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

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B r e 11 1 w o o d College Ma g a z i 11 e Old Boys ' Notes THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Old Boys was held at the College on Old Boys ' Day, November 10th. The following is the report of the Secretary-Treasurer : — Annual Meeting of the Old Brentonians Number present, 23. It was decided to draw up Rules for the Association. 1. The Association should be called The Old Brentonians ' Association . 2. The following are eligible for membership of the Association : — ( a ) Any boy who has honourably terminated his school career. ( b ) Past and Present Members of the Governing body. ( c ) Past and Present Members of the School Staff. ' (d) At the discretion of the Committee other persons not included in (a), (b), (c). 3. The officers shall consist of : — President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary- Treasurer, and Local Secretary. 4. The Committee shall consist of the President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Local Secretary. It shall have the power to deal with matters arising in the intervals between meetings of the Association. 5. The Officers and Committee shall be elected annually at the Thanksgiving Meeting, 6. The Committee shall submit a report on action taken, for confirmation at the General Meeting of the Association. 7. The Secretary shall draw up the agenda for each General Meeting. 8. With the permission of the Headmaster there shall be held annually at the School a General Meeting, at which the Balance Sheet for the previous financial year shall be presented by the Secretary-Treasurer. 9. The membership fee, or subscription, to the Association shall be one dollar ($1.00) annually, payable in advance. 10. No rule of the Association shall be altered or rescinded except by a majority of those present at the Thanksgiving Meeting. President - -- -- -- -- -- - D. Phillips Vice-Presidents - - - J. Miller, R. Wilson, P. Wolfe Secretary-Treasurer - -- -- -- -- K. Symons Local Secretary - -- -- -- -- -J. Nickson The following are extracts from letters received from Old Boys during the past year : — 18 Weymouth Street, London W. 1, April 8, 1929. Dear Mr. Hope: — As you see, I am now in London, and on my Easter holiday. T have been in various places for the last three weeks, but I am now settled here until the 18th. when I return to Cambridge. During the last week, Appleton and I have been seeing a little of England in a car we rented. We went up the East Coast to Edinburgh, where we spent a day seeing the castle and looking about at places of interest. Williams was able to get a morning off, so he joined us at the castle, and then we all had lunch together. From Edinburgh we went West to Carlisle, and then South along the West Coast. We spent a morning in Stratford-on-Avon and saw all there was to see there. We then returned to London for a night and then set out for Devon. During our trip we went into some wonderful churches as well as Lincoln and Ely Cathedrals. There are certainly some beautiful old places to see. Page Thirty-one

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Br ent w o o d 0 o 1 1 e g e Magazine Tennis HE school ' tennis has suffered again this year from the increasing popularity of cricket, and, as nearly all the members of the first six are in A the cricket eleven, it is a rare event to see them on the courts at all. There are, however, many keen beginners who, if they escape Mr. Cassels ' eagle eye, should soon bring the tennis standard up to its old level again. Hanbury, the tennis captain, proved very energetic, and under his super- vision most of the wire-netting was renewed, and a three-foot board backing put up. The singles ladder was very popular, and, as usual, was the means of selecting the first six, which consisted of Robertson, Wootten, Hanbury, Ives, Robinson, and Spencer. The school tournaments started rather late in the summer term, but were very successful, providing several close matches, Ives winning the Singles Championship and Wootten and Hanbury the Doubles. The school were rather disappointed to hear that the Provincial junior Championships would not take place until after the end of the term, as this will considerably curtail the number of entrants from the College. Owing to the short term and the scarcity of vacant half-holidays, the first team secured only one match, against the Victoria Tennis Club, by whom they were decisively beaten by 7 matches to 2. In accordance with the decision to cancel, this year, the various competitions for the house cup, there was no house match. The School has been very fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Davis in place of the Emperor of China . The following alludes to his one and only weakness : — Ode to The Cook He puts them in the omelette, He puts them in the stew, Roast, boiled, and fricassee, you bet, All have that flavour too. He peels and peels them all day long, And far into the night; Unless the flavour ' s extra strong He thinks it isn ' t right. Its potent charm we often yield To smite our foes withal ; They sniff it on the rugger field And promptly drop the ball. For high disdain of epicure, Or diatribes of pungence, He careth naught, so he can cry — I surely ' know my onions. ' Anon. Page Thirty

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B r e 11 1 w o o d College M a g a z i n e I came up from Kent, where I was staying, to see the Boat Race, and had a wonderful view of it from the Barnes enclosure, into which I was fortunate enough to get a ticket. It really was not much of a race, but very interesting for me to see. Everyone thought it would be much closer. I had a very good term at Cambridge, but I did not have many ga mes, which was rather disappointing. I had some very good fun playing ice-hockey for John ' s. We had an absolutely rotten team, but I enjoyed thoroughly the games I played. We had four weeks of very cold weather, so we had lots of chances to skate. 1 hope to play lots of tennis next term, but I also have to work very hard indeed, as I simply have to clean up my 1st M.B. It is all very interesting, and I don ' t find it in the least bit hard to get down to work. Appleton and I continually talk about Brentwood. We both think that it is the best place we have ever seen. I really don ' t think there could be a more ideal place. Unfortunately I wasted a year at the beginning, but I know that my last two years made up for it to a great extent. I most certainly have been given some wonderful opportunities, and from now on I see where it is up to me to make the best of it. If I can only get through all these various exams, I believe I could make a jolly good shot at it. I had a letter from Mrs. Staples several weeks ago, and it sounded as if the Chapel was going ahead by leaps and bounds. I suppose there are very few chapels built by schoolboys, and I am pleased I had a hand in it. I should like to see some of these English boys using hammers. A very peculiar thing happened on Easter Sunday, when Appleton and I were walking in Hyde Park. We ran into Grieve of all people. He rides a motorcycle about and seems to be quite a man about the place. He is quite tall and seems to be a different person from what I knew at Brentwood. I do not know what he is finally going to do, but he is very anxious to return to Canada, and I believe he is doing so in the summer. I have heard some very good reports on the Brentwood rugger team. I wish they could come over here and show a few of the schools how to play the game. I really must stop, as it is becoming quite late. Please give my very kindest regards to Mrs. Hope and the Leeders. I often think of the very pleasant times I spent there. Yours very sincerely, W. O. GREEN. Cadet Mess, Royal Air Force, Cranwell, Nr. Sleaford, Lincolnshire, November 29, 1928. Dear Mr. Hope: — This is just a note, written to let you know how I am getting on; I thought you might like to have a word as to my whereabouts. As you see from the heading, I was accepted for Cranwell and have been here since the first of September. We have rather a wonderful place here, all told. There are a hundred and fifty Flight Cadets, and as many men and officers. We divide our time between flying, about seven hours a week, workshops, every branch of aero-construction and engines, and lectures (air pilotage, map reading, wireless, R. A. F. History, and organization). Then we have drill and athletics. In athletics we have rugby, soccer, hockey, squash, boxing, fencing, swimming, and in summer there will be cricket, tennis, rowing, running and all track sports. I received a paper from home today and I want to offer my congratulations, although a bit late, for the very fine game the team must have put up against the Rowing Club. I ' ve had a bit of tough luck; I made the first rugger team here and then wrecked my knee in the fourth game, against Uppingham. We beat both Sandhurst and Woolwich this year, and are rather proud of the team. I have spent the last two months in hospital, so I am slightly fed up. Please remember me to any friends I have in the school or staff, with kind regards to yourself and Mrs. Hope. Yours sincerely, ERIC DE PENCIER. Page Thirty-two