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

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Brentwood College Magazine MR. M. H. ELLIS, M.A. (Oxon.) MR. M. H. ELLIS, the new Headmaster, was born in England and educated at Shrewsbury School, where he was captain of the Football XI and stroked the School VII I for two years. From Shrewsbury he went to Oxford, where he won an Exhibition at Keble College. He rowed for two years in the Oxford University crew against Cambridge. Mr. Ellis took an honours degree in History, From 1922 to 1926 he was a member of the staff of Westminster School in London, where he coached the school crews for Henley, was an officer in the O. T. C, and for two years was an assistant housemaster. In 1926 he came to Canada. From 1927 to 1932 he has been a housemaster at Shawnigan Lake School. Page Five

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Brentwood College Magazine Presentation to Mr. and Mrs. Hope ON Friday, June 24th, an illuminated address and a silver tea set were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Hope before leaving Brentwood. Mr. Round in an after-dinner speech expressed the regrets of the whole school that the Headmaster had found it advisable to resign his position at the College this year. He said that the senior boys in particular owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Hope for the time and attention he had given to them, for the privileges which they enjoyed, for the variety of courses that were offered them in preparation for the numerous universities for which they were trained, and for his understanding insight into all their problems and difficulties. He knew of no school anywhere which offered such decided advantages to its senior boys as Brentwood did. He added that one could not pay a tribute to Mr. Hope without mentioning the school chapel. The Headmaster had spent unlimited thought, time and energy on the construction of this building. In many ways it was a lasting monument to his work during the past nine years. If succeeding headmasters would but carry on this noble work, the chapel when completed should be the finest of its kind in this country. Lastly Mr. Round touched upon a personal characteristic of the Headmaster, viz., his sense of humour. During the past few years one could recall many difficulties through which Mr. Hope had laughingly made his way. The trials and difficulties of a headmaster were many and various, and unless they were soothed by a sense of humour, he was sooner or later bound to fall. The Headmaster and Mrs. Hope thanked the school for their kindness and good wishes. To Brentwood ' s Name To Brentwood ' s Name we sing our praise, To Her our joyful voices raise, To hours gone by, and happy days, We SHOUT her name. The spirit of her splendid past, In men who through dominions vast Have wandered, and who at the last Shall bring her fame. In games, in sport, in struggles tried, To fighting spirit ne ' er denied, We raise a shout of glorious pride To Brentwood ' s Name. L. R. Phiujps. Page Four

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Brentwood College Magazine Occasional Jottings The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things. IN late September the school was brightened by an interlude which nearly caused us to lose a member of the staff. Suffice it to say that three fishers had gone fishing, and had not returned. How the news flew. Wives despaired — the master on duty became consolation officer for the day — the less literary members of the school openly rejoiced. Search parties were organized. The first search party did its business, and searched ; the second party sought, and got lost ; the third party was about to start when the fishermen found it. The fishers had run out of gas and, bravely battling the wind and the spray, had rowed with floorboards most of the way. The Staff, during the winter months, found a welcome relief from the day ' s work in the gentle art of ping pong. Some of the Staff can ping a pretty good pong. A junior member of the Remove was heard audibly to remark, however, with unutterable contempt : Huh, tiddley-winks next, I suppose . We have been asked to contradict the rumour that the Prefects decide their business for the day by spinning a coin. It had been generally thought that calling was more or less along the following lines : Heads, take it easy ; tails, take a rest; and if the coin stands on its edge, do a little work. The School Band pursues its turgid way in spite of venomous criticism. We maintain, however, that it requires genius to give recognizable imitations of a cow ' s last lament or feeding timle at the zoo. Where the orchestra excels, however, is in its rhythm. Even the most unmusical of us can now detect the difference between that pathetic Um-twang, um-twang, um-twang, urn , and the more lively and stimulating Twang-diddy-twang-twang-twang-twang-twang. I have recently been asked whether I believe in working (a) in the early morning, (b) in the morning, (c) in the afternoon, (d) in the evening, (e) late at night. My answer to all these queries is in the negative. The Fifth Form has recently taken to itself two new mottoes. The first, that sweet, mysterious aid, so often seen above the beds of little children, Heat lost equals heat gained , and the second, even more inspiring in its sweet simplicity, Barly to bed and early to rise Complete the square, or factorize. Page Six