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

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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

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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.

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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