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

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B r e n t w o o d College Magazine Occasional Jottings The time has c ome the Walrus said, To talk of many things. DURING the Lent term we were fortunate in securing the following promi- nent business and professional men of Victoria to come and talk to the senior boys on the subject of careers: Dr. D. M. Baillie, who spoke on the future of medicine; Mr. J. Y. Copeman, on law; Mr. Tom Golby, on mining; Mr. L. A. Grogan, on accountancy, and Mr. R. Mayhew, on the essential qualities of a business man. Under the organisation and guidance of Mr. Phillips, a Reference Library has been started in the School. We now possess some 300 volumes, and shall welcome with grateful thanks any additions thereto from Old Boys or friends of the School. We were heartily glad to welcome to the School, during the Lent term, a team of Old Boys and others who travelled from Vancouver to spur on the newly- formed Oxford Group in the School. :js The slight epidemic that occurred during the Lent term reminded one of that famous Spanish lady whose history is perpetuated in the following lines : There was a young lady from Spain, Who was horribly sick in the train. Not once, but again, and again, and again, And again, and again, and again. We would very much like to know Angus ii ' s time for the cross country; we feel it must be a record. {c 3|s 5|C 5jS We touch our forelocks to one Kidd who had the temerity to take a bath when fully clothed. These St. Michael boys are always asserting their independence. sj= Who is there to tell what wonders this age of progress may yet bring forth? This year has seen one of the Matrons smoking her first cigarette, and the other, on Old Boys ' Day, drinking a glass of beer and singing, Blow the man down, in a fruity contralto. K May we congratulate that fine body of men, the Brentwood Bass and Bari- tone Brigade? To sing the bass of Sun of My Soul was in itself an achieve- ment, but to induce the rest of the School to follow them was simply staggering. More power to you, ye mighty gastric (?) rumblers. Page Four

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B r e 11 1 w o o d C o liege Magazine Editorial THE school magazine has always the somewhat morbid duty of registering the passage of yet another school year. In this respect it serves as a milestone of the events and happenings which constitute the normal life of the school. Dealing first with the less pleasant aspects of the editor ' s work, we have to announce the departure of three members of the staff. Mr. Ingham-Hope. who has been with us for six years, will be especially remembered by the rowers, past and present, for the service and care that he has given to coaching the crews. It was under his guidance that the school met with the outstanding success in the N.P.A.A.O. regatta of 1929. Mr. Phillips we will remember for the diversity of his interest in us — always for our welfare and benefit. He will have cause to remember us from the damaged finger that he sustained playing rugger in a practice game. To Pat Hope we must also say good-bye and thank him for his perpetual good humour and willingness to help. To them all we extend our heartfelt thanks and sincere good wishes for the days to come. Mr. Kinch ( Daddy ) and Steve Carter command, too, our thanks — the latter for his attention to the inner man, the former for his attention to the outer. Passing now to a cheerful vein, we have to congratulate the Headmaster ' s engagement to Miss Sheelagh Parr, of Killdoone and to announce his impend- ing marriage ( an accomplished fact before our good wishes return from the printers). We wish them all happiness and shall welcome Mrs. Ellis to our midst next term. As we pass on to the survey of the previous year, two facts compel our attention. The first, the almost entire absence of sickness throughout the year, and the second, the successes which our teams have achieved in the various branches of sport in spite of the small numbers of the school this year. It is always the custom to compare unfavourably the teams and classes of the present year with those of past years; boys who have been with us for some years and have impressed their personalities upon us, leave, and we feel that they can never be replaced. Yet it has been our experience this year that such loss has been more than repaired by the growth of new talent, which has shown itself sometimes in unexpected places. This may have been due in part to the greater opportunities afforded to boys in a school of small numbers, but chiefly was it due to the excellent spirit which the teams as a whole showed. If we may single out one match as an example of this spirit we would refer to the return match with University School — more particularly described in the Rugby notes. Page Three

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B r e 11 1 w o o d College Magazine We deplore the headgear of our Captain of tennis. It seems a pity that he should deprive the fair sex of what we have always deemed to be their prerogative. The photographers have been expectionally busy this term. We congratulate Tom Kelley on three excellent pictures. Taking them in order: No. 1, Th e Runner, is an excellent still life study. Though the runner does not appear in the picture, his absence testified to his speed. He was too fast for Tom. In No. 2, Hrentwood Through the Bushes, there is much to be admired. A better title might have been just Bushes. No. 3, The Picture of the Sitting Pheasant has a definite appeal. There is a certain Je ne sais quoi about it. It instances once again the wonderful protective colouring that Nature affords to her denizens. Try how we would, we were unable to find the pheasant, or to determine whether it was sitting or standing. We presume that it was lying. At the end of the Lent term we were all sorry to hear that Mr. Round was leaving us, to become Headmaster of Kingsley School, North Vancouver. Mr. Hope, in a short and pointed address, emphasised the firm support which Mr. Round, in his capacity of Senior House Master, had always given him. In recognition of his long and valued service, which began with the School, the staff and boys presented him with a desk set. In his speech of thanks, Mr. Round expressed his regrets that he was severing his long and happy associations with Brentwood. We all wish him every happiness and success in his new work. It is with profound regret that we have to say good-bye to Miss Treadaway, who has been with us practically since the School started. Her record has been remarkable in that during nine years of work in Brentwood College she has never, even for one day, been absent from her duties. In a boys ' school one is sometimes apt to under-estimate the work of the Matron, for so much of her work is of that nature which does not readily command attention — the one hundred and one duties that are theirs to perform each day that are absolutely necessary for the smooth and efficient operation of the School, that pass unnoticed by the uninitiated. It is in the unostentatious performance of these duties that Miss Treadaway has excelled. She may be sure that she will carry away from the School the thanks of the staff and boys, past and present, and their best wishes for the future. Presentation to Mr. Round Page Five