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

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In the Great War, at the age of eighteen, he went overseas with the 196th Western University Battalion, served in France with the 46th Battalion, GEF., and later transferred to the Royal Air Force. The family, which is of Norman extraction, is one of the most ancient in the British Isles. From a pedigree prepared and certified by the Garter King'offArms in 1632, it appears to be derived from one jordan de' Cave, who received from his brother, Wyamarus de Cave, the estates of North Cave and South Cave, in the County of York, which had been granted to the latter by William the Conqueror in 1080. The first baronet, Sir Thomas Cave, was so created in 1641, for distinguished service in the Civil Wars. He married Penelope, second daughter and cofheir of Thomas, Viscount Wenman, of the kingdom of Ireland. The name of Browne came into the family in 1675 through th: marriage of the second baronet with the daughter of John Browne, of Eydon, Northamptonshire, Clerk of the Parliaments. John CavefBrowne who inherited the Stretton estate from his grand' father, William Browne of Stretton, County Derby, took the name of Browne by Act of Parliament in 1752. The ninth baronet, Sir William CavefBrownefCave, born in 1765, assumed the additional surname of Cave. A COLOURS AWARDED 1943-44 PREFECTS-Beckton, Collett I, Stephenson RUGBY-Carle, Anderson, Kitson, Dalziel II, Bissett GYMNASIUM-Collett I, Collett II, Stamer, Dalziel II SHOOTING--Collett I, Watt, Dalziel I, Beckton BOXING - Carle SPORTS CHTIWIPION-R. M. Dalziel 16

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HERE AND THERE The following extract from a letter written by the Rev. W. W. Bolton from Tahiti since the publication of our last issue will be of interest to many of our Old Boy readers: . . As to my physical condition I would add that lately to celebrate my Sith birthday I called upon the members of my body to convey me-like a Chinese Mandarin in his palanquin-an Extra' Special jaunt. I asked them to double their usual ramble and make this one 40 miles, i.e. 64 kilometers as noted on numbered stones along the highway. Twenty miles from my bungalow there is one where dwells a fellow Englishman. We started early, 3a.m., and at 10a.m. we were having a snack with his astonished self: then, turning at noontide, we headed home, reaching it in another 8 hours. I told them that I was well pleased with their performance and that I should be full content to leave them for good and all with 40 miles in 15 hours as their record in Old Age. I might add that their chief early performance on the highways of the Homeland was 60 miles in 20 hours: a private test for me which my professional and trained companion and I resolutely kept out of the Sporting pages of that day. It was my 25th birthday. I fancy that these together with a British Athletic Championship and a Cambridge Blue are quite enough to satisfy even so lifelong a lover and practical folf lower of athleticism as myself. The 40 miles were made under a blazing sun from sunrise to sunset and neither blistered feet nor stiffened limbs were the results. OLD BOY SUCCEEDS TO 300-YEAR-OLD BARONETCY C. C. CavefBrownefCave f1908f1912j has succeeded to an ancient Baronetcy on the death of his uncle, Sir Rowland Henry CavefBrownefCave, who passed away recently in London, England. Although Sir Clement CavefBrownefCave and Lady Cave were aware that in all probability he would succeed to the title. news of the event in a press dispatch from London on December 23 came as a surprise in the midst of their preparations for Christmas. Lady Cave is the former Dorothea Dwen of Chicago and New Orleans. They have one son, Robert, aged fourteen, who is now in direct line of succession to the baronetcy. Born in Winnipeg, Sir Clement attended University School from 19084912 and has spent most of his life in Canada since com' pleting his business training in various centres of the United States. 1 S '

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J. A. KITSON A. G. BECKTON THE KER CUP The award of the Ker Cup marks the highest honour the School can bestow. lt indicates in those who receive it a degree of promise which it is hoped will be an incentive to higher accom' plishments in manhood. Perhaps more than anything else it is a token of confidence that those to whom it is given will prove them' selves in every respect worthy representatives of the boys of the School and what the School stands for. The winning of the Ker Cup is a great achievement in itself, but, the fulfilment of the responsibility which is undertaken by its acceptance calls for still greater. ln making a joint award this year we believe that both recipients are capable of great achievement The Cup was awarded jointly to Kitson and Beckton. Both boys since coming to the School have shown promising indication of strength of character and leadership, and in their capacity as Prefects have wielded a wholesome influence throughout the School. Kitson entered the School in 1937. His academic achievements have been well above average. He has finished his school career at 17