St Michaels University School - Black Red and Blue Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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one arm and one leg were badly lacerated and his journey to the spot where he was found had been one of agony and excruciating thirst. Morant was in hospital for more than a month and still walks with some difficulty. Haasler, too, is on the road to recovery. The local Press, at the time of the incident, was full of praise of Morant's bravery. Black and Red takes this opportunity of pay' ing its tribute. Cross Country Rim The Annual Cross Country Run took place on March 19th, and was won by T. D. Mercer in 31' SO . Mercer, who was second in 1939, ran a good race, but was extended by Young who has al' ways been a warm contender though never a winner. Timberlake ran third and also made a good showing. The first Junior home this year was Smith ii who was sixth and he becomes the first winner of the Robertson Challenge Cup which is awarded to the first Jun' ior to finish. Seventyfone boys participated and the race was run under ideal conditions. Speech Day Cn June 24th, before about sixty parents and friends, prizes for Academic Work were distributed by the Rev. F. Pike, Rector of St. Luke's Church, Cedar Hill. The School Prayer and the appointed Lesson were read and the Headmaster presented his Report, the thirtyffourth Headmaster's Report since the foundation of the School. Mr. Scarrett touched on all the activities of the School during the past year, paid a tribute to the assistance rendered to him by his Colleagues and addressed words of advice to the boys who were leaving and going out into a world so difficult as that of tofday. Mr. Pike spoke to the boys, pointing out to them the advantages which they had enjoyed here and warning them of their consequent responsibilities in the world at large. He then distributed the prizes as follows: SHELLhC. jones ii, B. Creery ii, A. Thomson ii. FCRM IV--A. Carle i, B. Scoby. FORM Vb-Cupples ii, Griffin, Graves. FORMVa-Black, Wade, Corry, Duke. FCRM VI-Cupplesi, Vernon, Batten. DRAWING-Harvey. SCRIPT URE-Graves. , The School Hymn, The School Song and the National Anthem were sung and tea was served in the School Dining Hall. D ag..

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The Barnacle Memorial proposals have been shelved for the duration of the War. as Pk :if Pk Our sincere thanks are due to Mr. Robertson of Calgary for the gift of a Cup to be presented each year to the First junior in the Cross Country Race. For many and constant kindnesses and for unfailing interest in the welfare of the School, our thanks are once again due to Mr. Beaumont and to Mr. W. S. Cupples. Pk Pls Pk Pk We tender our best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Langton. Mrs. Langton, whose marriage took place on October 14, is the Headmastefs daughter. as :xc Pk :ie Sooner or later, he will go home: and so we have christened him Sooner . He is nothing much to look at and some might go so far as to say that he is not pure Aryanug but he's none the worse for that and he is a very true and faithful fellow. As we go to press, he is lying disconsolate in the yard and praying hard for September 11th. Probably he is the only person who is doing so, except some five score worried Mothers. He is the Dog who Adopted Us. Pk Pk PK Pk The motion pictures shown during Saturday evenings in our Lounge room were greatly enjoyed by the boarders. Even the day boys attended occasionally. Peace Hath Her victories Not Less Renowned Than War. On September 20th, N. T. Morant, who twelve years ago left the School to join the C.P.R. Press Bureau, met with an adventure sufficiently dangerous to call out those qualities of courage and loyf alty which are a primary part of what the School expects of her sons. Morant and Christian Haasler, a Lake Louise Guide, were on the trail of the Great Divide for the purpose of securing photographs. They were charged by a grizzly who had a cub in the ofhng. The guide was pulled down from the tree into which he was climbing and badly mauled. Morant, meanwhile, had climbed to safety, but, when he saw his companion's predicament, climbed down and at' tacked the bear with feet and hands. Haasler regained consciousness while Morant and the bear were stmggling and made his way to Hector to obtain assistance. When Morant lost consciousness, the bear made off. Some time later, Morant came to and, believing Haasler to be dead, struggled away. Rescuers eventually found him more than two miles from the scene of the attack. His head, body -7-

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, Academic Results, June 1939 The results of the Matriculation Examinations last year were very creditable. . Sixteen Candidates sat the examinations and, of these, fourteen secured complete passes. This constitutes the highest number of passes of any year in the history of the School except one when the School Enrolment was considerably higher than it is at present Apostoli, who headed the list, had the excellent average of 84.8. The following candidates secured complete passes: P. A. Apostoli A. St. G. Soulsby A. W. Everett W. J. Sproule W. L. Gillespie J. D. Taylor W. P. Harland A. Thomson M. G. Hudec J. O. Thorne L. Musgrave W. D. Usher , C. J. Norman F. T. Winslow In addition to the successes of the Matriculation List, it must be recorded that D. C. Craig passed into the Royal Marines after a hard examination for which he worked with great courage and dilif gence, being the only candidate from Canada to secure admission. Craig has since been gazetted Second Lieutenant. A. W. Everett passed into the Royal Military College, Kingston, where he has subsequently distinguished himself at football and ice' hockey in addition to doing excellent work in the classfrooms. Since matriculating, J. O. Thorne has passed into the Royal Air Force and is now with his Squadron in Eastern Canada. Salvette J. E. Allin R. W. Jones J. H. Blyth G. D. Corry E. A. Burge J. E. Cupples J. W. Carr A. E. Hodgkinson A. M. Cockeram D. P. MacBean J. G. Cook J. D. MacNaughton R. C. B. Cave D. G. McGimpsey J. Macdonnell J. N. Mclllree J. D. Jones J. M. Powell B. F. Talbot J. P. Powell J. A. Twiss F. E. Smith R. K. Price J. H. Smith W. F. Day G. T. Smith ..9-