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

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Brentwood College Magazine mastered the conditions well and a most exciting race took place. St. George ' s led from the start, but just before half-way Barrett-Lennard spurted well, send- ing Brentwood a few feet ahead. From this point to the finish it was a gallant struggle, first one boat then the other gaining a few feet, until Brentwood man- aged to pass the post with a lead of one-third of a length. St. George ' s looked a much improved crew and rowed in better style than their opponents. Brentwood crew : Duncan (bow), Asselstine (2), Thwaites (3), Barrett-Lennard ( stroke ) . St. George ' s crew : Drabble (bow), Sloan (2), Sweeney (3), Walls (stroke). Rowing Characters C. M. B. SYMONS — A much improved oar. He was setting a good rhythm until his accident put him out of the crew. R. THWAITES — Has rowed well throughout the year. His chief fault has been a tendency to rush his slide. D. BARRETT-LENNARD— A most adaptable oar, he has fitted into any place in the crew and proved most valuable. A. B. DUNCAN — Has a very weak finish which he must try to improve. Races well. T. ASSELSTINE — He is improving fast and should be a valuable member of next year ' s crew. Tennis Owing to the fact that the Summer Term was so short this year, there were very few Tennis matches. The following played for the School in Tennis: E. M. Williams (Captain), D. Barrett-Lennard, A. D. Rhodes, G. P. Kidd, J. Nation and D. Angus. Matches Hillcrest v. Brentwood (Home) — Lost 0-6. Hillcrest v. Brentwood (Away) — Lost. St. George ' s v. Brentwood (Home) — Draw 1-1. Mr. Izard ' s Team v. Brentwood (Home) — Lost 4-6. Tournament With a fairly substantial entry list, the Tournament brought forth some very keen competition this year. The winners were : Singles — D. Barrett-Lennard. Doubles — Barrett-Lennard and Williams. House Match Round ' s House won the House Match by completely trouncing Cock ' s in the doubles, each House having won one singles match. Soccer Towards the end of the Lent Term the School played some Soccer, and a match was played against an Oak Bay team which the School unfortunately lost 4-1. Page Twelve

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Brentwood College Magazine Christmas Concert On December 15th the Christmas Concert was held in the School Gymna- sium. The parents were entertained by a play from the boys, and afterwards refreshments were served in the Reading Room. The play, entitled The Luck of the Navy, was a war story about German spies in England. The success of the play was in large measure due to the able coaching of Mr. Hincks. The lead- ing parts were ably portrayed, with a great deal of emotion, by G. P. Kidd as the German Chief of Intelligence in England, Baron Schoffer, and E. M. Wil- liams as the hero, Commander Stanton, V.C. The supporting male parts, as en- acted by C. M. B. Symons as Francois, the German servant, G. Phillips as the German spy, Lieutenant Peel, R. Phillips as Midshipman Eden, and A. B. Dun- can as Seaman Evans, made the play very effective. The leading female part of Mrs. Peel was well portrayed by D. Barrett-Lennard. The other female part was enacted by A. Izard as Miss Elsie Eden. Rowing ROWING for the School year, 1933-34, came to a successful conclusion on July 2nd last, when a Brentwood crew, consisting of West (bow), Philip, Kelley and Davidson ( stroke ) , rowed in the Dominion Day Re- gatta at the Gorge. After a magnificent race, they were beaten by the J.B.A.A. Junior Crew by a mere three feet. The first event of the current year was a race against St. George ' s School in Vancouver in October. We were lent a beautiful boat which suited the crew nicely, and they soon accustomed themselves to swivel riggers. During the race Brentwood took the lead after the first half-minute and finished two lengths ahead. The Brentwood crew was : Symons (bow), Barrett-Lennard (2), Thwaites (3), West (stroke). A long and stormy winter, which completed the destruction of the boat- house float, made it impossible to get any rowing done before Easter. The efforts of the rowing boys were concentrated on the completion of a new float, which was placed in position early in the summer term. A race was arranged against St. George ' s over our five-eighth-mile course for June 8th. A week before the race, one of the shells was in collision with an incompetent gas-boat which put it out of commission for the rest of the term. Two days later, our stroke made a most indifferent attempt to jump a hurdle and succeeded in straining his shoulder badly. It looked as though the race would have to be cancelled altogether. However, the J.B.A.A. kindly offered to lend us a boat for the occasion ; the crew was reshuffled, Asselstine being brought in from the 2nd crew, and all was ready in time for the race, which was rowed at 3:15 on Saturday, June 8th. There was a strong westerly breeze which made the water unpleasantly choppy over the first half of the course, but both crews Page Eleven

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Brentwood College Magazine Badminton Instead of a six the School ran two Badminton Fours this year. 1st Team E. M. Williamis (Captain), D. Barrett-Lennard, B. Bush and G. Nation. The 1st Team won 3, lost 1 and drew 1. Their opponents included such players as P. and G. Phillips, D. and H. Bleasdale. Brentwood v. Willows — Won 6-4. Brentwood v. J.B.A.A. — Won 8-3. Brentwood v. Willows — Won 5-4. Brentwood v. Nation ' s Team — Draw 4-4. Brentwood v. Brentwood Distri ct Club — Lost 4-0. 2nd Team G. P. Kidd (Captain), D. Rhodes, R. Thwaites, A. Izard and G. Wells. The 2nd Team won 2, drew 1, lost 0. Brentwood v. Brentwood District Club — Won 5-4. Brentwood v. Mr. Izard ' s Team — Won 6-2. Brentwood v. Mr. Izard ' s Team — Drew 4-4. School Championship With a smaller entry list than last year, interest was no less. D. Barrett- Lennard won the Singles again and Bush and Nation won the Doubles. House Match Cock ' s House won 3-0. Page Thirteen