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

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1925 volume:

Brentwood College Magazine Uictoria, British Columbia Brentwood College Magazine Editorial IT IS hoped that the publication of the second issue of the College Magazine will fulfil in some measure the expectations of all who have looked forward to a continual progress in its standard. This year we have been able to in- clude more stories, poems and sketches than before. We have to thank the Head- master for his kind gift of prizes to be awarded for the best short story, the best original poem and the best set of drawings. It is every boy ' s privilege to see that the standard of our magazine never falls below the ideal we cherish for it — a memorial of our doings here, engraved with our thoughts in prose and verse. As was expected, at the beginning of the present year the school increased in numbers to its full capacity of one hundred and ten boarders. To provide the best accommodation for them several new buildings may be erected in the near future. A rapid increase in the music list has necessitated the construction of a separate sound-proof building, and work is to be begun on this immediately. Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter. Owing to a lack of funds, the progress of our much-needed Chapel has not been very rapid this year. When complete this structure should be very imposing, as an excellent site has been selected for it on a small hill to the west of the Col- lege. Four new tennis courts have been greatly appreciated this summer. We regret we were unable to hold our Sports Day in June this year, as the grounds are at present being levelled and extended. A considerable amount of labour and money has been expended this term in putting the new grounds into shape, and in September the School should be very fortunate in having ample first-class playing fields. On the whole, the past year has been a very successful one for the College in many ways, and in particular it should be justly proud of its record in sports, as one may judge from the following pages. The editors of this magazine very much desire to keep in touch with ah boys who are leaving Brentwood this year, and we ask them to let us know of their doings elsewhere and to make use of these pages for any interesting contributions which they may care to send in. We wish them Good Luck in their present examinations and in their new spheres of activity hereafter. R. M. B. RoomE J. C. Eustace G. Playeair J. A. Macaulay P. S. Taylor K. D. Creer H. Haskamp L. S. Henderson Valete R. BrindlEy F. Morse J. R. Hale M. CharlEwood H. M. Nichols J. H. Curran R. Latta D. Head M. E. A. Dighton C. H. Ruttan G. Fanning J. Latta F. F. Lewis G. C. Wade D. E. HONEYMAN Page Three Brentwood College Magazine Occasional Jottings The visit from two members of the All Blacks was much appreciated by the school. After luncheon Judge Aitchison gave us a most interesting account of the Maoris, their origin and customs. It is hardly necessary to say that all the boys watched the All Blacks match in Victoria with the keenest interest. We are indebted to our kind and generous friend, Mr. Curtis, for a set of books which he has presented to the Library : ' The World ' s Famous Orations. Several books have been presented by boys, and we gratefully acknowledge their gifts. We should like to see every boy present at least one book a year, but encouragement must be given to would-be donors. No one cares to think that his gift may serve as a missile. As a School we have still to learn to handle books properly. We have been honoured by visits from two Bishops during the year. The School, is always glad to welcome an Episcopal visitor. Is it invidious to say that we also enjoy the resultant half-holiday? On Good Friday, Taylor won the Junior Road Race in excellent time for the four miles ' course. He shows promise of being a very fine runner. He also won the 220 yards under 18 at the Willows Gymkhana. We shall probably hear of his performances on the cinder track when he leaves College. We are grateful to Mr. Butchart for the renewal of his permission to visit his gardens on Sunday afternoons. The School appreciates the privilege highly. The journey to Victoria by motor car has been lengthened — in time, not in distance. The speed-cop is an active, and sometimes unexpected, user of the West Road. The greatest treat of the year was the lecture given by Col. Broome on the British Round-the- World Flight. To hear a member of the party tell, quietly and unassumingly, that wonderful story of pluck and perseverance gave a thrill which will never be forgotten. We are immensely indebted to Col. Broome. During the Winter term we enjoyed several excellent films in our private Cinema. Next year we hope the suppliers may be induced to send less antiquated rolls, as our tastes are really quite up-to-date. The School possesses quite a fleet, from the humble dug-out to the lordly Evinrude. We look forward to seeing it to great advantage when the Aquatic Sports take place. The spice of life is added to by frequent excursions and alarms to rescue vessels in distress. Perhaps longer painters would prevent this. A piece of string is hardly adequate. Page Four Brentwood College Magazine Fire drill is a joy for ever, though we don ' t enjoy it weekly. The skill and agility of some of our young friends who always put their foot through the same pane of glass when descending the ropes are much admired. As far as is possible in an imperfect world, Brenty has managed to solve the eternal question of perpetual motion — and noise — when the boy s pass to and fro upon their lawful occasions below the north verandah. One day as the School was on tiptoe in expectation of certain famous players (no connection with the movies ), a car drove up and three or four husky gentlemen emerged from its depths. They were warmly welcomed, taken round, shown all the sights and luncheon was suggested. As it so often happens in life, the climax was followed by bathos. First, if you don ' t mind, they murmured, when they could get a word in edgewise, we would like to see the beds we ' ve come to repair. Tableau ! The hot-air register in the Sixth Form Room does not always function. Wc understand that Keeling nobly supplied the deficit. An Entertainment One afternoon, towards the close of this term, we became the spell-bound audience at a delightful entertainment. Mr. Hutchins, a well-known American ornithologist, who was spending a holiday among the beautiful scenery of this island, lectured to us on birds, their songs and colours. He admirably reproduced the songs and calls of many birds of this continent and painted, in pastels, their rainbow plumage. To the accompaniment of his singing, Mrs. Hutchins, who has a sweet soprano voice, charmed everyone with her Welsh melodies and with her playing upon the harp. Mr. Hutchins besought us, with touching eloquence, to revere Nature ' s birds, trees and flowers, so essential to man ' s existence and happiness. The programme was closed with an encore, after the Headmaster had extended to the entertainers the hearty thanks of the College. I ' m weary of your piles of stuffy buildings, Your man-made monuments of cold, gray stone. I long to see the moon creep o ' er the pine trees, Somewhere, where I can be with God, alone. I ' m craving for surroundings solitary, My senses plead for gloom of forest glade; I long to wander by the still, still waters And fall asleep somewhere out in the shade. Somehow I ' m caged within your iron city; My fancy beats its wings against the bars; I ' m hungry for the hills and flaming sunsets, The silent night and canopy of stars. C. B. HUTCHINS. Page Five Brentwood College Magazine Reverie A rising moon, a cove, a shell-strewn shore, And glistening sand between the foam ; Dark woods behind, a moonbeam aisle before, ' Twixt age-carved clrffs that rend the fleecy dome. Two promontories embrace the white lagoon, And out to sea, beyond the silver breech, A lathered reef of rocks, that pierce the moon, Break waves eternal ere the rustling beach. Have frigates dared this reef and anchored here, The moon black-barred behind each pirate-sail? Did seamen, treasure-drunk, their fortunes bear Ashore, and, heartless, hearken to the wail Of captives, soon to dangle in mid-air, While ceaseless breakers gleamed in moonlight pale? R. M. B. Roome). Page Six Brentwood College Magazine In Circe ' s Toils TARBOARD the helm, cried Captain Olsen as he signalled Slow Ahead on the engine-room telegraph. Steady, now. Keep her clear of that point and watch the tide. As the above orders were issued and the big freighter turned in closer toward the first land we had seen for three weeks, a thrill of excitement ran through me. The circumstances that led up to this sudden change of course were most unusual. My friend Oscar and I had been eagerly scanning the shores of the lonely little atoll, searching for possible inhabitants. Suddenly and at almost the same time, we noticed a black object bobbing up and down in the surf off the sandy beach. After drawing the captain ' s attention to it, we noticed an oar raised with a white flag on the end. At this signal the captain had ordered the quartermaster to steer in-shore, and from then on we watched the little boat through the glasses. Sometimes it seemed to have sunk beneath the waves, so long did it disappear from sight in the hollow of the swells ; till again the canoe and its occupants would ride on the summit of another wave and be silhouetted against the deep blue of the sea. From the deck we anxiously watched the tireless paddlers drive the heavy- laden canoe slowly nearer with every stroke. We marvelled that they did not turn turtle in the surf, till we saw that the boat was a catamaran, a type of canoe used largely by the natives of the Ellice Islands as well as throughout the Cook Archipelago. The long, clumsy outrigger greatly reduced the speed of the craft, but prevented capsizing in any weather. We kept going slowly to maintain head- way against a two-knot current, and it was some time before the boat caught up with us. When the canoe drew alongside, an old man, whom we had mistaken for a European clothed in white ducks and a pith helmet, rose on unsteady feet, raising his soiled cap in one hand and waving a bunch of green bananas in the other. We saw that his hair was snowy white and that all he wore was a long cotton shirt. This distinguished the old fellow from his naked comrades, and hence we inferred that he was their chief. He addressed us in a high, quavering voice ; but at first we could make nothing of his curious mixture of pidgin-English and Polynesian, especially the captain, who was born and bred in Norway. Finally we gathered that he wished to exchange his fruit for some magazines and papers. It seemed an absurdly trivial excuse for stopping a steamer on the high seas ; and, moreover, it seemed very curious that savages like these, who could not speak decent English, much less read or write it, should want reading matter. Our curiosity was now fully aroused, and the captain was growing angry and im- patient at the vexatious delay. Some carefully-directed inquiries made by Oscar brought out the fact that there were some whi ' mans on the island. How many? asked my friend. One? Two? Three? indicating with his fingers. Page Seven Brentwood College Magazine Oh, replied the little man, Twenty twelve, twenty twelve. This conveyed little meaning to us except that there might be a number of men on the island. And it was our duty to investigate their mysterious presence. That some white men should be on the island was strange in itself, but that they should ask for magazines instead of for a passage to civilization was most peculiar. So, too, thought the captain. Without delay he ordered two of the crew to lower away the lifeboat and row the three of us ashore, leaving the mate in charge of the ship. The nearer we came to the little island the more impressed I was by its beauty. The white, sandy beach, tall coconut palms and green undergrowth were fascinating. When at last we were carried up on to the beach by a foam- crested breaker, I felt that I could live here for ever, playing in the sands, swim- ming in the clear green water, or lying under the trees eating the fruit as it fell and drinking from the coconuts. Leaving the two seamen with the boat and led by the four kanakas, who had followed silently in our wake, we made our way along a well-beaten path into a grove of royal palms. We passed the little native village, and further on came to a spring of fresh water which bubbled up in the sand. Beyond this we came to a clearing where we discovered the men. In various attitudes they lay sprawl- ing on the grass, some with hardly any clothing on and all looking very dissipated. As all the men seemed to be in a drunken stupor from which nothing could arouse them, we carried them down to the sea, and one after the other pitched them into the ocean. The shock of the cold water brought them to their senses and they climbed into the big boat very shamefacedly. All we heard from them as we rowed back to the ship was some muttering under the breath as if they resented the interruption of a very pleasant life. It was a few days after we left Nukulailai that the story came out, for Douglas had once been the bos ' n of the three-masted barquentine Mary Lang, which had been wrecked on a coral reef to the east of the island in a terrible hurricane two weeks before. The ship had pounded itself to pieces against the reef, and Joe and barely half the crew had reached the shore. Soon the spell of this island paradise passed over the little party. The natives had left them alone, only exchanging their home-made liquor, extracted from the fermented pulp of the coconut palm, for the clothing of the new arrivals. Douglas had been the last to succumb to this lazy life of luxury and had asked the chief to get some news of the outside if any ships happened to come near. He was quite satis- fied with his present condition, but did not want to go to the dogs like his mates had, and thought it would help to have something to read. He had made friends with the chief, and soon they had been able to talk with each other fairly well. Then the old man, who had taken his friend ' s request to heart, had kept a good look-out for passing ships in hopes that the mysterious papers would save the white man from the pitiable fate of his comrades. R. LATTA. Page Eight Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood My School — such words are often heard; We, too, shall use them later on, When memories are rather blurred, Of happy school-days, come and gone. The pride we have in our Old School Is born of many qualities ; Of pride in work, respect for rule, Of manliness in jollities. If we take pride in all our acts, We ' ll build tradition first of all ; And then we ' ll add to all the facts That make our Tower of Honour tall. So let us each do what we can, To pass the torch of learning on, That by it, boy may turn to man, And think of Brentwood when he ' s gone. P. H. KkElinc,. Page Nine Brentwood C o liege Magazine UR first season was successful, but our second was even more so, as will be seen from the following pages. We failed to win the Intermediate League by only a very narrow margin, going down to defeat before the shock troop tactics of heavy and worthy opponents, the Oak Bay Wanderers. Our opponents in practically all the League and First XV games were heavier than ourselves, and our success may be attributed to team work and spirit. The Second and Third XVs did as well in their games as the First, and will provide very promising material for next season. In the following notes on those who played regularly for the First XV, an absence of criticism will be noticed. This omission was undoubtedly justly earned. First Fifteen Events The College versus: Points for: Points against 24 0 — ' ;■ 35 3 J. B. A. A 17 0 6 0 Victoria College 8 0 . .: 15 0 n 3 J. B. A. A 3 3 United Services 24 6 0 8 11 0 1925— The Navy 6 6 22 0 The Navy 11 3 11 0 0 6 14 0 Total 218 38 Games played, 17; won, 13; lost, 2; drawn, 2. Page Ten Brentwood College Magazine The: College: vs. The: Normal School (24-0) — Away Played October 11th. This was the first match of the season and the Normal XV was rather in- experienced and lacked practice. The two features of the game were the splendid heeling of our forwards in the scrum, and the speed of the Brentwood threes. Brentwood started with a rush and for the first few minutes our forwards kept the ball in their twenty-five. After some pretty three-quarter work, Playfair got over an d Mr. Grant converted. Following the kick-off, our forwards did some very effective work and Wilson i scored, Hope converting. For the next few minutes Brentwood was pressed back, the Normal forwards fighting hard. However, our threes soon broke away and Farrer got over near the flag. Hope failed to convert and the whistle blew with the score 13-0 for half-time. Our opponents were much better in the second half and for the first time began to look dangerous. After this they made another rush and very nearly scored. Mr. Grant gave our threes an opening and, after a long run, Haskamp, one of the forwards, scored. Brentwood threes again got the ball and this time Taylor slipped over. Farrer converted from a very awkward angle and the whistle for time went with the score 24 to 0. The: College; vs. United Services (35-3) — Home Played October 18th Less than two min utes after the United Services had kicked off, one of their threes missed a pass and Playfair, following up hard, scored the first try. Farrer converted it. Almost immediately our backs got the ball again and Farrer ran across. A few minutes later, Taylor slipped over for our third try. Then for a moment we were held back, but a fine rush by our forwards broke up the attack and at the same time allowed Playfair to get across between the posts. Farrer again converted. Wilson scored the last try of this half, at the head of a forward rush. Following the resumption of play, Farrer got the ball and scored right at the flag. The Services played much harder in this half, and after several minutes of hard fighting, Kinch, for the Navy, scored a well-earned try. Next, Henderson passed to Taylor, who scored, Farrer converting. Two fine tries were scored by Mr. Grant towards the end of play, one of which Farrer converted. The game ended with the Services pressing hard, and a final score of 35-3 in our favour. The College vs. The . B. A. A. (17-0)— Home Played October 25th. The game opened with the Bays attacking hard, but persistent good kick- ing by Brentwood held them off. A three-quarter run from centre gave Farrer a chance, which he took, scoring near the flag, and then converted his own try. A few minutes later Farrer duplicated his feat and, after considerable hard play, half-time arrived with the score 8-0. Page Eleven Brentwood College Magazine The second half was faster than ever, both teams putting all they had into the game. Getting the ball twice from the inside man, Farrer scored two more tries, neither of which were converted. Playfair ended the scoring with a try between the posts, Farrer ' s attempt at converting unfortunately hitting the crossbar. This was the hardest game our team had yet played, but our playing certainly rose to the occasion. Farrer especially had a great day, scoring in fine style. The Bays played hard and stubbornly, but Brentwood seemed to have the better all-round team. The College vs. Oak Bay Wanderers (610) — Away Played November 1st. Brentwood ' s hardest game of the term was played against the Oak Bay Wanderers at the Oak Bay Park, on November 1st. Fighting every inch of the way, Brentwood emerged victorious by the narrow margin of six to nil. This score just about indicates the play, Brentwood having a slight advantage over their opponents in both halves. Mr. Grant was the real hero of the game and to him goes the chief credit for both tries, one of which he made himself, and on the other occasi on he passed to Haskamp when within thirty feet of their line. The field was wet and muddy, and as a result the ball was slippery, so that it was mainly a forwards ' game. Brentwood forwards played a gallant and successful game against opponents who were their superiors in weight. Our backs, too, held up their end and in a masterly fashion kept their line intact. Farrer was well marked and never got a chance to show up. Playfair, Henderson and Mr. Grant showed up to advantage and were our best defence men. The College vs. Victoria College (8-0) — Away Played November 8th. Continuing on their road to victory, Brentwood defeated Victoria College by eight points to nil. The game was disappointingly slow after the fast struggle of the previous Saturday. Heavy rains had flooded the field. Brentwood played without the services of Henderson, their star three- quarter, and his loss was certainly felt. Taylor, taking a pass from Playfair, opened the scoring, but the attempt at converting failed. Play for the remainder of the half was slow, our forwards keeping the ball at their feet most of the time. In the second half came the prettiest play of the day. Farrer got the ball and running through an entire line-out, was successful in scoring a second try, which Hope converted. This made the final score 8-0. The College vs. Normal School ( 15-0) — Home, Played November 15th. Brentwood commenced play in the second round of the Intermediate League with four of their regulars on the sick list, so that nothing wonderful was ex- pected of the team that played the Normal School. Contrary to expectations, however, the team showed up in fine form and gave their opponents a real beating. Page Twelve Brentwood College Magazine Scarcely had play commenced when Brentwood were awarded a free kick in Normal territory. Hope tried a drop and with a well placed kick put the ball between the posts for the first score of the game. A few minutes later, Farrer made a very plucky run and scored near the corner. Fine play by Playfair was responsible for our next try. Tackled near their line, he passed to Brindley, who scored. Right at the end of the half, Farrer made the score twelve by taking Taylor ' s pass near their goal line. Play was much closer in the second half and it was here that the Normal School looked dangerous. Good work on the part of our backs, especially Bryden, held them off, and Brentwood again defeated her opponents. Morse, taking a pass from Playfair, used his speed to advantage and closed the scoring with a try right at the flag. The: College: vs. Cowichan Seniors (11-3) — Away On Thursday, November 20th, our first two teams paid a visit to Duncan, our first team playing the Cowichan Seniors. In the first five minutes both Farrer and Morse scored. Both tries were unconverted. Early in the second half, Heggie made Duncan ' s only try. Farrer closed the scoring for Brentwood with a fine try, which Hope converted. As usual, good three-quarter work won the day for Brentwood. Our forwards were perhaps superior to theirs in weight. FOOTBALL TEAM— ist XV Standing — Coleman ii, Mr. Grant, Redpath, Eustace, Playfair, Haskamp, Hope, Coleman i Kneeling — Taylor, Farrer Sitting — Simpson, Brindley, Bryden, Creer, McPherson Page Thirteen Brentwood College Magazine The College vs. J. B. A. A. (3-3) — Away With four of our regulars missing, The College played the J. B. A. A. on November 22nd. Played on a wet and slippery field, with a very greasy ball, the game became a forwards ' struggle ; in fact, Brentwood lost ground through trying to play an impossible passing game. Our forwards seemed to have an advantage over theirs, but the kicking of the Bays was better than ours. The Bays were the first to score. After a series of good kicks, their threes got the ball and scored. The try, luckily for us, was not converted, the ball hitting the crossbar. After ten minutes of hard-fought play, Brentwood equalized in the person of Simpson, who scored after a fine run. Hope failed to convert. Half-time arrived with the score three all. The second half was one long con- tinuous fight. Twice Brentwood was practically over, but each time we were held back. Several times, too, Brentwood was only saved from defeat by the fine play of Bryden. The game ended with Brentwood attacking hard and unsuccessfully trying to change a draw into a victory. The College vs. The United Services (24-6) — A way On Wednesday, November 26th, we played our return match with the United Services and won easily by 24 points to 6. Consistent good forward work was responsible for the tries of the Services. Our team excelled in three-quarter play and individual runs were features of the game. Taylor was the first to score with a fine run, and a few minutes later duplicated his efifort. Hope added extra points to his second try with a good kick. After considerable loose play, Farrer scored right at the corner. A few minutes later the Services got their first try, using their weight to advantage. In the second half, Taylor scored two more tries, Hope converting one and Farrer the other. Then came the Services second try, when Kinch, at the head of a forward rush, scored between the posts before Bryden could touch the ball down. Farrer, with one of his characteristic runs, ended the scoring with a splendid try. The College vs. Oak Bay Wanderers (0-8) — Away On Saturday, November 29th, we played our return match with the Wanderers, at the Willows Park. Although we were beaten, yet every member of our team played hard and we lost because the Wanderers had a better team than in the earlier game. The first score came after about ten minutes ' play. Wenman, getting the ball, set a passing movement under way and Johnston scored. Wenman con- verted. Held right back in our own territory, we were forced to play a very defensive game. Their second and last try came at the end of a forward rush which we were unable to stop. Brentwood ' s sole attack came two or three minutes before the end, when we very nearly got over. Wenman, for the Wanderers, was by far their best man and was, in fact, the mainstay of their team. Mr. Grant and Farrer were too closely watched. Taylor and Playfair showed themselves to be the best of our backs, and Hope and Eustace were the pick of the forwards. Page Fourteen Brentwood College Magazine The: College vs. Victoria College (11-0) — Home This game was played at Brentwood, our team winning by eleven points to nothing. Play was very close, especially in the second half, when Victoria College made a great rally. Farrer opened the scoring for Brentwood with a fine try near the corner post. Hope ' s attempt at converting failed. Morse made the other score of this half with a well placed drop kick from their 25-yard line. In the second half our threes made a succession of runs, but only to be held off. Our last score was made by Morse, who for the second time scored with a drop. This was the last game of the year, and points scored in this game raised our already high total to 154. Most of the hard work was done by our forwards, in particular Haskamp, Eustace and Wilson. The College: vs. The Navy (6-6) — Home This was purely a practice game and was played at Brentwood on January 28th. After a hard struggle on a very muddy field, Brentwood was able to obtain a draw with a team which contained some of the Navy ' s best men. A fine try by Brindley opened the scoring. Receiving the ball twenty-five yards out, he made a fine run, which put Brentwood three points in the lead. Two minutes later the Navy, using their weight, pushed our men back and Donald scored. To the forwards goes the credit of Brentwood ' s second try. Following hard after Playfair ' s run, Wilson and Redpath shared a try. A few minutes before time, Stag scored for the Navy at the end of a pretty piece of three-quarter play. The Collegk vs. University School (22-0) — Home Played January 31st. Brentwood played its first game of the Senior School League against the University School at Brentwood. It was a fairly easy game for our team and we won by a score of 22 points. The game had hardly commenced when Simpson ended some fine three- quarter play by scoring at the right-hand corner. Following this, he twice dupli- cated his feat and put Brentwood nine points to the good. After several minutes of hard fighting, Farrer scored our fourth try. A forward try by Haskamp ended the scoring in this half. The second half was much closer, our team playing up hill. Taylor scored after a fine run, Farrer failing to convert. A beautiful field goal by Scott- Moncrieff was the last score. The College vs. The Navy (11-3) — Away On February 4th the Brentwood 1st XV played an exhibition game with the Services. The game was part of the programme of entertainments for the Japanese sailors, and after the match our players were conducted over the visiting warships. Page Fifteen Brentwood College Magazine Fifteen minutes after the start, the Services were awarded a free kick. Following up hard, one of their forwards scored, but Wood failed to convert. Later in the half, Farrer equalized, scoring near the touch-line. Early in the second half Farrer put Brentwood in the lead when he scored, after getting the ball from a fine forward dribble. Taylor scored the final try after some very pretty three-quarter work, Hope converting. The final result was 11-3. The: College vs. Victoria College: (11-0) — Home Played February 21st. This match was one of the second round of the knock-out competition. Brentwood had gained their previous match by default. Brentwood started off well and Victoria College had to touch down four times in rapid succession. At last Brentwood could be held off no longer and, after some fine three-quarter work, Simpson scored near the flag. Very soon afterwards Mr. Grant got the ball and, slipping through their line, scored between the posts. Farrer converted. Play was a bit closer in the second half, and Victoria College seemed to tackle better and more effectually. Taylor closed the scoring with a fine try, Farrer again adding extra points. The game was marred by the accident which put Favrish out of the game just after the commencement of the second half. He was heavily tackled and a slight concussion ensued. The: College vs. Wanderers (0-6) — Azvay Played February 28th. This was the final game of the knock-out league, and resulting as it did, Brentwood had to resign their claim to the shield. The Wanderers were nearly always attacking and were very seldom in danger. During the first half we held them scoreless, due chiefly to the fine tackling of Bryden. Once the second half began, we could hold them off no longer and they broke through twice. Wenman, feigning a pass, scored a very pretty try. Then an unfortunate accident occurred to Bryden, and Officer scored right at the corner. Neither of the tries was converted. The College vs. Cowichan (14-0) — Home On March 7th we played our return game with Cowichan, at Brentwood. After a hard-fought game, our team emerged victorious, winning by fourteen to nil. Farrer was the hero of the day, and scored four tries in fine style. Hope converted one. Cowichan outweighed us in the forward division, but our backs were superior to theirs. Good three-quarter play resulted in three of our tries and combined forward work in the fourth. Edwards played a very hard game for the losers, while Farrer, Mr. Grant and Eustace played well for Brentwood. Immediately before this game our second fifteen played the Duncan High School team. Playing hard, we scored rapidly and piled up the highest score made during the season by a Brentwood team. De Pencier and Ruttan scored three tries each, and Phillips, Head, Symons, Wilson ii and Peacock, one each. The score was 38-0 in our favour. Page Sixteen Brentwood College Magazine Notes on Players PLAYFAIR (Captain): His never-failing interest throughout the season was an example for all. A determined player, adept at marking his man and following up. BRINDLEY: Probably the hardest working member of the XV. A tower of strength at scrum half. BRYDEN: Full back, small in stature but great in defence; our certain strength in time of trouble. COLEMAN, J.: Hard-working and, together with his brother, indispensable in the scrum. COLEMAN, F. : A steady and hard-working forward. CREER: Has developed great pace and is of exceptional use in that he is equally at home as forward or three-quarter. EUSTACE: Very reliable and hard-working; knows the game well and uses his head to advantage. FARRER: Our scoring machine; indomitable in attack and defence. He deserves more praise than it would be good for him to receive. HASKAMP: An enthusiastic and hard-working forward; a useful kick. Deserving of special mention in that he has played in every match since the founding of Brentwood. HENDERSON: In helping us to win our first game with the Wanderers he was un- fortunately hurt and out of the game for the season. With him we might well have come through the season with an unbeaten record. HOPE: A very hard-working and reliable forward. Kicks, tackles, and follows well. Also deserving of special mention as above. McPHERSON: Our most recent acquisition, who did his share with great vigour. We expect much of him next year. MORSE: His kicking and speed are his strength. We were unlucky to lose him for a considerable time from our line. REDPATH: Alert, energetic, and always in the thick of it. Never forgets to mark his man, and never lets him escape with the ball. SCOTT-MON CRIEFF: One of our most reliable kicks, quick to do the right thing in an emergency. SIMPSON: A very strong and determined runner, he ' more than earned his place on the First XV. TAYLOR: A very capable and fast inside three, always dangerous in attack. WILSON: Uses his weight and feet to great advantage. We missed him sadly towards the end of the season. FOOTBALL TEAM— 2nd XV Page Seventeen Brentwood College Magazine SECOND TEAM RUGBY The 2nd Team played six matches this season, of which they won four, drew one and lost one. They more than deserved the successful results for which they worked so hard, and practised so earnestly. Among other things, their keenness throughout the year and their spirit of co-operation for the Team ' s sake were most praise- worthy. The experience, which many of them have acquired from these games, should be invaluable to them when they play for the 1st Team next year. Second Fifteen Events Brentwood 2nd XV versus: Points for: Points against: Oak Bay High School 20 0 University School 1st XV 0 0 Victoria High School 3 0 Duncan High School 33 0 University School 1st XV 0 3 Duncan High School 38 0 Total 89 3 THE ALL-BLACKS We were fortunate enough to be able to attend the game between the All- Blacks and Victoria, and thereby were spectators of a game, which, in spite of its one-sidedness, was both thrilling and instructive at every moment. It is by no means easy to learn a great deal from one game, but some features of the All-Blacks play stand out clearly, and these we shall do well to emulate. Fitness of body and mind are the first essentials. This we know, but are loath to take the trouble to train to the same state of perfection as the New Zealanders, or to learn the rules of the game thoroughly. Team work and backing up go hand in hand. An All-Black cuts through with the ball and in miraculous fashion there are running with him at top speed, four or five, or even six or seven backs and forwards ; this means straight running for all, a constant watch kept on the ball, and an estimate of what will most probably happen to it. Speed from the mark : this is absolutely necessary and can be improved with practice. You cannot effectually back up your man of equal speed unless you start running with him. Pass : it is a crime to be tackled with the ball in your possession. Kick : when penetration seems unlikely by other means, a kick across or punt ahead is probably ground gained if (important) your own side are expecting it. Kicking to touch is confined to one ' s own 25 . Scrum : each man being in his own particular place, energy is not wasted in pushing, but rather is the art of hooking brought to perfection. The scrum breaks in an instant and is away with the play. These and other points we noticed and in some measure tried to put into practice. It is to be hoped that next season will prove we have benefited from having seen the All-Blacks in action. Page Eighteen Brentwood College Magazine Boxing During the winter months boxing instruction was given to some twenty-two boys by Lieut. G. A. Fielman, R.N. (Retired). Ability and energy were not found wanting and really good bouts were provided. The following classes were formed : — Seniors — Curtis, Boultbee, Hall, Ker, Clist, Green, Morrow i, Beairsto i, McTavish, Matthews, Anderson, Doherty, Dighton, Pease i. Juniors — Williams, Jones, Ives, Yorath, Rudolph, Beairsto ii, Roberts, Silbernagel. Rowing WHILE some use of the boats was made during the Fall Term, the serious work of training the College crew did not commence until February. Macaulay and Smith of last year ' s crew were assigned to bow and stroke seats respectively, and the crew completed by Coleman F. at No. 2 and Simpson at 3. With the exception of Macaulay, this was the crew who, carrying the colours of Form IV, rowed such a splendid race last summer in the College four-oar competition. Owing to illness, Wilson, E., the other representative of Form IV, was unable to compete for his rowing colours. The crew trained faithfully and stuck to their work well, paying attention to the instructions of the coach, Mr. Cocks, who again was greatly handicapped by the lack of a coaching boat and appeared sometimes on one side of the island and sometimes on the other, sometimes in a canoe and occasionally in the launch, which, however, was never reliable, in spite of the heroic efforts of Johnson. Smith, at stroke, improved rapidly, increasing his length and keeping splendid time. Macaulay, bow, steered well, but never quite overcame his habit of sacri- ficing length of stroke and a clean feather to his anxiety to keep the boat on a steady course. Coleman proved a hard worker, who gradually improved his style and always pulled his weight. Simpson was inclined to lug at the end of his stroke, but improved in training and is developing into a sound oar. The crew rowed well together, kept the boat steady and were worthy repre- sentatives of the College on April 4th, when they won in a three-quarter mile race from the University of B. C. by y 2 lengths. Mr. N. Yarrow came with his beautiful launch to act as umpire, and many of his friends and a number of the Governors followed the race at his invitation. At the start. Brentwood gained a slight lead, although rowing a slower stroke, but the B. C. boat started to enter our water and soon fouled us. Unfortunately this occurred a second time and when the oars were entangled, Macaulay lost his Page Nineteen Brentwood College Magazine seat so that by the time both crews were again on their proper course, the lead gained by Brentwood at the start had been lost. The race really started 100 yards up the course, and Smith, pulling his crew together, struck a steady rate of about 30 to the minute ; in this way Brentwood gained a clear length and the University lost ground by again coming over into our water. The Brentwood crew held this lead in spite of repeated spurts by their opponents and, quickening slightly for the finish, increased it to lengths. It was evident our victory was due to better physical condition, a slower and longer stroke and greater attention to details during training, which had resulted in a more finished style. At the end of this term the Form races will be held for the Challenge Shield presented by the Headmaster. Each form has entered a crew and handicaps have been arranged according to the average weights of the several crews. Rowing Colours 1924— A damson, J. (Stroke); Reade, J. (No. 3); Smith, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). 1925— Smith, F. (Stroke); Simpson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). Winners of CoxwaineEss Fours Inter-Form Race, 1924 Form IV— Smith, J. (Stroke); Wilson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Simpson, E. (Bow). FINISH OF BOAT RACE Page Twenty Brentwood College Magazine Basket Ball DURING the Winter, basketball was played in the gymnasium on wet afternoons when Rugby would have been too aquatic a recreation. As such occurrences were not very frequent, the two teams were not able to put in very much practice at goal-shooting and strengthening their combination. The first team fought hard and well, winning two out of four matches, while the second team were successful in both their games with the University School. Mention should be made here of Creer ' s good play and knowledge of the game as exhibited by his leadership of the 1st team. All the matches took place in the College. The members of the team included Creer, Gist, Hope, Redpath, Henderson, with Haskamp and Scott- Moncrieff as spares. Brentwood College versus: Points for: Points against: March 7. Victoria College 18 45 March 14. University School 19 25 March 28. Saanichton 37 26 April 4. University School 14 9 The 2nd Team March 14. University School 26 14 April 4. University School 17 11 Golf Notes MUCH to our would-be golfers ' disappointment, Rugby has demanded the best part of our prospective golf links. This has sadly disorganized our team, but some of the boys interested in this game were able to practise on the Victoria links on half-holidays. Twice this year our golf team has visited Duncan and twice our opponents have proved too good for us. The Duncan team, having had a good deal of practice on their home course, were, on both occasions, in very good form. The first matches were played on Wednesday, May 13th, but not with very successful results. An excellent lunch at The Black Cat evidently necessitated, an addi- tional handicap for most of the players. Hope A Draw Campbell Lost by 4 and 3 Doherty Lost by 5 and 4 Clist Lost by 5 and 4 The second match had to be postponed on account of the rain. Mr. Gunn in the morning played a friendly match and won one up. The others, Hope, Doherty, Gunn mi, and Head played a few holes in the afternoon, but had to return to the clubhouse on account of the rain. We hope that next year, with more practice, we shall be in a position to give Duncan a better game. Page Twenty-one Brentwood College Magazine Badminton THE addition of Badminton to our steadily growing list of sports has been, to most of us, the source of much amusement and has at the same time greatly helped to enliven the long Winter evenings. Its popularity spread like wildfire through the whole school and flared up when the tournaments were announced. There were many entries for these and, consequently, a considerable time elapsed before the finals could be played off. In the senior doubles, Creer and Macaulay, in a very exciting game, defeated Gunn and Eustace, while Creer emerged with laurels in the senior singles. Nixon won the junior tournament. The 1st team deserves credit for winning two out of three matches played, since their opponents were usually more experienced in the game. The first match against the Victoria Club was our one and only failure. The team included Creer (captain), Macaulay, Bryden and Henderson. The result of the game with Mr. G. C. Grant ' s team was more encouraging, and Bryden ' s place was taken by Clist. In return match with Victoria, Campbell played instead of Macaulay. We were successful once more. Polo There is not a great deal to report this term with regard to the activities of the polo team. This includes Johnson (No. 1), McGregor and de Pencier (No. 2), Head (No. 3), Capt. Dormer (back). These boys have done splendidly and shown great keenness. Johnson has an excellent knowledge of the game, has the qualities of good horsemanship and hits well. De Pencier and McGregor, who is quite young yet, are making very satisfactory progress. Head is quite good all round. The Victoria team has arranged to play us shortly, and the game should be well worth watching. Page Twenty-two Brentwood College Magazine Horsemanship IT is said that the horse and the dog are the two most intellectual of all animals — they certainly are the most intimate dumb friends of the average man. The horse is naturally of a shy and nervous disposition, because his natural state is one of freedom, but once he has gained confidence in his master, once he finds that his enforced captivity will not be abused by ill-treatment, then he becomes his master ' s faithful friend. Some horses are of a more vicious dis- position than others, but, practically without exception, any horse can be cured by one expedient — kindness. As far as managing a horse is concerned, some people do not seem to have the gift of riding, and even so, unless a person is keenly interested in it, then it is a decided failure, and the horse himself is the best judge of it. As soon as you mount him he knows whether he can ride you or you can ride him ' and he acts accordingly ! The good rider is he who not only thinks of the pleasure his horse provides for him, but he who thinks of the care and attention which should be given his mount in return. If a horse is treated unfairly, he will certainly take revenge. The story of the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of most of the best racing stock in England, is one of the most fascinating in equine history. This celebrated horse was sent by the Bey of Tunis to the King of France as a present and was accompanied by a Moorish slave, Agba, as groom. The French king, unaccustomed to such a finely-formed, nervous animal of which he knew nothing, as it differed so much from the heavy French stock, decided to have him sold. He was thus acquired by a drunken teamster, who put him to work in a garbage cart. Agba was separated from his charge, but he knew that though the horse was misunderstood in France, in Tunis, where king and commoner alike were horse- men, he was of great value. Agba wandered about the streets in the hope of finding the horse, to which he was greatly attached, and he was rewarded for his search late one night. He found him in one of the poorest parts of the city, in a miserable ' stable, a mass of skin and bones. He threw his arms around the horse ' s neck and with many caresses and words of endearment, proceeded to make him as comfortable as he could. While he was thus engaged, the carter approached. Scornfully rejecting Agba ' s offer to purchase the horse by a term of service, he kicked the Moor out of the stable. Agba, however, by no means gave up his purpose ; in some way and at some time so precious an animal must be relieved from his wretched situation. Meanwhile he must be cared for and his strength kept up. By sundry odd jobs about the city, he managed to pick up a little money, and with this, often stinting himself, he bought grain and medicine, and visiting the Godolphin Arabian at night, fed him and bathed his wounds. The horse changed hands many times under similar wretched conditions, but the faithful Agba always followed him. Eventually Lord Godolphin heard the story of the Moor ' s devotion and became interested in the horse and purchased him. He bred him to Roxana, Page Twenty-three Brentwood College Magazine the finest mare in England, and the Godolphin Arabian became the most famous sire in England of his period. This is sufficient to convince us that patience and kindness have their reward. All riders should develop the noble sentiment of sympathy for all dumb animals. They are here to give of their best to us and it is our privilege to see that they are not abused. Xenopiion. Speech Day ON SATURDAY, June 27, 1925, the Second Annual Speech Day took place at Brentwood College. During the early part of the afternoon various sports took place in the grounds. At four o ' clock several speeches were delivered in the gymnasium. Mr. Curtis, Chairman of the Board of Governors, said that the present year had opened with a full school, and went on to deal with the progress that had taken place during the past year. New tennis courts had been built ; new music- rooms and class-rooms were being constructed, and three playing fields were being put into shape. He mentioned the good name the College had made for itself both in work and play. Mrs. Nichol, wife of the Lieutenant-Governor, regretted that His Honour was unable to be present, because he had the interests of the school very much at heart. They had both watched the success of the School during the past two years, and gave their best wishes for its future. Dr. Ashton, Professor of Modern Languages in the University of British Columbia, in a very able address, spoke particularly to the boys of the School. He said the corner-stones of British education were unselfishness and loyalty. He asked the boys if they were happy. If they were not, they should attack the vexatious laws which existed. Each boy would find that the real enemy was him- self. The laws were made for the ultimate happiness of the boys, and many of them were the result of centuries of careful thought. To obey required a strong character, and the boy who obeyed well would be the man who commanded well. They should learn to obey, not as slaves but as freemen who knew the laws were as good for character as was exercise for the body. • The speaker asked the boys if they were proud of their School and prepared to be loyal to it. Brentwood College was nearly five hundred years old in that it was the descendant of the old British Public Schools. The boys ' duty was two- fold — to be worthy of the illustrious past and of the equally glorious future. The British public schools were more democratic in spirit than any new system he had seen on this continent. The democracy they taught was the democracy of toler- ance, of playing the game, of giving a fellow a chance when he was down — but it was not the democracy that threw overboard all principles and all decency. Dr. Ashton asked the scholars if they were grateful. They could not appre- ciate all their masters had done for them. A teacher could not count his time or Page Twenty-four Brentwood College Magazine measure his effort. He warned the Board of Governors that they were allowing Mr. Hope to overwork, and that the present system would ensure a Headmaster ' s funeral every five years. He advised the boys to cultivate a sense of humour — not to laugh at the weaknesses of others, but to laugh at their own — at their own conceit, self-pity, and little meannesses. And later when they decided to found a home of their own, they should choose a wife who had a sense of humour — she would need it. The Headmaster said that the College had been started on the lines of an English public school, but that it was being adapted to Canadian requirements. He said that he did not wish to discuss at length what the School had done either in class-work or in sports. He thought the School ought to be good enough not to have to boast about itself. His pet scheme at the present moment was the completion of the College Chapel, and he appealed for support from all those interested in the religious welfare of the boys. After the speeches the prizes were presented by Mrs. Nichol. School Prizes FORM PRIZES— Form V. 1st, Gray. 2nd, Nichols. Remove. 1st, Coleman ii. 2nd, Brock. Upper IV. 1st, Beairsto i. 2nd, Gilbert. Lower IV. 1st, Doherty. 2nd, Nickson. HEADMASTER ' S PRIZE FOR READING IN CHAPEL. Scott-Moncrieff. LEEDER PRIZE FOR PROGRESS IN MUSIC. Kirkpatrick. CHOWNE SCIENCE PRIZE. Hinton. WILLIAMS PRIZE, open to the whole School for conspicuous ability in Languages. Willock. CREASE PRIZE, for the encouragement of Art generally, for the best original paint- ing, drawing or etching. Playfair. CURTIS PRIZE, for conspicuous ability in Mathematics. Keeling. SCOTT-MONCRIEFF PRIZE, for the encouragement of English Literature. Roome. ANGUS PRIZE, for the encouragement of the Study of Natural Science. In the award due consideration is given to the exhibits of any boy or group of boys who have constructed working models, illustrating the application of Science to Commerce. Roome and Keeling. ONE EXHIBITION OF $100, awarded to boys who have shown the best school spirit during the year, determined by the boys, prefects and staff. Creer and Roome. YARROW CHALLENGE SHIELD AND MEDAL for Athletic and Scholastic Attainments. Eustace and Farrer. Sports Prizes Tennis Championship of College (Singles). Won by Campbell. High Jump (Junior). Won by Sills. 4 feet. High Jump (Intermediate). Won by Morrow. 4 feet 11 inches. 2nd, de Pencier. High Jump (Senior). Won by Taylor. 5 feet 3 4 inches. 2nd, Morrow. Crab Canoe Race. Won by Ruttan. Swimming Race (Junior). Won by Mowers. 2nd, Sills. Swimming Race (Intermediate). Won by Fanning. 2nd, Simpson. Swimming Race (Senior). Won by Fanning. 2nd, Haskamp. Life Saving Competition. Won by Johnson (82 100). 2nd, Haskamp (90 100). Diving Competition. Won by Doherty. 2nd, Bryden. Canoe Race (Doubles). Won by Johnson and Coleman ii. 2nd, Eustace and Coleman. Page Twenty-five Brentwood College Magazine Inter-Form Relay Swimming Race. Won by Form V — Taylor, Haskamp, Henderson, Hinton. Inter-Form Boat Race (Finals). Won by Form V. — Macaulay, Hall, Redpath, Brindley. 4-Mile Road Race. G.W.V.A. Won by Taylor. 220 Yards Flat Race. Willows, 24th of May Sports. Won by Taylor. Reveille Race. Willows, 24th of May Sports. Won by Furber. 100 Yards (under 16). Willows, 24th of May Sports. 2nd Prize won by Appleton. Tennis Prizes. V. L. T. C. Junior Championship — Under 18 years. Won by Morrison. Under 16 years. Runner-up Jones. Under 15 years. Won by Clist. Under 15 years. Runner-up Jones. Presentation of Chevrons to Rugby XV, Cricket XI, Tennis VI. Wednesday League Cricket Cup. Won by Brentwood College XI. P. S. TAYLOR Victor Ludorum 1924 and 1925 Winner of 4-Mile Road Race, G.W.V.A. Winner of 220 Yards Flat Race. Willows, 24th of May Sports Page Twenty-six Brentwood College Magazine The Chapel ALTHOUGH progress has been the rule for many phases of our activities, we have not, as yet, met with the same degree of success in our Chapel ' s construction. The completion of the foundations, last Summer, augured well for the erection of the roof before the Winter rains, but unfortunately this was impossible this year owing to a considerable lack of funds. Our present financial position with regard to the Chapel, we show below : — Donations $2383 Expenditure 1283 Balance $1100 Through the kindness of Mr. Butchart, most favorable terms were granted to the College in the purchase of cement. Judging from the plans, the Chapel, when finished, will be a very beautiful asset to the College, an inspiring memorial to those whose contributions, efTorts and goodwill have built it up. This year, as the construction of our Chapel is in its infancy, services have been held in the gymnasium every Sunday. The Headmaster has taken each CHAPEL SITE Page Twenty-seven Brentwood College Magazine morning- ceremony, while the evening services have been conducted by visiting clergy. Holy Communion has been celebrated on the first Sunday of each month. We were glad to notice a steady improvement in the singing throughout the year, but it is certain that it could be greatly strengthened in the near future by the formation of a well-trained choir. The Headmaster has generously offered a prize to be awarded to the best reader in the College. As the most searching test is provided by reading before a congregation, those boys who have wished to compete, have relieved the prefects at the lectern for the last few services this term. The best reader will be chosen from a selected four on the last Sunday. We should like to thank Bishop de Pencier for presenting a silver cruet for Communion. Our gratitude is also due to the Rev. W. Carroll for his kind gift of brasses, and frontal for the altar, and of a chalice, a patten and a cruet. They were very much appreciated, owing to the fact that they were used on no less hallowed occasions than those of the Field Services of the Great War. We owe our thanks also to those who have kindly preached here this year. We hope soon to have the pleasure of listening to them in our new Chapel. CHAPEL SITE FROM ARCHWAY Page Twenty-nine Brentwood College Magazine Music Notes The music class has reached 1 such proportions that a separate building, equipped with sound-proof rooms, is to be constructed in the immediate future. During the past year the class has consisted of thirty piano pupils. Great interest has been shown and good work accomplished. Sight-reading, so essential to the practical musician, has especially improved. Besides the piano, the violin, cornet, saxophone and mandolin have been studied with gratifying results. An orchestra of seven pieces has been formed and through the generosity of the Governors of the College a Ludwig No. 1 professional drum and trap outfit added. Up to the present the orchestra has confined its efforts mostly to dance music and could give an excellent account of itself in any ballroom, but in the future, compositions of a more serious character will be studied. We congratulate them on their work and hope to be frequently entertained by them during the coming Winter. THE COLLEGE ORCHESTRA H. Haskamp F. Coleman L. Scott-Moncrieff R. E. J. Gray R. Brindley E. L. Curtis Page Thirty Brentwood College Magazine Ode to a Tie Oh ! some may long for the soothing touch Of lavender, cream, or mauve, But the ties I wear must possess the glare Of a red-hot kitchen stove. The books I read and the life I lead Are sensible, sane, and mild ; I like calm hats and I don ' t wear spats, But I like my neck-ties wild. Oh ! give me a wild tie, brother, One with a cosmic urge, A tie that will swear, and rip and tear When it meets the old blue serge. Ah ! some will say that a gent ' s cravat Should be only seen, not heard, But I want a tie that will make men cry And render their visions blurred. I yearn, I long for a tie so strong It will take two men to tie it. If such there be, just show it to me, Whatever the price, I ' ll buy it. Oh ! give me a wild tie, brother, A tie with a lot of sins, A tie that will blaze in a hectic haze Down where the vest begins. E. Simpson. Page Thirty-one AS the playing field is being enlarged, levelled and otherwise improved, we have been forced to arrange all our matches away from home this season. L Our 1st XI won the Wednesday League and a slightly weaker team did fairly well in the B division Saturday games. We are fortunate in having five of last years ' colours available, in addition to the masters, for it is almost impossible this year to hope to develop new talent. Creer is again captain and is well supported by Farrer, vice-captain, and Scott-MoncriefT, secretary. Brentwood vs. University School (Won) In this, our first game in the Wednesday League, University found the bowl- ing of Bryden and Capt. Dormer quite frightening, while six of our batsmen, led by Creer, reached double figures to give us an easy victory, 106 against 19. University School Mr. Howden, b. Bryden....... R. Tye, c. Henderson, b. Capt Dormer 2 B. Tye, b. Capt. Dormer 0 D. Gordon, 1. b. w., b. Capt. Dormer 0 Brinkley, b. Bryden 0 Benson, b. Bryden 2 C. Gordon, b. Bryden 1 Graham, b. Capt. Dormer 0 killings, c. Capt. Dormer, b. Mr. Round 7 Cableden, b. Bryden 0 Holms, not out.. 0 Extras 0 Brentwood Mr. Cocks, b. Holms 0 Scott-Moncrieff, 1. b. w., b. Mr. Howden 14 Mr. Round, c. Gordon ii, b. Holms 13 Creer, 1. b. w., b. Gordon 28 Wilson ii, b. Holms 7 Capt. Dormer, 1. b. w., b. Holms .... 10 Bryden, c. b. Graham 12 Henderson, c. Tye, b. Graham 11 Symons, b. Gordon 0 Phillips, not out 1 Malkin, b. Graham 8 Extras 2 Total 19 Total 106 Bowling Capt. Dormer — 4 wickets for 13 runs. Bryden — 5 wickets for 4 runs. Mr. Round -1 wicket for 2 runs. Page Thirty-two Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Hudson ' s Bay (Won) May 6th We gained our second victory at the expense of the Hudson ' s Bay XI, thanks mainly to the splendid bowling of Bryden, who captured 7 wickets for 20 runs. Brkntwood Hudson ' s Bay Mr. Cocks, run out 16 Scott-Moncrieff, run out 9 Mr. Round, c. Gibson, b. Harrison 0 Creer, 1. b. w., b. Harrison 3 Capt. Dormer, 1. b. w., b. Gibson ... 25 Miller, run out 0 Henderson, b. Harrison 6 Appleton, c. Redman, b. Harrison . . 7 Bryden, c. Gibson, b. Gibson 0 Symons i, c. Gibson, b. Harrison ... 0 Wilson ii, not out 3 Extras 2 Shrimpton, c. Bryden 5 Harrison, b. Capt. Dormer 0 Gibson, b. Mr. Round 36 Hanson, b. Bryden 0 Haines, b. Bryden 0 Parks, c. Symons, b. Bryden 5 Ellis, c. Capt. Dormer, b. Bryden . . 2 Minnis, b. Bryden 0 Durrant, not out 8 Denholm, b. Bryden 2 Redman, b. Mr. Round 1 Extras 6 Total 71 Total Bowling 65 Capt. Dormer — 1 wicket for 33 runs. -2 wickets for 6 runs. Bryden — 7 wickets for 20 runs. Mr. Round CRICKET TEAM Page Thirty-three Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Albion B (Lost) May 9th In spite of a good bowling performance by Bryden and some lively hitting by Appleton, supplemented by useful innings from Creer, Henderson and Bryden, we suffered our first defeat by the narrow margin of eight runs. Albion B Marshall, b. Miller 4 Walton, b. Bryden 22 Linder, c. Mr. Round, b. Miller 0 Parsons, b. Bryden 8 Bossom, c. Forsyth, b. Mr. Round . . 34 Yearwood, b. Bryden 4 Eethaby, c. Forsyth, b. Bryden 7 Armstrong, c. Wilson, b. Mr. Round 1 Cooper, not out 20 Bachler, c. Appleton, b. Bryden .... 5 Mcllmoyle, c. Creer, b. Bryden .... 1 Extras 9 Brentwood Creer, b. Bossom 18 Miller, c. Bossom, b. Parsons 5 Mr. Round, b. Bossom 0 Appleton, c. Parsons, b. Armstrong 30 Wilson ii, b. Bossom 6 Henderson, c. Bossom, b. Armstrong 18 Bryden, not out 13 Symons i, c. Marshall, b. Armstrong 0 Malkin, b. Cooper 1 Forsyth, c. Walton, b. Parsons 1 Phillips, c. Walton, b. Cooper 4 Extras 11 Total 115 Miller — 2 wickets for 36 runs. 2 wickets for 33 runs. Bowling Bryden — 6 Total 107 wickets for 37 runs. Mr. Round- Brkntwood vs. Cowichan (Lost) May 13th This proved to be an unlucky date for us. Our batting collapsed before the splendid bowling of Hope and Crossland. Miller deserves a word of praise for his attempt to stop the rot. Brentwood Mr. Cocks, b. Crossland 1 Scott-Moncrieff, b. Hope . ' . 1 Farrer, b. Hope 0 Mr. Round, b. Hope 4 Creer, 1. b. w., b. Crossland 2 Capt. Dormer, b. Crossland 3 Miller, not out 12 Appleton, c. Kirkham, b. Hope .... 7 Bryden, b. Hope 0 Eustace, b. Hope 2 Henderson, b. Hope 2 Extras 3 COWICHAN Williams-Freeman, 1. b. w., b. Mr. Cocks 8 W. Corbishley, b. Bryden 2 R. Crossland, c. Henderson, b. Mr. Cocks 8 Gait, c. b. Creer 37 Baiss, b. Capt. Dormer 5 Porter, b. Capt. Dormer 0 S. Crossland, b. Mr. Cocks 10 Col. Hodding, run out 12 Kirkham, not out 5 Ancell, b. Creer 0 Hope, c. Mr. Cocks, b. Scott- Moncrieff 8 Extras 5 Total 37 Total Bowling 100 Bryden — 1 wicket for 11 runs. Mr. Cocks — 3 wickets for 34 runs. Capt. Dormer — 2 wickets for 2.9 runs. Miller — 0 wickets for 14 runs. Creer — 2 wickets for 4 runs. Scott-Moncrieff — 1 wicket for 2 runs. Page Thirty-four Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Albions B (Won) May 16th After two losses we were able to regain our winning stride and defeated the Albions by 18 runs. Mr. Cocks, who took 4 wickets for 17 and made 47 not out, was of great assistance. Albion B Marshall, b. Bryden 2 Yearwood, b. Mr. Round 18 Walton, b. Bryden 17 Lethaby, c. Wilson, b. Bryden 8 Linder, b. Bryden 0 Bachler, b. Mr. Cocks 7 Cooper, b. Bryden 5 Mitchell, b. Mr. Cocks 8 Wright, b. Mr. Cocks 14 Mcllmoyle, not out 10 Pitman, b. Mr. Cocks 0 Extras 2 Total 91 Brentwood Scott-Moncrieff, c. Walton, b. Cooper 2 Miller, c. b. Mitchell 12 Bryden, c. Marshall, b. Cooper 3 Creer, c. Cooper, b. Pitman 14 Mr. Cocks, retired 47 Farrer, 1. b. w., b. Bachler 7 Mr. Round, c. Yearwood, b. Cooper 9 Appleton, c. Walton, b. Bachler .... 0 Eustace, not out 1 Wilson ii, b. Bachler 1 Symons i, b. Bachler 0 Extras 13 Total 109 Bowling Bryden — 5 wickets for 44 runs. Mr. Round — 1 wicket for 24 runs. Mr. Cocks — 4 wickets for 17 runs. Creer — 0 wickets for 4 runs. Page Thirty-five Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Tilucums (Drawn) May 20th Although Creer declared our innings closed at 209 for 9 wickets, we found the stubborn batting of our opponents prevented a victory being obtained within the time limit. Mr. Cocks again rendered assistance by carrying his bat through the innings for 116 and taking 3 wickets for 17 runs. The game was drawn, leaving us still unbeaten in the Wednesday League. Brentwood Mr. Cocks, not out 116 Scott-Moncrieff, b. Heinekey 13 Farrer, run out 11 Creer, b. Gow 4 Mr. Round, b. Fletcher 6 Miller, c. Barber, b. Ackroyd 9 Eustace, b. Pendray 3 Bryden, c. Armstrong, b. Barber ... 12 Appleton, b. Barber 0 Henderson, b. Barber 2 Wilson ii, not out 11 Extras 22 TlLUCUMS Wilkinson, b. Miller 1 Ackroyd, c. b. Mr. Round 24 Donaldson, b. Mr. Cocks 32 Fletcher, c. Appleton, b. Mr. Cocks 27 Pendray, b. Mr. Cocks 1 Heinekey, not out 17 Bartholomew, c. Appleton, b. Scott- Moncrieff 3 Gow, c. Creer, b. Bryden 3 Armstrong, c. b. Scott-Moncrieff. . 8 Johnson, did not bat. Barber did not bat. Extras 4 Total .209 Total 120 Bowling Bryden — 1 wicket for 30 runs. Miller — 1 wicket for 25 runs. Mr. Round — 1 wicket for 17 runs. Mr. Cocks — 3 wickets for 17 runs. Scott-Moncrieff — 2 wickets for 27 runs. Brentwood vs. St. Aidan ' s (Won) May 27th With no masters playing, our boys gained an easy victory by an innings and 54 runs. The feature of the game was the batting of Bryden, who hit well for 29. The bowling of Creer, Bryden and Scott-Moncrieff proved very deadly. This game was supposed to be a Wednesday League fixture and also for the right to challenge the University School for the Gillespie Shield. We regret the University School team cannot defend the shield this year. St. Aidan ' s Cooke, c. Phillips, b. Bryden 7 Campbell, b. Creer 5 6 0 0 Hamber, c. Scott-Moncrieff, b. Creer Jones, c. Scott-Moncrieff, b. Creer . . Mitchell, 1. b. w., b. Cree - Ballantyne, b. Bryden 8 Georgeson, c. Farrer, b. Scott- Moncrieff 1 Stewart, c. Bryden, b. Scott- Moncrieff 1 Slater, b. Creer . 1 Grierson, c. Creer, b. Bryden 0 Thompson, not out 2 Extras 1 Brentwood Farrer, c. Mitchell, b. Mitchell 5 Scott-Moncrieff, 1. b. w., b. Mitchell... 18 Bryden, b. Mitchell 29 Henderson, b. Mitchell 12 Miller, b. Stewart 7 Creer, b. Mitchell 1 Symons, b. Mitchell 7 Appleton, not out 14 Wilson ii, b. Hamber 1 Malkin, b. Hamber 0 Phillips, b. Stewart 9 Extras 14 Total 32 Creer — 4 for 0 runs. wickets for 16 Total .. Bowling Miller — 5 wickets for 117 runs. Appleton — 1 wicket Page Thirty-six Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood 2nd XI vs. St. Michael ' s (Lost) We placed a weak 2nd XI in the field against St. Michael ' s and lost an interesting game by 59 runs. Brentwood vs. Five C ' s B (Drawn) May 30th Our batting collapsed in the first innings, but Mr. Round and Farrer made a fine stand of 90 for the 6th wicket in our second attempt, and we declared, but failed to finish the game before time. Our opponents had 3 wickets in hand and required 69 runs. Capt. Dormer did well with the ball, taking 6 wickets for 17 runs. First Innings Brentwood Miller, run out 0 Scott-Moncrieff, run out 4 Mr. Round, b. Bleasdale 1 Bryden, b. Slocomb sr 9 Capt. Dormer, b. Bleasdale 2 Farrer, c. Ward, b. Slocomb sr 5 Five C ' s B Henderson, b. Slocomb Appleton, not out Symons i, b. Bleasdale Phillips, c. b. Slocomb sr. Malkin, b. Slocomb sr Pillar, b. Bryden 0 Wilkinson, b. Capt. Dormer 9 Bleasdale, b. Capt. Dormer 9 Beeston, b. Capt. Dormer 0 Shipway, c. Farrer, b. Capt. Dormer 0 Martin, b. Capt. Dormer 2 Slocomb sr., not out 22 Capt. Hend. Dormer :rson, b. Extras Total . Slocomb jr., b Armstrong, c. Moncrieff Ward, c. b. Scott-Moncrieff Archbold, b. Scott-Moncrieff . Extras Scott- 0 10 0 0 1 53 Bryden — 1 wicket for 32 runs. Moncrieff — 3 wickets for 2 runs. 40 Total Bowling Capt. Dormer — 6 wickets for 17 runs. Scott- BrEntwood Appleton, b. Bleasdale Mr. Round, c. Slocomb, b. Ward Bryden, b. Slocomb sr 2nd Innings 0 73 1 Capt. Dormer, b. Slocomb 4 Miller, c. Armstrong, b. Slocomb ... 0 Scott-Moncrieff, c. b. Slocomb ... 1 Farrer, not out 37 Henderson, not out 8 Phillips, Malkin and Symons i did not bat. Extras 5 Five C ' s B Shipway, b. Scott-Moncrieff 6 C. Pillar, run out 1 E. Martin, b. Bryden . . . N. Wilkinson, b. Bryden Bleasdale, not out 0 . . . 20 10 Slocomb sr., c. b. Bryden 0 Beeston, b. Bryden 0 Armstrong, c. Farrer, b. Bryden ... 0 Slocomb jr., not out 9 Ward and Archbold did not bat. Extras l Total 129 Total 47 Page Thirty-seven Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Cowichan B (Won) Our trip, on the King ' s birthday, to Duncan, found fortune smiling on us, although the sun did not, and rain prevented an all-day game. However, we thoroughly avenged the defeat inflicted on us earlier in the season. Bryden, with 6 wickets for 9 runs, and Mr. Cocks with 4 for 10, dismissed the Cowichan XI for 24 runs. The first wicket fell at 15 and the other nine produced only 1 run each. Farrer and Mr. Round again brought off a good partnership, adding 50 runs for the 5th wicket. Cowichan Green, 1. b. w., b. Cocks Corbishley, c. Cocks, b. Bryden Williams-Freeman, b. Cocks . . . Charter, b. Cocks 9 5 0 0 Baiss, b. Bryden 2 Gait, not out 0 Crossland, b. Bryden • • • 0 Pearce, b. Bryden 2 Kirkham, b. Bryden 0 Hodding, b. Cocks 1 Hope, b. Bryden 0 Extras 5 Brentwood Mr. Cocks, c. Pearce, b. Crossland .. 1G Miller, b. Crossland 4 Farrer, not out 31 Scott-Moncrieff, c. b. Crossland . . 0 Bryden, c. Kirkham, b. Hope 3 Mr. Round, 1. b. w., b. Freeman .... 24 Creer, not out 3 Eustace, Appleton, Malkin and Dighton did not bat. Extras 10 Total 93 Total 24 Bowling Bryden — 6 wickets for 9 runs. Mr. Cocks — 4 wickets for 10 runs. Brentwood vs. Five C ' s B (Lost) Slocomb and Wilkinson collared our bowling in this match and enabled the Five C ' s to put up the respectable total of 188. We were without Bryden and Mr. Cocks, and our wicket-keeper, Farrer, proved most successful with the ball when he found a deputy behind the stumps and took the last three wickets for 7 runs. Creer, Henderson, Miller, Mr. Round, Appleton and Scott-Moncrieff scored double figures in their effort to knock off the runs, but our remaining batsmen failed to support them. Five: C ' s B Beeston, b. Capt. Dormer .. 0 Pillar, b. Creer 0 Slocomb sr., c. Farrer, b. Miller .... 53 Wilkinson, b. Scott-Moncrieff 59 Bleasdale, c. Phillips, b. Miller ..... 0 Shipway, st. Farrer, b. Miller 5 Vaughan, c. Symons, b. Scott- Moncrieff 34 Martin, c. Capt. Dormer, b. Farrer ... 15 Ward, not out 9 Armstrong, b. Farrer 4 Archbold, c. Symons, b. Farrer .... 0 Extras 9 Brentwood Miller, c. Martin, b. Bleasdale 19 Scott-Moncrieff, c. Bleasdale, b. Slocomb 10 Mr. Round, c. Martin, b. Slocomb .. 15 Farrer, b. Bleasdale 5 Creer, b. Bleasdale ' . .. 25 Capt. Dormer, c. b. Bleasdale ... 0 Henderson, c. Pillar, b. Vaughan ... 24 Eustace, 1. b. w., b. Vaughan 4 Appleton, c. b. Vaughan 12 Phillips, b. Martin 2 Symons i, not out 0 Extras 5 Total 119 Total 188 Bowling Capt. Dormer — 1 wicket for 52 runs. Scott-Moncrieff — 2 wickets for 44 runs. Creer — 1 wicket for 24 runs. Mr. Round — 0 wickets for 19 runs. Miller — 3 wickets for 25 runs. Farrer — 3 wickets for 7 runs. Page Thirty-eight Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. United Services (Won) June 10th This proved an exciting game. We won with about ten minutes to spare. We did well to dispose of Major Cobbett for 7 and to withstand his bowling for 8 overs without allowing him to capture a wicket. Messrs. Cocks, Round, Scott- Moncrieff, Creer and Miller batted well for the College, while Smith was the only opposing batsman to reach double figures. Brentwood Miller, b. Verrall 10 Scott-MoncrierT, 1. b. w., b. Verrall .. 16 Farrer, c. Flinter, b. Verrall 3 Mr. Round, b. Flinter 25 Mr. Cocks, b. Smith 33 Bryden, b. Flinter 0 Creer, 1. b. w., b. Verrall 13 0 0 0 Eustace, not out Appleton, b. Verrall Symons, b. Verrall Phillips, b. Smith 1 Extras 24 United Services Willcox, b. Bryden 4 Smith, b. Round 37 Verrall, c. Farrer, b. Cocks 1 Burns, b. Cocks 7 Cobbett, b. Cocks 7 Flinter, run out 5 Hughes, c. Appleton, b. Bryden .... 2 Soulter, run out 6 Wallace, b. Bryden 0 Pauline, c. Miller, b. Round 6 Bechard, not out 0 Extras 17 Total 125 Total Bowling 92 Mr. Cocks — 3 wickets for 31 runs. Mr. Round — 2 wickets for 8 runs. Bryden- 4 wickets for 23 runs. Miller — 0 wickets for 13 runs. THft T SINKIN FEELIN . Page Thirty-nine Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood vs. Albions (Won) June 17th This was the last match of the season and the victory gave us first place in the Wednesday League, as none of the opposing teams have been able to defeat our 1st cricket XL Mr. Cocks and Miller opened with 75 runs for the first wicket. The former hit merrily for his score of 80, and then Scott-MoncriefT, Farrer and Appleton added useful scores. We met with great success when the Albions started their innings. Bryden clean bowled three and Miller claimed one victim as a result of a good catch by Scott-MoncriefT. Walton, Freeman and Marshall gave us some trouble, but two splendid catches, one by Symons in the deep field — a one-handed beauty — and a smart one by Scott-MoncriefT in the slips, dismissed these hard-hitting batsmen, or at least two of them, while the third fell a victim to Scott-MoncrierT ' s bowling. Brentwood Mr. Cocks, b. Mcllmoyle 80 Miller, c. Mcllmoyle, b. Allwood ... 18 Bryden, b. Allwood 3 Mr. Round, b. Allwood 8 Scott-Moncrieff, c. Marshall, b. Mcl. 22 Farrer, b. Freeman 14 Creer, 1. b. w., b. Mcllmoyle 0 Appleton, not out 18 Eustace, b. Walton 0 Henderson, b. Walton 0 Symons, b. Freeman 0 Extras 16 Total 179 Albions Locke, c. Scott-Moncrieff, b. Miller 2 Wilkinson, b. Bryden 1 Lifton, b. Bryden 1 Lethaby, b. Bryden 0 Walton, b. Scott-Moncrieff 31 Freeman, c. Symons, b. S.-Moncrieff 25 Allwood, b. Scott-Moncrieff 11 Straker, b. Bryden 1 Marshall, c. Scott-Moncrieff, b. Bryden 33 Mcllmoyle, b. Scott-Moncrieff 5 Vaughan, not out 1 Extras 3 Total 114 Wednesday League Games Played, 6. Won, 5. Drawn, 1. Page Forty Brentwood College Magazine Batting Averages, 1925 No. of Innings Total Score Highest Score Times Not Out Average 9 318 116f 2 45.4 13 188 73 0 14.4 11 118 37f o 13.1 12 123 28 1 1 1.2 11 100 24 2 11.1 12 98 30 3 10.9 Miller 13 107 19 1 8.9 Scott-Moncrieff 13 111 22 0 8.5 13 102 29 1 8.5 6 29 11 1 5.8 7 21 11 0.0 9 7 .. 7 1 1 Q .y -j-Signifies not out Bowling Averages, 1925 Wickets Runs Average 44 255 . 5.8 12 76 O.o 17 109 6.4 Scott-Moncrieff 14 118 8.4 Miller 12 149 12.4 Mr. Round 9 120 13.3 Batting Averages, 1924 No. of Innings Times Not Out Highest Score 1 0 1 3. 1 xv u n s Mr. Locks 7 2 112f 343 68.6 Mr. Round 6 2 35f 101 25.2 8 2 33 1 03 17.1 7 1 26 76 12.6 Morse 7 0 64 84 12.0 Farrer 8 0 41 93 11.6 Creer 9 0 39 99 11.0 Henderson 4 0 24 43 10.7 6 0 40 59 9.8 Millpr 7 2 20 oU 6.0 -{•Signifies not out Boweing Averages, 1924 Wickets Runs Average Mr. Cocks 21 99 4.7 Mr. Round 5 27 5.2 Scott-Moncrieff 9 56 6.2 Miller 22 146 6.6 Bryden 17 190 11.2 Morse 10 139 13.9 Awarded ist XI Cricket Colours Season ' s Record, 1924 Games played, 11. Won, 9. Lost, 1. Drawn, 1. Page Forty-one Brentwood College Magazine CRICKET NOTES K. CREER: An improved captain, who has led his team to the head of the Wednesday League. Sound in the field, a useful change bowler and a fair bat with a weak defence on the leg peg. A. FARRER: Vice-captain. Keen in every department. As a wicket-keeper he has improved greatly. Has made useful scores and his batting style is improving. L. SCOTT-MON CRIEFF: A steady batsman with a good defence. He will score many runs as his age increases. He bowls a good length and fields well. J. BRYDEN: The hardest-worked member of the XI; out chief attack; has bowled remarkably well throughout the season. He hits hard and has a good eye. J. MILLER: A batsman with a good defence. Bowls a puzzling leg break. He must concentrate on length. R. APPLETON: A promising youngster who can hit, bowl and field. L. HENDERSON: A good field, a steady bat who, with more confidence, will make many runs. J. EUSTACE: A useful man who has been taught to play a straight bat. R. WILSON: A promising batsman who is developing a good defence. K. SYMONS: Keen, perhaps too keen. He must keep cool and learn to develop a sound defence. Has made some brilliant catches in the long field. J. MALKIN: A good young recruit who promises well for next season. R. E. PHILLIPS: Promises well. He will be a good bowler with more experience. The following have been awarded their colours for 1925 : — K. D. Creer , A. J. L. Farrer , L. Scott-Moncrieff , J. T. Bryden , R. Appleton, L. S. Henderson, J. -Miller . Awarded Colours in 1924 Page Forty-1 Brentwood College Magazine. Tennis TENNIS has made even more progress this year owing to the completion of three cinder courts and a third wooden one. The building of the wooden court was assisted by the boys and we now have three wooden courts in front of the. College. Last year Brentwood did very well in the Junior B. C. Lawn Tennis Tournament ; Clist managed to win two events and Henderson reached the semi-finals. The team this year is even stronger than last year and has been very successful in the matches played. It is composed of Henderson (captain), Campbell and Clist, all three of whom obtained their colours last year, and three new players, Morrison, Coleman i and Coleman ii. There are many junior enthusiasts, among whom Jones, Salter, Mowers, Sills and MacSwain are very promising and in years to come Brentwood should be very strongly represented in tennis. TENNIS TEAM Page Forty-three NEW TENNIS COURTS Brentwood College Magazine Brentwood College; vs. Kingston Street The first tennis match of the season was played on April 25th, against the Kingston Street Tennis Club, on our own courts. Brentwood started off well and took a comfortable lead, but after the interval for supper, Kingston Street were able to win the majority of the games, making the score 6 games to 5 in favour of Brentwood, when time was called. The games were all closely con- tested and some very good tennis was enjoyed by all . Brentwood was repre- sented by Clist, Henderson, Campbell, Morrison, Coleman i, and Haskamp. Brentwood vs. Victoria Brentwood succeeded in winning its second match of the season, on May 2nd, by defeating a team from the Victoria Lawn Tennis Club. The majority of the games went to three sets, all being very evenly contested. Proctor and Mersen, of Victoria, were the only pair to be undefeated, each of the Brentwood pairs losing one game and winning two. The final result was 6-3 in favour of Brentwood. The College was represented by Clist and Henderson, Morrison and Campbell and the Coleman brothers. Rainfall 1924 Total Daily Average Most In One Day September (14 days) 4.3 inches .30 inch 1.2 inches on 22nd October 6.8 inches .21 inch .9 inches on 31st November 6.1 inches .20 inch 1.1 inches on 7th December (13 days) 3.8 inches .29 inch 1.1 inches on 10th 1925 January (12 days) 2.9 inches .24 inch 1 inch on 26th February (18 days) 3.9 inches .22 inch 1.1 inches on 2nd March (6 days) 0 inches 0 inch April (19 days) .7 inches .06 inch .3 inches on 20th May .4 inches .01 inch .3 inches on 3rd This School is Noted for: Approximate Answers Broken-down Bicycles Chinese ' Cellos Delicious Doses Excellent Editors (?) Furious Flivvers Greasy Gravy Happy Holidays Invigorating Iodine Jolly Juniors Krazy Kats Leaky Lapstreaks Motherly Matrons Nameless New-boys Odorous Onions Pitiless Prefects Queer Questions Rusty Riders Sonorous Saxophones Terrible Terriers Useless Ukeleles Voluminous Voices Woeful Whackings Xcellent Xercises Youthful Yokels Zealous Zests H. M. LamprKv. Page Forty-five Brentwood College Magazine Etiquette Old King Tut Was a jolly old Nut, Till Egypt voted dry. Then he hired a room In a stylish toom, And started to mummify. He was satisfied With the way he dried For a million years or more ; ' Till the British Museem Broke into his dream With an axe on his big front door. They hired a man With a moving van, And never said, Excuse ! They were kind of curt When they took his shirt, And his throne, and his pants, and his shoes. They took his chair And his kitchenware, And the whole of his bedroom set. It was all so quaint, But yet it ain ' t What I call Etiquette. G. N. KlRKPATRICK. Page Forty-six Brentwood College Magazine Saturday Evening Entertainments Last Winter term on Saturday evenings, we were supplied with a very enjoyable kind of entertainment in the form of a cinematograph. This and a lantern slide projector were very kindly presented to the College by Sir Alfred Yarrow, who gave $500 to be used for the purchase of scientific instruments. The films were obtained from Vancouver, and thanks to Roome, who gave much of his time and labour to make each entertainment a success, we enjoyed very pleasant evenings. Unfortunately the reels were rather old, and often when Charlie Chaplin or Bill Hart were in a very striking scene, the film would slip and we should be left to imagine the subsequent adventures of these heroes. This rather severe strain on our imagination was, however, greatly helped out by Mr. Smith ' s performances on the piano, and these evenings were much appreciated by the whole school. Clergy Who Have Preached at the College The Right Rev. The Bishop of Columbia; The Right Rev. The Bishop of New Westminster ; The Venerable Archdeacon Heathcote ; The Very Rev. Dean Quainton ; Rev. J. S. A. Bastin ; Rev. W. Carroll ; Rev. A. L. Nixon ; Rev. F. C. Chapman; Rev. N. E. Smith; Rev. F. A. P. Chadwick; Rev. H. T. Archbold ; Rev. T. M. Hughes ; Rev. R. Connell ; Rev. A. E. de L. Nunns; Rev. W. T. Keeling; Rev. F. L. Stephenson. Latin is a language, As old, as old can be, It killed this ancient Roman, And now it ' s killing me. Page Forty-seven Brentwood College Magazine PMTT ' Ti im. Radio has improved steadily since the opening of the College, not only in the number of sets, but also in the size and quality of them. Great enthusiasm was shown during the winter term, although this has died down somewhat during the summer, owing to the light evenings. Through the kindness of the Headmaster, the Radio Club has again had the use of the radio room, which he selected for them last year. Very good results were obtained by all boys possessing sets in the radio room, ranging from a five-tube set to a crystal. Pittsburg and other places in the Eastern States have been tuned in by several of the larger sets. None of these, however, use standard size tubes, which have been proved to have given the best results. The filament current on these must be supplied by a storage battery instead of dry cells, which make the transportation of the set difficult. Therefore, to use dry cell tubes is more convenient for a set at school. Radio has made great progress in the school in theory and practice. The sets that we have at the present time are considered rather crude, regardless of the good results obtained. Next year we hope to have some of the more modern types of receivers in the school. Many varied and beautiful concerts have been received, but the real radio experimenter obtains the most out of radio, not by listening to concerts, but by trying out new circuits and getting them to work. Radio can be of great use to a boy if he is interested in electricity and engineering. He picks up a great deal of information about instruments met with and used in everyday life. The College, being more or less shut in on all sides by mountains and hills, does not offer a very good field to the radio fan. On the whole, radio at the College has been very successful, and everyone concerned is satisfied, but, being human, every boy owning a set is looking forward to the time when he will be able to afford a bigger and better set. T. H. Page Forty-eight Brentwood College Magazine The Santa Claus Twins of the Pantana Valley HE sun was low on the western horizon, and already Mount Leman cast its shadow over the foothills of El Rincon. The snowfields that capped the summit of this noble peak were bathed in the glorious colours of the setting sun, in marked contrast to the sombre hues of the canyon below. It was already twilight here, and there was a chilliness in the atmosphere that betokened a cold night. Even now the roar of the creek below grew less as the last rays of the sun paused momentarily on the summit and then left it shrouded in the grey after-light. A pack-train wound its way slowly and laboriously along the old stage road that crosses the Catalina Mountains to San Pedro from the Condon Mines. It was the regular monthly trip that the Rochester brothers made with supplies for the mine. They were old hands at mule-driving and were entrusted this time with a large sum of money for the next pay-day, on Christmas Eve. Dave and Sam were well on in life, with already silver threads among the gold. This winter evening the wind blew sharply and bitingly from the north. The men shivered and, buttoning up their mackinaws, broke into a brisk trot, the one leading and the other driving the mules. Both kept an eye open for a suitable camping place, for they had travelled far that day and twilight was short on this, the shortest day of the year. They were still far above the creek, and the road still wound along the rim of the canyon. The leader turned off at a little cow-path that went down the mountain side, and amidst an avalanche of loose shale the heavy-laden beasts slid down the gravel banks, now on their haunches, and again, when they came to a precarious ledge, making their way with careful footing over the slippery rock. At last they reached the bottom of the canyon at a spot where the stream widened out in a sandy plain. A few tall cottonwoods, once dwarfed against the massive walls of the canyon, now towered above the stream. A few clumps of mesquite were scattered about, and in one place formed a sort of hedge between a giant cotton- wood and the cliff. The leader halted and gave a grunt of satisfaction. Bueno, said his brother, and thereupon the two dismounted. A fire was built, and the animals were un- saddled and unpacked. Then each was given a generous feed of oats and tethered near the stream. When this was done, the men fried a pan of beans a-piece and boiled a pot of thick, black coffee. Over this frugal meal the two spent little time and few words. Afterwards they prepared to turn in, piling a heap of dead wood beside the fire and taking a last look at the horses and mules. According to their invariable custom, they said buenas noches to each other and rolled themselves up in their heavy Navajo blankets, feet to the blaze. In a few minutes they were sound asleep. Page Forty-nine Brentwood College Magazine A coyote yapped and a bob-cat snarled in answer. The stars twinkled down, cold and clear, over the desert. With the rising of the moon the horses began to grow restless. They pricked up their ears and stood on the alert. Two shadows carefully picked their way across the stream and drew near the sleepers. With noiseless tread they came up to the dying fire. One of the figures lying beside it tossed about and muttered in his sleep. At a look from his companion, whose hand moved to his belt, the taller of the two shook his head. He bent down and picked up two heavy pairs of leather saddle-bags. He did not need to open them to know that they were what he wanted. Taking a pair each, they hurried away as silently as they came, avoiding the horses, and disappeared down the canyon. A few minutes later, two horses with riders bent low against their necks sped out into the desert. They passed Bellota Ranch, the last outpost of civilization on that side of the Catalinas, before dawn dimmed the stars. Still they rode on at a long, steady trot, eating up mile after mile. By noon the heat had become so great that the two men stopped for a rest, and to refresh themselves and their horses on the juicy pulp of the olla cactus. Then they lay down in the shade of some giant cacti, with sombreros thrust well over their eyes to take a short siesta. Two hours later they were on the trail again. At the next hill the tall man stood up on his beautifully inlaid Mexican saddle. Behind them a cloud of dust hovered over the desert. The mule drivers were hot on their trail. Carlo Delgado ' s features hardened. A volley of Spanish oaths left his lips as he quickened the pace and headed due south, regardless of the rocky country in that direction. He must reach the border at any cost and take a chance at meeting some of his men. The line was only a few miles distant, and even then they could see a boundary post showing up sharp and white on a high hill. But the pursuers were pressing hard, too. They were half-a-mile behind and gaining rapidly. Still, the two Mexicans had a sporting chance if it came to a fight with the mule-drivers. Delgado loosened his revolvers in their holsters and slipped the safety catches. He shouted to his comrade to be ready to make a stand. As he turned in the saddle he saw a number of horsemen galloping towards them from the east. At last his men had come, and with a sense of relief he drew up short and dismounted. Both his horse and that of his partner collapsed with exhaustion. When the mule drivers rode up they were met by a sharp volley from the bandits, who had taken shelter behind the bodies of their horses. The two brothers dismounted just out of range and began stalking them, dodging from one giant cactus to another, and taking pot-shots with the sole effect of killing the horses. The siege was all over in a few minutes. The stray band of riders happened to be a squad of cavalry from the post at Nogales, who were detailed to watch for these same men, for Delgado and his partner, Juan Mendez, were wanted for the robbery of a bank in Albuquerque, and it was known that they had crossed the border from Sonora County two days before. At sight of the fleeing horsemen, Page Fifty Brentwood College Magazine the officer in charge had come up to find the cause of their hasty exit from the country and then arrested them on the charge of assault with intent to kill. Later the bandits were sent to the penitentiary at Leavenworth for the bank hold-up, Delgado getting a sentence of twenty-five years and Mendez fifteen years. Upon recovering the money, the Rochesters hastened on to the mine, arriving in time for the pay to be distributed on Christmas Eve. It is said that the beards of Dave and Sam were bleached so white in those two days and nights that they were henceforth known as the Santa Claus Twins. R. Latta. THE SPEED COP Page Fifty-one