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

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MR. J. J. TIMMIS, MA. COxonj. Mr. J. J. Timmis. the new Headmaster, was born in Shropshire, England, and educated at Ludlow School and Balliol College, Cxford. Pit Ludlow he was Head Prefect and Captain of Cricket and Grass Hockey. At Balliol, which he entered as Greaves Exhibitioner, Mr. Timmis represented his college at Hockey and took his BA. degree with Honour Moderations in Mathematics and Finals in the Honour School of English Language and Literature. In 1929 Mr. Timmis obtained the Oxford University Education Diploma, doing the practical work at Tonbridge School, Kent, and in 1933 obtained his lV1.A. degree. Erom 1929-1930 Mr. Timmis was an assistant master at Campbell College, Belfast, and from 1930-1939 at Canford School. Dorset, where he became Head of the Maths Dept. Prom 1939-1945 Mr. Timmis served with the Royal Artillery, and immediately following demobilization emigrated to Canada, where he joined the staff of Shawnigan Lake School. In Sep- tember, 1946, Mr. Timmis' family were enabled to join him, and in June, 1947, he acquired St. Christopher's School, Oak Bay, and at the same time held a part-time appointment at Glenlyon School. On August 6th, 1948, he was appointed Headmaster of University School. Mr. Timmis has one daughter, born in England, and a son, born in Victoria. 6

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Editorial . You don't look much like an editor, old man, said the Old Hand. Don't I? said the Editor. There was a hint of dis- appointment in his voice. What ought I to look like? It was the Trooper who answered. He had recently taken his wife to see a Grade Z picture from Hollywood. Much more business-like, I should say-green eye-shade, elastic sleeve-bands and half-a-dozen telephones in a row. Oh, I don't think I'm meant to be that sort of an editor. Prefectorial Committee Probes Detention Racket isn't quite the sort of thing we Want in a school magazine, you know. By the way, he went on irrelevantly, 'Ahave you noticed how busy people are, according to the papers, 'probing' everything within sight? It always makes me think of a chap going around with a long steel bodkin and sticking it into things. The Trooper wasn't listening. He had produced a sheaf of grubby paper slips from his pocket, and was busy trying to discover what had happened to the 18 cent deficit in the Brent- wood bank. I thought I might do something on the school motto- the Editor resumed tentatively. Corpore Sano's not very topical, commented the Old Hand, as he scribbled a couple of names on the extra-Work list. We've got mumps. Well, I could concentrate on the Mens Sana part. I doubt it, said the Trooper peevishly, eyeing a pile of pulp-magazines which he had recently confiscated in the Remove. On his second count, the deficit had reached 25 cents. I don't think you quite get the point, the Editor said, a trifle coldly. A motto's not meant to be a piece of fulsome self-congratulation. It expresses an ideal towards which we strive. After all, look at the B.B.C.'s motto-Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation. Nothing much more untimely than that, is there, if you want to be cynical about it? The Trooper was suddenly mollified as he remembered that Robinson III had approached him for 25 cents three days before, in the deep end of the swimming pool. Right, he said, do something about the school motto. What are you going to say? Well, a motto expresses an ideal towards whichl- You've said that already, the Old Hand pointed out. Yes, but that's really all there is to say. isn't it? That- and the fact that, looking back over the last year asna whole, I really do think we've made some progress towards it. ' J. S. C. 5

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np, 4:1 'Y f rg.-iff., -- '- ' . I .f-4 , 'J . ' 'T 'fb , . . ' -- W-ta T. .. SCHOOL PREFECTS, 194 8-4 9 Standing Cleft to rightj : Gilbert. Gordon I, Bridge. Clifford. Seated: Hogarth, Shipley I, McCormick. School Notes On November 15th, following a long struggle to exist as a separate entity after the disastrous fire of August, 1947, which destroyed practically all their buildings, the boys and some of the staff of Brentwood College transferred to University School. At the same time the old House system was revived and the School divided into two Houses, namely, Founders, to com- memorate those three outstanding men, and Brentwood, to commemorate the former college against whom the School had fought so many glorious battles. The thirty boys from the College, together with approximately the same number of new boys, formed Brentwood House, under Mr. Genge as House- master, and the remainder of the School formed Founders House, under Mr. Wenman as Housemaster, boarders of the two houses occupying the two separate wings of the School House. The School has lost an honoured rival but gained Hrm friends. Mr. Arthur Privett, former Headmaster of Brentwood College, and Brig. F. M. Cabeldu, C.B.E., D.S.O. CO.B.j , have been elected to the Board of Governors. The outstanding academic success of the year has been the success of W. D. McCormick, who was not only accepted for c 7