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 • i ft THE SECOND CREW BUCK COULTER ALLAN NICKSON Page Twenty-one

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Brent w o o d G o 1 1 e g e Magazi n e and training. In spite of these handicaps, the form shown by the boys was most creditable and was most favourably commented on by experienced critics. Three crews represented the school at the J. B. A. A. regatta on Victoria Day at the Gorge. Rowing in borrowed shells the 1st crew were only beaten by half a length by the 1st J. B. A. A. crew, which later was to win the Buchanan trophy for senior fours at the North Pacific regatta. The 2nd crew were beaten somewhat easily and the 3rd crew made a splendid race in the novices event, being only beaten on the post. As a boys ' crew can only be rated as a junior crew, their showing against senior oarsmen is very satisfactory. There are plenty of promising young oars in the school and everything points to a continuance at Brentwood of successful competition in rowing and of the best traditions of the sport. Notes on First Crew WILSON i (bow) : A hard-working, powerful oar with a tendency, largely eliminated, to be short in the water, and late in the catch. MALKIN (2): Drives the oar well through and keeps good time. Is inclined to swing out of the boat and duck his hands coming forward, thus skying his blade and rocking the boat. FRASER (3): A very strong, promising oar. Will be first-rate when he has his slide under proper control. J. T. SHARP (stroke): A thoroughly experienced oar who has his crew under good control. He has a tendency to clip the finish and not drive it through to the last ounce of power. The Picnic May the 25th was hot and clear, an ideal day, and as there was a large supply of provisions, the picnic, supervised by Mr. Privett, was a very enjoyable one. The party, accompanied by the sail-boats and several small motor-boats, left the school on the Tern and reached Sandy Beach. Lunch followed their arrival, and then the party split up into disciples of walking (an ever-popular pastime here), swimming, and sailing. Most of the party spent all the afternoon following those pursuits until, about four-thirty, an impelling desire for nourish- ment brought them back. While supper was being prepared, the unheralded feature event of the day took place — a long-range sea fight between the two motor-boats, with oranges for missiles. Few direct hits were scored by either side, but this was rather unnecessary, as the oranges, in their increasingly dilapidated condition, took the form of shrapnel rather than solid shot, and soon, owing to disintegration of the ammunition, the battle was terminated. Neither side was considered the winner, although two opinions have been advanced. Supper took a long time, owing to the presence of a seemingly inexhaustible supply of ice cream, and so by the time everyone had finished, it was time to return and the picnickers packed up and, tired but happy and replete, they reached the school at about eight o ' clock. A silent vote of thanks was accorded Mr. Privett, who was in charge of the picnic and who, forgetting his position of master, helped materially in making the holiday a success. Page Twenty

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Brentwood College M a g a z i u e Swimming DURING the year 1930-31, interest in swimming and diving was greatly stimulated, largely due to a successful invasion of the swimming team in the High School aquatic gala. The team was victorious in the senior relay, Wilson i and Malkin annexed first and third places in the senior fifty yards, and Wilson took first place in the diving. The swimming season commenced the last week in April. A swimming class was organized by Wilson i and enthusiastic swimmers were aided and taught to develop the crawl . As the class progressed, interest spread and it was decided to form a separate branch which devoted its time to the mastering of the art of diving. Although the classes had only actually started when Speech Day came, nevertheless it was thought that the standards of natation were higher, as was evident in the Speech Day races. The principal interest lay in the intermediate race. These boys showed lots of speed and have fair promise for next year. It was the opinion of the spectators that the diving had improved considerably since last year. It is hoped that the aims of the swimming and diving class, to improve the calibre of swimming and diving at Brentwood, will be expanded in the coming year by the boys who have received the fundamentals in this healthy sport. SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM BROCKIE MAI4-QN COUNTER MITCHELL BUCK WILSON i WILSON ii Page Twenty-two