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

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. C' ' wwf.,-V.. V . my 1 A Gordon Barker, J. Caswell Cheeke Challoner Roome Shaw Goldby SCHOOL NOTES ln all respects it has been a vintage year. Wlhile the 1951 record of nineteen certificates in a L'niversity Entrance was not equalled. we gained sixteen-a record of thirty-two out of thirty- four papers passed in Senior lrlatric with four full certificates will not easily be surpassed. ln School Games the lst. XV won the Divisional Champion- ship and Times Cup. The Cricket XI were undefeated. The Hockey XI was easily the best for many years and included U.B.C. among its victims and the general leyel of performance in other activities. Boxing. Tennis. Cross Country and Swimming was good. The Cadet Corps was well up to the high standard it has maintained for so long and by its efficient display at Sundown in front of Parliament Buildings gained kudos for itself and the School. while the band earned a special commendation from the Assistant-Commissioner for its part in leading the R.C.M.P. detachment on Coronation Day. The frontispiece photograph was presented to the School by the R.C.lNfI.P. as a souvenir of the occasion. 6

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Chaueeirian Editoria I i l Hlith hem ther was an Editour also. To 'Black and Red' he hadde long i-go. Nowher so besy a man as he ther nas And yet he semed besier than he was 1. So lene was his yisagfe as a rake And he was not right fat, I undertake. But looked holwe and thereto soburly. Ful thredbare was his oyerest eurtesie. For had he spoken with hem eyeryehon. That was his Seole felawsehipe anon. Cf Clubbes and of Sportes that han been NVhen that the Scoleboyes playen on the Grenes To telle him alle the Condieioun Cf each of hem. aeeordant to resoun. And which they weren. and of what degre And eek in what array they senied be. But if were eny persone obstinat. XYhat so he were of high or lowe estat. Him wolde be snybbe seharply for the nones A ferser man I trowe ther nowher non is r. And sothly for to seye so wroth was he That he was thanne out of alle eharite. Of fustyan he wered a gepoun Al smoterlieh with inke upp and doun. And well eouthe he endite and make a thing, There couthe no man pynehe at his writyng. But eyerieh yeer muehe wo he hadde withal To make a newe EDITQURIAL. C.F.G

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Accounts of the various school functions will be found else- where in this magazine. Sufficient be it to say here that all functions were carried through with satisfactory despatch and with great pleasure to participants and spectators alike. Congratulations are in order to: Russell Challoner for being the first son of an Old Boy to win the Ker Cup. David Cheeke and Pat Crofton for gaining election to Royal Roads where they have joined Ian Kingham and Jeremy Brown. now a Cadet Squadron Leader. David and Christopher Huntley for their performances in Matric, particularly in Maths. where the former gained 920 and the latter 969 in Senior and junior respectively. The Rev. Lowe for having a police escort to accompany him to Morning Prayers. D . Joe lNIandy for being placed first in B.C. in the Toronto Conservatory Grade VIII examination. The Shooting VIII on retaining the XN'oodward Trophy. Miss Bidwell and her Art Class for their success in the Canadian Independent Schools competition at Ridley. The University School Cadet whose Drill at the 'Sunset Ceremony' was so enthusiastic that he slapped his rifle to pieces 'but not to the member of another unit who dropped hisi. Mr. lN'enman was obliged to take sick leave in October but is now well on the way to full recovery. It would be an under- statement to say that he has been missed and Old Boys and everyone will be glad to learn that he will be able to resume normal duties next year. During the latter half of the Christmas Term Mr. Hyde-Lay took over Mr. lVenman's work. He then left for a six months P.T. course in Switzerland and has now returned as a permanent member of the staff. Vie are very glad to have him with us. We welcome warmly also N112 Hodgson. who came from England to assume the direction of the School Music: Mr. Seale. who comes from Ireland via Southern Rhodesia and whose vivid green of the London-Irish contrasts brightly on the playing fields with the red of Mr. Hyde-Lay's London-Scottish: and Mr. Bunch from England. whose enthusiasm for Hockey will do much to help this splendid game, which must perforee be somewhat of a Cinderella in B.C. Sport. Mr. Melly was obliged to return to England for business reasons and we hope that it is au revoir and not 'Goodbyef' In the two years he was here his quiet enthusiasm for all things connected with the School and in particular his assistance in the refounding of the Lower School were great. 1