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

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Brentwood College M a g a z i n e Editorial IN spite of many difficulties in obtaining suitable contributions to the College Magazine, the editors hope that the standard of this issue will not be lower than that of former years. In this number more and better stories have been introduced, the sketches are probably not quite so good as last year ' s, and the standard of the poetry has changed very little. We regret that we cannot publish the prize essay for the Mt. Logan Cup. The latter was presented by Col. Foster for the best essay describing some interesting expedition undertaken by a boy. Owing to the brief time available for preparation, the essays were few and of little merit and consequently the prize will not be given this year. We hope that those boys who sent in contributions that have not been accepted, will not be discouraged and that they will try harder next year to offer something of greater merit. Perhaps the most notable change during the past year has been the division of the College into two Houses. When the number of boys had reached 110, it was felt that the school could be better organized in many ways as two separate units. Although all the boys are accommodated in the main building, separate dormitories and common rooms have been assigned to each House, and in every way possible the buildings have been adapted to fit in with the general scheme. By this plan, opportunity has also been afforded for a healthy rivalry in inter- house sports. The change has been well justified, but we look forward to the time when each House will have its own separate building and when it will be possible for a Housemaster to organize his House in his own individual way. Other changes of less importance and evidences of the growth of the school should be mentioned. At the beginning of the year the extensive and comfortable Lounge was converted into a Library and Reading Room for the use of the whole school. Splendid progress has been made since Christmas in the building of the Chapel. All boys are giving one afternoon a week of their recreation time to this work and they deserve a word of praise for the spirit they have shown in overcoming many difficulties. The new Music Rooms occupy a pretty site a short distance from the main building and have proved to be a great boon not only to the musicians themselves but also to their less gifted colleagues. The Boat-house has been enlarged considerably and a new float constructed. The three new cinder courts, which were of little use last year, have been carefully swept, watered and rolled and they are now in excellent condition. The drainage system in the playing fields which were levelled and extended last year, did not work satisfactorily during the winter. Consequently much time and labour have been spent in constructing an elaborate network of drains which should prove very satisfactory in future. Two houses for the use of assistant masters were completed by Christmas. In June, 1925, six boys were entered and passed the Senior Matriculation Examination, the first three boys in the school ranking 3rd, 4th and 7th in the whole Province of British Columbia, and fourteen passed the Junior, one Page Six

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Brentwood College Magazine Self-Dependence Weary of myself, and sick of asking What I am, and what I ought to be, At this vessel ' s prow I stand, which bears me Forwards, forwards, o ' er the star-lit sea. And a look of passionate desire O ' er the sea and to the stars I send : Ye who from my childhood up have calmed me, Calm me, ah, compose me to the end ! Ah, once more, I cried, ye stars, ye waters, On my heart yonr mighty charm renew ; Still, still let me, as I gaze upon yon, Feel my soul becoming vast like yon ! From the intense, clear, star-sown vault of heaven, Over the lit sea ' s unquiet way, In the rustling night-air came the answer : Wouldst thou be as these are? Live as they. Unaffrighted by the silence round them, Undistracted by the sights they see, These demand not that the things without them Yield them love, amusement, sympathy. And with joy the stars perform their shining, And the sea its long moon-silvered roll ; For self-poised they live, nor pine with noting All the fever of some differing soul. Bounded by themselves, and unregardful In what state God ' s other works may be, In their own tasks all their powers pouring, They attain the mighty life you see. O air-born voice, long since, severely clear, A cry like thine in mine own heart I hear : Resolve to be thyself ; and know that he Who finds himself, loses his misery! M. Arnold. Page Five

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Brentwood College Magazine candidate obtaining Honours in seven subjects, one in six and another in five. Five boys are taking the Senior Matriculation examination this year and twenty- seven are taking the Junior Examination. We hope they will all be successful. The sports record of the school continues to be very good, as the following pages show in some measure. The 1st Rugby XV again secured the Scott- MoncriefF Shield and also won the Heyland Cup for the Island Intermediate Championship and the Province Cup as Provincial Intermediate Champions. We are not sure that it is altogether a good thing to win so many victories. There are probably few boys who will agree with this statement. However, a boy who does not learn how to lose has missed a valuable lesson in life. During the past year the College has been fortunately free from epidemics of a serious nature. There have been a few cases of influenza and many colds during the winter term, but otherwise the boys have been very healthy. We should like to remind all boys who are leaving Brentwood this year, that in future the editors of this magazine would heartily welcome any contributions from them or from any other old boys. Up to the present we have found great difficulty in keeping in touch with boys who have left Brentwood. As the lives of old boys are the test of the school ' s ability to produce Men, we should like to know very much more about their activities when they leave here. Valete Smith Gray ma. Campbell ma Farrer Redpath Bryden Beevor-Potts Brock Wilson ma. Coleman ma. Coleman mi. Ker Curtis McTavish Miller Hamersley McLachlan Davidson Henstock ma. Hen stock mi. Eyres Forester Crease Pease ma. Pease mi. Peacock Jones McCarthy Field Page Seven