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

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Soldiers, Lord, Dismiss us with Thy Blessing, were sung with reverent fervour and the Sermon, delivered by Mr. Pike, was a source of great comfort to those in need of real practical advice dur' ing the days to come. , by , , . op , . 5 do 0 g o non 4' a o o 9 . g o 0 , . Q 'o Iaouf' ' ' 'B :Q .2 ' 0 0 4 goo 'O , :anis Sa. 2 : 3 3315750.21 STE 201: E S0003 20's 425.922 - S 'f A - Shooting was carried on at the Range throughout the Wiiiter Term as usual: and in the Easter Term a team was entered for the D. C. R. A. Competition, the results of which are not yet at hand. Much credit is due to Pike, Bailey and Mackay for their rangef discipline and for the assistance given by them to less experienced shots. The award of the Harvey Memorial Rifle for the best shot in the School was as follows: 1. Bailey, 482. 2. Mackay, 477. The D. C. R. A. Cup award was as follows: 1. Mackay, 281. 2. Bailey, 274. Braidwood Cup for the best Intermediate Shot: McLennan Best Junior Shot: Talbot. The D. C. R. A. Cold Medal for Special Class Shot was pref sented to Mackayg and the same Associations Bronze Medal for Second Class Shot went to Bailey. These medals were received by the Headmaster in the summer of 1942 and are awarded for shooting in 1941. BOXING Boxing was held as usual this year during the Easter Term. We were fortunate in being able to secure the services of Sergeant Pocock as instructor. The finals were held on March 17. Lieut.fCommander Kings' cote very kindly supplied three petty officers of the Navy to act as judges. Generally speaking, the calibre of boxing was good. The winner of the Heavy Weight, Pike, was challenged by three other winners of their weights for the School Championship, which entailed three extra bouts. The Championship was finally won by Corry. 30

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Drill, culminating in a charge. ended the Company's military activities. The Signallers and First Aid then underwent a practical test of their abilities, while the remainder prepared for a display of physif cal exercises, which were ably supervised by Cadet Capt. Cockeram. The Gym Eight, under Cpl. Gibbs, then gave an inspiring Exhibition on the horse and bars, and wound up with a series of Tableaux. At the close of the proceedings, Major Critchley, paying spef cial tribute to the help afforded by the Band, expressed his pleasure at the marked improvement over last year's performance. He -was particularly impressed by the willingness of each and all to work and the degree of discipline which pervaded the Corps. Briefly, he ref minded all that, in spite of there being so few rifles available, the training that was being undertaken in all the schools was an invalf uable asset at the present time, and was as great a contribution to the war effort as could reasonably be expected, Cheers were then called for, and another Cadet Inspection came to a close. The year was very fittingly brought to a close on Sunday, june 21st, when, by permission of the Headmaster and the kindness of Rev. F. Pike, arrangements were made for the Cadet Corps to attend Evening Service at St. Luke's Church. It was a service that will dwell long in our memories. The old favourites, O God Cur Help in Ages Past, Onward Christian INSPECTION DAY 29

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The weights were Paper Vifeight .., .....,... as follows: Feather W'eight ,.A .,,.w.. Bantam Vwfeight ..,....... Talbot Dalziel IV Carr Light Weight ......,.A...... Dalziel II Middle Vfeight .,... ...,i.,.i, ..... C a rle I Light'Heavy Vv'eight .i,i... Corry Heavy Vv'eight .......,. ........,,....,.., ...,..e....i,....l,,l,i,,,,,,.,e,,, , , ,, ,,,,,l Pike GYNINASTICS The competition to determine the constitution of the Gym Eight was held on Friday 6th of March. Mr. McKinnon again was present to judge. Thirteen boys took part in the competition, and the work done was of a fairly high standard, There were a compulsory and two choosable exercises on each piece of apparatus. Gibbs, for the second successive year, won the competition and the Croft Challenge Cup, and was accordingly declared to be the Captain of the Gym Eight for the year. The other members of the Eight, in order of merit were: Wallis, Redpath, Twiss, Gillies, Duke, Gorry, and Applestone. Gibbs is to be specially congratulated, not so much on winning the competition, as on his excellent handling of the competitors throughout the term, and on the efiiciency and unsellishness with which he coached them, and assisted Mr. Locock who was in charge. We wish to place on record our indebtedness to Mr. McKinnon, and our appreciation of his kindness in coming year after year to judge the competition and to give us his helpful criticism, which is such a great aid to further progress. '51