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

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B r e ii t w o o d College Ma g a z i 11 e You ' re third now — keep it up ... If I can get over — this — part — O.K. — I ' ll — be — all — right. . . . That darn log is as slippery as ever — if I run I might slip, and if I don ' t — well . . . there ' s the log — ran over it anyhow. . . . There they are ahead — I ' m not far behind now . . . Those dumb masters — Well done ! ...! bet they ' ve never . . . but 1 don ' t care . . . Gee, I wish Dad was here ! Somebody ' s mother is coming over . . . but who cares ? . . . There they are ahead again- — X is dropping back — I ' ll pass him when we cross the stream. . . . That ' s good — keep is up — only one ahead now. . . . I ' ll just keep going — I don ' t care who wins . . . somebody should pass me now . . . they should put a path through here — these bushes are too tough . . . There ' s the road — which way do I go ? Gee Whiz ! I came through in the right place — there ' s the marker . . . said something . . . didn ' t hear . . . Gee — feet are heavy . . . maybe — better — lengthen — pace — down — cement — hill . . . feel sick . . . gravel again . . . stomach cramp . . . don ' t care . . . sprint at — rugby — held . . . grass . . . feet heavy . . . white — tape Well done, son, I knew you ' d win ! Dad is here ! —J. W. A. (Grade XI ) A Night Under the Stars The sun was disappearing over its western brink as I settled down in a tree- hidden nook on the lake ' s edge. With the sweet smelling pine needles above and below me, sleep could not be withheld. Time is forgotten while nature re- poses, but the heavenly cycle keeps time with the night. Summer had come and gone and the nights were becoming chill. During the night I awoke, with the lake lapping at my feet and the onshore breezes piercing my thin blanket. I pulled another blanket from my pack and lay down again to sleep, but the splendor of the moon came dancing across the ruffled waters, right into my eyes. The path of light made the dark even more obscure, so that I did not have to sleep, to dream of the ancient lore of the tiny heavenly eyes watching over the people of the night. At last I passed from my reveries to the calm of sleep, not to reawaken until the deer came down to drink in the early morning. — A. B. (Grade IX). The Squid and the Octopus The squid is slightly different from the octopus in size, manner and length of legs. In size it is sometimes sixty or seventy feet in length, when the arms are outstretched. The squid has eight small legs and two large ones. On the inside of the small legs there are rows of suckers, but on the large legs the suckers are at the end. Around the inside of each sucker on the large legs is a row of very sharp Page Twenty-one

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Brent w o o d College M a g a z i n e Tennis iENNIS this year came in for rather less attention than usual, owing partly to the additional demands made by cricket and partly to a more than usual number of wet days. Jn spite of this, however, a useful tennis four developed in the persons of D. L. Barrett-Lennard, A. D. Rhodes, R. J. Nation and M. H. Allan. A number of matches were played during the course of the Summer term, the encounter with St. George ' s School in Vancouver, which resulted in a win for Brentwood, being of particular interest. Enough talent and enthusiasm was shown by the Juniors to warrant a hope- f ul outlook for the future. Results of matches follow : Brentwood vs. Mr. Izard ' s six — Lost 4-6. Brentwood vs. Victoria High School — Lost 0-6. Brentwood vs. St. George ' s School — Won 5-1. SWIMMING came into prominence later than usual this year, but when it did it attracted more attention, owing perhaps to the construction of a new diving float to replace the old submarine. Swimming contests were held as usual and a diving competition was possible due to the new facilities. Results of swimming and diving were as follows, there being good competition for all events : Senior Swimming — 1st, Barrett-Lennard; 2nd, Symons. Intermediate Swimming ' — 1st, Bassett ; 2nd, Ryan. Open Diving — 1st, Nation ; 2nd, Harvey. Inter-House Relay — Upper House (Harvey, Nation, Angus, B-Lennard). I shall start you by saying On your marks — go! . . . Are you ready? — on your marks — go! Steeple Chase — who thought of that dumb name any- way ... 1 won ' t run all the way — why should I ?. . . better change to the gravel road here and get into my pace now — Gosh ! the roads slippery ... I wonder how Dad is — -haven ' t seen him all year — well, I don ' t care, I ' m getting used to it now . . . No one can break a record now . . . here ' s where we can ' t cut through — I remember in the first year that we used to go through there, but we can ' t now — well, I don ' t care, everyone has to go ' round . . . Some of the speed-bugs dropping back, eh? — I won ' t slow down yet — wait till I get to the bridge, there aren ' t many ahead of me now ... I wonder what Dad ' s doing . . . there are only two ahead now, and I ' m over the bridge — wonder it didn ' t cave in — meant to be condemned or something . . . this hill ... I ' d better walk up here — and — save wind . . . but I won ' t need any, I ' ll be stopping soon . . . Oh, I ' ll walk up anyway ... I Swimming These Foolish Things Page Twenty

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Brentwood College Magazine little teeth. These enable the squid to hold on to its prey considerably better than the octopus. When the squid catches a fish, it kills its prey instantly by a bite in the back from its bony mouth. The squid lives in deep water and comes to shallow waters only to lay its The big squid are the ones that the sperm whale go after, and occasionally tremendous fights take place. There are, of course, smaller squid, about twelve to eighteen inches across, and they are the sort which live on our coasts. The octopus is sometimes called the Devil fish. It certainly lives up to its name. It grows to a fair size. If you stretch out its legs they will often measure six feet across from tip to tip. 1 The octopus has eight legs with rows of suckers on the inside of each leg. These suckers are not used to suck blood out of its prey, as many people think, but they enable the octopus to cling to its prey. There is one bone, and only one, in the body of an octopus and this is in the mouth. It is quite sharp, being used to pick the flesh off a fish or human body, while the blood is left to drift away. Remember this! The octopus does not suck blood. It is a flesh eater. The octopus is quite fast in the water. When walking on the bottom or when swimming it uses its eight legs for propulsion. — K. C. ( Grade IX ) Once again traditional Brentwood weather graced the School Speech Day on June 23rd, and in spite of numerous counter-attractions, a large crowd of parents and friends turned out. As last year, the proceedings opened with the finals of the Inter-Honse Sports, which provided some keen racing, although the Lower House eventually won fairly easily. The green was in splendid condition, and under Mr. Privett ' s direction the events were run off without a hitch. Speeches and prize-giving followed in the gymnasium. The headmaster, after welcoming Mr. J. N. Grant and Mr. E. A. M. Williams to the Board of Directors, paid a tribute to the memory of Mr. P. F. Curtis, late Chairman of the Board. He went on to mention some of the outstanding activities of individual Old Boys of the School, pointing out that through its Old Boys Brentwood could claim to have justified its existence in the past. He then invited the judgment of parents and friends on the Question of whether it was continuing to justify its existence in the present. To aid their decision he outlined what he considered to be the purpose , of the Private Schools, summing it up as being Service in its highest form, the form of leadership. Training for leadership was to be secured by discipline of mind and body, cultivation of initiative and development of a firm faith in God. Page Twenty-two