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

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B r e 11 1 w o o d C o 1 1 e g e Magazine SCHOOL PRIZES V Form. 1, Luxton; 2, Genge. Remove Form. 1, Malkin; 2, Dayton. IV Form. 1, Vogler mi.; 2, Vogler ma.; 3, Bloxom. Headmaster ' s Prize for Reading in Chapel. Young. Leeder Prize for Music. Harrison. Curtis Prize for Conspicuous Ability in Mathematics. Harrison. Angus Prize for Natural Science. Deane ma. Williams Prize for Languages. Robertson. Scott-Moncrieff Prize for English Literature. Robinson. Major Spurgin ' s Prize for the Best Workman on the Chapel. Steward. Logan Cup for the Best Account of an Expedition. MacRae. An Exhibition of $100 for the boy showing the Best School Spirit during the year. Nickson and Pitfield. Two Exhibitions of $150 each, awarded on the Rhodes Scholarship plan, for boys returning to school for at least one more year. Wootten and II anbury. Yarrow Shield and Medal. Robertson. HIS year, owing to their rising popularity, rowi ng and cricket took away many of last year ' s regular sailors. However, several new boys were soon interested and had their sailing tests without delay. The weather made the boating season considerably shorter, so that the two Boat Club Kittens , in charge of Gray and Weir, were not ready till late in March. Rain persisted, however, and the first heavy winds did not come till late in April, when all the sailing craft went out together. As previously, before a boy may take charge of a boat, he must pass first a light wind and then a heavy wind test, in which he must show that he knows how to manage a boat in any wind. All the steady winds this season came down Finlayson Arm across the Bay and, if a Kitten could get out before the waves arose, it was very fine and dry. But the larger boats could weather the seas better and went out farther. Among the boats Rigby ' s Shamrock seemed even faster than last year, and Mayhew ' s Flaming Youth was surprisingly speedy with a beam wind, but would not tack to the extent of the Kittens . The arrival of Tipsy , too, after Easter, caused no little comment, and many curious landlubbers tried standing on her foredeck, much to the crowd ' s amusement and to their own embarrassment. Cowichan Regatta day, June 15th, dawned bright and clear, and the line of boats, with Mr. Beaumont ' s Discovery Isle leading, left at 8.30 a.m. ; Calland, fearing the prospect of being left behind, rushed along the Mouse and tipped her to a precarious position, till a gallant push cooled him off. In previous Regattas the race had always been started tco late, and the wind had dropped before the end ; to avoid this we this year arrived early, to find that th e wind had not yet arisen. It rose soon, however, and the boats got away to a good start. It was a short race, and after many changes Rigby came in first with three minutes over the Black Cat . After the race the boys were shown over H. M. S. Colombo , which was in the bay. They arrived home hungry and weary at 9 o ' clock. On the whole, sailing was fairly successful throughout the season, and we hope that next year the Boat Club will invest in something larger in sailing craft. Sailing Page Twelve

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B r e ii t w o od College Magazine Speech Day BRENTWOOD COLLEGE held its sixth annual Speech Day on Saturday, June 22nd, 1929. More than three hundred visitors took advantage of the ideal weather conditions, and saw the School and grounds looking their best. Among the visitors were the Premier, with Mrs. Tolmie. The afternoon started with water sports. One of the most interesting events was the handicap four-oared boat race in which all three crews, rowing in good form, finished within a length of each other. Another close event was the inter- house relay swimming race, in which, after four boys on each side had taken part, there was not more than four yards between the two. There was a good turnout for the diving and the sports ended with a humorous event known as a mop fight, in the course of which several of the canoes sank. Visitors and boys then assembled in the Gymnasium for the speeches and prizegiving. Owing to the unfortunate illness of the Headmaster, he was unable to read his report. His place was taken by Mr. P. F. Curtis, the Chairman of the Board of Governors, who gave a short address. He referred in moving terms to the sad death of Mr. Cocks during the year. He also mentioned the sickness of other masters during the year and paid tribute to Mr. Lister and Professor Farr, who had so ably substituted, and congratulated the School on having maintained, in spite of misfortunes, the usual high standard in athletics, which, he hoped, would also be found true of the studies after the examinations. Mr. Curtis was followed by Dr. S. J. Willis, the Superintendent of Educa- tion in the province. He said that such privately-owned schools as Brentwood did not in any sense compete with the government schools, but rather, when they were of the high standard which Brentwood maintained, he considered them a valuable supplement to the government educational system. Dr. Willis then distributed the prizes to the boys. After the prizegiving the visitors were entertained at tea in the dining-room and on the veranda overlooking the bay. On Sunday a large number of friends of the School attended a service in the School chapel, which was in the nature of a thanksgiving for the progress of the work to its present state, when it is possible to use the building, Mr. Bastin, the rector of the parish, took the service, Archdeacon Laycock gave the address, and the Simmers ' Band contributed music. The results follow : College Tennis Singles Championship (Leeder Cup). Ives. College Tennis Doubles Championship (McSwain Cup). Wootten and Hanbury. Sailing Race (Handicap. Shallcross and Jukes. Canoe Race. McNeill and Mayhew. Diving (Open). Marlatt. Sculling Race (Final). Spencer defeated Sharp. Sculling Race, Junior (Final). Roberts defeated Mackenzie. Four-oared Race, Handicap (Dickson Cups). Won by crew made up of Fogg, bow; Pitfield, 2; Matthews, 3; Nickson, stroke. Swimming Race, Junior. Yarrow. Swimming Race, Intermediate. Armstrong. Swimming Race, Inter-House Relay. Won by Round ' s House. Mop Fight. Hunter and Stubbs. Page Eleven

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Brentwood College M a g a z i n e The Sinking of the Shamrock The ill-fated Shamrock went for a sail On a windy clay in May ; A gusty wind blew up the Arm, And whitecaps flecked the bay. She crashed through many a choppy wave ; Her decks were soaked with spray ; ' Twas many a time she showed her keel To seamen on the bay. The other craftsmen on the bay Were sailing about in glee ; The whitened sails were a strong contrast To the caps on the foam-flecked sea. Friend Rigby was the skipper bold, And a crafty sailor he ; He could sail his ship in the strongest wind As in the heaviest sea. His one-man crew was Douglas Smith, Who, with captain, came to grief As they were sailing, barely moving, ' Twixt Daphne Isle and reef. The captain was thinking of work in school ( ? ) The crew of a meal, it seems ; When all at once they were in the sea, Which rudely shattered their dreams. I think we ' re running closely hauled, The skipper quoth to me, As heeled she o ' er, be gan to ship — And we attained the sea ! The wreck was sighted ; a Cat set off With Robinson in command, And he contrived with all his skill The captain and crew to land. Then our Head Man set out from shore; The sloop he took in hand, And many tacks it took to tow The salvaged boat to land. The captain of the fated sloop Should sooner have awaken ' d ; ; For thoughtlessness he had to pay — His certificate was taken. p Marlatt Page Thirteen