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

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B r e 11 1 w o o d College Magazine had represented the Vancouver in sports, expressed his admiration for the way in which Brentwood played their games. The three hearty cheers and a tiger which followed showed the esteem in which the school held the seamen. The next morning H. M. C. S. Vancouver steamed out of Brentwood waters. Everyone was very sorry to see her go, and all windows and the Point were tilled with boys trying to get a last glimpse of the destroyer which had given them such an excellent time. Chapel Services The following clergy very kindly took services at the College this year :— The Right Rev. C. B. Schofield, Bishop of Columbia; The Very Rev. Dean Quainton ; Rev. J. S. A. Bastin ; Rev. S. Ryall ; Rev. F. C. Chapman; Rev. N. E. Smith ; Rev. T. M. Hughes ; Rev. O. L. Jull ; Rev. T. Clayton. in the rim Ft w C MAY scc . Page Nineteen

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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

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WITH six old colours to call upon Robertson had a strong nucleus round which to build his cricket eleven, and he is to be congratulated on having captained quite the strongest team that Brentwood has yet had. It is particularly satisfactory to record that the strength of the team continued down to the last man. There was no batting tail, very little weakness in the fielding, and two of the last three colours were several times called upon to bowl. As in the previous season, the team played matches without the aid of Masters against senior men ' s teams, and the only defeat suffered was at the hands of Cowichan, when all the luck went against us. In the return match we piled up a total of 230, the highest yet made by the school, to win by a large margin. Another record was made in the match against University School, when Robertson hit up 90, the highest individual score made at Brentwood. But even more encouraging batting was seen against the Waterloo Club, when, after the earlier batsmen had not done very well, the last five wickets put on over 100. As was expected, Mitchell ma. proved again to be our most useful bowler : we were not so dependent on him as we were last year, for Robertson improved enough to run him close in the averages, and there were several other bowlers who could have been used more if needed. The fielding of the team was again of a high standard, as indeed it always should be at a school. The season has not been so successful for the 2nd XI and Juniors. It was more difficult than usual to arrange matches, and only three were played by the second and one by the third. The second won a close match against Shawnigan Lake School and lost two close matches against University School second. For them Weir made a hard-working and capable captain, and the following were given colours : Young, Shallcross, Stubbs, Archibald, Mayhew, McNeill, Tha, and Cleat. The third team played one match against University School third and were rather badly beaten. It is very much to be hoped that a higher standard will Page Twenty