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

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DEBATI G t KF JI, ,X I I I ' f Seniin Delmte Te.nn STANDINC D1 VI. Kuster. T. Curr. IJ. Ti.ivis. I. Gutliner. SEATED: M. I7eu1psex'.'I. Angus. I. Iluithett, P, Cnstelln. This year has seen ti spectrum ofltlelmtiiig .tctivities fur the scliutil. Our sphere of action. besides .innu.nI touriitiineuts, iuclutletl televisicwn tIeIJ.1tes.CIeh.itiiig workslmps. iliterimtioiiul cuiilierences. Youth P.lI'II.1lI1CIIf.I1ILllIIIIIIgL1.lILICI7.IfCS..lIILlCHIHIIIUIIIIYLICIJJICS. N-wernher ni.irkecI the Iiirst iimbinr cumpetitioii uf the yetrr with the R.ivenhurst Tourna- ment in N.ui.1iinn. The uv-:r.1II results were encritiinigirigi Derriicitl Travis placed first for the thirtl consecutive ye.u' ni recwrtl fur delxiting in B.C. '. while in the .Iuniurs. Rubin Kirkpatrick C.lI'IICL'I .I berth to the XX estern CtlII.lCltl Delmting SUIUIILII' held in Victoria between the second .ind fifth nl' December. Consitlcring this w.1s Rtwhiifs secund debate. his position was il com- mcntI.ihIe sixteenth out uf .1 I-ieltl nf liitity-five ccmntesmnts. Our third twurmmeut ol. the yC.lI'. The Newman - Fis.i. was held .1tYurk House in Van- c-iuver. Tlinugli the results were nut spectticuktr, we iinpruved over nur previuus showings in this tuurntunent: Derniod Tr.n'is pI.iced Iiuurth .uid .Iiniiny Angus placed liilith. while in the FILIIIIUVS. the rerun placed third m'er.iII. Then it was un to Lnclysinith and the Vancouver Island

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ADMINISTRATIVE MEMO - LIBRARY Due to the muddy conditions on the sports liield and the proximity of the Howard Russell Cup Corn petition, it has been decided to hold the lst XV Rugby practices in the library. Mr. Garnett, the School Librarian, has certain reservations ahout this innovation: however, iliwe can observe the following precautions. I feel he will accept the change philosophically. 1. No tries Ulllst be scored in the History section. 2. There is an AUTOMATIC penalty for any hall hitting the card catalogue. 3. Check that NO loose rucks develop in the Reference hooks. 4. Do not disturb those boys who have more than 20 spares per week in the lihrary: they have acquired certain residential privileges. If-we can co-operate in this routine, as We did with the school reports. then l feel that Mr. Garnettls nightmares will he at an end. 1 if: r- I .-.bf V n ,, ' I f I .5 I , -ls . ll . , I ,. , . ' . ' , Y N ' if Is . ' , s x , In A ,JJ r.. y'

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Eliminations. held in the third week of February. There the results c-111ti11'111ed N111'e111l1er's hopes. Dermod Travis placed first i11 tl1e Senior category. while the j11111-11's placed r11's1 with individual awards going to Bruce Hill. Russell Benson. GeotTSpe11ce1'. and Robin Kirltp.1tr11'ls. Three teams from the school earned their way tu the P1'ovinci.1l Ch.1111pi-inships held 111 l,I'll1e'L' George. For the first time i11 the history iililllt'sL'l1111vl.Witlljilllllij' Angus and l.lIlQi.ll'Llll1L'X'.lS the team. we won the Haininarslsjold Trophv as the top debating high school 111 Br1t1sl1ti11l11111' bia. Individually. jimmy placed .1 well e.11'11ed liirst. Derinod Travis was second. and Ian Gardiner was fiitith. I11 the juniors we placed second. Individually. results saw second place awarded to Geoff Spencer and tiiftli place to Bruce Hill. For jimmy Angus it was on to the Nat1on.1lsl1eld.1l St. Catherines. in May. The last tournament for the school vear was 111 X'ict111'i.1. Here the school wo11 both Senior and junior team trophies. In addition fourth place nent to Mike Dempsey, third place to Ian Gardiner. second place to jimmy Angus. and tiirst place to Dern1odT1'.1vis, while i11 tl1e juniors. Russell Benson won fourth place and Geotili Spencer second. COMMU ITY DEB TES: This year the school participated at the Rotary Convention before five hundred llaiiadian - American delegates. on the resolution. 'That The Student ls A Victim 111' DiCf.lICLlc:L1l'I'l- culaf We were also heard twice at the 'Open Space Delmtesf participatiiig for the school were Russell Benson, Glenn Harris. Ian Gardiner. Randy Wilson. Gcolili Spencer, and Bruce Hill. Special events for the season included a visit to the Parliament Buildings. and the Chain- ber of Commerce luncheon on Amalgamation. DEB TI G ORKSHOPS: For the first time St. Michaels hosted a fortnightly workshop orgaiiized bv GeolTSpe11cer. These events started as a modest activitv in the library. hecoiniiig the t'o1111d.1tions for an eight part series to be organized in the fall. These workshops will develop lwasic skills for the novice and practice for the experienced debater in Victoria. I TER ATIONAL CO FERE CE : The school was honoured to have Dermod Travis and Randy Wilson attend as delegates the 'Student Commonwealth Conference' held ill Ottawa. The conference de.1lt with Un- employment , The situation in So11ther11 Africa . tlllkl. Debt ITPZIYIIICIIIN. After returning to Victoria. Dermod was soon off again. this time to Winnipeg for the United Nation's Con- ference on 'The New International Economic Orderf This is the first time that students tiroin the school have been asked to attend such coiiiierences.