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

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Brentwood College Magazine Old Boys ' Notes J. E. W. Eustace — Home on leave from India. Visited the School on June 7th and gave a most interesting talk on life in the Indian Civil Service. Although he was too modest to say so, we gathered that he was doing extremely well. We offer our heartiest congratulations to: R. Scott-Moncrieff — On the birth of a son and on his appointment to the visiting staff, Royal Military Hospital, Montreal. Roger Wilson — On completing his achievements at McGill with an M.D. E. A. G. Luxton — On winning a $1,000 fellowship in the Royal Bank of Canada essay competition, of which the Victoria press gave the following account: E. A. George Luxton, of 1765 Haultain Street, has won the $1,000 fellowship offered by the Royal Bank of Canada for the best essay submitted on one of certain specified topics by any student at a Canadian university, it announced yesterday. The paper with which Mr. Luxton, who is a student at the University of British Columbia, won the award was on The Restoration of International Movements of Capital. Mr. Luxton attended St. Michael ' s School, in Victoria, and also Brentwood College and Victoria College, before going to U.B.C. The winning paper was a careful analysis of the necessity for re-establishing the natural flow of funds to those countries where the opportunities for the develop- ment of natural resources are most favorable. It reached the conclusion that interna- tional debt must be written ' down in relation to current capacity to pay, before there will be a sufficient revival of confidence to permit the notation of foreign loans. J. Angus and C. T. Todd — On playing rugger for McGill in their first year. D. Kinlock, for doing the same at Queen ' s. R. P. McCaffrey — For playing on the Victoria College team, which won the Intermediate League championship. Rocke Robertson — On winning the Vancouver Tennis Tournament men ' s doubles. S. C. Robinson writes to tell us that J. Reade, the first head prefect, is in a Toronto bond house, contributes to the financial section of Toronto Saturday Night, and is the father of four children. C. T. Weir is in No. 25 Squadron, R.A.F., stationed at Hawkinge, Kent. A letter from him appears herewith. D. Elmore is going to University of Washington in October. J. L. Hyde goes to sea before the mast and appears to thrive on it. We congratulate Bruce Elmore on his marriage on June 12th to Miss Eddy, sister of J. Eddy, who is now at the School. We congratulate Julius Griffith on holding an exhibition of his work in the Vancouver Art Gallery from June 1st to June 10th. Bruce Mackie is working on the staff of The Regina Star and has joined the Regina Boat Club. An Old Boys ' four, consisting of Bruce Allan (stroke), Logan Mayhew (3), J. Hodge (2) and R. Driscoll (bow), rowed a sporting race against the School crew on Sports Day. During the year we have had visits from O. B. Allan, who brought a U.B.C. crew over to row the School. Logan Mayhew, who in spite of multitudinous activities in Victoria, finds time to attend most of the School functions. Page Twenty-four

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B r e 11 1 w ood College Magazine of the undergraduates and the response to their efforts is excellent — with a popula- tion of only about 55,000 Cambridge manages to contribute about £2,000 (approxi- mately $9,000) annually to the fund. The undergraduates stage all sorts of stunts — for instance, jumping off a bridge into the Cam in flames, Scotties dancing eight- some reels, sham all-in wrestling matches, supposed operations in which yards of sausages, steak, etc., are taken from the unfortunate patient, and topics of the day such as Ghandi and his goat, the rescue of Mrs. Pawley in China, and so on. In no other town can there be such scenes on Armistice Day as in Cambridge. Personally, I have been out with the Scotties on two occasions, dressed in kilts, a Brentwood sweater and Brentwood rugby stockings! It is hard work, though, as one is collect- ing from 6.30 a.m. until 10 p.m., with only a slight break in the afternoon. Another amusing habit at Cambridge is the way in which the undergraduates audibly comment on the flicks. The latter, I may say, is the undergraduate name for a picture show or movie, and some of the wisecracks and backchat which may be heard are very amusing, especially if the flick is a poor one. I am at present at the London Hospital, the largest voluntary hospital in Eng- land, having about 800 beds. A great many of the English hospitals are maintained solely by voluntary contributions, bequests, and so on, and so differ from our Canadian hospitals. The students at The London work in the wards on firms, each firm consisting of two chiefs, a first assistant (the instructor of the firm), and a house physician or surgeon. So far I have done one medical and one surgical firm, each for three months, and have enjoyed them both. Each patient who comes in under the firm is allotted to one student (known as the clerk or dresser), whose job is to make a full history of the illness, examine the patient, endeavour to make a diagnosis, and follow the subsequent treatment and condition of the patient. Fortunately for the patient, the treatment is not in the student ' s hands! The average number of patients per student is about nine on a medical firm and about fourteen on a sur- gical firm, though the numbers vary according to the number of students on the firm (usually from four to six). As we have lectures to attend, rounds with the chiefs and first assistant, and on a surgical firm operations, we are kept fairly busy. It may interest some Old Brentonians to hear that Genge and I dined at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, with Stubbs the other night. The latter is at present attending a sub-lieutenant ' s course there, after spending about two years in the Mediterranean fleet. Although we were not able to meet more than once during the three years following our departure from Brentwood, he and I have been seeing a good deal of each other recently. Genge, Sharland and Roland Lawson are the only Brentonians at Cambridge now, but Yarrow is going up in October, I believe. In conclusion, may I wish Brentonians in general, and those whom I knew in particular, every success in the future and express the hope that should any of them come over to England they will look me up. With regrets that I haven ' t been able to render a more adequate account of life at Cambridge and The London , I remain Yours sincerely, MAURICE D. YOUNG. Page Twenty-three

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Brentwood College Magazine Howard Jones, who is managing the Dominion Hotel in Victoria. R. M. B. Roome is taking a short holiday from his work at Trail. R. Roberts, who flew over from Vancouver to clear his head before taking his exams at U.B.C. E. and K. Symons, on many occasions. The Secretary of the Old Boys ' Association and the Editor of the magazine take this opportunity of thanking those Old Boys who have written to give news of themselves and of other Old Brentonians. In addition to those published herein, letters were received from B. Mackie, S. C. Robinson, Julius Griffith, J. R. Genge, J. C. Davenport, J. Crommelin, J. Shailcross and G. W. Kirk. We shall welcome more letters during the coming school year. Old Boys ' Roster Adamson, J. A 1155 Monteray Ave., Oak Bay. Adamson, R. M 10020 121st St., Edmonton. Allan, O. B 1656 Burnaby St., Vancouver. Allen, R. E 420 N. Stadium Way, Tacoma, Wash. Appleton, R Mt. Vernon Kotagala, Ceylon. Archibald, A. D 3403 6th St., Calgary, Alta. Archibald, D. K Rossland, B.C. Arkell, T. F. 1529 35th Ave., Vancouver. Armishaw, R. D Armstrong, G. S Merritt, B.C. Ballachey, A. D High River, Alta. Bancroft, L 4635 Belleview Drive, Vancouver. Barff, S. E. D. 1193 Beach Drive, Victoria. Barratt-Lennard, W. J 1386 N ichola St., Vancouver. Beairsto, C. R Sedgwick, Alta. Beairsto, H. L Sedgwick, Alta. Beaver Potts, C. H Vancouver Ave., Nanaimo. Bell, P. W 1189 Yates St., Victoria. Bell, R. M 1950 17th Ave W., Vancouver. Bennett, P. C 4337 Marguerite Ave., Vancouver. Berg, H. N 1526 17th St. E., N. Portland. Betts, R. Y 709 Summer St., Spokane. Bigelow, W. J 1039 Louise Ave., Brandon, Man. Birks, J W 1730 7th St. W., Calgary. Birks, K. D 1730 7th St. W., Calgary. Bishop, J. P 224 San Carlos St., Sausaiito, Cal. Blackwell, R. G 1419 Harwood St., Vancouver. Bloxom, R. D 2632 10th Ave. N., Seattle. Blumberger, J 201 York Manor (Suite 3), 16th Ave., Vane. Boultbee, J. G. 5149 Connaught Drive, Vancouver. Brennan, C. V Britannia Mines, B.C. Brett-Anderson, B 602 Hastings St. W., Vancouver. Brindley, R. H 1006 Newport Ave., Victoria. Brock, D. H 3875 Point Grey Rd., Vancouver. Brockie, J. A 10306 Connaught Drive, Edmonton, Alta. Brockie, P. W Edmonton Paint Glass Co. Brown, A. B Grand Forks, B.C. Brown, H. B 1220 Vancouver Block, Vancouver. Bryden, R. H Lake Forest Park, Seattle. Brydon, J. T 899 Transit Rd., Victoria. Buchannan, J. R Trail, B.C. Buck, J. E Edinburgh University. Budden, G. S Dead. Burns, W. H Canal Flats, B.C. Bury, D. C Olds, Alta. Bury, W. H Olds, Alta. Page Twenty-five