ' s Senior Rugby Not Held Junior Rugby Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Exams Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Senior Skiing Not Held Junior Skiing Not Held 1st. Tri-Weekly Spring Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Senior Badminton Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Junior Badminton Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Squash Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Senior Basketball Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Junior Basketball Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Senior Soccer Lake ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Junior Soccer Lake ' s Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s 2nd. Tri-Weekly Spring Lake ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Senior Rifle Lake ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Junior Rifle Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' 1st. Tri-Weekly Summer Lake ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Cycling Ripley ' s Groves ' Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Lake s Golf Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s Rowing Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Lake ' s Copeman ' s Sailing Not Held Senior Field Hockey Groves ' Ripley ' s Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Junior Field Hockey Groves ' Lake ' s Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Senior Tennis Groves Ripley ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Lonsdale ' s Junior Tennis Grove ' s Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Senior Track and Field Lonsdale ' s Copeman ' s Lake ' s Ripley ' s Groves ' Junior Track and Field Groves ' Ripley ' s Lonsdale ' s Lake ' s Copeman ' s Final Exams Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Groves ' Copeman ' s Ripley ' s Final Standing Groves ' Lake ' s Lonsdale ' s Ripley ' s Copeman ' s 119 113.5 113 80.5 69 70 COPEMANS HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) N. Lai, M. Collier, H. Kato, P. RoskellJ. Aitken, K. Gunning, D. Coalman, B. Butt, M. Kee, B. Wild 2nd Row: (L. to R.) R. Stratford, S. Cashmore, J. Baker, A. Macquistan, G. Floyd, D. Beckingham, S. Heffelfinger, M. Strongman, K. Senior 3rd Row: (L. to R.) T. Lai, D. Drumheller, J. Atkinson, A. Linden, D. Wesley, C. Wright, R. Nava, G. Pearson, M. Akiyama, J. Naples, P. McAllister 4th Row: (L. to R.) P. Maniskas, B. Calkins, M. Hickley, E. Frank, T. Mills, H. Keppert, A. Jackson, D. Haaland, J. Laidler, D. Matthews Seated: (L. to R.) K. Manson, A. Lotto, R. Goody, T. Fairbank, Mr. M. LeRoux, Mr. R.P. Smith, R. Hope, Dr. T.W.S. Seeger, Mr. D.J. Robichaud, J. McLean, P. Tucker, G. Nieto, S. Abercrombie, N. Szeto Housemaster Dr. T.W.S. Seeger House Tutors MR. LeRoux Mr. R.P. Smith Mr. D.J. Robichaud Head of House and School Prefect R. Hope School Prefects T. Fairbank R. Goody House Prefects K. Manson G. Nieto N. Szeto A. Lotto 71 GROVES ' HOUSE £ ' ySfAA ' l 3 o flaofe ?ew: (L. o R.) D. Horsthuis, R. Boehm, P. Smallwood, O. Balme, H. Deas-Dawlish, L. Langlais, R. Hudspith 2nd Row: (L. to R.) M. Allsopp, R. Karadontis, F. Ueberschar, A. Sutter, L. Savage, M. Pittman, L. Stenmark, P. Schieldrop, J. Goddard, A. Blossom, J. Bradbury, T. Kaye, A. Wooldridge 3rd Row: (L. to R.) D. Peel, E. Walton, J. Elliott, C. Mah, C. Powers, R. Mahadeva, G. Meek 4th Row: (L. to R.) B. Chisholm,]. Wooldridge, D. Lester, T. Hicken, D. Cooper, T. Stenmark, J. McLaren, D. Schieldrop, B. Kenny, J. Kitson, R. Watkins, T. Pratt Seated: (L. to R.) R. Dawson, C. Crossfield, R. Drassinower, C. Duncan, Mr. M.A. Hobson, Mr. S.E. Cox, Mr. L.D. Bean, Mr. J.S. Findlay, M. Kaumeyer, A. MacPhail, G. Thompson, C. Walker, J. Rosen, P. Forster Housemaster Mr. L.D. Bean House Tutors Mr. S.E. Cox Mr. M.A. Hobson Mr. J.S. Findlay Head of House and School Prefect M. Kaumeyer School Prefect G. Thompson House Prefects R. Drassinower C. Duncan A. MacPhail C. Walker 72 a 5JS| v ' LAKES HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) J. Anders, C. Atzesberger, R. Donahue, T. Cameron, M. Hartley, I. James, N. Schultz, P. Gill, J. Hipwell, 0. Meyer, M. Stewart 2nd Row: (L. to R.) G. Boyd, D. Beer, R. Price, A. Dieckmann,]. Mothersill, O. Thompson, M. Ferguson, J. Mok,J. Smart, K. Chambers 3rd Row: (L. to R.) P. Fenton, R. Emery, H. Schuurmans,]. Kromhoff, M. Kroon, R. Motherwell, R. Malcolm, G. Stratton, P. Klawer, E. Evans Seated: (L. to R.) P. Gorosh, I. Malcolm, B. Doyle, E. Meyer, R.B. Carruthers, Mr. R. Carr, Mr. G.L. Anderson, Mr. I. A. Hyde-Lay, S. Szeto, A. Keate, J. Keate, D. Hyde-Lay, P. McKenzie On Ground: (L. to R.) A. Deane, G. Pollock, S. Wright Housemaster Mr. G.L. Anderson House Tutors Mr. R. Carr Mr. I. A. Hyde-Lay Head of House and School Prefect R. Carruthers School Prefect E. Meyer House Prefects S. Szeto A. Keate P. McKenzie D. Hyde-Lay N. Keate 74 t .a LONDSDALE ' S HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) M. Kobus, R. Bain, A. Roe, E. White, A. Muir, A. Forsythe, B. Tiderington, S. Zens 2nd Row: (L. to R.) D.Johnston, S. Becher, B. Brown, R. Decker, W. Van Halst, C. Dai, A. Tidd, K. Nicolls, A. Howarth 3rd Row: (L. to R.) P. Wong, D. Brewer, J. Colbourne, I. Kangas, K. Tiderington, B. Assu, B. Spagnol, S. Hutchinson, S. Sponton, P. Lavin 4th Row: (L. to R.) M. Assu, E. Harding, M. Moir, T. Seeger, S. Saunders, A. Wells, A. Nimmo, T. Torrie, S. McColl, M. Bo wen Seated: (L. to R.) W. Hollands, M. Nutting, S. Southerland, G. Davel, Mr. D. Leary, Mr. S.A.S. Lane, Mr. M.R. Hall, Mrs. M.R. Hall, Mr. E.G. Fraser, D. Torrie, R. Dyson, D. Bull, S. Gault, J. Smith Housemaster Mr. M.R. Hall House Tutors Mr. L.G. Fraser Mr. S.A.S. Lane Mr. D. Leary Head of House and School Prefect D. Torrie School Prefects R. Dyson J. Smith House Prefect G. Davel 77 RIPLEY ' S HOUSE Back Row: (L. to R.) C. Sigstad, B. Gougb, D. Swanson, A. Barkley, G. Witt, M. Rohne 2nd Row: (L. to R.) P. Mazzulli, B. Mykyte, D. Fraser, J. Bannister, B. Swanton, F. Panjwani, F. P etcher, B. Thatcher, J. Gutierrez 3rd Row: (L. to R.) A. Cairns, D. Dry, C. Brodgesell, W. Neily, D. Unickow, C. Adderson, T. Karouzos, D. Christopher, S. Void, D. Watson, D. Unicume, S. Cairns 4th Row: (L. to R.) A. Jack, D. Hayhurst, J. Sales, R. Girotto, A. Croft, S. Kaye, M. Clarke, G. Smith, J. Hayes, F. Pong, W. Gibson, M. Morrison, C. Wilcock Seated: (L. to R.) M. Howrigan, P. Rueben,]. Watt, S. Christopher, Mr. R.B. McDaniel, Mr.J.S. Grey, Mr. J. Gotthardt, Mr. R.L. Grass, J. Barekman, D. Mead, L. Kaumeyer, A. Girotto, P. Neilson Housemaster Mr. J.S. Grey House Tutors Mr. J. Gotthardt Mr. R.L. Grass Mr. R.B. McDaniel Head of House and School Prefect J. Barekman School Prefect A. Girotto House Prefects P. Rueben S. Christopher J. Watt D. Mead L. Kaumeyer 78 v db- V Mk - v c r - v TudiUM. hoMuthtM. THE GRADUATING x _, X CLASS OF 1981 TfhummNMi $}Jfo X T) TK 4K 1 © i uo© Q $M Wh c J r. : V % - , u 81 t03S Indicates a holder of the Stag Award. Indicates a holder of School Colours. 4r Indicates a holder of Copeman ' s House Colours. Indicates a holder of Groves ' House Colors. S H Indicates a holder of Lake ' s House Colors. Indicates a holder of Lonsdale ' s House Colors. Indicates a holder of Ripley ' s House Colors. 82 RICHARD H.B. CARRUTHERS (1976-81) Head of School School Prefect and Head of Lake ' s House West Vancouver, B.C. JAMES S. BAREKMAN (1976-81) Deputy Head of School School Prefect and Head of Ripley ' s House Walnut Creek, California 83 tffc tf -,«  o o e , I.C° e SONNY M. CHRISTOPHER (1978-81) House Prefect in Ripley ' s House Calgary, Alberta B. CHARLES CROSSFIELD ( 1 978-8 1 ) Groves ' House Duncan, B.C. 84 y 41 D. BRUCE DOYLE (1976-81) Lake ' s House Shawnigan Lake, B.C. ROBERTO DRASSINOWER (1976-81) House Prefect in Groves ' House Toronto, Ontario 85 CHRISTOPHER L.I. DUNCAN ( 1 975-8 1 ) House Prefect in Groves ' House Surrey, B.C. RUSSEL W.B. DYSON (1976-81) School Prefect in Lonsdale ' s House Port Alberni, B.C. EDWARD A. EVANS (1977-81) Lake ' s House Whitehorse, Yukon Territory TIMOTHY G. FAIRBANK (1976-81) School Prefect in Copeman ' s House Burnaby, B.C. 86 PAUL A. FENTON (1977-81) Lake ' s House West Vancouver, B.C. PETER J. FORSTER (1976-81) Groves House Port Coquitlam, B.C. STUART M. GAULT ( 1 979 8 1 ) Lonsdale ' s House Burnaby, B.C. ALBERTO GIROTTO (1977-81) School Prefect in Ripley ' s House Port Alberni, B.C. 87 T4 o ROGER T.E. HOPE (1976-81) School Prefect and Head of Copeman ' s House Victoria, B.C. MICHAEL C. HOWRIGAN (1979-81) Parksville, B.C. 88 M ' u 5 ' . ry.Jw %% °u. «e MICHAEL G. KAUMEYER (1977-81) School Prefect and Head of Groves ' House Calgary, Alberta L. ANDREW KEATE (1976-81) House Prefect in Lake ' s House West Vancouver, B.C. 89 N. JEFFERSON KEATE (1976-81) House Prefect in Lake ' s House Delta, B.C. ANDREW M. MacPHAIL (1979-81) House Prefect in Groves ' House Tsawwassen, B.C. IAN N. MALCOLM (1976-81) Lake ' s House Leduc, Alberta KELLY C. MANSON (1977-81) House Prefect in Copeman ' s House Nanaimo, B.C. 90 PAUL T. MCKENZIE ( 1 977-8 1 ) House Prefect in Lake ' s House West Vancouver, B.C. JOE D. MCLEAN (1977-81) Copeman ' s House Vancouver, B.C. DANIEL E. MEAD (1979-81) House Prefect in Ripley ' s House Piedmont, California EVAN MEYER (1978-81) School Prefect in Lake ' s House North Vancouver, B.C. 91 M C t Z ° V K V c- 8!K I. GABRIEL NIETO (1979-81) House Prefect in Copeman ' s House Celaya, Mexico JEFF ROSEN ( 1 976-8 1 ) Groves ' House Vancouver, B.C. 92 t o x V  h 0 °0. «e STEPHEN R. SOUTHERLAND (1979-81) Lonsdale ' s House Duncan, B.C. NGAM SZETO (1977-81) House Prefect in Copeman ' s House Kowloon, Hong Kong 93 V i SAM SZETO (1977-81) House Prefect in Lake ' s House Calgary, Alberta GRAEME E. THOMPSON (1976-81) School Prefect in Groves ' House Coquitlam, B.C. D. DOUGLAS TORRIE (1977-81) School Prefect and Head of Lonsdale ' s House Victoria, B.C. N. PAGE TUCKER (1977 81) Copeman ' s House Fort St. John, B.C. 94 CODY C. WALKER (1979-81) House Prefect in Groves ' House Albuquerque, New Mexico JOHN A. WATT (1978-81) House Prefect in Ripley ' s House Ucluelet, B.C. CHRISTOPHER P. WILCOCK (1979-81) Ripley ' s House Burnaby, B.C. 95 THE GRADS PREPARE— FOR J .4 Mfelr, Li !? «  T  Ml : ' W M ' t r ' ■■■■■ . ■ K Z ' P 1 , .- If . N rs ■•ja F 1 %, h FT i! % ' . ' lIjiP ' ! —.. ■ ILi fo_. «S , . [ 1 L t If ' ! ' Jm j ' jff ( ftiiii 4 ... V , MM  +i _ aBoes . . CLOSING DAY THE PRIZE LIST CLASS PRIZES Grade 8 - 2 Grade 8 - 1 Grade 9 - 2 Grade 9 - 1 Grade 10-2 Grade 10-1 Grade 11 Grade 12 ART Grade 8, 9 10 (Junior) Grade 11 12 (Senior) Paul Mazzulli Scot Zens Derek Johnston Fred Pletcher Kevin Senior Jack Colbourne David Schieldrop Ngam Szeto Brad Assu Evan Meyer BUSINESS ECONOMICS (The Haibeck Prize) Sam Szeto WESTERN CIVILIZATION Grade 12 COMPUTER SCIENCE Richard Carruthers Prakash Gill CONSUMER FUNDAMENTALS (The Haibeck Prize) Ken Tiderington EARTH SCIENCE ENGLISH (The Savage Prizes) Grades 8 and 9 Grades 10 and 11 Grade 12 ENGLISH LITERATURE FRENCH Grades 8 and 9 Grades 10 and 11 Grade 12 GEOGRAPHY Grade 12 GEOLOGY Grade 12 HISTORY Grade 12 INDUSTRIAL ARTS John Wooldridge Miles Pittman David Schieldrop Graeme Thompson Richard Carruthers Mac Hickley David Schieldrop Tim Fairbank Andrew MacPhail Stephen Abercrombie Richard Carruthers Jeff Keate 99 Duncan, B.C. Port Alberni, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Calgary, Alta. Edmonton, Alta. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Hong Kong Quadra Island, B.C. Salisbury, Zimbabwe Hong Kong West Vancouver, B.C. Comox, B.C. Nanaimo, B.C. Ganges, B.C. Calgary, Alta. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Coquitlam, B.C. West Vancouver, B.C. West Vancouver, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Burnaby, B.C. Tsawwassen, B.C. Cobble Hill, B.C. West Vancouver, B.C. Tsawwassen, B.C. WOODWORK Grades 8, 9 10 Grades 11 12 Ken Tiderington Kevin Gunning Nanaimo, B.C. Toronto, Ontario LAW Grades 11 and 12 Michael Moir North Vancouver, B.C. MATHEMATICS Grades 8 9 Grades 10 1 1 Grade 12 Charles Dai Frank Pong Ngam Szeto Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong SCIENCE Biology Grade 11 Binkley Prize Grade 12 Chemistry Grade 12 Nelson Lai Stephen Southerland Ngam Szeto Hong Kong Duncan, B.C. Hong Kong Physics Grade 12 Bausch and Lomb Medal Ngam Szeto Ngam Szeto Hong Kong Hong Kong SOCIAL STUDIES Grades 8 9 Grades 10 1 1 Fre d Pletcher Michael Moir Vancouver, B.C. North Vancouver, B.C. GENERAL PROGRESS The Peter Piddington Memorial Prize Grades 8, 9 10 Lloyd Stenmark Duncan, B.C. The Jamie Piddington Memorial Prize Grades 11 12 Dan Mead Piedmont, California OVERALL ACADEMIC PRIZES Grades 8, 9 10 Grades 11 12 Overall Winner Fred Pletcher Ngam Szeto Fred Pletcher Vancouver, B.C. Hong Kong Vancouver, B.C. ART Junior Senior David Matthews Ron Girotto Nanoose Bay, B.C. Port Alberni, B.C. BAND Paul Gorosh Nanaimo, B.C. CHOIR Junior Senior James Baker Tim Fairbank Belvedere, California Burnaby, B.C. PHOTOGRAPHY Junior Senior Frank Pong Don Bull Hong Kong Tsawwassen, B.C. 100 WOODWORK Junior Senior Fall Term Spring Term Summer Term Fall Term Spring Term Summer Term Brett Mykyte John Watt JUNIOR CITIZENSHIP Fred Pletcher Fred Pletcher Fred Pletcher SENIOR CITIZENSHIP David Schieldrop David Schieldrop David Schieldrop THE JOHN FLETCHER LAKE PRIZE Sam Szeto Hong Kong THE ALEXANDER BAILLIE RIPLEY BOOK PRIZE Alberto Girotto Port Alberni, B.C. SPORTSMANSHIP PRIZE Doug Torrie Victoria, B.C. GROVES ' ALL ROUNDER PRIZE Stephen Southerland Duncan, B.C. Duncan, B.C. Ucluelet, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. Shawnigan Lake, B.C. HEAD STUDENT Ngam Szeto Hong Kong 101 THE HEADMASTERS CLOSING DAY ADDRESS Dr. Freeman, Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: My first task this afternoon is to offer an especial wel- come to Maestro Paul Freeman, the musical director of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra. We are privileged to have as our guest of honour one of the most highly regarded of the younger generation of American conductors. Dr. Freeman has, among his credits, engagements with many of the world ' s greatest orchestras, including the New York Phil- harmonic, the Chicago Symphony and the Cleveland Orchestra. Victoria is extremely fortunate to have such an eminent musician and we can only hope that he will stay long enough in our provincial capital to enable him to continue to enhance our musical life. The rise in standards of the Symphony Orchestra, and especially of Pacific Opera, can fairly be attributed to him and so many of us in this region are deeply grateful for the enrichment which this has offered to our lives. It is also our pleasure to welcome back to the School the family of John Fletcher Lake. The Lake family has been one of the most distinguished ever to be connected with Shaw- nigan, and both Sir Richard Lake and Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake were Governors in the early years of the School. The four sons of Sir Richard and Lady Lake, John, Harry, Richard and Lancelot, were all members of the School and they are commemorated in the name of Lake ' s House. We were all saddened by the recent death of John Lake and, to perpetuate his memory, the family has come to Shawnigan today to institute the John Fletcher Lake Prize, which will be presented later in the ceremonies to the member of Lake ' s House who has made the most distin- guished contribution to the life of the School during this year. This year, Shawnigan has been a most rewarding place to work in. The tone and atmosphere of the School have been much improved from twelve months ago, and much of that credit is due to the forty-nine young men whose graduation we celebrate today. A school relies for its success far more on its senior students than most people realize, and we have indeed been fortunate in the deep loyalty to Shawnigan and the fierce pride on behalf of their school which these students have displayed. At the beginning we met and they pledged itu. their support. They have been true to their word, and I have enjoyed working with them more than with any group for a number of years. I take great pleasure in singling out the School Prefects for their fine qualities of leadership and their insistence on high standards. Richard Carruthers has been an outstanding Head of School by any level of judgment, always prepared to grasp the disciplinary mettle, never afraid to stand by what he knew to be right, never compromising his own integrity. Working with Richard has been both a pleasure and a privilege, and I thank him most sincerely on behalf of us all for a year in authority that has been in the highest traditions of service. It is interesting to record that thirty of our forty-nine graduates, which is approximately sixty-three per cent, have been with us for four of five years and have thus grown up within the family of the School. Similarly, all but one of this year ' s School Prefects have been here since Grade 8 or Grade 9, which indicates that growing up through the system is the best way to understand it and thus to develop an obligation to serve the community. I should like particu- larly our younger students to reflect upon this point and realize that in the mid nineteen-eighties their turn will come, and we shall be relying upon them to inherit a noble traditio n. Our graduates have shared happiness and troubles. They have achieved great successes and had moments of despair, but all of them have learnt to look upon Shawnigan as more of a way of life than merely a school. If ever Shawnigan has been under attack, they have offered the stoutest defence, and, as they go out into the world tomorrow, we salute them. They take with them many happy memories of their school days and leave us much to remember them by. One of the highlights of their years was a magnificent Graduation Ball in May. The quad was transformed into a Japanese garden with bridges and pools, gold fish and fountains, and the whole atmosphere had an air of enchant- ment. Throughout the week-end of celebrations they all had tremendous fun, yet never allowed their conduct to stray beyond the realms of responsibility. I am sure that one parent who wrote to me after the Graduation Ball will not object if I make a brief quotation from the letter: It has been one of my greatest pleasures to have known, even briefly, so many of your young men. I shall miss them and Shawnigan, but feel sure that they will never forget their school or the role which it has played in their young lives. At a conference earlier in the year, I was speaking to a friend of mine who is the Headmistress of an independent school. She was travelling home on the bus at the end of a hard day, when a gentlemen got on and, as he passed her by, she looked up and smiled at him. He looked a little puzzled as he sat down. During the journey, on reflection, she realized that she did not in fact know him at all and felt rather embarrassed. As he got up to leave the bus, she felt that she owed him a word of explanation, and as he went past she said, I am so sorry that I smiled at you before. I thought that you were the father of one of my children. It is always easy to be misunderstood, yet a remark like that indicates not only the harrassed state of mind of the good lady, but also a concentration on the idea of a school such as ours being a family, where each cares for all and all care for each. Parents are frequently very generous in the expresssion of their pleasure (and indeed, at times, amaze- ment) at the deep interest in, and knowledge of their sons that the staff possesses, and it is gratifying for us to hear them say so often that our sense of care goes far beyond the call of duty. 102 Nevertheless, teaching in a boarding school is very demanding and, by the end of a year, the staff are under- standably tired. Even the Headmaster feels that he is ready for a holiday and this year my wife and I will have the pleasure of accompanying the School rugby tour on their most exciting visit to New Zealand and Australia. Talking of Headmasters, I cannot resist sharing with you a descrip- tion which was sent to me the other day from a Headmaster colleague in Virginia. It is entitled, The Perfect Headmas- ter . The perfect Headmaster always has the right thing to say to everyone. He condemns parental neglect roundly, but he never hurts anyone ' s feelings. He works from 7:30 a.m. to midnight and is also the school ' s chief janitor and watch- man. He is twenty-nine years old with forty years expe- rience. He smiles all the time with a straight face, because he has a sense of humour that keeps him seriously dedicated to his school. He visits fifteen classrooms per day and is always in his office to be available for instant conferences. If your Headmaster does not measure up to these specifica- tions, simply send this to six other schools that are tired of their Headmaster too. Then bundle up your Headmaster and send him to the school at the top of the list. In one week you should receive 1,643 Headmasters and one of them should be perfect. Have faith in this letter. One school broke the chain and got their old Headmaster back in less than four months. Despite those rather flippant remarks, I am confident that this great personal concern for each individual student is one of Shawnigan ' s most valuable possessions, and we continue to establish it as one of our priorities. This is strengthened by the working of the House system, and Shawnigan must be one of the few schools in which all members of staff are attached in a tutorial capacity to one of the five Houses. This is an additional burden on the member of staff, but in all cases it is gladly accepted. The Housemasters themselves have the vital role of co- ordinating the work with their House Tutors and thereby providing an outstanding framework of pastoral care. Our five Housemasters work unbelievably hard and we are all most grateful for their continuing interest in their charges. Another of our priorities is to make the best of every boy, to ensure that he reaches his potential, to increase his self-esteem by showing him that he can achieve success and thus feel confident about himself and his ability. In the School we have a number of outstanding boys who would do well in any community, of a character and talent to gain success almost anywhere. Yet we also have students with apparently less to offer, who achieve dramatic success through our disciplined and thoughtful environment far beyond what might have seemed possible at the outset. To share with these boys the joy of a major advancement is most rewarding. At the end of this year, we say farewell to two members of staff who have contributed a great deal to us during their time at Shawnigan. Mr. Bean has been Housemaster of both Lonsdale ' s and Groves ' , has run a fine Art Department (the gallery), has taught French in a consistently interest- ing and idiomatic manner and has produced a high standard of talent among the select group of jazz musicians in the Band. He will be a hard man to replace and we admire his many-sided contributions to the School. Mr. Findlay has also been Housemaster of Groves ' , has taught English at all levels, has run the Drama and the Reach for the Top competition and been the coach of our soccer team. In thanking these two men for all their efforts on our behalf, we also offer our gratitude to Old Boy Mr. Brian McDaniel for the year which he has so kindly devoted to us from his busy law practice, to which he now returns. His teaching, especially in the business area of Social Studies, has been of a high calibre and we shall also miss him on the rugby field and with the rowing programme. I should like to take the opportunity to thank not only all the academic staff, but also so many other members of the school community without whose assistance we could not possibly function. To Mr. Ferguson, who exercises a most loyal and responsible control over the School finances, to Mr. Magee, whose new role as Business Administrator has expanded enormously during the year and placed upon him a very onerous task in overseeing the development of the large number of projects which we at present have in mind. Mrs. Hyde-Lay and Mrs. Hall continue to provide a medical service which would be the envy of any school in the land. Kim Filleul and the kitchen staff have provided us with excellent food throughout the year and have never failed to rise to the challenge of a special occasion. I should also like to pay tribute to the ladies in the General Office, who so cheerfully offer us their assistance, and I should like to single out Miss Clunas, my secretary, for her outstanding efficiency and helpfulness. Academically, we have had a number of successes in this past year. Two Provincial Government Scholarships were won, one of them by the son of the Chairman of the Board of Governors, who is now studying at Stanford, and we learnt recently that a graduate of two years ago, Jochen Boehm, has won a scholarship at U.B.C. for outstanding work during his first year. A number of this year ' s graduates have already gained early admission to McGill, Queen ' s, U.B.C, the University of Victoria and the University of the Pacific. For the first time, our math scholars competed in the annual High School Math Examination sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America. Jack Colbourne gained an extremely high score and was unfortunate not to be selected for the subsequent Olympiad. Russell Watkins wrote an admirable paper on Kyrlian photography for the Science and Humanities Symposium at the University of Victoria. Our team again performed well on television in Reach for the Top and two panels appeared with distin- guished guests (one of them Dr. Freeman) on the Student Forum programme on television in Victoria. We have continued a most valuable student exchange programme with both Appleby College in Ontario and Fettes College in Edinburgh, Scotland. Ian Johnson has 103 been at Appleby and Rod Heard at Fettes this Summer Term, and both have written to say how much they are enjoying the experience. The students on exchange from Appleby and Fettes spent the Spring Term at Shawnigan and both made a splendid contribution to the life of the School. As a teacher of English myself, I believe that one essen- tial aspect of education is to ensure that students are as articulate as possible in their use of the English language. This means that we must encourage them to speak in public (as they frequently do in our weekly School Assembly), to read as much good literature as possible and to practise writing skills until fluency is attained. I believe that confi- dence in this area will naturally follow through int o a social confidence. By and large, the Shawnigan boy has a gracious- ness in his manner which is very attractive, and high marks are gained for courtesy to visitors and excellent good manners on public occasions. This year our sports programme has had a number of outstanding successes. We are Independent School Cham- pions in basketball, field hockey and sailing, and have added impressive victories in other sports also. The Senior Bas- ketball Squad, under Ian Hyde-Lay ' s most able coaching, won the Independent Schools Championship with compar- ative ease and failed only in overtime to gain a place in the Provincial Championships. The Under 16 team also won the Independent Schools title, so the outlook is most favou- rable in this sport. The field hockey team won the inde- pendent title, with a convincing 5-1 victory over Brentwood in the final. We had the added distinction of having four of our junior hockey players chosen for the Vancouver Island Under 17 Representative Team to play in an international tournament in Los Angeles. They played outstandingly well and won the finals against a Mexican team, and came back with gold medals. For our track and field team, the high- light of the year was their outstanding success in winning the Vancouver Island High Schools title in Victoria last month. They came first out of twenty-three competing schools, many of which have an enrolment at least four times bigger than our own. Our rugby team, after one or two disappointing results during the regular season, came back to life again this term, won a place in the B.C. Cham- pionships and were very unlucky not to be in the finals. They were eventually placed fifth in the province and, to our particular delight, were awarded the trophy for the Most Sportsmanlike Team in the competition. Under Doug Torrie ' s captaincy they are now off on tour, as I mentioned previously, and I am sure that we shall take with us your very good wishes as we break new ground in the southern hemisphere. The rowing programme has had a very encou- raging season under Rob Dawson ' s fine leadership, and the Varsity VIII has been delighted with their new shell, which so many of you contributed towards so generously in the auction in Vancouver in April. They are off to England tomorrow to row in the Princess Elizabeth Cup in the Henley Royal Regatta, and will then continue for a three- week cultural tour of France, Italy and Germany. Many interesting things have also happened in the activ- ities. I have already referred to the outstanding work in art and photography, which can be readily seen in the School, and one has only to go into the Workshop to see what superb craftsmanship is being achieved under Mr. Carr ' s most able direction. Woodwork continues to be one of our most popular activites, with over one hundred boys partici- pating. This year saw the birth of the Shawnigan Lake Choral Society, which brought together singers from the School and from the local community for an excellent performance, under Mr. Le Roux ' s direction, of the Glo- ria of Antonio Vivaldi. This concert was given in Chapel just before Easter and, inspired by its success, the Society is now looking ahead to practise the Coronation Mass of Mozart, which it is hoped to perform next January. Many expeditions have been undertaken by the outdoors group, and Mr. Hobson ' s Land Rover, laden with canoes, cross country skis, camping gear and dogs, is to be seen making its way, somewhere out of the School gates almost every weekend with eager participants. It is splendid that we make such excellent use of the countryside in which we live, and some of the highlights have been an intended ascent of Mount Baker, when the weather drove back the climbers just below the 10,000 ft. mark, and a cross country skiing and canoeing expedition around the Bowron Lakes in mid February. Despite tales of being pursued by hungry wolves, the party returned in one piece. Another aspect of Mr. Hobson ' s interest has been the salmon enhancement pro- ject, which saw over 7,000 young salmon being reared in tanks beside the Junior Science Lab. These were eventually released into the local stream, and it is hoped that this co-operation with the Fish and Wildlife Branch of the Provincial Government will be repeated each year. As I conclude my review of the School during this past year, I would refer to the sad loss of David Winslow, long-time Governor of the School and one of our strongest supporters in San Francisco. He hosted a visit which I made on behalf of the School to that beautiful city a year ago, which turned out to be a few months before his death. David knew that he was under the shadow of his mortal illness but, with characteristic courage, he kept the infor- mation to himself, and indeed as a secret even from his family. As he bade me farewell at the end of my visit, he must have known that we should not meet again and that he was thus ending a long connection with the School to which he had sent three distinguished sons. I shall never forget his parting words, Give my love to Shawnigan. You are extremely lucky to be returning to something that is a pearl beyond price. Guard it well. That, I feel, epitomizes the whole nature of our involvement with this School. I have already said that it is a way of life; I have already described it as a family to which we belong, not just for four or five years, but for life, and that our affection for it increases according to the length of our acquaintance. It does not matter whether we are masters or boys, Gover- 104 nors, parents or Old Boys; we share a unique association in something which we hold very dear. It is perhaps only on special occasions like these when we may choose to parade our feelings, but the very doing so acts as a challenge to us to continue the magnificent heritage which we have assumed. It is a pride, but it is also a challenge, and the Shawnigan of the remaining years of this century will unquestionably reflect the integrity which we display now and the determi- nation which we presently express to act in the School ' s best interests. I wish all of you a happy and pleasurable summer. To those students who are returning, we shall be happy to see you again in September, and especially to our graduating students, we wish you Godspeed and assure you that you have a very special place in our hearts. 105 HONOURS AND AWARDS 1980-1981 The following have been honoured during the year as recipients of the School ' s principal awards. THE STAG AWARD For Outstanding Service to the School Jim Barekman Richard Carruthers Tim Fairbank Mike Kaumeyer Stephen Southerland Ngam Szeto Graeme Thompson Doug Torrie Academics: Greg Davel David Schieldrop Ngam Szeto Badminton: Bill Hollands Tom Seeger Basketball: David Coalman David Hyde-Lay Doug Torrie Field Hockey: Charles Crossfield Bruce Doyle Paul Fenton Peter Forster Alberto Girotto Roger Hope Jeff Keate SCHOOL COLOURS Rowing: Matthew Clarke Rob Dawson Kevin Gunning Stephen Kaye Trevor Pratt Joey Sales Greg Smith John Watt Rugby: Mark Collver Rob Dawson Roberto Drassinower Russell Dyson Paul Fenton Stuart Gault Alberto Girotto Redmond Goody David Hyde-Lay Stephen Southerland Page Tucker Sailing: Greg Davel Soccer: Roberto Drassinower Stuart Gault Gabriel Nieto Chris Wilcock Squash: Larry Kaumeyer Tennis: Redmond Goody Gabriel Nieto John Wooldridge Track and Field: Russell Dyson Bill Hollands Peter Neilson The Lists do not include awards made in previous years. 106 THE STAG SALUTES THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING. MR. L.D. BEAN This year our school community regretfully said au revoir, but not, we hope, goodbye to one of the most versatile and gifted teachers Shawnigan has had in many years. Lance Bean came to us in 1974 and within a single year had brought together a school band, the standard of whose playing could only be described as bordering on the professional. That year also saw the recording of Free Spirit , the first of several records the band was to make. In 1976-77 he organized and led a highly successful tour by bus to California. The boys played to appreciative audiences in the Starlight Pavilion in Disney- land, the Lloyd Centre in Portland Oregon and at the Seattle Centre to mention only a few. Not only did the boys derive a great deal from the tour but it would be impossible to overrate the value of this tour in the high profile it gave Shawnigan and the boost that it gave to our music programme. What Lance did for music he also did for the visual arts, which since time out of mind had languished on the second floor of the Hobbies Building. In 1977-78 the top floor of the main school was renovated and the present art facilities were created to reflect the increasing importance that Lance had given that subject, both as an important activity and in the academic programme throughout the school. Later, almost single-handedly, he converted part of the changing room under Groves ' House into a music studio by providing most of the initiative and a good part of the manual labour himself. The list of compliments and achievements continues yet one finds oneself mentioning almost incidently that Lance is also an extremely gifted teacher of French who did much to foster an appreciation of the value of languages in general and French in particular in what has always been essentially a unilingual part of the world. Housemaster of Lonsdale ' s from 1975-79 and Groves ' in this, his last year, it is in this area that he would, very likely, wish to be remembered. One says this advisedly for Lance Bean is a true teacher, one who teaches students not subjects. Notwithstanding great success in particular areas it was always the individual student of whom he never lost sight and indeed with whom he enjoyed his greatest success. For him there must deservedly be a deep, personal satisifaction in the sheer number of students he has helped beyond measure and the lives he has influenced most profoundly. No teacher can ask for more and none have earned this reward more than he has. It goes without saying that all at Shawnigan wish him every possible success and happiness in the years to come. We shall indeed miss him - and Cleo too! 107 Mr. J.S. Findlay The Stag salutes Jim Findlay, a former staff advisor for this publication. Originally from Aberdeen where he earned a master ' s degree in English he enjoyed wide teach- ing experience in such diverse and geographically remote places as Edmonton, Alberta; Geneva, Switzerland and his native Scotland before coming to Shawnigan in 1975 with his wife and family. At Shawnigan we are deeply grateful for the contribution he has made to the life of the school. For several years a house tutor in Groves ' , he became housemaster in 1979-80. First and foremost a teacher of English at all levels he coached rugby and soccer, produced plays and worked many hours to bring together several highly successful Reach for the Top teams. Most of all, perhaps, he will be remembered as one of the organizers of the school ' s soccer and field hockey tour to the British Isles. To Jim and Rona and, indeed, to all the Findlays we extend our thanks together with our very best wishes for the future. Mr. R.B. McDaniel Brian McDaniel was with us for only one year but all are grateful for the contribution he made to the life of the school. Himself a graduate (Lake ' s ' 66) he spent the year as a house tutor in Ripley ' s, an assistant rowing coach and giving of his own considerable athletic talents in helping with the Colts rugby. Brian taught Business Fundamentals and must be credited with getting off to a successful start the course which soon will become a requirement for gra- duation in this province. In addition, he introduced his students to some of the mysteries of the Stock Exchange and they, in turn, were highly successful in an inter-school competition sponsored by the Vancouver Stock Exchange. Most of all Brian will be remembered as the driving force behind the construction of the Joe Grey Rowing Centre and, that we now enjoy the benefits of this, is entirely due to his vision, energy and drive. As he returns to private practice in law we extend to him, his wife and family our best wishes for the future. 108 OBITUARIES hector Mcintosh 1 90 1 - 1 980 It is hardly an exaggeration to say that hundreds of old boys will feel a sense of great personal emptiness with the death of Mac at the Extended Care Hospital in Duncan on December 3rd., at the age of 79. He was born at Whitewood on the prairies when it was officially Whitewood, Northwest Territories. It is sobering to think that when Mac was born in 1901 the formation of the Province of Saskatchewan still lay four years in the future! There he gre w up, the youngest of four brothers in a family that had originally come from Nova Scotia. Since he was always reticent about his early life, it is difficult to piece the information together. It is certain, however, that he attended normal school, earned a Saskat- chewan Teaching Certificate and taught on the Prairies for many years. It may be of interest to many that the arthritis of which he was a lifelong sufferer set in when he was only twenty-six. All of us who worked with him at the school knew the agony he suffered but almost never referred to and certainly never complained about. During the war he worked at the smelter plant in Trail, B.C., and later for a short time he taught at Parksville. It was here that C.W. Lonsdale found him and brought him to Shawnigan in 1946 - to a school he lived at and worked in continuously from then until his retirement in 1970. After Mac retired he lived on at Shawnigan for several years, reluctant to be separated from the school of which he had become so much a, part. In 1975 while on a short visit to Houston, Texas he fell and injured himself. Flown back to Canada, he was from that time on permanently in hospital, first in Victoria, later at a rest home on Shawnigan Lake and finally at the Extended Care Hospital in Duncan. The expression a dedicated teacher is often used and too often overused but to one who has the difficult task of writing an obituary for Mr. Mac it is the only one that really seems to fit. Fundamentally a teacher of mathematics, he also taught English and even Latin. Indeed, with his wide experience there were probably not many subjects he couldn ' t teach. But his first interest was always in the student not the subject. He was a true teacher - not merely an academic who taught. In truth he was an educational conservative who believed in basics and the three R ' s not in what someone has called the three P ' s of progressive educa- tion - painting, pasting and puttering. Never the man for a brilliant class, always the man for the average class, he had, in particular, an uncanny knack for singling out the student in the back of the room - the one others tended to overlook. In some mysterious way he was drawn to the boy who had neither the personality nor the brains to attract attention but who had, for all that, undisco- vered and undeveloped abilities which Mac did spot and draw out. He had a special touch and it would not be too much to say that those who received it were the better for it. He was the kind of teacher who could and did transform lives. Interested in public speaking and a stickler for the correct use of language (one of the perils I face in writing this is that he would assess it critically from a grammatical point of view! ), he gave the boy confidence in himself by training him and sending him forth to district, regional, provincial and even national public speaking contests. All his boys brought credit to themselves, the school and, unintention- ally, to himself. All were remarkably successful. In the end he became a living legend. From Headmaster to the most junior Grade VIII there were none, staff or students alike, who did not respond to his gentle, warm and rich personality. None remained unaffected by his humour or indifferent to the sincerity he brought to all human relations and, indeed, to all he did. Many schools are privileged to have one Mr. Chips at some time in their history. No school can hope to have more. Hector Mcintosh was ours and he will be sorely missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. Graham L. Anderson COLONEL JOHN LAKE, m.c. 1914-1980 John Fletcher Lake, a student at Shawnigan from 1923- 33, was born on June 1st. 1914, the son of Sir Richard and Lady Lake. During his career he was the School Captain of Soccer and a member of the 1st XV from 1928 to 1933 being the Captain in his final season. He became a House Prefect and Head of Lake ' s in 1928, a School Prefect in 1929 and Head of School in 1931 as well as being Senior Sports Captain in the same year. He received House Colours in Cricket in 1931 and his 1st XV Colours in 1933. In July of 1935, he passed sixth in the British Army Examination and was commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment on August 29th. At the outbreak of the second World War, Colonel Lake, then a Captain, went to France and was on the last destroyer to leave Dunkirk in 1940 and reach England successfully. For the next two years, he served as the Adjutant to the 2nd. Battalion of his regiment. After the allied invasion of Europe, it was as the Commanding Officer of ' D ' Company of the East Lancashires that Major Lake distinguished him- self at the Battle of S ' Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Finding it necessary to cross the canal after the capture of the city centre and in order to rout the enemy in the west, Major Lake reconnoitred the bridge and ascertained that infantry could cross despite the damage. He was ordered to lead the battalion across the bridge with some tank support, under a smoke screen with enemy fire all around. Against what were very considerable odds, Major Lake managed to capture the enemy ' s position. The risk taken by Major Lake came from his own judgment of the situation. His gallant action made possible the battalion ' s crossing and enabled it to secure its objective. For his courage and resource, Major Lake was awarded the Military Cross. Again, in January of 1945, at the Battle of Grimblemont, Major Lake showed great valour in leading his company across a 1,600 foot expanse, right in front of a group of German tanks. After losing many of his company to enemy tank fire, John Lake, nevertheless, gathered the thirty-odd remaining men and forged on. One of the German tanks was hit by Allied fire, causing the remaining three tanks to withdraw. Decisively seizing the opportunity afforded by this, Major Lake ' s platoon succeeded in capturing an enemy machine gun installation thus gaining a foothold in the northern part of the village and enabling the rest of the battalion to secure their objective. For his magnificent leadership and outstanding bravery under the worst possi- ble conditions, John Lake was awarded the bar to the Mil- itary Cross. After the war, Major Lake served as the U.K. Represen- tative to the American Infantry School at Fort Benning. From 1948 to 1950 he was the Staff Officer at Warminster ' s School of Infantry and Secretary to the Infantry Board. For the next two years he was a Staff Officer with the N.A.T.O Forces stationed in Austria. After his promotion to Colonel in 1953, he served with the General Staff Intelligence in Trieste moving to Luneburg, Germany in 1955 as Second in Command of his old regiment, the East Lanchashires. From 1956 to 1959, Colonel Lake was in command of his regi- ment at Blackbrau. Then, in 1959, Colonel Lake was appointed Commandant of the All Arms Junior Leaders ' Regiment at Tonfanau in North Wales. It was here that Colonel Lake and the Rev. W.H.H. McClelland met as commanding officer and Chaplain and became close friends. He considered this appointment to be the summit of his career. From 1966 to his retirement he was in charge of recruiting and the Liaison Staffs of British Western Command and following this, Colonel Lake received an appointment at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst where he was responsible for programming various courses. In retirement he settled in Sunningdale in Berk- shire but even at this point he became President of the London Branch of the East Lancashire Regiment. Colonel Lake, an outstanding Old Boy died in July, 1980. He is survived by his wife and son, David, and by his brothers, Harry, Richard and Lancelot. Richard Carruthers (Grade 12) BILL COTSFORD The death of Bill Cotsford on September 2nd., was a sad loss to the Shawnigan community. Bill came to work here in April, 1936 as the school ' s engineer in charge of lighting and water systems. In fact, he did a great deal more besides, filling in on numerous occa- sions at any time of the day or night. His kingdom was the powerhouse in which the school generated its own DC power until I960. His pride and joy was the steam engine and 35,000 watt generator which faithfully and reliably provided the school with electricity even when the rest of the district was in darkness. We did not, perhaps, realize how fortunate we were and how much we owed to Bill until, in the process of modernization we allowed the public utilities to do it for us and then suffered the same blackouts in winter as everybody else. Bill ' s association with the school by no means ended with his retirement in 1969. Indeed, one could say that he never retired. Faithfully he looked after our water supply until the day before he died. In a way he had to. No one else knew anything like as much about the geography of Shawnigan ' s plumbing system. In token of our great affection and respect for him, the 1968-69 edition of the Stag was dedicated to him. On September 8th., Chapel hill was flanked by the boys of the senior grades as Bill was carried by six pall bearers to and from the funeral service. Bill Cotsford was both a gentle man and a gentleman. He was held in the warmest affection by both staff and boys all of whom are deeply grateful for his loyalty, devotion and service to Shawnigan Lake School. G.L. Anderson DAVID WINSLOW This fall term we also learned sadly of the death of David Winslow, a former governor of the School, father of three Winslow boys - David, Christopher and Jeffrey - all of whom had distinguished careers in the school. David Winslow Sr., was a keen and interested supporter of Shawnigan and to him more than any we owe the fact that Shawnigan is so well-known in the San Francisco area. The Headmaster, staff and boys extended their sincere condolences to the Winslow family at this time of great personal loss. G.L. Anderson GEORGE WHEATON George Henry Wheaton died in Victoria on December 10, 1980 and with his death the school lost a wonderful friend and benefactor. The Wheatons, longtime summer residents of Shawni- gan Lake, first established direct contact with the school when they enrolled their second son John into Grade 10 in September 1961. The following year their third and young- est son Bill entered Grade 8 and George was elected to the Board of Governors. George served three terms on the Board and during those nine years he became heavily involved in school affairs and was a constant visitor and supporter, in spite of very heavy, time consuming involvement in a host of other associations including serving as Chairman of the Construction Labour Relations AssociatiQn, Governor of the Employers Council, President of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Construction Association of Victoria, Director of the Metro Transit Operating Company and President of Whea- ton Construction Ltd. - the company he founded. At Shawnigan he became involved in the building pro- grammes of the ' 60 ' s. His company built the gymnasium which was the school ' s jubilee celebration project. After the destruction of the old Copeman ' s by fire in 1968, George was a tower of strength, helping to cope with the imme- diate problems of temporary housing, extending the dining hall to accommodate the whole school and, under difficul- ties engendered by the severest winter for many years, building the three new houses up the hill - Copeman ' s, Lonsdale ' s and Groves ' . The tragic death of Bill on a summer tour in 1967 affected all of us at Shawnigan but even in his deep sorrow George ' s first concern was for the feelings and welfare of Bill ' s companions on the fateful trip. As a memorial to Bill, in the school ' s name, George gave the climber ' s hut in Strathcona Park. George ' s contribution to the school was great and his name will always be associated with the physical plant, but to those of us who were fortunate enough to be part of Shawnigan Lake School in those years he will be remem- bered for something more intangible. He was simply and uniquely a good man and that is how he influenced those who knew him. We remember him as a loving and con- cerned father, a true friend and associate of absolute integ- rity. He was only 68 when he died of cancer; an illness which he faced head on ' with a bravery and lack of regard for self which were so typical of this wonderful man. These qualities were, and always will be, a source of inspiration to his friends who count friendship with George Wheaton as a very special privilege indeed. The school shared this privi- lege and its deepest sympathy goes to his family - to his wife Juanita and to his children in their loss. L.P. MacLachlan Former Headmaster DONALD McL. ANDERSON On April 14th the School lost a great friend and benefac- tor with the death, at 55, of Donald McLeod Anderson, Governor of the School, father of four Old Boys, and a distinguished Chartered Accountant. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Mr. Anderson rose quickly in his profession becoming, success- ively, a senior partner in his firm, President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and, in 1969, a Fellow of the Institute. His relationship with Shawnigan began with the admis- sion to the School of his eldest son, Ronald (1966-70) followed, in a succession covering eleven years, by Douglas (1967-72), Richard (1970-73) and Bruce (1973-77), all in Copeman ' s. A fifth son, Donald, twin to Bruce, went to St. George ' s. The relationship deepened in 1968 when Don Anderson joined the Board of Governors, and it intensified still further in 1972 when he was elected Chairman of the Board. He became Chairman at a crucial time in the history of the School. Enrolment had declined to a dangerously low level, financial resources were seriously depleted and there was a real possibility that the School would not survive. The morale of all at the School had, inevitably, been affected. Don Anderson was Chairman for the next six years during which time the School was revitalized and restored. Enrol- ment increased by over 50%, old facilities were renovated, additional lakeshore property was acquired, the financial position was secured and the educational and social climate within the School was greatly improved. Don Anderson would have been the first to give credit for these achievements to others; to a devoted and hard- working staff, to other governors, to loyal parents and old boys, and to those pupils who, by their leadership and example, had helped restore the spirit of the School. He was interested in them all and, so far as was humanly possible, he got to know them, listened to them, supported their dreams and encouraged their efforts. His in terest in all members of the School community gave to his leader- ship a special quality, the authority of genuine concern and in.imate understanding, and that quality will always be remembered by those who worked with him during that crucial time. He remained an active Governor and member of the Executive Committee of the Board right through his final illness, borne with immense courage and cheerfulness to the end. To his widow, Doreen, herself a dear friend and generous supporter of the School, and to his five sons, we express our sympathy and our affectionate and grateful remembrance of Donald Anderson ' s life and work. H.C. Wilkinson Former Headmaster IN AFFECTIONATE MEMORY OF KM. M c INTOSH Cmac) TEACHER AT THIS SCHOOL 194 6 to 19 70 DIED DECEMBER 3 - D , 1980 AGED 79 YEARS. The memorial plaque in memory of Hector Mcintosh which has been placed above the choir stalls in the chapel. 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