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

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ennysonian lE itorial tI,ast Assembly. -lune. 19571 Ring out. School lic-ll. our Suimner,s end, Our Year has had its little clay, The last 'Assembly' wends its way. 'Line-up' is waiting, let it wend. Ring in the Graduate. who has made His schoolboy mark in Form and Field. Ring in the truant, who concealed His talent in a lowly Grade. Ring in the steady Soul. that found Its manhood through the mounting years. Ring in the hapless Heart, that nears But Cannot reach that higher ground. Ring in the humble and the proud ljuniors and Seniors ready stand H 1 Ring, once again. that little band Wlhich rose to rule the lesser Crowd. Ring out the leaying. those who grew To man,s estate. Alumni soon: New Boys will wait upon your tune. Ring out the Old A ring in the New. CZ. F. G. 5

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SCHOGL NOTES The detailed results of the year's activities will be found elsewhere. It is sufficient here to record the fact that on the playing fields, performances have seldom been equalled and never surpassed, while the number of Junior Matr'iculation 'Completions' equalled the record of 1951. Due probably to an increase in fees for Day Boys the enrolment fell from the previous year,s peak of 110 Boardcrs and 80 Day Boys to 103 Boarders and 65 Day Boys. The Upper School was full but there was plenty of room from Grade VH down, where local Private Schools could offer vacancies at lower fees through their ability to operate with lower overheads, e.g. comparatively small taxes, the use of public parks for playing fields etc. Where taxes are concerned - these have trebled in the last three years and we are now called upon to pay more than 84,000 to Saanich annually. Provincial legislation was passed in February to relieve the School of all municipal taxes, but we have to pay for this year at least. In our last issue we reported the grave illness both of Mr. Wlinslow. the Chairman of the Board of Governors, and of Mr. Cropper. Mr. Wlinslow has made a wonderful recovery, but Mr. Cropper died in January-a token tribute of our debt to him will be found elsewhere. During the year the School has suffered two further losses in the deaths of Dr. Boak and M1'. MacMullen, both of whom had been Governors for many years. Of the two vacancies created on the Board one has been filled by His Honour, Frank M. Ross. C.NI.G., LL.D., Lieut.-Governor of B.C, liVe are deeply cog- nizant of the honour paid to the School by the Lieut.-Governor and look forward to many years, happy association with him in his capacity as a Rlember of the Board. On Speech Day a brochure entitled A Matter of National Concernl' was distributed to the guests. It dealt with the Schoolls plan to raise a million dollars to put the foundation firmly on its financial feet. and anyone who would like a copy of this brochure will be supplied gladly on request. The need is very great and the response, we hope. will equal it. Already Mrs. R. A. Brown of Calgary, is donating a new Dining Hall Block in honour of her son, R, A. Brown. Mrs. NV. L. McCormick of Tacoma, Wash., has con- tributed fB10,000. Mr. NV. A. Savale S1,000, towards the Scholarship Fund. and other donations have been promised. At press time work is about to begin on the foundations of the Dining Hall Block. which is to be known as Brown Hall , and we should be in by Easter. There is a growing conviction among the leaders of this Country that no greater service can be done to Canada than the encourage- ment of Schools of this type. Unfortunately operating costs have now risen beyond the reach of fees, and only if these public-spirited people can make practical application of their views by helping this Fund can we hope to survive. All major activities did well and congratulations are in order to Dalziel, as Captain of Rugger. and Getz, as Captain of Cricket, for 6