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

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B r e n t w o o cl C o 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e The Aero Club THE Aero Club was founded in October, last year, chiefly due to the efforts of Steward. The Headmaster offered to the Club two rooms in the class- room building, one of which served as a club-room, the other as a workshop. The club-room was decorated with model planes and pictures of various flying machines, and a stove and radio made it a very attractive place during the winter. It was decided to limit the membership to thirteen and to admit only those interested in aviation. As a matter of interest the names of the original members are inserted : — Mr. Hope, Hon. Member ; Mr. Cassels, Hon. President ; Fogg, President ; Pratt, Sectretary ; Gray, Treasurer ; Steward, Frith, Moore, Smythe, Malkin, Weir, Marlatt, Ballachey, Woods, and Hayward. At least one of the above is to enter the R. A. F. through Cranwell. The banquets held at the end of each term made a wide appeal, and were very successful. The Club is indebted to Mr. Yarrow for the loan of some very useful books of reference. Of great interest were the lectures given by Mr. Cassels, Mr. Yarrow, and Mr. Stocks, and they were very much appreciated by the Club. THE BUCHANAN PERPETUAL TROPHY AND RANK OF MONTREAL CHALLENGE SHIELD WON BY OUR SENIOR FOUR AT THE N. P. A. A. O. REGATTA Page Seventeen

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Brentwood College Magazine Our second crew rowed against a crew of the J. B. A. A. at the Gorge Regatta in May. On this occasion, the water was choppy and the crew at first failed to adjust themselves to the conditions prevailing and allowed their opponents to obtain a lead of more than a length. At the bend in the course. Spencer at stroke called on his crew for a great effort. They gradually crept up on the leaders, and by a truly magnificent spurt forced their boat into the lead in the last few strokes of the race, winning by a margin of a few feet only. In the summer term we bought a new four-oared shell and our first crew started intensive training for the Regatta of the North Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen, which takes place at Esquimalt in July. The first crew are a strong, medium weight crew who may be relied on to make a great effort at that Regatta, where they will meet older and more experienced crews. Sculling has been the chief sport of many of our smaller members. Pratt has been training in a single shell and will represent us in the Junior Sculling event in the July Regatta. Our Speech Day water sports were a great success. This day was one of the few fine hot days of this term and a large crowd of parents and friends turned out to watch the races. The results of these races are found in the Speech Day report. In reviewing the year ' s waterfront activity, I would call attention to a lack of interest this year in inter-house and inter-form competition. I feel that too much of the energies of our senior boys were confined to preparation for the July Regatta to the detriment of the school rowing in the summer term. There was not much time spent by either the senior boys or the masters on the coaching of beginners and junior crews as in the previous season. It is a matter for careful consideration whether the entry of a crew or crews in this after-term regatta is in the best interests of the Boat Club as a whole. We very heartily congratulate the 1st crew, consisting of Nickson (captain and stroke), Pitfield (No. 3), Matthews (No. 2) and Fogg (bow) on their great victory at Esquimalt. In winning the senior fours, the feature race of the Regatta, the crew demonstrated their exceptional fitness of mind and body and we are sure feel well rewarded for their sportsmanlike conduct in giving up three weeks of their holiday for the purpose of training at Brentwwd. All those connected with Brentwood are very proud of the 1st crew. The Vancouver crew, which included three old Brentwood boys, had the great misfortune to collide with a boom of logs on the edge of the course, breaking their shell in two. Our sincere sympathy is extended to them. Regatta Page Sixteen

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B r e ii t w o o d C 1 1 e g e M a g a z i n e The Visit of H.M.C.S. Vancouver ON October 15th, amid much excitement on the part of the boys, H. M. C. S. Vancouver arrived after her cruise up the West Coast. The junior forms were allowed to go on board that afternoon, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The officers and crew of the destroyer did every- thing in their power to explain the mechanism of the guns, torpedoes, and engines, and to answer the innumerable questions asked them. That evening the crew had a basketball game among themselves in preparation for the rugby match the next day. Much to the joy of the senior boys — likewise to the consternation of the juniors — it was announced that the fifth and sixth forms would be taken on a short cruise to Cowichan Bay. Those on this trip were able to gain considerable knowledge with regard to naval tactics. When a few miles out, an imaginary enemy was sighted, and a smoke screen laid. Decks were cleared for action, and the sailors all took their respective positions by the guns and torpedoes. Various orders were given and carried out as they ordinarily would be in time of war. On the return trip, after the enemy had disappeared, man overboard was called ; the destroyer was stopped, a boat lowered, and the man (a buoy) rescued. During these manoeuvres the officers and crew of the Vancouver fully demonstrated the details of the technique observed in the execution of the fore- going operations. The boys were allowed to wander from bow to stern, and from bridge to engineroom. A few boys actually had the privilege of steering her under the captain ' s instruction. Many thanks are due to Lieutenant- Commander Woods for giving them the opportunity of seeing one of Canada ' s destroyers at sea. In the afternoon, when lessons were over, the crew of the Vancouver entered into competition with the boys of the school in sculling and canoe races. The canoe race was won by the destroyer, although McNeill and Spencer did their utmost to make the result otherwise. The doubles race was won by the College, represented by Fogg and Pratt, who were able to defeat their opponents owing to their continual practice, or rather to the inability of their adversaries to obtain practice. The single sculling race was won by Sharp without much opposition. However the Navy oarsman had never been in a craft of that kind before, and showed marvellous sportsmanship in persevering in the way he did. After the race he unfortunately lost one of his oars. Much to the amazement of the spectators he recovered this without the aid of the occupants of the boats which rushed to the rescue. To complete the afternoon ' s sport, a very interesting rugby match was played, which the 1st XV won for the school. That evening Lieutenant-Commander Woods thanked the boys for the splen- did way in which they had endeavoured to entertain his officers and crew, and, in answer to the Headmaster ' s praise of the sportsmanship displayed by those who Page Eighteen