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

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Brentwood College Magazine Logic An old Jew in the East End of London had a young Jew as an assistant, and after five years ' service of the latter, the following conversation took place between them : The Young Jew: I haf verked for you for five years vithout a rise; ain ' t it time I had von? The Old Jew : Veil, ve vill see. Now zare are tree hundred and sixty-five and a quarter clays in a year ; veil, call it 366 ; but you verk for me only 8 hours per day, and zare are 24 hours in a whole day, and tree eights are twenty-four, so ve must divide ze 366 by tree. Zat gives 122 full days. But you don ' t verk on Zundays, zo ve must take away 52 from ze 122. Zat leaves 70. Zen you are a Jew, and Zaturday is your Zunday, zo you don ' t verk on Zaturdays. Conze- quently ve must take away another 52. Zat leaves 18. Zen I gif you a fortnight ' s holiday erTrey year, ain ' t it? Zo ve must take 14 from ze 18, vich leaves 4; and zare are 4 Bank-holidays in ze year, zo, curse you, you don ' t verk for me at all, zo vy should I pay you anythink? Anonymous. Page Twenty-four

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Brentwood College Magazine Notes on Rowers REDPATH (bow): A powerful oar; must concentrate on holding his slide and coming off the feather sooner. COLEMAN mi (2): Hard-working oar. SIMPSON (3): A good oar, but must be careful not to pull out of the boat. SMITH (stroke): A good oar. NICKSON (bow): Has improved a great deal, but his hands are still heavy over the stretcher. MATTHEWS (2): A good oar; must concentrate on keeping his back straight and getting his blade square at the beginning. PEASE ma (3) : Has improved immensely, but must try to get his blade square at the beginning. FURBER (stroke): Has had very little practice; promised well. MASON-ROOKE (bow): Pulled well for his weight, but was forced to give up on account of sickness. First Crew Colours have been awarded to Redpath (bow), Coleman mi (2), Simpson (3), Smith (stroke). Second Crew Colours have been awarded to Nickson (bow), Matthews (2), Pease ma (3), Furber (stroke); also to Mason-Rooke for the good spirit he has shown. ONE OF THE COLLEGE FOURS '

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Brentwood College Magazine Sailing Sailing at Brentwood has been greatly augmented by the formation of a College Boat Club. The club has purchased two fast boats of the kitten class and has also constructed a good landing stage and moorings. There are also three other boats, privately owned by masters or boys. One of these belongs to the kitten class, another is a larger sloop of about five tons, and the remaining one is a small sloop about the size of the kittens. With all these boats there is a good chance for every boy to learn to sail, or, if he is already proficient, to enjoy thoroughly this kind of sport. The water near Brentwood is rather landlocked and so the wind is not often very steady, but usually comes in long gusts. There is, however, a reach near Senanus Island where a good breeze, coming down from Finlayson Arm, is usually both strong and steady. There is also occasionally a heavy wind from the Malahat which enables those who really want thrills to obtain them. To prevent accidents no sailing boat is allowed to go out unless the boy in charge has either received his sailing certificate or passed his preliminary test. To reduce the risk further, sailing bounds have been drawn up, which, while allowing the boats to get the best of the breeze, keep them always in sight of the college. To procure a sailing certificate the boy has first to pass a preliminary test in a moderate wind with either Mr. Hope or Mr. Grant, and then he has to pass his final test with a heavy wind blowing. In this way a boy who has passed his preliminary test may take a boat out on a moderately windy day, but only a boy with his full certificate may take one out in a heavy wind. The college sailing boats arrived at the end of the Easter term from Van- couver, and since their arrival they have been out nearly every day that they have been in commission. When the boats arrived, their gear was not in very good condition, but they have been thoroughly tested now, at the expense of two masts and several minor details. Both the Black Cat and the Grey Mouse have lost their masts since they have been here, but each time the loss occurred from flaws in the masts and not from the carelessness of the boys in charge. However, the masts have Page Twenty-five