Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine aries. Unfortunately, these visits have not been as numerous as originally planned, owing to the fact that most half-holidays have been spent in carrying out the usual sports fixtures. We bid farewell to those boys who are leaving this term, and who have been responsible for the successes of the school in many ways, and we hope that they will find time to visit the school occasionally, and that they will keep us informed of their activities in other walks of life in years to come. Several pages of this magazine will always be kept open for old boys ' news. Changes of address should be sent to the editor, in order that old boys may receive the school publications with as little delay as possible. We extend our thanks to all those who have kindly written articles or sent in sketches for this magazine. The editors realize that this review is not complete and that many short- comings can readily be detected within these pages. We ask the indulgence of our readers, Gently to hear, kindly to judge, Our Magazine. Occasional Jottings Our trip to Duncan was not without its little excitements. There are some, we believe, who would not have been disturbed if the bus had remained all night on the Malahat. Mr. Dollar ' s yacht anchored off the College on the day of the boat-race, its presence adding greatly to the gaiety of the scene. We appreciated very much the delightful cruise in her, prior to the race. We understand that there will be some very fine exhibits, in the spheres of both chemistry and physics, at the end of this term, and the judges will have no light task to decide on the prize winners for the best model. We have to thank Mr. Curtis for a fine enlargement of the first group taken of the boys and staff of the College. This should be of great interest in years to come. Quite interesting features on Sunday evenings were our College debates. We should like to see these started again next winter. The orator is born, but any one of us can learn to speak lucidly and self-confidently by practice alone. Efficiency is our watchword in the Fire Department. Two of our firemen in particular are to be congratulated on their thrilling rescue of the wounded, in our final practice last term. Page Eight

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Brentwood College Magazine Forsan ct haec olim meminisse juvabit Editorial HE first number of Brentwood College Magazine has taken the form of a review of the outstanding events and features of interest in the history of the College during the past year. Every effort has been made to ensure that this record be an accurate one, but the editor would like to apologise for any errors that may be found, because there has been very little time to collect material for publication since the issue of this magazine was first decided upon. A few boys have given invaluable help to the editor by sending in articles and sketches, but the number of voluntary contributions has been exceedingly small. Most boys have had to be approached and many gentle hints given before any fruitful result could be obtained. We should like to see on the part of the average boy a much greater keenness to make this journal a success. Articles of all kinds, letters to the editor, and accounts of interesting events, would be welcomed at any time. A school magazine should be produced in very large measure by the efforts of the boys themselves, and it should be the means of giving all boys an opportunity of expressing their ideas for the benefit of the whole school. As one looks back over the events of the past year, perhaps the most extra- ordinary feature that one notices in the history of the College, is its rapid growth. At the opening ceremony fifty boys were enrolled, a very convenient and satis- factory number for the establishment of a new boarding-school. The number has now increased to seventy-five, and next term there will be over a hundred boarders. There are in the school at the present time boys from all parts of British Columbia, and from various cities in Alberta, the United States, China, and Japan. In order to accommodate so many new boys it was found necessary to extend the school buildings. The gymnasium, fully equipped in every particular, was finished a few weeks after the school was opened. At Christmas the governors found it essential to build the fine block of class-rooms in which we are working today. The construction of the new chapel, built almost entirely by the boys themselves, is going ahead day by day. Plans for the erection of an extensive school library are now being considered. In view of such facts as these, the future of the school appears to be exceptionally bright and promising. The activities of the College during the past year, both in class and on the playing-fields, have been so many and so varied that it is a little difficult to recall in detail the events of a year ago. In class-work, naturally, many difficulties arose, when four masters and fifty boys, mostly unacquainted with one another before, met in a new school for the first time. Happily, those difficulties were soon over- come, and at the present time the school is going ahead more like an institution of older foundation. In the domain of sport, the boys of the College have distin- guished themselves almost without exception in football, cricket, rowing, tennis, and golf, and the school should be proud of its record. Visits to factories and to places of commercial and scientific interest have been a definite part of the educational work of the school outside its own bound- Page Seven

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Brentwood College Magazine Chess, as an indoor pastime, was quite popular during the winter, and there are indications of at least one Capablanca in the College. We appreciate very much Mr. Butchart ' s kindness in permitting us to visit his beautiful gardens at any time. They have become quite a popular College resort, especially on Sunday afternoons. We congratulate Mrs. Kitts on the addition to her family. She wishes us to tender her thanks to Forsyth for the loan of his locker. It is officially announced that the recent explosions in the laboratory had nothing to do with any preparations for the next war. Our thanks are due to the Right Reverend Bishop Schofield of Victoria, for asking for and obtaining an extra College half, and, last but not least, for the kindness and interest he has shown in the welfare of the College. Our first Confirmation Service, which took place in the Cathedral, was one which we shall all remember in days to come. ' We should like to record the Bishop ' s advice to the boys, when starting out in life, to take the first turn to the right, and keep straight on. It is with mingled feelings that we take this opportunity of saying farewell to our Head Prefect, Reade. We are glad to have known him, and very sorry to lose him. He has shown that he has had at all times the best interests of the College at heart. He has had a very difficult role to fill, and has come through with honours. We wish him well — Now the fair goddess Fortune smile sweet on thee, Prosperity be thy guide. Valete Future REadE ------ University of Toronto. Scott-MoncriEEE ma. - University of Cambridge. Money ------ Walker - - - - - University of B. C. Thurston ----- University of Washington. Bell ------- Fulton ------ Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg. Mair ------ Stirling ----- McGill University. Leckie ------ Woolwine - - - Montezuma, California. Page Nine